The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-17
Our Soldier Boys in Florida.

Headquarters First S. G. v. l.,
Camp Cuba Libre, Panama Park, Fla,
August 13.-It seems chat very little
attention will be given to or interest
felt in the coming elections by the
boys Of the 1st South Carolina volun-
teer infantry, although at the same
time they all express desire to vote,
and that, too, for the best man to fill
the Office. But how is one to make
selection away from home when he
can only see through the newspapers
that the candidates are simply indulg-
ing in personal criticism and hurting
stinging epithets at each other, and
seem to have lost the true political
aims pertaining to the office for which
they are aspiring.
Now, since the war is over and
peac. IS assured, there seems to be
quite different feeling coming over
the men from that of rushing into
Cuba or Porto Rico. The men take
the stand that they did not volunteer
to police and clean up the streets of
other countries and cities, (as the
prospect is the army of occupation
will have to do this in Havana, but
that they volunteered to fight for the
honor and dignity of this free Ameri-
can country Of ours, and at the same
time they realize that they are bound
by their obligation to serve the United
States, to go anywhere ordered during
the period Of enlistment, 1.-TWO years.
But we all have confidence in the
good judgment Of the head officials of
our Government, and will, of course,
bend to their decision.
Two more names were added to the
deserter list of this regiment to-day,
making total now of 19 men. 1t is
a pity for these young men to have
acted as they have, for it will be a
stigma on them for the rest of their
lives, and besides this, they will be
sooner or later apprehended by the
Government, and must pay the penalty
Of desertion. They need not think
they can escape, for the reward is too
nice sum to be overlooked by our
civil authorities for arresti1g and de-
livering deserters. If these young
men, wherever they are, have any
friends who take any interest in them,
they would do them a great favor to
advise them, and try and get them to
return to the regiment and surrender
themselves before the regiment is dis
banded or sent to a foreign country,
so that they (the deserters) may be
tried for the offence by their own peo-
pie, and besides the law is not near so
stringent on deserter who returns on
his own account as it is on one who
has to be arrested and brought back.
It would be we'll, too, to bear in mind
that should the entire volunteer army
be discharged in the next ten days or
serve the whole two years Of enlist
ment, and then ten years or even more
after that time, should any of these
young men be caught they would be
tried and treated just the same as if
they were caught tomorrow.
Company A, commanded by Capt.
C. A. Milford, was detached to-day
from the regiment and sent to Jack
sonville to act as provost guard for
ten days. No better body Of men,
commanded by more competent COM
mander, could be selected for this
work.
We were all very glad to-day when
Regimental Quartermaster Duncan
opened letter from our amiable and
much loved quartermaster, Capt.
Joseph E. Jarnigan, saying he had
arrived safely at home and stood the
trip very we'll and was feeling much
better. God-speed his early and COM
plete recovery, so he can soon return
and be with us, for we miss him much.
-Neacs and Courier.