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V PORTRAYAL, 8. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4,1862. Price Five Cents ^ |; THE NEW SOUTE. ! ? mut ? ' . Published every Safwday Morning by SJSi&JEtjS) #*k Price : Fivk Cents Per Copt. Advertisements, one dollar a line, each insertion. Terms: invariably cash. OFFICE: Post Office Building, Union Square. " - [ , _ ruaitti, [Wri ten for The New South.} THE SOUTH. ^ Beautiful land, where the bountiful sun Blesses the bond of savannah and sea, 'Neither so lovely, till blended in one Each to the other shall complement be. Magical dews, that the tropical day Kisses to rapturous odor and hue, Laurel and myrtle and orange and bay, 1 Purple and emeral 1, golden aod blue. Vnndp.r indicrpnnnu pndmrens wave Banner-like blades on a mystical bjle, And, with a vi ;or perennial, brave Boreal blasts from the alien pole. Over the plaited palmettos abroad, Brawned like Briireus, century-old, Grimly jnigaiflfteat ofoyam ga*y ?? ** * Kealm of the greenwood the liv:-oak doth hold. Tempests the thunderous foliage toss? Locks of the.Deity, wizard and hoar, A.wful.y sighs the oracular mossArt thou incarnate Do Ion a of yore f Dead generations rejoiced at thy birth, Peoples have flourished to power with thee, Cities have leaped from thy generous girth, Art of the shore and the ark of the sea ?' 0 these soft isles of the summery sea! Angels, their daintiest prisms composing, Turn the kaleidescope, watching, with glee, Every moment new glories disclosing. L?ana ot the Deaumui, oouainui iana ! Sweet is the blosSbm, but sweeter tha boon Flowers are bright aud tbeir odors are bland Oh but the fruit* of the tropical noon ! / i And the delirious chorusses?h ish! Mocking bird, whippoorwill, nonpareil, Nightingale, kil.deer and passionate thrush, Fringed by the petrel's tempestuous peal. Tribes of the sea how ye cherish these shores, Meeting in wl.d multitudinous phy, Muscles r^Jo'.ce in the succulent pores, Crabs and soft shrimps epicurean prey. \ What do the elves of the sun and the s.a Cunningly comb from the glistening sands ? \.Is ifc the Ate.ce of a sorcerv Wlerder than 'wildered the Argonaut bands T. l > Magical mesh to entangle the world, i Commerce, religion, philosophy, art ( ? Liberty, peace from their pedestal hurled? Cotton the Tyrant of manor and mart! i Ominous plant, tho i shalt never a^ain,? ( Ghost of the tears and the blood ot the slave, . Phantom of knout-welted corpses of.raen ?? ^ Stali like a Ghole, with the gust of the Grave; For there's a judgment, wherever hatb trod Blistering loot of the bondman, and earth ? Gapes to develop the vengeance of God, Kuin and rapine and ravage and dearth. This is the Land of divinest Delight, Riches of rapture in every ray, rtnld nf the morninc and amber of ni?ht Passionate peace?nought to take it away. This it the Land thtt the Serpent of sin ? Seeks to beguile of a Provident God. This is tho Land that His servants shall win? Liberty's Eden from Slavery's rod. P" I' ? 1 f: Our Mew York Letter. Xfcw Xpbs, Sept. 20th, 1863. The Eriesson sails to-morrow, and I must |?y" my compliments to Ths New Sooth, a little paper Wo aro just now laboring under the bewilderment peculiar to a people who have for more than a week been goaded on by expectancy thatfur army was making glory and smashing up rebellion. Tonight we are hi a " fog." Only our dreams have been of glory,. - True, our bravfe volunteers have; fought as heroes never before contended, but n<>n..i*n1 AfW'follun haa ftnud mr.ro ollnworl fho enemy to slip, and this good-natured nation is satisfied with the bnncomb that' Maryland and Pennsylvania are safe." Governor Curtin and his people however saved their own State. Harper's Ferry was given up because Maryland Heights had been abandoned, and Maryland Heights were abandoned because Harper* s Ferry could be held under their guns. Of this it is charitable to say | ?' what stupidity! " Well, the foe has invaded our country, and is now, we expect, falling back upon Winchester for stores, ammunition, &c. God appe ,rs to be working wonderfully and mightily with this Nation. Never In my life did I hear so many acknowledgments ot God's Providence, as 1 have within the past few months, and among a class of men not likely to speak seriously under ordinary circumstances, The Ironsides Regiment, now organizing here, is under the wing of the, N. Y, Young Men's Christian Association, and Is doing well. The Rev. Mr. French aad Rob-wt Small addressed a crowded and enthusiastic congregation in Dr. | Cheevcr's Church last Sunday evening. Politics begin to be the theme among the Home Guard, Patriotism having been partially shelved till the place-hunters shall have secured them- j selves, or buried themselves in defeat. | Mr. Smalley's letter in to-day's Tribune, which was published in an extra, written from the battle- ! field of Sharpsburg, is highly complimented by the ; Evening Pos'} which says, that as an effort in the | literature of the war, it surpasses Crimean Russell. I must commend you to the newspaper files for , much useful information ofa local character which j I intended to vr>tc about. If all is well, I. shall try what can le done for The New South next mail. OLD NORTH. "What is Said About Us.?The favor with which The New South has been received by this Command, and the flattering terms in which it has bjen noticed by many influential papers at the North, are very gratifying. Such unmistakable approbation encourages us to stronger efforts with I thd object of making each issue more creditable j and useful than the former. Local news should be the prominent feature of a journal like Thk New Sooth, but the distribution of our forces over so large a territory renders it difficult, unaided, to collect such information. Will not, therefore, Borne kindly-disposed and public-spirited persons, at Beaufort, Fort Pulaski, St. Augustine, Fernandina, Key West, and on the plantations, be good enough to assist us by forwarding memoranda of any occurrences which may be of sufficient interest for publication ? Of the numerous paragraphs referring to us we reprint the following : The New South.?A little weekly paper has been. started at Hilton Head, S. C., called The New South, which will be conducted in the in terest of Freedom. It wiJI endeavor to give a faithful picture of life afloat and ashore in its locality, together with a synopsis of news on the arrival of each steamer from the North* It believes in the capability of the negroes for improvement and usc'fulness and the philanthropic enterprise now being worked out in the Department of the South, will find an earnest friend in it?N. Y. Trib ne. From Port Royal.?The New South is the title of a sheet, about fifteen by eighteen inches 1 in size, which is published at Port Royal,'S..C , i . -? 9 every Saturday morning, at 6 cents per copy. Its assortment of miscellaneous reading displays good judgment, its collation of local news industry, and its editorial page more sense and spirit, without the" vehom, than the newspapers of Charles-ton and Colombia combined. - That so small a sheet should be marked with so m^>y excellencies is sufficiently explained by the fact that its editor is a graduate of the Times offioe.?N. 7. Times. - Port Rotal, S.'C., Sept. 8; I send you another number of The New South, containing moat of the local news. We Port Roy. alists are quite proud of our little paper, and its. circulation is motft creditable. About four thousand copies are printed. Do you believe that any other paper south of the Potomac has as large a . circulation ??Cor. N. Y. World. The New South.?We have received several numbers of this excellent little record, published at Port Royal, S. C. It is tastefully and carefully gotten up, and in the original articles we recognize an ability and skill in the use of language, which we very often fail to find in the columns of more pretentious cotemporaries.?New Rockelle (N. Y.) Pioneer. Post Office Bores.?When a large mail arrives like that brought on Thursday by the Eriason, consisting of 18,000 letters and 20 bags of newspapers, it is inconsiderate of officers and others to lay siege to the post-office in the manner that they do. At best, the facilities for assorting and distiibuting are very inadequate, and the work is rer tarded more than outsiders imagine .when a troop of shoulder-strapped gentlemen stand inside the cramped precincts as taflcxttrty^ as though they were repelling a bayonet charge, Ui course, everybody is anxious to obtain his letters, but there is no necessity,to be selfish about it, when a little patience will materially lessen the labors of the clerks and hasten the distribution. We are led reluctantly to speak of this matter because on Thursday we observed a disposition on the part of a few to take advantage of the unavoidable absence of the Postmaster, and make themselves as annoying as possible to Mr. Johnson, bis representative. Gentlemen you did wrong, and your own good sense will make you admit the charge. A Tri-Wkeklt Prater Meeting.?We are glad to call attention to the fact that a lew unnstiau men in this command have established a pr-yermee'ting, which is held every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday ev ening at the large tent, formerly Gen. Sherman's headquarters, commencing at 7 o'clock. In these days of national calamity and distraction, when man's trust in man seems well-nigh lost, and even the most unthinking of us is compelled to look to God for deliverance from our enemies, the opportunity which these meetings afford for fraternal and united prayer cannot be too highly valued. The exercises are conducted without formality, and in that spirit of freedom, which is always characteristic of true Christianity. Capture of Scouts.?Three of the enemy's scouts made tlteir way from the main land to Port Royal Island in the early part of the week, and on Wednesday evening they fell into the hands of our pickets. The prisoners were taken to Gen. Bran nan's Headquarters and questioned, but their statements are not received with much confidence. They failed to get back to the main land, in consequence of having ineffectually concealed the boat ia which they had crossed. ' > Presentation to Colonel Rich.?Tho officers and privates of the 9th Maiue Regiment now stationed at Fernandiha, Fla., testified the high appreciation in which they hold Col. Rishworth Rich, their commanding officer, by presenting him with - onr) nloornnt hrtrStt pnninmenfs. a vaiuMuig onvxu auu 4 ?>x- ? . The scabbard of the sword is of solid silver, and the mountings are a splendid specimen of the silversmith's art. * The saddle-cloth and trappings are embroidered with gold and the spurs are of costly workmanship. The presentation speech was eloquently made by Major Saline Emery, and the affair was crcdit .fcle alike.to donors and recipient. i i