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""WE WILL CLING TO THE PILLARS OF THE TEMPLE OF OUR LIBERTIES, AND IF IT MUSTFALWEILPRIHADTTE UN
SIMKNS, DURSE 11 C., Propriet1rs.4 111 " ELD S 4 SEPT EMBER 1. 1861 ..LUME XXV.-- 86 +
From the Charleston 1urtfolirr.
A Banner Song for the South.
While the pressof the South is teeming with the
patriotic breathings of poetic hearts, we lay our
modest tribute at the doors of the beautiful ones of
our dear, sunny land-at the feet. of the gallant
men who are now upon the tented field, maintain
ing the honor of their Country and the glory of
their country's name.
We strike the lyre and tune our iays in honor of
OUR SOUT lERN FLAtU.
..
1'p ! up with our flag and fore'er may it be
liigh, foa.ting in pride o'er the land of the free
And beneath its bright folds how proudly we'll
tight
For to~n and fur Jsriec, for Trar-ru and for R i'!
Oh! long, long shall it wave
O'er the loyal and brave:
For the chivalric hearts of a patriot b:nd,
Dly their honor have sworn its glory shall stami.
And over shall wave o'er our dear native land
And ever shail wave o'er our dear native land.
Yes, we've lifted our flag; we've raised itat last
We've nailed it on high at the top of the ntast:
And grandly it flashes, and proudly it blows.
As sternly it dashes deliance to foes.
II.
May it jauntily flaunt and j.yously wave,
O'er the peaceful homes of the happy and brave.
Where the heart's own beautiful loved ones abide:
But where furious war rolls its blood flowing tide.
May it triumphantly streamn
With a meteor's gleat
And nerve every soul for the desperate fight.
And glow with a 1uminous glory all bright
An etnblein of Truth amd an ertbleim of .;i;ht.
An emtilenm of Tru tt and an emblem of .i/i:irt.
Yes, we've lifted our flag. we've raised it itt last -
We've nailed it on high ::t tiw' top, of the mast:
And griaadly it flashes, and proudly it blows,
As ste-nly it dashes de:iance to 1f-es.
111.
There're hunls that are willing and nrmy that are
strong.
A nd su'.s t:at :re daatile.s to battle '.:int
w~rng:
There're hear:s 'iet tire lovin; aridl yal and stout,
And frm tonit:tiu to se-: hath gone f.>rth the
shunt.
from the brave S..uthern l-ys,
With a loud tiging n:oie,
The stars and the biars forever shalt .lIne
Wide streurninrg in gii'-y -mn.l vingr o'er tir.:e.
Dear, loved nunny land ot the isr::ve .u.d tl, free,
Dear, loved sunny land of the bravo :.1r the free.
Yes, we've liftelour slag, ne're rai-.,l ii .:. -
We've nailed it on high at the top eof th te m:: :
And grandly it tl.1sL. :rid prir'.';ly it 1.1-w .
As sternly it dashes dle i ue- to 1o.
Hurrah! hurrah! for a laughing girl.
With a ire:t devoi. cf gia:
Hurrah ! l'.urrah ! f',r r..'y cock.
A bright a n i uo w tit. .,i . i a il:
Tbn:er :rai,:.are. in 'he :dah!
We love to see a s:uay mile.,
That beamsr all fair aut iright.
Ilarr.th ! ha. rni ! !(,' : ei.ce fri it I,
With rose. itn her hair
Hurrah ! hurrai ! i'r a husirutL .;',
'.etu lhabho 1ight aid Iair
V.: pausive fealiu-p ua'er 'isrb~
The heart tiait't ight at.. re-,
Aa-1 .awv: le'er ind ii, :jn- ic
Th:ia: bea: with ;:a-antry.
-'or (the Adivertiser.
Itichmonld a :second ilraissels,-- i'~j2
gion .
Richm'.ond nray b :,ai'.l to have he&~ n.
Brutsis of' out' Waterlo; it i~.a hetC samit
relationl in almos~kt eve'yj'n PMCi'. - d.
diutmC'e is 'gre::tltjr > tih:- baL':t' r.-hi. bt
ou the, 11 .!roa. the t.: euL:ie i :in travi:! t.
rnfau~rtry i abouut the2 samer'.. \ Ii ' i "'""r:;p'
r'endezvus at Richtnindi before ran: U S r
Minnassas ;and, still air'irher r'eserhihraue', Liin
field on which our' great Ibaul e wva' fouit
has atctually been called Waterloor miany years
by the iniabitants living in t~he rneighborhood.
Fronm Richmnoni are f,!'rward'ed all sup;.ie~s
for cur arrny; it is nn *w trictly a m:ilitary
town; every thi::;.-yu . eean.d evr bodiy you
mieet lr'nks miritry ; Vr''tr mnen .rut of' live
you m:eet, are' ini ' . ; ,the side~wailks and
.,r i'es are f'r'i ''nd' env r-*-I r -ith irii ry' ;. d
every pat.:errn:r Iir.sch 4., Iz:nmicks.
tder str'apS, caps :md't gatr. Th~e iah:.l~ iiio
mreet are going0 hoppingi or th.: sodi..r:. r
1 akingr thinrgs .,omewhere~ they h::ve ma-.e up'
for' themli; the car'riag~' erd you met are~ orn te
somre terr'and. ll tel-s ar'' 6:1 of enh ie l ~l int
drinking arnd 'atin;l !:00r -r 11- t.' anie ; M
rmwth amm-man.- r''t'tei. ;'1.i:
ar.nt clohinr' imyr i-ar; thr. Ft:ry it~
wah eltj eive it gCiti u'i ; ,'n'r~ ':t'.'!u
erg, tocjoth as.t : rte 's:i s'- , a.v.
ri',d gin a g eat : e-- -j a t -:':ivt ol'y -
killed, or destroyed' utterly, all Linco-n'3 ar
my. So many tales a going, could not believe
it; too good to be true: id'nt want to believe
it unless tare Cavalry -and Artillery of the
Legion harl been there how sz.tish we arc!
But after w'e did talieve it we fit reej wed/
idulced. walked a little incre consequential
than ever. But now a meeting is called of
the citizens of IRichmuzond, and they come to
the - task manfidly and womantidly. Then,
,res u clngie, the streets pre.ent1 another ht.
painlid scene, reminding one at every turn. of
pain and suti.ing, 'E the wcuoidkl, the fruits
of this unjust war. Nearly every carriage we
met Tueday 2:dt wa- in preparation for the
rounded ; ambulmzees driving to and fro,
carriages, cart; and w;.gons with mattrasses
in them, ladies driving themselves to farm.
houses in the country to get a mattrass filled
with straw for some poor wretch who perhaps
was to die on it. Let me add, that the ladies
of Virginia have acted nobly indeed-and old
Virginia is right side up certain, with the ex
ception of the North West and the counties
bordering on the Puto:nae. Wednesday, a
crowd of anibulanees and carriages of every
description began to gather at the 1aIilroad
Depot-many anxious and many benevolent
faces sat in them upon the bed and tnattras
ses they contained Ihr the invalids ; and then
they waited hours in suspense for 1tat train
freigit'ed with pain and suffering ;-at last the
:'artling whistle is heard--when the whole
ero:d seemed to move a; one mi;;hty wave
and strain their eyes down the track. When
.lowly the f Iciral train moved up to the De
pot with its wrntd'd, dying :a.d d.ead ; then
.uch another ghastlv scene-but here let the
enrtain fall. On the great last day. to whom
m:hl this he charge-i ? Woe..-ve unto /!
. ufortu 'at ely ne'ither ta Cavalry nc:r Ar
tiller could r:ssih!y he in the ik-h!; the for
mer conl nata i-t !mI . ed! wi:b ::i p~a
tium. and the I i.: lar ad leilber i rs. s
,:or barvnes: all S a.i hen c:: d f. r Li:
f.,ret we left Senh rli: b: bison
c'ause all rait.'! ...:-:'-ep th?: h1orss. CoUloniel
Ul:\:.:rox dietailed l:1 ti ill tap the 1ap,.' I
:n)ii s(Cetid a li:' l't Jof he. -ut the
harno'55, al:a ! where was it to Co-: from ?
tily o:e shop in Uicilto.d ie' Low to
mai.L it. :id they int :ihr. : l. i: . w ark on
:.S 1 ii t:. i nven t : .. w l -.. t :'. n y
1::1" woril: owever.:
xt t bor r :.
r JUld tLh' mle
n Io: .iii . ~ li esv M ..e.
i them - m .. '.. I , :. u
'i '::-ant. 'i hey , . . .. G.'. .: of
:a a a h g t r .:ui --. . ia te .
-. Ihu:t "t.:l1 .. ;: .. :
ih:' i ts 1., lo i . . : i -it a n! u n.i: e ' .
wSinc wed arrvn r-t :i ..hav ini th.1 e:
peible it ::r fiia;t~e n.
h:-ress nd uns ::dier an of' c.:ar
, :ai~~ hlv e iht . -i-:hnv t.an:: redI
yad. of' hiuo-l wn. it ' op; ad luh.e ia-.izr
waodon mn two-i Wet hand .i rg *ci
:tletds i the ll b;.ac eas'. l jua::
S. *. .. G - E
2':1 ca eia i 'itale'Prov ic,.. c. -z..
l'it wexid el ve r t ~. uich an' it..I1y er:.n
tui., a ndrs it:' t:e * !.,wsjith woul .~:e:
thein U.he litu of' the notn-hy.u. T ;: a
bacth. wo inly '. re ad le'kii .em:i
(pardo me, 1: let t):- viie wereI re:~:ay.)' e
lSuchj ua cen isrrl ueen ;-t e Pay .!;n
welrI awa .w'undu .-c e: .. 1 y i;
ist we. di e tir lae a i nt(2e
huiik ;nd:-hi i;tfrhePona
tho:: !I i'r--hib r.n io oS~ .
nr t tw da: theywer at,-ingAei
*u h r.- .-t;...y w. i e n w.I -. r
vi : ; :~tiiI~t 10 :. I:.I ii ..e n ~ I
\,o: -,- ; Lih . ' :;.Iat2 et An-i
found i...-..e 0
Ireo coloredo woman in the neighborhood
Red Bank Church. The writer of the lett
is a negro womanill wlvhom WI .Y:v Cr i.nan A
carried (f1 from this State to Ohio some yea
-wo. We omit. certain parts of the left
having re firenee to the tiines in Ohio, il
price. of proinee, the wages of labor, &c.,
we do not see how such statements hear up(
our safety in this latitude.-E'. A m-.
aowxe Cormv, 0., -h1m. 15. 18 1
1). i: 1 IWsA :-1 seat ni eli'f t 9 drop .
a few liecs in answer to your kin.l :md !t1
tonate letter. I was glad to hear fr'(m yo
1 have wrote to the Captain Ccerniing tii
you wrote to us. We wrote to hl:: to,
ahead.: but 1. was afraid lie did not :-t t
letter. We have been looking i or ausw'
fIbr we answered his the next daTy. Yc
wrote to know if there was any law to pr
hilbit colored people from coining to this Stat
T'here is not-or at least I have never hen
:nything of it : and my advice to you in
fa:ily is to conic ahead.
I say to you again, tellahe Captain to
ahead. We 'eel very grateful to the Capta
for his proposition. I have no personal a
qiaintance with hiim, but my advice to hi
wonid b1e to .Vet up and 1110e to this countr
for i think that it would be best fir him,ra
if he ha: a ifnnily I know it would lbe best
I liua.
We are all well. I hope theC-e line.: w
(i:ii vou all well. Give m b6st rs;(ets
all that enquir. Till them 1 wish ith:u
well. When von write let imi' know alol
my people.
Y r:.Wit h re- geat.
NANC xC~ l.liltlu:TIf.
For the: Adver:
.\ACi:r!g.t! to prev:'ious i litenilt a lay
1'! Unh i. of i!h:e Nl1L"ens in :lle vYleMi:y' o. -a
W l~at i i ii i n a It t~e ' -h It , -f : . l
purpos1L.- of mi r i om- f -..:Il Complllil:
0::i. Iiii bilo now in t he" .w.icet of ou!r re
()n mi.!.ion f .ie. . ;.::o inr:. l
:". C . l '. ..0 :: wa: nih.: t 1 1'- can. a t
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ingj~i -ah ftepri. n a
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a.Ieor-.I. i een.:m t pi:.- .. ta .t he :. -.
emn'oinee, at. their o:'itts conIvi:iio!:i.
pg ,le~i col1leto~r5 in :~ dire'- Ed.
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w-re<-erd
-m o..i: n,.-:e:: '.
dr.,. T L x1.200:-nowin
of Fur tlio Aldvertisecr.
Cr Ltcid1s Anltiochl Aid Associ2LtiO23. "
At. meeting; ol' theo Ladies at Atitiuch
1. Church (01"'C116 .11 I lid:tiet) on Tuesday the~
ci Iii't AlZIafl$ 3:11 I:"ilcowilI. t'uittlt 1 W23
Wl fAVii I: M, As wve (10 i'el very" 'le4'll intr
CtLC( caci i3 the weilare" awl corttliilt cil our brave.
mild nobl miuent wh1o have 1orsakcen their flame:~
andi nil thlat is dlear to thIe:ni to dcfxztd us from'
"3? h1""s 112V:le', ?e Moran u 1~lV125 inato
fit h* r r 3:' ' ": Cf 13 alit.' 11:aLtrial anad the~
l;1 !::ietn1-b IcItik I Co1i I
.. ,: ;wa d. ~cu; li -,1? :iii:. 1 to lirIlIwte their ,
,t 'tal 11" al) C012.i: l ' .l cr~, d in dc*e d
Iv ties g1 Se.aing l ilet- articles of Clothing
IldQ suandliic that we 12:1 think proper) to
thecS. C. 1krpisal ?,il Association in Vr
Vir n. to be ditributedi among our soldiers as
i hose in1 athor1'i ty may decciac nest.
Any lady (c:.3iln to bLcomel a .etx i:
I:1il A scatiui can dlo so by p;ayingv the s223m
rC tinv tenat; or its equivalent at the time of
initiation, and twenty-live cents, monthly, as I
n1 long as sue i.Cs a mlciibcr.
'file floll u'~ iiicer:; were i:ce.i:
'\f1. .1. 1". Al) \'S, P'na ;tnar. ,
3h.~ ~' i. ~ Vice-President.
A %13.1. A. I '1:r(3l: , Sttperinteiciaizt
,r 2 Nu i1.)i:s Al:31srt:;1:, 1"'easviir.
1)1- .',,'x.sa..-Mrs. 1!. 1). Bruinson, firs D.;
'f 2.. 1l. IlI'. E~': .nson. fi'r?.1i
.A i ?I.! la lc ao i :'t A~ itm.Wn
t : Ia':'1 i3;'1.. tiff a.it:~ L'1. )A ..i"ll,' I '.'
A ~~:t :Ie tintc (p" I T.::a i J*.. '~ II 1il
:: I a VLj"i!Lc IIp ati~~' I 1:" 1 A Ia3' he 1i. .
t r .jr;: ctun .V I': :;:c:i' I) Iiz a:. -'--'"2.-iX'
trii 331t l. to 2\:L1 e2 1:: 2 :tltb. ;. ("My,' (R
j' . fan~: 'i. 1Lua.; '.:." ,. ;ti: I%%
.1 . 1 7 .S 11 1 ).,
2 ,
Mr. John Bright, M. P., on thc War in
America.
On the 1st inatant, Mr. John Bright ad
dlr' s r'd the 1>iple in the pnrblic hall at loch
tia'. and wit extensively intO Americat af
fairs. W coiy. the full-iwnv;ing extr:u:t. friiim
ils speech, a r pr.r.ted in the Manchesteri
("fard i~t :
Now, is this cotton question a great dues
Lion or 1it ? I met a spinner to-day-he
does: not. live in Rtocldalc, though I inet him
here-and I asked him what he thought about.
it. and'h'l i c,4 "W 'ell, I think cotton will
ome sonhoir." -(aughter.) And T find
thit there is'that-kind of answer to be hal
ro6 three out o: futuef all the spinners you
f rey knogv t.tha inl past time~s, wihen
: o tton ha'Tri en fifty or eight.y per cent.. or
one extravagagflirri, something has come;
,hlr rate of .iuterostwas'i-aisel, - or there has
been a commercialpani' froi -some cause or 1
)ther, and down the price has gone; and when
aierybody said, T'here would be no cation
It Christmas, there proved a very considera
le stock, at Cliristmas. And so th'y say
tow. I don't in the least deny that it will
.e so ; all I assert is, that this particular ease
iew, that wegiyve never had a war in the
- nimed States between different secticns of
hat countrt1-,-:idecting the production of cot
ism before and it is not fair, nor wi-o, bt
-ather ebildish than otherwise, to argue fiomn
.at events, which were nit a hit like this. of
.he event width is now las ing before our
wves.
iT.y y. " . is quite trne tiere is a civll
air iu Aim..:ie:. :but it will blAw over : there
-.ill be a compromvise ; or the English gov
er!nient will -break the blockade." NLw,
colh.1ri what breakig the blockade means.
imeans a wa: wi..I ihe Unit'.l States ;. and
d.yl'r think mynv-!f thm it would be Cheap
n briak the blnekaie at the cost of a war
vith the sited States. I think that the cost
if a war with the United States would give,
irbablv half wages, for a very cir:pidcral!e
ime, to those perroi, in Laiienshire who
void be out of work if there was no cotton, E
o say nothing at tll of the man ifest inj stire
md wrong against all international law, that
legal and e!'vetive blockade .shoi!d be in
efered with by another cun try. It is not
:actly the bu1iiness of this meetin. but my
pinion i 1htt the -aftty of fhe p!aiuets on
rhich this count ry dependsi re ts far iore on
.e VeirtS mi
:t: :'Cal';t 1 t
:Uhla very
I ptrefer the
'....t. r own .'::.
n. er ibught to..... ... ea ..-:e
t .,. mo ';. , i .n su :i . hat 1he a
: t: t hi:t the ! :i . g i: . t I . ail
[t - i. m re ty .f ibi'fre n :Pl
ao i.n--o-ri: t h ::h t we.ti -e every yrear i
ay that, they are not g.>in~ to liiseiate .>ave.s.
o ; the1 object of the Wacshington govern
met is to malintain tini-r otwn et ilmitaitioni,
No nt is ntire in siitve.r of j--:eeC than I :tn:
nl m:: b: . d. :imeed wa~i r r ih:mn I ht.ve
p r i.: bt in t ,. *. *.o m ajr y - ; : 5 f -- r m , s i n t h e ir.
itnx o it.
anysill of ti.,. prnh a pon wi ~vhih State aren
t. :i.l inow--.. t.-nut no hie a t e therali
hmt rhd 0..:.faC r itno nls r.\ ntrbed iiths re
thg irdto the~ -ni sii -tnd Stae at oats if nh
haebe li tferel I npt braom w he o vct t hc:
lomem. Weaha assu lptarchy si''r ni coin-t
try. :*stlt s, i.hought m beO a goodt 52tfhin:t
get rh3 of t and't toile antd ti. l peo
the' tirt-three or hir on at Sats of the
i.il in:: Union enn break ilo who wier to
iik i e:m great noting bit dlo isttad bon
fit hrn:hout ohe thhr lof theui Loudnet
ilt-lis I 2: I ilL War, iititkig i the e tul I r o.
ttnhrh : ion or nodt , be~ii it-s r: ,i a
to ~ in th1e il g cbu e ad t ust-d cthe
itory and 10 itlieir popn iret ict ~of 1riitit
towib mrfrnc ~:n med ee oe
the utterance of an opinion in oppo3ition to
the will of the tyrant mnjoriiy. If there is
to be a suppression of free discussion at all,
let it bo'done by some spiritual or secular alt
tnrat--sonme Fnperor. King or Pontil'
0 y t h III people themnselves.
A Plea for the South Carolina Sohlfier.
Thonsands of as brave hearts as ever re
sisted a cruel tyrant. or panted for liberty,
are upon the soil of Virginia, or ready to
move there, prepared to do hattle, and to die,
if needhe, in dlefenccof ourhomesaid firesides.
These are our own brothers, fathers, and sons.
They have freely exchanged the quiet and
happy home, with all of its comforts, for the
privations of the camp. with all of its battle
fields and its blood. They are exposed to
temptations to evilwhich are peculiarly strong.
Scarcely any school of vice can b found
egual to that incident to the camp.
.The Baptist Colportnge Board of South
Carolina is determined to counteract these
evil influence, by putting into the hands of
each soldier "he Word of C od." The Bible.
together with tracts and volumes of kindred
influences, will, it is believed, be as a wall
round about to protect them. In pursuance
of.this plan, I have been directed to appeal
for aid to all such in South Carolina as feel
an interest in the spiritul welfare of our
soldiers. Companies have been- found in
which three-fourths are wvithout' a copy of the
New Testament, while in almost every cni
iany members are found who have either
ni'elerced Co carry with tir.m, obhave lost,
this invaluable lok Mueh of their time
the sc ldiers have not l ug to do. T1ime hangs
heavily. llow casily univ .sinful habits be
prevente: by iiitable reading being given to
Ithe:u. 'T'hey are calling on us for something
to read. In nany instances they have begged
for the New Testament and tracts, but were
unable to obtain them, for the supply obtained
from the North is exhausted. We can no
longer buy them from that quarter. We
must print them ourselves. The New Testa
menut wvill very soon he i,:sued in the Southi.
nl l nnbers of tracts suited to the sohiiers
are being printed, and will coutinue to be.
-We have pious and devote ! coiporteurs a:
pointed to this most inviting field, and numn
hers of ethers at,:ieus now to carry to the
slier the Word of life. had we the re
'piisi:,! fumds, we coul~d suply every soldier
lI-:1t South arjlinia with: th - .e: an1:hic
wvouitl teach hint o-- to becomei a soit'ir aj
I no ',I. IC.
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bdo.ii .: L I .i hoL wil - hi i -..
s n iut rro:: i. th i re'''ater- elrL~i
e rm. Snyt. Unti- C-; al : i
IThect aei:ie rer e an~ L 1 ~hI~1' ii ow"
mt-ets. th :-lluntr gee~di a ar e of.ita1C
to anhelluntratio hichmr, lwevr preen
atintere:-tingi. ceout ofe~ i theCo . .R/ .i'
w)ih ;eny1h of~ im- e.k.. i almy oet da
.... .'.I. te lp'.i toi7oExaminerl:
n a Th t.>thing liii reau inu~ tielum-rc fi in
uemle ihr nte:.ne!tally <- th the i o ifde..
- e r. A 'oehe1011in in. eerituiin dl-tiri.I
w Iei he le. tin om Lorf the u S tat toI~ mu
are and thupy c~$ loth win liih thirC owt
tos Theis will al'ord a ialale ics:tc
to de ceta t re au; Thich hoeertil,
nit esl'f .l0 ft lith sj of iiauu a: ufni
.; J'ip1 n.ti :i.eie iobstgaclies n thi 1 :s- 'm
mpraunch wichd lie ghrtt ion remedii anud
... Wge ra va.rreiiiilie i Maj rea ' t rsn t te
fcTies varet mchddiat "it prpr upie
utenudai frod flt'ry 'etoi msupply cl,thn
irctini1~ o if .ib jort.. W(. Fer~igrson, oth
tihe A isi tohie willesey a l s to ~
outf 1tt~ th dirab11)al ltm wihr suits
poitn ii'5'lfer theu has: its I approachde
knf the vrfClotes ~te. ercbeing givenot
lina mills have alrea-.y promised their entire
product to the but':an in Richnond, as soon
as they have conpleted their contracts with
the State."
I mtipor'ttn t Core spontt1ince.
-S-rAI: oF Sociyn CAlnot.NxN,
I rcadquarters, August S. 1811.
To liox. ATrouIINY G :.n:AT. IiArN1.:
Sir: There are many members of our Legis
lature who have accepted commissions in the
army from the Confederate government.
Those who were commnissioned by me, and
afterwards inustered into Confederate service,
I think can retain their seats as members of
the Legislature : but I suppose all who have
received comnlissiuns from the Confederate
government, must be considered as accepting
disqualifying olices. Please give inc your
opinion, as Attorney General, on the point,
so that I may have it published, in order that
all the members of the Legislature who have
accepted such office may be informed, and
also that elections may be held to fill vacan
cies. as the Legislature is to meet on the
first Monday in November. Very respectfully,
and truly, -
F. W. PICKENS.
Omr Ec. of ATTOrF.Y GrNr.uL.,
Charleston, So. Ca., August 19, 1s01.
To his ex'ellei .I'. 11 Pickens. Got. ti'c.:
. Sm : ,I have con'sidered the matter sub
mitted in yonr letter of the Sth of August,
ind, in my opinion, ajl military officers,
CIvhhe fil'-emmisionrd, hy yourself or the
P of them Con federat' .ictr-;, are, by
le terms of section 29. art'ele I, of the pres
lnt Ccnt:;itutian. (.e tion -21 of the Constita
ion of 179n,) while they receive pay for
heir servie., disipalified from holding seats
i the Legislature.
I cite below t i:r. eet.ion referred to, by
hich it is plain that even militia officers of
he State cease to come under the exception
when they rece'iv r.!arie:."
So far .as constitutional disrftlaiifieation is
"oneerned, it applies to all paid olli"ers what.
ov'cr; but the Comvention of the people
liought proper to exe:p:t from thg constitu
ional disoualification the of. cers of the ".for
,e, regular and volumer, raised under order
>f the Convention'' itself. 1 copy below the
esolutions of the Cnvention, to be found at
y;n 18 of the p'ited ,: ;urnal of the Con
u io, 111 he rI''CIings of the 5th of
cl 1-. m ,;iu a r:x ::umer C! utn
met: h ulii:ers to bz allinted ini the
-am Imannte~ as: :he. for*:i;.:'
. nip 'nt thr~'e ori mIore ain oeer' :.t
Idone. titC rank of' the' chie to be tha of a
ej.rp'ain *f e::.gineerse. and'. the pay and etclu~t
m.u:. .' e the samei a-.: are :ll.. by the
edeal; .. Government. tj L'.-:is .f ', he lik~e
eplymei~nt. and: ran;'k.
U:dr these reso:.i wha'!;t has bee
trwd'( theC "SmthI C~ril:t .r.y -v yet.w up.
TLis 1 ortion o' the ioteai, rah~ed underi the
~rder of1 the ContventionJ, has shoe bMent
tunr'v.; ova-' to thec Confedc~erate service, and
ojieers and men :;re paidd in the Coutfeemi
States. Nev'irth.:less. inasneh us ttieseutiil
&rs are in1 aL por. lon ot the I Cees ri~S-d uin
le' orderC o: the Co::vent iona. th1ey, in ntay
opitin, comei unler~ thle ceec.pti->n1 of the
reslutionl of tibe 5t of Jauar'y, I 861, and
'osquetily have wil/ accepted er exeised a
di5,m:Ldtifig ot1i00- It v.-as no doubt the
(.-- ,g'.rarj/ char'alcr of the force raised by
the OCovention whichi imlaced thal bo'dy !'
of .\ .li'(W. ii.\li N i'.
Sr. rio; '-'. .\:ai1.m.: -9 Con--titution : "'No
pe:on sinil! I.' eligihIt' to a ::t int the JIg
islature wh il't lhe hi'his an atfice of piro!i er01
f Aut'rica, a r ithlr o' ti ;hen.al'o una.r :any
othe poweri'a, excep~jt oiliLer.< in the mnilit ia,
mryi or naLVy of this State. ji1stcs of the
pe01' o juIee ;: :lhe couty cour11ts. wile
i hey r'1eeie no s-dres : nor I Aall any~ con
t'ator of tihe armiiy oir navy) of this State, the
Conf.,erate Stall's of Amnericat. or e.ithter of
ie., 01' the agents; of such eantractor', he
el...ile to a .seat. in either lHoue; amnd if~ any
I:a :nhet' shall accept orci' X:Icse any~ of thea'
y iS:,lify~in"- olfices, he shall vacate his
IResoa!ra. 'That n'o ofileers in any f'orces,
reenhttr or v'oluanteer1. raised unadelar order of
;h. (Conv.'.t ion. sh:a.ll, by'ren'on of anything
ii the a'om'.it uiam ofl the SIIte, he -d(li
i'd front hoh~iin.~:ta s'at ini t'J'n' U.nuM of
the G eneral A onb1~i c or an11y otile in the
State to which he'. has bjeen, or shall be, up,
poite~a~uralof' Contvention:. held ill
i800-;l, page 18'.
Tm: Cau..'or.,Wi:.r:n: UC.o-ITnns snmakhm.s
b~akets, socks, and auch like, for' tI'
our brave voluntee'rs. sems to l ave
a liberal responso in all pat'ts of the C.
eracy. There is no doubt, from anithe ind1.
cations that we see in our exch:mg -
the needed articles will be forthcomin:4iu&
season. Their h:ogu:ige is, "at tomotf
he, we can dispense with Liiket , -
stitute comforts, quilts and other edve
1 n the camp and the field nothing wiZUUpIT
the place of a blanket. Hurry up thir '
winter flannels, also in comlortablcsty ,
do not waste the precious time in firf
forms and knick-nacks.
The Charleston Blockade.
We take the following from a -letter,
lished in the Philadelphia Ledger, fr
oflicer of the U. S. ship T-andaliu, oil Glades
ton harbor, and written on the 10th alti .
Affairs on this blockade are l'utie
changed ; a laborious and monotonous;eAa
tence at best, with little prospect of in
ment. The latter poriton of our time'hais
been devoted to guarding Bull'i Ba
small part of entrance, about 22 miles-1
of Charleston harbor. When under as- -
have ventured as close to the shore as
ship's draft would admit. At such _
observed extensive military encampmeuta
sand batteries erected. but could see fe
diers. We also noticed a nii.
craft, apparently armed for privateer ,
anchored inside, and t*o or three, TI
steamers manienvering about the hario
trance, not venturing towards us. as
rightly judge we are only too eager to
our compliments in the form of a G8 p
shell.
We have constantly kept the most vi
lookout, and have toiled night and d
make our presence effectual, and read
assistance to the Union; but we cou
see a single vessel going in or out, alth
we have 'observed lights moving at
ad considerable sailing to and fro in t
inity of Port Sumter and at Cape R
We have but little doubt these vessel.
our vigilance at night, as the nature
coast precludes the possibility of our/nel
ing within at blast four miles a( t
hence a vessel of a few hundred i s, such
re used in the privateer service.. an.ea iy
c-cape us by hngging the shore u.til ut; of
our si;;ht. They are so familiar with the_
coast and are so reckless that this' op tht
ost probable theory oi their -managiohr
run the blockade and success in rifling
necliantmen. We cannot, nor could du
cae numiber of vee l<, preven: tai
teiadW. And hhe ecui m-. He hat_
ad'. And,:er.iz.n. a:.4 UIl oLte. la vhomh
hri vested commanid. that they shall
*i.lecd by their frui hat neither Pres.ide
:-- Caine2hA. *or.u'rit '-Z k sh~lIl reap
f.-uittsiof the'zir labr. Ile has'. pIlet ed hi=
i to stan;d asj a b. r'rier tu 'lbield then
the jeluiies of' those over them -
Iie ha~s idzu oleted them~ th't -~
ko e 'I'jl::2A.7
A herouie exploit is to~
w:aa in thec vill:ge (of
o: herA uncle, as L~ierl
suome twenty brig.mdi' r'
l:dur s a u;:i hi n
l)oor priist, whoI( w:i o!.h
ed in, thog h'r:-eiri on ib ,
instant the brac of' retul
elt, and shot him dead. -
t~he rooms, firing upon -
foun.1 engigedl in phmdineri
Iered~t~I -t:aeLk, ati no' t r no
o sillth ruias in therof
th:.er codd get. a knowle! -
had::i to eni. ,nnter', in Ceo
gins them. The 1bri'a
ie' to the house.
Somth for a suimmer jaunt. 2Lm~i..
et bac1(k. We~h ha:ve 11: 1 renige:'
for' calling4 into est~fion the loyalty
oft thee abetees. We nIise have gre
about loyalty to the South of a disi
mayi; be a director in the lHank of
a large property-holder rind so on,
recipint of cotton 1; yet we have n
of lovalty, unhess' decided hosti'
Peide::: of the Southerhn Confe~dc _
w~ithinu the dctinition of some Sont
menrts. This is the talk on the flag. -
our own knowlbelge we iavce no
"'The fur-the;' tal' was oft
losini:,ns itheNorth, or ratlic ds
We, months ago, called into re
p~ropiety of out- citizensi gCei
have very little doubt that at'
reh thouesands of citizens~
condctinlg Ir.iness ini it
thor.sand~s 0i L.