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' C 00 ?Luiri must state the number of timet they deit iertigeroenlnserte'ia ; otherwise they 'y continued till for I laden, and charged accord- .ijiae-aoufw. zn.-- Apff!n?nis will PB may wun jvurij iuhiukij ,'iVerl adrantajeou terms, 7nrfailictiJi,' when not etceeding twenty ' .i 'k. t itTinrKtilrtiiiRMBtr.Ul ii,ni" f , Sttgpori tour- fOlINlLPAEER. - . I v - For the -ANSON COUNTY OFFIERSr1 Special Court S. W. Cole, (Chairman,) I Rich- arason ana a.y - Bimonsr . Finance Committees-Stephen W. Cole. Mile W; . . ..... Aiasa ana John Uroadaway. : "..r .. r Clerk of Superior Court Robert T. Hall. v Clerk and Master in Equity R. II. Battle, Jr, Xlerk of County Court ratrick J. Coppedge. ,i County Solicitor W. M. Hammond. -' " Sheriff-OrBTThreadgiltr- County Trustee Qtyrge W, Little. Publio Register EU F. Kendall. " , Coroners Arch,' Niten and Q. W. WiUougbby. Wardcnaf the Poor John Robinson, 0. V. Little, J. White i f mrAllcnrDrCarpenterrJ.-R.-Barber,-W. II. Cox. . . - Superintendents of Common Scliools-W. P, Kendall, T7D. Bennett, P. Richardson, linvrHammonT, H. A. Crawford, 0. W. LittleiJoha BroatTaw, JaiJ A. Leak, J. White. J J " Examining CoramitteeR -JIBattl and JvM. Hammond. f WADF.SBORO' TOWN OFFICERS. "-k .- Intendant H. A. Crawford. ' ' Commissioners A. E. BcnnettfE. Hutchinson, and JefHe Edwards. Constable J; Bruner. Tn EMA1LS7 Postmaster WV-H. Patrick? The Northern and Southern Mails close daily (ex . l: i v s .t.i...i, wy ouiiubi j mi o u . in. . Western Mails cloe at II o'clock: a. m. . Mondays. Tk eaneaaajrs. ana t ndayt. ensuing x ear, is all. that is-asked For the -1 County mails flnw Thuridays, at 12 m. BANK Or WAUKSBURO ., President II. B. Hammond. Pwhrer H; BcTerly, . - . Clerk Thomas iSraith. -J ipr M chemicals,L-or-Bnrgtcaliastrumcnt8':of whotqj nothing juoro is known titan that they do really return with tho articles sent for. I3ut would pot Lincoln himself sendus n few such ar ticles for tho value of tho information returned by his messenger? rllow did the North -obtain Herald, the Tribune, and the Times publii tnaps of .all our fortifications f How do their corres poudenis repeat all , tho conversations heard niphtly-at the Spotswood ? There are bridge burners in'our midst. -The Government is not safe, tho President himself, the Cabinet and the Congrcsl cannot be exempt from danger so long as thccnytiSarics of the enemy aro permitted to roam about th country at pleasure. In times of revulution therexare nlways dangerous men near the persons in authority : and iu such a revolu tion as this there arc those " to the uianor born" that as soon as he clapped eyes on us, he must alter his course, and be so anxious.to pet out his square Bail Again he looki just like one of those imps of mischief, with his low, black hull,' and tall raking masts. But it's do use talking; I tell you fche's a pirate, and that's true as my name irisaao TuttleADd now the only thing is. . ! ir!:i..uJjrhat shall we do? ThjLPatrickJJ enry, ain't a . vuj.jr uur uiuaier-ruwa w ik luat mnA tint Will w.llr XJal kl 1X1 VI U V i I yy- f iSV Vliui w v vin " ' , up to. us like nothing. But I'll tell you what strikes me ; if we lei them rsscals aboard it's most likely we'll all walk the plank ; so we'll try to keep 'em outTAVe hain't gOL but an oldtusty- W hgjy in path iysji aveno t'c t lce n r u ffi c i e n tly weaned Troui tho old flcbh-pvts at Washiugton to bo fully ti uttttnL . - Directors U B. Hammond, J. A, Leak,;W., C.J Smith, Tlioinyr-ftublusun, 3. W-Colei-JrW hite. WeJnejdy, discount day. sriEs;; It . seems to us, says the liicnmood H'A', that There should bo a perfect sys teni'sof passports and police. during this internecino' war. UnJue liberality to hucli an cneuiy as we are contetiding against, w Lile'it uay . bo: "beautiful . in. bistory icay prove dustrttctivc in.rfclity. Set ue-vith-a irale,- arronade and two six pounders, and I don't be lieve tliere'e one ballon board, we came in sucb.: a hurry." Then there's to muskets and an old regulation rifle down in my state room, but'they han'tbeen fired, I don't know when, and I'd as lief htand afore 'em as behind 'em. But our ship's as handsome a looking craftss you'll we; and couldn't we look wicked like now .and try to fright en that cut-throat rascal ?n ' , 7 I confers I was at first startled at the captains' opinion of the strange sail, and his reasoning left- me hardly a ""hope tharliis judgmen; was not i at correct; but his ccol and collected manner ira- r)ri(pd me with coTideTTCTrrrrtirTiianacementf Let Cungrcis look to thiViuattcrJntimevitt( lHoldJiim he knew -best-what we should do,, .... 1 - . . 11 w i and I would "second as best 1 could lle waiicea up and down the cabin twice ; then rubbed his hand.4 together as if plcssed with his Own idea. " I have it," he cried, " I'll just go on deck and put things in order, and in the meantime you'd bftter aniuse yoursclf-looktngat-yuur-pis tols, if you h ite any ; for if he wont be content w tth-a-kx'lMtt ufj-weH-flv-4o- ngb t. I hurriedly took my fowling piece and pistols In the month of July TsZ. I was oik-my way i from the caws, for I somehow refused to allow' from New York, to the island of Curacoa on board I invselfto bclieve thcfe wouldi)ehnyXKJca8ion for- . ,.i.:.. ,i.n,..; . iA ;,. euvictt uiitiuii uiKint ucuiauu upvu - i .. .. -in . .. . . . ..... n i t 11 J' ' " -: ' - i...Ar..nn J It. I'-.lrl.L- II.K.r.- .......... .I.-.. 1 I... I . I. ..I. I ln,U.J Ittnni oil with hall nfl In mediate. attentko,Oojgw, ,u. a systematized T v Ud ' rin -,utMh.w HnA lu ;,nu t . br.. this done I went flan of Passports and Police Jo circumvent jr wure luukinp forward to the M.tUf our voyage in n deck, where I founiT the captain surrounded guar J against tho machinations of the emtsarTes 'i about a i Wi-tk.'I"w;is rtLtritvpaFrr, aTjf by his crew, telling them tils plan of action .v- i of the Yankee Government in our midst yes course was thrown iu a great measure on my own j But," said he, " maybe we'll have to fight. even in the Departments themselfes.. :TO'canIwr?c L?1. y ,:,'-TW " l?cmtTU' " t y , T. Y.v ' it ' be done, and it should be dona quickly, or else , f , - , , , , i ... , , . , ff you 8ee it-s calculable i n j u ry "in ay be infl itrte-otrt heuf rftK) ve TTTeTTorTz u n . ( ) u r I'ar.Uii n was kind iu,.t Kkelr tlte v will uiake vou walk the planlc . ... , , m. . , . .tl.fflfi ly defended by- a people detcrniincd to and civil, bat there app-an-d , a-mystcry ubout whether you fight or not, if they get on board , ,sZZjK7 TN A T1T7 A N P. F " " . , , .-, , ,? ' ,, i ., J our cuinuiuiuciitlon had in eonhiiuriTce been reilfru:hkn'iii!!ll 111 HU V 111 wiji : . I judgment, that, every: demonstration wlacu Lis ( , - . TZT7r 7TT1 U7r i'iTtWm 1 J . ' , . ,. . , served.., . '1 here was a .hearty " Aye, aye, sir, to. this ben attetided by the least chuioierios of success i,- i t.,;,...i . , ,H ;,.).. A , . ' tteen atteaued oy tue least gituimenog oi success ,,- , . t Utiui,,. -lwNv lJe..rcf.s and lon-itudc ' hort harancuo.- might be easily traced to the instigations of spies ' vi.x y il,.grc,. ani fifty minutes we were runriinsr J " Thankee, thank ee,. boys," said the captain, It contains mm Trow we II TO7tx?rrnTTinothcr8tich of canvas but " tfe'll bhow 'em what we can ii: 1. 11'iST MUVs -or-xii c progr rs or tii i: i ,f-.-traif4ra wh'a have bciJirindanriWusbrrnrted aloic wuhirliTTe Irr-sh hnvze-n bf-.Tiu, and "ait ! it, the work of imparting intelJigerice to the Van-weather studding wiU v t, wns Mttin-' nc If ecu totake o more notice oi the fellow than i, .... , .... . .;- ' , . ,. iu tbo cabin, ruminating upon tlMM'hanes of -mr- !'if e didn t see him; -and if he does try to cooe, . . . 1 . - . . cicty into a Inch I mj been .furred no c,iitrrr4i.r-tr iioard, then i'ast'er" to-, his command, may be ic great t art at-; 1P i,...i; ,;.- "au, ,-tfi,l,.riii.' uhi'tlii-r-'thr ! .-. " I tr'ibutrd to the perfidy of men too cusily trusted uUiet a:id haj.).iiies of a douiestio- Ufe wns rvrr (arraa4itasHiboat-fiftyear814--nthcr within our lines.- In the same way have the op ! to be uiv U, w hen tlio captain came dotfn and i thor and stout, tut muscular ; Lis tace wj s . WAIL : Up to the liour "of -going , to press,. And nil other matters of embjrrassiapUref-Mr uwtat wlt)jffarjt aurifcfFuiigLt xlTi . n""old Sailor aid a jstaunch; teras, by the acknowledgment of the enemy, was ! t t-r i,0 cuUJd not make her out at allr I I republican ; and as some of his men told tales owifl" IjjL'nfuL'natjpa eohveyej to the North y.a.ff0Pi.-ta.dWck,iutiLiii4iutiti.'d iLtJlW.mjin ivu "and 10a4ii.-aUkbtbirptain-,liad-lornfea party. begifT--.scrutiny. - , I presumed ne nau served, wuen a yuun- uiau. - : 'tell, what ii L ?" aike'd tbo -captain from i in the navy of-t.be- States. the deck. ' flr" " j The crew were busy in obedience to his orders, I can hardlyjWaic her out but I think she j cutting. up a square topgallant mast into logs of released ' prisoner The attack at Port Royal never would have' been, made had not the secret agents of tho Ylnkee Government first made a careful inspection of its defences; and the pUsil lanimous invasion of the Kastcrn Sluife of Vir pioia, was undertaken when assured that there is a schooner. .4 Aye rwhat's-hvi course ?" . ', " Southwest by-south, I think ; about the same as ourselves. about four-, feet long; these were mirnedi tely raintod black with a tound spot in the centre of each end. so as to bear a tolerabre resemblance ! of pieces of cannon, and with two old six pouu- 1 remained in. the top a few moments, and con- j der's were placed, one at each port on our deck, interest to the general Reader. WQDLI) BE WITHOUT the .vmvsi , We desifrri making the -Argus more a family paper than we have been" f.iihl'(l to-do lieretofore. Tiiere.is question likely to arise to disturb jyiiarmony existing among U?. )c ''M- ronfidencc in our, President, in f'!.r Genrrals, in our soldiers, in our Peonlo. V hnvp -confidence in -God. Sf Ihft'f- as wo have i.T Confidence, are invincible. We shall gh:e the rs-thc news first, and then -fill up ith;niattcr interesting, ins.trucive, Profitflhln - iTnmn nnd subscribe : and slr'p borrowing your ntighbor'a pa- Rags! Ragsf! Rags!!! Uaxti at "tii is office-raos AN'V 'I. rktuoantof clefm linen ad cotton rg do wcmiI. ajNfcUr.. Wr will not puftijse wooln thrjr r of ttcount;' Wevwtnt cUa ras. Wash tham clsao 1 briB tbm to us sad ws will boy them; only 800 Confederates to confront .8009 1 Lincolnito robbers. The ,)oinu to be .ra8ged j tjDuej joking at-tlje si-nnge.r; " on a side, but the ports we$e to be kept closed next, and what other information may be in ks- j secmi fonder of the sea.t'han I" am," I i until jhe captain gave. the order to open them, continued, for hhe might have her topsails and j when they were, to.be rawed asquicaiy anpoeuino. top-galhints, snd otfidding Mil? to b.ot all set, -in- j and thejogs thrust out 'a foot. A platform was stead of slinpinjr-along under her lowersaiU " 1 then made on the top of the log boat, which was The captain myde no answer, but wasi looking. ; Used between me lore anu luaiu iuuoi?, uu mw session of the enemy, furnished by the secret agents who ar? allowed to pass' with impunity, will be doveloped in due process of time. . It might, indeed, read well in history that a tnagnauiujous Southern Government repelled the host of John Bjwn invaders without hanging a single spy, or incarcerating a single political of fender; but at what a fearful price would such a result be bought?. The question, is, shall we disregard .the experience of ages, aid .reverse the rules and usages of. warfare, involving, as this policy necessarily must involve, the loss, of many pr.ecious lives, the irremedibale sufferings of help less women and children, and ' the unnecessary destruction of vahtamounts of property, in ar heroic and Quixotic atbniprTdrmako a unique record in hintory, and when the failure of, the in sane attempt might dr?pe in; mourning the page which recounted the futile efforts of a bravo and patriotic people to accomplish an , impossibility ? No ! Pfiet us keep the enemy in profound ignor ance of our condition and" purposes,, and then his marauding bands "will not ten tare wit bin striking distance of our avening forces. , - ' UTIkre are acbrcaof persons i of equivocal calli tipt now travelling at: pleasure within tujr limitsVand across bur lines protected by passports granted months ago These should be recalled and. can celled. Otlwrsare daily going over to the ene myy witb orders fronfthif or that bead of Poreau, hnr.l at h't-T with his eve. I now perceived throti-'h ! earronade or fourteen, pounder was hoisted up. the glass a white Vpeek above her foresail, flap- ' These things being arranged, the captain went nine against the mast. ..-j below, and the crew mustered mknots to wonder " v t'll. she must have ueara me, lor tncreeocs i ana iais uuout w nu was vu wuuim. her foretopsail.'.' J i V The captain now won't to. the coin pan ion for his glass, and after iook'ilig attentively for a short time What's that ?" ho asked; is that her square sail she's '-siting?-. Tchtt't-; see from the deck." I l.Miked again. - ' ' : ' " Ves," fis her square sail ; as I'm alive, she has changed her course, and is bearing down upon us." ,'..-.. Uut bv this time the captaitr had mounted the rigging and was standing ;beside 'ifw-lhe was eyeing1 tho," distant Vessel keenly. After having apparently sati.-uV'd himself, he asked tfie to go with him to tho cabin, an' he. wished to talk with me alone, 'e decehded to the deck, and I followed him to the Cabin. He motioned me. to a seat, and' after carefully shutting t he. door said ; , I rather expect that fellow's a pirate "; . riraten?" 1 nsked in alarm. . h Yes, I say pirate, and I'll tell you why. Tq the first- place you Heedie'd no business to bc Biieaking along in that do little wrt of "a way as when we first saw him; who ever that had any honest business to do, would allow such a fine breeze to go by, without i-howing more caiivas than a powder monkey's old breeches loxatch itj- Next, you Ve, what the mischief hasji' do';with us, . '''- I - - . . (To be contin . . -m- k- SONG OF THtJ SOUTH. . Hurrah for 'the South! tbe glorlou South! , The lnnJ of Hong uj storj, Her name shall ring, and the wcrld shall sing . Her honor, fume und gloryl 1 For the skies above, that. Ime smiled 5n loys, Are dark with heart-fires burninnV'j , ihe rifes In niijjht, to Jefend the right, On her treneherout brethren, turnng. Ye on!t of the South, aris ! nrisel, For iieter shall full upon her, The laud we love, all the earth above,',-;. One stain of dark dihonor. - . Hurrah for the South! the. pallant South f With her great heart proudly beating, She takes her stand in Frecdu'i land, . And tlreams'not of retrea'ljng. 'o, Suiith'e.rn'hi'ys for their firnide jovs, - With hearts so, brave and tender, " Mill rolentlessly, ifight, and to death's dark night . Alone will tht:y surrender. -rr;- ,. Ye soms of the S6uth,ic, 11 ; . No Northerd band shall rule this land; To the breeie give.Freedom'j banner, As its glowing folds o'er our land enrolls ; 1 From mountain and" savnnuah; . ----l - O'er fiver nd lake the sound shall break, ' ; And kwelL wi'h'lhumterlng glory. T Hurrah for the South! the noble South? The land of song and atory. Te ssas of tba South, &e. - . , v . . 1 i 1 1 V v I 7 & - t 1, V -It T 4 . -JA. .jmf ii ji hi .. i ii ii i issaaaajf -!. "'ilWgrT' m Mi f -i . , "- -i, ,v.i i ip . .1 - - - i ' 7
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