20 Mar 1867
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1867
Page
1
The Intelligencer Job Office states readiness to execute any printing work in the nearest style and reasonable terms. Legal blanks handbills pamphets and labels are available, with payment required upon delivery and cash orders given prompt attention.
A Warrenton neighborhood intrigue unfolds as Miss Roberta P- drives toward Mosby’s camp aided by Walter in a bold mission. She bribes guards, eludes Federal pickets, and traverses forests overnight to reach a hidden route, finally aiding Mosby’s men while evading capture through cunning, courage, and a risky exchange with sentries.
Washington dispatches report bills on homesteads for Maborwa Mississippi and state actions on reparations, civil rights, and military restoration. Senate and House debates cover reconstruction, expenditures, and aid to Southern destitute, with votes and amendments shaping postwar policy.
A historical OCR fragment outlines prerequisites for reestablishing governance in rebel states. It details registration of male citizens twenty one and older, oath requirements, district commands, and deadlines, plus steps to elect delegates to draft or amend constitutions loyal to the Union, with timelines and procedural provisions. It mentions the President, Congress, and the possibility of state readmission to representation.
A traveler from Oxford encounters a well-known politician who mistakes him for the college chaplain. The doctor replies with humor that being known by his walk and talk is the higher compliment a minister receives, as the exchange ends with advice to wrap up for cold weather.
A wartime scene in Columbia shows a widowed mother and her two young daughters left destitute after Sherman’s advance. In a hospital, the mother dies from grief as the city falls to hunger and ruin. A noble benefactor woman, moved by their plight, cares for the orphans but remains unable to secure shelter. A Virginia-based letter reveals Miss Mason in Baltimore and a Missouri connection sending aid for twelve Southern children, enabling the two girls to join the Horns home in St. Louis with new guardianship and schooling.
The piece argues for supporting local newspapers over metropolitan ones. It praises local editors who devote talent to community papers, warns against starving local presses, and calls for fostering state and county publications as essential to civic life and regional identity. It notes Washington portraits by Trumbull and a historical gallery, with ancillary mentions of figures like Jared Sparks and a Boston society.
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