Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-02-10

"Ad arma ad arma; acres teiiuris juuenes -
Ye freeborn sous Of America, ye brave
supporters Of freedom, ye that fulmlned III
the West, and made the throne of the in
vincibe lin anemo) monarch tremble in
the East; ye, beneath whose ponderous
arms the brazen clad Britain fell; aud
whose strength the powerful Gaul could not
Withstand; where is your mighty valour
your much vaunted patriotism, your high
toned philanthropy where is your great
love of liberty-your veneration for the
departed "Heroes of The Revolution
where are your jealousies Of your Liberties,
and sympahies for the sutferiugs of your
fellow mortalsl do they siumber and sleep
for while in the lap ofluxury, or are they
extinguished forever q! Has the love of Ii
berty ceased to dwell in your bosoms, and
does patriotism exist no more amongst
you, does the wife no longer weave gar
lands 10 deck the brow Of the meritorous
hero, or has the Tyre Of the bard ceased to
celebrate his praises? (volo camre Atridas.) J
"yirsins fair and matrons grave,
{These. thy conquerng arm did save,)
Build, for thee, trumphal bowers
Srew, ye fair, his way with flowers,
Srcw your heroes way with flowers"
Has liberty passed through the ordeal,
and is it found to be inconsistent with our
nature? are the people at length found TO
be incapable Of self-government, and are
they waiting for greater and more fagran'
abuses, TO call them forth TO viudicate their
most sacred rights, {for what can be more
dear or sacred 10 an individual, than his
life, nil rel conclamant omnes,) therefore,
fellow-men. are your brothers to be open
ly insulted, to endure every indignity, and
finally TO suffer death witho ut redress.
Americans, ye mighty warriors, sons Of
freemen, The blood Of your ANONYMOUSLY
slain brothers of the North, calls aloud for
revenge, the destruction Of the Caroline,
property Of free people, calls for satisfac-
ton. Rouse up 10 arms; shake off your
lethargy, and boldly meet the ruthless as'
gressor, bid him defiance, and deal death
profusely into his ranks, recall 10 his me-
mory the battle Of New Orleans; lei him
remember that Ken,uckians are still in be-
ing, and still make use Of the rifle. Yea
20 forth with ali your warrinS bands, meet
Victoria (whose charms are much more
difficult to be resisted, no doubt, than her
armies) on the battle plain, and give the
young Queen notion of what sort Of peo-
pie the Americans are, penetrate into the
heart Of her domininns, teach her, in The
mean time, that The lives of Americans are
as dear to them, as to Britons, lest she
commission other persons TO do murder,
and commit depredarions on your frontier.
Refresh her memory with short review
Of ancient history, lei her remember, that
in consequence Of hc death of q single in
ulNldudl, 'iic PioidlC NG"'e kdS TIC "clc
callcd) invaded the Roman empire. gave
battle TO its inhabitants, killed 10000. en-
tered their city, took it, pundered it, and
laid it entirely in ruins; ami all for an Of
fence not half so ilaerant in its nature, as
the offence given to the United States.
We Americans believe this, namely, that
we must either entirely resign our claims
to liberty or preserve it inviola'e.
A SUBSCRIBER.