Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-26
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PRAYER OF THE: REVOLUTION.
Great Father! we bow before thee
wesinyoke thy blessing, we deprecate my
wrath, we return thee thanks for the past.
we. ask thy aid for the future for we are
s in times of trouble, oh! Lord, and sore
beset,, by foes, merciless aud unpliyins'
The sword CLEANS over our land an' 'ne
dust of the. soil is danpened with Inc
blood of our neighbors aud friends.
- oh! God Of mercy. we pray thee 10
7 blesslhe Americuu arms. Make The man
Of our hearts strong in Thy wisdom; bless,
we bcseech The, with renewed lille and
strength, our hope aud thy instrument.
even George Washing ngton-shower my
counsels on the Honorable, the Continental
Congress; visit our host, comfort the SOL
dier in his wounds and Affections, nerve
him for the fight, prepare him for the hour
Of death.
And in the hour of our defeat, oh God
Of Hosts. do thou be our stay, and IN lhe
hour of triumph, be thou our guide.
Teach us TO be merciful. Though the
memory Of Calling wrongs be at our hearts,
knocking for admi,tance, thai they may fill
US with the desire Of revenge, yet let US,
oh Lord, spare The vanquished, though
they never spared us in the hour Of BUTCH
cry aud bloodshed.
And in tile hour of death, do thou guide
US TO the abode prepared for The blest; so
shall we return thanks unto thee through
Christ our Redeemer. COP PROSPER THE
CAUSE. Amen.
: Jack ashore drilling as hfantry.-The
New Orleans Picayune says-Al the time
that an attack upon Point Isabel wac ap
pretended, aud the brave sailors of The
fleet were transferred to the shore TO aid
10 the defence OF the Point, the. officers
were little nonplused in drilling them in
: ..land tactics" The word ofcommand as
given by the infantry officer was all .'haud
over fist" to the sailors. They could get
along with The manual well enough,
but when it came to the ''movemen,s"
they were thrown completely OH their
bcamends, and Lieut.. r. oflhe navy. was
compelled to aid his friend of the land
service.
The officer, when desirous Of forming
the company into line in the direction in
which they were marching, cried Com
pany into line ~ but the tars only hitchcd
up. their trowsers, and marched on till Lit
r. called OUT Lime Of battle: ships abreast
on tie stdrboara BEAM when The move
ment was accurately and expeditiously
: executed. He then wished TO deploy tue
men as skirmisbers and .charge." and or
dered !" Line:of bathe;ships bear dopn on
the enemyii" and offlhey rushed like
fwhirlWind, with loud buzza, sticking
their bayonets into every clump of bushes,
Z or siashiDg with their sabres every prickly
I pear within their reach. - ~
- Major - of the infantry, who was su:
perintending the drill, ordered, rally on
the reserve!'' bul on rolled the sailors like,
the waves of The ocean with redoubled
energy, till their own officer, who had had
the order explained 10 him cried out
.'Line- Of battle ships, ready bout ?' The
old boatswan who acted as sergeant. re-
piled inslantly-'.Aye, age. sir-dlI rea
dur Bout ship and away she goes,
all sail set," bawled the lieutenanl.-Ev-
cry man wheeled on his own axis, and
steering for bis former position, CAME in
wi,h-a perfect rush, all right aud tight.
Good Adrice. e.-Whati people do speak
against YOU! Lei then, feel that you are
able 10 bear il. What is there gained by
stopping to correct every word that IS
whispered 10 your dscredit? Lies will die
if let alone; bur if you repeat them 10 this
one and another, because your enemies
had the imprudence TO make them, you
keep the fire burning, and open The way
for dozen slanderers. Keep on your
course, 90 straight forward, and trouble
not your head about what is repeated. hut
feel all the better, and wear less fright
full face. Slander never killed a sterling
character, and it never will. Her coat
will never SET we'll upon, without pull
here, Jerk there, and a twist below; and
while this work is going on, the false words
are forgotten by the multitude
Dirtuss and Tices.-l once heard one Of
the cleveres, men ever knew observe,
"yir,ues lie in The medium, vices in the
exiIeme-and every virtue has its attend.
ant vice." The practice of virtues aoith
their altendan, vices, is common-lhe
practice of virtues without. alone, rare, ex-
cellent aud beautiful. We have generosi'
ty and extravagauce-jusIice aud severity
tenderness and weakness-economy and
.covetousness, walking hand and hand.
How feH there are who learn well 10 con-
slider and watch over their nature, and The
habits of their minds, aud TO avoid the evil
tendencies of their constitutional virtues.
ID Jug an Emblem Of the Human Heart.
The jug is mos. singular ulensll. A
pail, l,tumbler Or decanter, may be rnseG,
and you may satisfy yourself by optical
proof that lis clean but the jug has
little hole in the top. ard the interior is alI