Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-03-24

z uslue Souudty,l tnluk uley are Oeuer Qrileo
! than we are, and will acquit themselves hand
somely IN battle. No, man would pretend that
| they arc composed Of such material as our Re.
giment is composed of, but all Of us are obliged
to admire their discipline.
;.s Our Company and Regiment aye as well as
Eve could EXPECT: A great many Of US have
Nae nadmps, but I believe there is no other pre-.
yaiifng disease in camp 60
TheWeather continues fine, and the climate
delightful. saw full grown roas,ing.ear
this morning, which came from San Louis.
esag y 90 a. SALUDA
CAMP WINFIELD. Island OF Lobos,
18th February, lS47.
Mr. Editor.-On yesterday. my attention
was called 10 a number Of the Hamburg Re-
publican, containing, am sorry to say, a most
violent aud unsparing attack upon the off.
GERS Of the Palmetto Regiment. You can haye
no conception of the surprise with which fwas
struck, when on opening paper from my own
district the hr ST thing to meet my sight was
Wholesale @denu1ciatiOa of gallant men who
adput to risk every prospect in life, to vindi-
cate the honor aftheir country. Our Colonel
Z and Liet Col. are charged with indulgins in
the most frivolous gaieties, whilst the men were
enduring every severity ofc Id aud hunger;
and willi one or two exceptions, every officer
! of the regiment is charged with the grossest
neglect Of his duty. An insinnation is made,
tiat even the State gift Of twenty lhous and
dollars, ,sbas been improperly appropriated. or
squahleredi away; and The epaullttcd gentlemen
are accused of the most total inefficiency in ev.
ery department Of their duty.
will only say few words in answer to ev.
cry charge, that has been made against lie resi
Taeni, or any of its members ~
Whenthe volunteers were called for from
our State.' they "a ere called. us matter of
course, through the medium of their highest
executive officer, Governor Aiken, who was
ordered 10 have them rendezvoused ct the city
Of Charleston. Neither Col. Butler, nor Col.
Dickinson had the slightest right 10 interfere
inthe organization ofthe regiment, any more
than7any other private citizen. II was exclu-
sively the business Of The governor and the
nther military authorities Of the State, aud any
interference on the part Of The former gentle.
men. iintl. they were duly declared TO be the
field ntticsrs.nf the regiment. would have beeif
extreme presnmption. Noxf, what :are,i.lhe
facts When the call for volunteers was made,
sGf our State, CDl. Butler Immediately Went To
yColuihbia, and, like every patriotic citizen
Should do, render ed all 'pc assstaiice III his
poWerto rouse the spirit oi' onr young men,;
and to Etiemfoft iiilu lie service ilnSirf
Country After tlidt service was perfprned
She Began % s1cit s i,,flic:i
Stale .i hli
men afss c;iil
alie anllale oi were
~ Charesloo n as .i taSt steam
could carry tileni. nndl own, tor l short lime.
they nad 20 sener sone lille ,cepriyalon, io'
The want;o! snpi'liees: but Coi. u cki,l<on
came 70 tnslr a,'i, rs soon us ~ con pave
come, IND venture :l, me assertion mn avery
enoIl =, was maue 1Y MN. tlat pi.'. cos'a nase
naae, 70 relieve 'ie su1efniSs o. le soS.erS'
Ati ne could a"' was 70 p'ed5e Ills private
purse 70 me citizehs OF Iiafiesl"n' atd tnal
was an tnatCoi, 6ntler couio nave Done, IL ne
had oeen.tnere. Inc taller ollcer diu arrive
M day or two. and he devoted every moment
oftilne that ne could spare, from the immense
writing lie had OH hand, to the service of the
regiment. Tie truth Is. we suffered but liule
III Charleston any way, and the fault, if there
asany fault rested on tile shoulders Of the
governor OF the State. for he had contingent
find in his hands, from which, without CEN
SIRE, he might have furnished supplies. 1t
was aot until sometime about. .hel@entieth Of
December, if recollect light, that Col, :Bntler,
Col. Dickinson. and Major GLADDEN.. were de-
3ciared by the commissioned officers of the re-
ginent,to be the field officers Of the same. Alter
tbattilne, they became responsible for the con.
dition 6ftbe men.,
When we look up the line of msrcb for the
seat of war, II is true, we did it in a hurry,
and though we suffered some temporary incon.
yenisnce, the event has proved The foresight
aud skill Of onr gnlland commander. That
very precipitation, as tits called, has enabled
us 10 arrive at this point 10 time to Join in the
expedition against Vera Cruz, and has saved
us the modification Of passins g the summer, ,as a
garrisonof some sckly town on The Rio Grande.
WeaTe ons11of only four volunteer regiments
that are 10 be engaged in an active campaign.
Ifthe editor ofthe Republican. could form any
conception of the estimation in which Colonel
Butler is held, not only by our own, but by ev.
e,y ,ss lns.i; a.a. nss DeSii neal US, II ne IS
oo.n oa,U.. .,,., = WoulI Nc source o prlae
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