Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-09-22

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stronger and moref p6weffdf8i nations
,hanin individuals. connselsthat nonleans
should be left uutried aashai may .condnce
10 an advantageous agreement. For the
adoption of this course, The Constitution
has given me the competent authority.
COnsecraIed to these noble, and privileged
Interests, it is incumbeltiuponmeto main.
tain, at every peril, tbs prestige and res
pect of the supreme authority which ex.
ercise. and at this time especially; when,
if ifpersecuted by factions and 7assailed IN
the freedom Of deliberaling, it might fall
into nulli,y in the preaelce ofthe enemies
of the nation. will be still aImore explicit:
subversion and sedition shall be ,exempla-
riIy punished. =
/ preserve respectable sbodysof troops,
aud the nation will aidfmesjn the main,en-
ance of its decorum alld thes vindicalion
Of its glory. consdelsmysel as free as
if I had just gained signal victory ;2and
these is no fear that the negotiations Of The
enemy mayimpose upon 1e unless !. am
surprised by their troops and artillery.
We shall compose our differences flour
honor has been first saved and we:will,
even fight againlf,he swordshould bein,er-
posed between our justice and The acknow-
Iedgment of The rights of The nation.
Signed -
ANroNIo LOPEZ DE Santa ANNA.
Mexico, Aug. %, lS47.
The N. o. Delta, of.thss 9th, contains
the following, upon The loss Of The gallant.
leader Of the Palmetto Regime nj
".CoI. p. M. Butler.--The death Of this
gallant South Caroliuian, ;lheiepresenla-
live Of the bloody field Of Churubusco, of
as noble race of heroes as any country
has produced, will crea,e.a profound and
extended sorrow in this country. He has
been for long time conspicuous and
prominent citizen of South Carolina. and
was noted for his grea, resolution und in-
domilable courage. He possessed militia
ry qualities Of the highestorder. and give
promise Of great success and distinction,
in a career which, alas! terminated at its
very commencement. Col. Butler had
been ill for several days previousslo the
battle, but when he heard that the Palmet-I
10 flag was going into The fight, unaceom-
panied by him, to whose special charge It
had been committed, he broke loosesiroEl
his physicians, abandoned his sick couch,
and weak, ghastly, and almost fainting,
mounted his charger, and 9placed himself
at the head of his regiment. With such
an example, men lar less ardent and gal
liant than the South Carolinians would
have been prompted to deeds ofsuperhu-
man daring. But there was, no such in-
element necessary 10 impelihe sons Of The
"Harry Hotspur of the Union," as Prenliss
once styled the gallant Palmetto State. to
the most brilliant and conspicuous, display
of military qualities. Theirseryicss are
fully noted in another partsof our7paper.
Col. Butler, though twice badly wounded,
and weighed down by fainlness and loss
Of blood, maintained disposition until &
third wound caused his deulh. i3lss
".I.ieur. Col. Dickinson, who was the
first officer wounded at Vera Cruz, also
signalized his valor ontIhis occasion, aud
was again badly wounded.n Il
From. tic III 4 -T
THE S. CAROLINA REGIMENT. Z
Nobly has this gallant regiment sustained
the character Of the Palmetto State. The
blood that was so freely poured out at cam
den, Eutaw, and the Cowpsns. had not
degenerated in the veins of those who fell
at the bloody storming Of the field works
of Churubusco. Marion aud Sumter are
dead, bu. the spirit that animated them
and their w.soldiers in the days of
the revolution, continues yet to stir the
blood of Cardinals sons. More than once
has Carolina proved her claim 10 historic
fame. On more than Que. battle field has
she reaped her full share of glory. And
once again has she written her name upon
hislory's page and illuminated it with the
best blood Of her sons. On The 18th the
South Carolina Regiment shared in the
labors Of the day. but they covered them
selves with glory at ehurubusco on the
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For several days before ,he battle Col.
Butler nau Oeen Ill, OUT WuSu lc unueIstou
that the Palmetto Regiment was going
into action, pale, exhausted, and almost
faintiug, he mounted his horse and placed
himself at its head for he was determined
while he lived, no man shonld take his
place. Such a leader was worthy of such
q regiment. -.
Steadily the regiment advanced over the
ground cut up with bitches in every direc.
ton on the extreme left Of The enemy's
field works, under heavy and incessant
fire from their batteries. Every now and
then came the iron shower that tore
through the ranks, striking down The young,
the strong, and the brave. But fast as
they fell their places were filled, aud the
means of the dying were drowned in the
fierce shouts of those who survived. 10
aveuge them. Rapidly, but steadily, they
sill advanced shoulder TO shoulder, aud
with closed ranks, unfallerng aud unbro-
ken. Early in the advance Col. Butler
received slight wound which he paid no
attention 10, second time he was .woun-
ded, and was taken, fain,ing from The loss
Of blood TO the rear. As soon as he recov-
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