Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-06-02

t0n, Will mud matter rather deserving his
thanks than his censure in the opportuIys
we have afforded him ofreluling 1hesd sdiss,ssi
crejtable lumors which were in circulas i teasS a
ton. .al2stf ssaiasdI
Head Quarters, Palmetto Regiment; ia
Camp near Jalappa, April 30 1847:.s
To the Editor of fths Charleston Mercury. la
Sir-Several communications have re:us1sf II ID
Gently found their way through the collmnssi lid
ofyour paper he public, directed against psEyafE
the officers of The Regiment; principally
il would seem, TO prejudice the commune. tslsse
ty agans. those highest in authority. .ss
Among others, we noticed one credited
in your columns and re published in ano.
ther paper, under the imposing title Of sasla
Many Citizens addressed TO His Ex-as gasId
cellency Governor Johuson, charging the
officers with want Of attention 10 those sps st9S
committed 10 their authority, and intimai. SaEl
ing that the bounty of the State had been ~
abused in their hands. 95sG2 gtszi.ssfiss sak
IL was fair to infer that al more remote 80
period, when we should be returning 10 Hssa:f& "a
our homes, that strict accountability sssSa|
would have been called for 10 bo,hstheses2 sa5
particulars, and the offenders held up tosa6a sal
public scrutiny for the just censures of
indignant people. But at period so earst
ly, while undergoing all the 4bardss %
ships and privatons incident to the service N
having left our homes underthe patrio
tic call fthe country, ncurring "a roughR ssa p
and boisserous passage at sea, and for thest
last thirty days encouulerins zones fhefess
most trying marches, in climate snotoris sssss
ously the worst in the world, while even
the sod is not cold sover the remains ofa3ses
those who have fallen sacri6ceaosithese sd
privations tits thought to- be as,uojust az set
it is unkind 10 have these
in our rears from friends al home,s that we;
should look roo for countenanceland sup-S
port; particularly fromirresp scrb
biers who$can either, know anothings sofs pi,isd
what they are swrtnsf or purposely sdososs
TO mslead the public.sass
Ia vainhaye we looked for a motive sfors 81 ~
these repeated assaults: and in. the ab. 81
sence Of any, and lest the community ia sr3ss
be nTsled by these irputarions. and To "a
lsfy both friend and foe have, though 1yif
s,ae,nenr OF the principle ilems, Placingsax
things in their true light. nigh. not
together uncae1i for. N; t.;5sS
First as 10 The State fund.- BY an apps
rcation olhe Stale Treasurer, Major N. .ssY
r. Eaves, have been supplied with az ssz; &
three principal items which have been ~ u. !,
charged TO that fund.- viz: q ID 4sa,,st d
Under The head Of Uniform ao,,eiaaa;s sasfsa
CIolhing Sl0504 49 aesissstsiE
Under the. head Of Blankets y
aud other Clothing, af,s06 IS
Comforts purchased and is. 'shps
sued directly tS the sick, 7r6 63 i--ss
$lSI29, ,9z ~
In the meantime, acommi,ee consisting
Of three Company Officers has been sp: Ss,lssset
pointed to examine into the accoanss, who ~
will report the result of theis examination s5ss
10 Governor yohnsOn. 81 g.
tits charged among other things that w 81 81
o,,d EoyE mo
from this SIa1e" FOR lhree months have not ~
been iu.nsleG. .ss2&5,..
AS suen as it was ascertaineds thai The
appropriations was made special agent
was despatched TO New York TO purchase :ss y
an Uniform suit. consisting Of grey Sur
tout Coat and Pantaloons, Cap. Stock aud - Z. !
Belt, where they were purchased az less =
than one halfthe price that estimates were "
furnished 10 Stale, and were shipped V
to Charleston (speakiug from memoryG as So
early as the I9!h Dec. 1876;
Fl is notorious, believe, 10 every citi- ~ z
zen in The State. thar this clhhing was x 4
wrecked on ihe North Carolina coast. In
lhe meantime, an agent was left in Charps e. a.
les,on 10 receive the clo,hing and accom- ~
pany it on to the Regiment; funds were
deposited al intervals on the Railroad ~ Sa3
convey X TO Mobile. II was NOT t'until.t1e dS i
Resiment reached Mobile that w'eiearnef M PfS -
the state Of our clothing upon the North B
Carolina shore We there learned that 81 Ssfs
the clothing was insured. and that tt ,us
wrecked was not materially damaged. W
The agentfor the purchase was immediare: IS
" written to and instructed 10 forward M -
o,a mercantile house fn New Orfeanss 50
who were directed, upon its arrival there s lesss
To- call upon Genl. Brooke. the command
ing officer of the department. and learn:
he destiny. of the South Carolina Reg
nent, Chat information, moi rhen being ins
of the officers of,he Resiment) sa
md forwardi il accordingly. sssf,s
Here it may be well Ioremark. .aibati q. ;,
anything, has been,a burtheu,,o The Reg.
men, up to the last ten days III has6een asase ~
he article ofsutplus clothing rsomuch 50.
hat during every march they have thrown 81
away entire pieces. ss ~ 81 ~
The uniform, thoughintendcd 10 belong ii
exclusively 10 to,heindividuals TO whom III
vas 10 lie iss9ed,- only worn.during hours
# parade Moreover, IL seems s,o awe
,een forgotten by those SO profuse in aheirsgas
ensure upon Others, that the Governments sspv
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