Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-02-23

the cntreaties. of physicians .and officers
could induce them os,refrain, while they;
had copper in their pockets The,mark:.
e, places, therefore. became ho'-bedssot
sickness aud disease. This indiscrellonl'
may be regarded as main cause Of the.
dreadful mortality at Puebla. itfis we'll
known, that, 10 Mexico,a fruits rich and:
luxuriant as they are, furnish the strongest
enemy 10 health. This is tho experience
Of every foreigner in the country. Against
this enemy, the soldiers were constantly
cautioned by French and EGglsh1esdents,
who had bought their experience2Sy the
severest Affections. But Tho force ofiapPe-'
tito was more powerful, than the strength
of wisdom. AL induIged; aDdmany, very
many paid for it The penalty ofdealh. ~
When tG these causes we add now ibe'
! constant changes Of climate aud of water,
land there is no country Where these chan,
yes arc more frequent than iu Mexico, 1--WE
believe we have furnished reasons for the.
unusual quantity of sickness and death IN
the regiment, tina, will prove satisfactory
to any body Of intelligent physicians. II
must be recollecled. however, that The sick
ness was not confined to lhe Palmetto
Regiment only. 1t spread itself through
out the whole army. The Sd Infantry
suffered, we believe, as severely as the 81
Carolina Regiment, although tbensame
causes of disease did not exist TO the like
extcnt. But The sick list of the army in
general was UNUSUALLY large. At Pucbla,
it seldom numbered less than oue-fifth of
the whole forces. And The proportion OF
sickness among the privates was very little
creator than among the officers, as may be
seer from tho Surgeon Generals report for
The quarter ending June 1917.
These facts should do away entirely
with the impression, that The greater amount
of mortality in the Palmetto Regiment was
caused by neglect on the part OF officers in.
administering to The comforts of the men.
We believe, we knoi0 we speak nothing
but the truth, when we affirm, that greater
attention was bestowed upon the sick in
this regiment, and more money expended
for tho comfort Of the men, than i'll any
regiment in the service; for not only tho
State Fund was applied literally in this
way Dut, VI tiauJ iuotauSSS i"S p'''e'S
funds Of officers were freely given to pur-
chase nccessarics and comforts for the
men. IAkLGOROUGH:
Equity Couri.-The Court of Equity
for this district, which commenced its ses-
sion on Wednesday morning, terminated.
it a, about f2 o'clock on Saturday night
last. The Hon. Chancellor CatdUsu, who
presided with much dignity. is quite a
young looking man, with very pleasing
and captivating manners, who seemed to
do the work before him as il he Ihoughtit
duty. He has left an impression on our
bar and community which will favorably
compare with that of any Of his predeces-
sors.-Cherato Gazette. eaS|
The Palmetto Regimenl.-hlnnnsst the
many handsome tributes to the gallantry
and good conduct of our regimcntin Mexa
leo, we havc seen none more happily OK
pressed shan The following. 1T Is taken
from letter written by distinguished dtofa
;fcer n the regular army 10 his frienlin.l
this State, who h:,s ,,niig !".an21G ~ n
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