Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-01-20
EDGEFIELD, S. CaJANUARY 20, 1858.

addressed by NE to Commodore paultling, and
now on file, presume, in the Navy Depart
meut
! While we were being embarrassed by the ac-
ton OF the Saratosa. we had hot been idle. Col.
Anderson, who uaA served his native cuu'try
thruugout the Mexican war, II tie head ui fifty
men hid 'l>C,:Inicd the RIVER and gained posses
sion Of the stronghold; which III the last centu-
ry had for days deiirsl The scnin> Of the prUudeSt
naval name in British annals. Not only this,
but he had resained possession ut valuable
American property, unlawiillly held by Costa
Rican soldiers, and had gteli tOEIe-
store it to the agent claiming it Tor the owners.
Permit me to ;>k whether t is such acts Us
these WHICH authorize your naval officers to
apply to lis the vileSt cpithcts Of the lansuag :?
Scarcely, however. had tic possession Of Cas-
tillo EiegU opened to ll> the way 10 Lake Nlca-
ragua, and to the reganins Of all we had lost by
Captain DAVIS interference, than most srlc-
vous wrong was again inflicted Oh us by Conn
ludu"e l'auidilg. On the Stli "f December,
the latter officer summoned me to surrender 10
him, and the Nicaraguan liay vas Il second time
hauled down Oh NicaIa9tlan soil by the orders
Of tic United States navy.
1t would be Supererugalory, sir, for me to say
that the act ot Com. Paui,l ng WAS without war
, rant vi law. Much, tvo, as We lett the wrong,
it was not the act itself, Il, much As the manner
in which it Wa, done, that cut Us to the quick.
We knew the act was in violation uf tine sacred
clarter-the Constitution Of the United States.
We knew that an authority higher tlan that Ot
any CummutlOre-highcr even than the PreSl-
dent ut the United Statcs-woull vndcate the
sanctity OF violated law and punish the uen-
der; nrainst tue American CONSTITUTIONS We
felt, tou that the august and IIo,t potcn Sover-
elGIi-the people oi tue United States-woli'n
render justice Tor the injuries sustained. But
lar More srle'ouS tii'lh tnc SuTfenuef-'af more
CALLING than to see our own nag lowered on our
own soll-waS 1t to he tod that we were there
to the dlsEonor vi tue Cmtcd StateS !here
were men On '!iat H''''S ncach' VII liGs.0eI''
VINO lHsu cafr'c' !'uf NY "'o'' "''''''"t ''I
tickc't " lne oc, anu '''e '''''t oec'i p'D''o:eu
ny Fe''ecc'Hot III ou, "i','e' 'Ct ,''' pia"'e
your coiors upon INC ne'S4 u oI'io WI w.
otucra 't''"i's 'nt'i ,'' 'e: s",''
thC cosl'i'e"', anu 'i""s ~ ,''o P',' W w.
anu honor for sllch men 10 pe Io''i 'l'''I ','e
'iiSsricc'' the co,,n'iy ."eS o"Ie nu o.. 't,,
iic ~ ,I .',;'.I't ha,o =, ,,,, ,,.r from
ol uca'h' anu n'v ''"II a,i. "'" Ill., .. 'i''' ~;
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'"i'eu i .io , t!I W." t:,"t ,noh,, :,
"e.0 i'o' ss ot' u,I,;,,r VIII,
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NECESSITY Ie'!''.'eu '"e !" n0.' % ".. -, o.''
',''u t'ie 'u0r ~. INV. '"y - ,l' I,,,. w.
'A''iG',e'i' oiNSe'' p'uteS =" o 80"
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o'F "e'i os''''.''.'' '..D' .,"
lne requirements VI tt ''' u'.'''t wen "'i'I'i
arc NioiIeu 'ne oeSC uol'eS VI n'''',n'iu-.nI i
constitution VI lue oh'.eu o'a'S>' Ieii IUat''
nave Mtcstgii VIC aGsio.i ,! " o"p.'
military re''oi': "o"iu nav '.I o.''
leaving tne fo'iit. hu' IL WIS lt'po'Sl.lc 70
Imagine lna1 50 V'oiciI S'sP-,ni'irea - !. was
ID It's ue'a,i' ny eo'o. HI,'"s H VI no +an, ',. -.
'iie Ta'N ", o' q ~" -" :, Vn. "a ,t' D.
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uo"' ~ 'N' i'1''. y, W.. s ,,,,;'.l,t,. ~, r
A",e ,, '''Nei -, 'A i,,";.i, 49,, ,,I.,,Jan ,1 10
call upon you ~ p"'i''u wv o".', """ w
r'S"t '"e "iV'o' ".'"'i'e '''. :" .'eI -.
M'H''o'h III 'nI '',, ,.'r,;,. ,
tlle ''a'c VI t'ie !',en ,,..,,, U'.-
!'.ae i..'. ,,'r.sl,. ,.,,,d in ,hr Inst
nIl r'y the Justice il is YOUR hieh prcruya,iyc
~ h.st,v.
d. ,nrr,;t ,,,o to ,.,ucluJn hv ,,,iinr th,t IN
-, ,,,.,,,i,. md r,,drr ,ll cir,nu,ranr.s There
are duties and responsibilities from which and
ti,e fine ] nli,rr, and men represent will not. dare
unt m shrink No extreme of illegal interference
IN ~, amount If hard words and unjust cmtl.cts
r,n ,lrtrr uS from following the ,ath wlicl. is
Lnf;,r. -. JLr Iuuctiouar|e. Of the Govern.
,"n,,, ,,ay oxi,,,,.t ,,u me the cypl,t;vrs I'll
n ,"';.,rn ty,n, n,y iu,ult the uuLl,. coli,
n;..n'. sno aGI Ln,raJ. their own characters, by
an,.ium 'a ' tn rs nil tine ruthets their morbid i'm
i,,,',',,s ,,,r..t hui conscious Ct the rirht
and ;,,sIcr ri our cause, W, shall not relax our
r,InrIs @ nor be driven into a violation Of the law
4. lnuu a, there is Central American exed
from his native land and deprived of his prop
pr,v and civil rights. lur the services he rendered
~. u, Evil 4, well Il, pml rr,mrt 81 long shall
our tine and oar energies be devoted to the
work u their restoration. As long is thc homes