Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-09-25
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T. thc p@"p1. .t hc L9wcr Ent'''i'n 'f &c l'M
R,yimc-i:
Ftier,- Cfi..mv--T rc.rst the nccesSity Of ar-
penri%g before y"r: ha: SEINE cz!:!ana:oa IL ne
acssary in re.ar,l 10 tho rl"r's s"inc ii u hav'
made iu this Battalion t"r the purpose of u;l':"r-
ng tic ,wo Cvrl pauies nu:r in service t7"f ,hi:
sccIiuu, and particularly Capt. DESST's Company.
:,cm tlis explanation absolutely E'c.ss.ry 70
vudic;.lc myself from the rnkin'l munner and as
psrsiun. in nL;c; ny .liis haNr trc;. mel by
some. iStrrnse cs i!ur" ".tln. iciltw-el!i%sn,,
have cvun been sbu:a'l l"r TIC part havr taAen
ia VIA I cuaco..e,l tu ha = iaaaj!r ug,leridi;ius.
pstrioi.m riust surely Lc at iiac"&u, indeed
when ,n.u are thu:c,l Tor din, whut duty 10 the
rruniry agd IL sense of jas:ce 'l"uiands What the
necessities Of the tihes require; what every other
.npmuni;y has r'nGe ans! lastly wha! the soldiers
,hrrn.cvts ask us tv DO. have !la'l nor can have
:eue other motive in this riattcr than to serve my
country and my so!,li"r ficnis and neiShhori Ill
C Army. Yet have hcrn abutci and accused
u' he;.i.: melliesuiac: 0i eXGsrraIiag The eon;l-
tim ol thr eu,--anti have mat'a cEc;Ees because
sa. SDnle Ct our Elca were ragged. Ihis was
literally true, aud what is more there We're nlrn
in Capt D.'s Company WHO had mol ciaihcs enough
u hide ;;icr naHyt!nr-s wr:i hry went 20 R;cn-
muni: Lus ll:cy were provided inT through th'
liberali:y OF SOME "f the officers This fact s'aft
in letter frou ras,"nsihle member ot the Com.
I,any and Il thCsr gentlemen wIo are 20 really t.
ind FAULT With rs in ;!;S Iasilcr, will come i"r-
ward sc vii ,.rnvc 20 ;c;r sai:s!a":i"n cre" that
Will. n !at sr or,iun Of the Company who have
aR.uns ard friend, at homc haveIce: provided i'r,
nu;.e = nunlcr nrr not blessed either with means
or u.uent friends, AMI they heed clothing, and
whxt il more, II is our duty ~ furnish ihr!n We
hive not inr oHr das in this natter and its ncnsc
+, Disguise The fact. ielirve il is the onl G-m
rany gone from the State rln; has not been I'M
formed, either hy few individuals. "r :le mi sh-
h,r.Gnl generally. There is Company just !;''u'
nIn Camp near Aiken, anil thc% gciihci u;iinitn
next wcri: Lexington raised Il Company ihlcc
wcrl;4 ago, and ;hcy wen! i"t" Camp with t'r'r
uniform on Yet. fellow .c!xcrs. We il; this Bnt-
TALON have done literally nothing bcy"irl scn''-
Ing 81 few haXcs nj clothes; there i:aS h"ea n"
concerted plan either To clulhc or uniform the
Company mud The lrst eFur; made 10 ii" SO, = !c"
di.contented persona attempt to throw "'iam ul"n
the movers F.: from wch tho charitable object III
view shcui,l protect th-m, if nothing elst.
oar or tso ccn;lrmr.: III this ne-hE rhnod. III
consultation with l:t,lin- valrnIt. III ;'r. c';
cuc,.t the plan c:n!'ai.', in lie Ess" 80. :'s--
eli nj TIE meciin; called or the purpose and l'u-
li.hed in your last is'me. wa ma; ono al the
original mnyer:, but heartily r"".,srAteti in ii,
f.r irl. a.an,e, that We hail ''r" :" little and
ha been wai,iug and hoping that ";iers more ca
pcliruccd and cider .hau myself would TAKE the
lead have been Jealous in the cause admit
aud hope shall never regret it.
You are uuw fellow citizens, in possession ni
our plans. The collectors appointed, if imbued
with he spirit that should animate every Carroll.
uian ct this crisis Of our country, will 90 round,
md call IN ev ry one, end take either their ns,cs'
m.nl .r suhscrip;on whichever j, preferred: md |
every unc who has contributed, either in clothes
or money, will lie credited with the same if they
desire it, Surely no ono will oljec; to this but
those who intend to find fault any way. !