Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-06-12


,!ischarging their Enfield rifles at women and
children stalding at windows and in balconies
That was the first taste Of the great disap-
poiatment they and their rejoicing comradc.
in arms from the ether parts Of iankeelou.
were destined to lacet with.
Wien the gathering h >st a..<o:libieiat Wash
instou taiy cApccledcvery day to receive ti'
order tolnarch into the di$af!ectei States, anG
we TO ROT wonder that :hey became rcs,ire anu
threatened to take the work into their HANDS
and DO it in their own way. Scanty allowance
of indifferent food and hard drilling soon re
stored their reason, and they cursed the fail
visions and :ramplel upon the sweet della.
,ions. The term for which they had enlisted
came 70 an end. many Of the pltr!o;s hai
marched through their uniforms, they ha'.
suffered nlny great llarrlshps and priyatonS.
bu, had not fought Il single battle. The
ardor of their States remained unabated, the
uuutlwarriors coiliinuedto vapcr, and storm
aml propheiy, and iabrlcate enormous llciiOns
but the South stood firm an defiant. .hey
ncsan to see matters IN their true light. They
souu comrrcLcndct the meaning Of the pre-
para,ion .:,,l ths delay. They were convinced
that Ike execution Of the tyrant's incAtioEs
wu.ld cost SOME bl,od: and the tidings tina,
reached them from the d;Sa!lected districts.
,huush garbcd and alnen led b the sworn
pnlice at tie places Of news satisfied the ser'
u,is soldiers that many OF them had Kissed
tEvir wives ana >werthearts for the last time.
Having discovered that their drums and
Lurrals ha, not scared the States ofthe South,
and that their threats and grand plans had
onlv cxclc,l scarn and derision, they extend
the time they had set fer the sim e and easy
work orinyasiun. Their confidence was not
shaken in their perfect and Curious Success !;
but they have found that the conquest and
subjusation OF the young republic would re-
qmIc longer time than thirty days.
They have raised an immense army; thou
sands are awaiting Tie acceptance OF their
chiefs their tro,ps have Shot several soldiers,
and l.opc to shoot great many more but
still the South is undismayed. The great
nation, on whose eountenance and support
they counted with absolute confidence, has
disappointed them miserably. Thus far their
course has been series Of blunders, agree a.
Lly varied with grca; disappointments.
Eut still the fiery natr,.'is demand ashort
war. They resign themselves TO the slow
progress and provoking delays, OH the ground
that their trade has already sustained as heavy
loss as can bctali it, and were the war to he
brought 20 a c.o<e in June, there would be
! little gained or saved. They have generously
Give the Summer 10 tie ;lo:iors work Of sub
ins.tiun, murder lundcr. and destruction.
This is a maniti ,ent donation, I sui lime sacrl'
lice. but they can give no III re OF tFeiT pre-
civus lays, each on. of Which i vorth untold
sums IF gold. The noble work must be I'm
i,l:ed before the l,avcs row scre and fall.
TIE Au.umn trade must rot suffer damage.
The war rnast be short and sharp, the patriots
cxcia;m with united voice, with one eye Oh
. Tn. ir swords and the other on their edgcrs.
Wc help 30 swell the sound when they cry
out sharp but we have not made up our
minds as to the length Of the conflict. Tue