Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-01-23
Speech of Joseph Abncy, Esq.

On Saturday the 18th inst, ufter the review OF
tho Battalion at the Piuo House, and tho address
Of Gen. BATES, Josrru ABSrr Esq, made, in sub
stance, the following remarks:
Men Of the Upper battalion Of the 7th Regiment
What shall sny to you to day, will have refer
ence exclusively to the objects of your parade.
From tho orders just read in your hearing, you
learn that each Battalion in the Brigade is re-
quired to furnish the State an Infantry Company,
and that the whole Brigade is expected to furnish
two Rifle comp anies in addition. There is no
provision as TO what portion of either or both of
these last companies, any single Regiment or Bat
talion may furniah. As there is no restriction
upon it, this Battalion, if it please, may raise as
we'll Riae Company, a, the Infantry Company
it is bound to raise. Indeed have tho assurance
that you hsvo already reurly completed Rife
Company, Of the very best material, which only
asks for few recruits more, whom it will be ready
for organisation. You will surely MT withhold
tho small number Of mon needed for this purpose.
If you shoull be SO fortunate as to comply with
the requisition of the Governor, and also to hn-
ish tho Rifle corps begun under such aatteriug
auspices, you will reflect great honor upon Jour
aoyes and upon your whole Regiment. You have
already sent to tho theatre Of warlike operations,
one full and noble company, and your sister Bat
talon has sent two. Ifthercfure, you succeed in
your present Efforts the 7th Regiment Of itself
will have responded to the very first call of the
State with six full companies Of gallant young
men-an exhibition Of promptness and patriotism,
that will covor it with glory.
Neither is it unimpor,ant to the porfecting of
your organization, that you should have IN eye
to your Rifles. The language of the military Bill
is, that when eight companies of Infantry shall
have been accepted and the two Rife companies
thereto attached, thsn the Governor shsll order
the election Of their Colonel Lieutenant Colonel,
and Major, and constitute them q regiment. So
that, though the Rifles are not demanded in the
call of the Governor, they would seem to be con-
templated by it, as we'll as embraced in tho Act Of
the Legislature; because they appear to be necos-
gary to the formation Of the regiment, and to the
carrying out of the intentions Of the law.
But it may be imagined that too much is do
manded of this part of the Bloody Seventh"
hopo not Fifty FIVE Riasmen havo already been
obtained, and only Twenty-Five moro arc wanting
to complete their number, which added to Seven
ty-fve, the complement Of the Infantry company
required, makes only Ono hundred men, that You
sro now called upon to consecrate to the service
of their country. Do this, and this dGy your reg
iment shall be re-baptzed aud shall be called the
Glorious instead Of the Dloody" iStrenth. For,
I am informed, tLut your sister, tho Lower Bat
TALON will need no second cull to enable her to
organize the last of three companies, composed Of
the primo manhood and ckivalry Of the District.
Can you provo yourselves to be unequal in spirit
to your chivulruns colleague Of the samo regiment?
Can South Carolina, not obtain one hundred VOL
urteers to maintain her fair cscutcheou, and de-
fend hor sacred rights out Of this long array of
young, and ardent, and gallant men ? tell you
young gentlemen, if you faltcr in your duty, in
this emergency, tho very women will jccr at and
laugh you 70 scorn Upon my word Of honor, if
you hope to win your loves and your sweethearts,
you must now show yourselves willing and cspa-
hle of winning laurcls the bloody field of bnttle
y .r!, hearted woman will accept lover whose
!. .,,,,e ~; g ,cn when dangers ,bickcn around,
: ssa her country, her home
song has ever been,
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