Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-10-02
VOLUME XXVI.-..Ne. So.

from The Southern tiuar,li1a.
Mr. ''o!rr;:: III" l;sr:psi 'li, "f .rr.r glo-
yiolls ...!Ei"n j, Hat cYon Us. :.t.i -, lie
cry IS already @o.:': 81, w'.at sA.i W. ito,
wien n:r moH"y is alI expended, - i: :ocure
provisions fer ourselves Mni ainiis.s??
.N"iEns j: yr, ;i"l:corirs ircm ;!r Con-
f'''erntc G"7rrnmcn, i'r our c4:r, the
banks are tii>cauing '.c:bn, il, favor Of tho
farmer, and commission merchants ar' doing
M business on wl:;.:. 70 ,:l;';, :!'c;7 accns-
toned advances.
'Tc|vc,i sw;'n;n:n..!:. a!l:. ::ava mach be-
: IL. 20 ,.:- lrayc s"!,:i.;s il. he Il! ID. 30
lla. :: CTR arse. w,ss:% :%i;i:,' dc pote..
,orc..ni r,t<.i r n"%. ainS TIE H.: ccnt
i. wei! ni.ll :o'." Ia ,w; tie la,' a":amu!a.
ting ho.,l:s Il ,np,e Ian ore wir.i..a!c or
retail r:clc!:ar, in III ciy' "f Ci:a.b ;n.
70 several Of these patriotic gentlemen. if
rc!roriS he rne, this war oi ln1.i:rH':e:.rc and
tile rights oi man has bcen sol:ictlling moro
than To Tie rest Of Us "a magnificent wnd-
all for the acquisition Of fortunes. one firm
alone, It is saisi, has already wrung fr"m the
necessities Of tie people the snug li:i!c COM
I,ctrncy OF ti.rsc hundred a:s' iilty ,l!cuca#d
dollars.
Now, Mr.. EIitsr, like the lcop1c over
s;oln Joseph ruled, we lave given ~ every
thing with which we could procure r;nIorts
for oui soldiers, and tie hcccssnr.cs O. liie
for nr.: f:miii.S, a.l now, without laoney,
ani denied credit 1T home, bccansc o':r mer-
chants arc denied il in Charleston, VIC know
not wlla, 10 do.
There are Ermrrs &: this vicinity Of con-
siderable property, 'rho. deprived of funds,
and destitute Of creI:t, lave in tLrr :tcre-
rooms not one pound Of bacon, no: an ounce
Of tea or coffee, ncr Particle Of snsar. And
this state Of things is growing verse every
day. Very soon it mus. BE- the c"r:'!:ton Of
all in the country, whether rich or poor;
but Tor the sake o.! the priceless loon be-
fore Ms we will o'nplairiryly bear it all,
and much more, We can he assure! hat the
sacrifice is borne in co%ln)f--:rat i:,ere are
no privileged c!n,Sc:-!o c c,nsciencclss, flint.
hearted cyrporalin:n;, WHO inar h""" three
hundred and lilty thnu-ar'l III la"rs s"od rec
sons fur hurra':i!g f,r .IcG: Davis and the
Southern Coslvderacy-wliie Tie lmoplc, the
origiuators aid the real supporters of the
revolution, are crushed TO tie dust.
The Charleston j!trcuiy, in one Of It's last IL
SUES briefly alludes to the distress o! the peo.
pie in the country, ard family in'ifaates that
the business men (ncaning the merchants We
presume) should begin to show a little Of that
mercy they may s9ms day need themselves.
Tne paraGraph thus CONCLUDES:
"WLat process is to be employed which
shall afford relief to the planters, al least to
the extcn. Of providing their supplies? Tue
cotton would kc Oh ample guaranty IN ord-
nart seashr,s, Tilt nor" there is bat cue pro-
cess-mulual Indulgence. Tie plan Of busi.
ness .nust enter into ihr situation Of the plan
;; ter, Us the banks a,t required 20 enter into
his situation We are all in the same boat
Viii tic :ncn OF business in Charleston
need iii, tir;e!y :,;vee ci Ike .r.,c"ry' 1t
is fearful thing 70 trile with the necessities
.'.l s"ti2rr.s ii a1 ir:c!:Ser;, struggling
people 49,
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