Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-05-22
TOnics Astir.


Topics Astir.
Two large opposing armies arc now nearing
each other on the border. Both arc animated by
daily increasing sentiments of hostility. Both arc
making really, with all the appliances of modern
warfare, to defend their ranks and crush their op-
rvncnts Both are cummunicf by brave and ex-
prrenccd officers. And both, it is reasonable to
think, are Willing to test their relative strength
aud proves. While at distance irum each 9TH
cr the regiments that compose these armies were
acrua:td hy the wiirl Of excitement in their re-
<prcr:vc sections and felt as loug rushing direct
Il 10 he conflict. Gut having nearly met, they
PAUSE 10 prepare.
Zach oEc feels, " there is my enemy Each
one reflects: In Il very little time we meet upon
the Battlefield What are his prospects Of sue
cess? what arc mine? Who arc his generals
who are mine? What is the preparedness OF his
Dutalions: what of ours?" The reflection natu-
rally gives pause to the bravcs; and generals and
sul,licrs alike desire to knor that they arc ready
Cor Tie frs: battle.
!, "Thc first h,,t'c!" 1t is y great point. All
iye;, L. That Tie Suutfcrn generals do, we Know
That ;!:c No-i!:ern leader. 'lu also, We cannot
,,Ih. To either side, il is "A point Of priEc lm-
,,,r.anca ro tic North it is vital, or rather to
the B!ark Rel u,lican government at Washington
it is vital rcausc Il defeat at this juncture might
prove the kmcll of their vaultins amb;t IN. To the
South too ii is essentially desirable that our arms
~, III, ,,,,.1,l
any fear Of rcactiun,-but to save our whUo coun-
try from the .acriIcSiou* trcml rf The invader .
to prevent the possibility Of Il h s:cratiUn Of "nr
hcarthsluncS.
is rational therefore TO conclude that the rS;
battle vii! hc desperate one Let US await it in
praycrlul hope. II will come s""n enough, but
not tuu snu!, Let us cherish tic fond belief for the
homer and pcrinanency o! our Southern Conte'l-
cra"y.
Among Tie news items of the New York 7imes
% the ll;I, appears the following:
Tie Montgomery C"nt.d,rntioH says that over
!na OE0 applications have been received ut the
STAT. Department; orlctcrs of marque anu rcprisas
Our readers know thai, this should read :" .ro
applications" But nrilher thc typos, nor the
prunt-rcadcrS nor the editors of the Times coul'l
detect the error, 81 entirely in keeping was it with
Tie style of wholesale cxaGscraion now almost
universal ut tla North.
SAYS Il Northern paper: Tile Nirginans have
supposed that Il large portion of the Northern
Volunteers now in Washington would refuse 10
ii.a, against Virginia. hut Ia make sure they sent
:!;~;r rlni.>ar;rs to mix among the troops and
,!e,w llIcln uu. u their surprise and diSmay,
they iuuni ,ic men ali rea,!y, as one man cx
pressed it. 10 60 to Virginia "r the devil, if Old
Abe says 80,
rhis is reversing The old story Q; " lca:ing apes
;y"-yuu ki.ny where. Ii is Ike ape a:now leads.
Tl.r puriia.,:c New England.rs are maxim.
savage war Sungs 10 stimulate their zeal i'll the
work of SUljugaiing,-ayr of drnoshins the
Suuti. The ,nu:c ut CHARLES GODFREY LELAND
becomes ,!rin"uc anoms thc rest. and thus sriiS
vengeance:
N"rthnicn. ccInc ont
The foe is whiting round about,
To irl,.irr us their Beau Regards
With sho. and shrapncl grape and she'll
Well give ,llcin back ihr frc.J he'll;
NOrihm"m, r"nc nut
One OLIVER WEx:ElL HOLMES also TRADES af
trr this fashion:
What if lc stora clouds hiow?
Via: il The green leaves fall
Better the crashing ic,GrcS;'> throe
Than The army of WORMS ;!at snawed below
TrLImllc them ";:c AMI nli!
Easier sai,, than dGnc. Mr.. HOLMES. You ana
Mr.. CHARLES are clever enough in your wnr
but il is clear that holsters do nni tit gracefully
Of; esther Your rrg,sus or his. TO nat this rate,
a:,,l .Ee w"r:d Will socn set yuu down pair ci
!rpcrbu;;ca! scaa!s
The Eri<ri,a Convention Of Massachusetts
a,i"r...; ia recent sc. sion the .u!juinrd result
tiu:*:
R..oi'r.d. That ,hc Convention of C'riica! and
i..y Delegates ri the Protestant Episcopal Ghurch
la ;e I;:urc.co Massachusetts 10 hereby express
ir;r hcar!r!; sympathy w!;!' 'hc AaIinr"l Cow
crr.,nvnt, in AL l.i rii"rts t"vindira!e iEc au-
luliiy oi lie Fc,:cra! mI" against ali sc''iei',
i,r;yy r"rs Tracy and rchv!io:.'
!.cmir,,! That ;i,a li,;rgy .: this c!,nr"lI #I'ds
! sta::li:,s lltjg" ;Ia: the Protestant Episcopal
CLurc, in ir,sr u:..,rd States will he faithful in
pravrr ur all it,: au::."i:y "vcr u, and !''i the
irit,,;;y and increase all hose blessings winch
,.::it !.e secured 20 us from such government ;S
ours. wLcu liy.:. J. stisalr'. aI, wisely admins.
tered,
!; Ia: Nccm saii l,i Ei.i$c"pacy in America
wur i.aye no raasc e ,eYcr, with severance oi