Nebraska advertiser., 1861-03-07
Nh. ED1roR;-

Nh. EDIToR:-
As South Carolina is much talked of at
the present day, perhapsit would be well
to look back and see what she has been.
She has an area of about 10000 square
miles, and in 1880 had a population of
264, 684 persons. In 1860 she had sos,
lS6, increase in 80 years, 43.4O2. She
had also in 1880, 315,4O1 two-legged cat
tie. She now has 4O7 ,l65, or an increase
Of 81, 764. Counting her people, and pc
culiar cattle. she now has 1851, which
~iseless Than "a to the square mile.
She is now doing her best to destroy
this nation, under the pretence hat she
does not get her rights, but the fact is
her people never were loyal to this gov
ernment. Every history of the United
States tells US that South Carolina was
sadly infested with Tories in the war of
independence.
When DeKalt asked Marion why the
South Carolinlans did not join the army
who had come to fight for them, why,
sir" answered Marion. "the people of
Carolina form but two classes, the rich
and poor. The poor are generally very
poor. because, not being necessary to the
rich, who have slaves to do all their work.
they get no employment from them.
Being thus unsupported by the rich,
they continue poor and low spirited. They
seldom get money; and indeed what little
they do get, is laid out IN brandy to raise
their spirits, and not on books and news
papers TO get Information. The rich are
generally very rich, and consequently are
afraid to stir, lest the British should burn
their houses and furniture, and carry off
their negroes and stock"
CATER Gates was defeated, Marion, III
a speech to bis men (thirty in numAarl,
said Two gallant armies have been
marched too assistance; bat for lack of
competent commanders both have been
lost. Thus are all our hopes from the
North entirelya at an end; and poor Caro-
lima is left to shift for herself. A sad
shift indeed, when not one in a hundred
Of her own children will rise TO take her
part; but, on the contrary are madly taxi
ing part with the enemy against her,
"a short time before Marion's death in
a conversation with Horny, he said: What
was it brought the British to Carolina
again? after that ~drubbing they got from
US at Fl. Moultrie, they would as soon
have attacked the Devil as Us, had they
not heard that we were "a house divided
against ITSELF" or in other words, had
amongst Us a great number Of Tories"
Nov it is generally believed the Brit
ish, after the loss Of Burgoyne, and their
fine Northern army, would soon.have CIV
up the contest, had it not been for the
foothold they got ia Carolina which pro-
tracted the war at least two years7longer-
Well, in these two years of tory begotten
war, Carolina lost at least fcuF thousand
men. When the war broke out, you heard
Of no division IN New England, no tory
ism, nor any Of It's borrid effects.
"See Major Pitcairn, marching from
with one thousand British regu-
ars, to burn the American stores at Con-
cord. Though this heroic excursion was
commenced under the w Of night, the
soon took the alarm, and gather
ng around them with their fOwlIng pieces,
presently knocked down one fourth Of
hem, and caused the rest 10 run as thOogh I
hey had a legion of devils attheir backs.
"Now with sorrowful eyes let US turn TO
,ur own sale. There we have seen Corn
with only sixteen hundred men, ;
hase Gen. Greene upwards Of three hun