Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-24
Lincoln.s Amy and Nary.

and suppress tarVeE; prayer to Altn!ght? G''t
for just cause, is tyranny ,y.anni2ci.
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Lincoln's Army and Navy.
We eXtracr what follows from the comment
Of the Ne,r I0,k Herald on the reports of
the Secretaries of War ana Navy:
The total force now in the field is $4,000.
; Deduct $4,000 for three months volunteers,
and there will be still an armr Of o3O ,0OO-
greater thnn thst With which Napoleon the
Great shattered into pieces the armies Of tie
Powers of Europe which combined against
him. Louis Napoleon commanded 40 900
men at tho battle Of so!eriaa, and the Aus
'rians lad 10000. The result of that bat
tie decided the fate Of Ital and Austris.-
When General Scott is ready to advance up
on Richmond he caa bring greater force up.
on that point than conquered the Austrians
in Italy, anu tue rcsl::: viii oe eo"a''v decisive
US to the fate Of secession and its leadcrs.--
This force, however, it is proposed ty tie
President to raise to 100000 men; and SEMI
tor Wilson has introduced measure to or
ganizc National Guard CT 100000 men, 81!
uniformed alike, and to be substitute ioc h
standing army, the officers 10 be chosen ly
the me of the regiments, sHLjcct to tic ap-
probation Of a board Of officers, WHO may re-
ject for Incompetence provision which will
secure good commanders ant prevent political
influence from operating TO the detrinlent Of
the force. The following are the estimates of
the expenditures in addition 10 the aurrerri-
ations for the year ending June so, ls5l, 70:
the troops now in the field: or 20 be called il.
to it within the next twenty days:
Quartermastcrs Department 80, 2nr q
Subsistence Department. ............. o,,.23s..7l:'
GGfYiHHSsSsff GGfIsYiHHSsSf Department LES ~
Typographical Engineer DcpaF's' :i';'i9 {"
Surgeon -!ienrrals Derartnicn:...." Id j! !'
puc States which have made vi
yances for trocps..... i".'f.''s'' @'
Total ............... ..............: -" -
Tie Secretary Gf War ell: ::::.;;''': u
The Tact that, notwithstanding: ~: -; 80 .:
the Governor uf Missouri ;.,t@c c.i; ci ~
President for t:ooPs, tie lsia' !e:9i.:e' -:
State Lh1c themselves coai.:tul..j |: Ia.
fees and nc,l, .:a!;ir: i: rc:.;i'i '."ia!-'--
Twelve organized regiments; "!ri e'''', ::s'';
ia has given ole -e:.!ip,ent, ":l:ie -; h:-:'it
of Columbia las furnished $50 jrcr: -;
men, making four regiments.
1t will crafty cur readers 10 i-;s::' ;in: !:
svc:n!,ynl tas made a.rangs:aeaia 80 S'::!:
IL large portion OF The smco;i.aorcd ca@:1o
::ow on hani; ani as TO small! arms, insst!j
If purchasing them ab:ua:l. L :s ag:o:!="'i p
employ private manufacturers ii Il. tl.:;t'i
States to supply the drmau'. Tic COS; ~;
lie little more, but i, is deemed s:::I- ~ s.
pcnd on our own RESOURCES :!.aa 10 :r'lSt 20
the apc r,an,y Of lgansi: o:i" llc ooca#.
\ ;Aic. under a-r~>t il l:'i:!ai,,. Srw Xix,
for horse s,eslin: has yoGebs=!Gs. so;..c advice
~ tie pui,i;c. lie g::Os AMONG ci.e:s, lie
lollvwing directions:
Never pu; i,a'llocl; VI ycnr bats; il i>"l
10 more lsc il keeping { thief OK; tL;,n =
straw. Put OH all ,our doors good house ioo-
lacks; then carry yous iiey WITH yo'!, r:, ;;
YOU leave i, in the house, pun: tin :, drawer. o:
Some place where !! is uE! ci' sight. II ia;h;rt
sees guul horse 20 into C. barn that ba> =
!ook ON With which ae is rot familiar, he will
20 to the owners house arl stay all ri.h'.
passing himself OF as a trnvelles-all for thu
sake Of getting sight Of h S harm door key
Al thief wants is 10 seq . ke! once, ara
from that ouc sight lie wii!' 60 sni i,avr oT'
rnsds.
Second. alN&5s keep ia.e 'f'':,--'
that will make 3 srea, noss;'. y sn'ali one !.
better than large als. :, '!.;,; !. >car'; IL
nothing SC :aael. Al 4 barki1" ':,'G. i!c'':a
ss,auae traveller stays at your lcllao 81; :.,!!.'.
aud yOa Gud your dog tcad;s .aa assu'ss.
you may rest assured he has poisoned i. In
such case the better way is to saS nothing,
but the nights following keep dl gent lcei1-
GU, around your barn, ho:ssc, &c.
Lastly, when you have hoF<e or cstit
stolen, don's advertise, Il presume tie od;-
tors won't agree with me here. jas' ;elegraIh
10 oeicers to tell them to watch for you. No
one is looking out for advertisements as muck
n, thieves. Its very seldom that any but Of
Gcers catch thieves; anyway, officers who
make it their business. know where ard when
to look, go don't advertise. This advice will
be beneficial to all farmers if they will follow
it. 1t is from one who is young in years. bat
knows we'll what he is writing.
THE STAR SpAScLEp RASSE&.-It is a fact
worth Knowing that every male descendant
and relative Of the author OF this beautiful