Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-05-15
Too Good to be Omitted.

TOO (sOOQ u Dc OHiittcus
The best thing that has happened in New
York for month, is thus detailed by the
Daily Ne,cs Of that city:
At midnight last evening, one Of the most
astonishing occurrences that ever transpred
in New Yok, took place in Bruome street,
n ar Wal acks Theatre. a Frcnchlnan, one
Of four or five that go about the streets sing.
ing different songs, happened to select the
Narseiaisc for the cditicalion OF some par
lies who hailed him in Crosby ST. \ gang oil
,ixtren or seventeen Abol.t.OnlStS, four oi
;hen in military uniforms, rushed across from
Mercer street and commenced Kissing, loot
lng and abusing the poor vocalist, with the
bitterness Of savagcs. There We're only hve
II his patrons by. lie tried to 70 on with
the most 'soul-slirring song OF liberty ever
composed but q perfect storm OF hlsseS pre-
,emted him. EXasperated by the ungenerous
md uncalled for deuon>lration he p!antivc-
~ protested against the har,hncSs used to-
ward Linn. 'sMc be Won free Frcnchman," he
said: Me alwas sing di Marseiuise i'll Nj
York, and never no one make me stop before.
Fy you do dis ting? Napolean rules you not !;
lis no crime to shpeak Won word for liberty"
swell we don't walt q id Southern
hymn chanted in these streets" said u tall,
lean New Engiander, boder Than his fellows
THAT, sir" replied u sta!wart, powerful
man, one of the i've that engaged freEchy,
is the Marse;llaise, all air welded to words
Which all free men reverence"
ave baint got no objection to the air it.
SELF Replied one Of the opposite party, but
the rebels down South make it their national
anthem, aud we look upon it as Southern
tune, ana it shau't be euug under our noses,
that's all"
You dare not interfere. you narrow-mind.
ed bisot,' cried the big man, becoming warm,
see here, fellows" he added, turning to his
friends, stand by this poor foreigner, sing.
ing song Of freedom, and the first tyrant or
vranl's tool that raises a hand to harm him,
will see stars" {" That's the talk, respond.
ed the four individuals, who came up from
have said an hour ago, ,1 now let them ere ark
iigser worshippers come on, if they feel like
il, and ii we can't make them dance to the
Marseillaisc, there's no Democrats left i'll
Gotham"
Thus awcd, the Republicans fell back, each
of them muttering that "people had better
mind how they talk secession here"
:. We do not talk secession, Sirs, answer.
ell another spokesman Of the Democrats
I'VE speak for individual freedom. Liberty
vas the motto on every BANNER raised in this
city-in this nation-until cur Abolition Pres.
,drnt was elected Who has since heard in
public word about freedom? At what
public meeting, since your Captains famous
proclamation, has liberty" been advocated ?
On what late occasion has an American dared
70 say one syllable for peoples rights Z" And
l.ow YOU throw the mask 10 the ground, and
come out in your true crlors, You would
not hear Southern Hymn, as you calllt?"
Several NOTES.-THE we would not;
..Spcaker-" Then what hymn do you
wautY'
All Republicans" The Star spangled Ban,
ner.'
Speaker" Why, that, too, is a Southern
hymn. 1t was written by a Southern man,
set to music by a Southern man, and first
sung by q Southern man.
The Republicans We don't believe it."
Speaker" Because your intelligence and
like your patriotism, are only skin
deep. tell you what | say is correct. Why,
there is not tire enough in Northern blood to
give lille to u song OF freedom. Even that
banner OF the stars, which you rant so much
about, was conceived by 4 Southern man, first
manufactured by a Southern man, and first
hcw from I Southern flagstaff This took
place when Your fathers were probably selling
cattle to the British army, that it might
crush oat 4" the rebels, OF which one George
Washington was the Chief. lie, too, was u
Southern man. But one Benedict Arnold,
Was not a Southern man. Hcwho sold his
country and betrayed his flag was New
Englaider-:n spirit and feeling the protu
type OF ga, who now spit upon ncountryman
u Lafayette. because he brcalhes sentiments
too 'olty for your cramped conceptions.
Down with the rebel, !" down with him."
:; give him fits ''let us have him down.
ana such phrases, saluted the ear of the
speaker but already the parties had become
even. The five from Crosby-slrcet had been
reinforced, and the enthusiastic manner III
which the eloquent Democrat handled his
opponents gained him host of admirers.-
Tney cheered him Justify, and at III o'clock
the iulled mob wcnde1 lis way TO Broadway,
while the Marsellaise was sung aloud, chorn>s.
ed loudly and cheered one hundred times
So the right metal is at the bottom of our
city Democrats alter all, and We are begin
ming to rid ourselves OF mob law.