Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-04-17
The Confederate Flag.


F:ag. 1t is Tapping its brilliant folds at the
top Of the staff in the centre of our plaza, and
commands the involuntary homage of nll rho
behold it. This Flag is n contribution from the
Adrertiser Office aud. as we remarked on the
OCCASION of running up, is intended pro b"no
puJlico that all may become accustomed 10 tho
banner under which we have confeLcratci WITH
"ur sister States to assert our independence and
maintain our ground as original sovercigntirs
Mr.. d. C. BRYAN, the Intendant, accepted it's
charge in terms of devotion to the good cause
over which it waves. Eloquent addresses were
delivered by JOSEPH ADyEY and II. w. ADplsoS,
Rsqrs.
Mr.. ABsEY has kindly furnished us With copy
of his eloquent remarks, which we append.
SIR:-I nm thankful to the Intendant of tho
Town for comforting upon me the honor Of ac-
knowlcdging for the citizens the reception Of your
patriotic Offering.
This Flag has no history-no associations of
the past, and inspires recollcct;ons to fill the
heart with gratitude for the services of the men of
other days. 1t is the child of to-day, and Las
perhaps, hardly received its first baptism of fire
and blood Oh, that the Lord of Hosts, the God
of armies and of battles, may protect il in fight,
and save it from dishonor. Though encircled by
no halo, cnkindled from thousand cnsanguincd
fields, it is yet, to US, a sign Of hops-of deliver
ance from the yoke Of bondage, and fromo the.
iron rule of worse than Egyptian task-mastcrs;
and it shall be our cloud by day, and cur pillar
Of fire by night" to Lead US to the promised rcst-
TO the beloved Canaan covcnanted to our faith
ers when pilgrims and c1ilcs from their native
homes they sought those wild inhospitablc shores
for the love ot'libcrty and law, and for freedom
to worship Cod" If we are sojourners still in q
land Of doubt and trouble, the hand Of the Most
! High is with u.s. "again TO recover the remnant
of bis people," and it shall guide u, in the end,
to success and triumph, and to happy issue out
of all misfortuues. We shall Set up this ensign
for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of
Israel, and gather together the dispersed Of Ju-
lah from the four corners Of the EARTH The envy
nlso Of Epbraim shall depart ard the adrersaries
uf Judah shall be cut OF: Ephraim shall not envy
Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephram."
When contemplate the future of this banner,
my heart swells with such emotions, as only
husband, futher, and brother can feel. Its ap-
propriacncss, and heraldic significance, beautiful
and striking ms they are, is nought when con-
s:der it as the standard around which your chill
drsn and mine, when we shall have finished
our course and "fought our last battle" are TO
rally and bleed in the defence Of their national
rights and national honor, and of those sacred
principles of government, which side by side my
friend, through gocd fortune and bad, we have
steadily labored to maintain, for long years Of
hope deferred, until, at length, VIC have seen them
embodied in u noble Constitution, and become
rules for the government Of the seven most ch:v-
alrous States in the Souh typifcd on these COL
nrs by the seven bright sturs glittering OH their
field of blue. This standard il to become the
beacon to light our sons and our children's chill
dren on many hard fought field, to victory or
to honorable graves. It is to become the symbol
Of union, purity, and power; and wherever it
n'ats it shall be the signal of the independence,
prosperity, and glory, Of great, free, and an
invinciblc nation.
Need pledge you then, for the people of Edge
fcld-for the gallant spirits so eagerly crowding
around it, that will cherish and preserve it un-
su!lied in life or in DEATH as religious duty We
owe our pos,erity? Nay, more-we will guard il,
Ms representing the cause of our wives and mo-
TIERS our sisters and daughters, aud tho helpless
in:rnts Of our love. We will defend it, ms rep
rescnting the for which the big hcait Of the
.who!c South now beats Sith the deepest aud
.,A:.l.oA-s.sz4..si-.---S IN WITCH all wa
hold: denr On earth is incGplcaby involved, and
for which We offer up the richest treasures OF OFT
blood. We will uphold il, as the las, hope Of
freedom On this continent and rather than see is
burning stars pale before another lshr, We would
see the and We love best sunk in the grave of
SU;lom and Gomorruh. and obitcracd lrcm the
face Of the earth
Eut indulge no 'l,spoadng thoughts on Til,
joyous occasion. ! believe tha, "our seed shall
lu<sess the gate Of their enemies" Lean already
anticipate the Southern Confsderacy, full Of
wealth, vigor, and magnaniu.ity, triurpLing alike
in the arts Of peace aud war, and spreading the
blessings Of bcr koundlcss prosperity among all
the Nations and tribes Of man. And I nm bold
10 predict, that, at no distant future, this humble
Flag, HOW without solitary rcmini: ccn"c, will
w tic AuHt cusl en- mat Snall wave ever
land and sea.
Mr.. II. W. ADDISON also spoke frr.idly, and
closed anil the cheers of the assembly.
Among other things we asked nrn i:s to
read the following vcr.es adapted TO a plain and
popular air:
OUR FLAG IS THERE.
Qus ang is there,
Our ins is there
The ensign Of our Southern host;
Our flag is there,
Our fla: is there
Uniurl its fame from coast to coast.
That fla. is raised to guide the brave,
To Freedoms heights or Freedoms grave .
Oh long US Ocean waters lave
Our happy sh"rcs,-still may it wave
Chorus: Our flag is there,
&C., &C., &c.
'Tis ours to guarl that banner bright
'TiS ours TO bear it to the sast;-
May Truth urlift its folds of light -
May Gud protect it TO the last!
AID thus, when Wisdom warnings fail,