Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-11-20
TOOur Soldiers.

IL last The Wi%fer S'npun uS:-Su '.uay noEH-
irs the l.ih Instant, witnessed the first sEa-p.
killing frrst Of the season. lr To thai morning,
cotton. uk.a, pepper, ,nat"cs. &c., were s:i! III
lifc bu, they instantly .uccumhcd to the hoary
and have disappeared from the scene. Nothing
n5w ;s left to represent the vegetable kingdom
except trrnips, collarfs, and an occasional green
lot u whua:. OF rye, or barley. We hnvo nil had !
god time 20 put awny the sweet r"tatn crop .
and :huro WAS never perhaps 50 lar@e all "nu ,
u.a,le. EIl WILLY H., wh" writes 10 his father !
from JuSss'S regiment on tho ronst. says We in
E,lgtield know nothing about rolat" crops NJ
they have them in The luw-country. snc punta-
tim there lie sars seems to afford as large sup
rly rs nearly haK nnr District. Snc!l being the
rasr, there is small chance Of starraiion in orr
ranks while the appetitcS Of MARION "nd his men
still remain to us MI inheritance.
Speaking uf the coast, there is likelihood that
We will soon have an invincbr army in the iocni-
ty irsatcueti by the Inuks. Beside the troop: that
ARE sent ,hither by the Confederate tiovernment,
many companies of volunteers from the Interior
are haSteniug 10 the rescue. To nvcrrun South
Carolina is. we.bclicvc, next to impossible under
the circumstances but it may possibly DC attempt
ed and it is well to provide against it fully anu dt
once Tho volunteering from this particular
neighbnrlood has drained the corporation "i
Edgefied down to forty mrn,-anl this remnant
includes old men, preachers teachers, ami tempo
rary residents. The Adrertiaer, having already
an interest in three good soldiers in the field,
sends forth another now in the person Of our ID.
X. d. 1t is serious draught upon our Office, but
we du not mean to protest the demand ot our
country willie there is shot in the locker. 1t Is
matter Of consequence to many ci.inens, espe-
cially to the families uf our hruyc soldiers, that
the .tdrrniser should be kept going: aud it is OF
very great concern 10 our private interests that 1t
should no. be stopped. Yet is it also of Infinitely
greater moment IL Us a, thnt there he no faltcr-
Ing in any single family or firm Of the District,
whtn calls are made fur protection aid defence
We therefore chcerfuly acqui.sce in the deterln-
| nation of our active partner to take the field, and
shall endcavor to do the best we can for our read-
ers until such time az the storm may pass und
sunshine colua agnin. And should storm still
guher upon storm, NJ full we'll may from present
appearances, we who are left shall strive tn do our
" who;e daty here orelsewhrrc In ,hclanguhgc ctihe
motto which stands at tie head cf paper. ''we
will cling to the pi!lars Of the temple sf our lib
critics, and If it must fall we will perish a:cids its
ruins"
Let us not however indulge any such forehodings
of evil there is no good gruuna for thcn Let
us rather hope that tie present winter OF our dis
content shall soon lie made glorious summer by
those "native arms aod native ranks,' in which,
as an eminent poet has truly said, Z" the only hope
Of freedom dwcllS.
You should be told, dear soldiers, that the day
of fasting and prayer Friday last was duly OBJ
served in this part of the country. Large and
serious con onsrcgations were in attendance at our
Churches, and business was entirely suspended.
Indeed our religious services now nearly always
partakc of the coorng of the tunes, and scarcely
Il sermon or n prayer occura i'll which leart-ielt
mention is no. made of you and Of the righteous
cause for which Your lives arc exposed. You will
have observed that the gcrvice Of tho Episcopal
! Church in the South hNs specinl prayer to this
effect added to its unegualci formulary In like
manner du the ministers Of other denominations
lead their congregations invariably to Il Throne OF
| Grace for YOUR welfare and success. And who
oan number the VOWS AMI supplicutons that arise
from tens of thousands Of domestic nltHrS. that
the Almighty Ruler would shield y"u from harm
ami guide you tn victory.
Among the military movements of the old Dis
trrt, We may mention that Capt. RoRERT MEhI-
wgrngE is nearly ready with II company which
will be Immediately attached 10 Col. JUnS CcS-
yISGIIAu's new Regiment. They will he 1T once
armed with Enfield Rifles and provided with
tents, arrangements TO that extent having been
made Ly tie Colonel. Capt. T. p. SHAW iS.alsO
raising Company which will probably take the
salne direction. JuSErn AnSEr, Esq, is getting
up Il company in this Immediate vicinity, to olier
themselves to the Governor during the actua! n-
vasion of the State he il succeeding very well
thus snr and will probably be ready ut IN early
day.
General MoRACSE hns received authority from
the Governor to call for volunteer companies in
EdrcGell, of which be will take command should
Regiment or even Battalion be thus raised.
The Regiments were called out hy Brig Gen.
BATES for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday OF
this week, to further this movement, but owing to
the su,trnucss of the call fear it has hccn i'm
practicable to uh'nin any thing like Il full turn
ont. We shall probably be able to tell you liz
F! tie ,u"rr about this bcfure closing.
Refugees from the coast are iading places Of
sujuurn in lEc miilile country Of the STATE.
ccni!c,nan and six ladies' are himirilcd ut the
nan.i,n Of Sheriff JOKES in our v!agc aud
Others may seek the quiet of our town. There
ar, several houses that cun be used 10y them to
good purpose. We have heard it said that the
large building Of Maj. S. S. ToNrEISs may oe put
to that use; Several families could he comfortably
| ccomrnodatea therein. 1t will afford us all pleas-
IRE /, receive and shelter our brothers aud ssters
of the low-counry rs far rs can be done to their
satisfaction. In case matters become moro press.
ing, every one must onur who has it to spnre
The item Of subsistence will not be more expcn-
svc than elsewhere, provided plain living and y
g,nd deal of 5cef eau he endured FOR II se:son.
We mus, shy to you, in justice 10 our friend
jim & of whom we made mention time hefore the
49,. o., kn Eitlr ;,kr of his