Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-11-13
VOLUME XXVI,-..Ne. is.

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furnish all those qualities which command tho
sdmiraton and respect os mankind. We
should, iIi"yeore, s;er,i lreely Y On anything
calculated IA elevate itn moral and iaelr,-
tual c,;i,Ire uf onr people.
The Military Academic, have, at lhiS mpUr-
tant period, furnished us young mea Of 'ho-
ough military education and training, woo
have been Of good service. The cadets III
the Citadel Academy, in Charleston, under
Immediate command Of the scientific officer
then ut the hca,l Of thai institution, were the
first corps directed to occupy new battery
on the channel, with positive orders to opeil
the iire. 81 tLis battery t!oy nohly did their
duty, in conjunction with III. Eieilant Rifles,
German Riilemcn, anil Znt'avH Cadets. On
the !lh dar of January Iasf, they ,lr~w the
lanyari Of the very first cannon that Was cy4t
fired into Vessel hearing ll.' ::i'..t "f r oil
Onion, AMI lrin,;,lranlIy ''r",, her back,
filed, ~ she wa;, with armed men 10 invade
oar sill, lnl ssiitl:, u,ul;r special ol,lcra lrrln
hlr lirIlan&nt General a. t!:c Hilri StaItS
marked ly attendant circumstances. nC trrech.
cry aml dnp!'ri'y. II was tllis cannon, which
opened upaa III" Sin. ei TIE i.si, that called
Il lall.Iniliun Of irermrn to arms in this our
second war Of independence.
In several points Of view, these Ni!i-rY
Academies l!aya inly vindicated tie wis / ~
Of those who I;,naad them. ard now re-
co:nmcil ,h.;t ,kay ha united in;o one IL
tuition, ard tha. appropriation b" "iEcri"Sa,l,
so ms 10 c'l!a~.. It's uscfu!nrEs.
Wc :" institution i; llniirt,, It : oihl
be lcnt:l al the most s,ii:t le place |
woul'l suggest that. p'ri,apa IT." III Isl nppsn-
pirate pl.'rc. ..ut il would bv Su,',ran's Island.
With lis vriy, | wnuhl rrrnm;nerd tla, III.
State prm:ale Tie rctru.cS,i';n G. Fort MnIl-
trie for lia pa:pos. ol connecting ii will The
academy, 10 b! used rs II r"sl t"r dr;Il and
exercise in hr':v.y artillery apl lracical gun
merry.
Since Fort Sumter llas been put in COM
plete order, with all the guns FOR the first tirle
mounted, it entirely commands, no; cnlr the
hnrbor OF Charleston and its entrance, b"t
Fort M0nltrir, and therefore the pos. es.i N
this latter t,ii:rss is iiot at al cssenta! to tn,
Confederate Government.
With the State Military .tralrmy l~'.'rd
OF. S;lliiran's Island. Fort hlUutrie c0i'l he
kept in rrpalr and thorough order hy The
cadets, and Illus save al annual expense 10
the ConIeierate (;pynrnmsnt, and besides, it
would add much 10 The practical knowledge
of the cadets. M expense should deter us
from placing thi, acSdciay OH tho highest
S)oting
We ought to enlarge its usefulness, Ly
admitting cadets from other States except,
of COURSE, those who may be benefcnrI':s.
by e:lia:ying t:ln capacity Of this institution.
we not un!y secure that science and training
so essential in all molern warfare, bI: so
absolutely necessary 10 give small State the
capacity to defend itself from the strong and
powerful. In the present situation IF Our
country, he State thai gives her pc"ple the
hghesl military rlnraIinnwill be most deeply
felt in all the struggles that must inevitably
arise in the future.
trust the institution lor the E::Hraion
of tho Deaf and Dunh sill ceniinne trrtr-ive
your bounty and care. The Luna,ir .isy !ulu,
| hope, will ever remain nab!n inonnuan'
of your constant and muuiiicent bencsnencc.
The ia.ure Of tue six per cent. bonds an-
thorized to carry IN the Stale House, was lin
tied TO their being sold at not less than ninc
ty FIVE cent, in the dollar. AS the sale could
not be elected at this rate, gave notice 10
the superintendent to suspcn all further
work. lie representa- ,la, some work was
essential to preserve the fine quarry from
innry by frcShcts, aud it was done. SOME
work on the finer marble has also been con-
tinucd-on al arrangement made by the su-
periutandcut with the bank, aud at the risk,
bclieye. of the contractors themselvei. All
other work has been suspended. 1t is q
building fashioned on very superior model,
and will compare favorably: as to style, with
almost any work, aud the material is oil OF
tie best kind. Although it has been COM
menced on a scale much beyond our limited
means, yet everything ought TO be immed-
ately provided to preserveit from the weather
at present sugguest that It ought to be
permanently covered, end this can be dono
poY OF cost Of about one hundred and
thirty thousand dollars. The contractors would
take the bonds ordered 10 be issued at SIX
pei cent, even if below the ninety-ice cents,
aud receive tLem III payment. II ~, 1t
nigh. BE- directed 10 the amount necessary
to cover tbs hud!ns, provided t5a Contract
for the, sumo sbnul'l uot be Increased III amount
to meet any depressed value of the bonds.
In 1861 seventeen Thousand live hnnred
and fourteen dollars and ninety.ti7e certs
were received from the Cnite,l States Govern
uleut as due South Caroliua on acco"": CT
distribution from sale OF public lands. lw-
commend that it DC passed. To the credit OF
the Treasury ard appropriated. There ale
also one thousand siS hamdrcd and fifty do
lars, balance from an appropriations 10 tie
widows aud orphans O! tue palm"t:o fes
Iueu:. THIS s!'tal;I he immediately passed 10
the credit Of the Treasury.
There are mary Of our citizens, aud some
of them of large fortunes, now residing out
Of tho State. ut this period, when the SER
vices, in some form, Of every SOU OF SCUM
Carolina may be absolutely necessary, sub
init to you the proprciy Of calling item
homo, and it is for your wisdom To Annex tie
conditions you may think proper to such q
call.
It's source Of great satisfaction to me to
draw your attention to the fact that all clas-
ses Of our people, without exception, have
been loyal and devoted to the State i'll tins :
her day of trial. and amongst them would
particularly say that the free poop lie OF color
have done their duty also. At All important
time last spring, when tho whole Of our popH
la,ion were intensely excited. from Columbls:
and Charleston, and elsewhere, they formally
offered their services to me, to act in any ca.
pacity III which they might serve their State,
They were, in many Instances, employed.
trust the day is far distant when this state