Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-12-11
To Our Soldiers.

Tho war progresses, brave friends and finds
you at your posts, fnithfu and truc,-with the
enemy still unwilling to venture freely within
yuur reach. lie fcars, what we arc sur. Of, that
such venture would be The signal for demon
stration Of Southern pruwes., the like of which
this martial yenr of '6l has not yet Witnessed
And thi. we predicate of those Of you on the
coaet as we'll as those on the border. TIC border
huys orc of course better drilled and ase-hardene
for n fight, but the idea Of meeting Yankees on
Carolin, soil, daring IN mpudcnt invaiion out OF
excessive splccn and spiie,-;his will make cord
Of every nerve, aud steel every arm in our ranks
to strike to the death agninst the foul perpetra-
tora of this unblushing niquty.
To those of you in Virginia we may here say,
that tho latest accounts from our coast represent
from twenty to thirty thousand men Zone puts it
at precisely twenty three thousand) ready to con-
centrate On any point that muy be attacked. E1-
pcctation seems tu be alive to the conviction that
the attack will bc made this week upon Charles
ton. IF 30, it will be done in largo force and q
tremendous conflict may occur. Yet, while each
one looks with the deepest anxiety to the fate of
rclative, and friends who must nssurcdly partci-
pate in it, VIC have IN abiding faith that the God
of Battles will guide our arms to 4 victory that
shall hurl back the tide Of war from our shores
May lie, Who loeth all things well, preserve our
dear soldiers from harm and give them to us again,
victors from wel-fought field. So shall re
praise His Glorious name forever for his unspeak-
a!le mercy and lovo. Come what will, to Him
we bow in reverence rs the King of Kings and
Lord of Lords.
and from you, too, in the van of the army of
the Potomac, any mail may h-;ng us the thrilling
news of battle. How we'll ere we assured, that,
when it comes, it will tell story of heroic deeds
heretofore uncquAled on earth. 1t /, on no in
sufficient data the opinion is now based, that for
! its numbers, our army of tho Potomac was never
surpassed. May it move to the conflict, whenever
the foe appears, with serred ranks and belief,
under Heaven, that defeat is impossible. To one
10 all, whether on the coast or on the border, OF
las \ gallant few are) upon the banks of the rush
ing Mississippi, the God-spsed" Of ten thousand
fond hearts continually goes forth in hope and
tenderness and love and confidence. The grand
cause of yonr countrys delivcrancc from the Do
moniac Dcspoti,m Of malice md fanaticism Is II
your keeping, and VIC believe it must triumph
Allow Us to quote just here some verses which ooi
Young Indies sang at ato military concert, ant
into every word of which they entered with sou
and spirit Imagine the sweet voice of tho unites
vonanhood of all Carolina, ay, of oil tho South
| addressing you and the country in melody as fol-
Iowa:
"on to the field the foe is thcro,
Planting his banners kiss tho mir =
On to tho field with sword and brand,
And drive him from our native land
Shame not the deeds your sires have done,
Blight not tho wrcsths they won No
Freedom forbid for not to be,
We're better far than wanting thee:
Steady Of heart and firm Of hand,
Strike for our glorious southern land"
"peac. best each homestead, Plcnty's smilt
Benm'd in the eyes of honest toll,
Love told to love its truthful tale,
And songs of joy rang through the rnlc
Rest now the plow-share, grasp the sword,
Breathe not Of love word No!
Sons of the mountain, leave Jour spoil
Sons of the valley, leave your toll
Steady Of heart and firm Of hnnd,
Strike for our glorious southern land
All of which, by the way, is as pertinent to :ht
case Of those making ready for the feli. as o
those already thorc,-perhans ucrc So and VT
trust they will take the call as well as tho scnti
nent to heart
We told you last week of the departure of the
companies of SHAW, CEoNLEY and QuArTLEBAu,
for the Carolina rendezvous. A gentleman from
Minis Greek gives us tho following us the correct
list of officers in CRoMLErs Company Ira
CRoMLEr, Captain j. A. CRowrER, lst Licuten,
ant; E. g. FORREST, End Lieut.; ISAAC EDWARDS
Ord Lieut.: and T. S. WRIGHT, 0rderly.-The
Company Mt this place organized Saturday last
with the following officers: JosBpM ABsEY, Cap
tain /; Cicero ADAMS, LIST Lieutenant; RoBgRT B.
HUGHES, End Lieut.; E. NJ. PgSS, 3rd Lieut.; and
W. G. BURT, Orderly.
Capt. P. a. EIcnL LEBERGrR is ut home, tempo
rsrily, from the coast, generally nell but with II
strained ancle which gives him much inconvcui-
ence.
More from the Ladies'.
Mrs. MYERS, Secretary Of the Hamburg Aid
Association, informs US that they have thus far
with only about 20 mombcrs at presently turned
out l44 uniforms, and zig garments bcsides which