Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-04-24

proud OF the confidence they have exhibited in
sntrusting this standard 70 protection, and ws
assure them their confidence is not misplaced, and
shall never be abused.
The custom of carrying the Banner is as old as
civilization, and the various designs havo marked
tho times and the manners. In tho classic sges it
WAS made of drapery Suspended from the Cross,
and usually bore the image Of the object of ado
ration; that Of the Romans was single square
cloth Of crimson, bearing the inscription as. P.
Q. r." (ssnators', Populus, Quo ROmanus,) sur
mounted by an eagle for the legend, and On open
for the Company. The famous banner Of Con-
'tantiDe WAS surmounted with Cross Of Gold and
jewels. In tie expedition Of Cyrus, tho Persian
King exhibited Goldon Eagle, end from tho
Bible we learn tho different devices borne by the
children of Israel. But in those days Of glory
md pride the banner Was . mark of distinction,
while the American Banner. with its simple Stars
and Stripes, was intended to denote its equality.
In all ages, and among all nations, ths bsnnsr
and inscription has ever been chari,hed with q
feeling akin to reverence. and they have felt It
their duty to place the motto Of their rights upon
its folds that tho breeres Of Heaven might bear it
to the bounds of the earth, and proclaim like
Constantine, In hoe signo uince.'
1t was indeed painful to every American to
give up the old Stars and Stripes; and 1t is still
painful that our duty calls upon US to regard it
With hostility as i. Goats over tho walls of Sum-
tcr-hallowed IS it IS BY the holy association Of
the past, and the days and deeds it commsmo-
ratea; for beneath its folds hare bsen gained VIC
tories moro glorious than ever furaiahed thsues
for Gresisn eloquence or attuned the Tyre for
Grscisn fong. No nation has ever exhibited .
greater regard for the ensign Of their rights than
the American people. In the days Of l77e, on
Sullivans Island, now undor our eyos, when the
veteran Lee ordered Gen. Nuul,ris to abandon tho
defence of the pass (termipg i, a sIaughter-pon,)
he flexible Rutledse told him to stand drm.
The British attacked his foSt with q aereensss
more OIscrabls with hatred than Xerxss ever en-
:ertsined against Greece.
q. Like leares of the forest when summer is green,
That host With their banners at aunset were seen
Like leaves Of the forest whero autumn hath blown
That host ON the morrow lay withsred and 5t.Swn."
1t was then aud there when the American Flag
had been carried down from the walls Of the fort
5y the bslls Of the enemy, that Sergeant Jasper,
"uum sou'n Uaroi1ua muss ever Ue pr0udI1
lexped from the walls, regsined the fss fastening
it to 'ponge-rammer, replaced it amidst the
hercsst of the firing. This aud many other in
'tunees might DO referred 10, 70 show the devotion
g t1,
would but serve to renew the pain We felt in re-
signing that glorious old Flag. Bu, . higher and
boiler principle compelled US to lay it aside. We
could not insult the memory Of the heross whoas
leeds imnortalizsd it by lougsr rtrving under 1t
in brotherhood with those uho for years have
troddon under foot the precepts tLoJe heroes loft
to guide us-who for years hsrc disregarded tts
hUliest injunetons they, in departing, have loft
behind then-vho for y-ars have proved recrs.
snt to their oath', and INDUCED in every species
OF Aiscreancy that infumy could suggest to de-
prire US Of our rights and equality iu the Union
and not content with simin: des,hblov at our
Institutions, thereby seeking to deprive US of the
chief means by which we are 10 attain that posi-
ton Of honor, wesl.a, and importance which the
Creator designed when siding our forefathsrs in
becoming aas:srs Ot the .veliest soil beneath the
sun, but they were seeking to reduce cur mother,
'ur sisters, our wivcy and daughters to shame
for il allowed to SO rs they commenced, our
progeny would eventually have been forced to
level with those creatures upon whose brow tho
Almighty placed the sisnet Of inssriority BY which
thoy we're to be knswn as slaves for man.
But it is useless to eRrmerate the long cats-
losue Of grievances which forced US to the posi-
tion We now occupy. Enough! The die is cast "
We must stand the hazard Of tho turn. The voik
being we'll begun is half completo-yet there is
much to DO, and it is for the sons Of Carolina,
and Of tho whole South to emulate tho exsmple
Of their forefathers and do it at onco, and nobly
it shall be done. With their wrongs crying for
vengeance, the daughters Of our soil asking us TO
avert the shaft which the vandsiiring hordes of
Northern fanatics are aiming at their dignity and
"ur honor, if ausht be wanting to fire the true
Southern heart to a sense of just Indignation for
our wrongs and determination TO disinthrall
ourselves entirely from the shaeklts which crude
philanthrspists seeking to throw around US, it
is the approving emile Of lovely woman,-
The goddess from whose inspiration fews
The toll Of patriots, tho delight Of friends;
Without uhosc worth divine, in heaven or earth,
Naught lovely, nnuRht propitious, comes to pass
Nor hope, nor praise, nor honor"
Hers has been celestial mission and correctly
has it been fulfilled. Her car ever open to catch
the sound Of distrcss-hcr voice attuned to tho
chords Of sympathy she is ever present whom in
suffering she can aid, and ever heard when her
gentle voice can command to deeds Of honor, or
whisper consolation to the Dropping spirits Of
man. And rs it has been truly said of her tho
timid she be and go delicate that tns Kinds Of
heaven may not too roughly visit her." when she
can assist by her counsel or pressnie, "she lo.es
MI sense of Danger, assumes preter-natural oour-
age which knows not and fears not consequences"
Not she with traitrous kiss her Savior stune
Not she denied him with unhoiy tongue;
She. when Apostles shrank. could dangers brave.
Lust at the cross, and earliest At the grave
And now, that hare before us this "brirht
dag" from their hands, with the pleasing assu.
rance that their feelings arc With US, and that tho
warm prayers Of glowing hearts" ascend for cur
protection, is there man who would hesitate to
march to the grave deemius hi. life small sac
risce at the shrine Of his hoDor7 If there bc.
you can assure tho Ladies Of Hamburg, to whom
We arc indebted for this lovely syabol Of Our
rights, that he shall never DO found beneath its
folds.
If permitted. like the Olive Branch, it shall be
the insignia Of peace to mankind, but if assa;.ci
or intuk be offered to the soil over which il aoats.
its inscription shall provo moro dreadful to the
assress"r than tho fercc ]alters on shs palace
walls Of Babylon to the ditttseted viiion Of Bot
shnzSnr.
Tell them ,shsrever dus command. or Asatt
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