Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-11-06
Richmond, Va, Oct. II, 1861.
Shall South Carolina Escape {.


The New York Times is sorely troubled
lest South Carolina should escape her due
portion of the terrible punishment which the
Yankees are about TO inAict upon the rebels.
Under the caption above given, it has the fol.
lowing blazing editorial:
Although the loyal public is not permitted
to know upon what part Of tue Southern
c"ast the immense naval expedition now about
sailing is TO be precipitated. We think wa d.
not mistake in saying that it is the almost
universal wish of the people that Charleston.
South Carolina, il it receive not the present,
may not long await Il similar blow. If the
Government would arouse the livelicst sym
pathics of Unionists, in the South as well Us
in the North, let it be seen that clear and
distinct memory is kept of the origin OF the
war; and a reSoute purpose held, however the
conflict may otherwise 90. and whcnsuever it
may terminate, not to fail administering a
fearful rebuke upon that acCursed city and
State, whose crime it is TO have originated the
war.
South Carolina stands out pre-emiuenty in
tho unhalowed work Of treason and Sedilion.
1t is Soutl, Carolina that invented the words
notification and secession which have
wrought such mischief, uneettling the minds
of men in regard to the rights OF States un-
der the Federal Union. 1t is South Carolina
that has for thirty year: been q macontent
in the otherwise happy family Of States, and
au industrious preacher of diSunion. 1t is
South Carolina that necessarily muttcred dis
content and threatened secession, until tie
national miud became famiiarized with the
crime and ceased to regard it with that hor-
ror which its euorniity should have Inspired
And finally when the poison Of thirty years
steathy aud treaSonsble teachings has COR
ruptcd the South and prepared Ii for an in,
surrection, it is South Carolina that led the
wey in the overt act Of disloyalty Her Sen.
ators and Representatives were the 6rSt to
yacate their seats in the Natlonsl Congress,
and thus 70 t,ror;4ila to the world broken
and disordered Union.
It was one of these recreant ncir-a true
representative, however, of South Carolina
trcason-that proclaimed the infamous senti-
laent in public speech in the city Of Charles
ton. while the State Convention there was
sundering the popular allegiance from the
National Government: Let MS sei." iEe lil!!-
lars of the Federal Union as Samson did the
pillars Of the temple and drag it down. though
we perish in the ruins Such was nr. is The
true spirit of secession. II is Internal amt &c.
structve, ready to involve thirty millions ct
happy aud prosperous people in strife, rapinc,
bloodshed and woe, to satate the ln;rEice Cr
sabserve the ambition of nest Of dis ~
pointed and disaIlcoted politicians. Of South
! Carolina,
| And when South Carolina's desperate trea,
son found imitators, and one after anather
State threw off lis allegiance, till seven Eal
! e ine-even then there was hope Of q psac, a.
Bile recovery Of our National unity. The b r,
der Slave Sta!es resisted the fanaiic!sm and
the seven seeded States would h"7.: been
crushed under the odiurn Of their i:.surle :
ton, If the evil had stopped with them The
wicked ploters Of SECESSION knew this, and II
conflict of arm: vas .decrecd i'll Gs1cr that the
Aow of human blood might maiden nnn tvei'
turn what judgment was lett in The Border
Slave States. 1t va, found fit that Sou h
Carolina soil should be the scene of this crow :
ing outrage, and in Charleston hariar tn: en-
sign of the Hcpui,!ic r:'eeive'l It's first w"!;'r
in being lowered to arr", ;n-rA1cs fs;r
courtrys PARTICLES. The sea: q! Il, 'ti'dll 5
birth was thas made the scene u lis guilty
! triumph.