Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-10
presi lent Y.iuspin's Message.

President I.inc.:! * Mess -. g. t:':'";r->:
), ;:.a h.. :;..:,i,. e. the nra.'.:' A',m'"'S
..ii;,n, .ar -'i-r.i t;py-r:ia:'a. was :or,'i
>r.,a..,,I.., ;n,.c S,s..r.. Sat-. excepting
rag n p.,tsl functions the. ..:,;u:!.; ir"ie:f,
e;c-a,iar .,r;s IirEe,,S, Tavl,r, Jefferson
all S::rnter, sci.c,i and nu; in an os".site
,.,>iI;o.i; ot:ic! i,r:s built, srmisa organized.
pn,i Dein. os...u:zeG, avowe.lig hostile 10 the
.;.,,.rl:a.l::. .i.- Federal f;rce bese!grd or
.:e::.c,,a ii. these states. Gi>rrcrmii"nat"
e...5.ar cf arn- :ad :i..'i:t:c.> which lad
s;,:r;e Ja !y:::::: ;..l::r Ny into these rebel
80, :;;..;,.. tx ;.@cu-tr.4i:ou d. the Na:iorn
r..,..::n.s w:!,,;:, yr;,"l i,.:rltrs seized. the
l,.i.rl Navy was scattered, Federal Army
,.,! y .,t u:Gce:s ,ia., resigned Isl grea. nam
,,...., ordinances declaring sepa aii''n had
ras.t,i, and these S,ates u! America We're AZ
~: ,s - r'rei ~ g";wers tu7 recognition ant
,-.:t"rc.
- Il, nai:,c Administrators, 's;i"rc'! it 70
o. Al :!:;.er$;.y dur t" Ire:::':: the thr. Al,
,.:.-.i ,i:-,:.c:uh.;ulrui ui the Cl,::'n. :Ic
Il: see y! ai,asnr.s was Indispensable. Tie
,.,l:rf ch,,cn Nas that Indicated in '"y ii'au-
:-,::..i. eZia~i@! all peaceful measures be-
.,r., Il resort II { ~rclon.
III. (;we:r::.ei,! waS ,e':k!ng only To hold
r!c ;ab!ic p.ee'; a:id l'i' 's"'s'y witch hs'i mo-
h-s.. w-;.s;el from K, ani: ALAG collection oi
the .sre-..-- relying ":u,n tine, discussion,
:.i.. the ,ii.:: hix :::- ':' rest, lr"nisia:, IN
he -. ,.....:.M~, a lH::i..H."cr ot the rails.
i:.l":v:Aia: va h:rn". c<:n?a;!5.e wit;
snt..,:ag the Il :vrr|m"n, en- foot.
On ;.ic :;E Il M;rgh y letter was received
*c,,n M, II ,:crsoi: sl Fo't Sumter, Stating
la. ,:Ic p!s2: cuad nu: le ie!: and, un
!artas. Consideration. Gen. Scot: considered
the i...rcc at lhr 'iis;r'>a! o:' the Government
no. al, . lat. tn thu relief of Sumter, without
rho Immediate v!c,nal!ing ot III" Fort.
Tae Administrations du:; WAS therefore
r,ir es: ,ai.,r safe w:shtlrs~s q: th" garrison.
i. 1As beliayei, h;i%ever. tha. he abandon
-neot oe the Fort wcnhl be G,ier Y cainunS---
.ta: he ac:iun wcn!d be i-u:tssTstord---d!s-
eoar.girg ;hu ::ic!l's % ,'ia ;u,on. c,nhuc'ng
i. ares.ies. and encouraging the recognition
OF the Confederate States a:road-in fact.
p .::,ce q na.rr:l d:>t:Gst Of the Admlnstra'
,,.,,. IT. coarse was ,aroldahie.
Prev ou, 10 Simter= starvat!on. Fort Pick
r..:. IL sas 'iat=rm;ned. might hs seinlorred'
thu; indicating the Administration policy,
nuu IrrtE:.i.S rr5 f'tnt!r '!linu ~! oaWterE
eyacu@; Oil AZ q .nihtarr necessity.
Orders were therefore immediately issued
for Pickens' reinforcement.
Il was impossible 10 du this BY land, AMI it
was therefore ordered by sea. The first re-
turn TO the order was received the week before
Sumte5s fall
Tie steamer Brocklyn, under President
Bn,.5anan's qaa>i-ara;;s:re. refused TO land
,rs,;, Ia -ai:.f"rce Fort Pickcns hefore the
cr,.i, ;,"u,d Is. relieved at Furt Sumter.
l., Prevent Sumter! evacuation before
Pi.ss..a reinforcement, he Government plat.-
ue.i an expedition 10 y;c;ua! Sumrer-the plan
t. :e a<e,i u: not. As circumstances might re-
r.;rt. Contingencies rsg.;:r-t he c'rsum,
my; ~ II: :he ,,!an.
,.,v Plcksms was notified: .iAt !! tie Y;clu
aim e: ,.e t;,.; was rnre,:zted, 40 attempt
w,u;l i,a made 10 ;E:ru" in men, arms. aid
a,,r1.i:On witfou. i.7hYiOrS nutcn being
.iye. i,u: the fort w,:s taken without wait
;..c CO.. II. victualliny expedition.
I'aas the attack Oh Sumter was iii iri Sense.
in s:f:tletcIce The .sSailants Knew that, il!
"a nyc.;. t:p,:!d Sumter be nisch!evous. They
.:.r.. nct!tic.i that the feeding OF hungry n!eii
y .,s tie un!v object OF the Government. ttc
t:,,T.'rnIGent wished 70 m::ltaia o:i!y ne!,:i.
n. ,,..ss..sinn of the Furt--thuS preserving
:e !:ou--irn-t;m. ., :y!-, discussion. and
,.,s ballot box !ur final adj asttren. nt dill
cll 9. Bur tse Fer; was aSss:!ed, the oh;;eri
bah. 20 drive ons TIE unable Federal author:
ty, t.rs forcing an ;i:nediate dissolution o'
1ae Un,uu. This the Execci!yc understood
and having sai;i ~ t!e people OF tie rebel
States hrn il:sugura'e'!, yon can have III
co..i:.; w;,hcu; !s:;rg yourselves ;;:e agSr"&
..rrs--tlc Administrator took pains To make
i:r.larsi.,n SNud in ,hl circumstances sur
s,,;i,,iinE tm~ St:a!rra''aic.
1,Lu. he Crnie1.ra.es bae.a tie conflict.
Ihe7 have i,rceG nJon the conntry 'lc dc>'
sru.t ii iS~lIc OF Immediate t!is>,,iuVinn-em.
hraciug more than Gi.e far" OF the 'i:"i'. |;
solves The question wn.ther proH'e toy
eminent can maintain tie Integrity d: It's ter
ritory against domestic loes-whether indl-
vidusi<, too few 20 control the Government
b. organized law, can break up the Govern
msnt--thus ending free goverumen; Oh earth
1t forces this ques!lun Must the t:oyer,lncn'
be tno strorg Tor til. peoples liberty, Or ios
Hesk to maintain It's own existence?
NJ caoice vas left but 10 call out the wal
roTrr ui the Government Ia resist :H;- fore"
a,ap.orcd tor its destruction. Ttc response
u lie call has surpassed the rn'st silii- -Ui,le
expectations. delaware a!.,ne. hIwr,er .:
The slave States responded. A ttH rrgimeI's
Sru,E o.ner slave Ststes have !men raisesi by
individual enterprise, aud accepted Tiir
border State. Were not ul.:Irr!n il. ac;un bU;
the course taken by Virginia WIS IL. mos,
remarkable and important.
Va, III
was :r session when Sumter irl. in,rc was
10, large majority Tor tt" Enion, da: they
YER. over, carried the State out % the Cu.:
r.ade extensive military Erepara. uHS. >eizrI
TIC Federal property. r-c,aTcd large bo:ile, &.
Confederate ,roors, entered INTO y treaty witt
re Confederate States, sen! representative,
=, r.. C.,nfs,l.:ate t'oInril, and permitted
me u,.nrrcc:;nnarv Government 10 d. uars.
se.rcs ,c the Capital o.! tirr;Gin. Tx" Gov
,..ai:e,s, has no cla,.:c l"!i i.err:';r~, !ni tt
;.urs;lc lis present cpurS" with !'.r;:f' lo VIZ
c;uia, and ,!pas *, ":th l"S- regret i.un s.av.
ing bae:: called !, n-v~c. loyal ci!izeus i'll
:hat State whom i. - :,'lnd 10 s'!s,n;;l.
Other how,=r Stats !.2or an armed ncu-
.ra,:ty--that is arr:;ny III. Sta:e to prevent
Unicn and Cisnnion :rnc;i5 .:n:n occupying
i.s soil. This wuult! be d;,rn: IN complete.
Figurarirc!y, it wo~!d b. building i;npassable
walls aloIig the line OF seisration, and, right
under the guise of neutrality, it would tic the
hands of the Unioni>ts and feed thc seces
sioaist,--tsking all TIE trouble from secession
hands, except what arises from the external
blockade, and it would give to the ,usl-con.
tents disunion without struggle of their
hands.
It recognizes no fidelity TO the Constitution,
10 obligation TO maintain the Union. While
aay l1yaliss in those States favored such a
rcu--. the administration sill! considers II
es,3 i,Juri1ls 10 the cause OF the Union.