Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-01-23
speech of Joseph Abney, ESQ.

On Saturday the 18th inst, after the reviow Of
the Battalion at the Pine House, and tho address
of Gen. BArEs, JosErH AnXEY Esq, made, in SUBJ
stance, the following remarks:
Nen of the Upper Raiiolion Of the It'll Regiment:
Whut shall say to you to day, will have refer
ence exclusively TO tho objects of your parade.
From the orders just read in yuur hearing, you
learn that onch Battalion in the Brigade is re-
quired to furnish the State an Infantry Company,
aud that the whole Brigade is expected to furnish
two Rife companies in addition. There il no
provision as to what portion of either or both of
these last companies, any single Regiment or Bat
TALON may furniah. AS there is no restriction
upon it, this Battalion, if it please may raise as
we'll Rao Company, as the Infantry Company
j. is bound to raise. Indeed have tho assurance
that you hsvo already nearly completed Rife
Company, Of the very best material, which only
asks for few recruits more, whom it will be ready
for organisation. You will surely MT withhold
tho small number Of mon needed for this purpose.
If you shoull be so fortunate as to comply with
the requistior Of the Governor, and also to flu
ish the Rifle corps begun under such Aattering
auspices, you will reflect great honor upon your
aelYes and upon your whole Regiment. You have
already sent to the thentre Of warlke operations,
one full and noble company, and your sister Bat
TALON has sent two. If therefore, you succeed in
your present efforts, the 7th Regiment of itself
will have responded to the very first call of the
State with six full companies Of gallant young
men-an exhibition of promptness and patriotism,
that will covor it with glory.
Neither is it uuimportant to the porfecting of
your organization, that you should have an eye
to your Rifles. The language Of the military Bill
is, that when eight companies Of Infantry shall
havo been accepted and the two Rife companies
thereto attached, thsn the Governor shall order
the election of their Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel,
and Major, and constitute them regiment So
that, though tho Rifles are not demanded in the
call of the Governor they would seem to be con-
templuted by it, as we'll as embraced in tho Act Of
the Legislature because they appesr to be neces-
anry to the formation Of the regiment, and to tho
carrying out of the intentions Of the law.
But it may be imagined that too much is DO
| hopo not. Fifty FIVE Riasmen have already been
obtained, and only Twenty-Five more arc wanting
to complete their number, which added to Seven
ty-fve, the complement of the Infantry company
required, makes only Ono hundred men, that you
sru now called upon to consecrate to the service
Of their country. Do this, and this day your rog-
ment ehall be re-baptized, aud shall be called the
Glorious instead Of the Bloody" Serenth. For,
AM informed, that your sister, the Lower Bat
talon vii! need no second Gull to enable her to
organize the last of threo companies, composed Of
the primo manhood end chivalry Of the District.
Can you provo yourselves to be unequal in spirit
to your chyalrVns colleague Of the same regiment
Can South Carolina, not obtain one hundred vol
uptoers to maintain her fair cscutchcon, and de-
fend hor sacred rights out of this long array of
young, and ardent, and gallant men? / tell you
! young gentlemen, if you taltcr il your duty, in
this emergency, the very women will jeer at md
laugh you to scorn! Upon my word Of honor, il
you hope to win your loves and your sweethearts,
you must now show yourselves willing aAd cspa-
hc of winning laurcs On the bloody field of battle.
. s., r,,: hearted woman will accept lover whose
:. on.a s.a !'rn when dangers thickcn around,
,1sail her country, her home
song has ever been,
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