Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-31
Por the Advertiser.
We can all do Something.

We can all do Something.
MIR. EnIr"R IL "a. in the advertiser "c In,
! 9th July, that Gen. W.. MoEAcSE has hc,n
appointed Cuu.mi..i"ncr Tor this District tu cir
aare subscription iiy;., and ehtain from tie
farmers he loan Of auch portion "f their rr"ls
thcv can srs-.. f,r s'.c defence of the county
this loan t, be secured lay Confederate Sta
Brntla healias eight per c,r: interest. This ]
look upon g capital inve-imen; for farmers,
| by which they caa dispose Of their sar.'r+ pro-
luce at renuners.iYe prices, ani =, The time
fee! that they are perf"rnng 81: &C! Of ra:rUtisln
A nd in connection with this. or Independent nf it,
ii il he thought better. w"uli propose gratui-
;"us contribution for The Couir,era: Army.
Owing 10 the shorrcss rf the Provision crpp
.or thc part i.~ YEAR. presurne lL.-e s7cGil be
!, great many of our farmers who would not have
much provisions to offer III market for tie salr oi
tue muney. Yet there are few l suppose but what
cuuld If hey cionss, sllrca few pounds of Bace!,
or few bushels of Corn, ur Wheat, or Beef "r
two. In nine cut of ten, perhaps, :hc guam
rity that each onc could lsrare, :t lris time. would
be so small that each ole would think il not worth
troubling with. Eu; there :le hundreds Of :ar;rers
in the District. al small meaur. yet well 10 do,
who would che.hully-yes gladly contribute
something, ii sone plan were devised Ey which
they could he afforded an opportunity Of doing so.
And 20 accomplish Ibis end, propose the fol-
lowing plan let genera! meeting: Of The Ci'i-
zcns he called at the Court House, aud 1t this
mce,ng let meetings be cn>led-say at each
Election precinct throughout the District Let
The citizens sssembls 1T these meetings, and each
one subscribe Whatever amrInt CT PROV isi"ns he
may be wiliin. 10 furnish. Let Committees he
appointed T., wait upon tho.e whu may fail to nj
tend. One can spare IN, % or % pounds OF ba-
con, or II Beef. Another can spare one, hSe OF
ten bushels of wheat: and another cun contrii.-
u,e few ,iullars in m"ney whirh can sc /" pay
freight Lei day he appointed to bring in the
gifts. Wagon. hired I" hnnl the Railroads.;
sn,i in this way We con furnish q supply "i pre-
visona for cur Volunteers that Will asf"" IN all
YnnSe@dv,n. or course the exis the
case 10 not demand such measur> Al coll
ti,,en;iy believe. ,I.t it. South Carolina alone,
,hrre could be thousands If dollars WORTH "t pro-
::::ons raised snd If pnt in operation through
ual lie Southern t'oni"cra"y. The sum "nniG
reach ,nill OH. And am equally confident thai
it wv.l;d be n.uc! more agreeshie way Of aiding
nur Country in :rs sine OF need, than n ''"y ite
provisions On cre.iit aul have 10 pay for ,i.m ny
raxation hereafter. 1t would also serve as re
newc.l ernest. 10 our brave volunteers, OF tie
hearty approval aLti we'll done, Of their friends
Al hume, and nerve them with rednnhlcd reSolu'
tin, TO strike for their bones end thei: hreslacf
and for their wives and their children.
will only add that my mite is ready What
say you. Fellow -Ci.iz ems! PATRlo1.
Extracts from - Richmond letter in the C"uriCr,
dated 18th inst: Our wounded at Manassas, they
.ay, are receiving tn. very best of attention. All
the private houses taking then,in, lsdies come
after hem in their carriages from many mllcs
around No friends are permitted to 90 to them
r.. n, here; that seems hnrd: but then we must
have rorfdenc. in those who are in authority and
he willing 80 irrego Eri:ate interest I" pleasure
fer the public good
The cnemys appointments were magnificent
They had h2 pieces of artillery al The Hrr.f he''
character. Sheslnaus battery, that had roman
tic reputation the West Point battery the Rh"te
Island battery all magnificent guns, aud from
which not II single discharge hal been made. We
captured the whue--tho Rhode Island battery !
with 69 horses NIL hnrnesscd to it, and ready for
action. Their muske.s, rifles, pistols. bayunet. |
&c, were superb--or these it is said wo shall get
from 10000 to 10000. Csrtuuche boxes, kEap-
sacks, India rubber great coats, by the wnggon |
lrad AMMUNITION a bounde$s quahtity. Or
provisions, fifty wagon londs had already been |
hauled without making any impression on their !
stpres. President Davis said the quantity Was !
supposed to be sufficient for tho supply of an army
Of 50, O,OrO men for campaign. The killed and |
woundct Of the enemy arc estimated at i,eeo to
IL, 900 m.u, uud Of prisoners 1000 are already in
hand, and they continue still to arrive from the
front. The roat was complete.