Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-17
Not to he Omitted.

\ correspondent iurwnruS from CultHUa ah
in"rssins report Of flag presentation HhicE oc-
currei just lc."rc the Hampton Legion sle't for
Richm"ni. AZ We have alrcaly publishednn ac-
cnunt o: :;n, nifar together with 4the remarks OF
Capt G.rr, it j. not necessary torepeht=it here
in fr:f. Eet We would be doing nur.own feelings
Tiulcare and the public yrorg, didRe neglect t"
present III, following sketch'of the Observations df
,,.r I'D friend ani felluw-citizcn, C"l. JuHN
gArskETf. tn the OCCASION TO which alluson j.
made. II. at once bes;ows lofty praise where it's
.inc, aud cxii'its the present war in the stron;,
!i%It i simple truth. We extract as follows,
iryu, our correspondents report:
"Mr$. J. B. GRIFFIN prepared beautiful Flag,
sent it to Cu!umbir to the care Of Col. BArsKETT
with request, in her behalf, to present her com
p!imsnts tp the lI'af.on Guard, and tender thcn
tic standard in such terms US would make il ut.
cepablc.
..at dress parade of the Legion. Camp l1aml-
ton, near Columbia, Mr.. BAusHETT presented thi
Flag to the Watson Guard, accompanied by n few
remarks in which after nludng in compliment.
iry terra. to .hu zeal aud patriols of the ladlc.
in senrrsl, of tho. whole South, lie spoke Of tie
ancestry Of the fair donor herself and more than
iut:pae'l that The spirit Of I6 which unlimited the
BrRrs in the Oil Nirety.Siy region, had dcscen-
,iea, undilute,, in direct line male, and Jema''
fr.,n that period t" The present generation.
That, in Offering this Flag, she would respect
fully decline to suggest to M, or to exact OF evsi
intimate that she desired any pledge Or promise
to preserve it iron dish"uor or furnish. lt'was
enough lur her to know, lB@ ii was 10 the Vat
.up Grar.I, os gallant '0ld Edgefeld" thst sl'
,ecyed to cunlidc il, in perfect confidence that i'll
their keeping, under the motto, Brave COM
ra!.s Advance not only the Flag, but the dear
est right. of or country, might be safely confdee
to the cuol and SELF. f.posscsscd courage and III
domiiubls spirit OF the officers anu soldiers OF that
G mpany.
After audns in general terms to the evil spir;to
tho times in which wclye, whirh seems to pelvad
and control the counses Of those who would sub
jngatc, govern, AM! even destroy us and our cOun-
,ry,whrhcr we would or no. Mr. BArsHETr stated,
tai il arnpard to him, that the simple and Hake'
.Iuesrpn at issue now, was as to the right OF Il
people, when ,yrunically oppressed and even
threatened with the destruction Of their political
liberties, Ia come OFT frnm un'lcr the cppresspl,
and for tho preservation cf themselves, their coun
try antl their liberties, to establish ana maintain
their own form Of government.
This question is not new it was made iiy the
Old Thirteen Colonies with King George the Thir';
10 I.?i after il wns discussed by words and
blows for seven long years, twas ihought.to have
bucn finally settled ut least Oh this continent Bu
rftes lapse of eighty.ycars, precisely th. sam.
question is again revived upon the same grounds,
su:tained by Mr.. LlycoLx and the Federal party
ia power at Washington, by the same reasoning,
Ms was urged by King George and his Ministry a.
Lnir.nr ana it seems we have np alternative hui
meet ard drriiiu that question prer acair, nov.
as our ancestors did then. AS they were c"iups
ten, 10 the task then. arc We with the blessing
Of Providence, equal to itnow. Al all ven.s-well
toy it, n"thiEg doubling Of the result.
Tar lur:a Of government is 1: stake. If th'
Nurth ronqrrrs ns, we nre Il suljugatcd people.
and y Lc held under control by u military des
poti-r.. The same kind of power that c"nqicrs.
sill nc necessary to hold us in suljsctinn: ant
sablritia3, we shalt nc degraded and dcsriier
ate people. unworthy the heritage Of our ancestors
But /: VIC can successfully resist this threaten
ing avalanche Of tyrnan: from the Srrth, an"
ra::iu.a;a nur liberty, institutions and form Of
government. then indeed shall have accom-
p!i.lr,l an achievement. which opens out I" th'
,icm n! the patriot the highest hopes OF pr"sprri-
- r!ai ;vcr animated the people Of any nation u,
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So that, the simple question is Liberty or Dos.
,r,,i.m. Tu solve that question you have taken
.p arms snd have set Out to meet the enemy oi;
!:ia t:rs-h"ld.
VIII You accept the Flag, aad whit response
:la:; hare the hoanr to convey I" the lat:iotic
lr'ly wi" presents i; y
Tie g,llant reply "f CAPT GARY was pull
lishe in our last. We may adj What our CORES
pendent s1ys If the brave Fia.- .-bcarer: = Cpa:.
receiving hi. charge, Si.."J""t DoEN took the Fiai,
waved i, ana with graceful l'"w, Simply sad.
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