Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-03-20

charge his duty, no
in his path Ills fine and noble iAsN..--,
Regiment promptly responded to the call.
take this occasion to return the thanks OF
the State for the very gallant and precise
manner in which every order was executed,
and every call responded to, BY both regi,
ncnts.
trust in God that you will not be called
Cd for anything more serious in its consequent
ces than tn, Sc events which you have 80 re-
Gently encountered. 1t may be that the coun-
cils of wisdom and Of prudence and Of inter,
est, may prevail. II may be that We can pass
through our crisis withou: an appeal TO arms,
and the shedding Of blood. ! trust in God
that the country has so far progressed in gen,
eral intelligence and general civilization, rs
to be able to pass through aud vindicate tri.
umphantly our rights and independence with
out hlood.hel. But il, on the contrary, mnd
ambition prevails, or still brser, madder ID
natcisni, it may be the rave sc, and you may,
at any moment, be called upon not only to
shed your own blood but to drench the
land in blood in defence Of your chartered
rights transmitted from gallant, glorious
ancestry.
1t is in no idle manner that 1 here SAY, Let
what will come, may rely with perfect conf
dencc on the brave aud true men before nc.
Ii that dreadful day does come which may
God in his mercy avert, aud we have to
come to the worst, know that there lives not,
nor breathes upon the face Of the earth,
Drawer or truer man upon whom to rely than
your noble Colonel, or more brave anu sol
dier.like regiment to execute his orders upon
the field of battle or elsewhere, than those
before me.
Yes, soldiers, I rejoice I see YOU whst do
on this occasion, because we are just at
critical point in our affairs. 4 few more days
will decide the fate Of thi, country, aud if We
are driven TO the contest, here frankly say
that the only way To guarantee the pe'ce and
freedom Of this Southern Confederacy is to
organize Immediately Il large and efficient ar
my, to occupy the field with brave men and
brave officers, and show to the world that we
have not only the spirit to assert and defend
our independence, but We have the means and
the soldiers to maintain it upon every battle
field they may tender TO US.
This is the true aud only way in which the
permanent peace aud safety Of this country
can he secured. You have done it before, and
can do it again. We ask no favors we sin.
cerely desire peace. We hope that ;hose-in-
terests Of commerce and trade, SO closely
identified with our own, and those productions
which we peculiarly produce, and which the
world peculiarly demands, will perhaps guar
antee our peace. We trust too, that the peo.
pc of the United States have SO far progress.
ed in intel sencr and civilization that they
will be able to avoid the last resort, to save
this country Ly All appeal to arms and the
blood-shedding, which has been so often up.
pealed to by the European people in their
revolutions, which huve led to independence.
But if we are mistaken in this, ] trust that
ench freeman will be able to discharge his
duty fcarlessly, faithfully and bravely, let the
consequences be what they may.
Turning to Col. Pettigrew, the Governor
said:
rejoice through you, Colonel, to return
my thanks to the people Of Charleston and
the soldiers Of Charleston, for the noble and
patriotic manner i'll which they have sustained
this country and this State, under the most
trying circumstances that any people were