The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-11-08
Jasper Defenders"

We published lastwce5 the address ofMiss Lindsay,
IN presenting flag to the company Of Capt CLAYTON,
before the accompanying reply Of Mr. Thompson had
been furnished u.s. We now have the pleasure Of
LAYING the latter before orr readers and the friends
Of the company
Miss Lyps,Y With feelings Of the most PRO-
found pride and plaasure, / as their humble repre-
sentative receive from your hands this beautiful
dag which you have 80 tatteungy presented 70 our
company 1 accept &c ny a rich token of female
patrntsn-as the ffaeWill Offering OF the fair lades
who now surround us--as the adopted emblem Of our
younE Coutrderlcy. The causes which have made
Che present ceremony necessary are OF no ordinary
import uad / would that were competent to do any
thing like Justice to the beautiful themc this occasion
Affords hut instead Of a speech shall merely offer,
IN my ierNte style, a few brief remarks, express
siyo OF ogr respect and grateful acknowledgment tor
the magnificent and appropriate present which our
kind lady friends have seen proper TO make US
Words are inadequate to express our thanks or 70
convey 10 your minds IN idea OF our high appreca'
ton OF the generous, the noble and the pairohc ieel-
ngs that prompted the tender Of this valuable pres
emit And permit me In behalf Of the Jasper Defend
0rs not IN bO1siul spirit to assure you that by us It
never shall he dshonurrd IL will ever be ~ us q
source of announcement TO gaze upon those baautl-
fn stars and bars IN the darkest and most gloomy
scenes through which we may be caled 20 pass
Every man IN these ranks Will honor and respect u,
md Is Nd defend 10 20 the last extremity, or Will noDly
sacrifice h.3 o IN the attempt Ana as &c Is tne pro-
perv of die company Of each ones interest he VIII
ever feel proud Justly proud OF it Tho nag we hold
before us is tho badge, the representative OF our
glorious country. 1t now noats over many 9 lenle1
fell-5vsr the temporary abode of many gallant and
brave soil ors who have gone forth 10 hight the bat
tics and defend the rights OF cur bleeding ana insult
ed country, and doubtless 1t VIII very soon nave
crossed tie Atlantics waste, will be hailed with re-
spect on every sea and ocean, ami IN far distant
tines will be regarded as the banner ~ great m
teliglut and brave people We nave reason, ilgh'
and Justice ON our side aud we believe ana cohaeut-
Ia. tl,. l1.,A tstn Laid
hat III the South were inhabited by holy angels 10
human form, they would take up arms against the
abolition wretches who now invade our soil Inc
Black Republican party have peInea an gnorn,,
usurpcr to lrampe upon the Constitution ans assume
dcspotie power His object now is to invade me
South and make us slaves.
Bat the South, the noble the enYalrous soh,h' "
ready for the crisis, aud to arms TO arms mas oeeh
hoard from the mountains OF Virginia, 20 the yalles
of Texas. The whole country rom the lakes on the
North 20 the golden gateway Of California seems aas-
lined soon 10 become a military cncampmeht; FoI-
wurd march, has royorbera,ed through the lengIh
and breadth of land all seem ready ana Wlilhglo
and their aid to drive the Yankee despots from our
bright and sunny cline and never q permit o9I
homes and hresides TO be polluted by Lincoln hoTds
Of thieves and muyderers Better that every secuon
Of our country should become q battlefield aud every
rod of land patriots bloody but honored grave
Wa will very soon have demonstrated 20 the WoTid
thnt freeman coutending for liberty upon ~ own
soil is superior 20 any slavsh mercenafy on eat ~
will very soon be decided whether We are 20 e lfee
Ir n on 4llypP whether we are to nave any pluPti9
va ann call our own, whether our houses aud farms
arc 10 be- pl8ged and destroyed, our properly eonh
Gated and ourselves confined 90 a state on WTelchea-
noes from Which no human effort will be aple 70 e4-
rieato u.s. In this contest liberty, property lle,
honor. are all ~ stake, Oar own, our oouu,ile
honor calls on us for q vigorous and manly exetu9n'
our cruel and relentless enemies leave Us ohiy 1ho
clcce Of brave resstapce 70 conquer OF 70 a,es -
ThaVbarties which our patriotic fathers ioQeA. ~
and ba1ueathed TO US have been basely perverted oy
thl f,nateal horde who have sought TO invade cur
riphi 10 destroy our institutions and enslaye PEG.
pe vino dared 20 be free lt is no ordinary occasion
shst drives us from the companiunshlp OF az wy
hold sacred or dear on earth, our kinarea a ~
friends are in danger aad where ASK can tiiele ~
found true hearted SOutherner who nc nls country
cali Win longcr hesitate in buckhng on MS atnlot;-
The enemy Is ia the field, aud how soon We may oe
called up6n to meet him no one can torelet' p1t
when il comes II come It must the Jasper DelehIvls
win noed no greater or noble incentive 70 auly thhi
the reflection that the eyes Of the tur donors %
HIS beautiful Gag are anxiously bent upon our &C
lions In battle The soit controlling nhnehcc "a
woman is felt and acknowledged IN the mhIssr! ~
well rs In the literary, political, and moral woliu'
When tho heavy hand Of oppression Nel ~
crilshed ont our libertieS-when the faesen aNu
furnished soldiers Of the revolution sank unaeI lne
burlens In mute despair-When the gtcet ueait y.
Washington almost gave up the contest theh y va
thai wofnas eloauence became more reslsllese tnsn
the li7htnng's vivid FASH and the peadiuHS q ieL
timd voice echoed on the heart Of man WIN nv ~
thar tsnfold the roar Of the tempest h'f 'A''