Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-13
FOR THE ABBEylLLE PRESS.
To THE pURrrc

A orthnving been iudustriously circula..
ted in Abbeville and other Districts, tiat am
not f7isnd to tka South, I avail myself Of thia
opportunity Of pranouacing it an pnpitigated
falsehood. originating. from low, iilBred i'm
poster, who having no meri. in himself, en-
devored by every mean device that his little
mind could invent to- supplant me in the prac-
tice of medicine. Having failed in his insidi-
GUS attempts against mo for several years, the
same vile wretch, the same whining. rwhimper.
ing, Insignificant puppy. (I must here ask par
90" Of the 'ohote canine race poured forth his
vile abuse, his virulent poison against my I'D:
est son Alonso Ii. Folger during the last year.
AS he left this country in disgrace, will not
soil paper by wraing his pollutedsname and
those who gave ciys4ltatiun te his vile slsndsrs
in Abbeville District are too low to merit
rebuke. 1t is true, I wus opposed to secession
and did not vote in the election ut this place
for Delegates to our State Convention. In this
i concurred with three fourths oi the potera at
this precinct; but if every voter except my.
self had voted for secession, should have ex.
ercised the right Of dissenting thereftom, after
the John Brown raid I was favorable to the
call of national convention for the purpose
OF dividing tile Union believing as did, that
the ins''rrection at Harper's Ferry gave the
death blow to our hopes of peace in the Union
D looked upon secession however with fearful
forebodi"gs. as an act frnught with imminent
PsriE Whilst my secession friends declared to
lie tha' there was NC danger Of q conflict with
the General Gorernnent, argued that all the
helrors of q cirsa wsr would be upon US If our
State decsdad. Was right in my prediction +,
protested not TO be blessed with the gift of
prppheey; but considered it required no
prophetic ken to discover looming up in the
dfstance: thnt dark pprtontous cloud which
would soon burst upon " iu one of she most
bloody civil vars known To mqp. | was
Brought sP IN the bright sunny South" and
hnve spent Fifty yesrs in my own. my native
land" I,was trained in the school of Jeffer=
soa'sn Democracy. and neYss gave yq.e to
any. obs outside ofaths rauks of that party !:
but whilst having an aged mother, a sister and
TIVE brothers in the. .Sorth,J have two sisters
sndftwo brothers in the North. west Surely
! must have theheart Of deuen could have
glorfeda in, civil strife. But the war is upon
us; and after the appearance Of Lincoln e
Proclamation hsve kHown no differe nee of
sentiment in our midst All are Southern men ::
all are aroused in defence of our homes, and
all that is dear to rs Oh earth and nearly all
the sons Of tshe'old Union men are gone to the
wss Zhila the prayera Of pieps fathers. motif
ers wives aud sistsfs are daily a.cendlng.to
Heaven for the success of5our arms In con-
eias5on must say, that from MY arrival to
mashoed have assumed the responsibility Of
thinking. and d'scting Cor myself and if say one
from this dsss1whops I regard as gentleman
shall accuse me of being otherwise when a
friend to the land that gave mo birth. ] ap
resolved to'hold him responsible in manner
that may be apPleasaht. both to him and my,
SELF
A. N. F0LGER. !.