Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-06-25
Soldiers Clothing for the winter
Cumpuigu.

As we look fUr no relaxation Of the block
a'ie Or cessation of the war until tie Yankees
shall be taught the impossibility Of conquest,
We ask the attention Of the Government 10
the important subject Of clothing The soldiers
next winter There is u great deal of wool
liz the country, and large crop Of flax will,
siais u SH $ isaSs
this indspsnsa' lie article? The coarse yarn
sprn hy machinery ia scarce and very costly;
and. though We see TIC cotton burned in the
face of the invader, raw cotton cannot be OBJ
suingd il. many portions CT :he interior ct sny
price.
There is g mccLsu;esi difficulty, aisc, Which
..as .arcled domestic rualIa!!@ti:r" Hand
cards c2nno: re hsd &: an: p::cs.
Nhiie cr9 soldiers are in the :;ei6. tncre
s-e at 5c.nr thousands c patriots :,:o'''eEs
.al s:;.-.: wiling to toil in G2y say, sa''
.l.- say disadvantage ie7 1i,esr .'n" defend
hem. Lnt. in sraay c2acs, ;h'>:" patriotic
! yemen have neither material nor mach:ue1y
10 manufacture tho c!o.h:nr ard blanket:
heir friends require.
lie ma: anticipate a similar difficulty in re-
ssrl 10 shoes and boots, though there will be-
9e suppose, leather enough. toproduce w:a'
ter supply o: SO Indispensable an article.
GIow, what can our Government doso pr .
/, lid. for the winter waats OF cur arnY? We
answer. let it appoint commissioners Of N:snu'
! !ac,u.es within tie sections os country pre-
pared to conduct tie operations referred to,
and assign to them as many skilled artlzans,
detailed Under authority of the Act of Con
gres, as ma; be necessary 20 gi7s elect 10 the
object of army supply.
In the meantime the Government SHOULD
purchase and distribute, at low prices, quan,
ti,ias Of ysw cotton, and if possible wool, sc
ss to employ the industrious poor, Tho ha7s
the will to work, without the means to work
These measures will cause domestic nanrfac
lures which still !inger in upper Virginia,
Carolina and Tennessee, to revive and furnish
important aid to the Cause.
This plan, with the manufacture snd dis
trihution Of hand car,ls, will moet the eiaeT
gency: for though the goods thus made may
no. be SO good IS we would wish, they vii! b'
infinitely better than rags.
We are aware that the Confederate Gov
erntrent cannot so well conduct enterprise
Of the description referred 10 as the States,
and it would perhaps he well if the Conieder
: ate Government should confer with ,fe State
authorities, and employ their agencies in Cal
rying out the details of the plan, bearing Q
course the expense which may attend it.
NAV derive advantage from consultingthe Is
aud 81 Auditors Of Virginia, who are re
uuirea by late Act of Assembly to nqnir
int, the condition Of manufactures ofTir
uinia, and who will give patriotic and usefu
assistance ii the object proposed.
Il Tic government '$ill ossSanisse :. nurca
for the general iurH"&e oF dEyslopins the ma
'erirls Of wa:, and Clothing i9F the t!o0rS'
I, little systeiuatc attention will do wonders
: The industry, the will, and the materials +"
: the work exist, nothing bnt supeFIntende'
i and instruction Is REQ ired TO maize tlnm e
i. fec,ual. When the next winter comes il
!, not complaints and repronches come up iv"i
Y prlr unclpd soldiers. Let not on: ranks b
5 weakened, and our hospitals flied with th
Y victims OF nslledness,-bu, let there be timeI
e attention, by the authorities Of the Cnntede
. ate States government.