Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-11-12
H The BLACK Flag


easy for ;-es;de valor-or rather Insanity
to rave for tie raising of the black iiag, ARD
! have thought but for the West Point clil-
GERS, un both sides, this war would lave or'il'
cd Into barharous strife before Iow. learn
F.; ed from an officer however, promoted from {"
! civilian, ard rs god sni bray" s"l1icr as
hss for.;,t through this WAY, aid just iron
me s,my, tl:s; he believed such 81: order zouI''
occasion q rnulinY. And IN consideration
sse much reasUn for il. Il IS rep"snant t.
tie hoIur of soldier and 10 order woui'
! r,.sc g brave man deny mercy 10 Snee!i&s
I, ci.c.ny-rnoGern chiral:y might, but II is mol
! the ring cf the genuine metal. N"tw''hs'and
ine thc savage thirst for blood, o! tho'c wL'
; stav at home, as far removed from The seen
a.: ta,,lc az dcdging and excu<ea can k,e
! :L.ni il msy lie noticed how eener"G' '''
Z: soldiers ;reat their capives. and ii ehl:':.
come at al: it i aF:,r the prisoner bas bcc'
transferred from the custc.y Of tie army.
: * it not enough that the brave aud sfi'er
Gus slould peril their l!ves in honorable wal
lare, bu: they mu-thccone savage Gu, thT'a'
srd submit themselves, not "ay TO the h z
ards of tic battle field, bat to butciery With.
! ! nu, mercy il defeated? 1t is Tsrr easy i't
Gresidc vaur to counsel such disgrace AID
rnri! 70 others, who il. mer.y's naalc haze "l
rostiY risked ali that .hun!i hr asked. FIRST
: Mr.. Zamy, do what yen wish others {" 90.
l'ou ask he soldier 10 do moro than his VIZ
cations demands, CT wha. he engaged t"i
si,e,, De h.camc 9, Her.
If yoa are too airc 10 ne Soldier, atcor'
Ding to The army regulations, SO rich that y""
: can lire Il substitute over iurty-hSe, a g"T
a., .... 80, -....,-.. e- 8: ~ other r"as,r
r,e,nrt. -ou cnn, y, any ia;c, travel TO tE'
,:.s.,.y's lines at soric pnlai--y"l could: az"
vcul.! go az tar cn I'rs:ness-.iske ye'ls '";h
&c .arrel, ard when ycu n:cc. IL" la'krr
..:cEe;a slspt down one. yon car CERTAINLY
sd ycry prnb .hly t7o. Notwithstanding
yo,.r i;rrv ,alur yrr ;.::@:!a,. is il"' yon T"2n
,..,et ccrtna aes,G u, ;:.s hanti% al IL. s'i'
v,v:ag ,i,kc:s w;:hnu: ri.:::F!er; vc'% !';"oa'
L!y voa you'd bu, ;htn !; is 10 '';nre 'ia''
:c:. as, t.; :s su!,'ier. ,@ho nar already haze
l:l,e.l lis clare Il, !ioYnra;:ic "sri":: /! L.
YOUR .iu.y q, well a4 i:s. lie HIS EetI'i':itr!
from Eca,c sc.nc y mnr,l.s, YIN can GO ynuT
i'll, III as r;laay days. He has marc'i;d "'i
o1cr tic Conc,lvruy. ;uu cam take Ia':rna'
and ;:,,.sa 20 TIC scr? l!::cs ct III" 'nn,v. liz
hs, ou,.c without TO; &n,i cchi"g almost.
..ou csn pu, C., yon- :!aanei ;:nG o'eEcoa! anil
r.;yn: leather Loots, :ii;l your carpet bag with
nome and well cuuhc,l fud, with an extra
swpl!y OF Dulcll corra;.e, we'll lo.t'rd ri'' III
wi,an sight Of the enemy, then take big
.1rausilt, and sec Il yoa Will do what was 20
cu>y 10 recommend 10 !,e done ty better and
brayer men. My word for il, OF all who have
50 advised not onc with all this outfit, Can do
the deed. Ii not. tLcn stop your silly rawlings
YOU have 10 tight to say another wosd, u:'';l
ona!it:gd BIZ the process above recommended
Ii we we're to raise tic black A'.s; am. satt
1 under il. | do not hci,ve sny civilized gov
eruacut would recocns, orr Independence
T. would lie contrary 10 national Law to take
ne INTO the family OF civilized nations. On
.,cc;,;;,t of our peculiar institutions, h"we"er
,.n;,.,)v .bcra sre m;liio;ls outside Of tic Cni'
,cd Sta.es WHO look on Us as half saTaGts al
r~aav. stateymsn<p will loos Gu this mat
Ter no, from our standpoint only. bat from
, that Of the res, of the civilized world.
". are the last people On earth wh0
,b,ul,; sd.pe such mode OF warfare, sS 8
blacker i,ar would be raised b. the e'cuS.
Vain frc>ido wil rr:.; rs 10 what tie enemy
has done. will nri;i.,v take biz word nor
aavica but prefer leaving the matter with the
,n;l,srv co,n,parters. who know better than
,;t,er wha, kas h.cn, and what is filter to he
don, in The way cf retaliation. Gnc thirg is
certain. as they have to hear lie consequences
they should judge of the time aud mode OF re
.aliatinn. have nn doubt rather than raise
h.. black irg belize they believe it r'sh'
.ome.of aur best officers w.!nid resign.
Let this uar end Us it may, we have gained
,ne ,hirg that value too highly to see Il
bazarc.cd by he sill, and rash. We have
made name f;,r yalcr SO bright that wlsl
i: 10 >tanl before the world without one d"rS
s,o, lmE SoLpiEHs FRIEND.
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Tue n,rr,crIT,es OF TIRE CEarT.-Qne o
our exchanges in Louisiana comes to usprlns
~, on the inside of ordinary ~sll pnrer Tx
na .r lc..ks quite respectable on the prin'e'
: ,.e. Ia, rpon opening i'your eyes are greer
Il with all sorts nf figures all cnl"rS wl!ici
p,i,,er'. type never hadnny Tart IN stamping
*, ,respn.c the proprietor OF this PAPER IN
,.nds to furnish his subscribers with enougi