Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-10-14

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The Palmetto City must not Surrender.
Wa bear the question daily assed: Wll>Cha--
lesion ever $atreaderi We ailswOr: No, eMphah-'
cally, No! For ninety p.ril"us days our ofncer'
and soldiers have pobiy dcf-nded that city, and
covered themselves with. glory; and We arc nos'a
fraid to trust them for the future The hohor o.
Carolina, could not be placed in n"bler halids,
The calm Of the past NJ nth, is We NIL kn'S ons
the precurs:r Of the fearful storm th't is already
beginning to rage amid fire and blood; ne beiieVe
that our Gcnvi ais are ready for the conflict. "a't
will b. the slau Of the attack l-le'y begun lsoi
conrse matter of conjecture. Tho eus'ny knows
cn veil however, that ne cal, neve. takr Cbarlss-
ton while he sisrtls Morris Island. lie Is wei
satisfied tiat he capnct take it with his Monitors;
IN, eYn.rionce Of this war hns sctil.d hcqHestien
lbat Monitors carn-t dgbt saud batteries. What
then i, tho nextmor.l Vii! he a;tcIpt to rem
dor tho play Of v;ck.bu. upon the Atlantic Coa.'!
The drama, wo admit, was handsomely ense'e1
upon tho Mississippi hut i. hss scafco OH: :InAhty
enough to succeed twice in enc ssasun un the Con-
Tolerate boarls. Aud if Grn. Gilmere attempts
it brf;.rc Charl- ston, NE think he will find, I" his
burt and loss, that Gilmors i, not Grant, anu
EEAuRsGAEp not PEuBskr"N.
But come what may, Charleston '""st not sur
render. And whom we say this, ne feel thnt wa
are utterius bur tho osmron sentiment VI our
State; the sentiment, surely, OF every Caroilhisn
who loves his country and his honor bcttor than
bis life. Sooner than submit to that dishonor,
,ooner than the ia OF tho nfdcl foe 81 all float over
our time -honorcd city let her be laid in enc hsap
of ashes, and let every handful of. that ash"s 0s
defended by every dropof Caruinu's blood. Whom
tho enemy shall begin to r'ioce aud make merry
lot u, with tue spirit Of Samson, selzo Inc pi'-
;ufs OF the temple and, i'll ne coma ma,ou rum huFy
| friend ind foe.
Ii our beloved ely nust fall, let her iali amid
halo o: glory; aud thea, while we shcd tear
over her ashes, they will DO tears ol priae anu
.ot of shame. such u dc:orce of tho Paimett"
| CITY will strike awe into the ciemy. and lench
him the terrible earn.stnes6 of this war. twill
ronssur. the tinii and the trembling; ne'rc ans"
| Tho arm of tho bruve; give courage and canil-
| d.nce +. our Confsdsrates kiude living blaze
I ,f Liberty on these shores that will never DIE, anu
that will cast ray Of light across the broad Al
1 lautie hoh will enable. Europe at lat to read
the true character of this undying struggle. Such
defence will strike CHORD Of sympathy IN eysfy
brave heart that beats under the brsat canopy oi
| Heaven!
Then perish property, perish homes and sacred
associations, perish kindred aud friend, sire and
SOD, old msn aud n. ailen perish ei so nc bu'
save our honor.
Sc, trusting in God, lei us resolve, That come
what aSr, the Palmetto City mus. nersr surre"de''
.
ny The blockade runners Fox, Alabam., and
Montgomery, were recently captured BY the Fed
eral cruisers in tho vicinity of Ship Island
A-5- The report ty previous steamer that Mir
Mason had Withdrawn fron, England is confirmed
! The London Time. says that the Con:edorate'
! .fv offended with the British Government for try
iug to keep in the right We arc sorry for 1t
Tho loss, however, Will bo tLers, while tue relis
tn tho British nation i, great. She wiil have moth
ing u rspont.
rs A number of steamers arc now building
in tho Preach navy yards. THERE'S ruch spccu
lation in regard to them by outidcrs. No on
appears to know Tor whom they arc intended l
is rum cred however thai they are for the Con;oa
erncy.
| ns- Lisat. Col. W. X Beard, Of Gen. Bragg
staff. arrived in Richmond on Thursday, will
twenty-five United Stat"s rrgimcntal colors, takei
at the .tc battle oil Chch amanga. They wor'
deposited in the Adjutart Generals oai"N. Colo
mel Beard brings cheering accounts of tho condi
ton and prospects of Briggs army.
sss- The New York Sunday Mercury. Of ih'
2ush ult, publishes letter frou Washington
correspon dent, who says tina. it has hscn deter
mined to postpone the scxt Presidential election
until after tho suppression of the rebellion ana
,he restoration OF the Union. Tho reason &c a.:
signs for this bold movement is, that tho Copsti
tution requires all the States to vote. and that ir
tie present condition Of the ecuutry it is impossi.
bio to comply with tho requirement.
MJ- On the 9th ult, Gen. Tom Green CUR
priced tho Yankee fcrcc of 2,GU0 that had LEFT
their gupboats and cncamped ut Bayou Forachie,
of Alchafayla, LA. lie killed at least 2oO aud
captured 48l, and drove The rs't IL their sanboaiS
ho also captured two twelve psundcr Parrstt guns
Among the captured are y large number Of com-
missioncd officers, including two Lieut.. Coioncls.
Our loss small.
5ss- Gov. Brown ha. been ro-olectcd to the
GuL-rnstorial Chair OF Georgia by a,large ma
jorty.
~ President DAVIS passed through Atlanta,
sa routo to BRACES army on Thursday last.
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