Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-11
TO Our Soldiers.
MONDAY. tho 9th


The air is genial to-day and adruonirhes us that
Summer, or, moro properly, that Summertime
weather Il permanently ut hand. The hens are
eackling in The yard ut n great rate, and the tur-
key gob!or struts like n very porcupine. "simon
dances" across the field yonder, and Tho green
rheat blades inhale new vitality from tho glorious
gun beams. You will suppose, of course, that
the farmers eui gardeners are all NJ busy ~ bees.
Many Il hil Of corn will be planted THU week. a
gentleman from the Ridge informs US that some
rus planted in that neighbprhooi last week. Aud
although the people Of the clay lands are More
back ward, yet there is a disposition to plant what
land is ready, and then 90 ON and prepare the
rest. Thi. is the proper plan. A Urge corn crop
will be planted this year in South Carolina, aud
while so,ne should be early ~(perhsps the largest
part If every mans cr'p) some also might we'll
lie planted late. This will be u necessity with
many; and if they will but prepare for the later
planting thoroughly, it will result in Il fuller
bar, est with less pressure upon hands aud horses.
But t~peaking of hands, you will perceive ny
an advertisement elsewhere, that Mrce.f""rfhs oi
the road hands in 4 lgeGcld are called on 10 work,
during the busy and important agricultural month
of April, on the coast notifications. Doubtless
tliere is Il strong necessity for this call otherwise
there is no excuse for it. The people will respond;
but many will rsspoud in money rn'her than in
labor. And even that will be d heavy tax upon
the farmers. W. fear the tendency will be 10 i'm
pair the subsistence crop but if it be absolutely
necessary, the measure muat go forward az best 1t
may. When the Act upon this subject was passed,
it was hoped that it would go into operation i'm
modiately, cay the 1st Of January; and it was
thought that all the work necessary to be done
gould be accomplished by the LIST Of March. But
the Confederate authorities did not accept the Act
nj a whole, and it, operation has been delayed
at least two months. Now, h.re it comes upon
us at ,hi. trying pcriol Of the year, and the
peo,.lo must 90 tho best they can. There 'hould
have been an immense amount of work done on
the Coas. by the In Dor that has already been SECT
forward but it seems that much yet remains un-
finished. 1t would appear to be worry hard to
make this arrangement Of labor properly eaee-
tive. Some think there is gross Encouragement
in the matter. We can only say that the labor
ought to have been applied judiciously and ener-
~retically from the outset and it is time the OFF,
cials in charge should DO called to account and
promptly displaced, if they have been slack IN
their CONTROL and supervision of the business in
hand.
We have no news to give you, except what you
may collect from other parts Of tae paper. 1t Is
AZ dull here as ever. One would think that the
budding Of Spring might put our ladies in The no.
ton of getting up some kind of entertainment for
the soldiers benefit but thus far We hear Of
nothing of the sort. Concerts, and all thai sort
of thing, seem to have run out. And every ono
is compelled to look about so close tor the ways
| and means Of living, that no one whispers OF II
Nat .S,pp,r-eyen id the dim distancu. Well
perhaps it is rs we'll to save all this manner OF
entertainment and amusement until you come
home to share in it.
"Come 6ome :" God bless the sweet words.
They breathe comfort, in advance oftheir realiEa-
ton will be the rapture Of II million OF
loving hearts when they ne in
fruiti,n,-when the last war blast shall have died
away amid the hopeful murmurings OF returning
peace. and you shall all have "cOme hnme' to re-
epkindle the sInoulduriny tires upon your domos-
tic affairs, and to put your country on the nisn
road Of a grand prosperity That an Almighty
Providence may permit you thus to "come home
nj no distant day, is tho universal prayer Of tho
South.
TUESDAY. the 10Th.
We felt happy aud houOred in meeting yester-
day, around the huspitabls board Of Gov. PicKESs'
several of our soldiers" whom the comparative
suspension of ho%stili,ies in Virginia has permitted
to Writ home. 1t was, we trust, but the ~foretaste
Of that general reunion of old links in our social
pleasures, which all await with longing hearts.
Tho Indies are still here in all their luveliness
and usefulness. 1t is they who meet the diflcui-
ties of the blockade with cver-increasing e%sertionS
to eouuteract its Inconvenience by new develop
mcuts of home industry aud skill. To be sare,
they must needs like the mem nuke some con-
siderable to-do over the sclf-dehinls we ore all
called upun to exercise; but they 60 to work every
day with renewed zeal in the business Of the
household, and they are thus far meeting the
emergency with IL success it is admirable to be-
hold. This war is making practical, Rejecting,
energetic women out Of all our sen'tSie girls, as
well az soldierly and solid men out Of our rafi""dl
boys. The inference is inevitable, that, when
once our independence is attained, a new aud
powerful type of mankind will he the result.
Yesterday was bright and beautiful. To-day
opened cloudy uud heavy. And here come the
spring showers asuin. Health Of the District
good. Spirits Of the people still %buoyant. Much
luck to you all, and cdiem!
Another.call to Duty.
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