Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-07-29
Thou ahalt not Croakl

We manufacture o now commandment to suit
tho timoa. Our country abounds With croakers; /;
they are as plenty as the frogs that Wero rent to
visit rsBelliouG Pharaoh who rsignsd over the
land Of Egypt The record Of these Egyptian
croakers however, does not show that they kept
up by any means so incsssant and discordant p
seren,do az our white -ivered Confederate perform
ors Those latter arc creaking in every style of
voice from the highest sopranOdorn to tho lowest
ba,so profundo /; and what is wsrze, they have
been on tho creseends n.olto sYsr since the fall Of
Vicksburg.
They see srory thing in distorted form, and
all adverse news is magnidsd ton fold; the alb
souce Of news is interpreted BY them to Indicate
fearful disaster and they insnt upon drinking the
cup of woe to its rory drega. They sxclaim: /
.oiIt drown, and NO man shall save mo. If tho
army makes retrograds movement, thoy at once
infer disastrous results rs haIing happened, or
about to happen; if We gstno news at all, they
are than positive that rretrierable disasters have
bsfsllsn us-that, the whole Confederacy: is ami
hilated-that thers has been general smash-up
North, South, Esst and West ..srs...- :
If Gan; Loo does not telegraph that bs has
changed his shirt, or Gen, joHSsroN that he has
sd h;s bosts elesnsi, or Gen. Bn1aG th1t he haa
washed his feet, they at-once imagine that the
shirt, the boots and tho feet with thsir respective
owners, have become lawful booty sf1the -Ysn-
kges.
Our cause Ia not lost nor endangered by the
fail of .Yicksburg, If the Government and people
will now set absus hand and heart to repair the
damage and drive back the. invader. II yicLs-
burg had surrendered . year ego, tho, disaster.
wonld nothsre been considered Aalf as crushing
as either the fall of nonel,on or NsH Orleans;
and it is to be doubted to day, when considered
in any but q msral point Of visW, in 1t: effects
upon the enemy and upon our own people, whethe.
ths loss Of that city is a greater disadYautageto
US in military aspect, than many similar disoom-
dashing leaders on both sides of the Mississippi,
who with batteries and sharpshoeters on .he banks
of the river, can annoy the boats aud troops pass
ing down, to an extent which will render tho trip
moro prec.rious than profitable. Neither docs Ms
bienecessarily fall, from thecapture of Vicksburg.
access by land and water, nc do not SEQ that with
proper resolution and proparatior on tho part Of
Its citizens and the authorities, why it will not be
able to make. as successful q resistance as Rich.
msna or Charleston. Why then eroski
'TIs true that Gen. LHE has entsrod Pcnnsylra-
pip, and after the seveross battle Of tho war, has
bsep fofced to fall back-has rec,o.sed tho Poto-
mac and is again on tho soil sf Virginia. Tho
rslult 80 far as we are able to judge from tho
lights before rs, has not increased either our
moral or material strength. Our confidence,
however, in our great leader and the noble army
ho commands is unabated. aud what has been
done may all be for the best. We at least ought
to wait and Sand not croak.
Charleston has net fallen, nsr do we believe 1t
will fall. Buff it should, tho true and bravo
will see ia such casualty, cause for renewed aad
increased effort, and will reloube their resolution
To drive tho invader from tho soil. A blow like
that should call into action all the spirit Of the
country, and people should then let it be seen
that they have not yet done all thoy are capable
of doing.
Every thing depends now upon the oolerity and |
Vigor Of our movements. II the peuple alle~
themselves to DO frightened out OF their wits into
! disgrsccful panic, they may be sure the military
will psrtaks Of their fsats, and the whole become
confused and disjointsd mass, at the prey Of the
veil organized forces of the enemy but il tho
people are calm md true, standing firmly by their
gums, aud yielding q ready assistsnce to tho au-
horitiea, all will come out Of the struggle with 7
glorious consciousness that they have acted as
,ecome tho dsscondsnts OF ha patriots Of '76, and
vili deserve tho success with which tho God of
'attles nerer yet failed to crown the efforts Of
'eeplo Who remained faithful to . good cause.
In conclusion, We would suggest that tho public
rill save itsolf much ditquietudo and discomfort
it will refuse to believe reports put .aaoat and
ept in circulation by faint-hearsed and white
Tered croakors; and wait tho reception Of news
trough the regular channels. II the news 10
ad, twill 10 heard sson enough, and there is
o need Of meeting trouble half way. If It is '
God, 1t will only be enjoyed with the more xost.
.bove NIL things, keep buoyed up with an unfal-
,ring; undying faith in. tho ju,tness and final
,ccets Of our cause, and persstently hope for the
est until the worst is demonstrated, and be sure II
draw comfort and consolation from the most I
ntowsrd events; as disease 10 srsdicated and
saith restored by the most unpleasant remedies 4
I'd the most unpalAtabfs medicines. ='.'s'' -.'.
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Annointmept by the Governor :,