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M Coy xrnws. Poetical.

M. Cox. Of ohm, has been making 3 speech III
f,vor=,f peace, Tho Yankee H"nee Of Nepre'eh-.
t,tiycs .een to have teeh quite tit'v"'sd 'y Tue
,or,,ra;ne norton got up in elaborate verse. MI
Cox said: ~
She has eope-she has eft US in passion. IN priae-
Onr stormy .browed sister, 50 long a TOM s'"et .
She hnss torn her own star rom our hrmaments
And turned ON her brother the face of n foe!
He mex, apostropiaes the copfederaey under the
tender appsllation of Caroline. sez'c:
q Caroline. Carslirs! child Of the sun,
We c,,. never forget that our hearts have heeh
one
Our forpheads both spripkled in hberty's name
Frnm the fountain Of Iiuod with the nVer OF
fame!
Touching enough, Mr.. Cox, Ol'honsh rather
strained in the concluding fanny. 5
He feels more eloquent after a while, and asks:
Has. our love all died out! Have it's al'sr' grown
W.. ,Sa .n,sc come n. last which the fathers fore
r,,.r nntrr. mu.t tOach US the strength of the
chain 1T, .,o;n.
That sr ~petulcnt children would sever in TWAIN:
And SO the poeticsl Cox proceeds to assert n.s
belief that tie two contestants. IN this sfugst
cannot fight themselves a%sunder.. sanguin' ano
sang,inary Cox! Hear him:
They may fight till the buzsards are gorsod WIFE
Till tho halves, grows black us il roots in. tut
soil ~
Till the wolves and the calaaouh'' wv 49,
And tbs shark tracks the pirate, the lord of the
waves.
n win 10 tho strife! When its fury if past,
Their fortunes must fow in one channel NJ ias'
Mr.. Cox next versiGes Mr.. FALLASplcAAa
river and stream theory:
Our Union is river, lake, ocean and sky, "
Run breaks not the medal when God cuts tne ole
Though darkened with sulphur, though c'o'oi
with steel, h,.,
Clever Cox: Tha. second line was q S'ufo'
thought Of yours. But We like the last atanh'
bsttct than NIL. Although he denies that CARO-
LINE eaa 90, by any possibility whatever, he ye
+ b;Js her Go" as though it were an easy esperi
mont. She is expected to come back however
like a very ~prodigal; after \ short absence iroi
home:
ca. then. our rash sister! afar oad aloof,
MIN Wild in the sunshine Away from our roo;
But when your heart aches. and your icet nav
grown sore, .,.u.,
J Remember the pathway that leads to our door
: (Applnuse.) CfHS
Very good, Mr.. Cox. Bdssas9thes wig o,-'n
World very properly rcmarks;T we rather tn'h
"CARoL1sE wont find it very convenient TO re
. member the pathway
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Proclamation by the President.

It Is meet that, asa people who acknowl:
edue the supremacy OF aliving God, We should
be ever m ndf,l Of our Dependence tn Him
sho,I1d remember that to Him alone can we
trust for our deliverance ; that to him Is due
deyout thnnkfulness for the signal inercles
bestowed on US, and that by prayer alone can
we hone TO secure the continued manifestation
of that protecting. care which bus hitherto
shielded us in the midst of trials and DALI
In obedience to His precepts, we have from
time 10 in gathered together with prayers and
thanksgiving, and He has been prsciousl,y
pleased to hear our supplications, and to grant
sbuudan. exhibitions Of His favor to oar at
mics aud our people. Through many con
Acts We have now attained a place among the
natious which commands their respect and
|. to the enemies who encompass us around ano
seek our destruction, the Lord OF Hosts has
again taught the lesson Of His inspired. word :
that the battle il not to the strong, bht To
whomsoever lie wilieth to exait.
Again cur enemy, With loud Boosting OF
| the power Of their ARMED men and mailed
ships, threaten US with subjugation, and, with
evil Vaccinations, seek, even IN our-own
bones and at our fresidesr fotaFesyert dur
mer@-.nts aud our maid serVentS into &c
] coA: plices of their widesi designs. ~ y
7 Under these circumstances, it ID my priv
i.eee to invite you once more to meet toseth'
or and to PROSTATE yourselvesin humble sup,
.plication to Him who has been OUR Constant
and never failing support in the past, and &c
whose protection and guidance We tr'''t io'
the future. ,..,u,
To this end 7, JsrrEnsnN Davis, President
of the Confederate Staten vi America, 90 Is
SHE this. my proclamation, setting apart frl
day, the twenty-seventh day OF March, az
day of fasting, humiliation and prayer, and
!; do invite the people Of the said States TO re
pair on that day to their usua! places OF pub
lie wnls ship, and to join in prayer to AIim'sbt!
God that he will c%olAinue his riercitul pro
lection to our cause: thar he will scatter GU
n mics and set at naught their evil designs
and that he will graciously restore 10 our be
: loved country the blessings OF peace AMI Sc
.carity.
band at the city of Richmond on the'tw.nty
seventh daysof February, in the fear OF OIL
Lord one thousand eigbt hundred and sixty
three. ,,o1,>, n,v,o
BY the President,
j. p. BENJAMIN, Secretary Of State
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from Vicksburg.

NOZZLE, Feb. 27.--Tnt correspondent of
the Memphis Appeal. writing from Ficksburg
unter si,,ie 81 lie 23l inst, says: An enor
mons feet sppesred.th morning, much lar.
ger than has been witnessed yet from thi"
point. Everything iopks IS if the prepare
tons were almost ready for The enemy To com
,ncnce g forward movement The monstrous
force before the city cannot long remain in
:dleneSs.
Persons well acquainted with the country
bordering on The iaz' Pass atd Colo Water
say lhs, i the enemy succeed in getting their
gnr.hoats in the Cold Water, they will never
yet them out again. An army Of one thous-
sind men cou, d hold al, bag and destroy an
invading lorce Of ff;y thousand in that coun-
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F,ov G.Lypsr,s.-On the 29th ultlmo ''
ya,;k,.. feet op ned un Galveston, as Is tnas
described By a correspondent OF Use ie"
graph: ,,.rol
ope6 ,bern.elves in an attack on our patser't,
nv the Brooklyn aud three grno"a'a at IL
a m. Tie fermer opened the ball with thre'
veil erected shots ct Fort Scurry tt"t 81
Market stree,), which were returned VIII
;o,.rest by tic same number from a ten-'nct
colnmliad, one OF. which passed exceeo'np
,,ear the stern Of n gunbosf, ana no oouo'
caused the Feds to look at one another III
nazsmeut. -
IN b,nbardment continued in a desnl'oras
mauner upwerds Of an hour without Doing
TIE least damage to our ort'hcations III
fact it Yves q perfect waste Of Uncle oam>
Altogether the enemy fired forty seven shot
and shell. about twenty of these came from
the Brooklyr-.hey we're chiefly aimed al
our defenc9s, q lew, however, whether inten'
~,iopally or from the motion CT the vessel i
no, known. With more il bumov 'har polite
ness forced their way into the c;:y, killing d
h.rsa and d damaging two houses; Ole NOR
wicked than rLe rest few, with a hireon
,cream, clear over tho place and dropped
harmlealy MO lie bay.
We fred nine shot irou a pivot gun at tie
South Battery, one of these struck the BROOK
lyn; she shortly after ran up e signal to ca.
her chickens ont OF dancer. and. with ,'stpi,
81 .oliei.ude rcturne6 NTH them to the oid
i'm cyiyt anchorage.
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rhe French PROPOSAL.

The impression seems to prevail at the
North TINT Seward committed a great blum
der in refuoiug the French proposition. If he
had accepted it. il would have amnu ted to
nutbiag. He might have appointed bis Com
missiolfers aud directsd them to prncrastlnale
az long a. he desired. Tue game would have
lra. in hie Own hand. aud he would have nc
further apprrhensioos of European informed.
dim
ur, Nrp.lpml,, letter To- Ger. Furty. says:
.. Mast we, und, HE lead Of u jiata ID
v!s,m ary a.ln,en. still imi'ate the dog III
rl,5 ~ ~ ] :%ra>lins ut IL" shadow. l"se
tho sYfstaucc?' Itcpe il but me ut two
-e,ys,s lcfl !?e .hr t.s,vrsnes' 10 pursue IN
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The scarcity of food, Which in ~anothsf9ear
is likely to become mostseeious, is mot awing
to the incapacity, of the South to aubsist 10
self; for it il q fact that in those veryIegioas
If the conGederacy which have he.gst"f're
been chiefly grain growing, the scarcity is
greatest itissowiug to two facts, says the
Richmond Examiner -hrst, THAT The armies
of the Confederacy are continually recruited
from the farming class, instead OF preserving
in the ranks: tue men already enlisted 1'and
SECOND, that these armies, operating 4. they
have been chiefly in the grain producing por-
lions Of the country, have bs' wholesale inn
pressments, ia many: cases wanton, uhneces-
sary, end with needless rudeness- and tyranny
discoul aged The E.rIners from putting IN iur-
Their CROPS. Ga the latter branch Of tbf sub
iect it is Unnecessary to repark. 'ColigteSs is
maturing q hill which promises to meet the
evil, if faithfully executed, and to restore
Isrse wastes of fertile lanl to cult, alton.
History is full Of sdmonition against robh:ng
Industry of It's hard earned fruits. Nothing
10 rapidly overspreads o country with the, ey-
licences of d~ilapidation md decay as .these
wholesale rohberies Of the farmer by ipseleht
miniphs Of Government =.
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A Short Sermon.
BY THE OLE

ur.sn.s x,Ye MORE A sTAypIs' At THE DoEE
,vn ru,, ALL SGD THEY'D AXIS sHrGrh "
ther'n."
sicl,. trends and breothrins, was the talk, IN a
yurldly cence, wonst kommun in this our nlnsnunt
land hut the dais is goa by, and the sans run
dry. md no man can siy to his nsbur. hoo "r'
thou. man, and wall you take cn, la6re sl'uger IN
your kaugh-y.
rut Tim wurlz Of our tex has n difrunt snd Z
m,re ucrtiklercr mcenin THAI this. Thar 'hey
.,,ol NJ tb..door on a cold wi..urs Esornin, tvs"
vas bap,lss, anu two was Mcthidits. and sT' WIS
Lu,barispy. md the tother one was 4 puhlikin'
Aud they all with one vols ,ed they wouldn't d'fty
ther feet in q dra:u-ahop, but if the rublikin would
,.o in and git tho drinks they would. pay for EN-.
And thew nll.cried out and every man sad "lTl
take mins with tugsr-for j. wont feel good to
drink the stuff without swestnin." So the pu0-
Ekiu be marched in aud the barkeeper ssd, whnt
want v. ?"-and he answered and said, ~ drink
=" How will you hay it?'-" Plane and %siratc,'
saws lie. 4" for it amt no u7e waistin shugeT to CIR
cun,saliya,o akafurtis. Bur THEIRS NINE NONE A
STASDlS At NE '""H A"N
TAKE snrogn IN thcr'n.' ,
Friends mud breethring, it mint only the i'X1et
uf .D.rrit. that is drunk in thid r"underooht anu
underhandid way, but it is tho hkker OF at sor's
&c human week.-Mrs. in like manner. Thars the
| rlkrr of mniii. that II mcny nv .yoa drinks to the
drrg., but you're .hurc 10 sweeten 1t WIN '"'
aim 7er NJ sell .iustihcashun IN w"n Way OF afu'ner'
Tl,r., The likker NV ararits that sum keeps ne
h;,, ,hc k,,rtiu for constant use, hut they always
ha, II vol mix; with the ~swoetnin ar pruduns ana
s.m,;mv. Thar's tho likker w sc.j-la0 that sum
mon drinks by The gallon, but they always puts
in it lots Nv the shugcr w Taks-&esrer-N" 4. ana
lastly. thsr's the iikkcr Nv extcrsEnna'hun wh'en
the man swceiens nc'orlinS to '%:r'euinstencts;- 30
hos in thu -four line he'll say tle poro1i be better
off enl;u corn bred if Le's in the cloth line, Wy
its . good thing to larn 'em TO mako tnsr own
cl,ss st home if he's in tho lsiher bne' iti'
show'cm the needressity of .takiu' better keer oi
! Their shoosc; " AND THEIRS NINE MORE A sTAspIS
At TIRE ponE ANy IMEr ALL SEQ THsYD TAKE
ssHunER l.; ther'n."
But, trends and brccthring, thar's a tire cum
min and q place SKIN, whcn tharn DO no stand
in at the dore'' to call for " shugerin fher'n." Bul
they'll hav to 60 rite in and tuks tho drink squar,
up to the frunt; aud the bar-kcoperH DC ole Seiu'
and no bodily clss and he'll. give EN- "'h"yer 1.
ther'u" you'd better blcve it; and it'll be shHg.'
40 led and red hot led and. that, as sure rs youi
names Oon.humce- aodyer. Aud you'll be unite
to your rasbuns three tinosa day if not more
frcouent!ier; and II you don't like it you'll have
70 lump it; and so may the ole Nick close down
uuon all Nv you with your silk pslavsrin around
the plano ole roofs Of brutherly iuv.. and sinir0si'
~. and feller-fuo,in, and fure plsy Ame".
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s'rGoot Dish.

AlAay or CIR srqtaiatancs dropped in CONVEX
s.,ion-.hs Other. day a recipe fur furnishing fried
ham; we wplksd of. and Wrote il dOxn as
we could rs,uenSsr the itena. 0ur,People nave
tried it AND proneayes j. an dmiEab. 9elp50"t 10
III. aforesaid ham. We print it for aueh g Ina!
choose to try ii on:
Alter ibe hmm tor shoulder i fried, t'ke-a por-
ton Of the sresso out or the pan to me with the
prapars tim about to be, made: Nuke gravy ior
the ham with tho -rrst- Of the grease. Keep tie
arz. portion Of, grease very hot. and posr ipt' it
stiff bai,ter- made Of corn ms;d, With q l'tti. hour q
little rnilk, a little butter, one egs,. a few e'e''aii'''
cut up very fne, salt, pefper &c: Try it bro"'
on both sides: THEN turn II into II dish, place
YOUR Ihs ham on il, mud pour on the gravy,--dnd yot
Fave M excellent hard times dish. A few leaves
of ftvuh lettuce scattered Osor the d''a "ouid 40
b~e,auiss. -. = sNe~i -
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ARRIVAL oFr THE BAR.--Thc British

ARRIVAL OFF THE BAR.--Thc British
steam sloup of War Desperate, ircm ber'nu
in, touched off the Bar and communicate!
with Fort Sumter Fiday'moFnin-. A boats
crew Of officer. and mer CAME upt to the Glty,
bringing dispatches tor u. z. w lker, E.q-
Acting British Consul, and The. news u tie
safe arrival # Robert BUNCH, ESD" AT Der
muda, after a long but pleasant passage.
The officers who came up To The city paid
a friendly visit 10 the guhboat Chicora, and
dinad ~ board. -:
We learn from a most reliable source that
the officers on board tue United States man
of-war New Irnusidrsi in q conversation with
the officers, of the Desperate, admitted that
three of their vessels were missing since tie
late attack of our ir6n clads. ard that one, a
large propeller, had .%cariainly been sunk:
This news accnrds with our already expressed
belief that the first accounts of toe fight civ
en- By the blockadcrs were not to be relied
upon. IL is also somewhat RENAL kable tba,
although we have news from the North mp to
the Oath. inst, So far no mention has yet been
made in Northern jourusk of the arrival ut
any port Of the steamer Mercedita. The
fight took pluce it will oe remembered, on the
31st Of January, nearly a month ago. We
remain. therefore, firm in our belief That the
first statements vi line tlocksdert, in refer
ence 10 the resu iof the attack by the Pal
mc,to. Safe ami The CnicoIa, were wil;nliy
faI-r. AID got UP for irfeign fleet Charles
ton Courier.
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( From Houston, Mos Of Feb. Ind


CONQUEST OF MEXICO Gi FAANCN. .
An official lci,er frum the French Consul
of Ma,amnra,, latel! the 2! inst, states that
the CIV #. Mexico hsd been captured by the
French ,runls. Tsnpico vas occupied by
5000 Ere. IA and some reaclinrary ,ro"ps on
~. OBI d g.. and that there were at the tiuse
of wr,lng, 5000 troops II that city. Mats
m.las may at asy moment be occupied by
the Freuc,l, and will Certainly be roou- The
French arms numbers over $4,000 men, four
Times the number necessary for t. taking OF
the VIII lie Of Mexico.
We Look upou this u, very important ews
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Yankee Canscrirt1on.N

. A CnnScr,ptinn biz has uaEsed ,hes9 e'ik'e
Congress vh.c.r AS s',assn aiF D4oaletnm "
II, vary Gre, gfa.e sTines !itas :penks.ff Z
This measure. wf'esllas nassel! thssSrnatei
orsNld"ss.a % the AZ r.it,l@nt and calling In
service. Ii needs be-. IT sh TIT. .bies b 'clt'
men p,fw..n evenly aud .'rty:ti,r. Fne "'
iy rae :np,s.,ns hSiilh The u jvsta1.: issd pa
judges, Inc Only 5000 sl p,ors~iiows. and :,
.,w others. S~uns:auiasiy, as the NeT OH
7i,m,s says, !. is pa.tiug all tue abe b:d'''
men vi ne lurLl State. in FOR tbrcs y-ais
.,,A 4li'tulL, The force will number thr.e M
lions. o..
ne enrolment is 10 be made by officers
.lireclly accountable TO Ilucoln. y is y lt
callei tortu by draf: i'll such numbers annEa>-
signed to duty III such places us Lincoln sees
Gt. M State iuaictionarles have anything u
80 with il. Provost Marshalls are To be a?
pointed in eacn Congressional District, VIII
are 70 see To the. cDmplelene 8 OF tue Wolk
HEAVY ,,eiIal,ies are imposed for all resi-
ace Or g ,.luSetling resis'atce III the draN
.ftact, SAYS tine Times, every part ri lll'. p'
rs.l., win PROVISIONS cnaliing Its efn-l'"
90. The Southern Consederacy, it cent'iuf>
lm> put every u"i.ai "'" S'et' q. D.y;s /,
| i, lin lirui:s ut Inc disp'sal al Jen, Dass, !
Va ARE nu, prepared 10 Niake <''nIlar :u9.D f.,
,iun wem.iyhta as we'll makeap our ln'hI, j; :,
iaiaInous al.ds %ruinops> iiseon'n'ure; ~ Il
,I,dl however, the the sacrifice will be Tinae
Tbe eI,rrsncy nil will piedss every dollar
and tbs Description act will pledge ever.
I'm n bloom 10 the n4tlo,'aE Cause NO"
far tbe first time, it continues, we snail hsv
| the ,oner. of the nation pitted against ID ~ s
the rebellion. Ii predicts now the Succe>stl
crushing .eut nj thu rebellion: his act, !
-. ,nrr,isn es the means of pu Y rizln= tb
,5uth.rl. Coniederacy. 1t can hoS del
rned Intervention and enter a cdrEtt 10 III
to:ld. II hog sizes the Signs OF n'ulnats u
,muh, ina much as the United Safe uow RI
IRIS lis strength and lis work.
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Ws,. CONGRESS- Is f,olNe-fAECrsEsycY
1rc,7loS.--Iilc Richmond correspondent oi
IL. Mobile Advertiser a. Register, ID speak
mo a. the duings Of Onrgrca, AID the Cur
r,.Icy Question, remarks thus:
CONGRESS is doing but little good indeed,
slmos1 nothing 10 help on the cause which
should engage evsry heart and hand In al
the land. Whilst there are a fe 9 able, SAD
many cam ct men i'll our supreme heg:sla
1ure, it is nevertheless q weak aud inefhcieiit
bodv, capable neither Of holding 'p the
neuus of the Government nor restraining II
w;,bin legitimate bounds. The country Is
Affected with a REDUNDANT currency, and ave-
70 additional note issued either by the Con-
f.derate or State Government, only cheaPens
The value of money aud increases the cost OF
.yeiy article of production-Why not al
once. TIE adopt sCms | Ian to retire as
r.,ijly and safely, as possible the super.
,u,o,innt Confederate notes now IN CIR
cula. "a, in anticipation of the fresh is-u's
n5w preparing at he Treasury department I?
Tb, EXPENSES OF the Government are fright,
full, owing, in great part, to the cheapness OF
,npnet and the consequent appreciation OF
oil other values. \ PAIR Of shoes that could
hive been brou .ht fer two dJllars before
enc war. now costs the Government eight
dollars. N
Th;s enormous difference in prices will ap-
NV 10 Nil the beef, bacon, clothing, arms,
ammunition, and every other article required
g. The use Of the army. Every note issued
hv the Government TO meet this Sast-expen-
o,,,r,. will have TO be redeemed at some flu
Ire dav with gold or its equivalent! 1t is
i,npossiblc't to reduce prices to their ,ortner
.,.ndard 80 loug as the blockade Is enforced,
wen If our redundant currency consisted en-
,i,.ly in gold yet the adoption immediately
r.. sound financial system would bring great
ODD in,tInt relief to the country. II tax Lon
30 = necessary part OF such asystem, then let
.a,.,;on he r~esorted to. IT the man who has
. n.nd 100000 in Confederate notes WERE
rauired to paJss20,OOo Of i, in taxes-and
huihers were required to; pay in like pro
",,;un-his remaining $4,000 would be
!".h almpst az much and would bring al
wv, a. much as the original gum of Sl0o,-
wv n.
wv vet members spend day after day de-
hot;ny This and other questions, without som'
~. ,% a determination. Their duty is PLAIN,
=. a month has passed and nothing ta>
IN done. The Congressional election oc-
nsrt fall and those who bestow more
II nsht upon rheir personal ambition than
-. gnnd Of the country, are doubtless sqnar-
insir account with reference to that.
What g lime to think of self, when 9 eoun-
A. stake. and liberty itself remtlts IN
balance Oh, for 8 coal OF FIRE from the
".r ri the old Continental Congress to touch
,hs liSs and i'm pire the hearts OF Our Con
f.dera,e Legislators.
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Rn,enc,arz on,he :. Great Northwest

ROSencfaUT ONtne GTeHt
Ire ,lnw;ug letter fr'm this Yankee de'"
er,l .,ay,-a,., in tine H,rid OF the liih:
us.uu'ss n.rlprM'rc suuE C~uMlIsl'Nns
MuRsRLEsnokn. TENy
January 8. 1899,
II. tn, Honorable the G.wiut .i<Stn"ht!y oiias
.Nnte .ti (M'o:
rne rr.,dn,ion cf tina ks passed hgycn'
hon .-.h @ I'M .y IN t',s army nt@the Gdni.tr'
lsud, it. Commanding Genrra',and ma aa".
b I'd lceu duly received and pn'ii'T.af"
tc..p. pt This cum,uand. On brhafrot all, }
return you heartfelt thanks.
Ibis is, indeed, n wsr tor the main'rh''.t,
~ The c. institution and the lsws-"ay, "f
national exlstence-sgainSt those WI" pa'e
I..p,sed our honest friendship. deceived "''
inst hopes. and, oriyen us t det' nd or c u
,,v and our homes. By foul b. wilt
ds,s ~, sonr motives and Intentions persist'n
IT, re-, ,eared, ,h.y nave arraved ag"'nsi ny on
a,,wns fellow ,asizsns. se.uai us by NE 4lIPl'
,;s.,,f r~,..s..sgiai,y. geographical ~l.s'to'
and cunm"rc;a' in,er;s'.
L.. no riau auu: z nt b '.s*e eao"sn T. =;
ssirl es this, OF iool enaagh To "i'Sf al -.
Snr,br os traitors T., tae,r irie2ds, t" c'N'
i;h..rty s,,J -husuaa ii eejon. y,luntsr: eN
~. : nm home aud friends. fIr the atl-nc'
.n3 ,as.t, az all, we loug for The TINE "n'i
,.ntfs nea,3e sksll again spread h+r VIM
sy.rsonr lard: but weskhow no slch e,eSs'"!
;.n,.s;lls while the unjust and sro'trar
l.wcr Of the rebel leaders c"nfr"n'' a. ~
t~brea,ea Vi. Crafty as the toS: 'r"e! az u
tiger, they cried ''no COERCION. "pise pe
mrine TO strike us. Bully ike, they .plU
,osed to fight us, because they con'n ,h..
i've to one. and new, when DRIVEN o*sn'
x.bin. ont mo lnvasion,"I and prom !, NJ.
.he West permission to neyesu "a.
SINH. IL we will be as0od O.! suu u' q
~ b mm Rave .ae pow-r. they. dry
,.r.-G,b.p ; no tn, IL ranks, tie S'pther
'ss,,ir. aud key would also drive us. ira
i,;.,,, NOT. We're they able they *cu!1 II
Val. I,.i de,truv US without m'rcy. A*
lnI,ly assmei Of these tsings,-t An api-z-
TIA a,y.ou eptli think, Of "psrce or NJ
,,.r....m He who eu; ertainS the ssnSl'neht
4. mil, u br \ slavt (; he who usters u
b mis- tiirc is. morruye-, u tra'!a'r to h'S cou'
.,r, q ho l;ls.ry-s. the scurn and contempt
al honorable men. ..H
Wren tn" power Of .ha unscraS@'ons se'
LEADERS, is rc'n 've'', and tn" pe'pl' are ''ee
cors:,hr AID act for th"ir own 'nter9,
mich arc rornn o. with oiirs, under .hl, ".
,r..,,est. there will be no gres' mill:"N,
fr-,.rmzation. Between our iaS'oe anu :
,;., Iii. there are lever differences than Q
,v.eu those ,of the Norfhern and Southe
Provinces IF Englsnd or ireland.
". S. R~osENCRANz,
Major Gei e.'al.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-04
Provisions Wanted.

The farmers of E~dgefeld are respectfully 30
licitod to ofcr in our villnye-market sdiblo' oil
any kind but especially meat and meal. We are
in need of such things and will pay good prices
Our local beef and bread dealers have suspended
their supplies, and &c look to our well-prov'ded
farmers. for help. Shall we look in vain! MT
VIZ. F. DuNsus, the friend of the poor, stands
ready to purchase for them by ths load, and many
othors are keen to buy at liberal prices. Try the
market once more. ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-04
Soaking Rains.

The last three days Of the past week wore soak-
ers in this part Of the country. The earth has
been once again completely saturated. Sumo
think it injurious t." wheat. Others imagine that
we are gesting all the rain now and will want 1t
in the growing season. Lot us not murmnr, but
wait and watch and t"ors, trusting IN Him VINO
does III fittings we'll.