Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-04-22
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Fellow. Citizens OF Edgetieid District

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Fellow. Citizens OF EdEeieid District:
Tbo Honorable 1senutr frsu Edgeefeld. and
The Editor of the EasedSld a aaeetsser; in his pa
y-r "r-las. week. nidsr shs head ot 'iThs Lsgie
I.'pre.". .axs, TAs Ledy sadloarped ,aa Friday
svsning iass.. aser,a 1ssek Sessipn, which wss
marked by r.sy lfftIs Sf merit ~: And sums: up
TstiSg 6 allin aH xs think y ~aBtsa
have been better il The Legislature had =not bdea
c.,letr toxetho,.- 3,~ 81 49,
With nucbsrespest sSr ursiionopale Senator,
di..out fsdila sLis vJhShsioDs inAsegard 20 tho
action Sef the .Eesislstars aud iinpottanos St
its e.6lsoes.ioh a.. ;.sf esppsaea sq saiset.
from him and my Colleagues on The Bin y pro-
hihit and punish the planting more than one % aere
pr catisa e iss band, dasiirs % .ssss sene Of
the esssonsf for sny rotesou; tbs. hilts 80 .t;'A
II cauuotshe deuisds -t6at r.Bss Act fOferfed'to
and o,bsrs posed a. thsi 1ssS sss.icp, baye The,
.ipesrspes Of eItaordi6.ry leghlatiops and can,
not he js.,ifed sxaept on tho ground thst an ez--
.rsorsiinsSy ssa.eSf taing exist. 70 warrant such
.n,sxsreise of .pexeECx she Lsgi.l.tpss- Do such
eAtIaarlip.ry fsctsexistsas, to- varrans the Leg
isls,ure to interfere in o matter Of such prime
;r,o,,ass. q fbst - rssS The 1s;tiz.n from
nl.r,Sg on ~ on, 1,,S abd rni,;ra;,,e with
his own hand, a,S crcr.bo m,ps;think ,b.sssaSI
mos. pro6 tab1s.for 6;ni ,'c1 sn.xer YES. In my
opinion such facts do exists. and believe tho 40,
OF .ba =. Ia. ia r5eht, nj.
circunIstaaces 10 whichyts c9uptry.is pleesd,aud
,hut n, constitutional ripht Of ibe, ,cti1.n il vio
lated nv il I.is so be regretted that.fhe Active
nos p.s.s.i earlier. as thereby some labor would
have beeu saired; 'BIt the Act not having, si bssp
passed at an earlier Day 1t was risheto pass itin
April at the ex,ra; Session: aod::our; patriotic
Governor deserves Ii sndut;.p of cha oouu
try Tor converting he Legislature tu consider al
,bis and thsr mslt.rs Of nriue IN nor,npcr tv III,
country ponsralry.s y 9.-.r ;. .,;ti.,. ~ .4vs !,
SThe,-cceat action Of the Lss;,latufa.,' as look
OF ii, was marked By much Ii Of merit .rhs Lsxir-
Iaaro is, comuo,ed mau,y Of farmers and, plant.
~, ar 1oot sesn !, .,ba Earn. and sbs
;,..y ~ :. ion
Of nri,., cain ,o,b. s puti;c ,eai which /. q,
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r.ssst., 4: ;, 49,. ): .;t. AZ. :.
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p.ndsnco. . .,mrele which denrndSas ssfl tb.ir
powers and ensreisy. To mainta;, ,b;, ,trugy,.
,.h,,a ,,onn,,,;o, ~ ~. ront.dasot.
sta,es be.vo,, thu -. ~ ,;rh,..S and eo-,v
years, is under arm. Il the teptsa Sela.- A larr.
proportion Of the men sho are IN the s.li 6rhtt
ING nobty and beroicslls, for Southern ipdepen-
dence in times of peace ssnd ouiur are the lsbo.
rsrs Of tho ooao,ry. They bave lher faniiis. spd
their house5olds. conprisinr wary large propof-
ton cf ii. population of tAe Confederate st.tes
Many'of them aro not sieveholdets. In ordinary
'ins' they support themselves and their families %
hy their oun labor s, Theft lsho. bsies mainly
directed toshep production Of the prime necessarles
of life in time. Of peace add. vastly to the setn=
al amount Of provisiops the. country, and is
one Of tbs cbisfq qsOurces from sShich The surPlas
ptesjsiens aSss This class Of iabes, is. sinqst
en.irels mi'hdra'sssfr0m asrioultnIaipursniss sud
rp.tesd seeding themselves and tnSir ismilisr,
as they arc accustomed TO 90 they and their fam
lies must be fod frent othcr SOURCES Let no ono
conclude that tssSanpust ef provisions from this
quartsr - ineonsldsra1ie' because the amount
produced oJ each ono rts i'nsa' Ito aggregate
prSd1et. Of thls slsss @ q qIr people j. laTsc and
ssen lost 70 'shs ;eeunfEy and forced: te-be made
npfr0asother sunfses must 10 seriot,sly felt Ard
isfor9sa = g l0'k ss 4 tans' ss they are
and who cannot aSoid tue responsibilities rsstipg
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