Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-07-15
,rhe rwo lnyasions--A Contrast.

the New Yo.i, Huf3i thu. draws tic c
t,,:st between The Yankee INVASION at Tue
South. aid the Confederate invasion III ihc
North:
The organs Of the Administration arc be-
ginning TO discover that Tic ni"erable 81 'a'-
drcis who devote themselves 10 burning de-
iunceiess town and ropDinS non,c"in!atan!-
-; the South, Mc cursing the cause w'!ich
thew are paid To serve. Inc inau must be
blind indeed WHO does not sec that tine COR
trast which these viilainics establish between
our own invasion Of the South anu Inc ieoei
invasion Of the North, Is one OF tne' most
effective blows that has yet been strt,cli by
III. administration at the bopcso Of the Union.
1t is childish'to attempt to parry this Blow
by appealing to the destruction OF our ships
nj SER by the rebel privatcers. The laws ami
usares oi civilized war, which utterly forbid
The seizure Of private property on iahi, per
nit private properly TO be se;%c'l ii sea. a
ship belonging to pirate c'ii1snS IS the 'a"-
full prize OF a belligerent comm2dore; 1''t'a
belligcrcnt Mrjor-Gencral wno takes posses
sion of the silver spoons of q private citiZch
i, simply q thief. The vessels which arc
burned at sea b. the Alabama Or tho larni!y,
those aciartercd iibcrunes" whom MI. Wc!!cs
makes free OF the Atlantic, arc the Property,
by the laws Of war. OF those who b;-u them,
and would be So adjndacd to be by the courts
if carried into e neutral port. But 1t would
be hard to fluid any court which would con-
firm the right of q cavalry Colonel to cnop up
silver ~salvers with an axe In order 4" cram
them into his holsters, or which would convey
to a negro Corporal the tee-simpie OIL the
houses which he burns over the heads OF
women and children by the order OF bis White
faced but black. hearted commander.
When We find General Lee retaliatiug up
on the farmers of Pennsylvania ali that HUN
ter has inflicted upon the planters OF Georgia
and Carolina; when rapine and arson set up
in the captured towns Of the North the same
internal c~arnival TO which they have been
invited in the South, thon, and not till then,
we may. c.!l upon the world to witness thai
the officers rad soldiers ef the slaveha!iet
rebellion ars really as reckless OF hn.i'h:ll
and Of dccency as the officers and soldiers O
!ihert; anl tic Union! In The me4lilne
X is tic solemn DUTY If every MAJ. "ho re
spects himself aid !,is country, is '2tGael'
homer and It's fusure iane, 20 protest Win ~!
Ike power tlat God has given him against +;
course Of policy which saps The ]o'"'iai:31fo
our hopes, :.ld makes orr voly nd'"c" LESS
ing apd a reproacl." rlnol.g the i%i;;;ioIi5'
ia GREAT E~L.yAroR,-A SGuihern gentle
rosp once. ut ono ut tbs no;clSin %lh:iiaiia, p%r
criy,op that the din;p.. ,cmserTaat a ;.es.o
ma, Des.cwia. eis a~;ien,iou eiacwlseTs: 10 hi
nee sct, 9tallol W J5an, and aeeost9d Inn II
tbs wise:
"John, / haze servants III home, and IN
waited upon rs 81 gentleman should Dc.
am neglected here, and nm tlrea OF II.
give yol fair notice that shall inform III
proprietors of your Conduct, unless you DC
have better"
The consequence was, John became yer
attentive during the few days Tie gentieIna'
remained. On going away, the geiuetna'
called john up, and presented HIM WIN
dollar or two, which he thus H~ckno"ieuge1
"T'hauk'e lnuasa. Sunthcrr gemmcn; 4
wa7s so-rrpriuand us If we don't teiio ,cn
right, but dey always. gives Us q dollar ort"'
lore dcy loaye. But deae .Aboilslium gem
nicu mighty hard to suit, an 'quire so inuc
'%tcntior au when dey leave, shake yer hal
loci; up to dc sky, an Sag God bless yoi,in,
unfortunate lreG, All elevate you III dc sc,'l
Oh humanity or suIncthin like dial, 9at &c
| ncbcr gives US G dollsr to elevate u.s.