Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-18

"Thcre has been little in the action Of the nohia
State Of Sonrh Caro!' M or in tho cnr:,lr; "f ia
ciiyalTCuS people. h-fnre mr. -li,ra The war tcgai
10 c:iticise oi c"n.irian, and il Is u r~rsreisIl FAC;
that q single exception to the rcJnarA shc1!i cx-
let. The recent ,!ishardmnnt or 81 considerable
body IS troops belonging to ~, 0rganihnti.n i"' NJ
on under law OF thrt Sla.e, and which originals
cAuiac.i many individuals s%uoiect 10 conscrip:i'
but who cut OF rtsrcrt to the. SAT-, merc NOT
Withdrawn ~ tie %niiitarJ authorities Of ihs C"n-
icdara.c Government. savu,t hnrc len prevented
hy she Legislature Or ly The t;psrrn"r 1T a.
az,Ids. ana The E'ct vat - ;i'u!ising aa! i'c!..-
riars u irrnmsi.r nee i onl,l lie lc-mit',d 10 "rcu:.
:t - time whicil the threatened f:'inck IImu tie
city rendered So in"rpnrtuae. r. fleets iut ii't'-
credit upuu those wlu hat! the power IL rcta;a
those troops and Who failed tn exercise it. Better
things were TO have been expected 10th Of the
AUTHORITIES and the .ci:izcns "f Tic pioneer ssat"
Of the revolution. Il is fortunate, however, that
q force considered andy sufficient TO Trpci the
assaults Of the rnelny, sii!! remains u; the p"i''is
tn be defended"
The foregoing is tho language of Il Rishri"id
corrcsps nient in = letter addressed To one Of our
best uesiern exchanges. 1t contains ~ unjust
impu,ation upon tie "authoriiics" and "~pcop!c'
Of South Cnrolina. The regiments in question
NeTe GCcfHicu " hiuG'y uSfs "h" '"
more. The arrangement was maze by the (now
deFunct) Executive Council and was not accept
bic 10 the people in any point Of view. They
however carried out tie contract OF their part
witil Glelity,-but with the tact. determination to
Do no more than fulfil the obligation THIS imposed
upon them. The regiments were composed in
large part of men who were Of an age ~(bc:wee.
40 and 4j) nowhere as yet subject 10 prescription
Many OF them were mel on the verge of 20 will
heavy responsibilities ut home, aud whuso propc,
place, whether for the good of the State or OF th'
Confectionery, was h"me. Yet they served OIL
their time, n rumber Of them dying in camp
Their term expired and the Legislature refused tt
ioroe them to remain longer in service. Analaru
was raised Tint tho enemy was about to make
descent upon our Const with uDcxnmpled fury
The Legislature SOON discovered that this alarm
was false and, as they surmised. idten1ed Tor eilee
in this lar;icu!dr case. They felt i: to be w:ong
in every aspect Of the matter. to op}se-s th.i
i.llow. ciiizeus further than had already bee
done. Tho Stote iad contributed more than il
proportion Of men To the service, without coDsid
ering these Regiments of Rnserces as they wcr
called. The pledge of the State was, that thes
Reserves should be remauled to their homes at tn
end Of ninety days. The best interests OF Ii
Stale were suffering by their Withdrawal lrOl
home duties. They numbered, all told, scarrei
three thousand men. Tho Confederate Govern
mens we'll knew when their term was TO eSpi'
ard had ample time to meet tie contingency. I'll
obligation of South Carolina was cancelled fall.
| Tho troops had not been. nre,ied, anil il WAS cica
however loud the note Of IL false alarm may HAY
srundud in Richmond, they would not no" i
needed. The Legislature thought il best to let ii
Confederate Cunseripiior proceed here aS in "is'
States, and the sooner the better. The ReSerr'
were the resoro duly disbanIca by tie uoasedera
general according 10 stipulation. Tiey are
hone nov doirs the coGnt:y m:rh coed ~ Ia
rsning the important operations Of the farm
Those who were. under so are Consc.ip;, an
those who are between 30 and - stand read
whenever the cali comes. In all this the peoi
of South Carolina have done NIL that Icasvnah
!, men could ask. and the "authorities" have don
as the sequel has proved. precisely what TIT
ought to hare done. 1t is easy for Iiclimon
letter. writers 20 iaub ashce. or two with criticism
and censures od Hbifum On; we think il raih'
hard that respectable AID heightened rapei
should ventilato such stuff without examination