Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-09-23
The Probabilities of snbiugation.

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Ti,rs .rc in all c.mmunities ignntaAt men,
aud unid nsu, and men both ignorant ana timrhi
such persons genora.y act and reae. upe n each
others fears until they ure wroughthpin!o sta'c
oi ,r,., misery Tbe,s nrc selae auctetarlctcr' Ill
In. cuul,ry, and propose setnag before , sneni
=. FEW vl.in I.c;s, which e they Ars;n't 'enre'y
a.;c:r of ,lsir reasci,. W.. shSsf raein TIC '''iF
and I'll h.ldisbuess oi tnci-.s3rs. ~
Three lnanshs az, th.ss very men lA"s"o' NJ
the idea .I this country ever beinstastslnsatea ny
Tho Umts, States. Mat eLangesS Siia, O. tFep
ARA in ,r condition 10 " rr.nt doubt on this
subject? V.cksou.s has fallen. 1E1Iue. 1s' L.
" 40 not 4 ricto.y gaiacl oser sur.se!uieFs my
weto nJi ccm1 aerr,t, but Starved lp.sse eufieue.
vi the Fvrus 900. they nave ueyer fss't COZ 4ueFe-
by tae prowsss Of tiis enemy, AndwiIlSsAin dg ht"*
brsisrv for their country rs they Anye ever done;
Avuiu,-G.u. LEE did not take Washington as
the county expected. him 10 .du Glle fought q
h,..d and drswn hettis in rennsylvania, lnd
found it :spsaisnt, fo, ihs ,ta.t eften.,aa"ii0",
,G.ia to c,o., III. potomac. Assis Low at the
head of ss strong md vel organized al an army as
he ever hsd--or.. US ever hFfarlsa;sa baiihor in
Ams,tn OF European ARMY thai has fought
fourteen pitoLcd battles, und Ieyet2yet eeon c"n,
querod. :ss:5sisi.. ;;-s.:5s;s,z .
The Richmond Exaniner, which never crrs on
the side Of praise or approval giyess sssery chrering
account of our resources 1t says:@ The militia
ry resources o the ,hth wcroinsysr rnpre ample
,b.n now and the present condiiicn .of the csn-
iedsr.ey Is to material cl. uenss 10 tho
war, i: one of varied aud lively tmcc curagement-
r, il estimated that we hure prnit eniugh for
million of men. and our yailable military strength
is rated ut but little le,s than anilion and tai.
I'VE hive ncw in the Canisderste se1vcefrOm Guo,-
900 to e5u, 90 effective men, and }ie regular or
.apiza,ion of State militia would Iprobably adj!
: zoe, 600 more. These fgures 1se authshsie; a
portion of them are ssch public data
4 as appear in the debates OF edastess, While the
estimate of tho additional foreas that might be
j. called out is probably not out ofpIopor'ion to
tho we'll as.srtained statil tics Of Population" p
Six mor,hs since, thc nervous WIRE seized with
panic ahcut starvation the fully yof that fear rs
= now acknowledged. God bas blessed u, with. the
most abundant drops, and iherslis now grain
h en- ugb in the country to feod our army for two
n years.
: The hnaucis state Of the cou5sry is also i'm
(, proving. Tho Secretary of-he i1easury tells US
.. in letter Of tho 18th of August. Ihat Three hun
dred and seventeen mill"n dolErs have been
Withdrawn from tho circr' iting iiledium of the
country. rhc effect of s is hssinning already
I" q, h. f.,t. ,.urn in thoist0ck mnrke,
400 per cene.
Tho account of. our navy is stilE pore enc"nr-
|, aging. Tho Northern papers admit 'thnt thei'
merchalt ships now rotting N their docks
: This We have accomplished with fbree war steam
ers. What may NC not do when the SHIPS now
building in English shjp-Jards aFe ready fer ser
vico? we ,uuy form suine idea what tho one
my anticipates from this navy ffor, the iaet' al
published in NJrthcrn papers,. thdt Lincoln ha:
>, given Sir John Russell notice that If tho Conled
crate Navy is allowed TO sail out OF English ports
) it will be held by tho United sta$s as IN act o
war. But, in opinion, those SHIPS ars certain
Gn svne way other, to sail; nndSjust as cer'air
:. ure they to sweep the ocean uf Ya1zee commerce
;, The history Of the world teaches TINT in wn
the br.ser n,,tion is always the con3ueroE Ml;a
has thu present VIA. ass1a--..,-
HsyS Sccn Victorious, aud ofssn too whel
VIC have fought him three to one against Us. A
= SharpsLurg We had but 5,OG0, theensmy 10000
in the BATTLES before Richmond We had $4,000, th
ouomy $50, 900. Eat this is NO longer udisputet
poiut; the n. Y. World, after the bnttie.of Chan
. csorsvilIc, frl,-hy admitted the fact that th'
Northern army was unable to stand up in an opcr
i fold fyht before Confederate svdiers.
y There may br traitors in the country, thor'
may be towards, but of this one trulls every mar
Il NAV be assured. There arc half luiipn OF Icn
s. govd ami true, with stout hearts and stron arms
o who have sworn to Le free; they bdyc tue vii
AID tue power 10 MAKE goo'l iheif oal, aud thcr'
= ia nothing in tnv iuiuro lnoi. csriIn thaa tba
J they will estlbiish cheir iDdepenasncs. Ih.i
y clufe is JUST Gvd vi justice svVsrns thie wcrid
- and honoe tboy nuSt triumph.