Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-25
70 Our Soldiers.

Hull u lOk W. So
Fahrenheit has stood vt about 400 during that
time. Still, it hSs NOT been too wet to plow, nor
100 cold to plant corn AT least Our; ~neighboT
over the way don't sssm to think So, q. he Lea
pushed on ut the business despite, the snap. And
for our part we have defed the .nsp BY planting
esnars' in its very teeth. Our English pcns t1o
are blooming and our eullard plantd nearly large
enough to get out. Irish potAtos have not yet aP-
peared above ground, md well for them that they
have not. 1t really feels this morning asif "ip-
ter were coming hack again but the sun OF to-
morrow vii. %strsiten up tina young Spring again,
-und then, pluming her Il Livery wings, wont she
20 it? The crows are already sw-ine ON every
side. watching tho corn-plautcrs eagerly,-evi-
dvutly calculating on u good time for some weeks
10 come. There IL so little powder to be had that
the ~rascals will plumber with immunity, we fear.
Well, VIZ must NIL heller the louder.
Many of us at this moment are II little under
the weuthsr in regard to the continuance Of the
var.-uot that we fear the ultimate result, out
our pre.en, hope. of u specdy-comiug peace have
been dashed, and we must wait, wait, walt Tor
another chapter Of this miserable conflict to
transpire. 1t is said that the United States Gov
eminent will 60 to the work of war this year with
rcdoublcd energy this may perehHnce be true q
the authorities, but we conjecture the men OF their
armies will go to it with rcdoublsd trepidatlon
und distrust. Our blessed soldier-boys have done
the biggest part of this bloody job, We can ous
belieye-und, with q firm front and watchful de-
termination ut all points, We think there IL REASON
to hope that the battles Of the present year will
bo decisive whilo comparatively bloodiess. Ihe
most difficult point would ssem to DO tho advance
of RosENcRANz, but it is hoped that even there
our troops will be able to hurl back the invader
discounted at but a small loss Of our gallant
man. It is IL pleasure to think how nobly "ou'
soldiers" have borne themselves on every Geld In
which they have participated. How do WI all
long for tho day, whom around the happy hrssid"'
ut home the varied narrative Of their varied expo
rienco shall form tho inexhaustible subject attor
of pleasant communication throughout many,
many evenings of q happy and a glorious peace;
when the boys shall, one by one, take to them
ribs of comfort and bliss when the old land
shall smile all over again with prosperity when
u new generation ahall gradually como to the
| light Of day, to whom p~striot fathers and mothers
shall teach new lessons Of virtue as well for pub
lie as for private life land whom, in short, We
shall be the greatest and tho best psoplo in all
Christondon.
Hello! who would have thought it! Az We
write, the fog rises, the gray clouds part, and the
sum shines out unexpectedly as if in unison with
the happy thoughts that have just occurred to US.
So may Heaven smile upon you and our great
cause until SUCCESS shall crown all our efforts for
| Independence! Now, to get ready for Church.
AFTERNOON.
The new minister at our Episcopal Church tRev.
Mr.. WALLER, Of Beaufort) gave us o good serious
sermon this morning, and the old pews were
rather moro fully occupied than they have been
for many days. What q noble service, il that 81
the Episcopal Church $50 full yot 60 free from
vain repetition, 80 eloquent yet SO completely
adapted to the understanding Of the humblest
And how imprenively beautiful it is, for the Peo-
plo to unite with the minister vOeally 10 giving
praise to God and in duplicating His throne Of
Grace! No wonder the Episeopalians are SO at
tachod tu their Prayer Book. 1t il worthy the
admiration and imitation Of nil Christians. 1t
may seem cold to those who require u tremllous
tone or I'm occasional novelty of thought to give
animation 10 their worship; but to the humble
Christian seeking to approach his God "decently
and in ordor" it must ever prove, upon fair and
unprejudiced trial, m invaluable adjunct to sober,
rational, spiritual worship.-But this does not
perhaps interest you, soldiers and yet why
should VIC say 30? 1t is surely not incompatible
with military duties and dangers to think Of sacred
things now and then and If We happen TO have
called your attention to a subject i'll regard to
which there is much misconeeption (f not preju-
dice) extant in our up-c0untry communities, it is
because we are addressing real men,-not puny
Ligots,-who can appreciate IN honest sentiment
and IN unprejudiccd criticism.
MONDAY the %.
It is n genial day,-full thirty degrees warmer
than, yesterday morning. How propitiou' for the
opening Vegetation Tho trees will now begin to
bud rapidly-they have been unusually slow IN
doing so this year. The almanac announces this
week n, The. beginning Of Spring, and considering
the generally severe winter, we may well hopo
that it is.
Some Of the boys aro at home to witness tho
cheerful buildings and blossomings Of the season.
BILLY FRAZER has been here for a week or moro,
and We are glad to soc him looking so hearty and
soldierly. It ID his frat visit homo and wo hope
he will greatly spjOy it
TUESDAY, p.
Soc again, tho rain comes down ia patsering
showors-Verily, March is become as tickle as
over April was-Three distinct phases of weather
in three consecutive days. Gentle rains however
are scarcely ever amiss,-thsy "drop futness," as
the psamist has said, and Nature ever ~rejoices be-
meath their influence.
There is no news in the District worth mention
ing. The people are sending some laSorers to
tho coast under the late requiSition most per-
sons however pay tho fine Of Sl.5O per diem.
Surely this high price eau readily biro laborera in
the low-country where farming and planting are
partially interrupted, and where many slaves must