Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-05-27
Fi-....iE.
The War.

49, 2
The Democrats If tho North nprs-r to have
united with the Ah'lition;s:s in %anuther sni more
vigorous s6orr to end tn. war. by the suhjusai;op
of the Sostt. The Yankee %iournals, which .hiee
rsonths back, 80 s'ronsy advocated conc iliatitn
aud peace, have either lowered .hoir tone, or gcre
over to tho eresy altogether. YAx BcnEa nd
BRADY who lstel: 30 violently denounced Beast
BurI.En uuZ stood with arms oat.irc'ci,ed to en-
brace the Sou,h, are now delivering a,idrss"s
with the Bc.s. in New Yurs and Brooklyn snd
urging ca the wal. a. e:.>ct5 AS the i.rcest ABB i
tionisis.
This new outburst of the war is in mary re-
,pects unacoountablo, for tho Yankees have galneu
no new victories end are no nearer conSucrine Inc
South than after the first battle Of Manassas. a
combination Of circumstances perhaps has enabled
the dsmagogues and ne~spapcrs to deIuoe tne
mob once more. The refusal of England TO IN
terfefe with tho blockade the announcement OF
the French Minister that hereafter france wouia
leave US alone 10 fight out our differences; the
fall in the price of gold, and the vain. delusl'A
that the South i, on the point Of starvation nave
probably all cunducsd to the belief that the Yam
tee star is about to be in the ascendant.
Account for it as VIC may, the fact ia apparent,
that the peace movement is dead or sleeping
We are to have another bloody campaign
this summer; fierce and furious battles II
vicksburg, on the RappahannocS, in Tennessee
perhaps ut Charleston. The Yankee Conscript
Inv will not meet with the opposition which has
bcer predicted. The agents of Abraham Lincoln
NAV not attempt to e%nforcci it in the great cities, BIZ
i. the rural districts it will, in all probability no
r;oidly enforced. By this means the Yankees e1-
pect to heavily reinforce their armies. They os-
lisye on tho other hand that our Consumption ha'
drained the ConfedOracy Of the last available
soldiers l,
E,pectations Of foreign interference must be
totally abandoned by US Mt present. IT. Is eviden'
that tho French emperor has determined to wal
somo time longer before he will again offer t'
mediate. The English papers say that the ~ors'
Of the Lancsshi. o troubles are over. The Mexican
WAT is falling heavily upon the French e1cheauer
and is engrossing the attention Of the public mine
in Franco, while the Polish rebellion, strange e
say, is creating more interest and excitement
throughout Europe than the mighty war raging
on the American Continent.
We must conquer with the sword. Great vic
toric. by LIE and JOHNSTON and BEAuREeARI
this summer will alone achieve peace. We mus
not lean on tho hope OF European mediation thu
hope is , reed which will break and pierce onl
hand. Nor must We lean on the hope of q peace
movement at the North. We underrate our Yam
kee foes if we suppose they have nouc of the dog
redness and obstinacy of their Anglo-saxOn an
c~estors. They will try again and again, and mua'
be again and again beaten and driven back. VIZ
can heat them this GUNNER as easily re we pea
them Last summer. When this campaign is over
and they arc as far from obtaining their ends 81
ever. it will be for them to determine whether l
will bo worth while to beat their brains out aSains
the rocks again. The same mslisnity which ha'
urgod them to shed so much blood, will continue
to push them to further excuses. Let no mar
then liston to the sJren song OF poaro, or eherlsi
a hone which may breed apathy. We would no
make the fond mother believe sho will yet be DC
luyed the bliss of ~clasping her noble soldier BOY
to her heart, if We die not think al promises t'
her wero decisions. In the future, we behoit
more red fields, more prayers for the beloved
more vain and bitter ~longings for the unrcsurnirg
brave.
In tho meantime let US be true in every way to
ourselves ; let the people Of the land baYe every
thing ready for another year Of activity. fe OLD
rrav ba;r,d fathers If experience, stir up things
and keep activity boiling; for it is necessary un'
der tho coming pressure. Remember tho las
words Of the immortal SToSEwALL JACKSON
(" tell Mnjor HAWKES. to send forward proe's'o"'
for the men,"
NIL cntborn Stotea Hotel.