Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-06-05
IS IT NOT TIME TO ORGANIZE TO ECpEL
THE INVADER OF YOUR HOMES!

:,ing to his bosom the ,lclusve phantom TINT
this war Is soon to terminate and seal the fat G
of the Confcdrra,es The h"rdes of couscrir,s
that he ,s putting in the field to hold our armies
mt bay, Mt the different important points on
the frontier Of the southern States. while half
million Of tiends irc:, nate, in the shape Of
cavaliers are to dash through our country
devastating our farms-rhing private citizens
Of all their Misunderstanding waste .ncrchan-
die and provision stores-stcaling our negroes
in word reducing ouI country to n desert
wasie-and lns,lv, but not least insulting our
wives and daughters.
The fact that Gotten has fallen fifteen cents
within the past few weeks is sufficient evidence
that the North hns found ap illusory ghost.
The Secretary Of Treasury finds nm imaginary
basis TO display l'Is financial skill upon when
all the cotton grown on Southern plantations
are placed Mt his disposal. We are not Of the
opinion that the increase Of cotton in tho
! Northern States. by the success OF Banks i'll
! Louisiana and the probable amount they have
| received bv means o! blockade running, would
lnvr reduced the price Of cotton fifteen cc1,tS-
OH the other hand it is tirra belief that the
! 'o'' - $"""'o ~ VIC opiH'oH tilaI TIC " III lS
soon TO he consum:,cd ard that our cotton
which is n, nconsdernblc amounts to fall
into their hands "A successful cavalry raid
or two upon q small scale in a country wholly
| unprotected and the citizens not dreaming of
such thing has nrrr-d the vanlals to- the
conclusion that half million cavalry make
short work of the affair. The real Yankee
idea hos but one idiosvncrasy, and that is, if
he is successful in selling YOU wooden nutmcgs
lie can make fortune selling you bread pills
or in other words one trump OF the same stamp
necessarily succeeds another. The recent raids
they imagine, were only feelcrs-mere scions
Of the nIallow--being successful, among the
unprotected and the unsuRpecting, they now
conclude the moioche. can wind up the chow.
Poor deludcd creaturee-however. it Is better
To live in hope if die they must in despair.
Georgia. Allonr.a and Mississippi are awak
| ing TO their du,ies-tlry have felt the touch of
the fire brand Will South Carolina-Acr citi
Gems free from the war-hrr stall xart old men
her excmp,s-her boys Of fifteen to egh-
i teen-like the tortoise, lay go dormant unit,
the coal Of fire ls put upon her back to arouse
her to action-must she hear the tread Of the
hoofs of the war horse. and the shrek Of vic
| torious thieves and witness the destruction Of
our towns and villages by the tcrch Of the IN
cendarv, and every other conceivable mischief
that the successful maruudcr is wont To per-
fYrml
| To prevent these successful raids by the enc.
my our country must organize into Cavalry
and strict military discipline enforced. Let
every man be at his post ready to spring to the
sceDe of action when necessity requires. Some
say where are the horses to mount the menf
There is a sufficient number in our country yet
and the supply can be increased from the Yam
kecs when they attempt their raids If we only
| make ready to meet them. There is not citi.
zen of South Carolina, at least, who would
lefuse to let his carriage horses be used for
such patriotic purpose. If there il, we do not
yet believe it.
| We deem ita necessity for the preservation
of South Carolina that every District within
/ her borders organize into regular Cavalry
| corps and strict military discipline enforced,
and hold themselves ready, armed and equip
ped. to repair to any port menaced by the
enetny Other States. we have above mention.
ed, are preparing for the emergency, and why
not South Carolina-the despised Of all by her
vaadal foe. What may We expect to receive
| from the hands of the enemy when on. Of her
citizens, Senator from Kansas, called "Jim
Lane" uaed the following language. in a speech
which he delivered at the formation Of the
Loyal League" at Washington, copied from
the Washington Chroniclel The following is
an extract:
| II would like to live long enough to ace
every white man in South Carolina now in
hell, and the negroes inhabi.ng their territory.
! Loud applause. It would not wound NY
feelings any day to find tho dead bodies of
rebel syrnpathizers pierced with bullet holes
N every street and alley of Washington.
fAPplaure.] Yes. would regret this for
would not like to witness all this waste of pow.
der and lead. would rather have them hung
and the ropes saved. Let them dangIe until
their sinking bodies rot and fall to the ground
piece by piece. Laughter md applause."l
In country and among people where
humane principles are respected, srci: utter
ances would meet with the utmost iudiguity
and disgust. The cowardly barbarian is only
susceptible of admitting and appIauding such
sentences. We firmly believe thut the Ruler
OF all nations is on our side and we Feel sure
that people whose fancy is tickled, and
whose hearts are so black rs to applaud, at
such language, can never succeed IN overthrow.
ing people who are defending their rights.
their homes and firesdes and their altars But
nevertheless, We have a will TO do, or not to do,
and " here there is o will there is way. II
we all ow the devil to- stalk ~ our midst with
out enjeuvorng To check him, he would soon
have possession Of the hearts Of our people
aud would sway his scepter over US. So it is
with the enemy. We must do our part--the
Almighty will do the rest.
Under such an organization as alluded 10
we have not the least donbt, but that tho Au {.
shorises OF the State of South Carolina would
1 Commission the officers thus elected, which