Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-08-19
Ga,cralEee.

Tia natural h,r The people to believe that
no one will, in such q time .%nsstnis, make an
assertion that's c4lcnIaGed TO distress and
di. pitt the p,ibhc vi b u fullaathority FOR ,n:is
statement. iieuae it is, that those Tiio.g We
circulatiuu1 To error are ,enabled to work SO
large an a;loun: of MiSchiet.
l.. L. is our duty 10 warn The pcoplcthat uns
less they would be dec lived they must HAYS
{. dcst ear for iine-teuths of what is tel.
hen, no ntatten how .c~cnfdcntly it MAJ tc
asserted, OF how plausioly it may he insinu-
ated. ~
In alate number &c the Charleston Mercury,
- Cores p9nIento OF thai paper gaze To Ike
puollc q report that aoa ed through our streets
for s.day OF two. to the efcci that the, Pre%
den. aud Gen. Lee HAD d quarrel; and tina.
Gen. Lee mad tendered his, resignation. III
the Mercury, of the.3d, instant, the cores
pondent f1,lows. up tho i%suhject, treats the Oh
legged disagreement rs an established tact, and
assigns the reason:
Siris said the. difficulty between Davis
and Lee gsrewgout Of the refusal Of the former
tn ~ssnctiSn the trial By court martial Of the
delinquent B;igadiers at Gettysburg as Lee
DESIRE i.
II woulI give great distress. and uneasiness
To tie cornt-yto believe that Gea. Lee was
At war witt the President. and threatening
10 resioy. By the whole force of sthe great
esteehi which tue people feel@tor Gen. h''I
and their confidence in him, it would d's'
>hearyen them To hear Of such y state OF things
We nave takerf the pains to inform ourselves
osrthe subject, and wish now ~ be under.
,tool ~ cr,uiraaicting the whole story III all
is tx sep;. and by the fullest authority. The
few brief lines whicn we have quoted from tue
.MsrcuyW's communicate are l:u*ed o cdrl-
Gus illustration OF the number OF Ell! and
baseless accusations Which can be inserted IN
go short space. They are model at once OF
terse aud miscbieVous language. They con-
tam al less thaa four everaieats, the truth
Of every one Of which The, facts authorize US
to contradict in the broadeet una inc:. First,
| then, the country will be pleased to learn
there has no: heen even the slightest ,un
ula,s.n,n.ss b.tweei the President AMI Gen.
Ire. M two PERSONS could DC in More Per.
feet accord ti.au arg these two distinguished
n.lriuls. Pierre never was the least founda-
ton COR the 81 of a diff culty between them.
Sscouj.. President Davis never did refusesto
s,ncuion the trial bycou:t martial of the de-
l%iuoi,ent Briesdiers. Third, Gen. Lee never
desired the trial of the delinquent Bligsdiers.
Fourth, there were nc delinquent, Brigadiers;
vt least Gen. Lee has made no mention OF
any such, but in his report, compliments his
troors III the highest terms tor tLeir galiantry
at Gettysburg.
Now what must the people think Ola wri.
ter who alleges o feud between III" President
and Gen. Lee, aud charges grave delinquency,
~connived At by the President, son high officers
is the IN without the slightest authority?
Il must be Set down AS a criminal trifing With
the feelings and the, Welfare of the country,
an3 the honor or its rulers and defenders.
w. take OCCASION TO say tat Gen. bee is
not one Of those officers ,whe would ab.ndm
his country on a personal irritation, even il
there had been anything Of the kind. He
! i, in the army from principle. He has shown
himself ready cheerf1lly to accept any posi-
ton to which he may be ordered. The rank
ing General Of the array, 80 far as campaign
service is concerced, has led a handful in
the mountains ofyVrginia, OF done engi'
! per's duty in the State Of South Carolina, On
lei the Army of the Potomac with equal
cheerfrlness. He7has> no complaints, mo ems
wings, no murmurings to Indulge. lie Ii
content to do his best with the means glyel
him. We repes heis not amaR to abandon
the defence Of his country on q persona
pirue.LEichnond Sentinel.