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

II il natural hr the people to believe chat
no one will. in such q time as this, make az
assertion that i, c.lcnlared To distress and
Iii. pi,i, the p,;bl.c vi h u full Authority FOR lis
statement. iielnc i. is, shat those Who give
c~ircuiaii, II " error are enabled to work SO
large IN ainoaa. of iniSchIet.
|. is our duly 10 warn the people that I'M
less they would be dec iveL, they must have
g. deaf ear for ..ine-tenths Of what is toll.
lse.u, no nnlttea how confidently it maJ Il
asserted, OF low plsusioly it may he insinu-
at.d.
In late humber of the Charleston Mercury,
u c.rre, ponient OF that paper gaze % lie
puJl,c d r port that a,n ed through onFstree;s
for y day Or Two. to tie effect that the. PresI
dent aud Gem Lee HAD d quarrel; and tina.
Gen. Lee mad tei:dered his resignation. III
the ti9rcury, of the'3d instant, the cores
pondent fo,lows up the subject, treats the al,
legged disagreea:entt IS an established facr, ana
assigns the rcssoli:
2iris said the. difficulty between Davis
and Lace grew out OF the refusal Of The fosme:
to SANCTION the TRIAL By court martial Of the
d.linquen: B;igadicrs ST Gettysburg, as Lee
Ies;r,d d.
1t would give great distress. and uneasiness
to tie couut-y TO believe that Gee. Lee was
At war witt the President. and threatening
10 resig.. BY the whole force of .the great
es,ecei which tue people feel for Gen. L",
and their confidence in him, it would dsr
hearran them To lesr Of such y state OF things.
We have takerf the pains to Inform Ourselves
oe,the subject, and wish now 10 be under
stood ~ cDuiradictlng the Whole story lii AL
It's ex.ep;. snd'by the fullest an: hoi'ty. The
few brief lines whicn we Lave quo;ed from tie
NsJru,y's communication are i:d:ed . Carl
Gus Illustration vi the numieg of Ell! and
bas.l.ss accusations which can be inserted in
sn short space. They are model at once OF
lersp aud mischievoua language. They con-
tain IL, less tlaa fcur evernients, the truth
of every ere 81 when the. fact, authorize US
to contradict in tue broadu~t ma iicS. First,
then, the coun-ry will be pleased TO learn
tb..e has no. heen even the sl.gE:rst IN
rlr,s.n,n..ss belwee ; TIE President ami Gen.
lie. Il, two pcrsors could be in more PER
lee, accord than arg these two distinguished
~nalrict>. Tiere neser was the least founda.
ton for the st,ry Of a difficulty between them.
Second, President Davis never did refuse 10
sanction the trial by court martial OF the de-
l;uoiient Brigsdiers. Third, Gen. Lee never
desired the trial of the delinquent B.igadiers.
Fourth, there were 10 Delinquent, Brisadiers;
vt least Gen. LIE has made no mention OF
any such, but in his report, compliments his
troops III tue highest terms Tor ths.r gallantty
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,
c,rnived at by the President, son high officers
! j. the army, without the slightest authority?
It must be Set down As Il criminal trifing With
the feelings aud the Welfare of the country,
al The honor nr its rulers and defenders.
W. take OCCASION To say tnat Gen. Lac is
not o = Of those Ulcers who would abandon
hi- Ct ntry on a personal irritation, even n
| there lad been anythiu. Of the kind. He
| i, in tne army from principle. He las shown
| himself ready cheerf1lly to accept any posi-
ton to which he may be ordered. The ranE'
ing General of the array. 81 far rs campaign
service is concereed, has led a handful ii
the mountains Of Virginia, or done engi
| ner's duty in the State of South Carolina, 6
l.I the Army of the Potomac with equa
cheerfulness. He has no complaints, mo ell
yyings, no murmurings TO indulge. He
content to do his best with the means givef
him. We repea he is moi amaR to abandon
the defence OF his country GA q persona
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