Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-08-12
Thio ia not the day forsWor'dfs.. :

Tbore arc a certain queasy Gentlemen Of
the Corps Editorial, who are fslflas sinto lugu.
brous strain that is quit. g4prplrirt'ng t" oar
nerves. These gentlemen arspstiosss and mean
wall, hut they have utterly Jcsrs;stassn their own
,.and ruint. They think fossFre ztheir country
by~editoriaas rint grossly exaggcrats AID miircp-
resent "r- dangers. Aftr sitting hkaa deaths
he,d with bone in its mouth, snd N irsh,ins
before theih III tac rer;ls sae dspEs conceivable
10 dis.ssed imagination, they call upon the
country to be Of good cheer aid y stand by its
arIus. = -.S...s-@ = -..s;-s4Ss3
NV those gsutlomen ought teakaor th.t, to
give a man !. keen ssnse Of isdsaEsr is net tho
way to. make him fight, Wo fosr: 4aat ,ulns OF
the editorial corps have tho organ OF caution some
what too prominently dsysiaped Bat cHi bono
to what end nre there sppeals 10 the people! To
whom are ihey addre,Ivd? Not to those Four
Hundred Thousand Veteran, giossbodies like
wall Of sdarant, defy the sasSsui Of cur foes.
Nobier, br,lvcr, better meu neIss uItnrled a BAN
ner upon tho battle field. They fssa no afPsals
To whom then arc these appel ls;aadrSssedf To
= base herd mho h.ro skulksd sof the army,
and to still baser extorisners and fsscnlatsra who
are fattenins upon the bowels Of thsir onn eoun-
try. De YOU think that word. Eill reach the
heart. of these mi,ereant. Nsyilthia is chant
| ing anthems to deaf sdaer.; All this sort OF
thing is a ist,l n.i.tste. Tbs dsJ ahen men'uere
to be t.heg 70, and persuaded into freasures, has
| passed by and if men gro not s9wnJe OF this I'M
portant truth, they win have soon be taushtit.
Il
We bavo an orgsnized Gotsnimsns end chat Gov
>ornmcnt has prescribed tho mannefs in which an
army shall be raised for tho dpfenss of tso cuun-
try. All sou.d men between IS nd AS arc Con-
ssript.; these Conscripts when put: in the field
will riro an army Of Ss-cl Hund,;ed Thomantl
m.,,, and NE want nothing mors to whip all tie
hireliags that Lncs!n can npstsrs
The-Cona cripton Act defines hgh this army ia
to be raissd and keptip the fold, and the mode
prescribed is not lusubrious sditoria. conscrip'1
are not to lie committed at this dsyf whether they
will sgh. or net. The law Of tho iSnd has Wisely
dscreed that the able bodod men Of tue country
shan defend thor own soil, their. own heffths;
wivys, and children; and if any arc so base as to
shrink from this solemn duty, thert the lsn point:
out the way in which such mon sEsll he kept in
tho field. There is u drum head Court Martial
and military execution kuoSn ts tle Ian, and
and NO have an army strung enough to entorc.
that law against all dessrters aud traitors.
Let Editors therefore cease writing. silly panic
articles, calculated to d-rapgc taShcrres of old
women and army skulker, LetPsOsident Davis
do his duty, and the country is In no danger; ant
We doubt not that the President will do his duty
rs he always has He has very properly offered
: twenty days of grace 70 all abaentees from th'
army. At the expiration Of that ,time, let th'
necessary steps be taken to bring all drsertera bc
fore Court Martial. somo executions in.cact
division OF the army will remedy sll this evil
and We shall hear 70 more complaints nbout thu
want of soldiers. We repeat it, yhis ID not th'
day for worHs. we want action; prompt, decided
action we want martial law. Ma VINO In thi'
hour refuse 10 do their duty, must he made tt
suffer the penalties of martial law