Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-08-05
10 Our soldiers.

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We have not writton you for many weeks past,
hrSvs soldiers because it .as apparent that mSst
of yuu wcro moving In your icssfsl departmsdts
frvn llaoe to place, andit Was altogether uncer-
Tin Shsther " not ,thu.uld ddneftiser could fEd
it's way your hands. Inslsaa.ts is irili yotwe
venture an epistlo at all kazsrls:
Some of you, soldisrstF Edgsasld, have paared
through grandsrery grand battles within The laat
six week. ;-sush 5attloS us are filing the whole
world with fhair echoes. Iu the meantime ihc pco-
pie at hvmc have lad their hea.ts and. minds
s.ruiped towards ysuin doep mud painful intensity.
III the yoicrless midnight, in THO, gray dawn, in
the boanlihg md glorious nogndsy, II. tho sad
and glirnmsring twilight, havethe faithfulshearts
Of ufothcrs and wires and sisters, been keeping
their ceaselcs, yisiis-waitins md hcping-watch-
ing and PRAYING With anxious sxp:ctstion has
every body awaAei tho details 'of yeur achieve,
m.nt. and, ,hsrdships ave hnrs5hesra Of many /.
sufferer in your ranks, of nanny hero. fallen at
hi, pnst, Of inanys gallant Slider left in the
hand: Of the unpityidg s,fofsmany Tortured
body md weary heart nom Fesilng in peace aud
holy slesn beneath grassy knolls.
ltiS.mastor Of rej.icing, even amidst the tea, :.
o. the berof, to know that South Caroline has
again occupied prominent and important place
10 the picture; but VIC haysl Esd,no Of our best
m.n III tho STRIFE ar.d exultutien ischanged to
melancholy US so think Of thsiTf fail: They have
died the death Of the. brave and sthe true-aud
thelr rcnown is impsrishablsiniISts glorious bril-
liaacy by thi. ti,n.; sdu hfye doasslssa heard
Of tho fall Of the nOIle Lieut. ilel. spiklss:. No
death since the begGling Of Tie WA, has occa-
stoned m.re profound and aaiysrsal regrets the
,ess fur and vide throughout bis Iatre State,
has united to do honor t.. his memory. In think
ing Of his death, ,.me cannot but be reminded Of
those eloquent lines in corinne
3Ths Dsayens are Jealous u. ihe eartE;
Aud call their farortes from the shorcs Sf Tifnd.
The situ.tiOn" just non (nI who read news.
papers know what the.a s:tuations meaus} Is in
tcrestirs is Critical, rna nlightLe made glorious.
We feel that we are at ono vf thoae turning poing
which happen in tho. lives, Of mon and nations
which according as they arg used or neglected.
settle the drift Of human dcstidy. But hoN,is it
to be nade slo.ioug' Well, upon pecond tho.ght,
being neither military mau by elucation, nor a
soldier by instinct like Fslst.d, weconciude not
t, tell you how j, could be glorious; itnOuld
undoubtedly bore yoa muat profoundly for Of
course you hal rather hear about home. Part OF
tho programme however, would be for Congress 10
assemble and address itself at once to legislation
for tho comfort and relief Of sg!orious rank and
Gle of tho army, ruisc their pay to $40 q month,
provide them with clothing, shoos, and blanksts
at any price; and in short, cherish, comfort, and
acknowledge the Indebtedness; and gratitude OF
rhe nation to, our noble and intrepid private sol
diors, whe are tho true Lereos, of this war, and
who will be our saviors from the degradation and
! curse Of Yankee domination. Another part Of
the programme would be for the pro.iaoSt to lay
on the shelf Tin Lavender If he chousos, but out Of
the way of doing furthor lnisohief) those of his
f,yori,o generals, as ss:srs PFAaERTos and
HoLMEs for instance, who, after long and fair
trials, hsyc proved abortions and failures.
Old Edgcfed Is still beautiful, (beautiful in
decay, and still lies in Gala repose thunks 10 the
brave msn who have stood up in the front of bat
tie in that behalf The village has no dust OF
commolidn; sad and sunny silence rsigns over
it. Churches and houses are fast sinking to de-
cay steps nre falling leaning fences aro crcal-
ing in the wind grass is growing over the paths
spiders are weaving their nets from aindoM to
window; and in the fall, swallows md b,ts viii
pass 10 and out through tho broken pan.s. In
4 a. .l<U -st;n -
struggling and spasmodic signs of life; several
long, high-backod Methodist Baptist-lookiny bell
ches have Loeu placed there, and there do tho
aboriginecs Of this ferlorn town mostly congro-
garc. There do they preside al the feast Of
reaso aud tho flow of SOUL" and there also do
they preside at tho feast of waterinelons, cants;
lopcs and peaches. OF these latter articles, thero
is considerable abundance; peaches sell at 81 q
bushel, watermslons u. 81 piece. wonder that
men take tho trouble to bring them in ct these
pal!ry prices; poor fellows, what o terrible time
they must havo to live! The village schools are
among the things that ,oere ! tho rooms which
formerly echoed with tho glad voices of youth,
arc now givcn up to tranquilityi fila buzz on the
window panes, and mico creep along the walls.
The male schesl however is soon to be opened by
Mr.. SuELLMAE, gentleman of high rspute from
Savannah. The female institute has been bought
by private individuals, and its destiny is hidden
in tho womb of time: There has been considera-
bio commotion throughout the District Of hate in
account Of Coy. EoSHAu's call for 5000 men for
local service and state dsfence "a fine company
has beeu formed in each of the three militia Rogi-
Ment, Of EdgefOld y and al composing these com
psnies are making ready to take.t field. They
voted for their field officers on Friday last; tho
result has not yet been made known. The Sena-
torial election comes off on Tuesday next.
We hayo hnd rain. to, throw away, and Heaven
seems bent and determined to bless us with a
,uciency of the necessities and comforts Of life;
the crops are very fine indeed, SO much SO, that
distress will be kept amay>frOm tho poor as we'll
as the afluant OF the land Ihere Is good reason
that corn should not become choap-ohaap MS dirt,
and we hope there is none to prevent the fall Of
meat With any ssort OF decen. management,