Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-10-28
Gosfff6 A0bertisY.
BY sIMK1Ns, DuR1soE & co.
Our Woman and our Duty.

A correspondent ot,he Mobile ,Registnrove,
the signature Of "l.Gnoie," il: IN appeal to
the wumer of the South, rel,tes Sa incident
OF the ravishiag oione Of Mis,is.:j:Ti's fxirest
daughters in De Soto county. by a negro. The
negro was inspired 10 II ly u.e Yankees, who
s,ooj one side cujoying the rcYolting specta-
Gle. Unfortuna;ely y, luis tale is not made ny
To incite the people of the South to further
Efforts for cur csuse, but is sternly true, and
moral worthy of semark.
No. Country in the world hes exhibited wo-
men Of greater heroi.m and devotion to their
cause than the South. In every stage Of this
war they have been found, viii one accord,
urging Us to strike tcr our liberties. When
success after success crowned our arms, their
voice was herd animating US to further tri-
{. umphs, and now when We have met with re-
verses, the same undying heroisn ia diaplayed
the same voices call upon US 10 make an
other effort, and retrieve our disasters. But
not alone in This respect have our women
sho,.n their patriotisn. Their presence III
the hospitals cheering the sick, Or hr.athivg
a PRAYER in t,e ears, of the dying soldier
their urceasing labors at the spfuEing wheel
aud knitting needles, AMI the. eagerness with
which they gave their last morsel OF bread, to
the famisGe6 soldier, il sufficient proof Of
their devotion for our cause. Their acts dur.
ing this war have spoken for tbemselves words
and laudations are insufficient to express their
notleness OF. conduct.
II, therefore, they have proven themselves
@. such incstiynable worthto US, is 1t NOT your
duty es men to defend themsgaiust such out
RACES rs the one mentioned aboyeP Shall we
reed On outrage of the kind to be perpetrsted
upon one of our own sisters, before our hearts
will be filled With q desire for vengeance?
Great God men of the South! only think OF
q negro, your slave, gratifying bis hellish lust
upon one OF your countrywo~en think of her
future degradation through life ; fancy her
cry f,r rescue from his f3ndiSh embrace, while
those wearing the form Of men stood gazing
upon her. una5ashed by the pr, Sc nee Of out
ragged innocence, melting the negro to bis
diaboiical work and then say does not a
thrill OF Indignation course Your veins? docs
not a feeling for revenge I'll your heart until
il is half bursting with a desire to vent itself
upon tue object of its wrath Or ust yor
wait until it is brought home TO you?
No, Heaven forbid ii, Our women wait not
until a father, husband, or son, desires assis-
lance from their willing hands, or comfort
from their gentle voice, to giye.it to one AID
all their services are everopen. 10 us, tEen,
devolyes the protecting. OF. them from the
abuses and outrages that a { bastard foe wonld
ii.Aict. Think not that by bending tue phi
am, knee to the invader we will insure their
safety and honor. Let the South he once
sutiuea,ed. and a scene Of Inst and debanch-
e-v viii be enacted over the crustrv, beside
which the licentiousncss Of the Sepuys in In
dia will sinkinto insigniticance.
Men Of the South, on you rests the protec-
ton OF our beloved women; on yor rests ths
holy task of protect inginviclatet the h nor and
virluc Tor which they nave been distinguished,
and in your hand hath Providence placed the
wrs pun OF revenge for those who have fallen
Ly tie outraged Of our eneiny. Let not our
sacred trust DE neglected rise like n,en. ard
for each fee that fails before you giVe-a' shout
OF grat;icd vengeance for those who have been
be,n deg rad-d and outraged, and utter q pray.
er for the safety Of hose who still stand peer
less ard unStaiued from The hand'of Iicen!ious-
ness. Let us perform our obligations to the
wriren ofthe South, as they have done their
duty 10 us let US be as jealous of their chas'
tity rs they have hren vi our honor; let but
the sane desire animate us 10 protect them
AZ the patriotism that an;mates them tn uriir-
ing lauor in our hehslf, ard the people o. the
South will be spared Tie reciia! of any more
such horrors aud outrages ss.the one above
described.