Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-05
/ Thc situation.

800 - y The situation
The enemy, NE sss, Saro maklng.a O. great hula
:bslioo and j1bilatSbn oyer tho fall Of Atlanta;
and. theirs ssauept aaccssaos in the Shan
sandoah valley, and on the contrary we see rome
sud and elonga ated isssss ameng ourselves; the
former 10 in character With a.nntion
of swashbuckl heaatter if sadly out Of char
acter nj ist d brays pah and a confederate. We;
say test the enemy this day = Let not him that
uuste.h OF; his harness b &st himself as he that
sputtetli ii ef. xpects 10 conquer rs, he
|has to wear The iharasss df war many q rough
5ay :, come. 81. ~. a ;.
sre n efs Inc weaknsss Of ahltling
oar. eyes ID tia dif6saities and dangers before
ma ,bat wonid he5 ecs urdice But il is N hen
danesar Ia 1T His door that the braYelman nerves
lb;ms,if for tke confiisk Let us then tale calm
AN and dispassionate 6bseryatiOn Of our present
position. In the lfst place, we area united peo-
ple; Willie the sns j; distracted by contend
ing psrtiss-one cfsipg for var: The other for
peace. And before ths n Notembere election there
will be rs much biitsrness between those parties
rs h.ro now sa HEM and aourseltss.ss If
,bey saro not bsen pblcto conquer usxhile they
xeTs, as on 5 L Of war; why should
tbl = be aSic Il: is nsw that they are divided?
i Tbss Won hnyler eotfaI. lately confessed IN
,of Lincoln for not
.,,a.,;n s w sa,a ,s.N on bis rst.5,, fsom
han ;.sr, st 7yas the cdar;ction that ths arrest
aais {. Il rnr ,ptbe United States,
mi. .n ;fssst s sbSws tho rcal;tv and extent
,bs sn;;;t Il Sanss 10 Lincoln aoyefnm.nt
,;..sr esnyass is not well caicu.
llatel S aIlay shislsslisg Of sbpositiOn and dc.
iaaipsces. y
Ws were told by tkose in authority at the be-
ginning of the var, there #ers Seren bnn-
1 elrea: and tleusaads nusket bearing :%scn in
the confsdefaey ;ana lthis certainly is not an
unreasonable prDp6rtiun for q population of FIVE
\ million. Suppose thsns that we zhsye lost two
hundred thpnsand sofdisrs during The war i'm The
last -four years tiers bsen less thaIff
4 y ythousand sbo hasoatriyedatth military age
& and may nom be .pnt ib the field. This would
s leave ma to.ilsy still Sig 1uadrid Moasand Sol
diersstFor service. gter deducting.al all the ex-
{ empfa, there viii certaihly remain men enough
Ito defend the country: fAs nntter Of fact. they
taoe done II for four campaign and sthrt while
J, the enemy WAS stroage erthan ASzoy. is. we are
now mother mat.essin p better condition to car.
: ~ on the ewaJ than were in the beginning Of
it. We hare learnsd 10 spin and Wssave our own
s clothing !; the want .fards is now being sup.
! piled by ourown Manassctnrers; We have learned
TO ran oither and makeOtr shoes; tho country hss
r been nnbundEntly supplied With salt-about which
:. wehed somuch fear-froin our own manufacturers
!, our Army iswell suppled with. arc abundance oi
: arms and ammunition our soldiers are now well
clothed, shsd, and fcd. All of which things
some men prophesied gfour years. ago. we could
hnot dc. But which by-th6 help Of God, and ou,
g own courage and energy We have 9pae-ani
a are stiil able to do.
t The ararest question: for ms at present is th,
cnSreney bot this Is nm evil epti-ely.vi,hip th,
no,vor of our own neople;to correct <Tf they viii
!. iiston To the suggestions sof common sense ani
notr;ot;em md rIinc, Ia price of rood. clothins
(. and fa-minq. rntens;la;ato;n moderate price. th,
Govsrnmsps Win soo1 Il Ii, to Mn. our eurf.no,
unon \ ,afsi and sfablasfSot;np. This i, aAaues
4 tiorf far nen 1s tiern Safvnl. II
they obstinately rsrssSelo in pursuing the die
tates Of irp orance and Ssarice they may inall,
5a ruin OF
themselves. Here aruiustbe. enemy has no ad
vsptsg. of us. The United States, by the con
fossion of the N. Y. World, will, by next March
: ove a d.bt of Three housard million. This
the World eonfesses must end in bunkruptc,
aid min. Bpt TINT is not a matter of mucl
concern to us. The point Of interest is this how
will Lincoln carry on his war with o haukrup
treasury7 How will he feed, clothe and pay his
soldiers? !, 1t may be said that he will do it ii
; the same wey that we are doing it. This answe
J involves the supposition that Lineoln's mercena
ries are willing to fight as our soldiers are doinl
without pey; " Gredat Jaeisas Apella" wLel
Lincoln attempts to inpress the supplies for Ar
I, my, and pny in q banRrup. paper currency, WI
believe that.his people will request him to stol
this war and it will be request with an intim'4
tion that will command obedience.