Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-11-23
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From f:c t"ya.t% C1"'fi'.'to'"- '"'''. sr-
shcfmaY;s iss,ryat Through Georgia.
Oar s.oslay faces arc gradually assuming
The cheeri:,: hne; 81 the real situation begin,
t. i,e thoroughly understood. AS we write.
q o,lerk P..iA;ii, F-iaay) i:ris .s,iy 5ei,eYec
Lat .;ore,al Shornai., iia:lirs his .isay noftL
ou;;r.ly c:ossd and bol!l and defiant araft'
confronting HIN, h5.s determined upon mlk-
;nr q bold retreat to tiit rear, where no ar.
,ay cf Consequences could, iaipcie AIS move
Ia our Pigment it is tie Anabasis Of S.le.
m:,i,. Ii IS p;aiu his onlys Object ca1;bc tic
,nskire Of : certain and secure base. RI
,oas; moyc flskaai cbtiin his ehjrct speedily,
O. =. i: l.:;i; ualess The whole S>'.ta Of Geor-
ria a-e-.,warls: s! j y .::co5a-. In 9 staie oi
VS.! we n.,lst az! aii expect 10 escape nnscall'.
cd. Where .ke-:ae.ny matcaes lie Till leave
h:s.wo.k ut desiru:tioa.
Sherman Ia: cut loose from his Sass-Gcor.
ci.ns rln::. see tx. IT. ::.aatsBo "tnar.
Forrea. having destroyed his stofes at
Jo!.ssory.iis,, aal cut Lis c.sminuu;c2!ioi'
,.orth. this iDovcmcn5 has been ;arced up@n
h;.n: a.d il our !ocs! end reserve farce cal.
hold hir. in check, imprdc s::S progress, Iurn
:r:a destroy in a6vai.ce of his coi.'fns, long
ere lie r,.ache: as objective pein: itte teat
he l,,oas tc), his ammunition Will be eXhaus-
tel. lis horses starved, ami his ariny al easy
Frey ID frgshG:.:! vete:aa tr9og=..
Sses.n.ss, HIS riany NearT fn.lss 10 march
III n,,ts;n."g his object. 1t Is atsurdity to
talk a5ou. lis making - m;nt-s Campaign
with %, communication r,;a lis Govern.
meet. ii;w long wiii Us ammunition he
carries las; HING ifais ,...i.ufine, shDpl
ratf,.:. he, . lIe will iesiraY "s l.s a4cs bul
that msk::.s ii ncnc the less SO.
TITS ;aaYciient is the n.ol+'a Anabasis
and Ike tie G-eei; Fl o:j, he l:.s only one
object 81; ;.eG:t, ard ihatt IL, 20 reach 'hc sea;
anl o. Neaophon's weary end long suffering
ten t:.oa:A;'s se.It Up s:on. sitrr shout
"Ths.:tta! 'fh.!atta 70 !Silcra,al! will glad
: Il cry. The sea! The seq!
tbs .t:i.n,a Intell:sencer, Of AondaS, says
We. ara froul rsliable sodics that Cover
nor Browns res;clncc ia Csn,"n, Cherokee
clun!y. embracing M4 co:ala"d Otis dwelling
housn. Kitchen, .outacasoS, &st..t .;etter with
his cl;c. bci!.!;mg, w-re al burnt 20 Tho
eroaad By the vandsl f,l lcT acys age. The
officer il command Of the vanda!s WHO were
sei,: to execute the work they. So rata;es:lJ
ard successfully performed. allcscd the fam
lily who were living on tie premises at tie
time, only fifteen minutes to remove thei,
furniture from :hc house end all that was rot
.renlorcl within that time was ccvonred. by
the iisneS. Tne sr,nc party burnt sac Court
House, Jail, Academy, btaa t.e. Hotels, end
about ..7o thirds of ,ihc best dwelling and
business houses in C;:aTon. Il force Of some
thrca or four thousand Of the rssdals were
within r,iie or two Of the towp, while some
sc-ans7 Of the band w-rc sent i::to the town
under an cili.er with orders to burn the
house OF Governor Brown, tho public bui!d
ings, AMI tho houses Of all .ho have been
.nromimcnt Southern meu.
It is ;:ow evident that Sherman has inan-
guratsd winter campaign and ;hat Georgia
IS the Geld whit!, he designs 10 desolste. a
ter:ib}e cr:s;: is tiie.cforeupon rs. Every man
in tie State ab!s to bear arms should rally
to the rescae. Ii the hands Of tha military
authorities, however TIE defence OF the State
is laft, We hayS no suggestion TO make
What we have long lfok,d for, is come OF
last. We have no cersnrey now'to psss upon
any one, while We. would urge upon every
man in the Stats the necessity of doing what
patriotism and duty require of hi9.