Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-03-30
To our soldiers.


lnniyOfsary Of the day sa which Christ mas taken
dTn from the crosa sud irtorced. Two days ago.
tho world mas CLASSY ard white. with alset and
snow; The s'icy pellets and the festhcry dTiftfled
the air rn:ilan creation became Que gittering
an, cleaning scene of besaty. Tho pipes and
ciaars. aid cvergtcehs bowed. submissively under
lhcir'raigLty dccoratisns mSry bowed 80 low
they interchangeable fh-ir upright position,
hut ftil lying rpon the earth in tlucp abaso-
:mcn:. But naw,. on this blessed Goeat Friday
night the clouds hayo ceaso,i 10 srea,: nut their
cold and dazzling beaety ~, and are pouring lavish
tears e.er, nhere--weeping as asitweroatthe memo
:ry of the cross and passion of our dear sJeaos.
Shove up tho G.c, brave, soldiers, and b. gay ON
poor beef and biscuit rhils you may: Ah who
among us knows. whether in the ,nil:t of this
pslting RAIN, you have either fro sr BEEF or big
cult? Gollo .k.wi,h compassion while .his Weather
lasts upon those poor piekets and. sentipels, who,
like tie shos! of Hsmle!'s father, ars doomed
for Certain teril to walk kthc night
-Tkc frowns Of winter have sileseed the cannon..s
'maath, AMI Glo harvest of death grows scnnty
under his trinmpAa. Ths rain too mryocmmaad
peace for while, End the carnival Of obstruction
pause 10 breathe; but the eamc maligdity, which
las urged our Gupash fpp 10 shed 90 iasch blood,
will continue to push him tofurther excesses. But,
thank God, we have arrived at n point whcyy we
can almost reach snd grasp within our hands
victory. and freedom. A few more nen, ono More
hearty drd unanimous lift another EFFORT, COM
paraiirsly small apd the thing ia done, the great
prize is won. We belong to the class Of tie uE-
warerius in f.ith as to the end Of ithelwar. Bad
news is rot more agreeableto to Us than others; it
produces its mOmenfary depression, it causes sad
ness to think of the prolongatan of the.war, With
its sufferings and sarriGces. But.itnever shakes
our confidence in the final result. We hold con-
SANITY to one proposition us unalteraBlc, imprcg
nab!c. The Fankeess cannot conquer This ,ntry
We focl hat Tc wcro not born to be the yassal
and sslf Of YGnkcs trslt Hnstsr, and SO isel-cu,
couutFgmen. Hence, as We have saia, there arc
rot Yankee enemios enough from abroad, Or tories
and traitors Enough ct home, to sopapor tho spirit
OF the people. From this he derive cur 6rm spd
.unfsltering faith. The glorious epdis sure, and
NO bolieveit ia nearer than most men suppose.
In the meantime, while quiet refgns along the
lines, lhefarmers and planters Of The land busy
to have everything ready for anothsr year of ac-
tvity. Cotton is nowhere; wheat and csrn eve.
rywherc. People all over the country are talking
:4usNy again about foreign recognition and inter.
vontion. Dsh il is Tell enoughste - keep up o
h-l cf thinking on this. subjectf but decidedly
unlisnifed to talk or write much about it at thi:
stag of the game. We havcwaiteatoo long, and
Jecn too often disappointed. Across the great
saa, sovereisus eye one another suspiciousy, lest
tho ono interfere here and prosper beyond the
other but tho whole of them. survey this inhu;
man low OF blood With the cold eye q intcrcst.
Let us hold en till Napoleon comes, before We
blszon his name among Ito stars for tho humane
ruler of this sgO. III 10 is not yet satisfied Of
our earnestnesB, and inns not been thus satisfied
long ago, wlet further proof cfltkst earnestness
can we give? If he is satisfied, aiM still delays,
why:expcel him hereafter? Why does Lc wait
upon other powers when bis moral fision points to
where he can dispense deeds Of hanani!y? Who
waits upon his neishbor before bs3prays-' AS to
CID palmcrstOp, who would bid oa him? He is
old and shaky aud haa taken, ut The age of eish:
t., to Leading silly women into fotbidicn paths.
Or pcrApps he ID only keeping up his old courses
a fascinating Don Juan this ancient premier must
make Aud tho mig scr-loyiag md inoney-loving
Earl Russell! WHY, three cents would buy him
my day. ItIuns i'll bis blood to be bribel.; the
French bribcd his great. grand father as Seward
is b,blns l.im. Lei ua talk of something else in
cur idle moments moro profitable than ru=aCrs of
recognition.
AS yet, We have hut one openly arOwed eandi-
dstc for the Legislature; thisis Con. DuXovaST.
In tftse tfoubloes lmes the people SHOULD look to
j. that they concentrate as far may be possible
the risdnm and experience Of tie State in the
legislative body. With this view, many of his
friends have proposed the above named gallant
s,ldsr anll wise citizen; they have done. well.
oplJ one candidate as yet, but coon their name
will be legion. Como on ye braves; the more, The
morrier.
rri.cs of proSdisions-in deed Of evorytlins--
are still absolutely tcrriblo. AL the pcopio now
living-ull those who have any thing to ssl'--seem
to be Of the broad os Judas Iscarot who carried
lhe bag, and betrayed his only hOpo and his Re-,
dssmcr; perfect types Of. ;hs money changers
-ahoin ctri.t drove frcm The tornr!o which had
become by lhsir presoaao e" den,of thieves" !"
Yes that is good ides; the tradag Peoalc have
turned tho whole Southern Coufcderncy into u
den of thicros." But mover mind; tho first of
April iset hauJ, aud then VIC are to geo the good
tin.c whick has bscn SO long coming; then i: to
begin tsc Guauc:al millennium. No doubt .!,inss
will 90 ,p,acwLat better, but tho land will not
flow with milk and honey for o long timc yet. 1t
strikes US just lcro, that peach and honey would
be moro suggestive rhrnse in these Degenerate
times. .
Karc we had any fun about Elsefeld lately :
Let US see. Yes; tho young people (ncluding
those who are politely callel ysuug, because they
have not yet fallen ino tho tolls ef natrimcny)
narc called together few .nights ago by Mr. j.
P. BIS, a c:.yaryman on furlongh from Virginia,
and elegantly. entertained Mt h:s hcspiabls home
tho old and wcli-krown 6roTe.". TkcrG Tas
pusic and dancing and foas.ing and joy: ofcour:e,
in these times of dearth wherever thsre is feast
ing there is joy; as for ourselves on this partcu