Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-03-23
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rs:urred % ycisburg, from whence he starisd'
and h.s ivs:rt yci ;Ae kaiirouI sttween;tss City I
ana Pearl River. l,s plain therefore that De
las postponed Ter the prascat mis- Eaugtsy design
OF ercuryi::s that county, aid loTd.rE es.' II;
POI. snd FoEEnsr and LEX layeattken :he last
ttratl Of wind s5xt o:stbe ssils of this is:i.:ed
aua Lnn.L.s;ic YaHsee; they have been tic
biz sLt;ng'f:e.l sbish has n;pled his sery In the
bul Whittier d.es the mrrancing ;lii.f tara his
fCctsteps: ponn ihe river to share III EhSKs
failures, or up tho fyer la SOC JoE .oE*srcS
has4!= ,ErAxr Nth GLOVES OF: I.is Of but little
importance n sero lie goes, but doubtless he "ili
:.ur,, to cta.ts2rc "A 10 lend helripg hand IN
.hc invasion Of Georgia GhAST, or sin"sas, or
sh;rh .=r1 one CT th= sconndrsls hss tho manage
mvnt ef .Esirs ut Chattanooga, has fyund in his
say n sius,LIins~ block of huge proportion End
in,ulmaurt,!le height; this stumbling block is
fisn. .iok JOHNSTON. GRIsr very evidently nssds
all and ,oA.:vrt,, and it Ecxll be no sarrriting
thing If tho f.ct s.cr!d sooa become, apparent
..,a: &c Is ,or- for !. ain-
iGir.in. uni :::'su::;ng Sic present position 'h"n
for ;uv5sii;:s G.9rsis $ra ar.aultinc Atan'i. All
the 2cvc!".emeu,s OF tie l@.e!y iaau.urated CAM
p.i:,p undoubtedly shnw thstths -hincoin army j:
il, want Of thesv.,mL.imiaE hsiabers "hich alone
s;ru l.,or eysr s.re ii, strength and eohnds'ice'
G GEaxr " ell knons thss ne nust Esyefl1o to aae'
or giye up the ssms in tho beginHiDg.
The Y.nsco rarers have laid bare. tho plans,
pruieot. ..hd hops, Of ;ber President and bis
Gsuei.is. Lisat. General ulysses GRANT, the
rres,nt de..is.1 cf the Yankees, q hero who las
reror:xe;i mors exploits than Iieiouief, WAS to
advans. uyo,is. Geu. jog JoHssToS ens.y This
Sprisg with column ef 10000 men; another
cclumn Of 100000 was to march by way Of Knox
s7!Me iniu Virginia while lslra tolgmn OF lOo,-
900 was 70 he held in reserve. Ithss now become
4 m-,tcr .: serious doubt Hh:iber ia I'll Of hi:
! lines &c will he sha 30 mustsr oEe5of these ooi-
smns sHkryaS had 10 exhaust heegnrrisens OF
u long limo Of poets heretofore deened by tho
Yankees of great Importance, bsfsre he could nn-
dvrtake his lats il-stnrred expedition; and then
he got but a sitiful $4,000. The iayssion and
.ul.iugution Of the nrd Of The Lone Star hssbeon
abandoned for want Of aumbersj BASKs has
never keon there himself, and tho cficers and men
cent hs him 'have accom- plshcd nothing. Til,
sanie BAyss, this gen,crI and dainty Pu-itnn,
who onco said slot tho Union slide" is now trcln-
bling before Gen. DIck TAYLOR in Louisiana
where llc lcudcarcrins to bring abOutthc tenth
ystp" government Of hi, worshirful Inaster, Lin
cola: he is utterly unable to intimidhtc us,With
any forcc now at his command
According to the liils tkst car be cleaned con-
ccr:.ng matters ia Arkansas ond Missouri, j; :p-
pears that the cnelny's force ia those States is
weak a::d small, and that Gen. PRICE is about to
march his stalwari. heroes into Missouri, there to
arouse and redeem iheir natiYc State.
The Federal army Of tho Potomac is not only
fur islow ts usual si.tu, regards numbers, but
il is also lizorsan;zcd nrl demora,i1e MEArE
himself is being tried fer his Shortcomings al
ard after the battle cf Gettysburg, add will in
all probability be dcpo-cd and sent to inin tho
brilliant ,hr6ng of Yankee military leaders wins
have bcon dccaptacd since tho beginning Of the
war So much the better: the oftcncr they change
aud the moro unstable they become, The moro ad-
yanlnreors will it be for us. Already are The
Yankees anticipating the crossing Of tho Potomac
-. aa ea:y day By Gen. LEE and his ipyinciblo
vctrranz 'e-'--T---- ---=--.,-=s-s-
Lincola must keep considerable army in
Kentucky, for lc ia wei. aware that JACK Nor
cAx is at iibariy. Gnl calling to the rally his held
.rs..ons. a::antiria Yankee enli.mcnts are e5 .
p;r:ng, anl lie ve,crans are generally tired Of
the war ana :;oins cut, while the last draft has
not supplied their place, and tEc ncY draft not
vet executed. How thea can the Yankee armies
be strong enough fol. offensive movements on n
grand scale! InStead of that overwhelming i:lva-
zion We ay: ali hchn looking for with .omucA
braahr:. &a3iety Il. sis!inot he surprised to Fec
tie encmj takins lie defensive, AID The "ragsad
| anl barefoot" Conredcr.tcs pushing forward to
| hsh. far Sni rscovur the sroand lroia Thieh they
ySre craw,ca in the last campaign. Wcfhenla
net c surprised, il tic igur.a could be compared
a The Confederate effective force in tho field to;
day is iqusl To that .f the foo; md when tia:
is ;:.c case, What Ccnf.ierate ever asked surer
guarantees Of victcry2
II :hcse comforting snd aat.crins prosnoaiica-
ti.ns aro not uufounded, they should hare The
effect Of accusing the South 10 new and nndying
spirit in the roxing csnpaisn. lie: tvs ccnfe!-
cracy master its uholc strength and energy; aad
bring ihis fNarful'y prolonged war 10 an cna The
Bri,i.i p.Ili.;a;I.t Is new in session, and even
Federal en:sarcs repcrta marked change i'll that
body III favor Of our cauS Already is the voice
Of in6.gaa.isn heard en- the forum and in the
press cn tho other side of the atlantic. Ono mere
canipai.n Of resist!e., and invincib,e fsh'ing-
su,h as Confederate soldier' have done, AID will
Go asain-rcsult:ng In enc or two glorious Veto
RIGS and recognition will r!sae us among The thiOi-
ly of nations. And proud place in that fa.:ay
cars viii &c l7Gai ia preparing tnc way for adt
unt.ammeed Independence and glorious natienali
ty. Let N! be of good cheer
aas- have lived to knew, snys Adam Clatkc,
that the greatest secret of haman happiness is
ihis Netrr suffer your cnsrgies Ia s'agnate. The
oil adagc Of tno many irons IN tho fire conveys