Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-11-23
The New York Herald.

our tnApkS ioA q SoPJ
Herald, of the 9th, from which we extract
as follows:
TIE PRrslpESTIA1 ELscrIoN-TuE Re.
VIEW, AND THE GOVERNMENT PoLIcY WHICH
IT TEACHES.
The Presidential struggle tis over, and
Abraham Lincoln is elected for another term.
This result was go generally anticipated that
it will create very little surprise. Some. of
the over credulous readers of the New York
World and the Albany Atlas-Argls may be
disappointed, but the knowing ohes among
TIE democracy knew oil the time that vain
boastings and foolish. promises would not
carry the election.
We need not at present recite the canses
which have eliminated in tie defeat of Gen.
Mcclellan. twill suffice to say that he
has fallen victim to the copperhead mana
gers of the Chicago Conventionand the demo.
cratic party. Turning from the past to the
future, let us briefly consider the instruc-
tions to the administration involved in this
election, and the general policy suggested
from the people. They have emphatically
decreed that the rebellion shall be put down
by force Of arms; that there can and shall
be no compromise with jeff. Davis, aud that
the q MON in itsintegrity snail be maintained.
The question of the Presidential succes,
sion being settled, all parties can now afford
for time TO drop their party divisions and
dissensions, in order to assist the government
in bringing the rebellion to an end as speedily
as possible. Not only is the Presidential
bone of contention out Of the wey, but the
ruling elements of both houses of Congress
are liked for at least the next two years: In
this interval, therefore, republicans anu dem,
ocrats, suspending theirmischievous wrang-
lings over national politics, may readily com.
bine in-support Of the national. cause.-the
frat branch of which is tile subjugation, not
of the Southern people, but of the armies OF
jeff Davis. This done, the next duty de-
yolying upon the adminitration will be the
restoration of the rebellious States under
their old allegiance to the Union. This will
be delicate task yet it need not be diff
cult one. Let Congress supersede the ex-
listing vindictiye coniscation acts, passed un.-
der the whip and spur of the abolition: tanat-
les, and the impracticable or useles emanci-
patton and reconstruction projects of-Presi-
dent Lincoln, by liberal act inviting the re.
bellious States back to the Union, and but
little more will remain to be dore. Give
the masses of the Southern people to under
stand that their rights of property will be
respected, and that they will only be re-
ouired TO recognize: the supreme authority
Of the constitution of the URited States,
leaving the slavery qpestion,to the several
States concerned, and we dare ray that even
South Carolina will be fully represented
at Washington within o year from the cap
ture oe Richmond.
We need not trouble ourselves any further.
concerning this stumbling block of Southern
slavery. The. proposition which has been
broached at Richmond to arm and drill in
he service of jeff. Davis, for the spring cam
paign, three hundred thousand slaves, will
5c very apt to finish the "insti.ution" and
the "confederacyn before the spring cam
paign is opened. The discussion between
the Icbel politicians, who have no slaves. and
the startled and Indignant shareholders has
already commenced, and promises split
that will soon complete the decentralization
against the Davis dcspstism which has for
some :ime been at work .among-thc Southern
people, from Virginia to Texas. In any
event, slavery has been so badly crippled and
lemoralized by the heavy blows Of this ter
rible war tat, with the war ended, the {" in.
stitution" may be left todie without further
torture.
UNITE THE Nonrn.-Now that the great
election is over, .we must all go to work to
unite the North and put down the erebelion.
Since the rehef leaders have turned aboli-
tionista, there need b9 no mere discussion
about slavery here. As the voice of the,peo
Pile is undoubtedly Tor war, III this election,
there is no use for any more copperhead peace
clamor. Let US put down the fanatics of all
parties, and heartily upite for the Union. A.
united North is invincibe.
. DIv1pE THE SoUTH.-The, indications are
that the South will nibe divided upon the
question of freeing and 'aTming slaves The
rebel Congress, now in session, will start the
commotion. The shareholders will probably
90 against the plan, and the! politicians will
be in favor fit. Now let US unite the North
in order to take advantage of this state Of
affairs, and we shall soon whip the divided
South and restore the Union.
In an editarial reviewing President Davis
when alluding teShermans army,
the. Herald says:
Grant has placed Sherman's advanced in &C,
cordancc with iniorsation furnished by jeff.
Davis. Dasis in. his speeches and his mes
sage, has furnished all the necessary facts to
show that Sherman's iharch cannot be resist
cd. BE has told us how the rebel armies are
depleted and where they are. So onward
goes Shermau towards Macon, Augusta and
Savannah! He will be heard of next through
the rebel papers. lie will test somewhat
Davis hifalutin statement that;nonc Of the
rebel cities are necessary 10 the vitality Of
the government, and he will prove to the com-
plete satisfaction of Mr.. Davis that he has
not been compelled to withdraw" and that
he has not left Atlanta exactly" on the hnc
of his advance"
egA The Yankees landed at Bayou Sara few
days ago, and commenced pulling down houses
and carrying the material to Morganas to build
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