Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-02-17
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] That pures. Of PATRIOTS. aSissa Of r.ssssn,en,
brave.s Of roliista, ard bss. Of ei,izen., Gea'.
HOWELL CosB, has boon making lately in Ase'h
and lAusutts, sueh. rahlo, truthful, and hvpe:ul
speeches, as 80 straight home to the hearts Of all
mon whs lore thor country. At q MOeiiss called
in Augusta to talks into consideration the resula-
rton of tho prices Of ruppliesr for The army, he
addressed alarge ana eathusa site audieucs. From
a synopsis of his speech givol, by the C&ron'e'o
end 4Senticl, we cut tn. following striking para
graphf. .-..-,- -.
,"Ho lad not ecze 70 hold up bright pictures
of rro.perity-bu! 10 declare that the tihie' ae-
insnl libsrd and manly sacrifices Tor Inc eauSs OIL
liberty and Independence Ee would spesk hFst
Of thsituty- Of firm=rs and pianters. Ao "ou'a
appsal to them TO put fo!,h ibera.y OF their pro-
visions. Tell nae, raiI he-you, whose grsIarlcs
are .ull--whoso lsraef; sroan WITH abundanee-
how is tho army to 10 fed? You point to tho ofli-
esrs Of tho guvorn5ent-to the cOmmisaarie1-to
ysur stishbors, The largo planters-but the appeal
ccrses to. Every man, who can spare tithe oi his
tbundanes.
Etc are told in tho press end elseThers, that tic
plsntefs dcnand and should receive just coMpen-
rl,iou. Suck is your legal right But taid hs,
am OF hero 70 counsel the best Meens OF obtain
| ia. lust onpeasstion, Yr market price, bu. I
come to ask you, rhoso sors arc baring their boz
oms to- the storm of MAR, whether you will permit
tbsu, TO suagr for food, while you IRE atekling for
rsur plain constitutional rights and for just COM
psnsrtion. citizen has right to tho market
value Of his supplies; but when the country nseas
| them, patriot will not domandit Are s'n', and
urotsctlJs,. and hDme, legs dear to you than tho
| -o!rcts of your laborY Whore is the just CON-
pousation 10 the intelligent soldiers who Eli tho
| rarks Of tho army at eleven dollars q month, or
| I, the officers, who, at inadequate salaries, are
bearing tho responsibilities Of their positions!
Are not their wires aud children aa dear to them
as YOURS? Whore ia the just compensation for
/ their trials and sacrifces! Go to the hospitals
| and 500 tho emaciatsd form Of the brave man who
has .icksned uRdsr'the exposure Of the camp
I what ia just compensation to hiM, for wrecked
constitution, and The blghtad hopes of vigorous
manhood? Colo the hssrths desolsted by the
black carnage of the struggle, and would you in
suit the an euish of widownosd md orphanase, by
l .ef,ring them just compensation?
"Ihsse legal eIactions arc q roproach to nen
seeking to be- FREQ. Tho hour that such consider
atoms prevail will so fatalto US all. The planter
iu,,ihes himself fur his sxactions, because tht
lnsrohanu charge hics c1orbitant prices. ae
knew not to what extent aysrico may preYall II
our commercial circles, but he urged tho planters
not TO follow the perEiciaus example of the huck
ster, in Goldfish and calico. He had heard Of NJ
women who had refused to knit socks for the sal
disrs b. cause tho mershsats charged ten or TWEEN
ty priees for knitting -oadles. Oatch inspiration
from the altnrs set up around your own 1reaidc
BY the nobio women Of the land.
And hear what he says Of the President.
"The.Presideut may haYo erred in judgment
who has mott but that ho has been false 10 hi
trust, his bttcress foes have never darcd to wbis
per. lie Is devoted aud trus-stand by him ant
give him the mon aud the means that hc requires
And 500 how ho gives example as we'll as pre-
cept. Wo copy the subjoiued from tho same paper
wonps ATrEsrED By AcrIoS.-Gsaeral Howel
Cobb has proposed to soil the Government 100
pounds Of baoon aud 10000 bushels Of corn, q
any price it is disposed to pay him J and. III
could pay nothing, thon he'd give it. He alf
agreed to lei the Interior Court Of Sumtor count;
hayo 10, 900 pounds Of bacon 1T IS cent, pound
and 10 ,0Ol bushels Of corn at 50 cents bushel
for soldiors' fsni!iss.