Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-08-17
Northern Extracts.

affairs. -.
New York city is, this day, without know
ing it, resting on thin crust with terrible
volcano beaeath it.
It is yell for rrndentmen, who have much
to loose, 10 lool, thinga in the face Every
day this war is continued accumulates new
millions Of public dsbt. In other words,
destroys millions worth Of common property,
and timpoverishes, more and more, tue peo-
The day will come, when all this will reach
n mint beyond which life itself is no longer
toIerable. The course of true wisdom, is to
foresee the danger, and to provide against it
by no folly of attempted coercion when
the moment Of agony comes-but by pre-
venting tho discnnteat, and alievla;lng the
misery before hand. The question will soon
be peace, or palpable.rnin.
In the Northwest, the sssns OF the times
are pregnant with movements which tend 10
the overthrow of New England influence
d tyranny, and the just punishment aud
ruin of those puritanical scoundrels VINO
originated this war, and who are Responsible
for the torrents OF blood which have been
shed and the financial ruin now overhanging
the Western people. The day may not be
far distant when q Southern and Western
army may be shaking hands on Bunker Hill,
and repaying their losses and sacrifices out
of the rich spoils accumulated by. the stock
iobbers and contracters-the Goldfish aristo-
cracy of Boston.-NesU York Frecmaa's Jour-
nal.
COMPLIMENT TO CONFEDERATE Army
ANY man who lancies that we are going to
oct Richmond without further and more dcs-
perate fighting is mistaken. The men who
fight are Americans. They are free-born
citizens, and tt. proudest of the proud. The
rebel army of Virginia is composed o. the
elite Of the Southern people. IL reckons IN
its ranks men of education and position, full
of the pride CT family, aud accustomed to
exalt courage into God-lke virtue. They
are not to be cowed, though when thoroughly
vanGuished they will have the manhood to
own it. But, until they are yanquisbed, they
will fight with an energy and desperation
that must command the admiration of every
heroic spirit, even while deploring their folly
and despsiug their cause: The body of Lees
army is made up of veterans, VIZ are used
to exposure, enured to discipline and are un-
shaken By the thunders Of battle. Such
troops can be beaten only by succession of
desperate struggles. Nor are they likely to
become demcr:llizsd. They will yield to
inevitable necessity only when they recognise
it as inevitablc.-J. ". forney in WASH
ingtO9 Chronicle.
REVENGE Is SwEET.-"Seymore," an ia
telligent correspondent of the Daily News, is
somewhat apologizing because tbcrebes des-
lroyed bridges and private property in their
march Though Maryland. We confess we
see nothing to apoligiZ- for in this act, even
though they had raz.d every house tothe
ground, and destroyed every veslige OF pro-
periy in their track that they could not con.
yeniently carry away. Revenge is sweet
According to The old adage, and consequently,
If they had burned and destroyed, leaving
nangbt but the blaci:ness of desolaton and
ruiz wherever the feet Of the invader pressed
our soil, it would only be the mildest retala.
tion for the unnumbered ou;rages and crimes
which have beer committed against defense.
less, unprotected women and children in the
South by our armies during tho last three
years of terror and blood shed.-BeTgcn (N.
~ Democrat.
NORTHERN CLERGYaEy.-The New York
Express says the clergymen of lew jersey
and New York have sent ona petition to
to Washington asking exemption from the
draft 10 comply with their request would
ba the height of'injustice. They, were IN &
great degree the authors Of the wnr, and
thew have been tie loudest iE shouting for
its continuance. They, have fairly how.d
for blood. Instead Of being exempted, they
ought all to be drafted and put in the front
of battle, and they should lead in every at
tack upon the enemy's works. 1t is mean
and cowardly for them to ask an exemption
while they are anxious to see everybody else
drafted and slaughtered EnQnrer.
AS usual in most cases, it appears that the
secret Of Gen. Grants mining operations was
discovered too soon by the enemy; and it al
So appears that there was some blunderings
and shortcomings here and there in the as
sault aud after the mine was fred, The
prominent act before Us is that grand sur
prise and general assault in the prepara-
tions for which much time and labor was cx-
pended. and in the execution of which many
valuable lives have been lost, have not result
cd in the success which was anticipated.
Richmond has passed conspicuously into
the same category with Charleston-a town
that has foiled the most colossal attempt the
administration could organize for its capture.
We cannot take Richmend. lthas
been evident to good indges for several weeks
that General Grants campaign is failure;
but though an adverse fate had tho deed
drawn and signed, it lacked the seal of final
authorization, which was impressed upon 1t
in the battle of Saturday.
IS q Indeed the problem is no
longer the destruction of Lees army and tho
capture of Richmond, or even tho capture OF
Petersburg, but the defence Of loyal States
against the Rebel armies.
No doubt Gen. Grant will keep q large force
operating on the James Rver, hnt we can
never afford to present to the Taerld the spec,
tacle of an enemy marching unhindered
through our own terrtory.-N \. Herald.
UxrouNpEp.-The Richmond Dispatch, of
Thursday, the llth, says the rumored disas.
ter to General McCausland's command was
unfoundcd. He has returned to komney,
having accomplished what he was sent for.
He was ordered to pbtain one hundred thou
,ond dollars in-pold asa ransom tor Cham