Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-04-12
Richmond Fal,en.s

Richmond has fallen! Our proud capital.is
now bondwoman te.the foe; but, Godbepraised !.
her manaclcs afe not manaoles of shame. They
shin. upon hor noble limbs like the insignia Of
glory. Her body is the property Of q Northern
master, but her soul is Free The Yankee will
revel in her courts for time, but he has paid
worry dearly in advance fer that privilege. Army
after army has bean hurled against her and COM
petely shattered. A half million of the cOrpses
Of her enemies arc manuring tho plains of Wiz
ginia.
In our columns to day, will be found o glorious
address from our President, issued from Danyiile,
whittier he came from Richmond. President
DAVIS, despite his failings, and the malOdictions
of his enemies, is hero, afpatriot and states
man. Let us hearkcn to the proud words of his
address, and provo that we have not grasped at
prize wo had not the fort!udc to win or the merit
to,wcar.
Conquer the South Cow into submission the
poop. (, occupying territory 1900 miles in one
direction by 1000 in another Could such
thing BIO possiblo2 Not without these people
lsfailed, and tainted by the way. -
+ Richmond has fallen, apd now isthc time for
us to show that our faith is undying, our forttude
undying, our determination undying, our bravery
undying. We took UP arms to throw off q Gov
ernment that openly trampled upon our rights,
and threatened our liberties. If we were unsafe
under the old Government, of which we Were
voluntary members, what will be our condition
if we arc forced back to it by the trials, tolls and
| sacrifices Of four years four = We should have
suffered in vain, and our noblo youths would have
bled and died in vain. The verdict of the world
would be, the South has been whipped back into
| Union; and the North would execute the judg-
mept upon us as interiors, vassals, and "captives
Of the spear" Are We ready for this9 II the
| horrible doom, in the Providence of God, awaits
us, shall we court it? Shall we, by becoming
panic,stricken, and relaxing our efforts and our
sacrifices, crawl to the feet OF our enemies, and
voluntarily submit our necks to the yoke they
are striving TO place upon them? Shall we be-
come dishcar!cned by reverses, even let them
como in lcgions, and throw down our arms, rush
ing to submit our free limbs and our proud South
ern Eouls to Ysnkee chains Oh A!nishty eiod
I If wo have never prayed before, hcHr our prayer
| now, that this may never como to pass
It will be time enough to accept slavery when
it is forced upon US. When We have fought and
bcd, and sacrificed life, propcrty,-all save honor
| then, and only then, can we submit. Then,
| like Virginia end Richmond, our bodies and our
propcr;x will belong to eur masters; but our
| souls viii be freq. Ne will wear m:naclos, hut
| ut of shame Such yassalagc will perhaps be
,erablc. But oh the depth Of the humiliation
~ that man or that nation that chooses slavery,
and yields the priceless heritage of liberty tor
the lack Of the manly courage to continue the
struggle ror it. If VIC fuller now, We shall be in
,holn one devil was cast and seven returned;
Verify, the last state of that man is worse than
thu first" Better far better, mover to have taken
IN arms, or yielded to the aspirations Of froc-
dom.
Bat away with thoughts of such possibilities
or p,obs bilities We have M occasion to yield,
or even to fnlter. We are strong set ucry strong
wc ve arms i'll our hands aud inyincible armies
IN tho livd Our cause is only weak aud tottor-
ing in tee hearts of towards, and in the fears of
those wrctchcd auns ef mammon who would make
or take peace on any tcrrs that would save their
miserable pelf. Our Who strength is-fnr from
exhausted; and VIC are making ready to put 20o,-
600 black arms into the field, and stake their
Drawn and bone upon the issue of that indepcn-
dcnce which is paramount to every other cousid
Grafton. We may give up black slavery, but we
never can conset to become the white slaves of
the hateful Yankeeracc.
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Medical. College of Virginia.