Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-04-19
FROM lhe Patriot and Mountaineer.

TO the Friends of the Soldier.
! The Central Association has again com
mcnccj operations with renewed zsal. ard il
calls upon all wlo ale able to help in tho
good work. The loss in Columbia was heavy
7 but it does not deter the Association from at
tempting again TO help the soldiers.
The fall Of Richmond, The great clothing
depot of the army, will necessitate efforts On
the part of the people to clotLe the army, OF
else many gallant soldier who has borne
tie brunr of dozen battles will suffer fol
clothing. Let every family in South Carolina
give TO the Central Association one shirt, one
pair drawers, and one pair socks, and how
many will it clothe? / venture that if every
family in the State who are able will do this,
/ every South Carolina brave will be conforta.
bly, clad. Let every lady knit q pair of socks,
and every Carolinian will be supplied. DO
you ever think seriously, my lady friends,
| and you of the sterner' sex, TOO, what the
soldier has done end is doing for you? Think
of Columbia, Orangeburg, Winnsboro and
Cheraw-i in fact, the whole country along
Sherman's line cf march, blackened waste,
with only chimneys standing to tell where
were onca happy ho'nesteads, and you can
form some idea of what the whole country
would be if it were not for the soldiers-those
brave men who ara barring their hosoms to tie
fiery st2rm.
The army must be sustained, or else the
whole country will be devastated. Suppose
the army is disbanded, what would prevent
the eremy from overrunning the Contederacy !?
If tie armyis not sustained, the cause is gone,
and a!! our past sacrifices are vain. The no.
ble blood which has been shed 50 freely-the
lives which have been lost-the treasure
which has been spent-all, all are worse than
vain. There is no halt way ground for US
now; We have gone too far to retreat with
honor, and nothing remains but to fight itour
TO the bitter end The blood from an hun
dred battle fields, the CORY corpses of out
martyred dead, cry aloud to us, to fight on
and not surrender our honor. The question
then Is, bow can we fight on? Simply by
feeding and clothing those brave men who
are wiling to fight.
Let the men feed the soldier, and guaran
tee the ladies will clothe him. How many
there arc who can sell the Government few
bushels Of corn and a few pounds Of bacon,
and will not miss it, aud how many can give
the soldier q suit or ciOlneS duu 'ioI inisS IL.
Think, then, what vast supply Of food and
clothing a little from all will make, and how
many brave men WHO are. now fighting our
battles will be made comtirtable, and. con-
tent ID 10 fight on. 1t is nova life and dealll
struggle with us, and Ike army must be sus
taired,,cr we are los. T@iaed, s"fyagafea,
What terrible Iaie Let every friend of tire
soldier now come forward to the rescpe
Mr.. Pickle in Grcenvile, Mr.. Price in New
Berry, CT the Agent in charge Of TIC tempora-
rv bureau in Chester, wall receive any cloth
ing which may be given and forward as soon
as possible to the ARMY.
Iaccnc!nsion. remember The poor snffer
ing women and children in Columbia, and
10 not close your hearts to ther Appeals
When you sit down.to your sooti-'i!mmfr1,a ard
lie down upon your comfortable beds, rc:nem-
her The sulf..,ers I'll Columbia, aud i''rset hot
;la. yonr time OF suffering may soaa come.
When you o,;d like 10 be remembered by
che+ri;il hearts. Mr. Pickle Will receive ANY
donat.urs OF provisions CT money, and for
ward 10 The Relief Inmnittec in Co!nnhia.
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