Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-10-11
.Ho,v Copxalo, Honorable Man y,


This exclamation of Prospero in the nTem-
pest comes into our. head and our heart, as re
think Of each of the popular andiarge hearted
mon, who arc about to leaveus for their old homes
in :. ths City by the Soa"-Major JAS. II. Msn-
nsf end j. 3. scurExEn, Esq. We would be Lost
to ostesn for SO much rEorth, aud to the henest,
kind, ploasursble tic Of, now cid aequaintanes-
and ne hope, and are sure Of fprsgrsnsTo, insress-
Ing friendship, il did not thus feel and express
rsgrot at parting ror, theso most sstinaable gen
tlemsn and the resasd, genial and pisus nsnbora
81 their families. We feel perfectly assured that
ssery ono in Rigsfeld joins MS, heart and hand,
lu this expression Of regret and good will. These
sauilie, leave poSial them troops of staunch and
uuchanging friends. We hope their future may
be bright, prosperous and happy; and We earn-
s.tly pray for. thcm AZ many Of the good things
Of this life, as is (alas consistent with the.una-
yoidsble mixture Of good and evil in tho cup Of
being. Major MuRHEL writes farewell letter
feitrssts from which wo publish below to our
/ co-laboror, DIR. D., in which he speaks nobly
out Of the abundance Of his kindly hoart Don't
forget the Aarer.issr, nor the Adu"tiser mon,
Major! 49,.
eAy Dear Friend Il would esteem myself
lost 10 ali sense Of propriety, md to those iner
Feelings which characterize tho true gentleman,
were TO bid adieu to your reSncd village, with
ont leaving behind me some correct token OF
gratitude and respect fox tho numborless acts OF
considerate kindness, which my family and my
self have received at tho hands Of its intelligent,
4 ~ ;pho mfr A.
mot, hswsyer, make known 70 any extent psrnos-
sisliHss an il sss;ssass IS
Edgefeld, permit me to ask if you please, as q
key to my feelings, that you will work up for
publieation In your popular and valuable Paper,
the substance Of this motto, or anything applicable
Of your own in tho form of an editorial n,emento.
"Driven by the, rude blsst Of war, frsn home
and its comforts in Charleston, sono years since,
|. I fsana for NY family here an asylum, which
can now say with truth, hiss furnished n1 witE
naught save incidents and friendships Of the
nest plessurabls character.
"Iam now about to launch anew my barque Of
life perhaps to be tossed on the pillows Of tom
pcstuous and q disastrous sea, but however that
may be, allow ME to assure you, that amid lis
many wanderiags, my mind will very often revert
/ with pls2surablo emotions, to tho many days Of
happiness and Of proftablcness that I have spent
among tho people Of Edgeheld.
:. " leave hero /. is true, for my bome-a homo
/ IL which tho harpiest and most cherished periods
OF my existence have been passed-a home
around which cluster and are entwinsd sweet
affections which can never become efaeod from
my memory and yet, with all OF shsss stroag
and natural ties to bind and to link me to that
home, must confess to dsep, . heartfelt regret,
in parting with my pleasant refugee horas, sud
with the many highly agreeable associations
which 7 hayeformed nt thi1 place.
. ~
I" In conclusion, pormi. ne to say That, nay
family hsdrtily join mo 10 tho feelings and septi-
ments hsrein expressed; ana now, hoping that
the eIoieest blessings Of Honyeu, may ever rest
5oustif fslly on the people Of Edgsfsld, and bid
ding ysxrsslt, and through yon, each and every
7 ono Of them kind adiou, am, as ever,
Most sincerely and faithfully your friend
8 JAMRS II. MURRELL.