The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-04-25


ton and the want of ammunition. Those
noble ment the grand, glorious, sublime
sssArmy of the Potomac whose deeds
deserve to be recorded by the glowing
pen ofa Virgil, ora Homer and who
have, for the past four years, barred their
manly breasts to meet the surging shocks
that have, month after month, been
hurled against our cheriahed Capital.
aRichmond. on, the James, had, also, to
bow tolthe same stern deereeo What a
sublimely grand, yet 7heartrending pic
ture, those heroes mustt have made /
For five consecutive days had they met
the. enemy, five TO one. and, with n
bravery and determination not yet on
the historic page, withstood the hercu-
lean efforts Of the Yankee horde; yet,
look! though there are .""a',
"Cannon to right Of them,
.,. Cannon TO left Of them,
>h Cannon behind them,"
belching forth q flaming hell" yet
they join in solid phaianx for one last,
grand, desperate effort. 0nl On they
charge against the surried ranks of the
hated ,vandalsy But, alas the COM
bined bravery of Greek and Roman
is of no avail, And, though their deeds
"Have set the bracelet Of the world with
pearls" r. @ET 81,
They must bow to the stern decree of
Fate. ,3s. fr
Now we must draw another, a sadder
picture. That once proud army, now
reduced to a, second historic 'ten thou.
sand" bowed in grief with their
beloved Lee in their centre, (whose
great soul had to relieve itself of
too much sorrow in tears,) bend.
ing the knee to deliver up those honored
arms, which had made them the con.
querors Of hundred bloody fields
Yes. that great man cried. His were
not the only watery eyes. Many of
those bronzed warriors who had seen
the flashing of cannon, and the bristling
Of bayonets, for four years, shed tears,
too. Reader can you restrain yours +?
Do not try. When the "Army of the
Potomac" weeps. it is manly to weep.
But let us dry them quickly. Our part
of this great drama is not yet fp;shed.
Let every one who can, then. be at his
post. The cowardly poltroon who
sneaks home now is too mean, too das.
'ardly, even to lavish ceAs:asspt upon.
We admit tiat onr chances OF success
are few, yet it is not hopeless. Our
enemy is strong, their numbers are
many; but do not let this discourage us.
Let ns rrther emulate the example of
the brave Athenian, who, when hehesrd
the ambassador Of Xerxes say, ..Our
army is so numerous that their darts
will darken the sum-" immediately lre
piled "T Then I'VE will fight you in the
shade. This is the kind of courage we
must enkindle., It speaks an unflagging
energy, a patriotism which circumstances
cannot dahpen, and self,sacrifcing
devotion, which will say to the, world
"We cannot be conqnered.",a Do not
let us fall into the belieftha this war is
over, or nearly 80. We will be yery
much surprised if by April, 1868, this
contest is seTded. Men who have lost
their all who kave had their wives.
mothers, and sisters insulted; who have
lost a father or brother or near friend in
battle, nourish a dsep.seated revenge
which will not soon say 'hold." Parti-
san warfare will soon be inangntated.
The names Of Hampton, Forrest. r
Wheeler, Mosby, and others, win yet
strike terror to Yankeelhearts, and send
cheer DER our land They will
be Synonyms of Marion and Sumter.
Then let us prepare for still sterner du-
TIES Nerve your arms, and with un
broken courage. .'s y sl
/ Strike till the last armed foe expires,
strike for your altars and yonr fires;
strike for the green graves of your sires
God! and your native land" E'''