Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-10-11

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WV. II. Assrr, iEsq,-Dsar Sir: Whilst I
live IN this country, and claim its protection,
shall bs faithful to its trus interests, and labor
nanfully for itu prosperity and slery. I shall
yield no tardy or reluctant ,uppets. to the GOV
srnmsnt, but shall enplsy oil. the; teras of per-
suasien I can command, tedirest the minds Of
my friends s,the pursuits Of industry and peace.
= -,"All things invite
To peaceful eounIels, and tho settled state
OF order, hsw, in safety, best We may .
|, Compose our pfsssnt evils, with regard
OF what no are and where, disnissing quite
| All thsughts Of war;" -,
Blu. on. cannot clsuc- his eyeu upsn passing
events, and situated We are, entirely ignore the
lessons Of experience, and the solemn sdmonitions
| OF history. Tho future is enyoloped in clsuds
and darkness, and we wereloss than nasn, If we
made ne efforts for tho preservation of eur farni-
lies, and to avert the manifold dangers that lie in
eur way. We are justbesinains to solve prob
lor; in reference to tho capacity Of the negro to
labor without coercion, the solution of which
will mako manifest, tho poverty, decay and bank
ruptcy of the whole South. Our subs.anee had
already bosa consumed by the, war-our people
ovsrHholnsd With debt, And. sorrow, and diiap-
| pointment; ard now, ut ono fell dash Of the
psn. to ret free the negroes, who constituted
.Lraa. .fourthr Of all tho property that remsinod
to ds, art neurry 1npn nors~r ,.-er
Of the country, and quarter then among us,
whore they will defy our authority, remain sub
eet Of continual agitation for fanatics, engsndsr
a fostering wound in our side, and discourage
and utterly hinder the introduction here Of =
better class Of laborers, is enough. without the
! most marked interference of Divine Providence,
to drive any people 10 despair and desperation.
A deeper degree Of dostitution aRd want ia iaevi-
| table, and as tho negro will not work and must
eat, hunger and starvation; and madness, and
srmo will run riot through our borders, and there
il no earthly power that can intorposo to save US
and our children from tho last extrsnities to
which man san be reduced. We are even new,
PROSTATE, strsnzled, submerged in
"a gulf profound az that Ssrboniau bog
| Betwixt Damiata md Mount Casiu1 old,
Where armies whole have sunk."
I utter these sentiments with pain and sorrow,
for have long cesaod to bo angrJ, and thsre is
no service would withhold from my government,
that might contribute to redeem and tavo eur
people.
LsborinS under these sad convictions, and
being assured, that vast numbers OF eur friends,
who are destitute Of good farming lsnds, ond
now slss destitute Of labor, and yet, are sR,bar-
rasssd NTH debt, puat bo brought to bcggary,
unless .hOy change their accustomed 5habitations.
fer a-nsre genial cline snd,a more fruitful SOIL,
it is our purpose to form asou' horn eolonsatien
society whose objects ,hall bo totraise funds, to
explore the bost portions Of tho territories Of ths
Unitod States, and the Empire Of Brasil, 10 OBJ
tain grants of land, if practicable, and to make
all arrangements necessary for the emigration Of
such of our fellow. .OitisenS are honftly sick Of
ou, uputtsrableneoa, and ef .asch. as, after hay
ing given our present ssate,. q generous trial
shallbe compelled to- yiold to fataa the decree;
of tho Gods, and make their hoaiesi and plant
their progeny, in strange land, and among
arrange faces, but whore they shall eprosccted
by tho same Kind Providence, oonscled by the
same roligion and animated by the game spirit
:of freedom that nurtured them in tho haleyon
day, Of youth, supported them, In tho prine;of
manhsod, and sustaihod them in that terrible,
eonaies:rhioh, though itmay have Terminated
in their eIp Ip2triation; and comparative ruin has
yet entwincd for them an anfading laurel wreath,
won for them an immortal fans and "
g A name Of fenr, that tyranny shall quake "a
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! All IS. Join the Society are 10. expected,
ip,s ttacte, or necessarily, to become omigranis,
but a, they bear the burdens Of the enterprise,
will bs entitled to the fsst fruits thereof: They
viii. hare the prsfsreses, and also tho rishsof
elsating suah az apply for tho haneat. Of tAo;As:
sppiatisn, Of dstsrmiaing vhs,ars lths atsbieeta
Of their hsnnty,--xho will adorn their new sst-
who will do honor to the great land |
sf their bifth i'e > - 'i,i'A - p :. . 2s
: W. hays elrsaly sappofhtsd 1tso intelligent
gentleman, Dr.. HpaH A: sHAty and slsj. RoDEnr
MBplasraBp, to proceed TO Brazil, BY ths next
Steamer and we are making extraerdinsFy efforts
to obtain sniasisrt funds to enable them; to az
whole. Southern portion. OF thas vast
Empire, in order that they may 'seleot. q region
the habits tastcssaa wants Of
. Southern Cd nunity. But II Is regretted that
in 7sry slowly, and in great
to the intereet apparently mani
Es.tsa in Tho Enterprise. TIL, Is probably ewing
T. the extreme exhaustion Of our people. Half
ths;sun uesded, however, has boea collected, and
) our Efforts r, advance the undertaking sAall'be
unosasing, ei,hur until VIC; shallhaye become sou-
sihssd, sf ths,inprsctie.Siliiysof a,sttfsnont Ia
hs d sqasstry ss sas sboieai until rsifo and pros.
psrity shall hssys returned to Hoes ths tee ssa. Il