Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-10-11
viii Our Peace offerings be Accepted ;,

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| Will Our Peace Offerings be .AceePfea 81,
Willing to accept, ,thesvieHa Of our saga.
cioua President wao is proving -bimself,es...:
be superior 10 the clamors of.poieal altrse'e@j
iss) that tho secerd.ns States were newer z
out Of the Union, wo contend that the actioat
Of our Convention, has accomplished all that -
is necessary to enLitle us, to fnii re-uniea
with chr sister States and ne mar aov nth M ~,
perfect propriety insist upon. and ask at the -.
hands OF the people Of The Union, allecnr,sa7
rights under the Constitution; save only the
right Of the property in slaves, which right
We ssaked and lest in toe great contest whirh4s
has just ended, ,.and. which our cenventisn
With unexampled naanisnity surrendered as 81
the great peace Offering thonsht=tu=be DO neces- IS
sary to secure asthomogeneousc Sssis>ppon.s,s
which cur people everywhere, froniithss lakesa.f
70 th. gull, aud from ocean tcocean, niights
harmoaio1sly perpetpato our intitusisns.s y.
Mississippi has taken tie lead IN her exaa22:ss.1
pie of loyalty, and NE expect 70 reap the
benefits Of that action. Ve shall be disap p..ss.
pointed if. tneestandiag armies; are not taken
from our nidst They are dangerous to the
liberties Of she people. Athens -~as :once ga
-lree bat fasorite Of the people securing
guard of City mem managed s,to increase
their, number 4hat-h he finally dsstryed the >.
cou,nonwealth and made himqrlt the tyrant; 3
VI tl,al.A.henians.. Caesar artfully securing. g.,
the affections OF his army made himself per sxs
,,stua dictator and it is not impossible that, Is
smaller i,lesrois in onr land might eraessers.i
to initiate their iplohle example Wesecans1'
never feel ourse,y Stree unit! we tbasr q ten-S
stitutoual check nnpo ths' power y, oprssss:'
Tho beam o, rebellion has been carJird pwdy
.froa,,.. our eyes by the .tloxias blood 81 egF
people. sai We rs,w call for the rs,ngyal ot
lthe ma.e.ia The sseer onr Ssglhssn hrsslsss !:
We have been stsepisc, huleys |hsss 4'si.bsg7, :
los. noe sold car birth-figAtef freedoa. We ~
are Jealous oassbonr rights beea aluSs,ss,
ffeeaon, aud 2s sspect thA strqs men osashs So
North q don tlsir political arnor AMI tsmo'47s
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sE Tho c.irs ;spsss !. II. il ss.,aels.
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over ths fact that a 4 religious meeting hsla*
in that ci,s recentl, gold doar yen placed r.,
10 Tie contribatlpp bex, They accept 1t % - :
evidence thstspecla payneAt Ut Il esuilleRi:ssi
um is spproschihss - f;ss4}s s=eze-:; sz'e-:
|d The following, from Zen, sshesinsd's sas
late speech at, Lancaster,s Ohio. gives
pretty clearly the responsibility; "; 81 l. the
devastation in his line of inarcl =.
$50, soidicrs.s when rc marchedg
througtrsnd conquered ethe counirys.tf ~
ths4rehelss hecaine owners ofath they:
/ had, 4snd fsda1ssEant Soaeto she troubled ;
| III il your cansaenlsese rrtakiug, while OIL -
q our sgreaspaaeeh, The property ye9ntisuops :.
quered reaefs They torfsisedltheir rights H.
to it; and. beinl, agent taf The Govern .
mept TO which + belonged, gave yoQ sa,
.hority g keep all the qnarteI mastefss
!coulan't take possession g Ct ssees s ta s.s
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