The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-03-09
=TIlnE sTIATE. Or S,ouTIEI CARO- OLINA.
i IIII-DIlEIEs II y y
E7,yyEEcxITIyE DEPARTMENT, S. S
SrAnrANBURG c. H. 2lth Feb, iooo a.

ga The People Of. South Caroline. The lntellIs
renee of the fall of Columbia has reachea YOU.
was defended By the few troops who had peen sens
and as well as itscoud be- against
Tho overwhelming numbers masshalled Tor IT'S oe- e.
ssrnction. To Gen'l Stevenson, who brougnts5eo1
its aida small force from the Army OF Iennessee
to GenN Butler who was there with pornSl, ~
Ills e5f1madd to Gcnl Hahpto WHO did al lll.s
he could under the great and pressing disad
tares which he WAS subjected: to the ailitla ol'
orr sfatc, Who from seyernl joining DIstrlcs
gathered for the defence of the Capitol OF tnal
State: to the Arsenal Cadets, who under Ine CON-
mand of Captain Thomas were as ettlcent as ,se.e-
ra troops the thanks of the people OF TINS SLase
are due They did all that, men could 90; Inas
the Capitol Of South Carolina was not saveo a"u -
now mass of ruins, is not their fault /, ..,,
With spirit which was anticipated, .ns ens
ed their wrath upon that city. With no SOY
derv in the streets to oppose their entrance Win
a defenceless and unnrmed population cnleny %
women and childien, the only persons whom sney
met: their hate WIS exhibited ip the wol,en us
otrncion. of the greater portion of the puoic a"
nriyate buidnesswhich adorned the CapitoL n
cty evacuated and taken possession OF %Itnous ~
sistance within its walls, was treated nAs :
carried by assault. and defended to tne sass g.
trelnity record Of infamy has tnus cesn IvL ~
pleted and the excesses which have marked .Se
-e;enaI cases of savage violence. have peen
.snrnassed by those who profess the obilgauons .,
Eejio;on. md pretend TO illustrate the rules OF
! civilized warfare. 50, ..Ii.,non stbe
nonnlotion of South Carolina now to arouse tnem'
selves Tie shcmy in language more PoIenI ,, sns.
/ Ii could command, have told them Wlas nill "
their fate, unless that enemy IS cnecKeo.
a them every where make ready now every man
a Rslv benceforth upon yourselves. All that MAJ
been lost is the sacrifice made by the State 10 |n
Let no one in oil time disput'
tbe fidelity of this State to the cause to winch WIZ
ofbar. .Stotes her political existence was pleugea
slsW;tb her own brave sons in another State; VINO
nnon her own SOIL would have driven the rutn,ss
foes. who invaded her beyond her mits sne cais'
none back to her rescue Their duty was ~ =, =
. where thew were ordered her duty was to suHe
- .any extremity. That duty has been performed
: The. Stateof South Carolina makes no complaint
Her nnrnose is fixed II such shall be her tate
s abe will suffer. ever, she will concede never,
. = I,nt summon the people of South Caronna mo-
81 10 b;ob and solemn duty. The wrath OF the en-
emy was not confined to the public Offices and IN
: private dwellings of the inhabitants OF Columop
= 1t was high enough to provoke the vengeance,
a was low enough to excite the centemPl ol - -
i braye and the good 1T sunk to the lowest Pon
Il of DEGRADATION. when it was exhibited IN takin
from the unarned and helpless population OF u. IN
: c;fvl their limited means of subsistence. Inc
were s willing to atarve population Of women AZ
In III the streets of the capitoTsOf your State, o
now thousands Of your fellow-citizens wltho
shelter J and without subsistence. And call up'
Won to assist me in relieving that population tro
q the pressing want with which they are atdlcted
&c If to you they were strangers, could appe ,E
with confidence; if to you they were foes, ths
&C. C. suffering would disarm you: Your humanity Eoe
70 assert itself But they are not rs nGr
yea5ess 9hsy are ysr sgv With ,s soi
pslvss pd-,e They are connected with you ebysst
Of Closest Closest ties of political They
ny iv victims Of that cause to the support of VIII
NJ YOU vol pledged yourselves with them to abide sS
ng sue whatever it might be- which was
n II, 1yv, They ask no more, than that you will
III ad abundance, relieve for them, the AissSS =
Gu the main Of hunger. -