Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-04-19
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Howto Achieve southern Indepen-.s5
dencc, and perpe etuate the Instis
* 80 tIlfions Of slavery. - -:
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Is Howto Achieve soutfern Indepen-
dencc,, and spefp petuate the Instis
y tuition Of sIaYery.
I b. this time it must be apparent to thesmosss
casual observer that speedy reform is absolutely
ncces.ary for the achieye of southern In,les
pendence. Reform should commence forth hHitb, 4
not as has been properly spggestea in the
but oyory other dspart Of
the Goyernuen., until every able bodied Z: man, a,
within the proper age is sent to the front and
thcir places filed by disabled soldisrs and old
men, Let this be done, and esS for a time SO
jatoraeisn cease, and every fana from
to years of age, beput into the field. Yea,
60 still further if necessary and take: all up to
689yearsof age; ;;sfor their are many sble.hodisd
Inen Of that age who have cured largely in pnbss
iic assembly and resolved from time time, that
l4'We eaill never gigeup the contest until zoe gain
our Inde epepdenee,e 2 who have never siaelt gun
powder, bnt lie up in. feather beds and hAlloo,
EssHuzsa Boys.s' this be done mith as little,
delay as possiblc an ture. to say, Though
tit iasbopilg againt hope that our Independence
i;mag be secured Without the MD of negro soldiers
The great blupder Of tho Confederate Congress;
lis. and has been making too many Bomb progts,
lSsIYhy should members Of the Legislature, form.
| stance, be exempt. from Confederate servicea
TKero is no good reason for;it and certainly no,
justics it. Justice: demands that they SHOULD,
b5bs inssrvise, for all Of themwere acknowledged
ssecessionists, and many Of them, members Of the
ConYentiop that voted South Carolina out of tho
Union. It scsms, to meS the time, ,hastc comewhen;
the mare strategy q man can use keep out Of
the army, the more he is respected By the COM
mnnity, and the higher the eatimat hon in whichhe
isheid by the citizens generally: This should;
not sso.s do otprofess to- be q; military man,
3ibut Ido not understand how it. is when weneed:
]a sbe troops in the service to oppose the onward
march Of Gen. SHERMAN, thatsMholc .Brigades. Of
easalfy are permitted to remain idle for. .weeks,-
yea, menths, al o time, without doing any thing
foi tho good of thceountry. Ihave,aaid ifsayerys
.ahie.bodied man be put Immediately in the ser
vice, II .pean sactive aeryite,J wc::may possibly
secure our independence without the aid Of negro
/ soldierz BY this remark, 7 do not wish to be
nndefsto tood as being opposed to arming the ne
groes $50 far from it after ire have; made: full
and fair trial with the white population amir
favor of af,ning two hundred thousand, or even
4 Eve hundfod thousand if necessary, and sending
thsm.to the front; Nor do Il consider it ct MI
necessary to offer them their freedom as q reward:
for their faithful services; as am satisEe they
+ viii fight lsBell forus, without such offer as
they VIII With it, Hundreds and thousands Of
negroes; both in: Georgia and South CaIolina,
have eyineed fheir infexible fidelity to their own
,ers by refusing to- follow imperious Sherman in
1 his desolatipg march through thoss States; md
hundreds of others have displayed no little Wis,
| dom By foTsaking the cunning Yankees, md
turning to theifs scomfortabl Homes again;
The institution ofslayery isnowp passing through
a fsry; ordeal, but it is like good brass The more
its sscouEed BY Northern fanatics and Southern
traitors, the hrightcrit shinea. ~ 80
: But we are told there are men Of position and
4 standing in the Confederate States--yea, in
.Esouth Carolina who aro: in favor Of: abolishins
slavery an such are wolves in sheep, clothing,
and nothing nerl less than traitors gtothsir
country. The proper ant hori ties Ni i no doubt
ekesths earliest ruOftuai tos expeil lsuch
From Southern SOIL to more congenial cline,
where they can freely minglc with their kindred
spirits Of abolitionism, who have long since de-
! nornced the word OF God as covenant With Hell,
and league With death.
(. We havc tho. best soldiers in the world, and VIC
have had fighting enough to have gained. our In
dependence dozen times over, but the end is
not vet. If we fail to establish eur Indcpen-
dence upon firm foundation, 1 venture to say it
will be more for the want of Craftsmanship, and
on account of the influence of traitors, occupying
high pieces, than from any other cause. There
is no difficulty in proving that men OF pos ton
and standing have been the greatest traitors on
record and will give an instance or two. Judas
Iseariot was certainly e man of position, for he
was one of the twelve Apostles, and he betrayed
tho Suriuor into the hands Of his enemies for ~
pieces of silver. How much Yankee gold may
have boon sent to the Confederate States as q
| reward for treason, we of course have no means
of ascertanng. Benedict Arnold was man Ut
position and standing, for he was Major General
III the American Army, and at one time had tho
confidence of the Father of his country; and it
is we'll known that Arnold WAS traitor to his
country. nthe last war betScen Great Britain
and the United States, William Hall, Of Massa--
chusetta, man of position and standing, was
prominent officer in the, American Army, and
he too proved to be traitor. Many other instances
might be adduesd, but these are sufficient to cs-
tablish our position, that men of standing, md
position have often been the greatest traitors that
| ever lived. f-
All true Christians in every age, and Of every
denominat ton, admit that tho Bible shouldbc'the'
man of our council and slavery is not only toll
Grated, but even sanctioned by both the old and
new Testamont. Bpt we are told If slavery is
abolished, 1t will always exist in some form. Now
VIC in.intaia that tho present. form Of slavcryis
the very hest that eau possibly bo devised; for
both intcfs,t and humanity will prompt owners
to feed and clotbc and otherwise care for the COM