Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-02-07
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There. rs some'nit.S Ii the very na''F'
OF man tnal masses 2! sshn sl ttae sh 'ht'res'
In battles ana siegcs' III tnriiliiig aivtn
lures apf, :daringt eSph ,lts.f> 1ncfdents "i
mlitary b'e1hayet nj. a.l ttmesls strange
faeinatoa fer 'hiin, eiendng as thoyNdo III /
about equal proportion the two essential
elements 81 latsress-danger and daring
In times OF profound peace ihey arouse
and excie'us ey 'heir starting contrast
win the moao'ony ol our everyday HE
but during tine continuance or at the close
OF a war, sech as we haye{passed through,
they have deeper interest, they arouse !
stronger feelings than mere excitement
they bring into action stronger and higher
tsculties than the iinaginaticn, they apptal
to feeling, memory, passion and affection,
to.heart and mind, to soul and sense. The
pictures Of herosm; endurance and self.
sacrifice taey bring before us ale no Ion
geras OF yore names, or abstractioas'
1aey afe'.aetaa'aies ;iree-'es:u uhencef'ftn'
HsSuius Is mora s,i real and lhermopyie
nearer home. Ihe selt'sacrllclpg spirit
OF ourtus IS no marvel, we can follow 1T
ahunersd times over, and every example
OF classic or modern heroism but recalls
some instance that has occurred within
our oshns srecoiieetiohsa y u not under our
own immediate supervision.
IL Is no WONDER inerefore' that stories
OF the late war shouid De so popular, aio
that every scrap OF incident connected
with that great struggle should be read
With eager interest," But there Is one
feature ABOUT THESE incidents OF the war
puolished IN Northern papers that is both
striking and instrucaVe-and that is, that
the heroes are not the successful raiders
ana VICTORIOUS generals OF the Northern
army OuG the oeleated Paiaoms OF the
ooMeoeracy. Not urant, OF Sherman,
OF onerioal, OF oiocum, out Lee, OF JACK
SON. OF johnson, OF beauregard. moi
nApaulck OF Gilmore, but Stuart, or
Hampton, or Forest, or Mosby, or Ma
none. 4nese are Tile men whose achleve-
mems We gi0flly, whose DEEDS we re-
ls nearse, Waose neroism we dehgns to honor;
ensse are Ine heh whose eSpi0its are oe-
ealiea III cur papers, ana whese names
Sre nouSehoio "oroS III every Noftnern
otaTe;
why is tnis! why 40 we not write
up our own great men why 90 we not
noio them up TO the admiration OF the
f,sing generation why seek our heroes
OUTSIDE, Oh our OWN lines
because tne unPerverted instincts OF
lnali are ever On 'ne weaker siae. BE-
esa,;s eaTSe no l slnounS ol lorce can influence
aeennss' auu no measure OF success can
1 0anulanu sy1iPa.ny' because an unequa,
ru.e S;n5Iss .Sas I,iai.enges our aamlra1lon anu
Raoonso ] ''' oaoa,ns @ a'ioe oe 'o.I elshaslaSn
nower of w r.;.arot;on ] oan 'ppLs ,Po anu .I n1
!. % rlo.;o.. y. 80 s.a a..i Iau r. .naAe nieu ,n,hN
o.gso 'aous ~, I've W DeaS ole. s1c Hno De.
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,,,;,h - s.aa o aoooIa y TI W. W De uirpopuial
tota ;nto oaps;las.t;o,, p; .S .A LIZ !'ui'ion
and unsullod senn.o.;on .a0 - s - eNs,aetef
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49, J 1stapJ ~ Vne .uinu' VI F." 'a'Se
'ii.Joiicy ~ "a ,''o 1>o'',ie,n n,aSseS
inerc is Always naio ABOUT people
s'tugs.lS ,or inuepenoeece' @nich Is only
: niaens,hsu ~ s1e iac' oiGSheir cohtendins
aluss : 'sss oo,:s ',l.o mere IS an ,hhaee'
nn.uro L;.h & SsDle SaUa S.n'.nienI ii AZ human
o Low. w.. "l.'ea oi Lo..0t' .ie 'uDil'ne senef-
a.. e ~: :.'l; le uiaAe' man man aiMes1la1pgly
n'pss nus iiie iu'o 'nc sc'ue 10 feoress ,ne
Uneven pa'ance III WHICH 'he late OF his
country nanss suspended.
w Nat S.o Monasr' ss :nen, ;1 tna' 'he Northel1
so"tboro v. se'1s asnora,. t 80 Tba Sao0s h aoa sns
oo.SnSia .,os.esss snS sa... t 'o.si. asaiiiS'
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srr,;oa u S ths; se o INC ;reaa ol 5oS1l:s
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i''Hus as, iron. @ uetsse'slon, h: s
w no 1, Iuiils hsli rom Tue apartans dy-
1ag as ihelnlopyi'e y. nc " auniire .he victory
lelsiahs I,e1 as eney sweep through .he dehie'
Wno iee,s 'te saine feverance S lor the IN
slmesaoie q es hosts oi Grah' l 1nas lney 40
t0r Inc Jew ano lulns pus fearless vet
snosu ~ arorsa onr odTo;ratinn '1~ b~t mas. nnr
svmnatbis our wishes onr nravars ora
1g;,b danntless sanls that Lrp,S;nn 1 c'oo aoo
the @ sanser Il Is in consormitv nS with lIGs ,bis
law of our nature. and under the ina,,. fin
ence-of a facl;no bonorahle ,houch -,
confessed and potent tbonob n2ysooa e
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