Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-10-23
Ex-presiaca; Pierce OH the Situation.

" ASHINGTON, UctODeT Z.
When the news OF tic Democratic victories
was received in Concord, n. H.. three hun
dred guns wclc fired in tie Capital grou DIS,
and tie Dem Gratis Of that town .crmed 4
proct sson and screnadcd Ex-prcsident Frank
lin Pierce. Hal!ing in front Of his boarding
place. tll.. crowd gave three cheers for Penn
sylvaria, ,hre for Oio, and three for Gen
eral Pierce. Tie General soon appeared at
the door, and WAS enthusiastically chcered,
The band p aging the Star Spansie'l Banner"
As soon as the nusic stopped lI%- President
Pierce spGkr rs follows:
at has been 50 lorg your part and mirc,
nv friends and ncighburs, 10 breast and snlie
back defiance at what we have believed 10
be the torrent rt evil, that one hardly knows
how to receive rotes OF triumph. ! Gm free
to confess, however, that the results which
You ha=e cuine 10 announce are rot surprise
to me. There have been mniterings, end
some distinct cnunciutions, which proclaimed
them pretty significantly to MY mind: Not
tic least OF. these was the encouragement and
hopc which came down to us from our neigh
boring Slac-Noniuyne Tene-a noble State,
represented by high men for ycarsJndge
Cnlamer, Governor Foot, lliand Hail. and
others Of like stamp. Then came the $4,000
fresh voices ccom Maine, speaking encourage
mcnt and Lope. Cheers aud applause. Then
Montana OH MpnIana-came over the
mountains with ler trumpct.tone, saying:
Rally 10 the rescue of your country.
Wave Munich, all thy banners wave,
And charge With all thy cliy4lry.'
for we are striking hands with you in this
great battlo Tor union and independence.
Then came California Applause and cheers
booming over care and ocean 10 assure us
that The Pacific has recovered its feet and is
ready for the great conflict; and now learn
that we may hope for victory. in Ohio lap.
plauscl which seemed like hoping against all
nope. And finally, old sturdy Pennsylvania
Irrcat chccriug,) which holds independence
Hall. speaks words ofterror to the wrong and
encouragement to the right. / warn you, my
friends, 10 note the fact that theae triuInphs,
whatever they may be, are no party trinmphs.
The people have risen in their majesty, with
consciousness of their power, and, disre-
garding party lines and party aspirations,
have been silently considering what belongs
to them, their children and thcir country. |
think the great battle has been fought and
won. II the results are sgniIicantia nothing
cl,e tlcy arc in this--that the white race
our race-thc German, Italian, French, Irish,
Scotch, and Anglo Saxon pcoplc-arc still
to be the controlling power on this continent.
1t is for you, now to remember your duties
your fidelity to principles; what you owe
to your neighIofs whether they agree with
you or not-and to take care that tic public
veal suffer no detrimcl at your hands
thank youl for your very kind greeting ; and
not having strength in my present state Of
health to say more, | bid you all good night"
IMPORTANT AKREsT.-For some time past.
company of out-lawcd freedmen, number
ing abou! adczen, havebeen squatted on Gen
| Hamptonis lands, yithin five or six miles G.
this city, known as the Old Furnace Track !
These freedmen, armed with guns and other
warlke weapons, have on several occasions
stopsed travellers and demanded their money
or their life. A warrant was made out fol
their arrest, which was referred to the militia
ry authorities, with q request that military
guard be assigned. to assist in the capture o.
the dcsperadocs The request was immedi
ately granted, and ut o'clock a. NJ, or
Thursday last thr troops, under the guidance
Of officer Beasley, marched to the Old Fur
mace Track" and arrested eight of the indi
viduals, who were brought before magls
trate yesterday, and were committed to Jail tt
stand trial for highway rob1ery. 1t is to b.
hoped the remainder of the party will soor
be under lock and key also.-Charestor
Mercury.