Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-03-28
c,,,,, ,,.,or,,oi,ic Ertcrprise.

The Union Times Office was destroyed
in toto hv the disastrous fire in that town
on the 18th, but the cnterprising Editor
and Proprietor, r.. NJ. Stokes, Esq, has
ALREADY procured new matcrial, out and
oft, a,,d will cndoavor TO issue his pa
PAPER again next week. Ina ncat sup
plencnt, published Oil the ed, i'll the
Charleston .Nc,rs Office, for Mr.. Stokes,
!lesays:
We is.;,c this diminptivc shcet for the
purpose u; i:.iorpljng our readers thil'
although We haze iic2n Sfo1cdcd very Sc
:iouSiv, We are l.Ot t.cad, n:it !t:t:E ;!-!N :,
and ,,icaaying to kick more vigorously
.;,.,, ever nsairst lie roibcTs. i::rci:di;!-
rios; ant! vampires, who notsatisi.ci with
;n;;.iu.. oar ;lcncy, Ike other robbers,
moi : The orch 10 col'cr up ti:ci, v!ii;iiiy,
.,nt! T. enable them 70 steal more.
We hiyc purchased q complete oUtiit
.ar new materials, somic Os which lave
arrived. and the rcli,a::iI2r are on li.c
y.ly. II hope to make cur appearance
i.eXs week il our new dress.
We are gratiiicd to know that the Times
an a!,,y-con;!uctc,! and true. Southern
;ourral-.s 80 soon to be revived. Friend
Stokes indornitabic energy and enter
prise is worthy OF ;;il coi',ilo"datlon,
and hc will doubtless receive Ing fullest
encouragement and pccGniasy aid at the
hands CT tho gold people OF Union.
The supplement before Us contains a
lctailct; account of The great fire of the
18th. whereby over 500, ,O00worth OF prop
erly wa. destroyed, and closes thus:
The sccna upon The street a:;cr day
Iiiht was truly distressing. GOOD; OF
cy:ery description were lying hcltcr skcl-
ter Gloom and horror were depicted III
cory facc. Our citizens were III no frame
ot. mind 20 meet the dreadful blow with
Inn RESIGNATION. For months the sword
nj na,.y- yenreancc and mallgnity had
rn,eJ tie Incn. and nos. as TO complete
mo min and c%haUat tic via!S OF. party
,,.r,.,, tllo torch of t,.e' incendiary is
i,rrjce; il, our midst, filing the minds OF
o,Ir ,,vo.oe., and children with horror
..n.l Gismoy. Tho security of life and
No. ,,r".i,...y is ronc, and we i!o down at
nn;.ri,t With thc terrible fear haunting us
th9t t,,e mornings light may find our
800. ,,ivnn 10 the ii;imcs &lld our laml-
lie. bsI,seIcss and homeless.
''Gi' T,',t tiIo fire was the act of an incen-
dr. we Lave no doubt; that it was a
s,ot;iie;i @ ire wo l!ayc reason 70 believe; /;
P,SI.h Pi',,I that il Uas instigatcd by those with
;%5i,e ii; faces and black hearts, is the terri
lilo SUSPICION OF many:
NIbeyilic, GrcenTiilc, Ninnsboro ,
,-o,vIcTry IcT and UnioM have iicnds in t!:eir
,nitIst. slanding ready TO put the torch to
ti,e t,tne horsos, the placesoi business, the gin
bnnse., S,lI and stables Oh thc opponents OF
= n corrunt, thicvins and tyrann!ea gov
aynmont. . NE cannot think CT any words
,.ore ~ orr, nDpyopli;ite 70 express tie condi-
1n, Hon { of Ike people in this section Of the
,c hcst government The wcrld ever saw.
iIan rrr Il is Il: perfect he'll upon earth"
Tie s,yor;! ANA torch are 30 be Tic means,
IL i;.is section. 30 i:cc? intelligent 'giiite
n,..,uclly-r.wner. a..ci .,iSpayCr5 SH1scr-
y;s!5t 10 t..e ignorant, base ai;d shameless
Efl,jcyc3 who rHie item.
/ Great God! wiil tins yi.ia::y ncvcr
,.eashY A1d yet NO aro asked and eX-
nccted to love and Gp:cIld the government
| HAT puts these horrors and iniquitics
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