The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, June 13, 1855, Image 2
THE LEASER.|
LANCA8TERVILLE. S C. s<
WBBffiSMY, JUNE 13, 1855. I
JOB WORK. h
We nro now prepared to do any kind of
Job Work nt the shortest notice, and on the '
most reasonable terms. The patronage of a
the public is solicited ^
BLANKS. *
Wo have recently had printed a supply of
the various blauks used by Lawyers and u
Magistrates, which will be found at the ?
Printing Office. ^
Premiums
o
Being axious to give our paper an cxtcn- |
sive circulation, we oficr the following pre- i '
miums for new subscribers, to be sent in i *
by the first of January next; the Cash must ! 11
accompany the names. 1 '
For the largest number sent in by that *
time, a gold watch worth fifty dollars or fif- y
ty dollars in money ; provided they exceed |?
ono hundred names. tl
For the second largest list, a silver watch
worth twenty-fivo dollars, or twenty-five j
do}lars in meney; provided they exceed ^
seventy-five names.
For tho third largest list, twelve dollars *
in cash?provided they exceed fifty names.
For the fourth largest list, six dollars in a
cash; provided they exceed twenty-five *
names. fi
Pur r?] tll\? nf fit'n Ann ?
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extra.
pT Names may be sent in a few at the |(
time, or many, as the caso may be, a list
of which we will keep, and on the first of
January the aggregate will be cast up, and
tho premiums awarded to those entitled.
Persona intending to compete for premiinns,
will pluase add a note to that effect in A
the first list of subscribers sent. gl
in all cases we must receive two dollars in
*a subscription price. We could not afford ! hi
to give premiums at club rates. I t|
Premiums! j 'J
The above notice,relative to premiums, j 1
was accidentally left out last week. As I ai
will be seen, we have extended the time
to the first of January, ao as to give ample
opportunity to those desiring to com- j
pete for the prizes. (^
Rain Again. ^
We have, since our last issue, been again
blessed with refreshing showors. ^
The countenances of our farmers wear
a much brighter aspect. There is reason ^
to believe, that a very large crop of corn ^
will be made. The .season is not favora- "
ble to the growth of cotton. For the past
two weeks tho weather has been very
cool?more like October or March, than
Jane. The wheat crop lias turned out m
better than was expected. In the space
of one week, flour declined two dollars a .
IS
barrel in price in this place. '
jpy W? have no fears about our friend,
W. R.C. ever being placed on the black re
list. His prompt respond to our call at 00
once satisfies us of the fact.
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Harder. d<
A murder was committed in the lower th
part of this district on Wednesday last.?
It appears, that early in the morning of of
the day mentioned, Marion Stevens, in a to
state of intoxication went to 'he house of of
Mr. Andrew Mcllwain, carrying with him rti
two jugs of liquor. On entering the house, th
he found Mr. Perry, the overseer, who in,
had been sick, lying on the bed in the gr
hall, with his head bound up. Stevens, is.
it appears, wanted the overseer to drink,
which the latter refusing to do, he insulted on
him in words, and then began an assault sir
upon him, by tearing the bandage from A
bis head Ac. The oversoer jumped out j to
of bed, and taking up an axe handle, de- j st<
fended himself with it. ft seems, that in , uj
wielding it about, to avoid tlio thrusts of lb
Stevens, a blow struck the Utter side of y<
the bead as lie was advancing on Perry, j*
which caused hie death. Mr. Perry has a<
surrendered himself to the Sheriff of tho ju
district, and h now in jail. \?
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gar Cotton in Chariest on is worth y<
from 10 1-2 to 12 7 8 cents. A pretty in
feir price. V
fenliiese Motions. d<
Attention is directed to the advertise- a
ment of Mr. Thomas Carter, Tailor. Mr.
Garter has done work for us, and wc con- in
recommend hiro as one who fully i n,
* hi* busiuese. ki
Pwow wishing work don* in the book oi
^|M| Wading lino, ore Amted to the advertise^ di
r ment of Gibbee Johnston of the tr
* Columbia CaroHnisn. p<
J9T Tbo publishers will oWige u? by h<
sonding u? the June ntnnber of the "La- to
dy's Book," as ours failed to come to ci
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Our Qrave Yard?Again. <
Once more do we desire to call the at- <
ntion of our citizens to the present con- <
tion of our village grave yard. We have
*en requested to do so, and in a matter
which every citizen of our town is so
irticularly concerned, the great necessity
something being done to protect the
>mes of tho dead, must be apparent to
cry one.
A circumstance has come to our knowlIgc,
the revelation of which, will chill
le blood, nnd appali the sensibilities of
1?the infidel, and the christian. We
re told that on the occasion of the recent
eath of a young lady of this pi ice, search
as made for tho grave of her relative,
ho had l>cen intered in the grave yard
>ni3 time previously, but without slices*.
A board head pijcc bad been placed
t the head of the grave, but tho horses
ad trampled upon it, and so broken nnd
mtilated it, that it was entirely destroyed,
ly tho joint assistance of the hogs, these
nimals had so rooted and trampled the
round, that no grave could be discover
d. Thus, a father who places his child
lero, or a son mother, and should he be
liable to place a stone over her immeditely,
may rest assured it will be useless
> make an effort to do so af.erwsrJs.?
fust this state of things continue ? Seriusly
fellow citizens of Lancnsterville, we
sk you?Are you content to see your reltives'
and friends' remains thus trampled
pon ! Why is it? How can it he so!
>oes not the same feeling of affection
farm your breasts, as does others. ? Did
ou love your father less, or your mother
iss, or your wife less, or your child less
ban did or do others ?
We noticed in on* of onr country ex
banges th? other day, that in their viltge,
the citizens had erected an iron fence
round their grave yard. Tell it not in
rath, that in Lancaster we have not even
paling fence, not even a plank fence,
or even a rail fence?humanity, or renemcnt,
or Christianity where is thy
lush ??we have no feuee at all.
A journalist would be scaiccly doing
is duty, did he not bring audi matters
> the notice of his readers. And yet in
case like this wc regret that this duty
lould devolve upon us. We have no
mdred reposing in our village cemetery,
ud yet, wc are sorry to see even the
raves of those who were unknown to us
i life, thus shamefuhy desecrated. We
ope, yea, we beg our citizens todosmneting
in the matter. Kven if the memo'
of the dead be not regarded, let not
le world have occaaon to say. that we
re au unchristian, uncivilized people.
Dishonest Dealers.
Did wc now have all the money we
dve lost by the dishonesty and rascality
'others, there would be no occasion tor
? to write another line fur the Lancaster
edger.
There are different kinds ef meanness,
man might be an open, fearless villain,
r one with the semblanceji f honesty.?
t c jfi vmhi iaj uur mui'iij in?iii
lis latter class. Mild and Mand tliey are
their general demeanor, but at the core
ere is rottenness and infainv.
There nre so in any ways by which a
an ntay screen himself, that we can ,
arccly wonder at the multifarious forms
vice. What wo do wonder at though
that society should countenance men,
ho by intrigue and duplicity inveigle and
tceivc others. Wo recollect, when we
sided in Charleston, of a merchant beirning
indebted to another one day, and
ili lg the next. Subsequently ho roimmenced
business as "Agent," A
>ubt always arises in our miud, to see
is evasive appendage to a man's name.
We also know one, who is at the head
an extensive establishment in Charlesn,
who in days of yore, cleared himself
debt, by taking the benefit of the Hank
pt act, and for aught we know, was
us the CAiise of ruin to many. This
an, now lives like a prince, spends a
eat part of his time in Loudon, and ParThere
is one species of rascality which
i account of its great prevalence, we deft
to bring to the attention of ll e reader.
., for instance, becomes largely indebted
you. You hold his note, and from his
ack in trade, his apparent honesty and
>rightness, together with his manner of
dug, steady habits, Ac., you feel satisfied
)u will recover every cent of it. You
erhaps sue hiin, just before your case is
:ted upon, A. makes a confession of
. ?. . t
mgenicni 10 some ontsiUur, soroo man
erhaps to whom he may not l>e indebted
ne copper. Yon nre swindled out of
our just dues, yet society looks upon A.
t 'ho same way as before. Is it not theft) j
ifouId not such a man resort to any spoes
of rascality to avoid the payment of
ebtsf Yea, be wonld not scroplo to rob
hqn's roost!
We find this species of fraad prevalent
i every city,town and village. e doubt
ot, but every reader of this article, has
sown one or more cosee of this species
F rascality. If society wonld exhibit their
isapprolmtion of this class of rascals, by
ea'jpg them as tbey deserve, we would
rlisps bare a few more honest tncu.?
(ten, too frequently is it the caee, tbst
meet, industrious men are compelled to
?I for the support of idle vagrants, fioety
should put a stop to it. If public
union would bold j and d?
:h?re its voice, ami indelibly stamp on such
a class of men thoopprobious epHhet thoy
deserve, we would have more honesty in
the world, and less useless litigation.
JC-iT In the New York Correspondence
of the Charleston Courier, we find the
following, in reference to the new hospital
for fcmulos, recently established in that
city by Dr. J. Marion Sims. Dr. Sims is
a native of this district, and formerly resided
in this village. We reiterate the
desire of many warm friends and relatives
of Dr. Sims, in wishing him the most abundant
success in this new project. It
is raid to l>e the only institution in the
world exclusively set apart for the treatment
of the diseases of women.
The new hospital for feineles. suggested
and established by Dr. J.Marion Sims,
was opened to-day. A number of the
most distinguished medical men ami clergy
were present. Mayor Wood, Pr.Tyng
Dr. Francis and others, take special interest
in the success of this institution.
JtSgrTlic following wo take from the
Abbeville Independent Press. The Edge
field Advertiser, Chester Standard, and
Orangeburg Clarion, now have an opportunity
of edifvitnr their readers, bv the ren
* t> ' ? I
etiiion of a few more whapping yarns.
Beat it gentlemen, there is no doubt of
your ability to do so.
A Georgia Giant
In a letter recently received from Lumkin
County, Georgia,, we have a brief account
of a young giant who certain I v deserves
to be Pressed into notice. The
writer says of bim :?
"I saw, last Sunday, a nine year old
boy, of Luiukin production, who weighed
one hundred and fifty five pounds two
months ago. Hauvin Lowkv, (for that
is his name) i the son of Mr. Jotin Lowry
of this County, aud a boy of tine intelligence.
I am told be weighed 40 pounds
at two months old.''
That Lumkin is a great place for rapid
developments. A year or two since we
were informed bv one of its denizens that
sweet potatoes grow so fast there it reqiii
res the constant attention of two bauds to
keep the vines out of the yard.
The following deserves nolic. Toe Day
Book is an excellent newspaper, and lias
ever been friendly to the Sooth, having
more than any other Norther journal, defended
Iter from .lie a-persi-ms of malignant
foes.
A Puize.?The New Yuri; Day Book
offers a prize of a (fold uatch ami chain,
to cost not less than one hundred and
twenty-five dollars, to the person who get*
up the largest club or list of subscribers
to the Weekly Dav Book between this
and the first of January, 1850. It also
offers the paper free next year to all the
snlworil>or* in the town furnishing the largest
list. f|?e club price ot ihe Weekly
Day Book is one dollar a year.
EDIT0JT8TABLE.
The publisher has ! indly sent us several
numbers of the Carolina Cultivator, a new
agricultural journ if, recently established
in Raleigh (N.C.) We find it a well gotten
up periodical, and the reading well
calculated to enlighten agriculturists. It
is published monthly, at $1 a year. We
hope the enterprising publisher (W. L).
Cooke, Esq. to whom all communications
should be addressed) may meet with the
success which bis enterprise merits.
Eclectic Medical Joirnal, for June.
The Eclectic Practice, is somewhat a
new ithase in medicine, but even as such,
*ntiefli-s to he or?iniii(r rrroiind. The Ee
lectio Medical (College in Ciwimati, meets
witli great success. Tiio Eclectic Journal
is h product of the College, and contains
much useful and general information in
relation to die Eclectic practice of tucdi
eines. It is worthy of patronage,containing
as it does a largo amount of medical
information. It is published monthly by
Dr. K. S. Newton iu Cincinnati O. at $2
a year.
finxbukcn r vikw.
Wo hare received the April number.?
Contents, Shivery in the United States;
Travels in 8;l?eria ; English Surnames;
The Correction of Juvenile Offenders; Mr.
Hue's Travels in China; Pascal Paoli etc.
The first of these articles arrests the atlen
tion of Americans, and more particularly
the attention of Southerners. Were it not
for this meddling interference with the
institution of Slavery, these British periodicals
would meet with more favor in the
South. We n ay give a more extended
notice of this article hereafter. A< is always
the case, this rexiew, whether the
articles be objectionable to its or not, contains
the purest of English Literature.?
Published in New Yorkbv Leonard Scott
A Co. *t $3.00 h yoar, any two reviews
$5, either review ami Blackwood's Magazine,
$6. See pro*|>eciU8 containing further
particular*! in another column.
The original rongh draft of tha Declaration
of Independence, in the hnnd-writing
of Mr. Jefferson, Dr Franltlin, and the elder
Adams, > preserved, s.iya the Washington
Star, in the State Depsruit-nt, with great
core. It has been framed and placed in a
box of black walnut, hung against the wnll,
the door of which is of one piece about 9
feet square. At certain angles of the room,
the grain and natural marks of the piece of
wood of 'Kiel) the door is fabricated, present
a singular appearance. Without the
ereretfl* of any great fancy * representation
of the battle of Bunker Hill can be discovered,
though some contend it has great
resemblance to the storming of Stony Point,
or the attack 09 King's Mountain.
Kings Mountain Celebration
In tho last Yorkville Enquirer, we find
the proceeding* of a meeting hold in
Yorkville on the 4tb inst., for the
purpose of making arrangements for
celebrating the aniversary of the battle of
King's Mountain. We give the proceedings,
omiting only the names of the members
of the different Committees. In the
second resolution it will Ins seen that Lancast^district
is requested to appoint a
CormWtee of arrangements to art in
concert with tho Committee appointed by
the Yorkville meeting. Surely our eiti|
zeus will respond to the call. We suggest
the propriety of holding a meeting in
the Court House, at an early day, to signify
our approval and willingness. Wo
hope to be able, in our next paper, to
state on what day the meeting will be
held.
"In obedience to tho call for a public
meeting. a goodly number of the citizens
| <>f York District assembled in the Court
House, on Monday, the 4th inst., to take
into consideration a project of n eelehra;
lion of the next anniversary of the battle
; of Kings Mountain. Hon. I. 1). Witiif.upi'Oon
was called to the chait, ami Sam'l
W. MutVois appointed Secretary. In a
few pertinent and well timed remarks tho
' Chairman stated the object of the meet
i ing?that tho citizens had been called
together with the view of taking whatever
preliminary action might be requisite to
enlUt the co operation of the districts in
this State, nnd the sympathy of tho peop'e
of those states most intimately identified
with the oecasion. in order to the
consuinaticn of a celebration worthy of
the day and in keeping with the results
attendant upon it?and in a truthful and
forcible manner urged the adoption of
measures l>est rnlculntel to effect the purpose
in contemplation. On motion of
Col. VV. B. Wilson, n committee was appointed
torep.-rt, resolutions for tho action
of the meet inc. nnd after a consultation,
submitted the following.
Ttcsoh'td. That it is cx|>edtent and proper
Jo celebra'e the taniversarr of the Imttle
of Kino's M itintain, on Thursday the
: fourth day of October next.
Rcxolvrd, I hat "each l>is?rict in this
State he earnestly solicited to co-operate
with us in effecting litis cud, and that the*
he icq ousted to appoint committee* whose
duty it shall b? to receive and forward
whatever contribution* may Ikj placed in
their hands; and that the I )istricts of Cheater,
Union. Soar!anhnrc an I Lancaster, in
ilns Stale, and the adjoining counties in
North Carolina, he also requested to
appoint commit tees to act iti concert with
the Committee of A'rsugeinenta to be
constituted by thi* meet tin?.
Retoleed That our fellow citizens of
the State* of Virginia, Tennessee, North
Carolina, and Kentucky, and especially
the descendants of those who took part
it the battle, arc cordially invited to he
present; and that a committee on the
part of the State consisting of fifteen l>?
appointed .to solicit the ro ?|x>ri?ikai <?f
the people of these United State* proposed
celebration.
Rraoh<rtl, That the President of the
United Stales and his Cabinet, Lieut. (Jen
Scott, and the (Jjvernors of Virginia,
North Carolina. Tonne.ace, and Kentucky
be specially invited to attend.
f?tsoh>ed, That the Hon. John S. Preston
of this State, ami Hon. (Jeorge K.
Badger, of North Carolina, lie appointed
orators of the day.
Acsolvtd, That his Excellency (Jov.
Adams be requested to act as Marshal of
the day, and Adjt. Geu. I hinovant, as Assistant
Marshal; and that Rev. Dr. Thornwell
be invited to officiate as clergyman
on tho occasion.
Rf&nlved, That a committee of Arrangements
ho appointed, consisting of
sixty members, ten of whom shall constitute
a quorum; that a Committee on Fi
nance, consistingofei.-ht,shall be charged
with the duty of collecting funds to defray
tho expenses vf the celebration, and
receive contributions from abroad ; that a
committee of nine be appointed, whose
duty it shall be to act in concert with and
under the direction of the Marshal of the
lay, in making the proper military arrangement*,and
of extending ad necessary
assistance in reference thereto; that a
committee on toaaU l?e appointed, consisting
of five; and that a committee of In
ritation and Correspondence 1* directed to
invite distinguished gentlemen frrm all
parte of the Union, and to conduct all
correspondence pertinent to the celebration,
said commute* to consist of three.
Rtsnlred, That a special committee he i
appointed to inform hi* Excellency, (?ov
crnor Adam*, of hi* appointment a* Mar |
*hal of the day, and aolicit in lichalf of the i
celebration the aid of hi* official and per
*onal inflin-nce.
Jietolrtd, That the committee of Invitation
and Correspondence inform the Ora- ,
tor* elect of their appointment, and con 1
fer with them in relation thereto ; and
in case either *hou!d be prevented from
accepting, that tliey have power to appoint
a Mibatilute.
The resolution* were considered *opa- J
rat elf, and unanimously adopted.
Mr. Moorr submitted the following j
resolution whieh was adopted: Reaolred,
That the paper* of this State and the
Statoa of North Carolina, Virginia, Ton- !
ne**??e and Kentucky, favorable to the
olijfrt Ih? requested to copv so much of the
proceedings ?if this meeting a* mnv be
deemed necessary, and otherwise estend
their .idluetice toward* the accomplish
merit of the proposal celebration.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.1
I. IV. WITIIEFWOON, chairrr.sn.
Sam'i. W. Mri.ton Secretary.
The seventeen year locusts, while in na
under-ground, grub state, are said to be a
favorite food of various species of animals.
Immense numbers are destroyed by the
bog before they emerfe from the ground; '
they are also, when in their perfect state,
eagerly devoured by chickens. squirrels, and
marry of the larger birds. The Indians like- :
wis* consider them a delicate food when
fried, and in Now Jersey they have keen
turned to a profitable account in molting
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COMMUNICATIONS.
[For Ihe Ledger.)
Mr. Editor:
Your correspondent 14T. O. B." will
doubtless feel much better since his stomach
was relieved of that mass of foul and
heterogeneous matter. He it a chivalrous
knight, and so anxious to break a
lance with any foe, that he will espouse
the cause of any?even the uninjured and
uninsulted. Lancaster and the bar are
intimate and have always been on termB
of the greatest friendship. (Can your
correspondent say thai Lb And taking
the liberty this friendshtp*knd intimacy
tolerates, he submitted a few suggestions.
The Bar, it is presumed, knew the writer,
and received them in the kind and familiar
spirit with which they were offered. But
the equanimity of this gallant knight is
disturbed by a noise from madam "Humor,"?he
mounts his noble charger ?
the goose quil?and flies to the field of
martial strife, (where he does not expect
any blood will be spilled ;) and for what?
To resent an instil and repnir an injury
that were never gi>en or received.
This 44 T. O. 11." is extremely brave,
lie is not afraid of that "responsibility,"
that "mouth piece dodge." lie would
never bo guilty of pursuing a weak and
helpless foe, and abusing him?nor
"dodge" an interview with one of equal
strength and preparation with himself?
uor attack in the rear, with unlawful
weapon*, a gentleman quietly attending
to In* own bttsineaa. Such courage an he
poaaeases could not atoop to such things.
lie seems awfully afraid he will die in
his accustomed and merited obscurity;
and to rcacdu his name from oblivion, he
will seek a quarrel where there has been
no provocation, with the hope some gentleman
may kick him into notice. lint
lie may rest quiet, "Lancaster" will not
do it.
Perhaps lie may have another object
in view. lie may expect to l>e caught ?n
some "scrape," a?*d wishes to propitiate
the liar, that they may assist him in es
caping justice without the usual fee. St??p,
"T. O. U.," stop. The Harare a little too
old to l e caught with thai kind <>f hail.
When Lancaster real the second
sentence of thia refiued and erudite communication,
he asked a gentleman present
if he thought it possible, the author
felt so much interest in the matter, and
had not *ttn it for more than a month.
The gentleman smiled, shook his head,
and replied, " I don't know about that."
Another gentleman expressed the same
Sentiment. And after road ilia to the end
of the first column, he was convinced that
it h id not heen read at all. Thu* placing
himself in the same predicament with
Tom Paine, when he wrote a tirade
against the New Testament. The vulgar
infidel had never read the book he attempted
to answer. If he did read it, he
is guilty of a palpable falsehood. He
says that "Lancaster" denied the Har the
title " gentUmrn." Lancaster cheerfully
accorded to them, that which facts will
not sulfur to be conceded to the writer in
question.
T. O. B. pour* f?>urlh a very doleful
lamentation over the "unkiitdnrxa" of Lancaster.
Lancaster ha* seen some of the
world ; and met with many strange and
novel sights; lu.t he never before caught
satan reproving sin. Come, '"T. O. II.,''
let us put your kind-hearted and sweet*
natured production under your 100 hore
power cotton press, ami subject it to a
"squeezing" process ; and if you can express
a particle of kindness, it will be so
small that it will rattle in a tobacco seed.
'Lancaster' asks only truth and justice,
lie wants no kindness or uiercy from man.
If he did, he would never goto Una man;
for the very good reason, it is not there
aud never was. Wo be to the ill fated
wvghl who has need of hie mercy. Hie
teuderest mercies would be indescribably
cruel.
Sup|N*?e. Mr Editor, you saw a man
acting in a way that would operate prejudicially
to a cause yon hold dear, and
you would respectfully and kindly, but
firmly, remonstrate :?and /, because I
a m a nrfovA/l mi liim un?l lima ? sea am?>
power, cut off the source which supplies
hi* family with the comfort* of lift-; whioh,
I a?k, giro* him llio "unkindtnt cutfn
MIl is hope?l "T. O. BV "friend,*- will
"dilate" s little more on the duties of husband*
to their wives sn<i fathers to their
<1 lighters ; seeing it hss had inch s won*
dcift! effect *n making him s * kinder,
purer and better win," Wonder if thers
is not room for a little more improvement 1
If I knew your correspondent, I would
take him aside and whisper softly in his
ears?baa your friend much practical experience
in reft renco to "husbauda? sod
fathers' duties ?n
T. O. B. very weM knows, the occasional
appearance, in public, of pretty and
neatly dressed ladies is universally approved.
Bat Lancaster k? utterly at s lose
to imagine bow hie neighbor would commence
an apoligy for thmating bis impudent
and ugly pkiM into so public n place
as a newspaper. Naturalists IsH us Utsrs
is n striking nnalogy between the manifestations
of mind and the extern*) conformations
of the ooimtnnanre. Now, if
this be true, it is certain, such r coarse
order of sued ? that communication
1 evinces, could never be connected with ? ii
' comely,or even a respectable looking coun
tenance. And as for the matter of "kiss- n
ing," it is hoped that this man never kissed a
a worse looking object than his wife, (if he it
has one). <1
J "T. O. B." has been, he says, in the I
I Court House for the last twelve or fifteen i
years. Wonder if he was ever in that t
toihtr houte. f
This man travelled far out of his way
to undertake the advocaey of the Bar's *
i case, unsolicited. And he need not have ?
said he would do it in a " weak or feeble o
1 way." That was readily discovered. i<
Any of its own members would have done a
it far better. And no doubt they detest f
his officious and meddlesome disposition. 1
But lie travelled still further out of his i
way to attack and teach what he supposes I
: is a clergyman. This "irresistable conclu- t
sion will fasten itself" on the mind of ?
every intelligent reader; that "T. O. B." i
; believes Lancaster is a clergyman. And (
he attempts to convict hiin of slander and *
falsehood: and show he is not "intelligent, ?
honest, and is destitute of a heart fit for ^
that office," etc. And through the whole t
of his "whftngslang" (what do you call v
it) there runs a vein of malignant spite, ?
which indicates a heart surcharged with "
hatred and resentment towards that class i
of gentlemen. Will he not be wofully c
I j; l I I.!.. L!. i; !.c
uisappoinieu. nn'i one nin lips Willi rage, |
if it turn out, after *11, that Lancaster, f
like himself, it "not * member of the t
church, and perhaps never will be." I
"With referenco to the charge of "linn
Her and fahthotxi" Lancaster answer* for ?
himself. The facta are at hand And can
l?e immediately produced if necessary. (
And these little thing* they call facts are 3
sometime* stubborn things. t
And as for the onslaught against cler- <
gymen, Lancaster will not, like hi* adver 1
sarv, undertake, uninvited and unde*ire<l, I
the defence of a class of individuals nor* 1
competent to *i<enk for themselves. He I
ha* but little acquaintance with the clergv *
of Lancaster, hut supposes they are capa- I
ble of appreciating, and willing to re- j
ceive any good advice, the "100 horse- I
power cotton press" may he able to I
"squeeze" out of bis long, and extremely J
y.-rlxwe sentences. There were many '
which may have cnnta'ned some idea, but i
having no "press" they were lost to the i
present writer.
This much we h ?ve to aup'-nse, the i
lecturer is we'l acquainted with the sub- i
jeet he proposes to give light on, is a reg- *
ular church going inan, is a daily and '
prayerful student of the Bible, and is ev i
erting a widespread and wbolsome moral
influenco in socie y : and therefore has
the right, and is capable of determining
who are fit, and who are not, for the min- 11
i-trv?what i* christian, ami what in not
?what is decent, and what is not.
But Lancaster's private opinion ia, "T.
O. B." is not well enough acquainted
with th Bible, though his grandmother
did have one, to know what "downright
profanity," and " horrid and revolting
blasphemy" is. And aa to his attainmer.ts
in the school of good-breeding and
the embellishments of refined life, I leave
it to an intelligent public to determine.
Lancaster once knew a clergyman who
applied to a lawyer, with a view of procuring
from the Judge exemption from
tin* duties of a juror. And the lawyer
told him in round and unqw<|Jified farms,
"/Ac Judge had no inch But perhaps
die lawyer's a 1 voeat* knows more
than the lawyer's self.
M
Gentlemen of the Bar: if Lancaster
has misrepresent**)^ "set down ought in
malice," he is willing to make that rep*
ration a gentleman would **r, and n
gentleman would not refus*. But as for
this conrtcr of-btwin***, be must submit
quietly and in good humor, to whatever 1
may be projected by a "bow drawn at a j
venture.
Your correspondent very politely Itowe j'
himself out. LANCASTER. j
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Reseue Grass. ,
Us. Editor. ,
No fanner or planter cares much about i
the cultivation of grass, especially in the |
month of June for it generally grows fast ,
er, thicker and more luxuriant!*-, than is (
desired. It is, too often, the cause of much |
trouble and hard work. I inean the old j
"General Green" that is indigenous to the
country, and asserts an equal right of {
possession in the uoil with the young and \
tender corn and cotton plant, and some- ,
times gains the mastership.?Ths prejn- ,
dice against grasses, in the general, is well |
,A . i? ?a -
ivtumvu mm iiiurfrin I mr M f |
subject of grass is mentioned, the mind ;
i* immediately earned hock to the (oil i
and sweat which it has occasioned, and i
sometime* to the purtmikat Acid and m
on where the "old General* *M victori- |
oua?bat, Mr. Editor, it b the M Rescue ,
RrW that I now wish to introduce to \
your renders snd although it beetled i
' grass," I sin inclined to believe, Amn ,
whet I have seen, it b n raiaoorae#, It
might tie m >re appropriately termed, S ,
Wind of outs, but ms it is gmeraly known
by the name of Rousne grass, introduced
, into the country by Judge I reason, of j
Columboa, Georgia, let it be called grass? j
, Ms rose (it b said) by any other name ,
r Would as sweet."
I hgte recently seen n specimen grown
by 0*pt J ames U. Mcllwain. h b ?>trn |
i ik: ~'kr\ ''**
1 1 1'1 ; ? K
a Ibe fall, grow* finely in the winter ma*
on, and matures in the spring, this specimen
is fully tali enough to cut, the groat
dvADUge of this grass, it is seid, is, tbat
I affords a green winter pasture, and will
lo to pastnre upon during the months of
December, January and February?if this
i so, the Rescue grass is certainly an ag>
icultural desideratum, and should be
airly tried before condemned* If it will
ifford a green pasture during those I
nonths it is no Humbug, and no reason*
ible fanner or planter will say so. The
>nly green winter pasture we now hare
the rye and barley, and if we can subtitute
a grass, it is leas expensive and trill,
rom its nature, become more abundant,
besides there is no danger of its becoixng
troublesome in the cultivated fields,
lecause it grows in tho winter and comes
o maturity io April and May, dies out
ind dries up before itcan injure the grow*
ng crop, and the seed tbat falls on the
pound will not come up before fall. The
vinter is its genial climate, the hot sun
if Summer is ungenial to its growth*
Alien cut and cured it is said to be mi*
ritious, stock are very fond of it, hut I
could not value it for food after cutting,
it loast, nut so highly as in its green
tate, to t?e pastured upon, this constitutes
ts value. It yields largely in seed, I re:ently
noticed a communication from a
gentleman in Sumter District, that stales,
'rout the ground he sowed and the quanity
gathered, that an aere; in the same
>roportion, would yield 146 bushels of
eed. Frotn the six* of the seed I have
>o doubt that they are nutritious.
I hare said more than I intended, mv
wss ?*iinply to cull the attcntiot of
rour reader* to tlim new grata, and lei
hem c nverne with Capfc. lacllwain on
he subject. I hare heard that Mr. Gooch,
ileo, hu tried the Rwcu? graaa, they are
nth practical and successful planter*,
ully postetl oti the auhjert, and if they
emmmend it, it ia all right, oeery peron
know* they are death on "Humbug*."
[ have heanl Capt. Mcllwain on the *ul?cot,
and he ajieak* in rery favorable
ermn about H. I hope he will give ua
;he benefit of hi* view* through the Ledger.
A long time ago Dryden used the
nrord "Protagonist," the tame word waa
ived recently by a distinguished gentlen
m of our Stale, which gave ri*e to *ev>ral
lilemrv article* a* to the meaning
?nd definition. Frmu what I have heard
u to the Rescue I wou'd nay it in the
Protagonist" of grasses. That is, the
grass," and the greatest of grans. Thia
a the sen** in which it i* used hy
-LONG GRABS."
For Ike Ijincaeler Ledger.
Mr. Editor:
It appear* that the Town Co inoil <>f
Lancaster, are lining very stringonl mean*
o collect the flue* which bare been tin
wined upon street work defaulter*. Per
lap* it would he well for the council to
' fleet a little, before they enforce tlicne
irMtiary measure*. A* one, wishing to
!>e enlightened on the subject, I would like
rery mnch to know if the town council
oases* the power 'o enf-'rqflPthe collection
>f tli jae fines, and, I would most respectully
req ie*t the member*, or any Individ tal
member of the council, to enlighten
lie community on a few points, which at
ireaent ara very obscure. If I recollect
*>rrectly, bog fall a notice wan inserted ia
he Zcd^er, oVer the signature of the W ?
ndenti |li?t application would l?e made
it the-coming session of tlie Legislature
'or an amendrauat of tho charter of Uia
own of Lancaster, so ,?i to ompower thk
wuncil to tax real estate, and also, uan an
end men t lor the more effectna) eollec- -V
ion of fines impoeed by council." If^I
inderstand this latter clause, I most
mredly must suppose, that the old coua?T
.. ovifiiiniKi uiuniwi ui IllCir HUIIIuniT.
[ look upon it a? a tadt acknowledge,
nent, thai |bey bad no riykl to enforce
irbitrsry nifwurn. At a cdateral ae>
know'adgeinent, the council in 1804 must
summoned delinquents to appoar bebrs
tbem to giro their excuse* for dcrilio
ion cf duty. Tho now council surely
oust have made gitust discoveries sine*
ibeir installation?considering tb? applisalion
to the Legislator* was not acted
jpon ?t its recent teas ion?that tbey so
fearlessly issue sxeoulkiue agsiot all de
feu Iters.
But again?I would like to know if
there really estate a Ugal towa council.?
Sometime in Februarv, I believe, a notice
sppeered, that an election Wogtd be held
on a certain day fcr an iatendaut sad
Tour wardens. I am told that the taw
require* the polls to be open front in th?
morning, to 1 in the afternoon, ami from
two to four. A gentlemen informed us,
that the polls were open only ear Acer.
Another also assured us, tfcifll be attended
For ill* Minwu ?/ -* 1?L
r-'l ? W Rt ?V
Mid waa not allowed to deposits
M Otllj MM IM?|||f VMpNM. Th#
Hu>r of this article, Mr. Editor, hua acted
m t?MMg?w At a village 4*rti?w,*?<l
mnoli particularity as* oUarvirt a# to the
Msrf hoar of opeai*g awd cimiug the
polk ae if the safety of the atate was involved
in the isawa B??t again, it w rumored
lbe* the tene of the - barter baa
aspired, an*) that Lusraitw a at preeedt j
only a village, b thisen! Many others i
beaidea myself, would like to br relight- M
awed. 80 far ae the writer of this article M
is cmrtMMfcl, it naafcm no Jiff*'rt ace al.at fjS
k