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YOLUME XII. LANCASTER C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEPT. 2,1863. NU M B E R 30.
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l?oa TUB LANCASTER LEDOKR.j
Reflection*.
Fast-Day Evening.
We hav? been again called together by
the Chief Magistrate of our Confederacy
to eonfeas, mourn over and repent of our
individual and national oins. Now the first
duty that followa is this : "lo bring forth
/milt wieet for rtpentance." There are va.
rioua ways in which true peniteots may exhibit
the reality of pretentions. There is
one particularly acceptable to God and beneficial
to man. It is this; a universal diffusion
of the eacred scriptures. And this is a
ouiy we especially owe 10 inose noble, selfsacrificing
men, who are now between um
and our unprincipled and implacable Toes
They should have this precious treasure in
their pocket, to ebeer and sustain their
aouis amidst their perilous duties And lo
this end, i propose that all the citizens
unite in the formation of a Bible Society ;
and call it liie l<anctister District Bible Society,
snd let it be auxiliary to the Confedorate
Slates Bible Society, and that our
contributions be conveyed lo the soldiers
through the Agents of the present Society.
And that every congregation, Sabbath
School Association, and neighborhood (if
there be any that has no church) organize
societies auxiliary to the Diatricl Society.
And let there be a regular Anniversary at
the Court House when all the patriots and
Christiana of the District can meet together,
and talk of the goodness of God, and stimulate
one another to luve and good woiks.
One benefit resulting from this measure
is, much good will be done for the poor,
suffering soldier, who has now become
an vinlla l/X Irnnw utk.il k? -J ? ?
Miaivu* *? auuif wu?i 1IC UiUOh UU 1(1 Ut)
saved. There is now s very cheering and
refreshing revival spirit in the camp. Many
are seeking reconciliation through the glorious
Saviour. Let us encourage and assist
the good work. These brave men are do
ing more for us than the price of a Bible.
Jlany of them on jfca Held of mortal strife
lost their Bible ; jfiji cannot procure an
other unless it if MM to them. We can
do it and let ua Jf fcfejfhe religious in
tereat that ia n#w ffM where manifest
among the sqigiaMjfph loudly for the
Another bsjp?lM<|tfca Anniversary will
call together afeN ftar all the christians
of the District, anC JPord them sn opportunity
of cultivating) acquaintance, friendahip
and co operation in doing good. 1
ha?e sometimes thought if an inhabitant of
an other planet were permitted to visit our
world, and witness the coldness and reserve
that is sometimes exhibited among th* different
denominations, he would reasonably
infer, they did not brieve in the same Clod,
and did not expect to meet in the asms
.heaven. True christians may 10
this world by different names; bftftiAtir denominational
titles will not the
threshold of hesvan. All in heaven are
known only as saints?as followers of the
Lamb. Whilst on their earthly pilgrimuge,
they have the same image upon their souls,
.fchs same grace in their henrls, the same
Bible in their hand and the ssuie heaven in
their aims and desires, the same CJod and
Saviour and sanelifier. There caonot, therefore,
bo a very great difference between
there, and they ought know it.
And still an other advantage ia: we are
ourselves great y benefitted by the good we
do others. "The liberal ioul ahall be made
fat : sad he that walereth ahall be watered
also himself." Our happiness is proportionate
to the happiness we euofer on others.
Every favor wo bestow benefits ourselves
And the highest Authority said "it is more
blessed to give than receive."
Recently the Tirtah Bible Society held,
lie Anniveraary and between $150 and 200
were eoptributed. Subsequently thai venerable
and liberal society?the Indian Land
?observed its Anniversary. We have not
yet learned the result, uul its past history
prove* it is always ready for every good
wort, The Waxbaw Society has lost its
PdBIl, bat U is hoped it will col die.?
. ^^HKecieUe* not board front
f,
Without Hpecifving any Church, Anno,
elation or neighborhood I would any citizens
one and all what do you nay ? Will
you not come in a eolid phalanx to tlio
help of the ^ord ngainnt the n)i(?hlv
SVLVANUS URBAN.
Aug. 2Sd 1863.
The Strength of Armies
[From the i\ew York Old Guard.]
\V? have tl>e highest evidence. Wen Divine
authority, for believing that "the race
is not alwavs to the swift, nor the battle to
the strong." l)ut it ia a truth hard to be
realized by men who are awollen up with
pride, and driven on by the blazing fires of
revenge. The deluded despot who exclaimed,
"Is not thia great Babylon, that I have
built by the might of my power and for the
glory of my majesty !" wua taught thia lea.
aon at Inst, when all his mightiness crumbled,
and left huu to* share the fate of the
beaata of the field Baby Ion builders, in all
nges of the world, have aeemed to be especially
blind to the rule of Divine Providence
that "the battle is not always to the strong."
The passion blinded Nebuchadnezars in' the
British House of Ixirds scorned the warning
woids of the great and sagacious Pitt,
wnen lie wiuiiuereu iiiki uicir ea.s, "wiv
Lords, you cannot conquer America ?" But
time nnd the fate of buttles settled the bus
inoss quite another way than they would
believe, until they hud wanted millions ?f
treasure, and many brave British lives to
boot t
Now, it is time to think of -these things
a little, and measuring the events of the past
terrible year, luku council of history and
our own experience, to see whither we may
be drifting on tins tide of blood ? May it
not be possible that, in the end, we shall
have nothing to show, lor all we hsve suffered,
but the blood we have shed nnd the
debt we hove .amassed over our own heads?
May it not be possible that we shall couie
si last to acknowledge the w'isdom and patrioiisin
of the follow iug words of ('resident
Lincoln in his inaugural address ??
"Suppose you go *o war, you -cannot
fight always ; and when after such loss on
both aides, nnd no gain on either, you cease
fighting, the identical questions as to terms
of intercourse are again upon you."
lias not our expeiieiice satisfied us that
possibly there may be something in these
words woitli our hetding ? Have we forgotten
how soon we were to end this horrible
rebellion with the 75,000 men first
i... K..I.I t rv ....
lunru niiu iiic nciu i ?? c were nuro umi
it win to be'all over in three month*, and
therefore our firet army wan only enl'mled
for that time. Then entile the demand for
300.000 more ! That wan to do the buai
neee in no time. Soon the world wne n?lounded
to be told that we had an army of
760,000 brave men in the field. That, aurely,
would make eho'rl work withjtlie accura
ed rebellion ! Hut no ; we had toon to
nuke another call; so that ali the men we
have had in arine since the beginning of our
troubles cannot be less '.han MOO,000. Alas!
two years ofbaltlea of Hood have passed,
and we are aoon to conscript 000,000 more!
Where shall we be able to slop? When
those 600,000 ate properly trained for
the service, will their addition to the army
mora than supply the loss we shall suffer
between this limea^d that? la it propable
that, with this addition of 600,000 more,
our effective furce will t be greater in four
months from this lime than it ia at the pres
ent moment ? ,
The way we are going on, we ahall need
a new enlistment of 600,000 meo every four
months to keep our artny up to the standatA
t\ f tf nr*s*?n* tvm fnroa An.{ oL-an
then, if the policy and npirit that now rule
in Waahingtoo continue to the end of the
present Administration we shall have sent
two millions more of our brave men to die
in the battle in vain; for the Union will
never be snved while tliia war upon the do*
rnostic institutions 0/ the revolted Slates
continue*, lie fore Secession is conquered
in the South, Abolition must be conquered
in the North, As long ss we put our trust
in nothing else but the might of the aword,
we shall fail. God will surely teach ua
this hard lesson, too, that *'tha battle is not
always to the alroog." God and our brave
forefathers taught Kngland that lasson ao
effectually, thul peither Uia British nation
nor the world has forgotten how. And
that, somehow, seems to be tko teachings
of History?"The battle ia not always to
tha strong " God is mightier than bailies,
nH KntHa llm fit!** ftf lh? wtraiaU an/i I ho lemwt
? ? ~"ts
lika in the liollow ?f hie hand.
To commence pretty nosr the beginning
of historic battle*, we may learn that the
number of Pendant under King Cyrus was
but aliandful of men, compared with the
mighty hosts of Assyrians, over which they
were finally comp.etely victorious. And
than afterwards lha Macedonian*, who beat
the Persians, were never over forty thous
and strong, while their enemies were six
hundred thousand.
The little Athenian army of 10,000, fighting
for tbeir liberty and independence, drove
back and overcame 120,000 Peraiaua at
Marathon.
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In all fatuous victories of the luicedemoniuna
they had never over l'i.000 soldiers
at any time, though their enemies had,often
twenty lime* that number.
Almost everv one ot" the celebrated vicloriea
of the Roman* Mere achieved over
fur greater number*
The great Csanra'a armiea, whether in
Pharanlin, Gaul or Germany, Mere in no >
proportion to those he conquered
The army of Marina Man never over 40,000.
M'hile that of.ihe (Jinibrii. Mhich he
conquered, wns 8OU.U0O.
The famous victoric\of ^Etius and BelF |
sarius, over the barbarous Northern nations,'
were won with numbers astonishingly
small.
The same ia true of the first great victo
ries of the Turks over the Persian kingdom,
and of the Tartars over the Chinese.
In all the immortal victories the re I
nowned Scanderberg achieved over the
Turks, he never brought together over nix
teen thousand tuen, though his enemies often
numbered over a hiuid'cd thousand
To come down to Inter tunes, the Kng
lirh victories at Creasy arid Agincour', S"
ruinous in history, were gained with iucred
ible disadvantages ol nil tubers.
The aunie must be said of the grent victories
of Charles VIII, in Italy ; of Henry
IV, in France ; of C? istavus Adolghus, in
Germany ; and of Charles VII, of Sweden,
in Deiunark, Poland and Muscovy. The j
king of Poland, who had an artnv ol twen.
ty-lour thousand strung, he defeated and j
drove from his throne wiili n for. ? of less
tliAn twelve thousand; and tin? Kiianimi nriuy
of eighty thousand wua beaten by him with
a little army of only eight thousand.
Nor must we forget the lute of the groat
Napoleon in Russia Napoleon invaded
(( at country Willi an army of aiz hundred
and thirty thousand -ol tiers. and waa finally
completely Vanquished and driven out of
the country, allliougti the Russian* had
never over two hundred and fifteen thouaand
men in li e field nt any one time
So, we perceive that the page of history
abundantly auppori* the Divine Word, that
the ballhudtall not always be to the strongThe
last year of our own horrible experience
ia another proof If we may rely upon
the word of the late Secretary of War, Mr
Cameron, we have enlisted, in. all, 800,000
men ; and yet, lit the conclusion of the
Richmond battle*, it was auid that we had.
all counted, leas than 300,000 soldiers left
ill the field. This 'would shuw a loas of
6OU.U00 men in a little mure than one year.
Call it 400,000, to Ire wiihln the mark, and
then ponder upon the thing u little ; and at
the same time reflect that our gunboats
have saved our armies froin annihilation.
It is estimated that the South lias lost
two liundfed thousand men in this war,
w hich iuakeawof while men lost on both
aides, six hundred thousand.
Now, a Senator boasted the other day
that "we had already liberated fiftv thousand
negroes " Yes, we havu abed the
blood of twelve white men for every negro
we have set free
And what now is the prospect for the fu
lure 1 Nothing bill disaster and ruin. The
programme is to exterminate the white race
in the South, to plunder and burn their
towns Slid cillea. Rehire IjiuoIii'm term nt
ftk-e ia up, he will ancrihce the live* of u
million in<<re of the citizens of the North in
(malting on ihia atrocious work ; and even
then lie will only have a'.epped knee deep
into the fathomless ocean of hlood which
must be shed before the horrid crime could
b* accomplished There nre, not men
enough in the North to carrf out the l.in
coln-llutler achenie L l tl.osrf who be
lieve in it show their faith by their work*,
and pour out their own blood in the horrid
eirile. Ia>l them not meanly hide behind
the three hundred dollar clause, and force
the virtuous and peuceable poor to aacrilice
themselves for an object which every pa
triot uiuat hold in eternal abhorrence. If
the coi.Ilict were lo restore the Union or to
preserve constitutional freedom, a nun
might feel aoine impulses of honor and
glory in going out to die. But to know
mm our wuai ont r up hi* III** lo Tree the
negroes and enslave the while race, rauat
till a proud uiuii'* aoul lull of unquenchable
indigoaiio/1 und horror. It i? pA*aible
ibut you uiay foiee sueh men into the
army ; but ean you wake Iheoi fight ??
What would be the reliable force of a
million of auch wen in urui* ?
The Teaciiimu* or Hoi.ma.?We understand
thai a 1110*1 deplorable condition
of affairs exists in Cherokee county in thia
Skate. The t<>ries of that neighborhood
und the deserter* froiu our army huve seized
ihe jail and court hou?v, and threaten
the luyal people of that county.
w- 1....... .1... ? <*~i * - 11
** ? ICMIH kMHi UIIB VI lyUI. H
men, n.lined I'help*, from Kock Mount,
Mas shot (lend by u deserter in Knndoipii
county a day or two ?^o. The body of
tins man readied thi* city yesterday. VVbo
m rssponsible lor the blood of tliia mas.?
Phelps Ma? one of a squad of men sent to
arrest deserts re.? RaUtgk Stata Journal.
From EuropeRichmond,
August !J3.?Through late
Northern papers *e have luter and highly
important new* from Ktirope.
The King of the Belgians recently gave
an audience to Mr. Jewiit the American
friend of mediation. The King believe*
the dacinlon just and that the Tribunal for
Pnrflirn AfVuirw will mttniit Inr the
restoration of pence, with other Govern
inenta. That they should not be unwilling
to join Fiance in working in the interests
of peace, now that the South ia forced to
such a policy. That humanity nnd the in
terents the world has in a general peace invite
friendly action.
Taxks?A circular froin the Commia.
sinner of Taxes gives the construction ol
the forty-lourth Section of the Assessment
Act. When holders of n credit is unwilling
to receive payment, of the amount it repre
senta, in Confederate notes, nnd values it
nt a higher rate, the Assessors shall value
it accordingly. All credits with a premium
in Confederate notes, or so valued by the
liolcdr, should he valued and taxed ai the
premium it bore on the first day of July.
Another circular nl!?wi farmers to reserve
in addition to articles specified in artide
forty-three, instructions 15th May,
only one hundted bushel* of corn or fifty
bushels of wheat, or any proportionate
quantity of each in accordance to the first
Section of the Tax Act.
i
South Carolina,
LANCASTER DISTRICT.
BY P. T. HAMMOND, Esq, Ordinary
fur Mtid District.
WHEREAS* Mr. W. M. ADAMS ha*
applied to mo Tor Letter* of Administration
on all nod singular llio Goods and Chnttle*
Rights and Credit* of JOHN ADAMS
late of the District nforesuid, deceased.
THESE arc. therefore, to cite and admonish
all and Modular, the kindred and
crwditors of the *uid deceased, to be and
appear before me at our next Ordinnry'a
Court tor the snid district, to be holden ut
1 juieiister Court House on the "7th day ol
Sept. next, to show eaone, if any, why
the auid administration should not be gran
ted.
Given under my hand and seal, this J 2d
t -ws*. j dav Aug. iu the year ol our
< 1., S. > Lord one thousand eight hundred
( ?^ ) and sixty.three and in lha eightyeighth
year of the Independence of the
Stale of South Carolina.
P. T. HAMMOND o i. n.
Aug. 26, 1863 -31.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
LANCASTER DISTRICT.
BY P. T. HAMMOND, Esquire, Ordinary
for said District.
WHEREAS, JONATHAN WALLACE
has applied to ine for Lsllsre of Admiuialra
tion on all aud singular the Goods and
Chatties, Right* sod Credits of J. F.
Wallace late of the District aforesaid
deceased.
THESE are, therefore, to cits aod admonish
all and singular, lha kindrad and
creditors of the auid deceased, to be aud
appear before me at our uext Ordinary's
Court for the said District, to be holdsu at
l^ancasler Court liouss on the "7lit day of
Sepl? next., to snow cau*e, if soy, why
the said administration should not be irranI
i?d
(iiven under tuy hand and seal, this 23d
J uay of Augl. in tbe year of our
I. S. > l#ord one thousand eight hundred
} and sixty-three nod in the eightyeighth
year of the independence ol tne
Stale of South Carolina.
F. T. HAMMOND, O. L D.
Augt 26, 1863, ?at
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF 80UIH CAROLINA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTENT,
CiUKi.E4To.il, Aug. 8, 18AS.
JMgUEIlEAS, IIY INFORMATION HE
ChlVKL) AT Una Department, it appoan
that iu Cbarleetou, on tho 24ih December last,
a man by the name ol 8AML. COLLINS wai
niabbed in the biesat by some per*on or per
none up to this time unknown, and that the
said SaML COLLINS died instantly:
Now, therefore, 1, M L. HONHAM, Cover,
nor and t oiniiiaudci-iu-Chielm and over the
aforesaid Stale, do lasue thie my 1'ioclamatiou,
ottering a Reward of Three Hundred Dollars
lor the apprehension and delivery of tho real
Murderer ol the said S.vML COLLIN."*, into
any ol the Jails ol thie State ; and, if more than
one, an additional Reward ol Three Hundred
Dollar* for each one who shall be proved to be
an accomplice.
(Jikmi under iny hand and the acal of the
[l. a j ftUle, at Churiealou, Una eighth da)
of Augual, A. D. I3CJ.
M L BONIIAM.
Wm. R. liu.iTT, H^fUry of btal?.
Aug 1?, 1W?, U-l?.
Estate of Rebecca Truesdale, .1
deceased. 1
The undersigned having applied to tho Court ft
of Ordinary for I .an caster District for pennix
sion to make a final settlement and distribution ft
of the Kstate of Rebecca Trueadale, deceased, I
the Legatees, and all others interested in said ]
Kstate, are hereby notified to appear at the I
said Court, to be holden at Lancaster Coart I
House, on the lOtb day of October next, to I
show cause, if any they can, why the applies- J
tion aforesaid should nut Ire granted. U
THOMAS J CAUTIIKN, 1
Kxecutor Uehecca Truesdule, dee'd. R
Julr 9. 1863. 42? Sin J
IN EQUITY. 1
r LANOASTKK LUSlKlUT. A
William Dclk, and others. 1
vs. V llill for Paitilioa.
Annn Iiclk and others. J 'I
It appearing to the salilaetiou of the Com- I
> missioner, that J. Green Fuuderbui k, and Mar- ,
, tha June his wile, two ol the. defendants to the j
above bill, reside without the liiuir* ol this
State. It is oidered on motion ol Williams k
Allison, solicitors for complainants, that said
J G. Fundeiburk and wile Martha Jane Fun.
derburk do answer, plead or demur to the bill
in above ease on or befoie (he 'Jutli day ol Oct
tobcr IS63, otherwise judgement pro cuulesso
j will be ordered against litem
J. II WirilKRSPOON,
C. K. L. D.
Jul/ 8, 1863. 22 ? 3iu. 1
Fine Stock. A
My though-bred Horse
DAPPLE JOHN 1
will stand the ensuing Spring Season, com- 1
tneijcing the tirst week In Meruit, a*. iny |
residence near Hanging Rook. A
DAl'I'l.K JOHN in full-blooded Jenus I
and Canadian. He ia an well kuo.vn in Una M
"section thai it is scarcely necessary to ear l
anything ia commendation of Ins superior 1
qunliiiea. His (.'oils speak for tneniselves, 1
and tliay are unhesitatingly pronounced br
good judges to be among tb? best stock of fl
1 our couulry. t'or fineness of form, spirited
appearance and activity of motion, he is not
excelled by uny horse in the Stale.
Marc* from a distance can be accmuinadated
with stabling and pastures,
iwrius : for the Insurance Jjiu 00
JAMKN M. INUIt.Wk
Fab 25, 1863, 3-tf
WILLIAMS A ALLISON.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
AMD
Solicitors in Cquity.
Lancaster. c. H , g; <;.
Will practice in the Oislrict of Lancaster.
Prnmnt atUnliAn ?i??? ?An?ii..?;..
_ . - ?f- |IKU VV UUIKUllUD. ?
Mr. Williams may be coaaultad mi Vorltnlle,
S. C., mid Mr. Allisox at In* oJlca in 11*
Court House, at Lancaster.
July 1th 1HM. -J I ?tf
? I
MELTON ft WITHEaSPOON.
ATTORNEYS AT LA#
anl>
Solicitor* in Cqaity, J
Will practice io lAtucaaiar and ma surrouading
District*.
C. D. Mkltox, I M. J. vVirrtenaroos,
Cheater, H. C. | Laucmler C tl
January II. 18tf0. 4S-1
Or. ALFAED OAAVEX
Aieaialajut MMrK??M DmilUl,
yomkvii.ls, a. o.f
UtTera liia Professional rjervicos to Ilia otii>
/eoa of'ljancaaler Villlage aud aurroui.Jiaj
country.
AKTIFICI \L TEKTil inserted oo GulJ
Plata, iroin una to a fa.I aclte.
J una lllii, I did, Id ?ly
C B NORTHROP.
Attorney at .Law '
I AND
|M>Lii:iroit in ixiurrv,
Will practice in Lancaster and the neighbor*
io| Dietneta.
OXKICK AT LANUAHIKKVILLK,
. October tlet, 1061. 31-1J
; VILLAGE LUTrf FOE SALE j
Otleied, at private Halo, a Tract ol Ltnd*
' containing eixty mho acre*, fort* or lorly*
1 live acre* of winch i* id wood* j simile in
lha southern aubarba vl Ilia Village of L*a<
1 easier, a portion beiog wiuna Hie ntcorpor*
1 ale liunle. Tua Tract embraces the old
Aluaier lieid. It la au*ovplidie ol being di?
vided ioto eevaral line banding Lola.
f or particulars, aa to terut* die., apply
to W. Jd. UO.M.XOllH, 4g l.
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njnii ?, isua, IU-11
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14 U0XK8 ol TOBACCO.
J. B. BOYO.
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