The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-02-14
at the house, she was seized with apoplexy
and died instan'aneously, on the spot
Vest Chester pa Republican.
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE,
To THE Ed. OF THE LEDGER.
CHARLESTON, Feb. ( lS55

the present, l assume the liberty of ten
derlng you a slight sketch of what is
swimming on the surface of my mind:
which though void Of the least that could
be interesting, hope will be received
with an indulgcnt welcome, and be ad-
mitted rs an unknown friend to the social
hearth Of innocent past time.
We in the City, when commerce wax
es sluggish, are apt to fall into dreams Of
dependency, to sink our moods and a.
low our faculties to become dormant
We have nothing to bouy us up, are de-
Prived Of the rural blessings which our in
land friends enjoy 50 bounteously, and
are LEFT to the dreary wonderings Of an
embarrassed mil d. Such the sequence
OF business tluctuaton, such the life, such
the end Of merchant We have neither
the consolation of Il calm rcpose, or the
refuge of some verdant grove, where one
might dispel such unwelcome mcditations.
Where the soul might invigoratc, the
heart be inspired, and the mind elevated
to the loftiest aspirations. What Of the
many sources Of amusement that fill the
numerous palaces Of the city' What of
the grand allurements of fashionable soci-
ETY.! What Of the gay circles of pomp
and artificial dispIayl All these are
b'gh,ed 10y the sad picture of other EXIT
ing scenes Of sadness What scenes echo
resounds, the consumate corruption ofhu-
man nature"
Portray with your idea the aspect of
affairs on the eastern continent, where the
sword is dripping with human gore, where
war Is raying to the zenith Of its extent,
how dark, hop mourntul sight, the gal
liant soldier recklcssIy and in vain strug-
giles each for his cause, and obstinately
the Conflict is ceascless. How obvious
then the consequent result experienced on
this side Of the hemisphere. Russia has
curtailed, if not entirely Withdrawn her
orders. and inevitably there must follow
oppression IN this our more immediate
section. Our stable products of c,tton
and Rice decline, the planter ur encourar.
ed to send his produce to market, is de.
o"'Iea 'e"''S'ng Ills usnai Assistance in Pc
'u"."ry matters and hence that universal
chain which is moved by inseperabe
| sprinrs has q l;ply lr,l,n al a. .-.
springs h"S INK broken and the ma
eh'nery ceases to 'mpeI the power of trade
anu commerce 10 It's destination.
~ P'eSe"' c"''on Is little improved
r"'! '"S i" prices from . Ia to 4 cts.
i'''' i J" goo" uc'''"hu nj ana from 3-S
:" 10 per ''"''''re" POUNDS. ms Is
law .., "e'N "e'e' COMMENCING rom 10 DAY,
u '''',o "''' Nv .''"er '''''''"''oh OF It's ap-
p,'"."' we "o"'' "i''t surrey oe rem'nh-
"y ~ great nocK OF
''' '"''"'t'' oe 1"""S'''e or ''ght nm
s''" s'""9, WHO swarm ''ie Pno''c re-
''' ~, % Vi ,"' '''y
~ ~" "'"gS "e making RAPID
'"'.''' III '"'' p'"ee' .h'y contemplate an
'"'"e "o''e''o'' o' inc present municipal
""''''ii'S'r"' "'io'''s' 'huSh SO that not even an
ID, %'e' VIII DC "d'n'''ed on the city Guard.
iNey are perceive raising their ven-
S""'e "S"'''St "o'' seward OF New York,
.'"s srl, p"''g "'' % "'''" Tic Gath
e'' - '''''"''i'e '"e government
(, c, '" al" - "''e"' MN IN the u
- '""'''"'''P'
~ great time Is anticipated here next
week on the occasion OF the Governors
fair ores wIo e,a,, >. .," 10y "'" '"'
Ike mono,vor;no ,nJ ,no.o U -. ~ ""'
cav and hr;,I;ont un;t,.u,o - ~. S. ".0 ''I :,
Sor,b Coro,;n.,, MI;.;a 49, ~ o.,
;s snolor of % oon,o ng ., ,I.. .. 80 =.
wh;ch ovon. ,,,o n,,,,,,. c,...I p.e y
tahion will bo thrown ~, .. sL;.n,;.L..,
,hio oon1 ..t;.L :. u'.'