The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-10-17
COMMUNICATIONS.
For the Ledger.

Mr.. EDnoR: -..ss .,-.....
| snatch All hour or So, from prnfes
sion, whose demands have occnn,rd ev.
cry moment my time fnr the las, lew
mo ',hS, to say II few words in reply To-
"Lncaster" last. shall speak Of him ais
one who wears the clerical robe. IL /
amr rong. he can uncover himself aud cor.
rect the error,
, To have con on.royersy with n gentle.
man, under any circumstances cannot b..
otherwise than unpleasant! hut, to have n
newspaper wramgic with n coHrse, yi;Iga;
man, who seems 10 b" totally unacqunin.
tel with the every day decercics oil life,
and whose whole fort, is in untoundel
assertion, or to speak moro correctly,
malicious falsehoo,l, isamong disagreeable
lhinS~, very disagreeahle.
The latter is my case. To speak filu-
rative!y, tnand skunk. where skunk.
should mot be-; drove him out, us was
my duty; he has cnileavoured To spauer
me with lte tiI;h peculiar to his nature;
aud has certainly raised n very grea,
stink. Perhaps should not repruach
him; il was all the POOR devil could do. 81
My first communication was unanswer-
able, i,nd liemale no ,iFnrl to answer II,
ba; instead thereof, poured forth an icl.-
s"us siuce OF street backyard, personal
'a'hSr, aud dirty slander aud false libel
| repeat, lie made.no- etiuri To answer ,it.
Sass when he &scIaims having deniea
10 The Bar the tile OF gentlemen, thus
holding himself up, in the nnin,iabIe l,o-
sitton Of sclftonvictcl faIseI,ond, u posi.
ton for which he seems to have abodt
the same love HAT the sow has E,r The
miro. II my reply was severe, it was the
cllarS''teI Of his communication that cal.
LED forth thit severity, aud consequently
he is responsible. might have heen
much more sever aud heru full, justified:
indeed scarceiy noticed tle n,ere brutal
points in his BIIing>gat communication.
have ofen observed, particularly
when The public mini was the least ex-
clle', thai a slang of words having but
h;tle meaning in tl,emspIyes. less f,un-
dati"n IN ro,h. and frequently TO rcleva,,-
cy Z" The m"tt"r in question, is received,
rs hayin NIL the potency of proof from
hoI, writ, in tie establishments Of some
material point. So
Now since this reverend entleman has
beloved forth tl'ai. ! hal no right To an.
swcr, noiiee or review bisslan,!eruus trade
against ''our court" Some good people.
not dnly rejecting on HE matter, NAV
arpr"hcnd ti,i' TO he an isolated instance
where his impudrnt assertions. may have
a shFloS ofEmn IaIion 10 trntb.
10 'be first paragraph Of his arrogant
t'ra ie, he takes the position, (whrn ]
gf"nt hitn) that q us. his own lansuagsl
Court Is ,ne Of liie ordinances Of our
sorial compact. esery citizen Is irtercsi ed
IN Us tra',sartions. Its actiugs aud its
Officers may properly be subjected to re-
view" Now this icing ao, I would like
10 know oi the reverend geniIsman: under
What anllr"ity he claines lha exclusive
s'gl't,t' review 'onr court." tie Court lof
Lancasier Di~lriet;and ppan what 'groona
he undertakes 10 deny the raue right, 10
one nnrh older ibrn himself and ubo
has been citizen of fi,e Djstrict at least
s'rrc tin,es ms letg as i,e has.
e he ansettakes 10 review r-our Court"
tilf Cosrt of Lancaster Din.ict, from an.
observation q one week. aud declares the
Bar, an irporisn, part of shat .Cour,, to.
be rrvoltibg, blaspIlemes., if not con.lue,.
as decent nsen. and, tIist,
some ftbtn even in3nIge ina low and
Disgusting, spleaiity, !" and illu lheir'.low
saarss PIrsscetgyTT 10 the presoucc Of
Ladies wenl'I probably indscs = strung
prto report we ars iIlsaea aB.I bdsderiao
IN h'iti'aris'n," ard Nh this. ebSn ttess
ibings Nar aiicgether npcalled ipr.r aud
consequently without a shadow Of escsse
Aed hence making ihs, presiding officer.
worthy Ja'lee a Sonth Casslina, as
great q liaekeaayi as ,hs Bar. "a
What did I Do I HsyIswed tie s.amc
seart from an observation iskea ~ The
.sale ~esk.and ,be caarts Of some sweIve
y fiiteed yeam sdsli6osmI: ahd DECLARED
be hscisa'ssspsAis rwefeaos u have 20