The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-02-28
CORRESPONDENCE.
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE
CHARLESTON, Feb. 22 1855.


day that no doubt recurs to every A
merican with enthusiasm throbbing at his
heart, and heroism firing his soul. Tic
day itself revcres the occasion-it has
spread far and wide charming prospect.
Though season of stern tempe, ature. vet
1t marks its administration with mldness,
and such was the disposition of him, who
unto the end of time, will be adorcd in the
memory of the world. Suffice the day
beng as inviting as it is lovely, will be
appropriately celebrated by the diferen,
corps bearing his immortal name, who, no
doubt, will revive the recollection of "the
time that tried mems souls"
Although the weather has been uni
formly cold, yet on Monday last it set in
with one Of those slow, dibbling rains that
settled beyond a doubt the prospect Of a
long wet spell, with which we are so fre,
quently favored; however on Thursday
morning we were agreeably surprised to
find that Aurora had rolled back the cur.
tain Of mist, and unveiled the vast mag.
nificence Of teemiug grandeur to the dis.
tinct vision of the world.
81. Valentines day, you will not be as
tonished to hear, was inaugerated with
not less than the tying of eleven knots OF
the silken threads of wedock before the
Hymenial alter.
A newspaper controversy between the
President ofthe Theatrical Association and
Spratt of the Standard, was opened some
te" days ago, it appearing that Spratt has
complained about the delay in opening
the theatre. He also having once applied
for admission "behind the scenes" which
was objected to, it being deroga,ory to
the rules, this and other movings of the
emil spirit it is thought was the origin,
which however ended multuna in paruo.
A bill has been passed in Congress APP
propriating $lol, 900 to Whitemarsh b.
Seabrook, Joseph Whaley, and the heirs
OF others, for remunerating them in the
expenses incurred in building fort on
Edisto, under Colonel BIoodgood, during
the war with Great Britain.
The land graduation bill was also pas
sed, this is good item of intelligence for
the possessors of public lands enhancing
The President has sent out his MESSAGE
in which he pretends to present the points
OF objection to the French spoilation BILL
can lind no one justifable clause in the
whole to second him in such a step; the
whole matter is repIete with subjects tha,
have anything but the tendency OF satis.
flying the thousand anxious claimants.
however such is the manner in which most
business is dispatched. The merits, the
principle of claim not being properly in.
vestlgated. So with the bounty land bill.
This bill grants land to the soldiers of the
soldiers of the wars since 1890, or TO the
widows of such, or if no widow, the minor
children of such widow, making no pro
vision whatever for an Instance where a
mother might have survived her son who
fell in battle or died from the fatigues OF
camPaign-making, from the tenor Of
the act, the inference that all of the sol.
diers in the war were married men, when
1t was just to the reverse, the majority be-
ing single who go to war. And further,
why not grant proportionate quantity
OF land to the soldier, for as the act is AT
present the one who served nine months
receives the same bounty as the one that
served five years, such are the deiicien-
cies and absurdities that enter the halls OF
Legislation.
The Kirny expedition and the rumored
insurrection Of the Spaniards in HAVANA
is the next important topic that engages
public attention.
The Tract Convention has also been in
session here for some time at the central
DR. Dana's) Church. This is the most
laudrble means that could b, exercised
for the spiritual improvement of nation,
for commencing its work with the young,
the only period that the mind will allow
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