The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-09-24
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the arrogant aud unjustiiiabe manner, in
which the writer has been pleased to speak,
to the discredit Of our District. We con-
Fairfield District, aud that his business in
Lancaster was to attend the General Re-
view of the 9th inst, which he speaks of,
and does our Regiment the credit TO praise
ITS performance OH that occasion; but al
most IN the same breath, he says, that Lnn-
caster has curious Popuiation-wc arc n
crude race, and condcscendingly adds, that
a crttique should not be given, fol Lancaster
has 'condepuliy improred ~ihin The memory
cf mda. The most ignorant of the crude
race whom he did the honor (O TO review
upon that occasion, might have taught him
two valuable lessons, which we conceive he
Is lamcntably in need of, viz: regard for
The principles Of common courtesy, and Il re-
gard for irUth But more cf this again.
We design giving this writer notice in
iintcly more lengthy than he deserves, and
some of his points that are really of no con-
sequence a, all, We will expose, merely to
show, what little reliance can be placed up
on any statement contained in his letter to
the Register. The Editor Of the Register,
speaks Of W." rs s'valuablc correspon.
dent, and if he alludes to his taste for Ec.
tom, We have no disposition to contradict
him. w. informs us that he left Lancas-
tcrviiic the evening after parade, @ and
passed down rs far as the Hanging Rock
Mineral Springs; and here he attempts to
describe places in that vicinity: most tame
description he gives of tie Cedar Shoals. and
says that ut the depot, is most admirable
location for manufacturing bUihl,mgS! Man
uiactorlcS situHtcd on n brook! But per
haps his idea was 10 turn the CatawLa around
IN that direction lie. him be more cypli.
cite. He next speaks of the hanging Rock
battle field; says it is situated quarter OF
Il mile from the line between Lancaster and
hcrShaw, laying in hrrStdw District! We
have ever been under the impression that il
was in Lar caster but Of course he knows.(Y
lie LeXt passes on 10 Camden (at which
place this article purports to have been
writtcn) and says from Lancaster to Cam.
den il forty miles, thirty. five Of which is
Docv ,,o co,,,o.,an :.,,., .r,
last time We travelled it, it WIS II firm road,
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.bcir sentiments uror ,bi. .uI,i.ct w.
,,t c.,ro to i,,.rc.r,v vir, ,.. ,,,., $780,, !
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W." can sneak coutcmrtuousIv Of arr
District. wr " IN osk vh,, I,os Lc,r r,o i..,,
between th. candidates for the cci.lot,ro
I, Fairfield Isn't il ,Lc RoL,r G,n, .rho,.
ind ,h:, their money !, sp,pt-,br S,,tc i
.lrca,ly hound for two millions to ,rc ro,J |
md ihry riGiru,nrsIv n., mn, or o,,.;,, ,,,,.,,,
bout y,;H ,DiN, WLirh i H., mar. ,r,,.
icablc, the Coilrrc question. or tbc Rnhp,
Jap matter! Candidates were Lrouo,,, ON,
5 anti-R aLuu Gan men. Inn, after sccino tho
,crf,ct nbsurdi,y of their posi,ion. ,bcy rc.
ired from the contcs, in pcrfrct disrnst
Some OF th. .oi poIioi" however, orc sill
of their folly. Is ~" n,
mt RcLun Gar man! |
lie not ONLY srcaks of the Co,l,g,. p,.,rr
generally ; Lut h, J.srcnJs to rcrso,oIi,;..
md here vc are forced ,o,cIl him ,h,,h h.bos
,cnncd that which is unovoIjc,Jl, f,lSe. I,c
,nts IN argument into II he month oC = Gam.
idate OF this District hirh WAS never used
" him. nor do We believe il WAS ever us.d
" any one in this District. We therefore
cpcat that his assertion in regard 70 the
$40 and S25 tax. is wiLLcui EUuIg,ion. He