The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-07-23


time had passed by, determined TO say
nothing about it. When the Senator
from Massachusetts, [Mr. Sumuer,l a
month ago, reiterated it here, then de
term'ned that | would reply; but after
what occurred subsequently TO that, dc.
:ermlned TO say nothing about it. But
when the Senator now present IMr. VIII
son reiterated it, and when, as under
stand, member of the House of Repre-
sentauves, within a day or two past, has
thought proper TO enter the arena, and
thinks honor is to be gained, not merely
10y praiSing Massachusetts, but by vilifv.
mg South Carohna, have felt it my duty
to put this thi g night. In the course Of
The investigation which ! have been
Obliged 10 make, connected with my duty
as one Of the Committee on Revolutions
ry Claims, have gathered vast deal of
information in relation to this matter, and
| now beg leaYc To present it.
Up TO May, l715, although there was
an American Congress in session. that
! Congress had 10 army, and did no, at.
tempt 10 exercise any control over il. AZ
ter the battle OF Lexington, some fifteen or
,,,in,! ",' ''','' ''E.,! NC" l;"G.Hhd'
Eu,I9,.I O., - ''r NC"
LI"7,i t'o'i '''''," |" MIy' 4"
to enter into n contest which WAS to in
,o.vc us al, and rs the spirit of the times
t,rcos Cnm,.,as 90, ,r. o"i '',:'s "n" an our
E,oI,rI ,Itsaor .S.I TN r'''I "''s o. nc"
Al ,9s.,,,I,',,D,,, ~ "''''' ''''i'e i'"'h
I5,h ,I,,, ~ I,,nn e1e'' P'!' va ING
;n,,,o, ,:.,. ,,,'a";, ",, 80, "'"e'"' ASH,
,l,at ,,my r., ,n,n,. tno 'o,i'"'""u o'
r,,;,r ,,,;,,r,I. - ,I, ""H' "''t' ""'"''
,,,S, ,TS,,,oI - ~ W! "! """ u S""'c'S'
cI - C,nI,;,,s, '"'' = ''S''''' 'o' ATTY
THO fr., ,,,,a ,,.I,;aL 80 S'''l !" guy
~ r, '.,'' ,''0,1 "'''" congress made III
- ,r;" ~ nc "'"'i was III reference
,,ar Io,orm!;.DI -. ,'o"' "0'" ""''h
st,NI 80 '"o eo''''''"'uer-
rn,,,I,an .c ,. '"c necessary
,w' ~ ,I,'.,, .'T0P -, "o' 'Ncce"I''g twenty
r,J 81 C.", NV, "e't "'oe' 't,G con
,roI ,I,ow =, 90 .''' 80 tney c|"'H con-
~ ,l,,;n '''''',''ue' III ''''' }, ""l
o,,.,,,sS, ''','"' aus" 81 company oi"ce's
T,,;'!,l. 'il',',e"' -! =! '''c It'''s.
.I | -
n;n"J - .,;, ~ Which, congress deter
,Lo S,,,a' ,I .i! "'! "'',0''''cI'eu WIN
- onII oa,,.;s, 80" 'I." 'I'' '''e army
,rha.,, o"t'"''onS'
S'a,os W",."'.I,.'. ".'o "I''oI'l -: among INC
r;r;a L,J GGa"m" SI',o p'ST "'' ''.een 'r-
SI..,t'i ;L' '""'" 'NcNe ;
,onI H., n|s, " S",'''"' V'S"' "
lC.n.,l;,O;,' 'rI N"'c"' ""u SCUM
,s,;n,a,; - ''S"' ""''""o'>'
Ln,,aIinm u",Ii ',,,,i,., "'''''eN ''''t! - 1"
,,r>, ,l,o',,.,,,J "'I,o ','' "'"y o' NY
was Ly r'r ,Lo So o, ',''',''eu ''''|; l""I
.ror ot,o,n,,,i '' "'"'i congress
dino - ,hd L,.'. ~ -, %,o, "T" 'n"'' "ccor'
,o,or LaIr ,.:-,l '''''"' va" S'' WIS
/, N,roL 10 Linz; .,,
AL ,l,csn tr.nrs C,r,,ra'97 i',,,s''';,'i '''o'
on = ne,v or.',ni,.,,;I3 i,,,.s';' '.'''''" W
reduced 10 a,h,v TLi, y, '";,oS' ';n Ir.T' - oI
men for n boi,o,;nn wnuI5 r'.Io NV a.,,,'
Of forty eioht ,housonG or ,Losa :" a;ai',! "i!
Mussacbnsc,is had f;,ioor v;,o;,io GSn':,'
South Caroline s;v L";,a, So. .I''
souc rumhor ne L.C'ro ,LS,aI I'- ''o
= total reduction Eosiios ,L,2a "'''
liobt ,ro1ns TLc.n wa,a co,nnoanI''J 1 ,YT'J
mostly bv Ior,ion oGicers 4 hnmn,v ~,
$3.50 was oiycn to nacI, man v.Io y "!,,II =,
rnIis, ,o seryc dn,,nn LLa mar "nI, u
to have stated ,ha, hr ,Io .o,,,.;S w." - =
I77G tho c;aI .o;',b, ha,,oI;o"O ,,nDD ~
lie raised ,@ ,crve Jurino ,Lo 40 - ~
they never wors VIZ ""' o''
The next orgopizo,ion wos ON P.hrror,
3. 1880. Hv resolution ,he ,r ~, no T ,Uas
TO consist Of ir,v.fyc IIc. al ,wo L',n'
drcd and eleven aycIns;ye of "onr,;,.;""- omG H",
ed officers, MnssacLnsc,,s LaJ s;Y H.
sord and ,cyon,,.. V;.os;,;a ~, I.n', 'uo"
and seventy. Sonih Esrni;r" ,,yo I"'," ,S""'
sand four L,mlrcI and ,Li,," IN oyao,I,
ue same ratio us tho Gnr,mor N"'''
On the ltL Of Oc,oher ESQ = row
eanizaIion took pIacc 70 ,aLe c,ycc, or