The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-07-02

p"'''S lhe Revolutionary war shame ,
ful ilubeciity" challenge him to the /
truth Of history. There was not u battle |.
fought south Of the Potomac which was
not fought by southern troops and slave
holders, even if you choose to exclude .
Pennsylvania, which was ut tina; time a
slavchCldiuG State. Muhlcnberg's CONT
mental regiment was always with them,
and love to alludc to it; but not a
squad, company, or regiment ever passed
the Potomac; and yet the Senator says
that but for northern aid the southern
States could not have sustained them
selves.
Sir, who fought the battle Of Kings
Mountain! II was not fought by any
body i'll pay. Patriots fought it. but they
never received dollar That battle
made an impression, perhaps, the most
remarkable OF any during the war. 1t
turned ihe tide OF cvcrts. Who fought
the battle of Cowpcus There was none
IN that battle from the rorth Of Marvlanl.
Her commander, Howard, is perhaps. in
some respects, the hero of that action
/ Colonel Washington, commander Of the
Cavalry, and lIckcrs, n citizen Of South
Carolina, and one OF the heroes of the rev.
OIutI"aarv war, commanded the militia.
AND thy never shrank from their posi-
1t .. been said oi the South Carolina
"....ia, during the revolutionary war; thai
| ihry were only raw troops, who stood TO
tnc.~ guns and position, whenever they
were mustered into service, and called up.
Oh to perform duty.
Who fought the battle Of H2hEirks
| HE! Gcacral Grcuc was the com.nan-
! der; amd he afterwards became a slave.
/ holder, and, Of his own choice, lived and
died IN a Southern State, among friends
| and comrades in arms. Who fought the
battle of Eulaw! Was there any New
England regiment, or company, or squad
! there! Not one That balt.c the mcst
distinguished which has ever been fought
III ;he southern portion of the Con,cdrra.
c!v, was fought IT, southern shareholders
from Maryland, Virginia, Sou,h Carolina,
North Carolina and Georgia. They were
exclusively southern trooIS. In the face
! vi these facts, the Senator said the imhc
c:IIty o! the South, arising from slavery,
was such that they could rot fight ;hvir
! battles without AID.
Shame q. caIIupon the shade Of Han
cock aud Adams To look down and re
/ prove degenerate son who can thus in.
wade the very sanctuary Of the history
which has given them Immortality.
Do you think that, air, by thu, remark
| rcrroach the troops of New England /!
No, sir. When Yorktown surrendered,
there was not New EngL.nd regiment
! there have n list of the troops who
were present. But because | say that
southern troops and those from renmsyl.
vama alone engaged in these distinguish.
ed battles, do | rcproach ;hc troops Of
Massachusetts, God forbid. They were
under thc command Of Washington at the
! time when he went to \ orktown, and, IS
was his duty, he sent them to defend the
Vulnerable points Of New y Nork and Bos.
! ton.
| Now | will make n remark which |
hope the Senate will remember: Not.
wlthstauding their relative numbers com
! pared with the pay list of New England,
You may take the fighting days,-if you
have a mind TO compute 1t rs YOU would
Iabor-you may take the fighting days,
during which the troops Of South Carroll
ma were engaged, and in tho computation
the balance WI! be found greatly against
Massachusetts,. II you have mind to
draw some other tcst-if you wish to test
the question Of sacrifice, and measure
t 10y blood, South Carolua has pouI-
cl out hUgsheads of blood where gaI-
lous have beeu poured out 10y Massachu
sets.
In proof of this, give a list Of battles
fought IN South Carolina, aud each was n
bloody battle:
Battle OF Fort Moutr;c, battle OF Stono.
siege Of Charleston, battle Of Camden.
battle Of Hanging Rock, i,attIc Of Mus
groves Mill, battle of BIackslocks, battle
Of Georgetown, and the battle ar Black
Wings, 10y Marion; battle of Kings Noun.
tain, hallIe of Cowpens, battle Of Fish
Dam Ford, by Spnptcr; battle at Nine.
ty.Six, battle at Fort Galplin, battle at
Fort Watson, battle at Fort Mott, battle
at Hobkirk's Hill, battle OF Graaby, bat.
tie Of Cedar Springs, battle of UammonGs
Store, battle Of Quinby, battle of Eutaw,
battle Of Rocky Mount, battle of Port
Royal, battle of'rulatinny, battle Of Coosa-
ba,chie, battle Of Waxhaw settlement, be.
tween Beaufort and Tarleton; battle Of
Clouds Creek, bate Of Hays station,
LiooIy battle Of Kettle Creek, fought BY
General Pickems; battle of IIouck's de.
icat.
These we've all fought in South Carroll.
:. and in which South CarcIinans were
engaged, and were bloody battles. Iaad-
dition there were almost daily skirInishes
fought by Marien and Sumpier.
But do not blame Massachusetts,, for
have said she had glory enough, and
she was covered with glory enough 10y
tsking the bold stand which she did in
puiting the ball Of revolution in motion
bps when Tie Senator undertakes to cast
IreproacIcs on the history II Sou,h Caro
lima, he viii have TO take hard compari