The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-10-15


usual we went down to the Bachelors
Room, and psrtook of the pleasantly aud
hospitality, which sojourner thero ever
hnds in his cheerful room and presence
The Nnjor is in Room No. l. We cnioyed
several hours Of agreeable confabulation
with the Major, but VIC couldn't get him to
"c"mc over" We held out inducements,
half way promised him some "promoshin,"
and many good things, but X. N..ism is so
strongly ro0tcd and grounded in him. that
there %as no possible chance to shake him
oil. lie stuck with all The tail.tcnacity of
an u T., apon Percuano in Robertson We
still have some hope of his recovery from
the error of his long cherished way. We
feel interested Oh his account, for he is a
very nice young man, and we wonder that he
has not married before now.
On the 29,h We lett our friend in Monroe
ana made our way inencc to Lancaster,
which place we reached ut l o'clock, T.. NJ.
abort hours drive. The road from Mon.
roe to Lsncas,er lille, is u stage road, and
We are sorry to say that the Union pnr, of
IL has been hen scratched" lately, and
the :" last state is worse than the first"
little work and industry would make that n
good road; Of course the matter will b, AL
tended to.
On our arrival at the village of LANCASTER,
We found several hundred of her citizens
assembled there, attending an Agricultural
Fair and Pic Me. Soyou see We ms, with
our Old friends and neighbors under rather
favorable circumstances. We found every
Thing necdiul for the occasion, and il wos
truly " festival time. All were invited ,p
participate, and the most of whom did am.
pic JustiSc TO their appc;ites.
In consequence of iudisp, sI,,on, the nm.
nual orator, DIR. VIM. &. Cauthcn, WAS ma,
present We would have been pleased to
have heard him, knowing us we do. his abii.
ity and Willingness to interest AN auditory
on This OF any other subject, so materially
Interesting or concerning that or any other
commonwealth.
We were informed that an essay WIS rcuJ
by the President of the Society. Mr Jos.,,,,
Cunningham. We did not hear him, conse-
qurh'iy cannot speak Of the subject as il de.
serves. We were at th. lot whrr. ,,,
stock Was exhibited, but did no. examine il
e'"Seiy or with The view of writing. The
e''i<ehs deserve much credit for ia. interest
'"ey nave manifested, aud the improvement,
which they have made in hi, worthy en-.
'erpTise, si"cc in the very inarpropri,t.
anu unbeeonng language Of w" ",hcy
arc crude people" but have improved
wonderfully within the memory Of man."
Mr.. Editor, you know it is said ".mp,v
vessels make The greatest sound" We are
not =" much acquainted OH his side of In.
'at"wba; they may all be very clever, but
we wonid leci disposed Ia symrath,se, if tb.
Old 'd"se 10 here"ppropria,e, lab uno disco
ohhes' but to bc liberal, Experience is
Inc mother OF science" therefore, it i. to be
hoped that W" will learn something bv
Tie uinc TIC gets ready TO make another iour
10 Lancaster. J"ckson's birth place. soil tar
700 precious and sacred for his prd,s ia
Urau upon, without the concumilaut lnvo
an" IT'S application; but We have lrft our
subject, Dir. Editor, and are tr,ing ,o so
"h"' your more ready and willing pen ba,
a'sc"dy "ccomP!lshrd-t" give MIR. "Nn
SORT oil pen castigatiou, or lessons in the m.
dimcnls of civiiy.
no uonOt, quite an interesting and graphic
"ec' ant viii be given by the Secretary of
oi 'he society ia the Ledger, and will H..
read with much interest by all lovers .t this
""e most important science 10 the South.
erner' Ceres has impaired many very use.
iu' and important lessons To the entcrpr;s;,g
ana scientific farmers Of Lancaster h,.c,,...
lh"fr are some there equal, perhaps To any
IN '"c State, Fairfield, with AL her r,-
sources and intelligence, not eAceptcdI-
we arc native oi Lancaster, you Know. AR
Editor, aud will be allowed TO eomp,,;o -,
ma i"uIl when be feel like il, and n, one
can say I'VE have no business To s,,v a.v
th'hs about the doings or workings of Lam
caster ;; because we love the p, opie tner.,f
ou' the rays OF some we do not admire NJ
inns une' pregnant rs it is with DANGERS apa
events hard by, which We have never 200,
or known before in this LAND of the free
and home of the brave"
during onrshort sojourn in Lancaster. We
were 10 some extent grieved at what we
observed. We had no idea tina, ". .ho,,a
md The people excited and vexed mon snh
lects comparatively of so little imno,t,n.o
wow vow ~ W. admit that there never has been
Suv" nos',lly towards the South, by those
'a"a'lca' Black Republicans of the North
S'nc' The Declaration of our Independence:
YET WIN these glar;ng facts, written in larcs
and nnnist"keable capitals upon the yerv
'front.' o. our National Flag, we arc divided
among ourselves. and ycxed almost TO de-
S'rucuon' upon subjects which shoulJ no, ho