The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-03-16
Bishop Lynch.

The "Cdihoiic Mi&ceilaney" copies the
Edito rial of the "LanraSter ledger" which
also appeared in our issue few davs since,
representing rs the "LcGger' snid. that the
Bishop I.ecturcd by "mrtati2m" Of the
Town Council
We expressed astonishment nj The course
adopted by She Council Of Lancaster. not
because Bishop Lynch is Il Ronanist, but
because Of tie singularity OF the proceed
ings of the Council. The Miscellany, We
think, gives the correct version in the an.
ncXcd extract.
That distinguished Prclate, Dr. Lynch,
las won the respect and admiration of eve.
~ son of. Carolina, (himsclf CaroIinian.)
and scarce one could be found to object to
granting the use of n public building when
applied for, rs we presume it WAS on that
occasion. 1t was nm net of courtesy.
We concur with the NiScciiGnCy, and
see no improlrirty in the act OF the Coun.
ell of Lancaster under that state Of thing
The "-HisceiiIDeyH SAYS:
The above paragraph is from the LanCas
ter Ledger Of last week. IL Was, perhaps,
written in haste or, ii may be, the writer
forgot that persons nj a distance wonld not
understand his meaning ns well as his fr.
low citizens Of Lancaster. e. r. Certain
it is, that one expression IN il has given
umbrage, and elected comment on the
course OF the iown Council OF Lancaster,
who being appointed only to administer
the temporal concerns of their constituents,
70 iIrther, and provide them with lectures
on spiritual matters. Such. for example, is
the complaint, Of the Columbia BUiieiin--
We know nothing about the facts Of the
case but we feel quite sure, that on exam
ination, it will be found that the Town
Council did nc such thing, but merely per-
formed an act Of ordinary courtesy by al
lowing the use Of the Town Hall for the
Lecture. This, of course, had To be done
by Il "rcsolution' Of the Council ; and this
much, owing to the loose phra-cology of
the Ledger, has been construed into an in
vtatinn.'
The above we copy from the Columbia
BuUcti! Of the s,h inst. The CatIoiic Mis-
ccll0ney is no, upon our exchange list. We
will not undertake TO say whether the Coun-
Gil feels obliged to these Journals for their
kindly attempt To relieve them Of II dilhcul-
~ tHa. is either real or imaginary the
Council will, we trust, at least give them
,rcdit for gooG intentions Did their in.
gcnious solution OF tho aHair, not conflict
with our plain atatsmva, Of the facts, We
would let them alone in their glory and
the only object We have in view IN replying
~ the nGu~o.i~-,o "rrrisc the H'SceHdney
AMI me Duietn that we will not allow
them TO make explanations for the Council
at or expense. That the Council was ap.
piled to and "mercly allowed the use of the
Town Hail. are matters resting entirely in
the Imagination Of the genius that presidcs
over the Msccliancy. The Bulletin indor.
sea these assumptions Of the WSceilanry to
the exclusion of our report Of au affair
which tran-pired in our Village. We 90
not understand the principles by which it
was governed in making this preference.
For our part We believe that the aiiair
has already had too much importance nt-
tached TO il, but if the Bulletin is sliu con.
crrncd about il, we refer him for further in
formation to the records of the Council,