The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-11-12


lum vitae, i placed it. said things were
put on Camden train. viii her l expected
to 60, but as I have stated above was
left. Before could send on by express
AID obtain the thing, lost. the aforesaid
"eye water" hsd all leaked out. | su..
pect the good Conductor on said road
WAS taken suddenly i'll and administered
to his own necessities. Hence the WHY
aud wherefore Of the leakage. ALI things,
however, with the exception Of the 4paL
uium" and "eye water" came through 10
COOL order.
The corn crops found. while en- route
for A"so", N c. very promising. and
that portion matured very good. SAW
rather more cotton had been planted than
l had expected to find, but looking rather
badly; generally very inferior. Crops in
Anson are fine, that is corn, cotton sorry
Whea, | WAS informed n-de bu: 4 sorry
yield. The oats crop was cut quite short
by rust.
During my absence from Anson there
had been many changes. Tue country
I, Is true, WAS worn. washed aud presen.
ted sltoge ,ier m Old and an exhausted
appearance, before my migration from
there here, tut on my return il looked
vastly more ancient fields grownup in
troomsedse, gulIies washed, houses faded
aud de!spidared, both in county and VII
lsge, &c. Tue people :oL-, some to their
long homes." many to the fields Of bat
tie, some Of whom had fallen before the
cannon, rife. d., Of the vandai h"rdes,
aud IN my more victims to those destroy.
ing 'nsIadics incident to camp life.
In private dwe!irgs aud public gath.
eriug" there were many seats vacant and
faces once fsmi,sr absent, gone to the
fed Of carnage, Lloodshed never more to
return 20 those vacant seats, or to enliven
.nose public gatherings with their pres.
'rce. Indeed, the picture presented WAS
. gloomy one, having associated with !,
scenes Of many n hard Tough, battle, and
he hlood Of the noble and patriotic sons
IF my uuce peasant home. | found there
prices Of all articles Of traffic high and
Certxin articles l found in
n. c. quite as high ss in other places,
and those articles to.' that l expected,
doubtless. would b. cheaper. such ss -four.
wheat. tobacco, ETC., etc. Ex orion and
speculation have taken possession Of the
hearts even Of those cf whom We would
tavs thought better things. The high
and low, the rich and the poor. bond and
free, with 'ome noble and praisewortly
exceptions, seem to lie doing all they can
to hold all they have. to get all they can.
rise higher themselves, sink those with
whom they deal lower still. ia has su
article that B needs aud wants xn.. must
have, then the highes. imaginable price
is put on such article and the trade made.
As found this enormous spiiit Of specu-
ialion in N c., so found it in s. C., ~
| left aud found II in Ga, aud 20 it 10 over
this Conf-derscy.
After spending some two weeks in An
"on, ci,eraspa'ibus. yer, pleasantly, !
made my way through Union N. c. Wis.
Mouros to Lancaster s. c. Crops are
also good in Union. I must here speak
\ word Ct praise for the citizens O: Mon.
roe. In sIl my travels, | did not see ATTY
town or vilIsge which presents. ~ more
lively appearance, nor no place which
'nore fully characterize n people OF indus
Try and enterprise. The roxds to aud from,
the streets, the houses and everything
with Monroe bespenk we'll for
lts citizens as people Of industry aud
DISCRIMINATION 70 keep above, il would
seem, the almost overwhelming, dashing
and tuIbid waves. I WAS informed ,hat
many Of the citizens Of that place, how.
ever, had become infected BY this moo
ster, Of which extortion and speculation
sro so prominently characteristic. | mus,
mention. however, before leaving Monroe
.nst | w.s struck with the very gIoomy
and diISpidstng appearance Of one build.
ny which seeiLed>to be rather solitary |
,Iope. il bad some marks Of . Hotel.
put looked forsaksn, aud even to q .,ran
ger. there is. imagine, when passing by
.huughu p6sssp,st Of = dolsfpl and mel
'nchoIy character. There was once seen
'Lout there noble specimen OF a gen.
lemsD. lie is gone!
Alter y hard days drive reached the
'Ists aud District Of my nativity. IL
lancaster ! met with many Of my old &C.
and most intimate associates
{ my Loyisi, dsys Was indeed graft.