The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-04-30
Our Enemies.

| luz Nohither"e othtes nave IouT un-
tinct classes Of ene,nies:
l. The government and people Of the
United States are our enemies But they
are open eneniea They meet us upon
the field with arins in their hands, aud
make war upon US. They shoe, down
our soldiers, burn our houses. destroy our
properly. and steal our negroes. We
know where TO fnd, and how to deal viii,
such m enemy.
2. The second class Of enemies are the
croskes-ths long faced men Of fsin,
hearts and weak nerves. who 20 up and
down the country. seeking TO impsrt their
own de.Poud-ncy aud co~nrd,cs L" all
with whom they come in contact. Wssk
OF purpose, faint Of heart, aud cowxrIly
in spirit, they would destroy the conf.
''s"ce Of everyday else. and abandon
everything to the F.dersIs. We would
suggsst TO have ps,,icoa:s upon these
m'-ershis creatures, and curls hung about
their crSvsn foteheads. but Tor the insul,
We should thereby cGer 70 our brave wo.
men.
8. The specu!stors and ex,or,ioners
constitute the third cl.ss Of ene,uies.-
These characters Operate upon the nec-s.
sites OF the country. They are interested
IN the war, inasmuch xs il snsbles them
10 make money. Beyond this, they care
but iIt,l. who wins or who losses. They
set n" fixed price upon what they have
to sell Their price is AL they can get.
The purchaser may be = poor ma. +.
needy woman, n desli;u,s soldier or the
widow OF some brave fellow who has fall.
en- in battle with his feet TO the foe. Sill.
# the ex,orliouer can grind out Of her 6vs
dollars per bushel for salt, he takes il; IL
ten dollars, he takes it; if = thousand dol.
lars, still lie would take il. As between
him and Lnco!nite, we have infinitely
more respect for the latter. The one 10
~" open enemy, and meets you on III.
Held the other is a secret foe who takes
advantage OF yonr necessities, and seeks
t" undermine the cause ty oppresaing ,b.
people and s"Pping the foundations of
our strength
The fourth aud last elias. Of enemies
to tie Confederate cause are those pinps
and operators in money Who seek TO de
prec'"te the currency Of the government.
These people worship at the shrine Of the
golden calf The success Of our s,ruygl.
may depend upon tho confidence Of our
people in tue currency provided by the
government yet. u they can gain s.y
thing by destroying that confidence they
do no, hesi'ate to do j.. They are -.
ready to speculate on the faith VI The peo.
pie and the patriotism "f the country u.
an honest man would be upon the pro
ducts "f the land. Place the su, cess Of
our Cause in the scale and greed snd gain
IN the other. and they would not he long
III deeidm g which they would take. The
man who teSfs up "a railway track 10 M
gfs"'er enemy To the public than the one
who destroys the Gil by which the ma
chinery is fabricated. and without which
II cann"t Ge operated. SO. too, the man
who destroys the confidence Of ia, n,,hIc
III the currency Of tie government 10 as
much n" s"emy rs the spy who carrie.
intelligence TO the adversary.
Such are the snshi-s of the Con.ed,.
rate Cause. Let them be watched every
where. They are the siGsn aad sLet,ors
OF the North. and should hs so regarded
and treated, -Atmpas AapsaI.