The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-09-02

In all famous victories Of the Laced-mo
mans they had never over $4,000 soldiers
at any time, though their enc mics had .oflen
twenty times that number.
Almost every one Of the celebrated vic.
tories of the Romans were achieved over
far greater numbers.
The great Cgsars's armies, whether In
Pharsalia, Gaul or Germany, were in nc
proportion TO those he conquered.
The army OF Mar;us was never over 40,
600, while that Of the Cimbrii, which he
conquered, was 100000.
The famous victories. of Etius and Beli
sarius, over the barbarous Northern nations
were won with numbers astonshingl,
small.
The same is true Of the first great victo
rics Of the Turks over the Persian kingdom
and of the Tartars over tn. Chinese.
In all the immortal victories the re
nowned Scnnderberg achieved over the
Turks, he never brought together over ak
teen thousand men, though his enemies Of
ten numbered over n hundred thousand
To come down I" later times, the Eng
lirh victories at Cressy and Agincour', g.
famous in history, we're gnined with iDcred
ible disadvantages OF numbers
The same must be said Of the great vic
tories of Charles VIII, in Italy II Henry
Nv, in France of Gistavus Adolphus, in
Germany and of Charles VII, of Sweden
in Denmark, Poland and Muscuvy. The
king Of Poland, who had an army of TWEEN,
ty-iour thousand strong, he defeated and
drove from hls throne with forc. of less
than twelve thousand; and the Russian army
Of eighty thousand was beaten by him with
n little army Of only eight thousand.
Nor must We forget the tate Of the great
Napoleon in Russia. Napoleon invaded
that county with an army Of six hundred
and thirty thousand sol Tiers. and was finally
completely vnnqui-hed and driven out oi
the country, although the Russians had
never over two hundred and fifteen thou
sand men 10 The field at any one time.
SO, we perceive that the page OF history
abundantly supports the Divine Word, tha,
the battls tlsshall not always be to the strong
The last Year OF our own horrible expert
ence is another proof II We may RELY upor
the word Of the late Secretary Of War, Mr.
| Cameron, We have enlisted, in. all, 800 UpC
men and yet, at the conclusion of the
Richmond battles, il was said that We had
all counted, less than 100000 soldiers lief,
In the field. This would show n loss oil
100000 men in little more than one year
Call it 100000, 10 Se within the mark, and
then ponder upon the thing little and Al
the same time reflect that our gunboats
have saved our armies from annihilation.
II is estimated that the South has Ios
two hundfed thousand men in this war
which makes of white men lost on both
sides, six hundred thousand.
a.
that Eve had already liberated fftv thou
sand pegroes." Yes, We hnvo shed tn,
blood O: twelve white men for every negr,
| we have Sci free.
And what now is the prospect for the fu
ture Nothing but disaster aud ruin III,
programme is to exierminate the white rae,
IN the South, 10 piunder and burn thei
towns and cities. Before Lncoln's term O
"ffice Is up. he wall sacrihce the lives Of
million more OF the citizens OF the North il
pushing on this atrocious work and ever
then he will only have stepped knee dseI
into the fathomless ocean of blood whici
must be shed before the horrd crime coult
bs accomplished. There are not mel
enough m The North 10 carry ont the Lin
coln-Butler scheme Let ihose who be
lieve IN II show their faith by their work
and pour out their own blood in the borri,
strife. Let them not meanly hide benin,
the three hundred dollar clause, and fore
the vir:uous and psaceabIs poor to sacric
themselves for an object which every pa
triot mus, hold 10 eternal abhorrence. ]
the conflict were TO restore The Union or l.
preserve constitutional freedom, ma
might feel some impulses of honor an
glory in going out TO die. But to kno,
that one must offer up his lite to free III
negroes and ensave the white race, mus
I'LL proud mans soul full Of unquench
ble indignation and horror. IL is po,sibI
that you may foice such men into IN
army; but can you make them fight 2
What would be the reliable force Of
million Of such men in nrmsi