The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-08-26
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From the Confederate Baptist. I
R al -.
Rolapthe's Letter.

DEAR NosFEDERATE BAPTIST: Being
detained at this place on account of NUS.
connection Of the rains. We propose 70
scrIbblo you few lines, by which your
readers will be Informed that we are on our
way to the grand old army ofNorthern Vir.
glnia, having determined to go forth apai n
10 battle 10 the defence of those rights most
sacred 10 man. Notwithstanding we have
. stiff arm, resulting from gunshot wound
received in the first hattie of Manassas
plains, and have also, teen legally exempt
asteacher. by special order of the secretary
df wa, We have resolved 10 claim another
'place III the picture" before il shall haye 9
received the finishing touches. The time
has arrived, too. in which every man tha:
can shoulder gun should rush to the bat.
tle-held. and aid in beating back the foul
invaders OF our soil. The able bodied man
who stands back now will be disgrnced, and
his condign punishment will be nothing
short OF eternal shame and ignominy.
We must not wait till the enemy u right
at our doors before We 20 to Meet him, 6nt
we must step forward and rep.l him before
he shall have gained u f"oihold within our
borders. BESIDES patriotism. which is
enough OF itself TO cause all true men 10
hight. there are other considerations that
should induce US to exert every nery. 10
drive back tho invading foe, the most i'm.
Portant one OF which is the fact our moth
era, wives, sisters and sveei.hsar,s will b.
subjected to the most outrageous insults.
and compelled. perhaps, to starve for want
OF provisions, if our iuhuman enemies should
succeed in penetrating the interior Of our
beloved State. Their hatred TO South Car
DINA IL so intense that there would be no
limit to the devastation and ruin that would
follow in their track. Then it becomes the
imperative duty OF every able. bodied mnn.
exempt or not, to buckle ON his
armor, and 60 forth TO the conflict.
We trust that n few moro hint. from
Tom Brown" will have the desired effect.
and drive out some Of those stout, ruddy.
faced government clerks aud officials in Co.
Iumbis, aud other cities. II is 4 p.rf.c,
shame to see how much Injustice 10 done in
shis respect. There are plumbers Of clerk.
ships and Offices that could be filed by
men who have been physically disabled
either In battle or by disease and by send.
ING those stout fellows that now hold those
offices to the field, our army would be
greatly strengthened F; and by doing this,
Aiso, we would be showing our apprecia.
lion OF the high services rendered by those
unfortunate men. Even while We " rite
now we see numbers Of hale young men
passing the streets with their broad cloths
and stiff collars on And what is still more
surprising is the fact that our oung ladies'
permit them to keep their company! Bu,
there is certainly q day coming when they
WIZ receive their Just deserts, and b, bran
ded as unworthy the name Of men. We
hope our next Congress will take steps to
have more just and equitable order of
thlngs. The man who declares himself In
favor Of such n move will be certain to get
one vote.
The train will soon leave, and We must
be OF. We will write you again on arrival
10 camp.
Till then, adisu,
BoLANTHe