The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-09-30
From the Raleigh (N. C.) Age.
Our Condition.


better, they seem to be growing worse daily
If we are ovsrrun by the yankees. mud are
made TO become mere vassals and tributa
ri,s 70 the unprinciped vandals Of the North,
the people Of North Carolina, and esperial
ly the grain producers and capitalists of the
State, will have TO bear most of the blame
] Know that some Of the secular papers of
The State have contributed n great deal to
wards The preasnt condition OF things; but
their part is comparatively smal! With that
| OF the corp. whe,t, bacon and money spec.
ulators. These are the leeches which are
draining out the life blood or our Conf,de.
Pracy, depreciatIng our currency, disbandnp
our army, filling our mountains with de.
serters from the soldiery, and converting
hundreds of our less informed backw oods.
men into tories aud bushwhnckcrs. They
are doing this by Withholding the prime
necessities OF life from the soldiers farniles,
or exaciing such enormous prices that th.
poor women and children Of our brave sol
disrs nte not able to procure these com.
tnodItIes; thus causing the wives and m 9th.
e's al soldiers To write TO their friends IN the
| army and beg them To come home and keen
them from suffering. These things know
TO be 30. Standing the other day in n de
f'N '" '''"NNt' 'N'i'u STollIlH, ~ the traln
| was about leaving with some d.ssr,.ts for
The army. heard nn old mother say TO her
son whom they were carrying back TO the
army, You must go INV son, but come
back as soon as you get there, and bring
your gun with you-trll all the boys 10
| bring their guns aud come hone, for We
viii oil perish here # they don't come home
and Kill the specoia,ors snd then turning
to me with fearful face .he said. MIR. A.
\ ought they not all ~ come home. for we
poor women folks here cannot gel one bush.
| e' ot wheat or corn f"r our money, and We
mnnt perish. said |, Madam. your son
Is needed in the army; ana unless our
country Is unit "n this subject, We will
be ruined people" Said another lady,
1--WE know that, but what are ce TO do 3
Not one pound Of salt cun we pet for low.
nor money; not pound OF meat nor a
6u"hei of corn will the people sell TO us for
our money; and IN ihe name of God must
We perish that the South MAY b. ss,u bIish
cdr
| lett these women with thirty or forty
standing on the platform, some pra, ing for
peace, aud some cursing the war.
Nov, air, The above is the state ofthiugs
IN the mountainous portions of our State
and unless the people WHO have the grain
viii suffer their patriotism to predominale,
the coming result i. palpable. The ,oldiers
trtH desert and cuine home 10 the r.scue OF
their families. when they learn such things
from their mothers, wives, and sisters al
hsme.
The great majority Of the army are poor
men who hsrc nothing at homo bu, their
families 10 light for They are wise enough
10 know that they ARE exposing themselves
Tor The property and slaves Of In. capatal.
ls! aud rich planters. Now, when they
learn that the former Of these hns. mad.
The money OF their wives and their children
rdlueIess. and that the latter will not s.II
their families bread. what may We expect
| heard u man say the other day, that h.,
had hundreds Of bushels Of wheat, bu, h,
would net sell bushel now. "Why not.
Dir. -" sail |! Because cant get
but 81 per bushel now but before spring,
wheat will bring SIS per 5ushel." ] am
religious man, but ] confess to nv .in in
saying that, nj that moment | felt like
shooung the wretch, though said not a
word.
Will the good and just God ever le. US
prosper while We treat our fellow creatures
Ia this manner1 Will lie allow a govern
ment TO be successful in forming itself and
In being recognized by The nations Of the
world, q. free and enlightened, who's. very
elements are sinners Of the darkest grad.
Neper, NEVER. ], there any consistency in
laboring. breeding and suffering to gain the
national freedom vi = people who are daily
riveting the chains Of severity upon their
fellows and brethren 10 tho manner above
| men niioned Nav inds.d
We bslisye 10 the justness Of the South.
ern cause, and that we shall ultimately pre-
vail over our enemies or that ;hey will
become willing 10 let US leave them and
become an independent government. But
unless our people repent Of their mul,itudi
nous sins, and especially OF tn. sins Of sci.
hshnes- and eSl"riion Of las, aud neglect
OF religion and III req Iiremcnts Of the go-
pei, the present generation will s,eep 10 the
dust ere this happy result viii be accom-