The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-10-28
Our Situation,

The Riehmond papers are very hopeful
The Examiner sa,s:
Our position 10 I'll muel, better promise
than it was few u,on,Ls sinee. Til. ad
'ancrs The enemy mak~s upon our soil are
insecure. Ills feet slip upon the dangerous
path. In Virginia. lie retreats. and fails TO
extend hi- grips In the other portions Of
the Confedrrsey, hu evidently has nssrl,
reached the limit nf f~asib.. occupx,oH.-
lie 10 compelled TO withdraw forces for Ii,
purpose of making fresh ADVANCES, and tu.i.
the vacuum behind him immediately filled
by active -r-mi-n.
Difficulties multiply as he adv,n.-s -
'''s work IN The spring viii d, u,ana grcatrr
strength than he liar Yet Put iurl.. VIII
Nc be abe TO exer, n much Iii, arm,
g." out "i srr'irc ~ III. -pring and sum.
msr No'untnry recruit, runmct bx obtain,
ID. C"nrrip'i"n II difficult and dangerous.
O"ic-s Lincoln Is Invested WITH s.rh abs,
l"'v power M Ia fear no "pposi,ion, lie 8II
De f"irsd I" court p"puarIy tor tn. pr.,i
den Ia, i'rct,Un The army viii tea t.r
buirnt elem. nj ia the can,lss. .. he soldier.
! arc sAid ~ iavor Sic, IrlI.n rs their v,mi,
oa'e' ard II Will be d.nYerons either to
'"PP'es' The vxp"rs'ion al their will, or to
retain 'hrn =, iorce uudrr their .tuudsrds
me a"e,'i"n of m.intaining tn. slrra, th
"' ''r'' Arm, "of inin.n-e Importance !.
Ter ia I"gc part of The pre- .rn, arm. zoe.
out 81 srr'ic". aud the con crip ION j., nm
P'"""e'''s' nil question Of conqur.t /. nj All
end III, ihAs.n viii lie fir, m lpup,,i.r
""" "'e MAR NAV be pr"ttac,rd ro;cIv IN the
nha' stage OF s"tt omen. Of boundary.
Tho Wing "b>rrvr,:
M'in"hilr, the work here goes bra,ely
o. The hrsn' is in the thro,. ,f ,i,
'u''""' lie !" ci".el' h-mm.d III at Cha,
'a"""ga' where he Has forced To tax, r, fu..
- save himself fr"m snuni alton lie w,,,
soon' however, b con prlhd 20 come forth
and try the issIe Of snvt.rr conflict. x,,;.h
certain 10 involve ruin for h,rn, or srrk
.Hf-t! b, rr''eHt. tie e"ns, queuc-, Of hiel
will be no les. di-a,,rou,
ia No''hrrE Virginia. his condition T.. .,iI,
~"rse. Dag &r-tuIly r-,r"arirC TO hi. den
ns"r The Capital. he is ho,'y Pursued by
i.~r. with = g',sd prospect, as We hope. OF
bri"g avsr'nksn and punished to the poin,
"f sn"ihilati"n. Al the other theatres of
minor operations. his condition is no l~..
hoP~lrss; and what is worse, he has nr,h.
| ing IN prospect but an almost total d.,Ic
'ion ii May next "f ~hais~-r r~mn.n, OF
his veteran army my survive the pur.uI,
OF i~e aud the si.g- OF Brssx.
The Sentinel ss,s:
Mend-s army has b.~n driven under ,,s
pcrn,an' Mt inirrnchinsnt. noar the Potomac.
Gen Lee, after diligently pursuing battle.
hiss been unable to obtain H., h.raus., III g.
fngarions ad.rr-ary wns 40 iI-~t 10. h..
therefore. hnd to c"nt-n' hi.ns-lf with sue
advantages a. he has been abl. 4" gain from
partial encounters. and with picking up
great msn pri-"nrN. Gen irr, W. pre-.
~"mr, will nov take position u-nrrr 10 hi.
"~n base. The destruction nf IN. bridge
over I'll. R.pidan. bv frr-h-t. and the
"""ien c""di,i"n OF thu R.ppahannock.
may have rendered il .xp-di-nt to d. tLi.
already.
Thi. rIP"isi"n and humiliation II Meade.
arm, must have powerful moral -ff.ct on
the war. u r-'-a.s the weakness. of the
enemy, aud ~ii! pour Contempt on his hrp..
Of suhiugaiing us. When Meade, WIS M.
only nfraii To al, snce on Rirhmnnd. I'm,
had 10 a: before LIRE. Who ran h N within ,
snort di''S"cs Of w '-hing,on. = ID bshn d
hi' in1ssi'e fortiica i,ns it 80 IN. ab,u
t".t III "r"in should .hink il ~urth III.
while I" "prg away" any Iony.r The
world viii =" pT"n"unce j., and Lincoln,
people will begin to take ih- idea ~. IN.
financial baroia.t-r will continue T., attest
u has been found nsrc-.rr, in order t..
r-inf"rrs R"srcraua. to rr.iucs Meade ~,
low - 10 De unable I" meet L-. And ",
40 .hali he much dis.yrUil;rt ;c Ra.scsan.
viii have BEEN -nal-d Thereby tn hold his
Posi i''n at Chattanooga From Il . r.Ia,i,,
.i'""'ions there i, 10 msnifr.rly impossible
unless 10 can hr-, whip Bragg The best
That R"secran. can "a ionu.ly hope, !. 10
~, away as Meade did. but wi,hou, hall
The chance.
These things must esnse IN. North To-
thi"k Of peace. However fierce they NAV
be Theoretically, h"A svrr blood ,hirsiy nj
The ballet box, AMI h"wsv-r frr,riuu.Iy
'he' NAV ran, upon the stage, w, when
their arnirs have TO ar, and new armi..
not be expected. .SAry viii .re the nsc...i,,
Of pence. the continuance Of the war de
Prnds after all. not on Tho -cnl!. h. str.t
the bosrds "f Congre.s. and lh. contractor.
~h" boat their psr&rs with honest prn6t.
ba. on The supply or n,n who do the 6xhi.
ing The want Of ih~.s ~iIi stop the ~sr.
The grnAd invasion is d, ing
Good N.ws from Louisiana. -
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