The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-04-29
To the Citizens of Lancaster District

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The President of the Confederate State.
mas appealed to the people, to aid and assis
'he government officers in supplying tn,
wants Of the army and by the plan sug
gsslsd by. the Secretary of War, where
there arc no government officers in the Dis
tr'cts, tho people are authorized to act
through their committess.
We are Informed by the recent procla
nation of the President "that there is bu,
one danger, which the government of your
choice regard with apprehension" the scar.
Guy OF provisions. la every thing else, b.
'eeIs perfectr confident of the country.-
he therefore appeals to you ia common
Win The people Of the whole Confederacy,
especially, in behalf of our brave soldiers
~ho, IN some parts of the army, are now
working out our Independence upon hall
ralions of meat. You may rest assured
that this public declaration of destitu,iou
would not have been made, unless ther.
mad been an absolute necessity for it, 1t i.
warning, then, which ought not to 90 un.
Needed. A word to the wise is sufficient
You are called upon to come up to the help
OF The Government, and to The relief Of our
brave defenders. Will you do SO,
There are, doubtless, provisions enough
In The Contederaey to supply the wants OF
ALL but 1t is n lamentablc fact that specula
tors have come between the government
and the producer, and have forestalled the
sale This has generated in the mind OF
the producers themselves desire to make
money, and has caused them in some in.
stances, (and it may be in many 10 saue
their bacon for higher prices, thus locking
up the stay and support Of our armies,-ta.
KING from the strength Of our soldiers, and
contributing to tho downfall of our country,
ana TO The snslavement of our people. Shall
these things be so Patriotism ! Where
are YOU shall the ghost or the reality re
ply But we are pursuadcd better things
ofths people of Lancaster District ; and we
have this confidence that Lancaster will
now do her duty, rs she ever has done, and
ever will do.
You are called upon Fellow citizens to
he'P supply the needy soldiers, with Bacon,
Pork or Beef The Presdept frankly ad.
fh''s The deficiency, and the government
only asks that you will sell your surplus
meat NJ just compensation, to be fixed by
committee IN your own Distriet. Ii does
not ask you TO give, but to sell and receive
payment. And what proposition can be
more lair by selling your surplus meat
The government can thus bs enabled TO feed
The aoidiers, your fathers, husbands, broth.
| ers, sons, friends and defenders, whilst Won
viii not De injured, and the government
Will be strengthensd-your rights and lib.
critics will be preserved, aud you may be
saved from the bitter reflection, that q ca.
iam'ty has belalien the country which YOU
might have avetted. Look well to this,
and act well your part.
Ihe time may come, and it is perhaps not
far distant when such ~ have even not
enough to do them, will be required To
di'id. their own scanty share to sustain our
army. Should that time come, We must b..
prepared to make the sacrifice. II il far
better for ourselves, our families and slaves
at home TO be fed on half ra,ions. nav do
without altogether, than for our soldIers Ia
experience tho pnch'nss Of hunger and
want, in the field. 1t becomes you, there.
fore, to observe strict economy, and prac.
t'ce self denial to be prepared for this con.
tingeney, should it ever happen. We do
not believe, however, that there - much
danger to be "pprehended from this, bu, he
who is forewarned i. forear,nsd.
We are also informed, that the Govern.
ment agents wish to purchase your surplus
corn, grain, and -four, in the same way aud
requests that the sub-commiitres vii. an.
certain from each individual, what he cnn
spare, at the price which the Central Com.
mittce NAV fix upon, aud report the same to
the Central Committee. This too i. mos,
reasonable, and there can be no valid obiec'
tiou 10 it.
Committees in each Beat Company are
appointed to make the purchases, and re
port to the Central Committee, aud it is
hoped tha. these committee, will promptly
60 to work. and zsaIously and faithfully
discharge their duty.
GEORGE McC. WITHERSPOON,
Charm Central Committee.
The Central Committee have fixed IN,
following scale Of prices. viz Bac on. OC
per ID. delivered at Railroad or 90 cts. a
home. Sailed Pork, so cts. delivered a.
Railroad or As cts Al home. Beef Picked
80 cts. Corn, 2,50 shelled and bagp,d a
crib, bags not furnished, and cts per bush
el per mile IL delivered 10 the nearest Rail
road. Flour, S25,OO per hundred at HON.
and 2 cts. per lb. per mile if delivered to
Railroad.