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

Our situation.


'aner' the enemy nst~s up"n our soil are
Insecure. Ills feet slip upon the dangerous
path. In Virginia. h. retreats and fails to
extend h'- grips In the other portions Of
the Confedrracy, hv r,idep'lv hns nearly
reached The limit ut feasible orcupstioa.-
lie 10 compelled 10 withdraw forces for III,
purpose Uf making fresh advances, and Eud.
the vacuum behind him immediately filled
by active -rrmi-..
Difficulties multiply as l,o advances -
Ills work in the spring viii d, u,ana e. catrr
S'fr"y'h lhSn he hHr Yet i'nt iorIL. Wiz
he be abe TO exert ~ much! iIi- aru,,
e." out "' s"r'Icc ~ The -pring and sum.
ihsr 'o'unt"ry recruits raunct be obtain.
cd. C"nsrrp,i"n Is d,tficnll and dangerous.
U'lr.s Lincoln Is Invested WITH snch :L,u
lutte po"er M 10 fear no "ppusilion. h. vii
be forced I" court p"pu arty Tor the rr.,i
den Ia, irct,un Tie army viii ieat tor
buirnt rl"in, NJ ia the ran,a :, hs soldier.
arc said ~ iaY"r Sic, Irl.n rs their v,Iril
date. ard II viii be dangerous either to
suPPics' the vap"rs ion "f their will, or to
reIaIn ih-m u iofce uudrr their standard,
ihe Question Of maintaining the stIeaL q,
"f Their army ID OF iuiln.r-s iinpuf,auce ::
Tor /" lag para Of ,h. pre- .rn, arm" gos.
out II fsrr'ic". aud the con ,crip ION j., un
p'"d"e''rs. nil I"esiion "f conqurst /. nj All
end III, l iA@s."n will Iii. fr, M iuan,,ion.
and TIC ~xr ma, br protraetrd so.Iy in the
hnal Stage Of s"tt emcnt Of boundary.
Tho Wing "b>rrrr,:
Mean" hilr, the work her. goes bra,el,
o. The krsn' is in the ihrus. Of di.,o.
!u'i"". lie is rl"srI. h-mm.h III at Cha,
tan'"ga, where he sns forced To TAX. r.fur.
T. save him.cli fr"m snnni alton lie w,I.
soon however, b con p-ll, d 20 come forth
and try the issLr Of Rnut.,rr conflict. wlirb
's s'rlhin 10 involve ruin for hun, or .rrk
"If-., b, rrueIt. tie e"ns, queuc~s Of " hich
will be no less di.a,irou,
IN No'ihrn Virginia, hi. condition i. still
worse Dig ~rtuIIs r-,r"aritg to nj, o-n
near The Capital, he is ho,'y pur-"sd BY
lee. With y g'"d prospect. as We Lopc, OF
bring over,uksn and p ,ni.h.d to III. poin,
"f snnihilati"n. At the other theatres of
| minor operations. his cundiii"n is no less
hoprlrss and What 10 worse, he has n"rh.
| ing in prospect bat an almost total d-Ilr
tion ii May next IL wha,e-~r Remnant oi
his veteran army my survive the pursuit.
OF lee and the sl-g- Of Bragg.
The Srntinel sa,s:
Msad-'s army has b.~n driven under ns
pcrniau' Mt iuirrnchnsnt. near the Potomac
Gen Lee, after diligently pursuing battle.
hiss h~vn unable to obtain il, hsrans- III.
fngarioms adversary VIM '"o fleet lie has
lh-rrfurs. hnd Ia cnntrn' hins-If with .uc
advantages "a he Ess been nbl. /" gain from
partial encounters. and with picking up n
great man, pri-"n~N. Gen. irr, W. pre-.
sumo. will nov take position n-nrrr To hi.
"~n base. The destruction al tn. bridge
over the x .piian. bv u fr-sh-t. and the
s""Ien c""di,i"n OF the R.ppahannnck,
may have rendered il expvdi-nt 10 do this
alIeHdy.
This rIpulsi"n and humiliation .f Meade.
army must hnv. p"~crful moral effect on
the war. IL r-N-a,s I'll. weakness Of the
enemy, aud vii! pour Contempt on his hopes
"f suljug,iing u.. When Meade, ~as M.
only "fraii TO .snce on Rirhunnd. but
had 30 a: before l.-e. " 10 ran m xi,h n n
sror. di'is"ce OF w ..hingtou, a ID bshin
NJ n Tnrt l., - A
t".t Ii rnln should .hink il worth ii.
while I" "prg away" any longer. The
world viii =" pf"n"unce j., aud i.incuIu's
people will begin to take ih~ idea n. IN.
], has been found nsrc.srr, in order {.
reinforce R"srcr~us. TO reduce Meade -.
low ~ TO t- unable I" meet L-o And VT
~s shall be much disappointed il Ra.rrrsn-
viii h"N. BEEN -nahl~d thereby l." hold his
Posi len at C"stian"".a From II . r.Iaiiv.
.i'""'ions there IL 10 manifr,ily Impossible
un'e-s 10 can hr-; whip Bragg The best
that R"Secran. can n ionu.ly hops, I. TO
yet Away a. Meade did, but without hall
| Tie chance.
These things must esnse the N"rlh 1"
ihi"k OF peace. lio"e,cr fierce they may
be Theoretically, h"a s,er blood thirsty a,
the ballot box, AMI h"~sv-r frroci"u-Iy
ihe' NAV rant upon the stage, vet when
thrir arnirs have TO d., and new armies
no, be expected, ,th~y wiz see the nscrs.it,
! Of p-nce. Tne continuance Of the war dc
Prnds after all. not on Tho rcnl!. " b." strr.t
The bosIds "f Congress. and The contractors
Sh" b b"ai their psr.rs with honest profits
but on The sHyplv or ~. q who do the 6lhi.
ing The want Of ,h~.s .iii stop the war.
Tho grnsd invasion IL d. ing