The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-04-29
iron THE LANCASTER LEDGER.I
Public Meeting.

LANCASTER, G. II April 27th 1868
The people Of the District were convened
to take action on the proclamation of tn.
President and the recommendation Of the
s.ere,a Of War on the subject Of supple.
for our armies.
The meeting was organized by calling
Mr. }. Adams to the Chair, and w. A
Moore 10 act as Secretary. Addresses were
made BY Msssrs. Geo. Nee. WItherspoon,
5. B- Massey, c. d. Northrop, WIN. Black,
and our Representative in the Legislature,
Dir. Reed.
The following Preamble and Resolutions
offered by Mr. Wilhsrspoon were .dop,ed
by the meeting:
Whereas We are informed by the. procla.
nation Of President Davis recently issued
that there ID deficiency Of nea. to supply
the wants OF the army, and that the supply
Of such Is now reduced at times to one half
of the usual quantity in some Of our armies.
and whereas he has appealed to the peopl.
OF tho Confederate States to aid and nssi.t
the officers OF the Government 10 the our
chase Of Bacon, Pork and Beef And wb.rs
As the Secretary Of war has suggested a
plan, whereby the people can render ,b. A..
sistsncs called for, therefore for tho pur.
pose Of carrying ost the plan submitted
Be it resolved
lst That Com mttee Of five be nm.
pointed by the Chair to be styled the Cen
trail Committee, whose business il ,baII hs
10 carry ont the plan suggested by the See.
retary OF war, and to fix a price, which sb,II
be deemed just compensation for anv n,
con, Beef or Pork furnished or sold by ,nv
person 10 this District for the use Of ,hs
army. WIG
I'd. That Committee Of three be also
appointed by the Chair, in each Beat Com.
Pany IN The District 10 ascertain from each
Individual IN the several Beats, what smonn,
OF surplus meat, whether Bacon, Beef n,
FORK, can be spared for tho use of the .rmv
ana 10 purchase the same at the price A Ied
uPos, and report "a the Central COMMITTEES
sd. That the Central Committee bs Pa
quentsd 10 submit an address TO the p.o MI.
Of the District.
In accordance with the foregoing the
Chairman appointed the following CONT.
tees On the Central Committee. 8. n.
Massey, George Nee. Wi,her.poop, ID. w.
Brown. WIN. Stevens and J. A. Cuuninv.
ham. On the Sub. Committees, to wit: In
Beat No. I, Upper Battalion, Wm. Black.
Jas. ID. Caskey and Jas. II. Shaver. Beat
No. 2, DR.. Thos. l.. Johnston, Jas. Morrow
and Robt. n. Miller. Beat No. q. FD
Green. II. v. Massey and J. ID. McIlwsio.
Beat No. {. Samuel }. Dunlap, David
Hood aud r. ID. Montgomery. and 10 Bea,
No. 5, Andrew Mayer, Jones Crockett and
J. A. Hasseliine. 10 the Lower Battalion
The Clybun Beat, Jshn Il. Welsh, DIR. w.
e. Cauthen and X. !. Gardner. The Gard.
ner Beat, Rev. w, F. Brasington, J. r.
Copeland and Joshua Small. The Wild
Cat Beat, Sam'l Robinson, Uriah Funder.
burk and Rev. c. A. Plyler. and In Beat
No. ., Isha &. Csuthen, Jas. r. Msgill and
Thos. q. Bell.
The following Resolution offered by Mr..
y. H. hasssy was also adopted.
Resolved. 3'hat the Sub. Committees also
sscersain from ssch iadiyidsaI in their re-
spsetiye sections what amout of corn, grain
or Hour he can spare and is willing to sell
u the Government at the price " ts s.xss
upon by tbs Csatral Conmittee, and repo,,
the same to ,hs Central Commiitss.
oa motion Of NJ. Massey .. was resolved