The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-01-20
The Crisis.

We had the pleasure Of meeting with
gentleman Of intelligence and prst high
position in Connection with the executive
government Of Alabama, just returned
from the North by way OF Nassau.
Ou! friend IS man arjen,ly attached
to the South and her cause is a man of
'"gacious Intelligence, having good eyes
and ears, aud not at all given to C, oaking
or sell deusiou. lie represents the feel
ing Of the North as well nigh totally and
fully organized against US. Every per
son with whom he conversed, whether
high or low, rich or poor, intelligent or
ignorant official or unc fiicial, beng agreed
upon the necessity Of our suhjugation,
and IN the determination to accomplish
II, at whatever expense or time, or labor,
or money. He says that the mob in
New York, Lees march into PET nsy Iva
mia and Morgan's raid into Ohio, furu.
| ished Lincoln with the reason and the
means for suborIinating The whole Of The
popular feeling Of the country, to the
Government in its work OF suhjugation;
and that now the whole thought Of the
country, Ms its whole desire, is directed in
that and no other channel. lie says that
what Of disconlen, exists against Il Q Ad.
minstrstion is outside the great question
Of the war for the Union, and, while find
ing topical or personal expression in re
gard TO these things indifferent. It finds
none in regard TO the cause or TO the
wsr--to the jus,ic. Of the first, or the
mode Of coLducl Of the LAST.
The subject Of negro en- u.i.tmen,., which
At FIRST WAS the subject o: very violent
opposition on the part Of those calling
themselves conservatives, now commands,
by reason Of its seeming to work so well
and relieving many white people from
the burdens and risks Of military service,
Tie willing assent Of all-slar eholders
not less than others. lie says the people
we're never SO contented, because never
so prosperous; that every drpar,meu, Of
industry and Investment is thriving hey
ord precedent that there is active de
mand for labor at treble the rates Of times
Of peace, and abundance Of supplies Of
every kind Al advance rates, but not
beyond the power or sLiiit, 10 purchase
at reasonable prices, and cheap, very
cheap. compared with prices here.
He says further that everything in The
way Of preparation for the war is upon a
scale rroportionale to its objects. That
their armories and navy yards are crow
ded with work aud lsborers, shadowing
forth the future OF the war as collassal
compared with the past, and that such
navy; in improved iron cl.ds particularly,
when completed, England nor France,
nor the world, has ever seen. Twenty
eight new vessels, TO which, be says, their
present iron clsds are mere experiments,
will Ge ready for the sea- by the spring,
and perhaps fifty more later 10 the year.
One, the Dictator, said TO he invulnera 5le,
and truly formidable in size, with two
turrsts, each armed With two gans OF
heavy cslibre, and two casernales, each
armed with four guns, Was launched
while he Was there. lie says she can he
penetrated with no missile, and from the
effect of the sho.s, AS witnessed by himself
upon such iIcn clsJs as they have At
Charleston, he is not disposed to doub:
the Information. lie says the capture Of
Wilmington and Richmond. are with
them foregons and inevitable conclusions.
-Atlanta appeal.