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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-20
Edit0ria. Breyities.

Herdldj has volunteered to do military duty for
one hundred days, aud is now At Camp Cad.
"allandsr, Pennsylvania. Vice President liam.
lin Is also doing service in Maine.
We learn (says the Charleston Comrier,) that
much distress, in many cases amour ting to al
most absolute starvation, exists among soldiers,
tan'hss in Coleton District for the want of
proper collection Of the State tax in kind Or
ders are given by the Board of Relief on plan.
ie's and farmers seventy andeishty miles dis.
tant. The rscipietts being nearly all females,
most Of tie men being IA d.c 6eLI, and 10
neans "f travelling, che collection Of the orders
Is Impossible in nearly every case.
lfthe loss Of Atlanta, says the Richmond
hs4mrer, shall open the eyes Of the people,
aud arouse the energy Of the Conscript Bureau,
and destroy the shameful system Of iavori,ism
Which now, nnder the disguise OF details, not
only prevents men from going to the army,
but actually enters tue rank, and takes men
out and details them under the Justice, eaujt,
and necessity plea" the loss will eventually
prove cur great gain.
From Augusta to Atlanta, the distance is vi
miles; from Atlanta to Macor:, lU3; Atlanta to
West Point. 81; West Point to Montgomery.
ss; Savannah to Macon, 100; Macon TO An.
w. reverence 70 these DIS
tanoes II will be seen that Hoods army is 29
VI " "', u" we MACON foad' -
i'Om Macon and lS4 from Anderson vile,
where the Yankee prisoners are confiued,
which will serve to dli.pel ,l,. idea tia, III.
prisoners are in J.uc.r
m
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.~p''u !" august t"e terms oi
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=" ''~' 'o'o'', ""u !" pseem-
have cxpired L.treeu the IL, or ,u,,,,s, and
the last OF December.
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The K'c''nond Dt.p'feh .nys, there are Ill.,
""' Pc'so"' exempted n "yieuturis's, Si'hn
the eo"'e''p' age, and 32.oov State officers.
A suati.ucian has had the pa,;.,e. to eoun,
the number of words employed bv the mos,
celebrated writer's. Sh.kr.p.,r.. tho mos, ,.r.
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ESTATE SALE,

BY virtue of an order from the Court OF
ordinary, and in pursuance OF instructions
contained in the last Will aud Testament
OF Phillip +. Hammond. deceased, we will
sell portion of the personal Estate Of said
deSeaHed, at his late residence in Lancaster.
Vi"e, on Wednesday the 5th Of October
nea'' consisting Of a Buggy and Harness., a
se'. SEQ OF Double Harness, two beef cattle.
DOOM Law Blanks, Furniture, and varrie-
ty Of other articles.
Terms Cash, JOHN ROSS.
w. N. CONNORS,
Executors.
LancasterC. II. s. c., Sept. 20, 1864 az At
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IMPORTANT TO SALT TpURCHA,ERs-We

IMPORTANT TO SALT TPURCHAsERs.-We
are automatically informed that there are
no less than twenty three salt manufu
rers in Charleston and vicinity. within the
csnscript age, who are detailed 10 make
salt on the specja! conditions that they
would sell the article TO consumers ut the
works ut nine dollars "A bushel, or delivered
at any Of the railroad drpot-, in good shi,r
ping erdsr, NJ twely, dollars. Now, tn.
question arises, with these twenty three
snit boilers, bound To these conditions. how
10 It that salt is to-day from twenty TO
twenty five dollars II bushel in our market d?
Tho question is easily solved, but we do
not propose 10 do it just now. We would,
however, say TO our farmers. planters and
country consumers generally, that if they
club together for any particular District,
aud appoint responsible agent here, they
can have their saIt at the prices to which
the salt boilers have bound themselves to
supply consumers. else the boiler refusing
to supply ut these prices viii not have his
detail renewed. We may advert TO this
matter again, and furnish the nunIes O! the
salt boilers 80 detailed Charleston !Mer.
curry.
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FOR TAX COLLEC TOR

MIR. EDITOR.-Please nnnoun,, Cant N
u. VnnIandnghnm candidate. for IN. Of
nee OF Fax Collector. lie is II disabIea
soldier
MANY FRIENDS To Wouyprp So,n1r,s
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FOR Representatives.

MR. EpIroR.-Please announce Mr.
Joseph Clark, Esq, candidate Tor Repre-.
tseaatisc aud Obi,gs those who feel dispos-
ed 10 support him.
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We are authorized to announce Capt. B.
X. Ciy burn as candidate tor Representa-.
live in The Legislature.
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Announcements.
FOR THE SENATE.

We are authorized TO announce Hon
Gsorgs Met. Witnsrspoon candidate TO
represent the Dist riot OF l.rnras;er iu the
Senate Of the ensuing Legislature.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-20

The friends Of w. NJ. ConDors, ESQ, an.
noonce him candidate To represent the
District ofl.ancRster in the House Of Rep.
resentatives in the ensuing Legislature.
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We learn that change has been made in
tho Agent ofthe Government Subsistepcs De.
psrtment at this PLACE. II Is now under tl,e
charge Of Mr. Devsrcau1, Of Camden.
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, we are authorized to announce Mr.. Jas
H. Hunter as candidate Tor Ordinary nj
the ensuing election.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-20

We are authorized to announce Capt.
James /. Reed ~ a candidate for the State
Senate 1T the ensuing election
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RELisrors NorIcE.-Rev. j. y. Craig %. W
will preach at Douglas. OH Friday September
a3d at IL o'clock A. NJ; aud communion OH
the following Sabbath may bs expected.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-20

Mr. EDlruR.-Plcase, announce ID. a. vii.
i'nms candidate for Ordinary at the .n,u
ing election. Tie is asdsab.ed soldier
MANY Brother SOLp:rns
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-20

We are requested by the Soldiers Relief
Board to acknowledge donation Of feur bush.
els OF Salt, from Capt. J. l.. Reed. for the ber-
eft Of indigeut families in the District.
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The friends of Il. X. Belk unnounc.
h!m us candidate for Ordnar, at the mex,
election ava
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ADj'T AND INSP'TR GEMS OFFICE
COLUMBIA, Sept. 8, 1864.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. -.
I PARAGRAPH first Of General Ords,s
As No. 10, current series, from this of,;,,
In so amended that, instead Of EtanShyill.,
;hs troops Of tho Sd Brigade s. C.. ~, liza.
BILE to service beyond the limits Of their
Districts, will assemble at Bamberg. on the
South Carolina Railroad.
u. The mounted troops called for by tho
Governor in his proclamation If 5thinst.,
viii bo organized for service wherever nee.
ded in the State, to be called out and die.
charged according to exigencies.
BY command OF the Governor.
A.C. DARLINGTON
AdJt. and dInsp.. General Of =. C.
Sept 40, 1854 33-st
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-20

The friends of Rev. W. +. Brasington all.
hounce nm candidate for Ordinary, for the
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-20

- Dir. EDlroK.-You will please anno ounce
Ar .: y. Massey a candidate for Repre-.
.Iige NJ So, n'n a"u
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we are authorized TO announce Capt. j
~ SoMeIi as candidate for Sheriff of Ian.
easier. District for the ensuing term.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-20

The friends Of Col. John B. Cousar, m
no"nco him candidate for Sheriff at tn,
ensuing election.
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PETERsBJGG, Sept. -

TETEHsBJEG, Sept. -
Some skirmi.hing took place on our
righ, to dag, aud heavy cann nonadinp pre-
vailed all along our lines.
The. city war shelled several hours in a
most vigorous manner. Some damage wa.
sustained, but no sesous accident occurred
. The enemy advanced their .picke,. some.
what on our ex,r|me right yesterday. but
The movement has been followed With no
important results.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-20

NR. EDtroK-PlcaSe announce John a.
Adams, private IN Co. "A"'I,t SC. In.
fantry, rs Il candidate for Sheriff at the an
SUNG election aud you will obIige,
MANY SuIDIERs
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-20

We are requested to announce Mr. Os
born Floyd "a member of the Hampton
Legon) candidate for Sheriff at the en-.
suing election.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-20

CoIeosl Duke ha. been placed in CON
mand Of Morgsn's troops,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-20

we are requested 10 announce J. N
Small ~ u candidate for Sheriff.
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PETERSBURG, Sept. Is

Waren's Yankee corps advanced West
ward this morning to Popular Springs
Church, two miles from the Weldon Road
The, enemy broke through ButIer's lines,
but thet, were net by Col. Ferribe aud
Dearings BrigHde and repuIsed,
Our loss is tyifling.
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FOR ORDINARY.

:, we are requested to announce John G..
Sscre"t candidate for OrdiaAcy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-20

we are authorized to announce Serpt
L. mobley, Of Capt DePass' Battery, n
Candidate for Sheriff st the next election.
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-, we are requested by the friends of DR.
L. n. Cureton to nominate him for tn. DO
sll'on Of Representative in the next Lsgis
laturs.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-20

we are authorized to announce William
n. msore' ESQ, as candidate for a seat
10 the houss Of Representatives in the next
Legislature.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-20

DIR. EDITOR Please announce Mai. 81
tii,ton, candidate for Sheriff of Lancas,er
District, aud 'obIise
MANY FRIENDS.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-20

THE pREsipENrIAL GAMrAIGN IN New
YoHE The Iferah says:
There will be a grand demonstration of
The people To morrow eight nt Union
Square for Mcclellan and PendIrton. I'm,
meuse arrnng. ments have been made by
the committee. Among the speakers ex
pected are Gov. Seymour, Gov. Parker, Of
New Jersey, Senator Biglcr, and hos, Of
prominent men from all parts Of The Union
Arrangements ere being made by the
Tamn,any Hall General Committee to ear.
~ out the resolution Of the Chicago Con.
ven,ion in regard 10 a grand county ra,ih
cation meeting iot Mcclellan and pendle.
ton. The committee Of arrangements will
be selected this evening al Tammany Hall.
-Ao G
A late number OF DE eBoW', Review, says:
No country which has 10 the field an ar.
my Of half million Of men, and is capable
of keeping on foot ind Rnil-iy such II force.
has ever been .ubjugaisd in the history Of
the world. A Yankee army uf one million
OF men must be maintained for manv ! ears
BY the Invader TO enable him to hold his
0sn and occupy conquered provinces, aud
such an arny llas never been n,sssea n.
gsinst us, and will never be-.
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War Tax of 1864

1.-The Assessors OF the l Sih Coll.c;ion
District are now prepared to receiv. -eturns
Tor The taxes of 1864. and will attend at the
following places and times for said pur.
pose, VIZ:
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FOR SHERIFF.

We are authorized to announce Can't.
w. i. Phifrra candidate for Sheriff At the
ensuing election.
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DIR. Eplrok.-You will please apncunce
hr .: y Massey candidate for Repre-.
sentative 10 the next Legislature and ,s.
''So MANY SOLDIERS.
we are authorized to announce William
n. msore, ESQ, As n candidat. for a sea,
10 tne houss OF Representatives in the next
Legislature. "'N'
- we are requested by the friends of DIR
L. n. Cureton to nominate him for tn, DO.
sit'on OF Representative in the next Lsgis-
laturs.
FOR SHERIFF.
We are authorized To announce Can't.
w. 4. Phifrra candidate for Sheriff VI Inc
ensuing election.
NR. EDITOR PLEASE announce Mai n
Hilton, u candidate for Sheriff of Laucas,er
District, aud 'obIise
MANY FRIENDS,
We are authorized to announce Ssrpt
l. L. Mobley, Of Capt DePass' Battery, N
candidate for Sheriff at the next election.
The friends Of Col. John B. Cou.,r, nm
no"nce him candidate for Sheriff at the
ensuing election.
We are requested 10 announce J. NJ
Small as candidate for Sheriff.
NR. EDtToR.-PlcaSe announces John a.
Adams, private IN Co. "A"'I,t e.. In.
iantry, as candidate for Sheriff at the On
SUNG election aud you will oblige,
MANY SOLDIERS.
We are requested to announce MIR. Os.
born Floyd (a member Of the Hampt,,
Legon) II candidate for Sheriff at the en-.
suing election.
we are authorized TO announce Capt. J
~ SoMell ~ n candidate for Sheriff of Ian.
caster. District for the ensuing term.
FOR ORDINARY.
We are requested To announce John C..
o"cre"t candidate for OrdiaAey.
MR. EDlTuR.-llcase. announce ID. A. vii.
i'nn's II candidate for Ordinary at the .p,u
ing eitctIon. Tie is asdisab.ed soldier
MANY BROTHER SoLp:rRs
The friends of J T.. X. Belk nnnounc.
MN as candidate for Ordinar, at the mex,
election
we are authorized to announce MIR. las
H. hunter as II candidate Tor Ordinary nj
the ensuing election.
Inc trends OF Rev W. +. Br,sngton all.
hounce him candidate for Ordinary, for tL.
ensuing term. w. '"s
FOR TAX COLLEC TOR.
MIR. EDITOR Pleas. auuoun.. c,,, N
b' Vnnland'nghnm candidate for the of
hcc of Tax Collector. lie is u disable,
soldier
MANY FRILNDs To WOUNDED SoIn1rps
LOST,
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STATE oP SOUTH CAROIINA

Sept 90, 1864.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-10-06
Gen. Phil. Sheridan.

Some time ago, before Gen. SHERIDAN took
command on the Shenandoah, B. F. Taylor
drew the following pen and ink sketch Of
him in the Chicago Journal. 1t will be read
with interest now:
There is no waste timber about Sheridan
not much OF him, physically, but snugly put
together. A square face, warm, black eve,
a pleasant smile, reach of under Jaw. show
ing that "when he will, he will, YOU NAV de-
pend ont" black hair trimmed round like a.
garden border; no Hyperion curl about him
any more than there was about Cromwelps
troopers; and altogether impressing YOU
with the truth that there is Just about as
much energy packed awayin about the small
est space that you ever saw in your life
Men ranging down from medium size to lit
tie, with exceptions enough to prove the rule
seem to carry the day among the heroes
Moses was something Of a general, but no
FaIstaf; Alexander the Great and Peter the
Great were little; Cromwell was no giant,
and as for Napoleon-why, what was he but
1.-THE little corporal 2" Sheridan is capital
executive officer; perhaps he would be hard
y equal to planning great campaign, but
Jehu wouldn't he drive it With a good
piece of his head behind his ears and hardly
reverence enough for a Mandarin, he is not
afraid OF the face of clay. As chief Of cav
airy, he is indeed chief among ten thousand.
Pleasant voiced, mild-mannered, not given to
long yarns, you would hardly suspect he is a
thunderbolt in a charge, and an emphatic hu-
man syllable all over. -..-.. ~
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-10-06
Letter from Gen. Carl Sehurz.

The Chairman OF the Union State Com
mittee has received the following letter
from Gen. ScHUsz in reply to a note inviting
him to return to this State and address the
people in support of the Union ticket:
BETHLEHEM, Pa, Sept both, o.
Horace Ru5lss, Esq, Chairman Union STATE
Committee, Aadjson, Wis:
Ny DEAR Sir: Your letter did not reach
me until yesterday.
You were right in discrediting the report
that had joined some faction of the oppo-
sition to the National Union candidates As
the best army is exposed to defeat without
unity of command, so the greatest and
strongest of causes is in danger of failure, if
there is no unity of action among its adher-
ents The stake is so tremendous that no
man, who sincerely loves his country, will
choose this time for a ventilation of private
griefs, personal resentments or little differ
| enees of opinion.
shall be most happy to visit the State be-
fere election, if it can be made possible. Els.
pecially should be happy to contribute lit
tie to the success of my dear and noble
friend Gen. HALBERT f. PAINE, whom the
Union men of The first Congressional district
have done themselves the honor to select as
| their StaIldd&rd-bearer. When a constituency
! has the good fortune of finding among its
candidates a man, who with such talents
unites such a character, it would seem to be
a matter of honor as well as interest for eve.
~ citizen, whatever his party affiliations may
be, to improve the rare opportunity.
am, dear sir, ..H
Very truly yours, r
c. SCHURz.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-10-06
Copperhead Peace Platform.
adopted at Chicago, August sOth, 1864.

l. That in the future, in the past, We
will adhere with answering fidelity to the Union
under the Constii ution as the only solid founda-
tion of our strength, security and happiness a
people, and as a framework OF government equal
ly conducive to the welfare and prosperity OF all
the States, both Northern and So uthern.
:. That this Convention does explicitly de-
clare, he sense of the American people, that
after four years of failure to restore the Union by
the exp eriment of war, during which, under the
preten ce of military necessity, a power
higher than the Constitution, the Constitution it
self has been disreg in every part, and public
liberty and private right alike trodden down, and
the material prosperity of the country essentially
impaired, justice, humanity, liberty and the
] ublic welfare demand that mm eGiate efforts
be made for cessation of hostilities, with view
to an ultimate convention OF the states or other
peaceable means, to the end that at the earliest
practicable moment, peace may be restored on the
has Of the Federal Union OF States.
s. That the dir ect interference of the mil
itary aut horities Of the United States in the re-
cent elections held in Kentucky, Maryland Mis-
souri, and Delaware was shameful violation of the
Constitution, and repetition OF such acts in
the approaching election will be held revolution
arr and resisted with all the means and power I'm
der our control.
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
the rights OF the States unmpaired, and they here
by declare that they consider the Administrative
usurl alton of extr 4ordinary and dangerous powers
not granted by the Constitution; the subversion
Of the civil by military law in States not in nsur-
reciIon; the arbitrary military arrest, imprison-
ment, trial ana sentence or American citizens in
States w&ere civil law exists in full force; the sup
preston of the freedom Of speech and of the press
the denial of the right OF asylum; the pen and
aTowed disregard of State rights; the employment
OF unusual test oaths and he interference with and
denial OF the right of the people to bear arms in
their defence, as calculated to prevent restora-
ton OF the Union and the perpetuation Of govern
meat deriving its just powers from the consent of
the governed.
5. That the shameful disregard of the Ad-
ministration to its duty in respect to fellow
citizens, who now and long have been prisoners of
war III suffering condition, deserves the seyerest
reprobaton, on the alike of public policy and
common humanity.
6. That the sympathy of the Democratic par
ty is heartily and earnestly extended 20 the SOL
diery OF our army, VINO now and have been in
the ED under the flag of their country and in the
event of its attaining power they will receive all the
care, protection and regard that the brave soldiers
OF the Republic have nobly earned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-10-06

THREE EYES TO SEE live have the assu-
rance of that true man and good orator, the
Rev. ROBERT j. BRECKENRIDGE, that Kentucky
will not swallow the Chicago Clifton Platform.
He mildly calls ii a trick" and moderately
designates it as a cunning swindling" thing.
In speech to his neighbors lately, he said
81 reckon you have all seen little instru-
ment lying on the table in some of Your
friends parlorS, by which, if you look at a
thing, with both eyes at the same time, the
thing changes to some other thing, At Chi
cago, they fixed up their Platform upon the
plan of this funny instrument. If you look
at it with one eye, it is one thing-if you look
at it with the other eye, it is another thing ;
but if you look at it with both EYES at once,
it is something else. So, if you look at Nc
Clellan with one political eye and at Pendle-
ton with the other, you don't see either
Mcclellan or Pendleton, but the one runs into
the other, and you only see the Platform !
Shut your Mcclellan eye-you don't see the
Platform. Shut your PendIeton eye-veu
don't see the Platform. You have got to look
with one eye at Mcclellan and with the other
at Pendleton, in order to see this wonderful
Platform. Oil my friends and neighbors,
the whole Chicago thing is a cunning, swind-
ling trick that does not suit this latitude, and
aoW not go do,ca."
This is about the most truthful and vivid
characterization Of the Chicago Clifton Plat
form that we have seen.
The FoRTy-SECoND.-We learn that the
AID Regiment did not go to Memphis as ex-
peoted, but remains at Cairo, where, under
command of Col. SPRAGCE, it is doing Provost
Guard duty. When the regiment was on the
way to Cairo, a vote was taken, giving over
700 for LINCOLN and some s. for all others,
of which we hear MCCLELLAN had II.