The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-04-19

thousand men, "wips out" Gen. Lee and his
victorious veterans. Thi. is his artful ruse
by which he expects to calm eur Generals
into security. 1t is we'll known that Grant
believes in "heary battalions," and he will
secure all the men that can be collected be.
fsre he initiates a forward movement. Our
Generals have not been idle in the matter
ofPreparation. Lee has made his culcula-
liens with that same sagacious reasoning z
that ever charsctsrizes his movements
Grant, OF his own choice, selects Lee as his
chief adversary; he takes command Of the
"armY Of the Potomac" it is said, under
j good organization. iis has avowed that
Richmond must fall and il appears that he
desires to cap his military fame by the as-
cemplishment ec that feat Of arms, which
has witnessed tho laures Of their "ysunp
Napoleon" and no many others, Of their
gifted chieftaias, wiiher and die. But he
is new the only hope ofthe Yankee Gov
eruHent, and if he fails TO make an entrance
iuto Richmond during the next eight
months, this Government is an established
fact beyond doubt-the Concederat Q
States mill DC recognized by oil Europe AZ
an independent nation. So it stands us in
hand TO use our utmost powers-by vsvr.
Gus blows poace is certain; by defeat the
war is indefinitely prolonged.
We see nothing ahead, ut hi. time, but
that which, is calculated 10 animate and
strengthen confidence. The note Of univer.
sal preparation throughout our laad has
done much to ealiYen despond;ng spirits,
while it has mnnifes,ly had counter effect
upon the sneny. We to day, after three
years of the seyersst trial tha. people
were subjected, pssssnts front more form,
idab!e than at any period since tho COM
menccment Of the war; and if there ever
was doubt ms to our ability to defend sur-
selves against suhjugstien, it should now
cease to disturb tn. minds Of the most ,imld
and hopeless. We commenced this strug-
gle with atSos nothing at our command
blocked up from the commercial world, Wv
have had 10 depend chiefly upon our own
industry for support and national lfo and
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the war, notwithstanding The adverse cir
cumstances under which we labsred, have
gradually improved and strengthened our
condition, and present more defiant and
solid phalanx to our fee. The question
naturally presents itself, can such n people
be sucJuga,ed The most cowardIy should
not talk OF surrender the aos. d..poadlnp
should net think Of failure under such au.
,pie'ous promises.
Gov. Vsuse, o! North Carolina, has BEEN
reviewing and addressing the North Caro-.
lima troops fer the las. week. The wealth.
er has been n very disagreeable barrier 10
mar the pleasure Of listening to the Cover
FER. And We assure you il is a rich trea,
to hear him. His sp-ec.es are vivifying
and instructive, and are received with en-.
thusiasa by all the troops, from every
State. lie possesses an nsxhaus,ible store
VI anecdotes and seems 10 be we'll schosled
IN the art Of dispssing of them. lie wax
termed IN his CAM ass fer Congress in 1855
as "Leb Vance the way" and since | have
T heard him, agree that Ihs epi,het mas not
been inarpropriatsiy applied.
.lk Suited his remarks to ,h. crowd lie
was addressing, ss he profrassd TO know
exactly what tho soldiers wanted. lIe
spoke at some length about the ii.l.yal
sentiment whiel, is said to exist in North
Carolina; he stated that .here was \ set of
people there who nouM talk, but that wa.
nll they could dc. They had said some
P~ity hard things, but he would take care
Of them. lie exhoricd the soldiers 10 loo K
after the enemy in their front, and he " ould
look after them fellows down il North
Carolina; that ninsisea .twenticths Of the
people of North Carolina wero ss loyal to
the Confederacy rs any people in il II
was true that there was some erurabler,
and faultfndcrs, but all that this class wan.
led va, exemption from military service
lie pledged his honor TO the faithful sxecu.
tion Of the Conscri p,iOn Act and to the
welfare soldiers families. Hs cited a few
individual instances Of sXtortien by the cit.
izsns, but said he left tl..m 10 be dealt with
BY the soldiers after the war closed. lie
spoke Of the encouragement he had recciv.
ec from the chaerfu!sess exhibited BY all
the troops; that the Confedsracy had stood
up against unequal numbers for three years,
and maintained that it would stand up tri.
umPhant TO the last In Ills spaisn, this
Is the last year Of the war if every man
does his duy. lie concluded his remark, |,
by expressing his sirosg desire to "sosn
welcome his brother "Tarr heels back 10
their native State. where he couli address
them all in n "faniIy way"
am inclined to believe that Gen. Long
street will shortly make q junction with