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

After the ruthless devastation Of the
finest farms in Middle Tennessee, and the
Wholesale plundering Of every plantation
from its northern to its south ern border,
the Federal rulers Of Tennessee have at
length begun 10 revoke the tyrannical or
ders authorizing the impressmert Of
slaves. with hypocritical assurances to
the oppressed citizens that ",hey will
hereafter be protected in the possession of
all their property" and inviting them "to
rebuild their houses and re- stock their
farms and grow crops" This vaun,ed
protection i, "the protection that wolves
give 20 lambs, covering and dsvouring
them. The crops are to be grown for
the support Of their hated oppressors-
They are 10 De protected SO long as they
pay tribute to Ierod. We trust the dav
is not far distant when suffering and
down trodden Tennessee shall not require
such protection as the aecursed Vandals
decei,lully offer. The following is tho
last General Order, which appears in the
Nashville Press of the 1Oth u!t:
llEADo'Ks DIsTKICr or NASHVILLE,
Nashville, March 7, 1864
l. Brig. Gen. l.. Thomas, Adjutant
General United States, having revoked
his order authorizing the impressment OF
negroes into the army, such impressments
are no longer legal, and if made will be
revoked and the facts reported 10 these
Hesdqunriers, 10y the military authori
ties. Work hands on plantations within
the district having been almost exhaus
ted by impressmsnt, and !Ie running
away Of such bsnds-oiteu leaving large
families OF helpless women and children
wilhou, the means Of support-no i'm
pressmen, Of slaves will hereafter be made
for any purpose withou, imperative ne
cessity, and by order Of the Post Com
manders.
ii. The loyal, law abiding people of
the district, including those who have, in
good faith, taken the Amnesty Oath"
are invited 10 ,ebuiId their fences aud
re stock their farms and grow crops, with
the assurance that they will hereafter be
protected in the possession OF all their
property, and which will not be appro
pria,ed for the pubic use, un'sss by com
ps,ent authority, and not then without
full compensation being paid TO the owner
therefor.
III. Good, aud efficient soldiers are
found at the post Of duty. Generally,
the worthless and ineifcien, stragyle and
roam over the country, AWAY from their
commands, maursding and robbing Such
struggling maraud.rs will hereafter be
arrested and punished, and every soldier
absent from his command unless on duty.
without the written permission Of the of
fcer commanding the Post or Station
will be deemed s'raggler and punished
accordingly.
BY command Of Naj Gen. Rousseau.
B. ii. Polk, Capt. and A A. G.
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a DELICATE uIsr.-A country physi
clan once employed an Irishman to NOW
hay for him. Going into the field hot
day he found Pat somewhat wesried
from labor. Doctor" said he, "tEe pip.
t'emah would be- lsbOrfng under a very
bad character that I'd refuse to take a
drink this moruip.
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When We say that there is ENOUGH
provisions throughout The country to SUD
ply the wants OF all we know what we
are talking about. We are aware ,ha,
these provisions are no, equ lily disuibu
ted As in former times, because the crops
in some particular neighborLoods were
short, and because those in more favored
neighborhoods refuse TO sell their ,urpIus
But we have the evidence that in soma
actions vas; amounts Of corn and wheat
are hoadej, either for higher prices or
because the owners do not wish to sell
for Confederate mouey. While a few,
comparatively, have shown a patriotic
disposition to relieve the wants Of the
people at large, others have manif,ted
no such disposition. Some may not like
the way we"ralk about this matter, bu,
that makes no difference with us when
we know we are right - Charlotte Demo
erat.
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From he Southern ch riatian Advocate.
LITTLE NAY, OR THE REFUGEES
FRIEND.-CHAP. Ii.
BIT MRS. sALLIK +. CHAPLIN.

BIT MRS. sALLIR +. CHAPLIN.
Col. Lob ruee found tue widows cot
Aags ds.tituts of every comfort. A few
split chairs and pine table furnished the
sitting room. Upon the latter lay the
beautiful little form, in its last long sleep.
Naum Mamie took him Through this
aoom into an inner one-Mrs. Rs cham
Der; the only other apartment.
Mrs. r. clad 10 deep mourning, was
lying on the bed. She seemed to be
asleep. but her head iossed restlessIy
afrom aide to side. Well might G ]. r
have called her bis "beautiful Wife,
Poverty and suffering had paled the
cheek and the small hand was almost
transparent in its wiliteness but she WAS
lovely despite ii all. On the Same bed
lay little Lille, a child three years old -
She had crspt up very close to her moth
er.. and had one little hand On. her cheek.
she sat up as Col. L. came in. and said |:
!"Are you Mays pspai" After hearing
that he was, she said, "Poor Lille is dot
no papa now. My dear. papa is killed,
and I'm a nursing my sick mama" So
saying, with a sigh, she again laid her
little head down close by her mothers,
and gently pattsd her cheek. Is was
touching scene, that desolate young moth
or and her baby nurse. Col. L. saw in a
glapcs that Mrs. Rutledge was very Ill,
and the doctor comiag IN. confirmed him
in'his opinion.
HPoor youag thiug:' said ths Doctor;
~ knew such fatigue WAS more than flesh
and blood coald stand"
"You knew it," said Col. L. facing
round suddenly upon him ! then why did
you not ask your wife OF daughters to
share il with her I"
swell, I might have done so;' said be,
"but did not think Off Mrs X. never
put the baby out Of Der arms one minute;
50 | doub. il any one could have relieved
hel."
"For bpmanity's sake, l really wish
they had tried" said the Colonel. "lIow
long has the baby been sick :"
at was brought here sick, six weeks
ago; but bsve not been attending it
sIi that ips ! made few
visits. /, ssemsd bettsr, and Mrs. r.
asked for my bill" "You did not surely
render one !" interrupted the Colonel.
'Shs asked for at and Of course ! did,
and did 10. yisit here again until sent for
, week SINCE"
"Plssse send your bill 10 me for this
last attendance, aad ! beg you, as an es-
pecial favor, whenever you have similar
ease, allow me 10 discharge the debt"
"Qo you mean to insinuate a doctor
ought not TO send 10 bill to a soldiers
sidow !"
II don't mean to insinpate anything,
10. ! plainly say, il be is aGhHstian
nd Q. patriot be could not prsssut bill
} soldiers widow in destssts circum.
ances."
"Thst, class will compose half Of my C
--s, BY sAs tims the war ends" said '
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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-03-03

An Atlanta dispatch of Feb. Goth says
that !Sherman's advance has reached
"Peatly Dcar'-whcrcver that may be-
The Richmond Examiner of Feb. 9th
intimatcs that "Shcrman's force is dis
persed or Withdrawn \ Washington
letter states that Logan's cavalry had join
ed Sherman at Salem.
IN the recent battle in Florida, the Fed
eral force was about 5000, with 20 can
non The rebel fierce is reported at ID 600.
and was commanded by Gen. Gardner.
The nomination of Grant AZ Lieutenant
General has been sent to the Senate BIZ
the President. and been referred to the
Military Committee.
Rebel papers think that Farragut can
accomplish nothing with his fleet at Mobile.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-03-03
THE NEWS.
From the Chicago Times March Sd


In the Senate yesterday, resolutions o.
thanks to re-enlistcd troops were adopted
The bill providing for $500, 900 900 o
$40 bonds was passed The Senate in.
sisted upon its disagreement on the whisky
bill and referred the matter to the House
for its action.
In the House a resolution was offered for
the adjournment of Congress on the 3lst
of May. The bill establishing a Bureau
of Frccdmen's Affairs was passed. The
House insisted on it's disagreement TO the
Senate amendment Of the whisky bill, re-
oucsted another committc of conference.
and declared i'll favor of an additional tax
upon spirits on hand of not less than 90
nor more than 10 cents per gallon.
Heavy firing was heard or Monday in
the direction Of the Rapidau, west of Cul-
pepper. No information as to the nature
or extent of the contest has yet been re-
ceived.
1t is reported that Thomas, having been
reinforced, moved upon Dalton from Tun-
mol Hill, and found that johnson was NOV
ing to meet him. \ bloody engagement
is Anticipated to-day.
A Dalton dispatch of Feb. 26th says
that "Longstreet has withdrawn his army
to a point not prudent to mention Our
Cincinnati special says that Lonsstreet has
turned his front towards Pound Gap. and
Is believed to design a movement into
Kentucky. Schofeld l. close in his rear.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-03-03

, On monday last the Saw Mill of Mr.. Ely
about 4 mile and and a quarter North
East Of Bourbon in this county was almost
totally destroyed by the explosion of the
boiler. One man namcdMyors, was killed
another crippled breaking his arm and leg
and scalding him badly SO that his rccov-
cry is doubtful. We learn that the boi-
Ter was thrown a distance of more than
10 rods. breaking down in its passage sew
eral small trees. The mill is a total wreck
but amount of the loss to the owners we
are unable to st,te. We expect to be call
ed on from time to time to chronicle such
occurrences as this, until mill owners learn
to employ competent Engineers instead of
picking up the cheapest hand they can get
to take charge Of their engines.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-03-03

The Republican members of Congress
recently held a caucus at Washington in
which some definite action was taken in
regard to the future movements and ma
ncuvcrs Of their party. 1t seems from what
has transpired of their doings and sayings
that there is a manifest desire to change
the name of the party. They now want
to call it the ''Natiossal Union, ""Uncondi-
tional Union or rs some of the speakers
said. any other name except its present
one" \ California member stated, with
candor. that 'ifthc Convention was organ
lied as a Republican organization it would
fail" Mr.. Doolittlc was also frank enough
to say. that they needed the war Demo
cratic vote. Mr.. Coifax. speaking in the
same strain. declared that there were many
present. including himself, who were III
dcbted to the war Democrats for THEN
election. and that 1.-The next contest would
be Il sharp and severe one adding that
the darkest hour was yet iii store for them
and they must be in unison if they OK
pectel 10 succeed in any nomina'ion.'-
! The matter Of the name of the party was
not settled at the caucus but we presume
that the suggestion Of Il change, with the
view of drawing in Border State men and
war Deas,crais. will be adopted, and the
old %con,cit about sinking the partisall
in the ratriot." only two parties, patriots
and traitors., &C.. be repeated. tt so, tic
device will not spring from any sacrificing
spirit. but from the considerations limited
at by Speaker Colfax and o;hcrs.-[Cory-
don Democrat.
a rose BY any other name" &c.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-03-03
Captured by "A Negro.
A rose by any other name

The Richmond Examiner gives rather
exulting account Of the ~recapture of one OF
the escaped Libby prisoners BY a negro -
The editor says:
'Onc ofthc captures of Wednesday was
made by an "Anerican citizen of African
descent" The dusky captor was engaged
in Il matutinal dig" in his potato patch
when he observed the fugitive Off ser strca-
king it across the field. Scciug that he
wore suspiciously blue garments, the dar-
key. hailed him and asked him where he
was 'gwine.' Something to the effect OF
nowhere being the reply. the darkey,
with courage and patriotism worthy OF i'm
mortality, brought his hoe to Il charge
and responded, yes you is, do-you done
broke out o one o dem prisons come
along, you got to &c along wild me- He
marched him to the house, handed him over
to his master. and returned to his potato
patch, covered with glory. The Yankee
arrived under due guard yesterday morn
ing"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-03-03

Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and Louis
lana, amounts to 5 2,04s, Oil ,931, leaving
for the remaining States s5.075.614,269.
The present Administration has already
incurred in the prosecution of the present
war a public debt somewhere between 81
O00, 000 900 and 50 geo, O0O. 900. The ex-
act amount is not known, but it is proba-
bly, nearer the latter sum than the former.
Thus we have already incurred a public
debt equal to more than one-thifd of all
the property in all the United States. and
more than onc-half of all the property in
what are called the loyal States. to say
nothing of the debt incurred by the rebel
government III the other States.
This vast debt has all been incurred
within three years, chiefly within the last
two, and it is still increasing at the rate
OF about $4,000. 900 per day.
vt the same rate Of progression, in less
than two years more the public debt will
be more than equal to the value of ali the
loyal States. and it will not be much long
er. if the war continues. before the debt
Will more than equal all the property in
all the States.
Taking these figures as a basis, we would
suggest to those who are fond Of historical
research, the inquiry whether any people
upon the face of the earth ever paid any
such debt. or even the interest upon q
pubic debt bearing such a proportion to
the whole amount Of their property
New Albany Ledger.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-03-03

Captain Matt. Boyd of the I'D Ind.
Reg. recently escaped from Libby Prison:
arrived at home last week looking remark
ably well. He gives some very Interesting
relations of the manner Of his escape and
his passage through the rebel lines, as well
as his experience III Prison at Richmond.
lie brings word that the boys yet there
from this vicinity arc. or were when he
left. doing az well as could be expected
OF the four who composed his squad in the
escape two were retaken, ard will undonbt-
eddy be placed in irons as IA penalty for
their attempted escape. The Captain S
version of the modus operandi of their cs-
cape does not differ materially from that
published by as last week. OF the llO
who got out of the prison only % up to
this time are koov TO be within our lines
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-03-03
Clerk O1slae Supreme Court.

We learn that Major John p. Dunn OF
haPortc County will be q candidate before
the Democratic State Convention in July,
FOR nomination fox the office of Clerk ofthc
Supreme Court.
Maj. Dunn is a sound democrat of the
Observation-Disclosures school. and if elected
would make an excellent officer. Should
he receive the nomination, we could labor
to secure his election, with a hearty. free,
good will.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-03-03

In an article entitled as above. the Go
shen Democrat speaking of the recent de-
bate in the L. s. Senate relative to the
election Ola Negro Major from the street
cars in Washington says:
We ask our readers to look over this de-
bate, and note "a few Of the out groupings
OF a~bolitiOnisln, of Demonism. and Negro
EqualityisIn. Mr.. Sumner charactcrizes
this pushing a negro off the cars asa worse
outrage than would have been the pushing
off a white Senator Of the United States;
and he says: An incident like that is
worse for our country at this moment than
a defeat III battle 4 Niger is pushed
off the ears, AMI a Senator de
clares that he would have preferred to see
4 defeat of our armies in battle. Is it pos
sible that the American people can longer
look upon these ';architects of ruin with
anything but y horrid contempt at their
utter deyilishness?:
And again be says: 1T is 4 mere off
shoot of slavery, which happily we have
banished from Washington" Yes. slave
ryi is happily banished from Washington
and what have We in its stead? A city
filled with dying. starving Hfrcedmcn'-
overfowing with filth and corruption. licen-
tiousness an crime, before which Solom
and Gomoraii must pale their Intellectual
fires" But slavery is happily hanishod
from Washington Aye, and so is Peace
from the land, and Liberty frcm the na-
ton,
But Mr.. Wilson says: The country
will yet be abo.itioniza3, and humanized.
but it must be abolitionizol before the high
civilization or the high humanity will
come. It is all going well and right"
Yes, the high civilization" which abo-
l;tionism brings, is witnessed IN the wasted
fields. burning villages, the flowing blood.
tee ravishcd won.cn, the weeping widows.
and the disc,nsolate mothers all over the
land: anl the humanity it brings is cyi-
lenccd by the bones Of !; half a million
frccmen bleaching upon their own soil.
1t is al going RICH. and well" is it,
1T may be going right and we'll for the
bloatcd ana debauched fanatics at Wash
ington, rolling in corrupt wealth, and look
ing down upon the suffering and dying az
onics of the pcoplc with supreme indifcr-
ence aad fiend-likc delight. It may be
going right and well for the Shoddy CON
tractors and the government officers, but
it is not going right and we'll with the
people who have to pay the taxes and fur
nish the blood AMI muscle, as these cursed
vampires will Jet find out to their cost.
unless honesty and intelligence have fled
from the country and the old adage is to
be again verified, that, those whom the
gods would destroy they frst make mad"