The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-03-02
FOR THE LANCASTER LEDGER.
To the Confederate Soldiers assigned
to duty in the Department of South
Carolina.

SSIOlln6.
flERoEs AND PArRIors Your patience
In suffering, unwearied vigilance, upmur-
muring endurance Of privation and hard
ships, courage 10 danger and success 10 dc.
Tending the soil Of our gallant little State
from the advance Of the invader cntitl.
you to the lasting gratitude of all our rec
pie and will secure 10 your memory the
profound admiration Of tho Intelligent, vir
tuVus and patriotic Of al; ages and countries.
1t is with mingled prids and shame con
template the fact: that snch vuluabl. services
are 50 cheerful y a.d fai,hful, rendered,
for sach an exceedingly small pesuniary
compensation. But | cannot for n momen,
suppose, this apparent neglect. originates
10 n want Of appreciation Of your valuable
services. OF the true cause We will con
verse freely around the Grs.ide after your
ralor has won the rights and indepen deuce
Of our common 'csuntry. Previous 10 III.
Inauguration Of hssliIities against our csua.
ty, = very large proportion Of our agrisuI.
tural labor WAS performed either by your.
selves, or so superintsndsd by ysu rs to
make that labor mssr productive. Your all.
ssnss from your regular avosatiop. is not
only n dstriment 10 your own prcuniary in
tsrsst; but also to the istsrests Of the Gov
srument. The Legislature has authorized
frsquent calls upon class smoug us, " ho
are almost exclusive! employed in agiisuI.
tural labor. And these calls nrs sfisn made
ut season when the absence Of these Ia.
boiers from the farms for u month will very
seriously inj"rs. and perhaps render usel..s
their services during the proceeding and
succseding parts OF the year. And in I'd
dilion 10 this, very large Propsrrios Of
that ssctiDn once mninly depended ON for
grain and bacon supplies ha. been sssr run
aud devastated by tho enemy; Or bssoa,s SO
contiguous 10 his lines ~ 10 sxpsse il to
the depr~datisns Of rsiding parties : ami
thereby render itan. un:srtain drpsndenes
for conmi.sary supplies. Now in view Of
Tbs fact that the produc,isa Of provisions j.
rs nsscssary 10 the suec~ss OF our cause ~
your own valuable ssrvicsa propose that
ysu consent TO perisrn,, 10 addition 10 your
other duties, that manual labor on the de-
fsnsss which has heretofore been deus BY
slaves, SO that the farmers will sustain no
detrinsnt from the sbssnce Of their regular
operatives. And Ne compensation for these
extra services l propose that You be- permit.
ted TO receive as much extra pay per month
NJ the State premises 10 the owners Of
slaves hsre,sfors engaged in this work.
I would alss respectfully suggest that
the owners Of all hsnds liable 10 road duty
be required TO pay sun for sasL hand
thus Iiaols suflieisni 10 raise the funds nee.
sssary I" meet these additional expensrs.-
Aud = soldiers widow, or soldiers wife
should have road haad hired. lot the owner
and not the hirsr pay the tax. According
10 this .sheme the soldier will be bsashtsd
by the reception Of higher wages, the plan
Ter will DO benefited BY the privilege or
avaiIing himself Of all the productive ener-
gien Of his farm, and the country will save
transportation expenses, an entire set of
rations, and the provision 90 essential 10
the success Of our cause will be- produced.
This proposition is NO, made because
suppose ysa are willing away ysar time
in indelsnce asd vice but because tho sxi.
geDcss Of the coustry demand that every
ono should do Ail lie Posribly can. II there
Be- any dronss in society we have as nsed