The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-01-27
EditoIiA. BrevltIes.

SNAtoAAoa oEcVltlee.
There 10 one Instance in ah,rh Church
msmbers are particularly slow TO recognize
The depreciation Of the currency ;.and that
is when they sre asked to make ,s.ir annual
subscriptions for the -npport OF the Pa.isr.
Confederate money is thea almost .s good
ss gold.
The Montgomery Mail says. with much
truth: I've speak ndvissdIy and knowinR
iy when we say that the improsid.ncs and
w"n'sn abuse Of aa:maIs belonging to tn.
Confederate States !. tho reason, and the
sole reason, for that drain on tho hor.ss ia
the country. which has been going on no.
for three Years 10 the serious d.trimsnt of
pr"ductionSsNd constant sutrsgo Of private
rights. II Is an abuse that calls loudly for
reformation"
There Is no maxim Of government batter
settled than that the fsrse and capacity Tor
endurance OF county in war depends net
so much on the number Of tu.n il can pu,
1
can leave civilians free and uudislur5xd in
the ordinary avochtions'
w. d. Johnston, Esq :. Of South Carolina,
who was appointed agea, to record IT..
names Of soldiers from thi. State who bav.
'allen daring the war, reports satisfactory
progress. His report, maze up 10 the Is,
Of November, SHOWS M aggregate loss OF
l.os9 men. OF which nun,byr 3,239 fell in
battle or died from wounds, and 1850 fr,,
diseases. including few from accidental
causes.
ihs Atlanta LnteLigeneer in.i.is that thor.
10 feeling abroad in The land that tho gre.,
cfnis OF The Har-ihs turning poin, in our
fate 10 fast approaching. Whether a crisis
be upon Us or not, there can bs in tie mi.d
OF no man who looks n. ths map Of Georgia
aud considers her geographical relations 10
the rest Of the Cosf-dernry, a siayls doubt
that much Of our failure 10 in, ol.sd in the
result Of the next spriag campaign IN urisr
Georgia.
The New York Daily Ners. Of the 18th
instant, ia su editorial, says that the pew
der, ball and shell a!sns which have been
Ssed in the attsuptg ~ take Charleston,
cost the United States Government $1,000.
600, and the whole cost OF the vari.u. sx.
psdiiiens fitted out against the city has
amounted 70 upwards OF $50 O0O,OOo The
cost will probably bs doubled, adds tho
Ns,os, ant the Undertaking will 10 .ban.
donsd.
Education dses not somasnss with the
alphabst-iI b~gia. With q mothers love !;
with father s.nils II uppro baton. or
sgn OF reprosf win q sister. gentle tor
bsarancsj with n handful Of flower. in
green aud dainty meadow; " ilh bird. ns.t.
admired, but not tousLsd with creeping
ans, and almost imp.rcspib:s .mm.ts !;
with pleasant walks ia shady lanes, aud
with thoughts dirs"i,d In snsst aud kinsIy
toass aud kords to nature, to act. Of To
ne'oIenes, TO deeds OF virIss. and TO th.
souSes Of nil gosd--,s God himself
Thssepsal Of all exemptions, and dr.s
ting Of us Who'll. population late the army.
80 lhs, nothing short of y dslaii San secure
any man permission to ply trade or profess
sIon. creates profound military ds.pot,sm,
which will net secure us independence Of
the foe without, and will maaly los. ~
cor liberties from many foe. which may
spring Up within.
When We hear q man talk Of tho duty Of
the Prsss, We li.tsu with rsspsst to the
meet commonly place suggestions; but when
We hear one threaten i!s freedom, We feel
the most intense disgust for The knars or
dolt who cannot discriminate between n
great institution aud the mere individuals
who arc {" 80 many mechanics, and sniy
move the EGGS and wbvsls OF populsr
thsbght
| A SosibsIssr in New York writes, ihst
he has locked with ssIious eyes for soms
| sign OF sxbsus,ioa 10 The North, but look ed
la vain, though "yolanisyring 10 net brick,
she conscrp,ieu was . failure, the debt 10
| enormous. iobos 70 scarce, ,hs currency i.
dsPrseia,ing. strike. a,s numerous, and
taxes srs high" iis warss lhs South to
s.psss Aissg wss.
Tue, Richmood Exaaiser 10 s.svssI ,hs,
| the management Of Sssrs,ary Ssddsn.
re.ignsiion is not oaly prsma aturs, but TINT
70 has .igaiisd no intsa,ioa ~hstsver Of