Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-10-30
from the Columbia Examiner.
CircnIar--To the People OF ti.e SOmth.


The undersigned, on the first cs January. last,
fully impressed with tho belief ;ha. an effort >honid
he made t" c:t.hij>h aSoutiera Li'Crary Journal,
commenced the "bubica,ipn Il the Examiner in
this city. It is nOw ia the nir!ll month Of it, en-
i3tcncc, ana from the CONTAMINATION Of it, cOtcm-
pnrarics throughout the Stale AID elsewhere III
the Son;h, on many occasions. We are Gratlfed
to believe that. properly supported, it would sup
ply to some extent deficiency in that department
Of Southern periodical literature.
The paper has not been sustained as we had
good reason to hope aud cxpcc. it would be- The
subscription lis:, although still slowly increasing
is not yet efficiently large. Under these circum
s'anccs, the undersigr el is induced to put forth
this circular appeal to the Southern people and to
ask their hearty cooperation and earnest support
in behalf Of his cnterprize. lie has been connect
ed, as editor, with South Carolina journalism for
the past thirteen years, and pledges himself that
every energy and ability he can command will be
dedicated to the work Of making The Examiner,
in all respects, worthy Of the appreciation Of the
people Of the South.
1t Is not necessary to state TO- those who read
the Journals of the day, that there are now press
ing upon the Southern States momentous issues
anu perIls, which must arouse them to n united
effort to secure eyualiiu IN The Union or mdep&p-
dence oW otH. The journals of the North either
taking their tone from the almost universal popu.
lar sentiment prevailing there, or directing that
sentiment, are, with few exceptions, opposed to
our institutions. Many Of them are full Of bitter
reyilings against us rs people, and more partic-
ulary of late has this vituperation of the South
and her institutions found free expression in the
most defamatory and Insulting language. Never
thelcss, by far the largest portion Of periodical and
newspaper subscription money goes to maintain
those journals? We ask the Southern people is
there wisdom or policy in this course? Is it right
to foster, with liberal land the press which not
only abuses them, but seeks, with untring pertin-
acty and the bittercst malignity, to effect their
political subjuaton and destruction, and which,
self confident in its ilSocnce, snecrs at their eff
forts to preserve their rights, and which if it had
the power and opportunity, would involve in
common ruin every savchodng State i'll the Com
federacy? Among the various modes of assault
upon MS, none is now being used with greater ac
tivity and zeal than that Of slaycry literature,
and L is therefore the plain and imperative duty
of the Southern people to repudiato it, anu build
up literature OF their own in every department.
Let Ia IN 10 tlis, ana they Hi!l nave secured ono
mighty element Of successful independence.
We would earnestly request all who feel any
interest in IN Independent Southern journalism
to make an effort 20 extend the circulation of The
Examiner There are few, very few, in this
State, or our sister States of the South who can
not rtfoid TO subscribe for it, ard there are many
who could influence others by advice and example
to unite in the good work IF this journal had
half the subscription list at the South that some of
the Northern weeklics enjoy from her people, we
would furnish one of the best literary and poti-
cal papers published in The country.
The undersigned deems it unnecessary to say
more. ''Thc Examiner" is issued every Saturday,
on large double sheet Of eight pages, containing
forty columns. II is printed on fine white paper,
with excellent type. Terms S3 pcr annum in ad-
vance. Clubs of ten will be furnished with ten
, copies for SO.
Southern Postmasters are requested TO act as
our agents in receiving and forwarding suhscrip-
ton. No paper mailed until the subscription
money has been received.
Back numbers Of the present volume, contain
ing the prize tale and series Of original stories
written expressly for The ExGminer, can yet be
sent to new subscribers.
Specimen copies will be forwarded when reques.
tel. -Adrcss.
W. B. JOHNSTON,
.Eiitor and Proprietor, Columbia. S. {.