Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-16
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENTS.

CHARLESTON, July To-
The city news is not very startling or absorb
ing at present. ga change is coming over the
spirit of our dream" and the most noisy of US,
when every thing is brisk, now seem disposed to
keep dark and lie low. The summer, though
rather pleasant thus far, begins now to exhibit its
eneryating and paralyzing effects, and the crowd
in the street is not as large ms formerly, neither
does it move with that quick and jaunt step it was
wont to do, when the bracng breezes of q chilly
northeuster were coming down upon US like m
avalanche. But we should not complain, when
we remember that 'varety is the spice of life,"
and that the alternate variations of night and day,
cold and heat, sun and storm, destroys the monot-
onv of m existence and lends the charm that
makes life desirable.
The signs of the times, thus far, are favorable
for healthy season, and if We should escape on
epidemic, the approaching Fall will bring with it
one of the most active and extensive business sea-
sons ever known to our city The importance of
Charleston as wholesale market is being more
considered and appreciated. The people of the
South and West are beginning to look to US to
supply their markets, and it is being found that
they can trade at this city with equal, and in
some respects to greater advantage than they can
at New York, and other cities north of US.
We are extending onr lines Of Railroad in every
direction, and our increased facilities for trade
and travel are bringing the rich stores of merchan-
die to our wharves and depots, and pouring into
our lap the teeming treasures of every cline. We
have now tapped the great valley of the Mississp-
pi, and brought ourselves into immediate and di-
rect communication with some Of the greatest pro-
vision depots of the mighty and growing Vest
Our shipping is rapidly increasing, and our coast
and river navigation is every day growing in i'm
portance and extent. Our prospects for CONNER
cial eminence are altogether hattering, aud we
have every thing to hope for and nothing to fear
but the palsying wing of the pestlence. We would
baptize the lintels of our door. with the blood of
hecatombs if it would cause the destroying angel
to pass by, or stay the vials of the wrath of hea-
ven.
The question, "who shall be President of the
College, and who shall fill the Senatorial vacan-
cy ?" seems now pretty generally to exercise the
public mind. And as they were in the days Of
old, some are for Paul, some for Apollos, and
some for Cephas, but none agrees. The last two
nominations for the Presidency of the College
were Col. B. F. PERRY, of Greenville, and Dr.
SAMUEL HENRY DICKSON, of Charleston. News
paper nominations, however, are not of much n
vail, and will not likely influence the minds of
those who have the prerogatiYe of choosing that
responsible and honorable fuuctionary. AS far as
Gun learn, the most popular choice for Senator,
as yet spoken of, is Ex-Governor HAMMOND. 1t
seems to be generally conceded by common con-
seut that he is among the ablest, if not the ablest
man in the State, and that he could wear the robe
of the departed BUTLER, with credit to himself
and honor to the State.
The political world now seems to be rather qui-
ct, and the watch and wait party are resting on
their oars, and looking out for high tide which
may enable them to make some favorable port
where there is no danger of being quarantined
till their political pulse is felt and the ship purif-
ed The course of WALKER, the Governor of Kan
sas, is attracting some attention, and eliciting
soms severe structures from the Southern press