Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-23
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE

We have had any amount of rain since my last,
and it still continues with hut little prospect OF
abatement. I am pleased to sec from the papers.
that many sections of the middle and upper coun-
try of this State have been favored with refresh
ing and welcome showers, which will very much
favor the late crops. The weather is rather warm,
hut not as much so MS usual ut this season. The
Summer, thus far, has been unusually favorable
in that particular.
The Mount Vernon purchase is still the order
of the day. and seems to constitute the leading
topic among oil classes. The Southern Matron'
who is citizen of Charleston, is carving ont
name for herself among the distinguished women
Of the country, will doubtless be remembered by
posterity rs one of the patriotic bcnciactors Of the
age. She has certainly done more in the cause
she has so nobly espoused than any ten Of the
most distinguished men in the Union.
ltis thought by some that we are forgetting our
own great CALHOUN, in an over-anxiety to secure
to the nation, the homestead of WAsuINGToN.-
There is an article in the Mercury Of this morning
on the suject Of the Calhoun Monument which
take to be from the pen of Mr.. HART, of Union
District, and now Cadet of the Citadel Academy
of this city, which shows up the matter in a very
strong and pointed light. 1t is true, the ladies'
have now taken the matter in hand and will doubt
less carry it on to successful termination sin the
course of time" still it is manifestly evident that
there has been culpable neglect, both the part
of the State collectively, and the citizens inliyil
ually. The dust of the great Southern Statesman
still sleeps in st. Philips Church yard, withou,
any thing to mark the grave of the honored dead
but simple marble slab, with the word "CAL-
Houy" inscribed upon it, His name and his fame
is written in letters of light upon the living tab.
lets of every true Carolinian yea, every Southern
heart, but still we should give some outward to-
ken of our veneration and esteem.
The citizens and summer residents of Mount
Pleasant and Sulliyans Island are enjoying them
selves to the life, and weekly chops" at both
places are regularly kept up. A large portion of
our business men spend the night at one or the
other of those cool and pleasant retreats, and re-
turn in the morning to their business in the city.
Summervile, thriving little village on the roll
road twenty miles from the city is also favorite
summer resort for families and invalids, and many
are going to Aiken. There exists no necessity at
oil now for our citizens to 60 North in order to
cape the f.ver, heat and dust of the city, for we
have every facility which is desirable to make the
summer pleasant, agreeable and healthy at our
very doors.
We hoped some weeks ago that Palmetto Divis
ion would be able to send quite respectable num-
ber of delegates to the meeting Of the Grand Di-
vision Mt Yorkville, but fear now that the num-
ber will be rather small We endeavored to raise
o company but failed, and some five or six will
probably be the extent of which We shall be able
to contribute. Your correspondent whose country
predictions are as strong as ever, still hopes to
be one of the favored few who will be able to
break the manacles of business for a week and
give his old friends at York passing call. I am
pleased to see that Gen. S. F. CARY, the Great
Temperance Orator, is expected; it would DO worth
q ride on the railroad 10 hear him, besides the
other attractions of the festive cold water acca-
sion. The eyes ofthc State are now turned upon
York as the banner district in the Temperance re-
form, and we shall expect much of her on this oc-
casion, and from my knowledge of her style and
manner of doing up things when she undertakes
it, have no fear for the result.
believe that several delegates and visitors left
here this morning with the intention of stopping
on tomorrow, at the meeting of the State Tenn
perance Convention at Chester. 1 would have
been pleased to give my friends at that point a
call, but shall not be able, as business vii! de-
tain me at home till Tuesday morning, which will
only give me time to reach Yorkyille in time for