Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-09
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENTS.

day, the day on which my contributions to the
ENQUIRER are penned. I left early in the NOR
ming with the Palmetto Guard and Moultrie
Guards for Sullran's Island, whittier we went for
the purpose of celebrating the eighty.irst ann-
versary of the battle Of Fort Moultrie. We had
fine day of it, being hospitality entertained within
the Fort, by Capt. VoGpEs, the commander Of the
United States forces, at that point. Lieut.. FROST,
of the Palmetto Guard, delivered an excellent ora
ton from platform, erected in the Fort enclo
sure, before large and delighted auditory of
gentlemen and ladies, who received the address
with marked satisfaction and applause
You may remember few years ago, we were
voted out of the Fort by the Government officer,
then in charge, on account of our rabid fre-eatng
secession principles, and we were compelled for
two years to celebrate the day without the walls,
but close under the shadow of the Fort, so near
that Uncle Sans boys might "snuf our treason in
the tainted gale" At length, the ''old man elo-
quent," cooled down little, and We were kindly
invited back to our old rendezvous, and now the
most kindly feeling exists between the military Of
the city and the officers of the Fort.
On Saturday, the National Anniversary of A.
merican Independence was celebrated in this city,
with the usual life and spirit. The military was
out in full numbers at FIVE o'clock in the morning,
and the parade was dismissed at eight. A copious
rain had fallen the night before and the weather
was delightfully."- cool and pleasant. So favorable
day for outdoor exercise has never been known
before on the fourth in Charleston, for the last
half a century. The early morning was actually
chilly, and the thermometer did not get above Is
degrees the whole day. After the parade was dis
missed, the various Companies dispersed to the
different Hotels for social breakfast, and spent
the forenoon in speeches, toasts and sentiments.
The IS Association, and the Cincinnati Society,
met at the Hibernian Hall, at II o'clock, when
they were addressed, in an able and eloquent man
ner by FLEETWOOD LANSEAU, Esq, a member of
the '76, and the Declaration of Independence was
read by DAVID RAMSEY, Esq After which, the rs
adjourned to the Mills House, and the Cincinnati
to St. Andrews Hall, where they each sat down to
an elegant and sumptuous dinner, prepared for
the occasion, where they spent the time very
pleasantly, till late hourin the evening heavy
rain came on about o'cock, which prevented the
evening meetings from being as numerously at
tended as they otherwise would have been.
The Cadets of Temperance, had celebration
at the Hall of the Sons, on King street at five
o'clock in the afternoon, at which three of the
boys delivered speeches appropriate to the occa-
sion. There was large attendance, the Hall
being crowded to its utmost capacity, large num-
ber of which were ladies. At six o'clock they
formed procession, oil dressed in new and ele'
CANT regalia, and headed by their patron ]. ALMA
PELor, marched down King street to the Battery
and up Meeting street and through Hase, to the
Hall. At eight o'clock the Cadets, with their
numerous friends and relatives, met again for the
purpose of spending the eveningin promenade
soiree interspersed with dancing An excellent
band of music and bountiful supply of refresh
ments were on hand and the little folks, and some
of the larger ones, whiled away a most pleasant
and agreeable evening.
The largest assemblage, perhaps, Of the day
met at the Institute Hall st ten o'clock in the fore
noon to witness the ceremonies of the celebration
~ the second Anniversary Of tbaasNaw -Pnh'''
School, located on st. Phillips street, and o.
which much has been heard, both in the legisla
ture and out of it, during the past two years. A
number Of reports were read and speeches deliv
cred which were received with applause. Som,
Of the boys exercised in defamation, and every
thing went off in the most happy and agreeable
manner.
The students of Mr. CARRoLL's School marched
down in procession to the City Hall and contrib
uted seventy dollars, being dollar each, to the
funds of the Mount Vernon Association. The
Citadel Cadets also had "Washington Tent
erected on the green off South Bay Battery where
donations and subscriptions to the same noble
cause were solicited, the result of which was a.
bout one hundred and fifty dollars. The Cincn
natl Society subscribed $780, and the rs Associa.
tion S10O, for the same noble and patriotic cause
The appropriations of the day from both private
and public sources in Charleston have fallen but
little short of one thousand dollars. Had every
other city in the Union done as we'll the re-
quired amount would now be well nigh subscribed.
The indomitable energy of the Southern Matron''
is working wonders, and she deserves to be re-
membered among the illustrious benefactors of
the age.
Our fashionable birds of passage are leaving
in crowds for the North, where they propose to
spend the summer among the free negroes and
Black Republicans of New England, where they
will leave thousands, might not say, millions, of
money which may be used against US and our in
stitutons in paying secret spies, and printing and
circulating abolition books and pamphlets. And
those very men who are carrying their families to
Northern watering places are those who preach
loudest about secession and revolution and de-
claim most vehemently against the wicked acts
and vile Vaccinations of Northern Abolitionists.
How can we expect to secure the confidence
and united cooperation of the masses at the South
as long as our leaders, shareholders and politi-
clans act thus? Even some of our leading seces-
sion, Yankee cursng presses, are importing men
from the hot beds of Northern fanaticism to write
for and assist in conducting their journals in the
crusade against Black Republican encroachments.
AS long as these things are so, Southern Con-
federacy con never be formed, for the South can
never be united. MAGNOLIA.
For the Yorkyile Enquirer.