Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-09-16
For the .Yorkville Enquirer.
"THAT TRIP OUT wEsT---AN ExPLl
NATION, &C.

"THAT TRIP OUT wEsT---AN ExPLA-
NATION, &C.
Mr.. Editor There are reasons why l have
been silent, as also why should resume my pen
and claim again my place in your ever open, but
ever crowded columns Without circumlocution
| Twill state both the one, and the other
Why rhaye been silent:--1st. The "dog days"
have been upon me--weather hot, and roads dus-
". End My work in the Camp meeting cam
paigd has been exacting aud exhausting in its de-
mands upon me in every respect The Presiding
Elder on these occasions is ct the same time COM
manding officer and commissary, and sentinel
a trine task Of no little difficulty, and often o
thankless one for not seldom both preachers and
people complain, when "the Elder"-if they only
knew it--had done his ''leyel best"
/ Sd. Your columns, in spite of the "dog days"
and oil other maign influences, have been full
will say we'll filled-What with "Comus" and
"the Dr." (E. A. C. C.)-"A Presbyterian" and "the
Dr."-s'the Dr." and "the Son of Temperance"
ssthe Anti-circus writer" and politics, military
reviews, accounts of Temperance celebrations,
College festivals, Atlantic Telegraph and the
Echo's cargo of pure Africans, you have not had
your (printer's) devil to complain for want ofsopy
Mr.. Editor, I have had my thoughts about some Of
your correspondents, and their manner and spirit,
in their discussions. however will not intermed
die with their positions at all, although you allow
cross firing, as well as single handed and direct
and continuous debate. will say a few things as
to the matters SO recently and 50 fully, not to say
thoroughly handled. will make no inviduous dis
tiuctious, nor offensive or odous comparisons.-
I will frankly say put me down as against the
dancing and the circus-and against the liquor
making, traffic and drinking. Put me down in fa-
vor of better roads from Limestone or Pacolett to
Yorkville-by Howell's ferry; also in favor of the
Governors Reviews, rs long as he escheWs FEEDER
oil politics and advocates increased educational
facilities for the people-the whole people Put
| me down in favor of JOHN BELToN O'NEALL for
Senator-or anything else noble and praiseworthy
especially while he is disposed to use his admi-
rabe gifts so largely for the public good in every
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has two such Judges as O'NEALL and WHITTIER.
They honor their places. lam Methodist, they
are Christians, one Baptist, the other Presby
terian; honor them for their faithfulness and use
fulness as men, Judges and philanthopists, and
servants of the Lord Jesus. Other occupants of
the Bench may be equally deserving for aught I
know to the contrary. Certainly christian peo-
pie should have men faithful to God, as well as
acceptable to men, to hold the scales of justice and
apply the rules of equity. Perhaps you think my
third reason is sufficiently amplifed, and yet am
not done. That discussion, about "conscipnce'
and so written law" reminds me of what SYDNEY
not repeat it, you may if you recollect it. will
say, however, that they are long way from the
end of their discussion. will say further, that
it would not be very hard to prove that they are
both right-if not sin law yet sin fact" wish
them happy issue out of all the calamites likely
to flow from their astute and persistent endeavors
to show US .sthe good and the right way
You may also put me down as against the slave
trade-as that is before the public at this writing.
Nv reasons are various and numerous, some NOR
al, some economical, others of expediency, and
all sound and convincing, at least to my own
mind
4th. The "dog days" are past, believe, anu
l might be silent in order to give your ready pen
showing, now that the reviews will not require
YOU to 20 a "sogcriny" much more. All Editors
should write more or less of their sw1 editorials
YOU will admit; especially when they have glfts
such as you exhibit occasionally on the rostrum'
at the Bar, on the parade, and when you write
such pieces as your recent tribute to my irleno'
your friend, and every body's friend, Col. l. "
w1rurRspooN That WAS we'll and wisely sa'd'