Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-09-08
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHARLESTON.

Mr. Editor: hereby authorize you to act as
"Otnithologist" for the man of the Mercury, in
given case. Certainly, the story of "the bird'
that reioced in Pat as owner, ought not to be mu-
tilated in quarters so respectable as the columns
of our paper.
We have now, another candidate, up or out for
the Mayoralty. Col. CAREw, once an Editor and
Senator-more recently Sheriff Of Charleston
district. So, we may have triangular race.
have no particular objection to either. The solid
interests and fair fame of the good old city would
be safe IN the keeping of any one of them.
We had fire ON Sunday morning, next door
South of the Mills House. The 6remen did their
duty and arrested it on the spot. A few hundred
dollars damage was realized by the clothing estab-
lishment in the first story, and On outlay Of re-
freshments for the fremen, by the host of the
Mills House, which will not be loosing business
The firemen's service is invaluable, and the de-
partment is well organized and well worked but
if you had one of the companies head quarters
Just at your door, MS is case, you would think
that the elements comprising it were partly from
bedlam, and partly from "the army in Flanders" !"
And what is curious, is that it is composed of
members of the peculiar institution" who are al
lowed to make as much fuss as they choose, and
to do generally as they please all the week through,
and all the year round. So much so, that the
simple, unsophisticated ones at our house. who
are from the up-country, and have been habitua-
ted to know their places, really astonished at
how things 60 among their new acquaintances.-
shall really have to send them back to their ma
tive clay hills to preserve their manners and their
value
Many people seek to rid themselves of the
trouble and responsibility of managing their slaves
by allowing them to hire their own time, and live
where and how they please, and many of them be-
come unruly or tricky, and pay wages as they
please: and while few are industrious and hon.
orabe in their conduct tn. many are incapable
easily deceived, unthrifty, idle and corrupt.
Did YOU ever notice that 1.-THE Dutchman at the
corner" is an Institution in Charleston-on the back
StreetS, anu every oS "Sii % ou sAS AA'-AA
business street? Nine tenths of the items on the
Sessions Dockcts are as follows: ga. B., for tra-
ding with slaves without ticket; or, C. D., for sell
ling spirits to slaves" If masters or owners kept
their servants on their own premises, and provided
their food and clothing, and kept them in their
places, there would not be such trouble in hiring
and retaining cooks and house-servants. Their
health and value would be improved, and there
would be less discouragement in establishing and
extending the benefits Of morality and religion
among them. have said enough for one time,
but be it known to you, and to all whom it may
concern, that in this thing, 81 speak by the book" !"
Have YOU seen the September Number Of the
"Home Circle:" Several writers of our State
appear in its columns for this month. The Editor
and Publisher are promising large improvements
for the next Volume. It's popularity and crcu'
lation continue to increase. Not more, however,
than is deserved. You will see q whole column
in Mondays Courier, mentioning all these things
All your lady readers would find it to their credit
and advantage to patronize such publication as
this from Nashville. By the way, why don't you
editors hold meeting and make law oil about
giving credit for extracts, &C., and quit your
oronn>no eacb other ND so? JW.K.