Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-04-14
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE.

| l.. A HILL, Secretary.
| CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE
CHARLESTON, April l1th, 1859.
Mr.. Editor Il believe it is Goethe who says,
that sit is easy to act, but hard to think-to oct
according to our thoughts is troublesome. Were
the adjectives to change places in the first two
propositions, would readily endorse them, con
sidering it, so far as my experience extends, much
easier TO think than to act. To the last PROPOSE
ton will yield ready assent, viz: that to act
according to our thoughts is troublesome. Could
everything pertaining to this communication have
been accomplished by thinking merely, you would
probably have received it ere this; but so difficult
have found it "to act according to my thoughts,
that scarcely know to what accident you are in
debted (?) for it. Thrown into the midst of old
friends and acquaintances, after long ABSENCE
there ore so many more pleasant ways of passing
the time, that az the necessity of writing q COM
munication presents ITSELF feel very much in.
clined to vote Editors and newspapers dreadful
bores. If however, do not succeed in boring you
most thoroughly, before am done, l fear the
fault will not be mine.
Fearing that the narration of its incidents would
prove as unpleasant to yourself and readers as
the Journey itself was 10 me, shall not trouble
you with that Suffice it to say, there came near
being at least one interesting incident connected
with it, About 10 o'clock, P. NJ. as the cars
were nearing Charleston, the Engineer discovered
bar of iron lying across the track. 1twas quite
dark, and had not the train, luckily, been moving
very slowly, in all probability, the above-mention'
ed "interesting incident" would then and there
have occurred. At it was, the discovery, and the
slight delay occasoned thereby, cnly had the Ell.
feet of arousiug the passengers from their slum
bers, and exciting among them various surmises
as to the 'swhy and the wherefore" of the bar be-
ing placed there, and extracting from burly
Englishman who was on board, sundry impreca-
tions upon American humbuggery and want cf
civilization, and the folly of republican institu-
tions in general. What connection there was be.
tween the bar of iron and republicansm, it is diff
fcut to perceive; but to the sleepy imagination
of the Englishman there seemed to be an intimate
connection between the form of government, and
all the delays and Inconvenience to which he was
subjected
The principal features Of interest in the city at
present, are the exercises of the Military AcaG
DENY, P1ccoLoMIS1's concerts, and BooTHs per-
formances at the Theatre. Let us take them in
order.
On Friday afternoon at FIVE o'clock, large
number of spectators assembled at the Citadel,
to witness the exercises of the Cadets in Battal
ion, and Light Infantry Drill; in both of which,
they acquitted themselves handsomely; showing
knowledge of the various maneuvres, and
promptness in their execution worthy Of veteran
soldiers On the evening of the same day, the
commencement of the two literary societies Of the
Academy took place. The Annual Address, e.
livered by B. R. CARROLL, ESQ, Of Charleston,
was net only we'll suited to the occasion, hut es-
pccially interesting and instructive. Diplomas
were conferred upon the graduates of the socic
ties; and valedctory addresses delivered by Cadet
O. J. YouMASs, graduate of the Polytechnic,
and Cadet P S. LAYTON of the Calliopean Society.
Saturday was appointed for the commencement
of the Institution. At half past nine o'clock, 4.
NJ, the procession was formed at the Citadel,
whence it proceeded to the Hibernian Hall, where
the exercises were held. The following is list
of the speakers and their subjects.
Salutatory Addresses and oraton-Suhect of the Oraon
-"Dcstiny" ByP. S. LAYTON, of Charleston District.
District
Oration.-"Poitics Profession" BY T. A. HuGUEIIS,
of Beaufort District.
Oratlon-"NapoleonB Bonaparte." BY WARREN ADAMS of
Richland District
ora'ion-James Devea%x" e BY W. p SHOOTER OfM"'
Oration-"Chivalry" By r. II. LAW, of Darlington Dis.
trct.
DIPLOMAS PRESENTED.
yaledictory Address. By r. II. LAW.
Address before tho Soc"ty of Graduates. BY Prof j. p
THOMAS.
1t is scarcely necessary for me to enter into any
labored criticism upon these addresses. They
answered the purpose for which they were inten
ded, exhibiting the proficiency the several speak
ers had acquired in the art Of oratory, and elici-
ting the warm applauses Of the audience. The
address before the Alumni, by Professor THOMAS,
was remarkably we'll received; and his closing
remarks, in which he alluded to the deceased grad
yates of the institution, were peculiarly touching
and appropriate A single circumstance threw q
cloud over the latter part of the proceedings
Cadet LAW, to whom had been assigned the duty
of delivering the valedictory addresses, was for
bdden by eleven out of fourteen of the graduating
class to deliver that to the Faculty; assigning
their reason, that they had not sufficient respect
and esteem for their Professors, as 10 desire to
bid them adieu. As the representative Of the
class, he of course, did not deliver the "farewel"
to the officers The question here intrudes itself,
Mr.. Editor why was it that the officers of the
Citadel Academy did not possess the esteem and
confidence Of the graduating class? And in order
that the question may be more readily answered,
I would state that this is not the first time that
such has been the case-it is ap affair Of almost