Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-10-20

our city, for the present season. No oYellow Fe
yer, or other endemic or epidemic disease, has
prevailed at all, within the public observation
The tidal drains, no doubt have contributed thei,
share to this result. Very little is due to the &C.
tivtY of those, whose duty, it was presumed to be-
to keep the streets and lanes, and allies, and other
exposed or no1ious localities, in decent and
healthful condition. Indeed, during the heavy and
continued rains of August, and the early portion
of September, there was much anxiety in some
illydrained and less public portions of the city,
for fear that bald neglect, both by citizens and
officials, would allow the elements Of peril to &C
cumulate to a fatal extent but the constant, al
most daily showers first, and then the early COM
ing of cool evenings, saved US. Yet, with these
facts within the knowledge of all, as think, the
desire to attribute our escape from pestilence to
Divine Providence, has been too feeble to meet the
recognition Of our "City Fathers" TO @e'T
providence we owe our quiet and prosperity, may
be-and they may be possibly waiting to see If
that will be the verdict Of the voters, who are
soon to pass upon their cases. have no doubt,
but that the Mayor and Council have 2een aim
ing at the public good, in the main, and that,
for the most part, they deserve well Of the COM
munity. Yet, am really Of opinion, that one
years exemption from Yellow Fever does not
prove the certain efficacy of the tidal drains, and
equally certain am I, that solemn and grateful
acknowledgment of GodS favor to us, as city,
would have been neither injurious or puritanical,
but rational and profitable.
Recently, however, there have been several
deaths, taking prominent and useful citizens from
our midst. Mr. Robb, the builder Of Bethel
Methodist Church, and also, the Citadel square
Baptist Church Mr.. T. B. Lucas, nephew Of e1-
Governor Tbos. Bennett, q young and enterprising
merchant, was carried off suddenly, by what Is
fatally known as country fever and last, Gener"i
Cruikshank, an active and popular military COM
mander, and worthy and beloved citizen, died
at Baltimore-being absent in search Of health
His remains reached the city, Sunday morning, by
the North Eastern Rail Road, and were taken in
to the keeping of the military of the city, at their
imposing Hall, on Wentworth street. until this
(Monday, 1Oth) afternoon, when, 1 presume, we
had the most imposing funeral procession that has
been witnessed in our good city since the solemn
and impressive obsequies of Calhoun, in the
Spring of 80. Much respect was certainly due
the memory of the worthy citizen and successful
cbieftain. vet, to see the soldiers-foot and
horse-the numerous bands, with now resounding,
and then slow and mournful strains, and then the
gaping curious crowd-of noisy blacks, and glee-
full children-and the drays and hacks, and private
coaches all, all jostling along on every side, and
in every direction, produced saddening, not to
say repusive feeling in the attentive and thought
ful beholder. In q word, must question the
propriety of such exhibitions, while allow, and
even admire the motives of the chief performers.
Coiucident with these occurrences, there have
been other and different events in progress in
our community, at the beginning Of this week.
On the Bird instant, we had prayer-meetings at
DR.. smyth's Church (Presbyterian) and at Trini-
ty IN. E. C.) at night, in which Episcopalians,
Lutherans, Presbyterians, Baptists and Metho-
dists, preachers and people, wero united to pray
for the unity of the spirit. So good was the OBJ
iect, and 80 obviously blessed was the result that
similar meeting was held on Monday evening
(the 1Oth) at the Circular Church, formerly Dr..
Posts Congregational Church. 1t was we'll atten-
ded, and these unicns for prayer, will be contin-
ned weekly. This is well-we should discern the
signs of the times.
The same evening, public meeting was called
and held on the re-opening Of the African slave
trade. A few attended. Mr.. Eason presided,
and nobody could be found to make speech
Where was Mr.. Spratt? This deponent saith
not! However, the folks across the Bay-the
Christ Church people-are going to try their hand
in the business Of raising an issue in these dull
times-times so aimless and pointless, that the
folks all round core very little for ripe full grown
chesnut, either raw or roasted
These Christ Church people, understand, are
wise in their generation, and intend appealing to
the public on the gastronomic argument. Eating
land imbibing too fear) barbecue is their
plan, and it will tell, for tbs material age can be
reached by such applications sooner than by the
reasoning of the patriot or statesmen. Even
though the ship of State were already careening
amid shoals, or whelmed beneath the destroying
breakers-the jewellers would drink their toasts,
make their speeches and rejoice that shoals and
breakers always betoken land, and they could in
the last resort, swim or float ashore, or 90 down
qallanty trying to saus their bodies alive on any
coast 1 mean by this, that it seems to me that we
are past the capacity of making up an issue, on
slave trade or any other vital principal or inter-
est. A Cromwell is impossible among US. There
is no Prince of Orange to re-adjust and perpetu-
ate our liberties. The times are of q sort to for
bid the expectation of anything like struggle
for naked principle as did our sires of'76. The
spell is upon us-we do not and need not fear
Europe; the everlasting Yankee will take care Of
himself and not bleed US more than we are able to
bear; the great Northwest grows 80 fast, and
changes faces 30 often, that we are mistifed.-
The plot thickens in the South -west-gold flows
f-.,, rol;for,;o "a Naw York opd philadelnhia-