Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-06-14
EnrT0RIAL INKLINGS.

confirmed by the Rt. Rev. the Provisional Bish
op of New York.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
- 1t appears to be a rather marked dis
position -amorg our brethren at the North, tt
strive to succeed by getting up in their behalf
kind of popular sympathy, as blind as it is VIC
lent. Here are two cases in point:
l. Mr.. Charles Sumner has just delivered 6
speech in the Senate, which for abuse of tht
South and South Carolina, is said to have baf
fed all description. His aim, as is thought, wa:
to get up another Gaming for HIMSELF out Of which
to make capital in the next Massachusetts, elec
ton for the United States Senate. The South
Carolina Senators, therefore, determined not tc
notice his speech, either with Gaming or re-
ply. Mr.. Chestnut thus summarily dismissed
the whole affair most admirably:
/ Mr.. Chestnut. Mr.. President, after the extra
though characteristic speech which has just been
made in the hearing of the Senate, 1t Is necessary
that 1 should explain the reason for the position
which we are here inclined to assume.
After rangingtover Europe, crawling through
the back doors, whining at the feet of the British
aristocracy; craving pity but reaping the rich
and just harvest of contempt, the slanderer oi
States and men re-appears in the Senate.
Sir, we had hoped to have been relieved from
the miserable outpourings of this vulgar malice.
We had hoped that one who had fallen ignomin-
iously, though he failed to meet the consequences
of former insolence, would have become wiser
if not better by experience. In this we are dis
appointed, and regret it.
In the heroic ages of the world, men were of.
ten dei6ed, but they.were dei6ed for their pos
session and exercise of some virtue, wisdom,
truth, justice, magnanimity, courage. Yea, in
Egypt of DID, they deifed beasts and reptiles, but
even that bestial people worshipped their idols
on account of the possession of some supposed
virtue. It has been left for this day-this coun-
try-for the Abolitionists-of Massachusetts, to
deify the incarnation of malice, mendacity and
cowardice.
We do not pretend to be guilty of any such
apotheoss of pusillanimity, and meanness. We
do not intend to contribute, by any conduct on
our part to swell the devotees at the shrine of
this new idol. We know what is expected and
what is desired. We are not inclined again to
send forth the recipient of punishment, bowling
through the world, yelping with increased vol
umes of SANDER and malice.
These are the reasons which felt as due to
myself to explain to the Senate and the country,
why we have remained quiet, and shall endeavor,
if possible, to remain so, under that which we
have heard.
.. - Case second relates to q singular love
case," thus told by the Cleveland (0hio) Plain
dealer:
A young lady. the daughter of farmer living
near Canton, Ohio was the object of the tender
regard Of two persons--one young man named
Day, son of neighboring farmer, and the other
named Gebo, man of French extraction, in the
employ of the girls father. In order to put his
rival out of the way, Gebo bethought himself of .
singular expedient. He einduced ayoung brother
of the lady to accompany him on a ride, and dri.
wing some distance from the house, he got out of
the wagon aui told the boy to wait for him, but
in case he heard him shout to drive on quickly
toward him. 1t was not long before the signal
was given, and reaching Gebo he found his CLOTH
ing torn and his arm bleeding, as if he had been
engaged in an ARRAY. In explanation of this ap-
pearauce he stated that Day had met and attack
ed him, attempting to cut him in pieces; IN evi-
dence of this he showed several severe slashes in
his vest pattern, and q cash in his arm. He fur
ther alleged that Day had challenged him to NOR
tai combat, and showed what purported to be let
tiers written by Day, one of which invited Gebo
TO meet him ON the spot where the supposed Of
fray had taken place. Day was arrested; but it
was not difficult to prove the letters forgery
and the whole story fabrication, designed to
put the young man out of the way as dangerous
rival.
The Newburg Daily Nems handles glove
lessly the subject of Female suffrage. If such
are the necessary consequences of giving the
dangerous privilege to the women, what nice
''greasy old cooks" and "a'that !"
sNow it's grave subject this, to ask any man
who knows himself, to endow Mrs. America with
the franchise. Only contemplate the oceanic
twaddle which already prevails at Washington :;
realize the oceans Of small talk which surge
through our parlorS, stores, and hotels, then
we put it mil1ly-try to weigh sedately the con
sequences of female politicians! female legisla-
tors! female lawyers! All! it is too much
weak nature shrnks appalled, before the eternity
Of tongue which would be rashly unloosed upon
our glorious Union by such n consumation. You
say you would willingly accompany your wife
and daughter to the polls to cast their votes
No, sir, you would not, they would not let you
you'd have to stay at home and mind the house
you and all your sex. We should be out voted,
out-talked, out,lawed. Prohibitory laws would
he passed against bachelors, tobacco, shirt but
tons, latch-keys, and late hours, and it would be
further enacted" that no man should hereafter
hold or be entitled to any real estate, except
what he could carry on his boots in thaw and
the aforesaid man, his "heirs or assigns"
should not ever hereafter presume to open his
mouth in public meeting congress, or legislature,
until the female members had got through, which
would not be until the "crack of DOOM" Besides
which you know, that oil old, ugly ard ill-form.
ed men would be sent on foreign missions to
Timbuctoo, and other such places while all the
young, elegant and good dlookng-especially
those who dance well-would become doorkeep-
ers, post masters, cooks and nurses, to the A.
merican female republic"
-Mysterious music that sounds as if some
mermaid had turned syren under the sea, is fire.
quently heard of nights along the coasts of the
Gulf of Mexico and in other places. The Mobile
Herald, speaking oft says:
The mystic music sometimes heard Mt the
mouth of the Pascagoula River, on q still night,
IS one of the wonders of our coast. 1t is not con-
ined, however, to the Pascagoula River, but has
often been heard at other places At the mouth
If Bayou Coz del indie and other inlets, opening
nto the Gulf along the coast of our own country,
he curious listener, lying idly in his boat, with