Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-29
NEW YORK CoRREsPoNDENcE.
NEW YoRK. NOVEMBER 10, 1860.

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NEW YORK, NOVEMBER Is, 1850.
Editors Enquirer As the Presidential election
is over, and the Black Republicans have succeed
ed in pushing a sectional President on the SOW
ereigns of this once glorious Union against the
will of a majority of the people, I thought, per-
haps, that a few 'driftings from the wayside,"
might not prove embarrassing to the numerous
readers Of the ENQUIRER who now hove their
minds eye turned towards this cold, selfish and
inhospitable tract of Uncle Sans farm.
OF course, as the Great Eastern excitement
has abated, and His Royal Highness, the Prince
Of Wales, gone on his way rejoicing after the
GRIND reception given him in this city, there is
little talked of except stocks, secession, the in.
auguration of LINCOLN the peoples President,
and the probable commercial crisis that's hover.
ing over US in consequence of the news from the
South with reference to Secession.
Wall Street felt the panic very severely yes
terday. United States fves went down to nine
ty seven-a decline Of two and Q quarter. All
the State Stocks declined. No Stocks escaped
the slaughter, and there has not been such q
blue day since 1857.
There is q considerable hub, bub in military
circles here about q company Of the City Guard
going on q little spree, with the intention Of call
ing on our cousins over the water. Company E,
of the 9th Regiment, will visit London in August
next, taking q steamer from this city to South
ampton. They expect to take over one hum
dred men in the command and will be accom-
panied by q brass band Of forty performers
probably DoDwoRrH's band.
There seems to be an opinion prevalent here,
as far as I can learn from conversation and the
general tone of the leading morning papers, that
there is no danger of Secession of the Southern
States, or even a portion Of them, the reports
being looked upon as merely political clamor.
The people here say that neither s. Carolina, nor
any of the other Southern States will Secede,
the reports from the South and the action of the
South Carolina Legislature, to the contrary not
withstanding; while many, very many, say, "its
all right, let 'em slide" avowing that the North
can get along as well without the South, as the
South can without the North. If am to judge
by appearances, I would say that it looks very
little that way, even now, from the number of
men, boys, girls and women walking around out
of employment, since the day of election, com
planning Of the scarcity of work and dizziness Of
the times.
The action of the South is very sensibly felt.
1 can hear every day of hundreds OF mechanic
and sewing girls being discharged, their employ
ers giving as a reason, ''that the South owe
them large amounts, and they have no hope, in
case of a dissolution of the Union, of ever collect
ing" Yet, the people won't believe the South
is in earnest. If this is an indication of the
North getting along without the South, what will
it be when the South 'puls OUT of the Union
and starts in business on her own hook
As a specimen of Northern sentiment towards
the South, I will give you q quotation from aQ
article in regard to the election Of Lincoln, and
the position the South occupies at present, copied
from Lloyd Garrison's Li6srator, published in
Boston. 1t says 1.-The brutal dastards and
bloody minded tyrants (of the South), who have
long ruled the country with impuuity, are nov
f~uriously foaming at the mouth, gnawing thei,
tongues for pain, INDUCING in the most horrit
basphemies, uttering the widest threats, snt
avowing the most reasonable designs. Their
passions set on fire Of hell are leading them
into every kind of excess, and they are inspired
by q demoniacal phrenzy."
The foregoing is a very fair specimen of the
editorial articles Of Abolition papers at the
North, in reference to the action Of the South
They are not satisfied with their sectional vic.
tory, but presume to taunt her people with such
vituperation and billingsgate as the above
They have no thought that the Southern people
have any intention of Secession, and affect to
look upon the published reports from the South
as mere bombast.
Well, we shall see. My earnest prayer is,
that South Carolina, at least, will not back down
from the position she has taken. II the people
Of the Palmetto State, at their coming Conven-
ton, decide upon Secession, I have made up my
mind to be one to shoulder a musket in her de
fence. More anon. P. B. G..
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