Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-27

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ed as already rejected by Austria, because
of his Congressional manifestations of sym:
pathy. for Victor Emanuel and Garibaldi;
the impulsive Cassius NJ. Clay appointed
to St. Petersburg, has been making fool
of himself in sporting his diplomatic au'
thority in London and Sanford, appoint
ed to Belgium, has been playing his new
character in Pa:is.--Ncw York paper llh
inst.
For the Yorkvie Enquirer.
TAYLoR's CREEK POST OFFICE
Messrs. Editors Having resumed the
duties of my Office as Post Master at Tay.
lor's Creek, in this District, under the au-
thority of the Confederate Post Master
General, + hereby inform all who may take
your paper, as well as all other papers, that
I will from this time, have all matter ad.
dressed to my Office, delivered on every
Saturday evening, between 8 and 5 o'clock.
The reason of the suspension of the Office,
was my unwillingness to hold a commission
under Black Republican.
JONA. N. McELWEE, JR., p. NJ.
TAYLoR's CREEK, S. G., June 25, 1861.
Letter to the Enquirer Children.
RICHMOND, Va,
Monday, June II, 1861.
We have been in this city, dear children,
the capitol of the good old Virginia, just
one week to-day. 1t is a beautiful place
romantically situated upon rolling hills on
the left bank of the James river; and has
about sixty thousand inhabitants. The
capitol sits upon high hill overlooking the
river, and the grounds are laid off and dec.
Grated with great deal of taste and art. -
You will there find a magnificent statue of
the great and good Washington, made Of
bronze, about twice as large as life, on
raised work 20 or 80 feet high, seated on
a very large bronze war-horse, and pointing
with his right fore finger to the South
The attitude of the whole is very grand ;
and the sublimity is further increased by
similar statues of Henry, Mason and JEFF.
ferson-three among the greatest states.
men this State has ever produced-on low
er pedestals. Several others are to be ad-
ded; and when finished, among the first
works of elegant art, will be reckoned
Crawford's Equestrian statue of Washing,
ton.
If you will walk with me into the hall
Of the capitol, I will show you much more
accurate, and to my mind, far more interes,
ting and lovely statue of this immortal pa.
triot and Statesman. This one was made
by Houdon in 1888, from a plaster of,
Paris pattern; and is a perfect likeness Of
Washington both in form and feature
Have you never wished that you could see
him, just as he was when alive; how large
he was; how he stood; what kind of a
dress he wore-and all about him? Well,
you could see it all here and I assure you,
he was one of the finest looking, as well as
best of all men.
In another place, under some beautiful
trees is statute, just like this, of Henry
Clay-the great Kentucky orator, who plead
with such thrilling eloquence in the United
States Congress, for the cause of Greece
when she fought for her freedom against
the Turks, and who, though an ultra Union
man, would doubtless be with the South
now, if alive This is perfect likeness Of
him, from his finger nails to his very shoe.
strings, in marble.
These monuments to the worth of the
distinguished dead, will last for centuries,
and stand up iu their places pleading to old
and young to serve with all their powers,
their God and country. Now, children, |
wish to point moral Why are these men
honored so by the living? Because they
were good and great men, and their good
ness, more than anything else, made them
great. You know what was said of WASH
ingtou "From his youth, the law OF truth
was in his mouth )" and Henry Clay, when
be was little mill.boy, used to ride upon
bis sack of corn or wheat to the mill, car
rying with him "a bright eye and brave,
bounding heart. Both were noble children,
aud they made noble men. Go and do like
hem. Never tell lie, or sneak out of
difficulty never willfully hurt the least Of
Gods creatures; and always stand up with
open and manly faces for whatever is right
and good, and you will become worthy men
and women, ornaments Of society, and USE
iul and honorable in your day.