Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE CE
RICHMOND. Va. |
Monday Morning, June 10, 1861.

Monday Morning, June 10, 1861.
Dear Enquirer We arrived this NOR
ming about day.dawn in Richmond, afte
flying through the Old North State on Sat
urday and Sunday, amid the greetings o
the most enthusiastic population, white anc
colored, you ever saw; aud were immedi
ately quartered ir several large and filthy
tobacco ware houses, here on the very bank
of James river. Before we had thrown of
our knapsacks, the septinels were posted al
around to keep US in but you never sav
a party of holiday shoats more diligent ii
searching for an entrance to wheat6eld
than were we to find the way to the river
and the city. A band of US succeeding ii
passing the line, through the kindness o
an officer, proceeded with the instinct o
ducks, to have bath in the golden waters
and then to the city for breakfast. W.
had not had regular meal since we lef
Raleigh yesterday morning; and the dus
aud smoke of travelling in open cars, en-
abled US easily to lay "dirty Jack' himsel
in the shade.
The people of Charlotte and Raleigh, al
both Of which places we tarried awhile, arr
entitled to our lasting gratitude. They fec
US with an abundance of that which wal
the very best and most appropriate for thu
soldier, "without money and withou
price," and extended to US every kind o
hospitality. Especially is this due to Char
lotte. There they made us feel at home
and we cannot say more in their praise. In
deed, we heard many say that they were
"too kind :" aud numbers came to "Oul
Corporal" and threatened to cashier him
if he didn't put Charlotte right before ou'
people. Remember, good friends of Spar
tauburg, Union aud York, that they coulo
not haze been more kind and entertaining
aad never let citizen of old Mecklenbure
pess through your midst without receiving
in return your most generous hospitalities
We wish that we had time to describe
our reception at every depot and station a
long the whole route. But time and space
would fail US. The whole journey was {
complete and enthusiastic ovation.
Our troops we're n:ver in better health
and spirits. Though our immediate desti
natiou is not kuowu, yet We are here, II
reach of the enemy, in the midst of the
stirring events of the Border, ready apc
available for scr, ice at moments warning
and We rejoice that it is so. We will donbt
less proceed soon to Gen. Bcauregard's com
mand, lying in the district of country mark
ed upon the map, by Harper's Ferry on on'
side, Alexandria on another, and Manassa
on another, and destined we think, to beconi
one of the most interesting theatres Of th'
conflict.
To give you an instance of the sentiment
which pervades, at least, eastern Virginia
We met last night at Petersburg, yer!
bright eyed and uoble-looking lad from Nor
folk, printer in the Argus Office, and th'
first to raise secession flag in this State, VIII
said that when South Carolina seeded, h'
"felt just like he could hug herif she were
small enough - We told him she was al
most small enough to "hug;" when he re
piled, "WeIl, she sends tremendous quan
tity of soldiers" Scores of such iucident
have transpired under our ears and eyes.
Abruptly and hurriedly,
OUR CORPORAL.