Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20

This evening will be long remembered
by the 9Th Regiment, as the first time when
many of US laid eyes on "tbe right man in
the right place" 1t was known that he
was to review US at Dress Parade but he
came an hour before hand, dressed plainly
but neatly in citizeu's garb, accompanied
by Col. Wigfall and another gentleman
whose face we did not recognize, and rode
from front to rear through our encampment.
The boys were generally engaged busily in
cleaning their guns and putting themselves
in trim to be looked at by the "observed of
all observers and he had well nigh
passed by without creating seusation.-
As he passed our row of tents, however,
which is next to the laston the left of the reg
iment, we looked up and saw him, and CIV
ing vent to "Three cheers for the Presi.
dent, boys" raised the alarm; and before
be had rode a hundred yards, the regiment
was electrified, and after him, as though a
body of Yankees or a Charlotte dinner was
ahead of them. The photographs you have
seen of him, enabled US to recognize him
at glance; so, you need no description Of
his personal appearance. And the charm
of bis eloqueuce and influence here is in'
describable. Of the first we had an illus
tration in the short speech which he made
at the review, this evening, Of our regiment
He simply addressed US as South Carroll
mans, reviving the memories Of our Sum
ters and Marions; telling US that we had
come to fight to re establish the principles
for which our forefathers fought, and to re
pei the invader of our soil saying thai
South Caro.inians had fought on many no
BILE fields and had never qua,led before man
reminding US that we had been the CHIEF
cause in changing the stars and stripes tt
the broad bars of the Southern flag, and
that "glorious old Moultrie" first made the
star.spangled banner bite the dust and
concluding that be and the country conf
ded in u.s. This was all-said too, in al
most as few words as we have repeated it
but the magic of his crystalline and grace
full utterances, sweeping easily the whole
line of the large regiment, with the peue
trative clearness of birds note, thrilled
every heart; aud as he finished, shout o
prolonged cheering went up from the sol
diers and the large crowd of visitors arouut
him.
To show you the extent Of his influence
and the enthusiastic confidence and love o
the soldiers for him, we will close this al
ready too long letter with an incident Th'
first Mississippi regiment is encamped here
The other evening the President rode ou
to see them, many of whom are his person
al acauaintances. He had scarcely got in
to their camp, before he was surrounded
so thickly and closely that he could no
proceed. The tremendous shouting fright
ened his horse, till he trcmbled in his tracks
and would have run had not two or three
stout arms seized the bride. There they
held him for perhaps more than an hour
shaking hands with him, and would not le
him depart until be made one of bis short
pointed and thrilling speeches. His health
appears to be improved, and we wonde,
not at it, if enthusiastic and universal ad
miration be good medicine. Yet he de-
means himself with all the uodesty, sim
plicity and dignity that could adorn his ex
alted station. Posterity will ever know
him as "tbe right man in the right place,
just as Washington is another name for the
first in war, first in peace, and first in the
hearts of his countrymen."
We are all admirably well, and ever
since we left Orangeburg, the best of spirits
and harmony have prevailed. Direct all
mail-matter here; and be sure to designate
company, regiment and State, for We are
in the midst of volunteers from other
States. Sleepily,
OUR CORPORAL.