Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-09-23
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!. ARMY CORRESPONDENTS

ARMY CORRESPONDENCE. 20
Mr.. Editor The following extract oi
Ia letter, from a soldier in Gen. Lees army
will, no doubt, be read with interest: II
speaks volumes in behalf Of our cause, our
army, and our final, success. His noble
sentiments are submitted, hoping they may
1,besof inestimable benefit, and that he may
long live to enjoy the precious and dear
bought liberties which hs is now contend
ing so earnestly for: On speaking of the
hardships and trials Of the war, he says:
Never have I heard any one say that they
would be willing to abandon the sacred
cause for which we are oonteuding for the
privilege Of remaining athome. But to the
contrary, all are willing to stay here and
endure the trials and tribalations to which
we are subjected, for an indefinite period,
ratherthan yield one inch to our brutal foe.
We hear great deal more discouraging
talk out Of the army than we hear in it. /
think an excellent remedy for our timid
and desponding citizens would be q visit to
the army. Here they would see the men
who bear the heat and burden Of this strife
cheerful, hopeful, and acquitting themselves
like men. If the people at home will only
do their part as faithfully as the soldiers in
in the field are doing theirs, we shall soon,
under the blessings Of the Almighty, see the
dark shadows begin to break, and heSdawn
of peace gid d;the sky. There is no good
reason for dependency. Our late reverses
are not at all ruinous They are what must
be looked for in a war Of such magnitude,
and if rightly received will be amongst the
most powerful agencies for the good of our
nation. They will bring more yiyidly to our
view the feebleness Of our strength, than
anything else can do, and will make us in
future, rely more upon the assistance Of our
Heavenly Father than We have done here
tofore. They will also enable us to eeethe
necessity Of humbling ourselves at the seat
of mercy, and plead With that Allwise Being
TO WELD His mighty arm in our behalf
Our army needs fortitude far more than
courage. We must learn to bear trials as
well as to win victories. We must learn to
remain here patiently, and labor, and suffer,
and be hopeful, and wait for the deliver.
snee that just God will bring toa Chris
tian people struggling to be free. . =. !
Privileges most dearly bought are most
highly priced and most sternly defended
ALLEGES are now turned towards heroic
Charleston, and every heart yearns with
anxiety for her fate, but even if she should
fall, there is still no good reason for des-
pondency. Defeats did not incline our fore
fathers to submission, nor can they incline
us to it. When their enemies had possess
ed themseIves Of every seaboard townsapd
city from New York. to the Gulf of Mexico,
they did not despair. Then why should
we. We are but the stronger for being
dfiyen5in towards the centre Of our country.
Che heart ofEour country yet untouched,
and d#e3can to-day put as many in the field
as our enemies can, I mean fighting men,
not surplus trash, and meanwhile, our bor-
der ,fellow.oitiaens by their sufferings learn
to hate our enemies the more cordially
We are still able to defend ourselves against
the mighty hosts which may be hurled a..
gainst us, and viii be foran indefinite time.
bat past experience has taught us that we
can never end this struggle by hard fight
ing. We must put our whole trust in One
who is mightier than we. He alone can
give US peace. Let US put our cause in His
hands, and guard against the spirit Of vim.
dictiveness, and be satisfied with such ret
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ribution as He may mete out to our ene..
mics. If we trust in Him alone, He will
never permit our enemies.sto triumph over
us. He will not give the heritage be-
queathed us by our forefathers into the
hands of the invader who is stimulated by
robbery and murder. The dark storm.cloud
which has SO long lowered over our ravaged
and desolate land will pass away, and the
bow of hope and promise shall fringe its re-
firing skirts, and peace and plenty shall
again scatter their blessings over hills and
valleys that have been drenched with the
blood of contending armies. What we shall
gain BY this Far will be blood ;bought, and
so sacred Will be these treasures, That the
people of our beloved Confederacy should
ever cherish and defend them next to our
religion, sss- ,s,s .s
= & Successful skirmish, &c.
@ CANTON, Sept. ,16.-Lieut. Harvey,
with thirty.three men of Col. Writ Adams