Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-03-25
From the Confederate Baptist.

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the Yankees to stand from undcr."
From the Confederate Baptist.
It would seem almost useless to reason
with the extortioner. But we copy the fol.
lowing from an exchange, with the hope
that it may meet his eye and excite "com.
pnnctious visitings :"
A FEARFUL CURsE.-David, in the
1O9th Psalm, in pronouncipg fearful curse
upon the enemy who had "compassed him
without cause" among other things, says :
.Let the extortioner catch all that he
hath !'
Just think of the hopeless condition of
man who had these human vultures turned
loose upon him, with permission to "catch
all that he hath ~
We have sometimes, hoped and prayed
that this war would speedily end, not be-
cause we distrust the prowess of Southern
arms, or the fortitude of our self.denying
soldiery, but from the apprehension that
human nature might fail before the assaults
of heartless extortioners. When the wife,
weeping over the body of the martyred
husband looks with anguish upon her fam
ishing children, and asks in despair, how
she shall support them, while bread and
meat are at extortionate prices; when the
husband, in his distant camp, learns that
they whose homes he is defending are con-
spiringto starve his family, we fear that his
own indignation and the curse of right
eous God may present insurmountable OBJ.
stacles to the achievement of our indepen-
dence. Selfshness has gained the ascen.
dency among our people. The farmer
withholds his corn, the merchant quadruples
his profits, the importer looks only to his
aggrandisement, the butcher forestalls the
market-every man is intent upon wealth !;
and legislation has proved incompetent to
arrest the greed Of gain. God help US, for
vain is the help Of man.
The experience of the world is apt to
impress US with conviction of its utter
selfshuess. Happy is he who can look
upon the bright side of human nature, and
retain his faith in its generous impulses
AS David, when stupg by the treachery of
his professed friends, said in his haste, "All
men are liars" SO we are too apt to identi.
fy individual specimens of selfshness, with
the characteristics of mankind. The ge-
nial editor Of the .Eaggield Aduertiser,
even in these times of extortion and rob-
berry, retains his faith in human benevo-
leDce
There are some dear good people in this
world, as much as that ancient establish.
ment is now and then abused-some who
seem to realize the sacred old text ''it is
more blessed to give than to receive;" some
who know how to distribute of the abun-
dance in such kindly fashion as to awaken
good thoughts and good sentiments into
newness of life, where callous philosophy
was perhaps beginning to iustill too cold an
estimate of human worth. With the new
year these kindnesses have doubtless visited
many of our readers, as they have US
From one, two, three directions, we have
felt their balmy, gcnialinauenoea, and here.
by acknowledge them most thankfully
There arc good people in this world, let who
will, say nay.
The same editor thus describes pest of
society
"DoM1NUs Do.ALL." This gentleman
interferes with all sorts of enterprises, so.
cial, religious, political and military. He
is perfect lNarplot, unless he has the big.
gest finger in every pie; and if he can't be
Dominus Do.AN, he straightway becomes
PuppiJus Do.Nothing. The abominable
fellow ought to be "put out" Let every
man do what he can, and help and encour.
age others to do the same. Donaiaus DO.
AU is the prurient offspring of Modern
.SeIfskness, Esq.,, and has the wit to com.
prehend several propositions of his own
creation, but studiously shuts his eyes to
the only one, a fair consideration of which
might benefit both himself and the public,
viz: that he is jackass of the first water
a citizen of the lowest type, and patriot
of infnitesimally diminutive proportions.