Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-10-26

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:, a Letter from Richmond. -
Especial Lefer,o the Editor of the Charlotte Times.l
Mr.. Britton His Exeellency, the Presi-
dent, has returned to the capital much i'm
proved in health by his late trip and lin
very good spirits, which latter you; would
infer from the tone of his speeches deliver
ed in Augusta and Columbia. Whether
he had time zto;stop and address the citi.
zens Of Charlotte on the interesting events
Of the day, I have not yet learned, but !
am sure, if circumstances permitted him to
do SO, that you and your good citizepa would
have witnessed his advent With pleasure,
and fingered on his wordf Of. encouragement
with satisfaction and delight. These pro:
crosses Of the President, on his way TO visit
the army, and which carry him into and
through the heart Of the country, are, in
time like the present., very considerate on,
his. part, and well calculated not only TO i'm,
part increased enthusiasm to- our troops,
but to crafty the masses of onr peoples.
who are desirous tosee our honored chief:
tain face to face, to grasp him by the hand
and gather his views upon the all engross-.
ing questions of the war and the prospects.
of the speedy consolidation Of our indepsn-
,deneo.a The President assures the. people,
every where, that we will achieve this great
boon. HHow many sacrifices it may take"
he cannot tell, but he ssbelieves that a,just
God looks upon our cause as holy, and that
our enemy as iniquitous." Well, if Proyi-
dence smiles upon our struggles, we may
be content. We shall be sure--as sure as
there is q God in heaven, who destorys
and builds up nations, to obtain victory in
the end! - IL, - Is gsa.l,;sfS
"A letter, as you are aware, has just been;
published, ofVice President Stephens, ad-'
dressed to several gentlemen in the interior
of the State Of Georgia, ewho. had solicited
his views on the. peace movements of the,
day, and which will be read with the esdeapS
est interest by all the admirers Of that good
and great man. While earnestly desirous.
of peace, the Vice President stdoes not see
that tits in his power or that of3the gentle;
men to whom his letter is addressed, or that
of any number of mennin their position, to
inaugurate any movement that will tend
even to aid in bringing about so desirable a.
result" Heapproves of, the spirit Of the
platform adopted by the late Chicago, Con.
vention, champions boldly the doctrines of
State rights and State sovereignty, as cou-s
stituting the corner stone of. American In
dependence, and approves ola conyocation
of the States, by the authority of thes two
Governments, to'adjust existing differences,
he.action Of the body to be subject to rati.
fcation or regulation by the States in their
primary assemblies. This letter is very
we'll timed, and will produce, I trust, a salu-
tary influence upon the leaders Of the peace
party at the North, and who, if General
Mcclellan is elected to the Presidency, will
be apt to give favorable direction to the
course of his administration, am glad
to see that its eminent author has proclaim
ed himself so unreseryedly thorough 60
ing State Rights man, utterly opposed to
the coercion Of sovereign States as practised
by the Lincoln Government. What il. this
coercion Sir, but treason Of the direst sort !?
Admitting for momeat, for the sake Of
argument, that the Union really exists; as
that Government afhrms, what is this levy
ing Of, war upon certain States, belonging
to the Union, but treason of the highest
types? And yet they wopld fain stigma
tise us, who bow to the authority of the
sovereign power, as traitors! ~,a
The telegraph wires have just brought
us joyful news. Forrest has captured AL
toona, taken four Thousand prisoners, and
destroyed thirty miles of railroad in Sher-
mans rear. SIC itw adj astra To day
the Confederacy Aourisbes. A few more
such victories, and the war is over. Sher-
man well whipped, we shall soon be able
to withdraw our forces from Georgia, re.
plenish our army in this region with vete-
rams, and make finish Of Grant and the.
whole of his internal crew.
All is quiet on the lines here to day, and
there is no prospect Of an immediate fight.
Sheridan has been perpetrating many out
RACES in the Valley, particularly in the
vicinity Of Harrisopburg. Our forces in
Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia are
prosecuting the war very successfully and
Vaughn's cavalry have added lately to their
we'll earned laurels, on the borders of Vir.
ginia and Tennessee. Generals Breckin.
ridge and Echols are actively at work, and
performing capital service.
The death of the gallant General Gregg,
of Texas, has produced profound sensa-
.tion in this. community. He was buried
with. military honors on sundayslast. Dr..
Duncan delivered the funeral sermon, and
was eloquent and impressive as he is on all
occasions. I have been dilatory with my
Ietters of late. but intend to be punctual