Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-12-07

tEixt the; cup and the lip;'' but they
impudently profess to believe that sher'
man will relieve them shortly.
The subject of conscripting negroes
for the army, is still a source of discus.
sion-some men who have willingly sent
theirsons, shed tears when their niggers
are even sent to the coast, and whine
out in their lamentations, that the sol
diers should be hired to do the work on
fortifcations, behind which they are to
raise corn and speculate on the soldiers
families. It would never do to let the
negroes fight our battles; but it will DO,
and it must be done, to make the owners
of the negroes support the soldiers who
are fighting for them. They must take
up arms themselves, too, before this war
is oyer-to acquire great and triumph
ant results, we must combine all the
energies and resources of the country.
We-must rally round the Government,
and sustain it freely with our blood and
our treasure. This is mo common war
between'nations for separate national In
terest only, but it is war of races, in
volving two distinct orders Of civiliza-
ton. Our success is Yankee ruin, but
theirs is not only our ruin, but our deep
degradation and infamy. There is no
alternative. Better far for all Of US to
sink down and fill freemen's graves, our
swords in hand, rather than subjugated,
to survive and wear in peace the chains
of slaves and the livery of bondsmen.
We have suffered nothing yet compared
with what was suffered in the first war
for independence. Augusta, Savannah,
Charleston, Camden and 'tNinety-Six"
were all then British ports, and Georgia
and South Carolina were occupied al
most entirely for nearly three long drea-
ry years; yet heroic ancestry rose
from our valleys, and descended from
our hills, trusting in God, and resolved
to perish rather than survive as slaves,
and drove the enemy from their soil
IF we are MOI a, bastard race our free
dom is cur OWN, even if every male has
to sleep on his arms, and every female
wear at.her side a cleaning dagger. 1t
is great mistake to suppose that this
war is to be, settled by long range can
non or heavy shell. If not By megotsa-
ton, even if our Notifications fall, and
our towns are taken, we will come at
last to close quarters, with the battle
axe and bowie-knife; and fight under
the black flag in every glen and swamp,
with the watchword, "war to the knife,
and from the knife to the hilt."
Let the speculator in the suferings of
his country be looked upon with loath-
ing and detestation. Let no man hug
his wealth to his bosom in this trying
hour, lest he fall like Ananias. With
out credit, without currency, without
pay, we must M fight this war out to
the bitter end. Let all come up to the
rallying cry of the President, and their
country and all will be safe. There is
no doubt of final success, if the people
rise as one man and stand by the Gov
ernment and country IN this great emer-
gency. If there are errors, or if there
is bad judgment, hold all to a strict &C
count, and settle it hereafter; at pres
ent let us strengthen our armies, and
see that justice is done to the needy
families of our soldiers at home. Our
enemies are educated sayages, foreign
mercenaries, and pious knayes; first
cleaxe them down, asthey fercely thun-
der at our gates, and after that turn and
put our domestic affairs and households
in order. Let US then remember those
who have fought ourbattles, orleft fam.
dies to share with us the boon theylhayeI
richly purchased; let the rich maj. .ac-
count for his ill-stored gains, and .
grateful country never forgetthe friends
or enemies they triedintheir adversely.
But I have got Of my beaten track,
and near the close Of my allotted space.
I have mere room to suggest to the sit
ting Legislature the passage Of a bill, to
ignore all military titles in hame circles;
there are SO many Colonels and Majors
on the peace establishment that it. is
hard to tell who "swore with us in Flan-
ders;" besides the editors are getting to
be 'sdear Colonel" and some of these I
know from childhood, and venture, at
the first trial, they could not tell on
which side of their portly bodies sword
should properly hang. I believe "Ma-