Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-10-19
galitit;a!l {! gHatters.
SPEECH OF MAI. .GEN. SLOCUM.
He Approves OF President Johnson's
Policy.

SAnNOh Ve Mhos s0fis' SiiUeUM
He Approves OF President johnson,
49, Policy.
SOME WISE HINTS.
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.,rangtb sa ! n;l;,arv naonls were nnknovn
avon s;,s q Ionu,raaalves The most san,n;ne
fr;ssnd a ,ba Rsnpb,ic had No eoncen,;on
of our tramenaous mower We were told
bp fore;gnI er;tics II the commencement .,
the struggle thai but little blood would. be
absa- wafe not a m;I;tary neonla- we
were too much given to money making to
make oreat sacrifices for the homer of on,
nat;on.-tno ifon5 of boaat;no to l;ke tbe
sh;stl;ne, of bnl,ats n foreiun nations
were i;ustifed in estimating ns as n whole bv
the opinion which each section professed TO
entertain as to the strength of the opposing
section, they certainly had good reasons for
holding us an contempt. But disinteresteG
and intelligent men should have better ap.
preciated the strength Of the South, the
bravery of her people. and The. terrible mas.
sions BY which they we're actuated, than to
have believed Gas many at the North pro-
fessed to beiieve) that a few thousand men
could march from the Potomac to the Gulf
that q few weeks would suffice 10 end the
struggle. and bring back in sub;eotion eight
millions Of people, the great mass of whom
had been led by interruptions politicians to
believe that thew were engaged in a oause
as holy and patriotic as that yhich actuated
our revolutionary fathers. Impartial Judges
should have known too well the character of
the men of the North. their perseverance.
energy. bravery and natriot;sro to sunnose
that but little blood would be shed in an
effort to uphold the honor and ;ntepritv Of
their ceuntrv.
Our strength has bse,in mad MANIFEST and
is to-day universally Acknowledged From
q Quiet, prosperous and psace. loving peonle.
having q standing army Of bnt ten tbousand
men. we have suddenly snrunp as a mill.
tary power Of the FIRST rank amono tbe na.
tons of the earth. The develonment Of
the heroism and bravery, of the mass of our
people--ths proof they. have given of the
facility with which they can leave the
peaceful ayocations Of life and assume the
arduous duties of the soldier-has astopish-
ed even our own rulers. Not less astonish-
ing has been the development in individuals,
almost heretofore unknown. of ali the great
and noble traits of character necessary to
the suscessful commander A man resi-.
ding. at the opepiup of the war. in one of
the Western villages. unknown to many of
his immediate neiehbors. has Suddenly be.
come oneof the greatest and most success.
fni miIitarv ehieftaips of anv aoe. Apotb.
Or. engaged at the commencement of the
war as professor in one of the military
schools Of the South, whose great military
mind enabled him at the very, outset of our
troubles to see more clearly than others the
necessities of the hour. and who for this
ra.aon vasnrononnoad bv tho beoa of the
W. non.rtment - he ;n..na 10. s;noo ..
son;sbed. ri, world bv ,bs sn,endor If his
acb;avaments No ona d;sna,es the aaht
am, snst;on owes ,,, 10 oa,ins ~ military sk;ll
bns n ,tbo,e Who kno,v Him ;n.im..sIv VIII
liam p sbarm.n !. .o,n o,h;na h;nbcr ha.
tar and noblsr. than . mers m;,;tsrv hero
He 3 known e .hem - :: nnra n.,r;o,
ossL;,. onl, hi, ooun,rn,. rooa hold
,,d fa.r,e.o in ~. ornrass;on e ~. n;ama
wa,v.n. ;.nor;na nj r ss1f anS u oals.h M u" Oon
.;ds,s.;e,. And .sssll.n. ,;t,Is pb;l
s5e,;a.n y At tbe oommsno.ment If the
var. snb.ltsrn os;osr on onr Western
frontier. known IN bu. fsw onts;aa If his
oyvvn ness, Mayer nsrt;ep,arlv hannv ereent
,vbon .se1rsFs bos.ilo tr;ho of Jnd;.,e ,..a
him .n occasion for.,be ave-o;os of h;ss r,I
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oppl;ss.,;c, -. 'nI apay ~ =. a.., .Ipss. s,S
.s % : ,oaue' ~ euo 10 Da.@o neto'
tunity-improyed it td his own and his
eountry's glory. His name will 90 down
soposterity as one Of the few men of this