Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-08-24

/ more SdUiSIact0fy saSpeCs.
In the midst of this quiet, another
garrison came downupon us, command
ed by Capt. BENNETT, of an Indiana
regiment. Capt: BENNETT and Capt.
MAYEs, Provost Marshal, with-the men
under their command, conducted them
selves in the most gentlemanly manner,
and, | am glad to say, gave universal
satisfaction. While they protected the
rights of the colored people, they for
bidthem from loafng about in idleness,
required them to remain on the planta-
tions, and when necessary, enforced dis
cipline torequme them to labor.
While wewere all congratulating our
selves on our good fortune in having re-
ceived SO unexceptionable q garrison,
we were suddenly dismayed at the an
nouncement that colored company was
on the way to abide with US. They did
come; and tothe surprise of everybody,
remained quietly in their camp, 1nolest-
ing no one, till last Tuesday-the day
ordered for their departure-when some
difficulty sprang up between some Of
Them and some of the citizens. Their
departure was delayed, and daily, until
yesterday, when they left us, disputes
Of a more or less serious nature occur
red. The citizens of the town in the
meantime were in the most feverish state
of anxiety I have ever known; dread
ing lest if q general collision were to
take place it might endin most deplo-
rable catastrophe to our town and our
people. Providentially, they were
taken away on yesterday. and, as we
are informed, are to be removed from
the State entirely. This result is due
to the untiring efforts of our excellent
Governor.
Again we are left to s.paddle our own
canoe the Town Council at the helm,
THAT is if a. "canoe" has a helm, Of
which fact I am uncertain, not being
familiar with water craft and it is to be
hoped that we will glide along quietly,
and dispense with the necessity Of any
more Toreign Intervention" How
times change and men. with them =
"Foreign intervention has been our
prayer for four years-now we'll have
none of it, if wecan help ourselves.
| Our people are rapidly restoring
themselves to the position of good and
loyal citizens by means of the Amnesty
Oath. True, there are some men who
live considerable distance from the big
road, and who are, still keeping watch
and wardov the dead body Of slavery,
who refuse to take the oath, because,
say they, they will thereby admit that
their negroes are free!. They are hug
rging to their bosoms the delusive hope
that Congress will not ratify the pro-
ceedings of the military authorities
Pitiable infatuation !! In their blind
ness or their ignorance, they forget that
revolutions never 60 backward. That
a great principle once established by
blood is established for all time.
We had some amusement here some
time ago in getting up a petition to
President Johnson for the restoration
of civil government. The fun consist
ed in hearing the petty quibbles Of those
who were averse to signing anything
One great bubble was, that in the petit
tion, the war was called eteivil auar. :"
1 think Webster's Dictionary answers
this very conclusiyely. Another was
that secession was not an "appeal to
the God of Battles The petition
stated Hour State, contrary 70 the earn
est remonstrances of many Of us, ap-
pealed to the God of fBattles. ~ On the
assumption that secession was sspeace-
able remedy" their criticism was right
but I am of opinion that the events of
the last four years have rather knocked
the bottom out of that doctrine. Some,
and it is almost incredible, in. fact, so
much so, that I would rather tell it to
marines than to sailors, objected to
signing because the sentence: "We,
therefore, humbly submit, ',.began with
small s'w'' instead of a capital CIV"
In spite, however, of all these formida-
BILE criticisms, the petition was CON-
plete success. Over six hundred of as
good and true men as there are in or out
of the State, signed it. And when
Gov. PERRY was in Washington, Presi-
dent JOHNSON hunted up the document
and showed it to him, with the state
ment that in point of language and
force, it was superior to anything of the
kind that had been forwarded from the
South.
Chester is beginning to assume its old
appearance. The doors on the public
square that have been closed so long
are opening up. All departments of
business are being revived. Cotton is
coming in quite freely, and in conse-
quence thereof, gold is>quite plenty
Gold or silver is the only circulating
medium. People are instinctively afraid
of sgreenbacks. They quote in justif-
cation thereof. the old saw, that "a
burnt child breads the fire. Most Of
them got burned with Confed., and now
they are indisposed to handle anything
but the metallic currency.
Corn crops bid fair to-be more abun-
dant than they have been for many