Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-03-23
9 The Ashaaiof GhAfIesf66E Ellr

q the tugsof war. s sEhes Aoon6i6t is- abautt
! assume itsr 6arossis biood;est,a desdlies
skphass: Phersis NO lpngsf any doubt asti
n thstempsr of the South sfn the ashes .
! the -doomedscits, the saietiring footstepsso
! FITS proud defenders. .tfaesa astheird detsrfnipa
Etion to. conqaerl ddsnce,i whataaYe
4 Emfght be the saorifcs,f semfaft, pfopeit,
Z .orlifs. Charleston was b the Gafolinianl
what Moscow swaa to- 'fhS sKusaians. Pa
Fbsyond its msteTiaissidss they feseranoed
4 Sic fot 1.-THE sake Of associate that linked i
] |sHithstheir emotions of Pride and afeotioa
IIf they had daobeysd their aeIinations, The,
] would hare stood BY tha city tosthe last
lspilitng their lifs-bioed, dtep BY drop; In
!. ifa defenoe.s IBntz tba ibpAfaLsd soorne fo,
themo IT'D ssofifcs ALL Local spse3ddicesg al
]cpfide;all spassion, sslii ssdptinanfality, at
1 personal considerations 40 i,sfes eSase il
which they had embarked. : They did MOI
hesitate; The appeal was madetso theil
moral courage, and It was ans8ered by !
devohonFfike that which fired the sacred
4 city Of the Musoovite; and gave tothe in,
vadera blackehea ruin for !Kissprize, and q
ydesettfor hisIand,of fpromise.4a :
+ One journal i1shis city, the most fauat.
ical sf Its kind, ahas asserted that II was
cewafdice yhichiuduSed the abandonment
ofrG Charleston. llg men of intelligence
EknoH this so4be faiss; all jpt. men will
sskhowlsdgsoit aslandsr, iand fall who ap'
l:preniate true ecouraee viii blush for shame
that.itrwase ever uttered. E II was that kind
ofeO#ardice etbas impelIsd the Black Dong.
| las TO- fling the heart Of Bruce into 55the
csntseof thetSaraeeu host, that for it's re.
ldamption his arm might be nsrsed To vic.
story If' was The kind :of cowsrdiee thst
caused Tell to aim his shaft atthe head. Of
his loved best; that caused the first Biutus
| to pronouuce che, doom Of desthS upUn bis
son,tand the second Brdtns toslayhis near
est friend Some such cowardlJ instinct
induced Fabius to shuns the sanerny, and
Washington to follow his example, even
when the failing spirits Of his coantr3men
seemed to upbraid his cautiousapolicYs It
lis, in fact the eowatdice that faars.to jeop.
Esardize q acause by gratifying a vanity orsm-
bitten. sIeais moral courage, the Aoftiest
and ,puress- that God has given to his crea:
turea.s ts g f.ssE .ssfStsf sg>F a
What man is there, who is not q fanatic
or simpleton, who believes that the North.
ern people would burn and destroy their
'propertyto assist in subjugating the South.
Fhey gould, make every needfut saerifee
TO resist invasion; but for conquest only
such as are. forced upon them BY the militia.
II power that condnots the war. But at
last the North begins 70 comprehend the
stern unfaiteringi and iinvineibl6 purpose
Of the foe. They understand at last the
true character Of the war, and they know
that it means Southern indePendence or
exsrtermination. * z. ~ e
Ihreeyears ago, Of tBo, or even 8 year
ago, the,cspture of Charleston would have
set the Northern; pulse IN q fever ofexoite-
ment and exultation. To-day, although
the flags are flying, and cities and villages
wear holiday aspect, there is discenible
in the midst Of strained enthusiasm and
superficial rejoicing, a more reflective mood
than has been apparent since the commence
ment Of hostilities. Our people have not
lost allstheif sagacisy in the Whirl Of excite.
ment. They know that the Southerners do
not burn their cities and destroy their prop-
srty because Of despair or phrenzy, oriif il
be madness there iis'a method in it that is
dangerous to Others than themselves. The
South has accepted . great humiliation as
o prelude to q great triumph The won.
derfnl intellect that now controls the mill
tary action ofthe Confederacy has prompted;
the sacrifice that even the North beholds
with wonder. Let us confess that beneath
the outward seeming of rejoisings there is
bewilderment and foreboding, and con-
soiousaess that the fruit we have SO long.
reached for, and that, at last. has fallen of
its own accord into our hands may tgrn TO-
ashes on our lips. When American free.
men go forth to battle, with the. flames Of
their fome-steads lighting their way to yic-
tory or death, dedicating their household
goods tosdestrnction; and giving all their;
worldly treasures as 8 tribute TO q political
sentiment the word rebellion, ass applied
to them, looses its signi6cauce, and history
records them as patriots, avhether they fail
orr, win. Against this indomitable will, this.
dogged perseverance, this Sublime devotion
it is in vain for fleets and armies 70 cons
tend. " - - - q; iss:.t ',.s.S ftif
The Federal Administration may find in
the ruins Of Charleston The beginning Of the.
sequel 70 the late Peace Conference. They.
imposed conditions that NO fee, bravo peo.
pie could accept; i; and now, taa a brave,
free people, the southernefs are ooncentra:
ting their energies for warto the uttermost
It has bean said that the rebellion vas q
she'll; the SHELLS onrs, and, while We hold
the worthless fragments, its. inynlnefabley
gore, the great strong heart, ddefss and
battles u.s. ss:sEa.s:. ...t
4 TO one who truly conceives the meaning
Of the change Of policy that has been ifauss
gusated by the abandonment and aestruc;y
tio,ins sof Charleston, the shadow Of coming
battles looks darker and more yaat than
ever before, no one, brain, We know how.