Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-08

the willingness of the South to compromise
on honorable terms, alluded in very high
terms to the patriotism, courage and noole
endurancAof the soldiers, of the exalted
spirit of selfsacri6ce and bravery of her
people, not forgetting, at the same time, to
disavow all political sympathy and declare
himself staunch Union man, and in favor
of the policy of the administrasion.'
Il was present on the occasion, Miss AL
ice,' said Arthur. Charlie Thomson and
myself were the friends that dined with
your brother, and your report of the CONVEX
sation is, upon the whole, tolerably correct
Then, after pause, be added, 81 must con-
fess, that was very much displeased with
Edwin for the injudicious manner in which
he expressed himself upon the occasion -
The room was crowded with customers, mos:
of whom were soldiers; and his voice was
raised to the highest pitch, as if intending
to be heard by all present. noticed sew
eral little groups of citizens and soldiers
whispering together and casting very iudig.
nant glances towards our party; and not
wishing to be implicated in disturbance
in such public resort, I endeavored to
check Edwin, by reminding him where he
was My efforts we're thrown away, how
ever, for he spoke the louder for my inter-
ference
That was certainly very indisoreet,' said
Alice, thoughtfully; 'but do you think the
subject matter of his remarks were at all
reasonable
i do not think so, replied Arthur, 'but
others, who know him less than do, may
have deemed them even incendiary. But
was this the cause of bis arrest?'
SO he has informed me, since his release
said Alice.
But what put him in the notion of join
ing the army?'
His explanation is quite unsatisfactory
said Alice. He says, that after remaining
in solitary confinement for four days, be was
visited by diminutive old man, who called
himself Dan Roberts, who offered to pro.
cure his immediate release, upon condition
that he would allow him to hand in his
name to q recruiting officer. After some
little argument, this Dan Roberts succeed
ed in carrying his point, and brother Ed
win even accompanied him to the recruit
ing officer and joined the amy There
we're at least two reasons which Influenced
him thus to decide, and one was the fear of
protracted Imprisonment
sand what was the other p asked Arthur.
"A very natural desire to prove, beyond
all question, the falsehood of the charges
brought against him, and to manifest his
loyalty and allegiance to the government
Edwin could not endure the idea of being
suspected of sympathy for the rebellion,
and, being always oVer.hasty in all his con.
illusions, deemed his course of action in the
premises, as the only certain method of 81.
lencing his enemies and redeemiDg his char
acter from the vile imputations cast upon
it,
'And is it possible that your brother al
lowed himself to be so nicely eutrapped? ?
said Arthur. why, Miss Alice, just as
sure as am living man, this Dan Rob.
erts has made a snug little sum by this
transaction. There are men about town
that make it a regular business to recruit
the army, and make money at it, too. I'll
bet something handsome, that your brother
did not get his bounty You do not sup.
pose, Miss Alice, that Dan Roberts had in-
Auence enough with the government to
bring about the release of prisoner, if the
arrest and Imprisonment were authorizedr
You surprise me = said Alice. I never
thought of that before now Then after a
pause she added, iupatieutly, But this is
Just like brother Edwin always rash, al
ways hasty in everything, and never for
moment thinking about consequences or re
suits. So he acted at the South !; leaving
a capital business, breaking up all his plans
and pleasant associations, and, without
word Of explanation, actually running away,
and for what A silly love afair-a little
piece of thoughtless Irritation on the part
of mere child And pow-pshaw ! |
have no patience with such menI
well, WE'LL said Arthur, whats done
cannot be helped, you know; and, after
all, perhaps it was the very best thing be
could do, under all the circumstances -
Every young man, able to shoulder mus
ket, should be in the field; for this gigan-
tic revolution, rebellion. or whatever you
rusy 10 pl.ooed 0 QUILL tho fuoo down South,
must be suppressed at any cost, and the
glorious old Union must be preserved, at
all hazards
The rebellion a0iU be suppressed-aye !!
crushed out !-and the Union preserved at
any cost of blood aud treasure, said Alice,
her eyes sparkling with enthusiasm. The
old flag will be replaced upon every for
tress, and the good old anthem of Hail
Columbia be heard in triumphant tones
over every city, town, village and hamlet in
the South. 1t may be years before this is
done, for our antagonists are bone of our
bone, and blood of our blood, and are par
takers of our valor and courage, but never
theless it uiU be done All this | know
very well, but have we but mere handful
of men to wage the contest, mere corpo.
rails guard to bear the old banner onward,
that an only SOD should be torn from the
arms of widowed mother, and unprotect-
ed sisters be left without their only support,
and all this tno hu dnnlicitQ artifce.