Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-12-06

eotauiisueu iu Cne earliest years VI neF exiet-
ence, Of retaining ID Office all officers a.
gainst whom there was no charge Of iuef6.
cheney or fault. Coming as the FIRST instance
of marked departure from that policy, it is
a higher compliment to General Capers. A
nobler man could not be found to confer
such compliment upon A man who has
acquitted himself so nobly throughout the
whole of the protracted and trying war re-
Gently closed, deserves some special mark.
of favor at the hands of the State in whose
cause be fought. While we feel much re.
gret that so worthy and efficient man as
Mr.. Hunt, the incumbent, should be dis.
placed at all, we greatly rejoice that the
displacement has been in favor of so noble
aud deserving man as General Capers.
We mention the circumstance as marking
an era 10 the history of South Carolina. We
ourself belong to the old school ) but we
bow to the supreme law that rules the age
in which we live, the country in which We
live, and the State in which We live. .,n..
Among the meu of mark present at this
session of the Legislature, We Dote General
BoNHAM. The Ex Governor looks we'll and
is cordially greeted BY his numerous friends.
General CONNER, of Charleston, who is not
a member of the present Legislature, how.
ever, is here in attendance We understand,
upon the United Siates District Court,
which meets now for the first time in six
years. .-,: 80. ID a.s.a .-...py s.il
General Laws Address. as ezaair:ig
Last Saturday evening General Law ap-
peared before the two - Euphradian aud
Clariosophio Societies of the University Of
South Carolina, as their Annual Orator.
He appeared as the representative of the
Euphradian Society, whose turn tits this
year to furnish an Annual Orator. His
theme was LABOR - labor, 10 its utility,
its poetry, its necessity, its prophecy and
its hope. The Grafton, without being in
its principles specially original. was emf
nently appropriate, timely, well-put, for.
cible, clear, and eloquent. 1t was appro-
pirate in its direct application to every au.
ditor present, - the professional man, the
mechanic, the merchant and, the woman,
the patriot, and the thinker and the worker
in every department of life and action
1t was timely, for never before has our peo-
pie needed so much the healthy and pure
principles advanced. 1t was wel-put in be-
ing just what Columbia audience wants,
as was testified by repeated and hearty ap.
plause. That it was forcible, clear and slo-
queut, the complimentary attention, the
silence, and the appreciative applause all
testify; and testify 10 manner that the
young orator, must feel to be eminently CON-
plimentary on such en occasion. % 81 Got
General Law is young man one 80
young that movement Of surprise was per.
ceptible, when upon being introduced, be
stepped forward as the Orator of the even.
ing. '..." '- ~, .E .'..... $500
We heartily endorse every word that
General Law uttered His philosophy is
the true one. LABOR rs KING We deny
the position that Cotton, that money, that
the sword is king aud we boldly and frank.
ly put 10 form the whole spirit and tenor Of
General Laws Grafton, 10 this one sentence
the axiom and watchword of the times
LABOR IS KING Such should be the spir-
it, the philosophy, and the hope Of the
South. With this motto upon her standard,
we have much to hope of "the old land"
yet. Without it, we have nothing to ex.
pect and nothing to hope. 80" 500
We venture to make special mention Of
the handsome mention. General Law made
of woman. As in the great divine-human
sacrifice, SO in our late struggle for Southern
independence, woman who had been last at
the cross where our hopes went under, stood
first at the sepulchre where our Lost Cause
was buried, and now is first to assume the
new role of labor and hope. The silence of
the auditory was almost tear.veiled as it
hung over the head of the youthful orator,
aud many heart beat with new and tender
hope under the power Of his graceful elo-
queuce. Every heart warmed towards him,
and every hand Joined in applause that said
so audibly, "Well done" .e-.r