Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-07-26
JULIUS MILLS, Secretary,

ing a motion was made to adjourn.
J. B. McGILL, President.
JULIUS MILLS, Secretary.
Negro Progress and Negro Politeness.
The 4th of July, last past, was marked,
in Edge6eld, oy naught save an examina'
tion and picnic among the negroes. If, in
the course of time, the Southern States
shall again take their legitimate place in
the American Union, then will Southern
white people, in all probability, once more
celebrate. the 4th with honor and rejoicing !;
at present, however, the day can brinaGittle
else than sad and bitter memories. As
long as our political status remains 50 de-
grading as now, it were best for US to
observe the 4th of July as Dean Swift did
his birthday after he had reached thirty
alone in a garret, with fasting and
prayer.
The negro school in Edge6eld is presided
over by Lawrence Cain, a, young man of
twentY.one or two, formerly slave of Ma.
ior Zack Carwile; he is white in complex
ion, genteel in manners; aud since becoming
"citizen" has deported himself in way
which proves that be has both good sense
and good feelings. He has some ffty.odd
scholars, of all ages between sixteen and
seven, and of all colors, or shades rather,
between ebon black and lily white. And
this nuts US iu mind of the famous and
delightful anecdote of old Parson Danelly
preaching in Charleston, and being very
much struck with the handsome and well
dressed mulattoes in the gallery. Address
Ing tue white congregation, and pointing
to the gallery, the terrible apd plain spoken
old parson said: "What sort of people are
those? Where did they come from? I'm
sure God never made any SUCH" Law
renee Cain has been teaching most of these
pupils for six months past, and on Wed
nesday last he gathered them together, in
the pleasant grove around Mrs. Sheppard's
spring, that their attainments might be put
to the proof. The parents of the scholars
and the negro community generally, provi-
ded a combined barbecue and pic mic on the
occasion, and the whole affair proved to be
one of real and peculiar interest.
With good judgment and good feeling
that does equal credit to their heads and
hearts, the negroes invited the whites to be
present at their examinati and pic, MIC
or rather, we should say sufficiently large
number of gentlemen to represent the white
community. And these in their turn at.
tended, evincing an interest iu the progress
of the scholars, and kindliness towards
their old servants generally, very gratifying
to every right minded man.
But the whites were not invited to be
mere lockers on; separate table was
spread for them, and each and all partook
of as delightful barbecued meats, and as
nicely prepared sauces, vegetables, cakes,
pies, lemonades and fruits as could reason
ably be wished for.
Two long and literally provided tables
were also spread for the blacks. We are
not very sure however, but that the blacks,
in their commendable exercise of hospltali.
ty towards the whites, practiced considerable
self.denial. Aud We are sure that the
latter, with their greater abundance of
means, ought not to forget to return, in
some proper and becoming manner, this
gratuitous and we'll meant hospitality.
As to the examination, it revealed wond-
ers. Boys and girls, as We have said be-
fore, from seven to sixteen, who six or
eight months ago, knew not letter in the
book, spelt in four and five syllables, and
pronounced, and read, and answered ques-
tious in Arithmetic, and said their multi
plication table, with uuerriug readiness and
precision.
The young man who has taught these
young oolored folks deserves great deal
of credit, and we earnestly hope the means
will be provided him of still further fitting
himself for the business he is pursuing so
commercially.
Had some of the Radicals been present
on the occasion of which We speak, they
would not have believed their senses to see
the perfectly good feeling and good under
standing between these negroes and their
former owners. A7aunt, ye Abolitionists
and Freedmen's Bureau men! Your work
in the South is to poison the milk of human
kindness in the breasts of both black and
white. For the black mans sake, leave
him alone; for when left aloue, he knows
very we'll who is bis true friend.-Edgefeld
advertiser.
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