Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-01-10
"CONTRIBUTORIAL."
nv JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, 7TH JANUARY, 1887


RyJAs. WOOD DAVIDSON.
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, 7TH JANUARY, 1887.
The University.
In consequence mainly, we presume, OF the IN
suferably bad weather, the students have not come
into the University as promptly as they otherwise
would have done. The Session opened on the I'd.
The fair weather promised for the present week
will, doubtless, bring in large numbers more.
Up to Saturday last, there were seventeen new
matriculates. These added to the sixty-fve pre-
viously here, make eighty-two; provided all the
old students, return. It is reasonable to expect
hundred this Session, we are advised.
The Weather.
Since Friday the 18th ultimo, We have had the
ground continuously covered with snow and sleet.
Together with these we have had, by way Of varie-
y, deal of rain; and all three of these together
have given us spell of weather such as we have
nothad probably in twenty years. Occasional Gimp
ses of stars and avery occasional glimpse of the sun,
during this spell, have stolen upon us; but these
riffs of blue sky only increased our longing for good
|old-fashioned fair weather.
Such boreal demonstration we regard as gen.
uine Northern invasion irregular Yankee trick. 1t
isjust the reverse of Sherman style of amusement,
however.
Literary.
1t is announced that the Hon. A. q. Stephens,
late VicePresident of the late Confederacy, is pre-
pairing History of the War of Secession, to be
published during the present year. twill bein one
volume Of about eight hundred pages.
A History of Gregg's (McGowan's) Brigade Of
South Carolina Volunteers, by our young friend,
James Ftz-James Caldwell, Esq, of Newbeny,
who was an officer in the First Regiment s. C. v,
of that Brigade, hasjustappeared. Thewen-known
ability of the author leads us to expect an excellent
thing in this book. The work has not yet reached
our market but we are assured that it will be here
in very shore time As soon as we get copy we
will make further note of it.
The Rural Sosuhaner, by R. NJ Stokes & Co.,
announced for the Sd. instant, will appear on the
10th. .-.
Scots Monthly, (of Atlanta, for January, con-
tains handsome steelengraved likeness of General
Lee. The literary contents will stand comparison
with any magazine of similar style in the United
States
The Crescent Monthly (of New Orleans for JAN
uary, shows that that magazine still holds its place
at the head of the Southern monthlies.
The Home Monthly (NashviDe) is devoted to lit
erature and relgion-relgion of the Methodist
guild The literature is sketehy, but withal pleas
ant reading.
Negro Exodus.
Large numbers of freedmen are emigrating from
South Carolina, mostly westward. An Atlanta pa
| per states that an average of thousand week
pass through thatcity, bound to the west and bent
upon fortunes in the glorious west.
We have heard it stated that sixteen hundred
emigrants of this class, have passed through Co
lumbia, on their way to Florida. Those come, some
down the Greenville road from Greenvile Able
vile, Laurens, Newberry, and other Districts on
that line of road some down the Charlotte road,
from York, Chester, Fairfield, and Districts there
abouts; while some-about six hundred, some say
are from the vicinity of Columbia.
Those Florida-seeking freedmen are under charge
Of Gen. Ely. Itappears, from this, that the Gen.
eral is gaining favor with the "cullud brederen."
This we have not fraction of doubt is all very
wen-for Ely's pocket. We admire enterprise and
philanthropy but we dislike to see our friends, the
poor negroes, victimized in this wholesale way
We are not opposed to the negro's going West or
South, if he will go under some guide or friend
who understands the tlage of those lands, and who
will assist him in learning to render it available to
him; but these Yankee "philanthropists' will
merely pile the immigrant into new country and
leave him there to shift for himself. The negro
must suffer; but the Yankee gets his fee.
We learn that some of our own citizens are en-
listing freedmen to go with them to till the lands in
the West This promises something of good to
both parties. One citizen from this District has
recently gone on with sixty; another from Able
vile, is raising squad Of five hundred and 9TH
er similar enterprises are afoot.
The CurrsnsIss.
Just now, Columbia is much exercised about the
moneys that are afoat in our markets.
The State Currency is the first matter of difficult
y. One party believe the majority ID desire
to take and give it at par with National Currency.
Another party rather subsiding minority, we
understand - wish to depreciate the State Curren-
cy, because of the inconvenience they sometimes
find in using it to buy Northern exchange.
The feeling runs pretty high
We regard the former party with more favor,
and for several reasons. First, this tampering
with currencies is always dangerous and leads to
disparagement of the issuing authority (Here it is
South Carolina that is the issuing authority and
ultimately to panics and crises. Secondly the Leg
islature enacted requirement that this State Cur
rency should be redeemed with National Currency;
and the cashier of the State is now, we understand
exchanging National for State Currency. Thirdly,
the State Currency is as good for paying taxes as
the National, and the entire issue can be used in
that way. Fourthly, the greater the amount of
speculation in Northern commodities an individual
engages in, the greater the inconvenience of using
State money. Fifthly-and here we have no ref.
erence to speculation it is only the importing
merchant who suffers on inconvenience which lit
tie more time will obviate; and it is unfair to dam
age the State and credit and to cut down the salary
of every State officer (for all are paid in State Cur
rency) to obviate mere inconvenience to class in
the community. 1t is true, time to merchant is
often money itself; but still we cannot withdraw
the count upon even that score.
We throw out these merely as crude suggestions,
for the use of those who desire to think on the
subject of currencies and moneys. We are not of
that number. That is not our style. Finance
doesn't interfere with our cogtations in the least.
1t is out of our line. We have no money on the
brain" - nor elsewhere. Never uere hurt with it,
Don't aYnecf Tn s,ffar much in tbo+ NOV, f,.o..