Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-01-30
|COLUMBIA CONTRIBUTORIAI,
Y JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
COLUMBIA. SOUTH CAROLINA, 9TH JANUARY, 1883
Greeley and Hogs.

COLUMBIA. SOUTH CAROLINA, 9TH JANUARY 1883
Greeley and Hogs. ......
Greeley's advice to the South is Root Hog, on
Die. There is practical wisdom in it. We hand
it round. Horace has right to speak-to Hogs.
He understands their wants; has been one q good
while himself; and it is "an in the famiy" with
him in the matter We like hogs.
The Negro.
The Radicals are beginning to feel the weight
they are carrying. It is said that both Garfield
and Bingham, ranting Radicals of Ohio, express
the deliberate opinion that "the negro must be
t,roaon ouerboard"
Do our negroes not understand the relation they
occupy to the Radicals yet? Or must they 60 on
until they are actually thrown overheard before
they see it? We think they must; but they will
go overheard none the less or later for that.
The Convention. .
The Mercury belabours this body with unremit-
ting sarcasm, burlesque and railery. A Northern
correspondent of New York paper writing from
Charleston says:
"You may be astonished when tell you that
there is scarcely Southern white man in the Con-
vention who has character enough to keep hlm out
of the Penitentiaiy."
That is heavy on somebody. We think it too
heavy; but it is noteworthy as coming from a
Northern man who might be expected to sympa-
thize with,this "Great Ring Observation-Disclosures
Negro Convention, as the Mercury rejoices to
style it.
Periodicals.
In sectarian periodical literature, we know Of
nothing more admirable in the South than the
Southern Presbyterian Revieao, published in this
city under the management Of an association OF
ministers. The ability of this quarterly is long
ago-recognizcd fact that should commend it to all
who desire discussions in this sphere of literature,
and especially to those who agree with the theology
peculiar to this denomination. The price is SO
year. The address is Rev. James Woodrow, 20
lumbia, s. G.
The second number-that for February-of LIP
piacoTs Mugaziae, mentioned in another column
last week, has appeared. Its Typography is the
perfection Of neatness; and its letter press is fully
up to the highest standard Of Northern monthly
journalism The price is 81 a year; and thirty
five cents singenumber Messrs Duf6e & Chap
man of Columbia have done us the courtesy
of putting on our table this current issue-keepthe
Magazine for sale by the number, and will also re-
ceive subscriptions for any period OF time-a
month, quarter, or year.
At the University. ..,
The Lecture of Prof John LeConte, postponed
from Thursday to Friday evening, on account OF
the bad weather, was decided success. In some
directions, the Lecturer went beyond the power OF
the non-professional hearers to follow him; but
vet his results were despite all their inherent In
tangibility, brought lucidly forward. The least
learned there could not fail to gather an immense
amount of information, both useful and beautiful
and the most learned there we venture, hardly ev'
er listened to more learned, brilliant, and impress
sive demonstration of the magnificent dimensions,
the dzzying veocities, the aweinspirng order, the
the ineffable beauty andthe stupendous grandeur
of this material universe Of ours
:, Although the house was full, and the audience
the most attering possible, yet it is apparent thai
though these University Lectures have now beer
going on for couple of MONTHS our public is mo-
yet fully awake to the importance of the series-tt
the value to be derived from this new form Of m
structipn.
On Thursday evening, the 30th instant, the mex
Lecture will be delivered by DR.. LaBorde, upon th'
Character and Genius of Sir Walter Scott.
j On Thursday evening, the 9th of February, it i
understood, DR.. Darby will deliver the next lectur
in the SERIES His subject has not transpired yet
Ariel again.
4 Since last week, we have read DR.. Howe's notic
of Ariel Jrocilre and the reading prepares us Il
affirm the opinion of it then suggested. 1t IS, b!
far, the most able and satisfactory answer to Ariel
as faras it goes, that we have seen. Itis to gea
extent, pathological, butnot exclusively so. 1t goe
far to establish the fact that Ariel is both unscru
pulous and unlearned.
In the Critical Notices of the last number Of tht
Southern Presbyterian Rerie,c, just out, we find 1
joint notice of Ariel and Helper. 1t is savagel,
severe upon bothof them ; and fairly makes agains
Ariel the damaging point that he is not man
any legitimate claim to scieuce-has hardly smat
tering of its ignorant of even the language O
science. In general, this notice isvery suggestive
and satisfactory; but is merely notice, and not
reyiew-it indicates the line of argument by which
1Ariel may be answered, but does not propose tt
elaborate the answer.
We learn that new Reply to Ariel is in tht
hands of the printers, or soon to be placed there
which will probably be better than any Of its pre-
decessors It is time, if the clergy are going to an
swer the thing, that they do so properly All thi!
buster or sophomorcal rant at Ariel, is very dam
aging to the reputation for common sense, on thu
part of those who indulge in it.
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