Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-03-26
BALT1MoRE CORRESPONDENTS.
BALTIMORE, March 10, lS6

BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENTS.
BALTIMORE, March 10, 1868.
Dear ENQUIRER In my last letter, gave you
the ANALYSIS of two fertilizers, which I compared,
for the purpose of showing your farmers the a.
mount of worthless matter that entered into many
of these mixtures. There is, you will perceive, q
mistake in the copy furnished The first analysis
is the celebrated Kettlewell's Ammoniated Alkali,
which contains large per cent of Potash, render
ing it very superior fertilizer. Another very in.
different preparation was intended to be noticed,
and as the mistake may do injustice to Mr.. Ober,
the present manufacturer, 1 desire to correct it.
Knowing Mr.. Ober to be man Of superior char.
acter and entirely reliable in every respect, the
great friend of the Southern planter having an ex.
tensive acquaintance in the South, aiding our peo
pie since the war, contributing largely to relieve
our wants and supply the pressing necessities Of
the oppressed South, no man in this city could be
appealed to, who has more ardent attachment
and deeper sympathy than himself, for all our in
terest. I see his advertisement your paper and
let me here say, that his fertilizers will stand any
chemical test, and have been practically demon
strated to be the very best vegetable producer Of
fered to the farmer The most scientific and prac-
tical agriculturists have, by unanimous consent,
yielded the Kettewell manures the palm for purity
and standard excellence. They are manufactured
of the very best known material and with the most
scrupulous honesty, and am fully persuaded that
if our friends will give them fair trial, that COM
plants and dissatisfactions will cease, in reference
to foreign fertilizers.
Recently, the Commencement Of the various
Colleges have taken place. A more interesting oc-
casion has never been witnessed in this city, than
at the demonstration of the first graduating class
Of the Washington University. The Degree Of
Doctor of Medicine was conferred upon fifty-four
young men, South Carolina had her representa-
tives, and York District sent her delegate to re-
ceive distinguished honors on that occasion. This
Institution is child of the South. The Profes-
distinguished talent and ability. DR.. Thomas Z.
Bond, the honored President of this College, a.
warded the Diplomas, and made one of his char
acteristic addresses which viii long be remembered
Taking the class by divisions he gave to each some
most pertinent advice. He was most felcltous in
his closing remarks. He congratulated the class
by stating that he was glad they were all present.
as he had heard that it chad been reported in An
napolis, that they would all leave before Com
mencement, and, that too, without paying their
board" They were all here, just as he knew they
would be. 1t had also eenstated that this College
would fail-they had no means to conduct the
Lectures He once heard of a stout, fat man, who
accosted poor, lank creature, and exhibited much
concern in reference to the starvation and efemi-
macy of his fellow human being. A careful exam
ination demonstrated the fact that was all mind,
and the other all gizzard. The Washington Uni
versy seems to be in the way Of other interests OF
like character. 'Once upon time" there was
little old hen which had more eggs under her than
she could cover. She would spread herself to her
utmost capacity, but it was no use. When kind
friend attempted to relieve her Of her fruitess task,
she would fret, and peck and cacke, at tremen-
dous rate This was the way with people. Some
times they had more eggs than they could comfort
ably cover, and after they spread themselves they
failed to accomplish all they desired, and if relief
was offered, they made great hue and cry and
opposed any interference. Sometimesthey wanted
to set upon other hens eggs as we'll as their own.
The Washington University was Southern COL
lege-manned by Southern gentlemen-fled with
highly intelligent and brave Southern Students and
he believed it was right to let every hen set upon
her own eggs
The remarks were telling rebukes to the mad
dened spirit which had been exhibited by certain
parties against this Institution trust that the
tide which has flowed from the South, for half
century, into Northern Schools of Medicine, will
be stayed in Baltimore; and if our young men
must seek these advantages outside their own
States, l say, with all my heart, stop here !
The Ecclesiastical bodies of several churches
have also recently met tt,re The two Northern
Methodist E. Conferences and the Baltimore Con-
ference of the NJ. E. Church South, and the
Methodist Protestant Conference, is now in session.
The Southern Church was grandy represented.
Bishops Early, Wightman and Doggett, were all
in attendance, and the two latter presided with dis
tinguished ability in the pulpit, as well as in the
business of the Conference. North Carolina was
represented by DR.. Moran, genuine Hercules on
the rostrum and in the sacred desk. Kentucky
sent her Holland, who may well be termed the
Summerfeld of the West Only % years of age,
he stands without rival. The multitude crowded
the spacious churches to listen to his eloquence,
and the hearts of all the people swelled up with
the loftiest emotions, while the sound logic and
beautiful rhetoric of the brilliant speaker led them
along Alpine heights and Elysian fields, rising
suns and gorgeous landscapes, placid moon and
glittering stars Oh! it delightful to listen to
the magic strains of eloquence from the beardless
boy of the grand old State that cherished into life
the fires of the immortal Clay, and in whose soil
the consecrated ashes of the iustrious Bascom re-
pose. Tennessee sent her McFerrin and Green; ;
two grand old preachers. Boring younger in
years, but much of man. Neal, too was here,
with his back still purple from the severe whipping
which he received few weeks ago from bastard
ly mob in East Tennessee. DR.. Bullock, of the
Presbyterian Church-the brother-in-law of Gen.
Breckinridge visited the Conference.
The Northern Methodist Church is the Radical
party in Maryland, and your readers can readily
imagine how noby the good people of Baltimore
received the entire membership of the NJ. E.
Church, South, and their brethren Of other de.
nominations.
Our friends here are legion, and need no COM
mendation from me- Do we appreciate them ? A
painful whisper strikes my ear occasionally, which
reminds me we are forgetful, if not ungrateful.
There are merchants in Baltimore who planned
most dexterousy, to relieve our poor suffering SOL
diers during the war; ' nen paroled, they fed
o,J olo.Lol tbo,sonJ, of tba,, roopou Voc piven