Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-27
crowd which had assembled to greet him,
when he spoke as follows:

crowd which had assembled to greet him,
when be spoke as follows:
Nv Georgia Friends-I had hoped to make
flank movement and thus escape notoriety.
or prominence, but find that the Governor
of Georgia has captured me, and | am forced
to make an unconditional surrender. l. am
always proud to meet Georgians. My State
has no truer friends than the people Of Geor'
gia. In the days Of our peril-when ve as
we'll as the people Of other Southern States
were over mine thatmight at'any moment
be sprung by hostile hands--we knew that we
had the sympathy Of the people Of Georgia,
and could depend upon their most effective
support. I have just returned, as you all
must be aware, from tour to the West, where
I went for the purpose of meeting and greet
ing President Hayes as soon as he landed up
on Southern soil. I met him in Louisville.
He was received there with the hospitality
that is characteristic Of Southern men and Of
Kentuckians. was with him at Nashville
and at Chattanooga, where he was met with
the same hospitable welcome. did it be-
cause he deserves the thanks of the Southern
people for dealing impartially and justly with
us. did it because, in carrying out the pol
icy which he inaugurated, he brought about
every reform that Southern Democrat could
consistently ask for. It is strange fact that
those who oppose him are of his own party,
and they oppose him, not because he does not
carry out the principles ofreform as contained
in the Cincinnati platform, but because he
does. As Democrat, deem it my duty to
endorse him whenever he is right.
I did not know until just before / left
Chattanooga that it would be possible for the
President to accept the pressing invitation
which had been extended to him by the citi.
zens of Atlanta, but upon learning it, ! took
it upon myself to personally assure him that
the cordiality with which he would be met
would be even more emphatic and enthusiast
tic than that with which he was greeted ID
Louisville, Nashville and Chattanooga. ZAP
plause.1 ..tf
thank you, my friends, for your kind re.
ception tonight. At q day not very far dis.
tant, hope to meet you and be with you for
a longer time. [Applause. "
Correspondence of the Yorkviile Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER, Sept. "a, 1877,
At meeting of the Chester Rife Club
on last Thursday evening, it was decided to
drill three evenings in each week-Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday-until the l1th
proximo, when Adjutant General Noise will
be present, and inspect the Company. Ser.
geant HolIister, who was in the United States
army for several years, and thoroughly post
ed in military tactics, will drill the Company,
and thus prepare it for an inspection that
will doubtless compare favorably with that
possessed by the other volunteer companiesYf
the State. If the inspection meets with the
commendation of the AdjutantG General, the
Chester RiAemen will decide to join the list
of companies that will compete in Columbia
for the prize to be given to- the best drilled
volunteer company in the State. ~ Under the
leadership Of their good looking captain-C.
s. Brice-they will, doubtless, cover them.
selves with glory. and gladden. the hearts Of
their many friends at home. il
Gen. w. A. Walker, q member of the COM
mittee to examine the bonded indebtedness Of
the State, returned home last week, and will
stay until after Court. He does not like the
confinement occasioned by his present duties,
but If his appearance is q true index of the
state of his health, the life agrees with him
finely. He is becoming weary of his work
at the Capital, and desires speedy termina-
ton of the labors of the investigating com.
mittee, of which he is member. BE is very
incommunicative in reply to questions bear.
ing upon the developments Of the committee.
He contradicts the statement published in
some newspapers that General N. G. Butler
advised discontinuance of the Investigations
in progress in Columbia, on the ground that
they were regarded in the North in the light
of prosecutions, and, consequently, injuring
the Democratic party in that section. The
people of Chester are glad to know that Gen.
Butler has not committed the act of political
suicide charged against him. They earnest
ly desire the continuance of the Investigations
until food of light has been cast upon all
the corruption and rascality in connection
with the robbery of our State treasury, du.
ring the past ten years, and the names Of the
guilty perpetrators fully exposed. Our peo-
pie have no nse, and never will have any use,
for any man, no matter what bis social or of.
fetal position may be, who is opposed to an
investigation of the corrupt acts Of ex-State
officials, and, believe, this is the sentiment
of the people of the State. Gy@ia.. ta:
Our town authorities merit the thanks of
the citizens for the good, broad pavement that
has been made on the north side of Gadsden
street. The pavement is great improve
ment, and is visible evidence of the good work
of the Agurs administration. The street
hands are still at work upon it, and will COM
plete it as soon as possible. The filling up
and levelling of the space in front of the Ma
tional Bank of Chester, makes fine appear
ance. Keep on, gentlemen, in the good way
of improving and beautifying our ssreets.
DR.. A. P. Wylie took the Weder medal for
the best peaches at the recent pomolegical
exhibition in Baltimore. He has given much
time and thought to the cultivation Of fruits
of all kinds, and, as a consequence, is success
full in growing very fine varieties.
New goods are beginning to roll into town.
Our merchants are ma king large purchases
for the fall and winter trade. 1t is earnestly
hoped that the trade will correspond with the
magnitude of the stocks intended to supply
it. The injury sustained by the cotton crop
in this county from the drought in August
will, it is thought, unfavorably affect business
here this season. There Is some consolation
in the fact that farmers are not so heavily in.
debted this year to merchants in the way of
liens, and will have larger amount of the
proceeds of their crops at their own disposal.
Cotton is quite backward this year. A promi-
nent buyer of our town, by this time last sea-
soE, had bought over two hundred bales of
cotton. Only a few constitute the amount of
new cotton brought to town this season.
During this year have sent the YORK
VILE ENQUIRER to a considerable number