Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-06-29
The Aurkrille Gnqllirer.
YORKVILLE. =. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE %, 1882

YORKVILLE. :. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE 90, 1882
THE APPROACHING CANVASS.
The recent letter of Senator Hampton on
the political situation the material portion
of which we published last week, has received
extensive publicity throughout the State, and
like every thing that emanates from his sd
gacious mind, the subject matter OF the letter
is we'll worth the attentive consideration of
the people. He says ''the perils that surround
us now are nearly, if not quite, as great as
they were in 1876, and the incentives to united
action are just as urgent" There is no
doubt but this is true and as he hints, ''onr
present dangers spring not from the strength
of our opponents but from divisions, jealousles
and dssension among ourselves" The ques-
tion arises, How shall these dangers be avert
ed? One plan proposed is for the people to
again unite upon Hampton for Governor anu
let him lead them on to a brilliant victory, as
he did in 1876. 1t was mainly to decline this
honor that impelled the Senator to write his
recent letter. He wishes to retire to private
life, but yet will respond to any call the peo-
pie may make upon him. We know that his
magnetic influence would unite the people
| from the mountains to the seaboard, and If it
shall be deemed necessary for him to again
bear aloft the banner of the people, none
would support him more heartily than we :;
but is the emergency so great as to demand
the resignation of Senator, already surfeited
with public life, to again guide the ship of
State Z?
We would by no means disparage the claims
or doubt the ability of several distinguished
gentlemen whose names have been mentioned
in connection with the Governorship of the
State ; and we place the name OF Hampton
preGmnently at the head of the list. But con-
ceding his desire to retire to private life, and
casting about for one of equal ability i'll all
the requirements for conducting brilliant
and successful canvass, there is none who could
better supply the place of the hero OF 1876,
than Judge J. S. Cothran, of Abbeville. A
man of rare intellectual gifts a captivating
public speaker of courtly presence, but man
of the people recognizing the claims of eve
nv citizen. and with frmneSs of purpose to
execute the laws faithfully and impartially to
all alike possessing in an unbounded degree
the confidence of the people, his entrance upon
the canvass as the standard-bearer of Honest
Government as exemplified by South Carolina
Democracy, would silence all dscordant notes.
unite the people as one man, and gain vlcto-
Nv over Radicalism second only to the grand
results of 1876.
HARVEST THANKSGIVING.
1t has been mentioned in these columns that
the good people of a portion of Abbeville coun-
| ty propose to hold Harvest Thanksgiving on
the Fourth of July proximo, (Tuesday next).
We do not know what particular ceremonies
they intend to use on that occasion but their
purpose suggests solemn duty to the God
fearing people of York, which, we trust, they
will he, in no wise, backward to perform.
| Just one year ago we realized that the har-
vest had failed, and that food for both man
and beast was insufficient to carry us to an
other crop. While this gloomy prospect opened
to US, the assassin's hand nipped in the bud
our hopes of national good feeling and politi-
cal peace. The burning heat of summer and
the failure of the ''latter rains'' parclled the
meadows, destroyed the pastures, and cut
short the staple crop upon which all depen-
dence was placed for future sustenance. Many
of our good citizens, discouraged by the out
look. which winter presented, gathered up their
remaining substance and moved to more fa-
vored lands.
Now the harvest is over and is found to be
abundant beyond the most eXtravagant eXpec-
tation the fruit trees are bending with their
weight Of luscious offerings; our uplands arc
clothed with the verdure of growing cotton,
and our valleys stand thick with luxuriant
corn. Shall we be dumb in the presence OF
these undeserved blessings? Shall we not
rather 60 up to the sanctuary of the Lord and
with glowing hearts
"praiSe Him
From whom all blessings tlow?"
And what day could be more appropriately Sc
lected for praise and thanksgiving than the
day of our national jubilee?
We, therefore, respectfully and earnestly re-
commend the good people of York county to
assemble at their usual places of worship, at
1O4 O'Clock A. NJ, next Tuesday, to render
praise and thaDksgivings to God for all his
blessings and to implore the continuance of
his mercies to us. And let us not go with
empty hands. Remembering that he loves
deeds of mercy more than sacrifice, let us each
provide thank-otfering from the ample store
the harvest brings. a bushel or two OF wheat
or oats, or dollar or two which the prospect
of abundance enables us to spare, given by
each one, will aggregate III immense boon to
some sections of our country where starvation
stands as wolf at the door. The collection
and distribution of these offerings may be
easily effected through committees Or regular
church officers.
EXIT MACKEY.
The long g-looked-for letter of eX-Judge Mack
ey, reading himself out of the Democratic par
ty, has at last seen the light of day through
the medium of the Washington Republican.
The letter is addressed to Senator Hampton,
and it must be confessed that this latest liter
ary effort of the political gymnast is disap-
pontment to the public, who, however widely
they may differ from the eX-Judge, or howev-
Ell much they may deprecate his political ways
that are dark, and tricks that are vain, find
something enjoyable in his wit and in this
instance supposing that he would rise to the
magnitude of the occasion, they had reasona-
ble cause to expect a rolicking letter, abound
ing in wit and all manner Of amusing drOller-