Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-08-07

which it belonged. AS an example, the COM
pany which was made up of farmers, bore in
its front some implement ofagriculture, as a
plow stock, or a horse ready for the ploW.
cession had it's own banner, on which were
inscribed expressive notices, such as ITO
Iet-the House of Lords" "We want no
House of Lords" and "Refornl-Sweep
them Out" The most expressive of all was
a glass cage in which were confined two
pigeons, and on which was inscribed on its
four faces, eve want Liberty"
The grand procession marched down by
old Greyfriars' Church, where the solemn
League and Covenant was signed, more than
three hundred years ago, by men opening, IN
own blood instead of ink, adding after their
signature the words, "till DEATH" 1t passed
also the house of John Knox, whose impas-
stoned speeches and sermons infused cour-
age into the faint hearted and caused ty-
rants to trernble. Evidently the Scotch had
caught up the spirit of days long since past.
stood on the top of Salisbury Crag and
viewed the vast multitude of people, which
resembIed disturbedants or sWarming bees.
I could not but think of the scenes which
once were enacted on the same spot, and
which resulted in so much good, both for the
cause of religion and civil liberty.
Queens Park, several resolutions were
passed, of which the following is the SUBJ
stance:
"This meeting has to express its great disap-
pointment and indignation with the majority of
the House of Lords, in refusing this measure of
electoral Justice and REFORM"
The resolutions being passed, the vast
crowd dispersed, or rather returned to the
streets of the city. Until a late hour in the
| ;rrhf hn Gfaro W nj n
and women, wandering about, seemingly
not knowing where they were going, or
what they were attempting to effect. The
bar-rooms were crowded with both men and
women. The latter, suppose, were of the
baser sort. Such confusion, doubly con-
founded, I never witnessed. Not a few were
drunk-good drunk. Others were getting
drunk as fast as they could. Some were
singing songs as plaintive as funeral dirges.
heroes of old; but strange to say, no one
seemed to be greatly excited.
This leads me to say that the Scotch are a
most wonderful people. Drunk or sober,
they are cool and calculating. If Scotch
man was reduced to the necessity of leaping
over a wall, he would first deliberately meas
ure the height of the wall. The Scotch
Irishman is as generous as the air, but as
impetuous as mountain stream. The
Scotch Irishman Americanized, is bundle
of nerves. He calculates, and calculates
closely, but begins to act the moment he be-
gins to calculate, and often completes the
act before he has finished the calculation.
An American when drunk is fool. He
talks incessantly, and is ready to avenge all
his wrongs. The same is true Of Scotch
Irishman. On the contrary a Scotchman
never gets so drunk as to be imprudent.
He may reel and stagger, and perhaps fall ;
but he will not talk unadvisedly. A drunk
ScOtchman is the silliest creature ever saw.
1t was manifest that the vast multitude
which assembled on the 18th of July in the
The truth is, the spirit of American liberty
is infusing itself into the minds of all the
civilized nations on earth. The common
people of the world regard America as the
"home of the brave and the land of the
free"
| The Franchise Bill which was defeated by
the House Of Lords, released from state Of
miserable vassalage five millions of people,
and to considerable extent revolutioniZed
the British Constitution. The people Of the
United Kingdom demand that the same
privileges be given them that are given to
the Colonies. 1t has been said that all are
satisfied with the state of things in Great
Britain except the Catholic Irish. This is
satisfied. The Catholics attempt to obtain
their rights in a way which is justifable
neither in the sight of God nor man.
Isuppose it may be said that the United
Kingdom is prosperous; but still it is not to
be denied that there is state of unrest
which is to be feared. If the common peo-
pie of England, Ireland and Scotland were
as nervous as the people of the United
States, there would be a rebellion in less
than year. But with Ireland divided up
into several factions, and the calculating ma
ture of the Scotch, no change will bespeedi-
ly effected ~
In the British Isles extreme poverty and
vast wealth are to be met with in every
community. The middle class, which in
every country under the sun is the stay and
support of thecountry, both in time Of peace
and in time of war, is, in Great Britain, few
in number, when compared with the num-
ber Of the poOr-in many cases, abjectly and
| hOpelessly poor. The soil is owned by a
comparatively very small number of indi-
Yiduals, while the remainder of the pOpula-
tion are nothing but renters. ThepoWer and
influence of these large land owners is very
great. AS an evidence of this, the Duke OF
Bedford has his estate in London fencedup-
| iron gates being placed across several streets
in the city of London-and no one is allow
ed to pass along the streets, with carriage,
without the permission Of the Duke! In
fact no carriage can pass along these streets,
because the gates are locked. This is to me
a most wonderful thing. The public good
is sacrificed to crafty the whims of the
Duke.
AS rule, the Scotch are q very religious
people. This is true, Notwithstanding their
admitted Incorporate habits. I think they
must be little addicted to profane swearing.
l did not hear any profane swearing during
my whole stay in the country, and heard
several other travellers make the same re-
mark. Another feature of the Scotch is that
they are strict observers of the Sabbath day.
An Irishman's description of the Scotchman
is that that he "keepS the Sabbath day and
everything else that he gets his hands on"
1t is not meant by this that the Scotch are
dishonest but that they are inclined "to
gather geer by every vile that's justified by
honor" and to hold the ''geer" when gath
cred. The Scotch have little of the roman
tic in their natures. They seldom leave
their country except that they may gather
more ''geer" than they can gather in their
dear old Scotia. r. LATHAM.
MEXICAN ETIoUETTE.-I was given q
lesson in etiquette by Mexican young lady
that I met in the train. I chanced to be
the only man in the sleeping car when it
drew out from El Paso, and after an intro
duction by the conductor, to whose charge
the young lady had been committed, she
and 1 became quite we'll acquainted: 81
saw you eating an orange on the depot
platform, ,"she said "In Mexico that would
be considered as unmannerly. There it is
unmannerly to eat anything outside of a
house, even candy. And / noticed when
Mr.. Romero gave YOU q Mexican match you