Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-08-13

ANECDOTE OF LINCOLN.-A story is told
illustrative of Mr.. Lidcoln's ability to relieve
the embarrassment Of his situation as Presi-
dent by master stroke of wit. In 1862 the
people of New York were apprehensive OF
bombardment by some of the Confederate
cruisers; public meetings were held to eX-
press the gravity of the situation, and to
induce the government to do something by
way of permanently protecting the city. In
consummation of that purpose a delegation
of fifty gentlemen representing in their own
right Sl00, ,000, 900 was selected to visit Wash
ington and have an interview with the
President, and induce him to detail a gun
boat to protect the city. The committee
requested q gentleman then staying at
Washington to arrange with the President
a time when he could see them. Mr.. Lin
coin seemed to be much puzzled what to
say or do, and remarked to the gentleman
have no gunboats or ships Of war that can
be spared from active service; but inasmuch
as they have come to see me, shall have to
see them and get along as best cam" The
committee cal led at the appointed time, and
were introduced as gentlemen representing
100000, ,OOG in their own right" The chair
man of the delegation made a very earnest
appeal to the President for protection, and
remarked that they represented the wealth
of the city. Zone hundred millions in their
own right" Mr. Lincoln heard them at
tentively, evidently impressed with the
hundred millions" "and replied as follows:
"Gentlemen, I am by the constitution COM
mander-in-chief of the army and navy Of
the United States and as matter of law
l can order anything done that is practical
BILE to be done; but as matter of fact am
not in command of the gunboats or ships of
war; as matter of fact / do not know eX-
actly where they are, but presume they are
actively engaged. 1t is impossible for me
in the condition of things to furnish you a
gunboat. The credit of the government is
at a very low ebb. Greenbacks are not
worth more than forty or fifty cents on the
dollar, and in this condition of things if 1
was worth halfas much as you gentlemen
are represented to be, and as badly fright
ened as you seem to be, | would build a
gunboat and give it to the government"
The gentleman who accompanied the del
egatiOn says he never saw one hundred mil
liOnssink to such ignificant proportions as
the committee recrossed the threshold of the
White House, sadder but wiser men. They
had learned that money as we'll as muscle
was factor in war.
AMONG THE COwBOYs.-The cattle indus
try of the Northwest has developed a new
race of creatures that are called by some,
cowboys, by others, coWpunchers. These
individuals, indigenous to the country, are
totally different from their brethren few
miles further south, for there is as mach diff
ference between the cowboys of Montana
and cowboys of Texas as there is between
our New England Yankees and our New
Orleans Creoles. In short, there has grown
up with the marvellous increase of the cattle
industry another set of beings that are very
much unlike the herders of a few years ago.
A decade or so back, cow herderS on the
plains were regarded as the very worst class
of men in our country; a class who were al
ways ready to make a gun fight, had marked
to each ones credit the "killing of his man."
and who invariably died with his boots on.
In the vernacular of the frontier, he was a
bad man altogether and cutter and shoot
er from away back. They looked upon a
tender foot with becoming scorn, bore'the
appearance ofcontinually thirsting for gore,
and had no hopes Of heaven or fear of hell.
The typical cowboy of by-gone days should
wear a large white sombrero, bound with
tiashy gold cord and tassel, high top boots,
leather pants, fringed buckskin shirt, no
vest, and a pair of Mexican spurs as big as
saucers. He should always be armed to the
teeth, be we'll mounted on fiery bucking
broncho, have long sineWy lariat trailing
behind his steed, Indian fashion, and habit
Nally be half full of his favorite beverage.
Now, as matter of fact the real cowboy Of
the Northwest is a very different person
from what he is supposed to be. Many of
them are college graduates, who stood high
with the faculty of Eastern universities, and