Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-01
NINETY.FIFTH lNSTALlMENT
Editorial Correspondenee.

NINETY-FIFTH lNsTALLMENT
Editorial Correspondence.
Warrenton, Faquier county, Va, Mon
day Morning, October IA, 1861.
Dear Enquirer:-A few days ago, Mr..
-, an ex-sheriff of Fairfax county,
who was taken prisoner by the Yam
KEGS in May, carried to Washington,
confined for some six weeks and then
set at liberty on his patrol Of honor,
made his way within the lines of our
army. He states that Mcclellan has
10O, 900 mon on this side Of the Poto-
mac, and 10000 in and around Wash
ington. Some regiment or other II we
may credit him-and we have no rea-
son to doubt his words continually
in a state Of mutiny and rebellion. The
grand army shattered and shivered
at Manassas, has never yet recovered
it's unity, concord and subordination,
without which mere numbers and
splendid equipments are powerless to
achieve victories. Mcclellan, sensible
| Of his weakness, will perhaps not be
ready to advance under four weeks
from this date. The >ex- sheriff had
other important information to COM
municate, which however, was only for
Beauregard's ears.
When we contrast the status Of "ye
grande armie," with the law-abiding
spirit, the patriotic ardor and the unity
Of determined purpose Of the southern
army we'll may we pride in the vigor
of our new born Confederacy; well
hope for brilliant achievements and
victories, and for final triumph. All
that our generals want Is fair fight.
Every days delay adds to their strength
and will for awhile, from the tides OF
restored volunteers who are going In
from the hospitals. Our sick list Is
rapidly decreasing, and will soon be-
indeed now-almost "the little end Of
nothing whitfield down." Our regiment,
for instance which was once reduced
below four hundred for duty" can
now bring eight hundred upon the field
any day.
A kind Providence is, and has been
in all this thing, and I'VE knew it not"
Had the foe bided his time; had he
waited month longer, when our ranks
were more than decimated by sickness,
the struggle had been far more des-
perate and terrible with us. But inso-
lent and proud and over-confident, he
hurried against our army, just from
fearful farewells and God-speeds, with
the glow of patriotism kindled at the
domestic altars new upon their cheeks.
with a fathers blessing on their heads
and a mothers and sisters kisses lin
gering about their lips. They came and
fought, but fell or fled. Disorder and
panic seized upon them as they fled;
and some, had their legs failed them
not, had the zeal to have fled to the
North Pole! What was the conse-
quence? We have had a profound calm
in which to wrestle with that far more
fatal foe--disease. The invading hosts
Of fanaticism and sickness were divided
and we permitted to conquer them
piecemeal. But the dreamy and heart
sickening gloom Of this period-a pc
riod fraught with much sorrow, ac-
tual or sympathetic, to us all-is rap
idly passing away. Now as the health
and resources Of our army are almost
complete and daily augmentation, Nc
Clellan, we are told, is about to bring on
the northern hordes again. A wiser
than we is not only fighting our battles
for u.s. but choosing the time, place and
circumstances of the conflict. Laus
Deo!
Another gentleman, We have been
told, who was arrested in Baltimore for
smuggling quinine and other medicines
across the lines, made his escape to this
county recently. He reports strong
feeling in the northern army against
the further prosecution of the war. Sol
diers even go so far as to say that their
generals may bring them here, but they
will not fight again. Whatever credence
may be attached to such statements, 1t
is quite certain that the 'old wreck is
amongst the breakers Of anarchy, as
we'll as in the maelstorm Of despotism.
This county, which is the birth place
of Chief Justice Marshall, delights in
doing honor to the memory Of the great
jurist They have placed a full length
life likeness Of him upon the wall OF
the court house. just over the judges
seat This fine portrait was painted for
the county, by w. d. Washington,
young artist of Washington city, for
the sum Of five hundred dollars. The
chief justice is represented as occupy
ing his seat on the bench Of the su-
preme court, having on his robe OF
state" and the inevitable blue stock
ings and knee buckles Of his day.
There is great benignity and calmness,
considerable vivacity, and pure and
lofty sense of justice delineated in his
face. The work honors the young art
list.
BY the way, his honor, we are credi-
bly, informed. had penchant for col
lecting choice wines and storing away
few bottles at a time, in his cellar,
where they would remain for long
years. In this way he had collected
quite quantity at his death, some OF
which was said to be 80 or 40 years
old. This wine became famous among
summer travellers who visited this
place and the adjacant springs, the de-
mand great: and the price rose as high
as ten dollars per bottle. A veracious
gentleman has told us that saw dozen
fast young men empty as many bottles
one evening at this pice. Such is the
influence of a name, or as Falstaff has
it, a love of each"
We have had the pleasure these few
days, of meeting Mr.. Youngblood. eX-
sheriff of your district, and Mr.. Mason,
our Prince of Orderlies," in Warren
ton.
Mr. Youngblood will return in few
days with Mr.. Thos Nance, who owing