Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-13
ElGHTY-FlFTH lNSTAllMENT
Thursday Morning, August %, 1860.
Editorial Correspondence.

Thursday Morning, August %, 1861
Editorial Correspondence.
Camp Pettus, Fairfax County, Va.
Sunday evening, August IL, 1861
Dear Enquirer:-Thec comments Of
the English press on Lincoln's mes
sage have reached us, and they meet
very fully our highest anticipations
The London Star which without cir
cumlocution or hesitancy strikes at the
heart Of the matter, says that the de-
mand for 100000 men and $4OO, 900, 600
to crush the rebellion, is unmistakable
evidence of southern power and unani-
nifty. If the rebellion embraced "only
few discontented men," the eXorbi-
tant demand for men and money would
be perfectly absurd and ridiculous. This
glaring exposure Of southern power
and that other glaring exposure-the
victory of Stone Bridge. place our
cause abroad as we'll as here, securely
and certainly upon the cause Of final
achievement. Foreign nations can hesi-
tate to recognize our independence now
and the north can prosecute this wick
ed war longer-only from prudential
considerations or from desperate malice
and not from averting the manifest de-
gree Of a gracious Providence and re-
lentless destiny.
These are the views entertained by
our soldiery as we'll as people every
where, as far as we can learn; and
nothing can exceed their sublime de-
votion to the cause, or their joyous and
undoubting hopes Of success in the
end. Whatever hardships they may be
called upon to endure, they are bearing
therefore, and will bear, most cheer
fully, in view Of the resplendent re-
ward which lies in their country's fu-
ture. We have been about a month
and half with the corps Of our army;
we have met numbers Of volunteers
from almost every state in the Confed-
eracy; and we have yet to see the first
one whose words and actions, and
very countenance did not indicate that
he would spurn the least idea Of sub
mitting with the utmost indignation.
This is true, we are proud to say, all
over the south. Our whole people are
as determined as the world ever saw
people to never look back, never,
never-until our Confederacy stands
out as distinctly upon the mass Of ma
~
Heaven.
While this deathless determination
will assist us against our enemies and
with foreign powers, very materially,
it may possibly lead us frequently to
misconstrue signs Of returning peace.
The peace resolutions Of Connecticut,
and perhaps other states, and Mr..
CoX's resolutions in the northern con-
gress, produced with many, the hope of
speedy solution Of our difficulties.
Yet they only amounted to truce, and
of reconciliation on the monstrous ba-
sis Of preserving the Union. The inso-
lent north, which boasted that the
south could not be kicked out Of the
sade of 100000 freemen against her
if she went out, still hug the delusive
phantom Of hope-the abortive kennel
ing Of jaundiced reason-that the gov
ernment of our fathers, pure, equal
and first in it's benign intent, will rise
stronger and purer from all this fiery
ruin. Every sign of peace that comes
from the north is colored with this in
fatuation. Europe sees that the Union
is hopelessly dissolved. The south feels
it to the marrowbones. Yet the north
fights on. Why? Can it be for aught
less than the blind hope that the rent
Stars and Stripes" will be cemented
in blood; and will wave after the cloud
Of war shall have disappeared, as
proudly in the southern sky, as ever
before?
Just the other day benighted por-
tion of western New York. sent into
congress a petition for an armistce
and national convention Other petit
tons Of the same class have been heard
before that body. This is simply add
ing insult to injury" These propo-
sitions are based upon the assumption
that the south is capable Of backing
down-that if she cannot be whipped
she can be wheedled and fooled into
the Union again even after the war is
virtually overland we think at least
there-even then we fear a long period
Of disgusting cajolery will ensue. 1t is
sickening to contemplate to what an
ignoble prostitution Of all manhood, our
enemies have reached. No means are
too degrading to be used, if they prom
ise success; and when the war pro-
gramme shall have vindicated it's
utter futility. even to their own eyes,
will they not resort to other means far
more contemplate?
Gov. Pickens has fully exposed the
diabolical character Of the war; which
the Lincolnites have desired to arouse
O'i' VI itipiHSI i"pS,
termination.-Before them is an Eden;
with them polluted pestilence behind
them a charred and desolate ruin. We
have seen with our own eyes, the church
Of Centreville besmeared over with
obscene pictures of Jeff Davis, sub
scribed with equally obscene Ian
guage; and the walls and gables, from
floor to comb, covered with the names
Of volunteers in charcoal Falls church
is said to be in the same condition. The
church of Hampton was so befouled,
and then burnt. Now, what must we
think of the soldiers who manifest and
the officers who permit such graceless,
and impiOus conduct? In other ways
the same wretched prostitution is
shown. A secession lady Of Baltimore
who was in Washington when the
grand rout took place, saw a wayworn
soldier leaning against a post; went to