Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-05
Thursday, November %, 1860.
1The York Ranuers,"

At a meeting held at Rock Hill on
the 18th instant for the purpose OF or
ganizing a cavalry company to be
styled the York Rangers" Col. Cad
Jones was called to the chair and M.
A. Moore requested to act as secre-
| tary.
After the chairman had explained
the object of the meeting and urged
in a clear and forcible manner the
propriety and necessity for such an
organization in the present crisis OF
affairs, the meeting, on motion of AL
len Robertson, proceeded to the bust
ness Of the day, which was the election
Of officers.
On motion of NJ. A. Moore, the
chairman appointed John Biggers, N.
A. Steele, Allen Robertson, Daniel
Williams. G. E. Nc Steele, Edward
Avery, D. D. Moore and w. L. Rob-
ertson a committee to nominate off,
GERS for the company. After short
consultation, the committee reported
the names Of E. r. Mills for captain;
Edward Avery, first lieutenant, w. l..
Robertson, second lieutenant and w.
A. Steele, third lieutenant, which was
unanimously approved by the meeting
and duly declared elected.
On motion of Daniel Williams it was
resolved that the servi' e Of the COM
pany be forthwith .endered to the
governor Of the state by the captain.
On motion of Col. Edward Caveny,
a committee was appointed by the
chairman to draw rules and bylaws
for the regulation Of the company, to
be submitted at the next meeting.
The committee consists Of Edward
Avery, w. L. Robertson, w. A. Steele.
D. D. Moore, and ]. c. F[icklin.
On motion of Daniel Williams, It
was resolved that the proceedings Of
this meeting be published in the
Yorkvlle Enquirer and the Rock Hill
Chronicle.
On motion the meeting adjourned
until the 22d instant.
Cad Jones, Chairman.
NJ A. Moore, Secretary.
The young ladies Of the Female col
lege on Saturday evening last, hoist
ed very we'll designed flag on the
steeple of their college. On one side
| is represented a broken chain; the
upper links of black linked together
| with red, and relieved with white,
typical of the North; the lower links
are pure white and forming a new
circle, in the centre Of which the sun
of Freedom is shining-typical Of the
sentiment that the South, just usher
ing in the natal day of her proud and
matchless independence, will be "the
| last asylum of constitutional liberty"
On the opposite side is a Palmetto
tree, with the word "Nunc" above and
"Stet" below--a Latin enigma. which
freely translated, means Now let the
Palmetto State stand upon her SOW
ereignty" The ground is deep blue:
and the whole looks well with its lofty
meaning from it's lofty eminence. The
Jaspers turned out to greet its erec-
| ton and resolved never to desert it.
| Our exchanges bring the news of
instructions rife in different parts of
the South; and we have heard of more
daring and impudent ''runaways" re-
Gently than ever before. These things
are largely owing to the agitated state
of the country; and are a cause why
we should speed that dissolution which
alone can bring peace and security.
The commotion works it's way to the
slave population; they gather from
one another vague runors about an
abolitionist being elected who is going
to set them free: and they are foolish
enough, some of them, carried away
by the unreasoned hope, already to
| show the cloven foot" The great
body of our slaves, we believe, know
! how free from care ard how happy