Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-09

older people and for the entertainment
and instruction Of the present genera
tion.
10TH INsTALLMENT
(Thursday Morning, Jan. 80, 1852.
Editorial Correspondence.
Camp near Centreville. Fairfax. Va.
Friday Night, Jan. "a, 1862.
Dear Enquirer: After waiting thus
long for confirmation Of the Joyous
news" communicated in our last, OF a
victory by Gen. Jackson at Romney'
we al compelled to say that we gave
our readers a slightly colored view OF
the real truth though I'VE told the tale
as it was told to u.s." How Gen. Coop
er could have been so far mislead, we
can not understand. The statement ne
made to DR.. Harold, was in all prob
ability one Of those excited rumors
which naturally vegetate in a large
army, city, or often even in a country
village.
A Yankee sergeant who Is said to
have been captured at Romney, Is re-
ported to have said-you see we speak
cautiously this time!-that half mil
lion dollars worth of their property
fell into our hands; and this may be
the foundation for this story OF three
black crows"
The truth perhaps is, that jackson
attacked Bath, shelled Hancock, de-
stroyed the "Capon Bridge" on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad; moved
towards Romney, from which the ene-
my scampered on his approach; ano
thus in a great measure freed the
Shenandoah valley Of their presence
and gained possession Of some lOo
miles of the railroad and canal, which
supply the northern capital and Nc
Clellans army with the teeming pro-
ducts Of the great northwest. In all
material respects, this expedition was
surprising triumph; but the men
suffered terribly, and the sick list has
increased frightfully.
Since we last wrote we have heard
nothing Of what Gen. Jackson is do
ing; our army here, are reposins
quietly in their winter quarters; and
the news market Is so fiat and dull
that the weather Is almost the only
thing we can speak Of. 1t would re-
quire all your columns to describe the
bitter coldness Of that, tonight. A nne
rain and sleet are rushing down from
the pitiless sky, and a keen norther is
bowling over the plains. as If in mock
cry to the suffering Of the poor senti-
mel and picket.-This page as we write,
though we are under the roof Of our
winter residence" Is covered so
thickly with little icy diamonds, which
dart in under the boards, as If to find
warm place, that we can scarcely
wade through them.
We must struggle on, however, till
we say a word to our friends who are
writing to their sons and relatives
here, discouraging them from re-en-
tering the service until they return
home. The country calls. and we
should respond now with the same
alacrity and ardor as when our hearts
first leaped to espouse her cause. This
is no hour and no time to slack our
hands-to call back the mailed warrior
to ease and enjoyment. The enemy in
superior numbers threatens us every
where. What would you have? Would
you have this line Of defense broken
up-these fortifcations over which
your sons and brothers have toiled
through the summers heat, abandoned
to the enemy? Or would you have
the coast of South Carolina stript OF
it's defenders to supply our place? The
very best thing that could happen
would be the re-inlistment Of every
twelve months man for the war. 1t
would non-plus Mcclellan and the
northern people more than the battle
of Bull Run. 1t would inevitably prove
to them what Ely says Of us, that we
are terribly in earnest. The very worst
thing that could happen to us, would
be the failure Of us all to meet the
ment. The Yankees, however, falsely
would reason thus: These twelve
months men are the first who sprang
to the call of Secession; they are
therefore, the rankest Secessionists-
the re-eaters"-They grow weary In
one year, and leave their country to
shift for itself Lincoln told us this
was an artificial excitement. And
this they would argue, proves It," All
we have to do is to march our victor
ious armies through the south to lib
crate the Union sentiment" and
thousands would flock to the standard
Of Union and liberty to fight our bat
ties for u.s..
We all feel that they would deceive
themselves by thus reasoning; but then
the hope Of speedy success thus created
would enable them to draw upon the
banks again, collect the popular taxes,
and so prolong the war at least one
year.
No human eye can foresee the con-
sequences WnlCn are 10 result lTOiN TIC
disbandment Of so large and we'll dis
ciplined force, at a season, too, when
the next campaign will have reached
it's climax of interest and Importance.
A gentleman Of high standing in the
army, and Of fine judgment, remarked
to us the other day, that every man
here rs worth his weight in gold
now. What will he he worth in the
summer? The Confederacy has no ex-
perienced troops in the field else
where, which can well and safely be
spared to fill up the gaps Of the one
year men; and no raw recruits can
possibly take their place. There Is one
way-and but one way-to end this
war soon; and that is to hearken eag-
erly to the call Of the country, and
Stand by to save her-or. If crush
ed. to fall"
We forgot in our last to mention that
Sergt E. F. Meek has been elected to
lieutenancy in our company: the va
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