Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-12-11

channel by some lucky biped; but this is neither
yours nor my "conccIn." MELTON.
THURSDAY, Dec. 4.
No communicable proceedings were transacted
| in the Senate.
Mr.. Elliott, from the Committee on Federal Re-
lations, made favorable report on the resolutions
proposed by him relative to the forti6cation Of
Port Royal Harbor by the general government
This has been Capt. Eliut;'s pet scheme, and he
has addressed himself to it both in Committee and
in the papers, with much assiduity and no little
ceverncss The resolutions proposed to instruct our
Representatives and Senators in Congress to apply
for appropriations establishing naval depot at
some convenient point near the town of Beaufort,
and proydnr for the construction of Notifications
for the defence Of the harbor. 1t is singular
fact that this obscure inlet furnishes the deepest bar
and the most capacious harbor south of the Chesa.
peake-capable of containing the armaments Of
England and France combined; and yet, with such
unrivalled commercial facilities known to every
earliest settlers, Port Royal is as innocent of COM
mcrce rs an up-country mill-pond. The efforts of
Capt. Elliott will, it is hoped secure attention to
it and at the least have such palpably assaila-
bic point provided with adequate means of defence.
The resolutions were adopted unanimously.
The resolutions in regard to the College were
again on the tapis, to-day, and were made the OBJ
ect of severe discussion. AS soon as possible,
Mr.. Earle Withdrew them; on the ground (all in
my eye) that discussion of the same kind will
be had on the resolutions introduced by Maj. Per-
ry. These, by the way, provide for Bill re-or-
ganizing the College so as to make the Professors
dependant on the tuition fund, and to require the
election of all the members of the Board by the
Legislature every four years. The latter clause
indicates, l think, very commendablc measure
of reform Much that has been unfortunate in
the management of the College has resulted from
the Constitution of the Board, which is unwieldy
in size and composed mainly of members er o5cio,
who, proverbially, are never efficient in the per-
formance of public duties. The former clause,
however, involves al absurdity, and we are sur
prised that Maj Perry, Of all men, really enter
tains the idea seriously. Its design is 10 make
the College self-sustaining institution--which,
every one knows, is an anomaly i'll this country
I do not know any Collegiate institution in the
country which has been able to drag through ten
years existence, without some sort of endowment
either by individuals, by Church, or State. The
thing is simply impossible; and if attempted,
will be tautamount to an immediate and absolute
destruction of the College. AS Maj Perry is a
gentleman of at least admirable good sense and has
heretofore proved himself to be favorable to the
College, must repeat that am astonshed at
his anomalous position on this question.
Mr.. Winslnth's resolutions in relation to the
change in the policy of taxing banks, to which l
alluded, last week, was under discussion for
time, to-day 1t meets with decided opposition
from the Charleston delegation. Of course. AT
the next apportionmcnt, the city will receive
very large accession to the number OF members
simply on account of the increased of banking
capital located there and in few years, if events
run in the same direction, it will come to be the
very truth that s'Charleston is the State" FIVE
could be assured that the city would continue to
send such liberal and talented delegation as that
now in the House, we might be content with our
condition of vassalage. Without these members,
the House would be sorry affair for talent; and
yet, it is more clever than any have known. But
we have no assurance that the delegation will
not be ordinarily stupid and in like degree of
course, unscrupulous. So, l think, the measure
is one of the very last Importance to the up'coun-
try people-to pockets as we'll as to the preser-
vation of our political privileges. The House will
ride it down this session; but hope it will be
kept in view.
Mr.. Memminger presented an interesting re-
port of the Commissioners of the Deaf and Dumb
and the Blind. Inpursuance with the resolutions
of the last Legislature, they have purchased the
"Cedar Springs Asylum" Of Mr.. N. P, Walker,