Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-01-28
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.

WASHINGTON lOoC'
At last. definite returns have been received from
the Kansas elections. 1t seems now that the Free
State party have carried all the elections. This
intelligence operates here very much like wet
blanket, on both the supporters and the opponents
of the Lecompton Constitution. BY the admission
of Kansas, the South gain technical slave State; ;
the North gain practical Free State-two Black
Republican Senators and Black Republican Rep
rescntative Thus stands the casc-wth pop
ular vote of GLIB for the Lecompton Constitution
on the 21st of December, 1857; and vote Of
10000 for q Free State, January 4th 1893. 10
complicate matters still further, fraud is charged
and recharged most emphaticallv, in reference to
all these elections. SO far as the paper title goes
the admission of Kansas stands on unexceptlona.
ble ground but so far as there can be any practl'
cable gain to the South, it is o. This Kansas Is
suc in its present form, is thought by the best IN
formed men here, to be the most unfortunate issue
ever presented to the South. We are certain to
lose Kansas, and from the course of events, we
may lose more of our prestige. 1t is thought,
with good deal of reason, that many CT the
Black Republicans secretly desire the admission
of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution, as
it will increase their power in both Houses; hut
as matter of policy, they will oppose it to keep
up an agitating sectional issue. 1t is difficult to
sav now, what will be the result. 1t is hard to
say what tn, House will do; the Lecompton Con-
stitution will pass the Senate, beyond doubt The
President stands squarely up to the mark, on the
Kansas question. He is extremely annoyed at
Gov WIsEs sudden detection. When he heard
the announcement of this base abandonment, he
received it like ball in his breast, exclaming,
chow much mischief he has DONE
met Mr. PARKER, late Commissioner to China.
He has been living there twenty years, and knows
more about China than any one have ever met
lie SAYS China is fast crumbling to pieces-that
the Chinese are losing all theirrespect for author
ity. When he first. went there, Mandarin was
almost divinity, and noble would fly before one
Now, the Celestials pitch into Mandarin with as
little ceremony as the dead Rabbits of New
York into Mayor WooD's police. He says the
great rebel, TAp1NGEvANG, is a very remarkable
man: that his enthusiasm was first excited by
reading a Christian tract that the difficulty he
has, is in controlling his subordinates. Mr..
PARKER says the Chinese are very brave, intell-
gent and capable of a high civilization; that they
are keen for a republic. Just think of that! l
asked him if they were as fond of rats as is rep
resented He said they were, that rat or pup
py was considered great luxury; that the vast
body of the people never got anything more than
rice, not even some ''bow-wow." How would you
like to sit down to "bow-wow" steak?
The weather has behaved itself beautifully this
winter; in fact there has been no winter-its all
Spring. Various hypothesis are suggested to ac'
count for this anomaly in climate. Some OF the
scientific imagine it is owing to the Gulf stream
running closer to the Continent than usual; some
say one thing some another. Ny own impression
is that it is so, because it is So aud no one knows
why except the clerk of the weather, who keeps
shady on the subject.
There was quite debate in the Senate yester-
day on proposition to give Commodore PAULp-
ING gold medal 1t will hardly pass. Some
think leather one would be more appropriate.
The South Carolina Delegation have all rented
houses this winter. Senator EVANS, and BoYcE
and MCQUEEN have rented house together
Messrs. KEITT, Miles and BoSHAM, have another
establishment, and Senator HAMMOND has house
to himself This is certainly the most eligible
mode of locating.
The House is now engaged on the private cal
lendar, this being Friday, which is appropriated
70 nrirate business. CATAWBA.