Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-03-10
Corresr rondence Of the Southern Guardian.

tits now quarter past 12 o'clock-ltls IS there
foremorning-yet Congress is in full! blast. The
members are reclining about, and LOOK decidedly
the worse of wear. The extra session seems now
to be n fixed fact. The President sent IN 6 mes
Usage tonight urging Congress to provide, by
Treasury Note Bill, or in some other way, for the
awful hiatus in the Treasury. The fresident "A
plain. unvarnished tale unfods" of the lean con
ditcn of the Treasury lie states that there Will
not he silver in the Treasury after the 10th OF
June unless Congress does something; bnt Con-
cress has taken the Bit in its mouth and does OBJ
stinately refuse to do anything The dihcuity lies
in this, ,hnt the Black Republicans, someef the
Know Nothings aud tine PeEn>y anna Democrats
wish to couple the Treasury Note Bill With mol
iication of the Tariff The non action OF Con-
grcss viii, leave matters in very bad condition =;
the Government will be compelled to stop payment
| in June.
l suppose. of course, you have seen fpll asi
counts Of tie Sickles and Key affair. This has
fallen upon the gay, heartless society here like
thunderbolt / have never known any occurrence
here to produce such profound impression. The
postion.o the parties, the beauty OF the e:r'ng
woman, all invest the tragedy with the most thrill
| ling interest.
The condition of parties is very peculiar Mt this
time. The Black Republicans are not harmon,
GUS, one portion 60 with Seward in his advanced
| policy of aggression another portion are anxious
| to adopt more considerate course. This latter
| portion look to harmonizing all the elements OF
oppositionfN orth and South on platformct gen
ernlities. The Democracy too, have their family
Jars, and they are threatened with violent DIS
ruption. The difficulty arises on the point OF n
slGye code in the Territories. If the South insist
| upon this as q sine qua non, the Democracy are
kn., Su,lJf
were four parties regularly in the field with their
standard bearers in ttnext Presidential cleo ton.
The Seward party the Know Nothing party,
which ,may take new name, perhaps the Union
party, tue National Democracy pure and simple,
standing. on the Cincinnati platform, without nd,
dtion or diminuton, and the Southern Rights
Democracy, demanding Congressional iuterren'
ton in tayoring slavery in the Territories. Here
is Large margin for agitation. 1t is difficult to
foresee the results. There is danger that the
South nay be seriously divided.
The Northern appetite is sharpening every day
for Cubn. Even the Black Republicans feebly
oppose it. The material advantages to the indus
trial interest Of the North by the acquisition Of
Cuba, is, what makes the prize 80 tempting to
them. Nothing could more fully demonstrateihe
hypocrisy of the freedom shrickcrs than their to-
king so kindly to Cuba.
4. The future IS fuH OF great events. Cuoit hHu
Mexico are both very inviting. Some think O
little annexation from Mexico would pay better,
as the fruit there is perfectly ripe, whereas Cuba
Is not yetso.
Two, of the most conspicuous members of the
House of REPRESENTATIVES, Mr.. Stevens Of Gcor'
cia, and Mr.. Keitt Of your State have see given
notice of their'intention to 1uit Cohgress. They
will be much, missed. Stevens is n new edition
in appearance OF least of John Randolph, be is a
most skiltul debatcr, not remarkable profound,
not peculiarly eloquent, but quick, keeri, adroit,
and ready. Keitt is of higher order OF intel
ecr, strong powers of reasoning with great genius.
They are both very noticeable men. Stevens is
! an animated skeleton with eyes Of fire: Keitt is
nervous impulsive; always in uotion..a represen.
tative man of. the ardent South. When they re-
tire the House will lose two of its greatest orna'
ments. OBSERVER.