Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-03-01

last two or three administrations, though never
elected to that important post.
One of the most pleasing acts Of his life was
partially private in its character; but we men
ton it, because men often display themselves
best in their unpublished deeds. We allude to
o beautiful monument, raised by himself and
Col. J. D. WILLIAMS on the spot where the mas
sacre Of Hays Station was perpetrated in their
District We have stood there in days past, and
felt the spell of the place; therefore, we can
give no more fitting tribute to the memory of
Col. IRsy than that his name is linked, marble
strong, with the heroes of the revolution.
"A party, styled the National Union party,
designed to trim between extremists among the
Democrats and Republicans, who are seeking
to force the country into an organization Of par
ties founded on the question Of slavery has
been formed at Washington by representatives
Of the old Line Wings and Americans. Hon.
JOHN M. CR1rrEsDEs, Of Kentucky, is Chairman
of the Committee of this party. Twenty-eight
men from various parts Of the country are mem
bers of the committee. They have issued an
address to the people Of the United States, in
which they propose convention to be held in
each State, which shall embody the whole con-
,servative strength in each, in such form as shall
make it the most effective Each Of these State
conventions shall nominate two candidates for
the Presidency, one Of which, at least, must be
citizen of some other State than the one in
which he is nominated. Then in National
Convention, to be organized in the usual man.
ner, the candidate for President and Vice Presi.
dent shall be selected from the whole number o'
nominations.
It is thought by some. that such movement
will prevent the next Presidential canvass from
assuming the form of purely sectional strug
Gle. Others think not; because, if there were
half dozen parties in the field, the real issue II
between Northern Abolitionism and Southern
slavery. A new party can do nothing but di
vide the conservatives and consequently in
crease the relative strength Of the Black Repub
licans.
We give below paragraph from tn
Mercury, showing the way in which the sprini
trade is opening in Charleston. Such signs ar
really cheering:
"Trade has at length fully opened in Charles
ton, and has made good hesdway. More thar
fifty country merchants came in yesterday, By
one train from Augusta. Yesterday morning
the array of dry goods and other goods boxes OF
the payements of Meeting and Hsyne-streets wa
unexampled in Charleston. It was sight II
gladden. the eyes Of all, and to shut the mouths
Of croakers. Merchants generally are not dis
posed to look for 30 extensive and varied stock
| in Charleston. They knew that plain good
could be bought here, but they find that the SO
lection at several of our leading houses is full!
equal to what they have been accustomed Il
seeing in New York jobbing houses. This even
ing, and up to the small hours past midnight
the lighted floors, from sidewalk to roofing
showed how busy our heavy merchants are II
baling the goods they sold yesterday. II an.
citizen is incredulous, let him take an earl!
stroll this morning in the vicinity of the Charles
ton Hotel.'
- matter Of some Importance is undel
investigation in reference to Spanish born Amer
lean citizens in the island of Cuba. The Span
ish authorities at Havana have required them Il
perform military service, furnish substitute
or pay the sum of one thousand dollars. Th
American consul, HELM, has demanded the re
lease of those who have been bound to this ser
vice, but without success. One person has pai
the thousand dollars; but protested that it wa
wrong to exact such payment. The correspon
dence relative to the whole affair has been sen
to Washington, where it will, doubtless, reciev
proper attention.
- The following paragraph will show tina
the old purpose Of extinguishing Vesuvius
being revived again. Our imp wonders if tn
steam sevaporated' wouldn't 'exhilerate' the mo
ton of the earth in its orbit. Here is the para
graph:
Some of the German journals announce seri
ously that company of English capitalists hav
made an application to the King Of Naples for
concession for the extinction Of Vesuvius. Th
principle seat Of the fire Of that volcano is situa
ted several thousand feet below the level Of tn
sea. By cutting canal which would carry tn
water into the crater the fire would be complete
ly extinguished, and the operation, which woul'
only cost two millions of francs, would restor
to cultivation land of ten times that value.
THE spaniards and Moors have fought
severe battle recently at Tetuan. The subjoine
paragraph gives the particulars:
"Advices from Morocco report that Tetua
was stormed and carried on the I'd ult., after
sanguinary engagement. The camp eqnipage
artillery and camels of the Moors fell into tn
hands Of the Spanisrds. In this and previous en-
gagements the Moors fought with the creates
bravery. Tetuan is walled town in the King
dom of Fee, having populatinn of 16, 900, wit
many handsome mosques. 1t is situated abou
four miles from the sea, on q river OF the sam
name, and protected by fort at the mouth Q
the river, the town itself being defended by
castle, in addition to the walls"
1t is stated that England has renewed her Of
fer to mediate between these contending parties
- The Nashville Union, speaking Of recen
coal discoveries in Tennessee, says:
"We are informed that four English miner
from Mansfield and Newcastle, England, hav
recently found and opened coal field on Obed'
river, in Fentress county, in this State, belong
ing to Gen. John B. Rodgers, consisting Of on
thousand acres Of solid coal bed, four fee
thick, of the best article Of bitumnous coal, con
tanning an extra quantum Of gas and petroleum
the best they have found in the United States
1t is on the margin of the Cumberland river, an
easy of access. A specimen Of the coke and ia
may be seen in the hands Of Prof. Stafford, ou
State Geologist, at Nashville. This coal is over
laid in many places with fre-proof tile rock
suitable for making cook ovens, parapet walls
paving streets, covering houses, and the like
and may be obtained Of any thickness from on
inch to six, squaring right of itself, if desired
and can be transported by water at trifin
expense"
II During the late meeting Of the Gran
Division, Sons of TEMPERANCE Of Maryland ant