Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-04-26
EDITORIAL INKLINGs.


news exchanges that revelations have been made
of shocking barbarities in connection with the
Coolie trade in the southern portions Of China
Two American vessels have been implicated IN
the transaction. The Commander Chief oi
the allied English and French forces has institu'
ted an enquiry into the matter. Can we not lay
this sin at the door of Abolitionism? Is it not
the mstetoe en- that proud giant of the forest
- Read and explain this to all the small
fry in school or out of it. Perhaps they will see
day light breaking towards New York; and the
first truth learned Of this spelling book, not in it,
will startle them out of their slumbers, awaken
curiosity and set them in run on the path OF
knowledge. The New York Albion says:
At the printing house of the Appletons, in N.
York, is a press made expressly for Weosters
Spelling Book, which prints both sides at once
As this is the only press of its kind in existence,
so Webster's 'Speller' is the only book requiring
q press so rapid, and on which single book is
being printed without interruption from January
to December The sale of Webster's 'Speller'
amounts to more than one million per annum,
and more have been sold than there are people
in the United States. Such book is manifestly
the growth of many years; and planted in our
schools, it besrs abundantly the fruits OF pro-
gress and civilization.
- The following plan for the re-organiza-
ton of the militia of the States is now under
consideration before Congress
"Col. Roberts of the United States army, has
proposed plan of re. organization Of the militia
of the several States. He proposes short term
of service for volunteers, who are to be armed
and equipped, and disciplined by Congress, and
to be paid for few days of service each year,
when under instruction, discipline and drill. He
fixes this volunteer force at 900, and propo-
ses to divide them in all the States in proportion
to their population, believing this division will
give to each State sufficient force to preserve
domestic anouility, to prevent iusurrection and
to enforce the laws. When war is declared, the
militia to be subject to the call of the President
to repel invasion, and even to carry on offensive
and foreign wer."
We announced some natural wonders last
week in the way of eggs, children and negroes
we now mention one in the way Of a feline puppy
The New Orleans Crescent says:
ga matronly cat residing in grocery store or
Tchoupitoulas street, recently became the happy
parent of FIVE kittens and puppy, and the whole
family are now doing better than might be e1'
pected. The puppy is as complete young dog
as any boasting Legitimate maternity ever was
except in the matters of feet and ears, which are
exactly those of the feline species. In other re-
spects it is all dog, and one OF the prettest VIZ
ever saw, symmetrical form and close haired
glossy, tan colored hide. 1t looks like rat ter
rier The curious little hybrid sucks away
among its brother and sister kittens as if it wal
just as good az any of them, and is evidently the
object Of the especial care and affection of his
mother"
- Our opinion of Congressional refinement
has been at low ebb for some time; but the
Richmond Enquirer may have our hat for the
following. Wehope our representatives will moi
be guilty of bad manners any more. In serious
ness, sevil communications corrupt The En-
ouirer, after treating the Senate to dose of At.
tic salt, thus describes the House:
The House being composed of representatives
of essentially Democratic principles, one would
hardly expect to find many specimens Of the
'air noble therein, and one would be very apt to
meet with disappointment if he did. With some
worthy exceptions, the general appearance OF
the members is not indicative either of high
breeding or of gigantic intellect. But whatever
may be their outward department, the language
constantly employed in the House, in the pre-
of ladies in the galleries, and spread before
the world in the reports of proceedings, is such