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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20
The Case Of De Vine.

We find in the Camden J"'s. NIL an ac,
count of the trial of the traitor De Vine. The
letters, of which he acknowledged himself
to be the author, we're read before the com
uittee of citizens appointed to examine him.
In the letter to t.. itol nf the Scientific
.Imerirnn, We in, . following r"'"grapi, :
"Grn,l":ueu, there are plcn'y T.. Unlun'
lists ;>,9n'n, bnr ri.py are afraid even to ex
p,cS> i" "pinlon, having no (ender, and be
irg l,':Imdatrd by those who are large
slave owners, and who, if the truth was
known, are literally shaking i'll their skin,
for fear their darling idol, slavery and mam'
mun, should fall, as it undoubtedly will!
sooner or later. To protect this is the
main object of these men, aud to extend
slavery to the rich lands farther South
which would of course pay them better
tha. the poor, worn out lands here"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20
What They are Coming To.

The Washington Government started out
in this war with debt of hundred mil
lions. It's expenses per diem of all sorts
canEo; be far less than million of dollars
BY the meeting of Congress there will be
hundred millions of deficiencies to meet,
and a prospective expenditure of two or
three hundred millions to authorize and to
provide for. If public debt be public
blessing, the North is soon to be immersed
in an ocean of complete bea,tade. The
end Of the first year Of the war will fud a
{. pt Of five hundred millions of dollars,
and the prospect of an indefinite increase.
The only limit to the debt will be in the
capacity of the Northern market to take up
the loans. That capacity is hot very great,
for your Wall street capitalists are, in gen.
eral, but mere agents for foreign lenders of
money IL all New York there are not
hundred million of dollars Of genuine New
York capital for loan. All the rest of the
mcney they have had at command has come
from abroad, and belonged to foreigners.
Debeptures OF the Washington Govern
ment cannot command sale for very long
tine They are but the obligations of
v,ional Northern Government. The South
has Withdrawn, and will never consent to
pay any part of the debt now growing up.
1t will be debt of the North alone. Prob
ably Kentucky and Maryland will have the
felicity Of sharing in its burden to the ex-
tent of forty or fifty millions each; but ez-
cept such part as the prudent States of the
border shall Share, it will be debt of the
North. As such it cannot command favor
among foreign capitalists; for these people
know very well that all the financial power
and commercial wealth Of the North were
derived from its dealings with the South.
There is not enough capital in the North
to support large increase of the public
debt, and the Government before great
while will be bankrupt The Treasury is
already in a state Of collapse.
The first expcdicnt they will resort to-,
after exhausting the resources of public
oans, will be a national bank The Her.
oM is already calling out Justify for ma
i;rnal bauk, with hundred millions OF
cqpi.al. They will authorize one of sever
ii hund".-l millions, and the government
will emp!oy III the agency and resources OF
that institution to sustain its credit aud to
supply itself with money. The Washing
.,n Gurernment itself will subscribe to Its
capital Ea,r Northern State will sub
scribe iiber.IIy. Beef and other contract
orS Of the army will subscribe some OF
Vt. ir hundreds Of thousands of profits; and
.&n.r fortunate spectators, looking to fur
::cr title favorS and to further good luck
@:i take many shares. 1t will DC stu
:, .n;!ops affair. colossal luachine,a a ,nagnlh
ecu, bubble and thus, with nlEh pro
.;ective tariff, "a huge national bank, maui
moth puhilc debt, and vast standing army
all in full blast, the Northern ideal OF
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20
Vote of
State. Date of Ratification. Convention.
Stephen Arnold Douglas.

The late Stephen Arnold Douglas was
born in Brandon, Rutland County, VT, on
the 23d of April, 1878. He learned the
trade of a cabinet maker in Middlebury, in
bis native State, and continued for year
in that business, but was obliged to aban
don it on account of the state of his health.
From Vermont be removed to Canandaigua,
New York, where he pursued the study OF
the law until his removal to Cleveland,
Ohio, in 1881. From Cleveland he re.
moved still farther West, and finally set.
tied in Jacksonville, Illinois. He obtain
ed employment at first as clerk to an auc-
tioneer, and afterwards taught school,
still tevoting his leisure to the study Of law.
He was admitted lu the bar in 1884, and
rose rapidly in his profession, being elected
Attorney. General of the State before he
was twenty-five years of age. In 1885, he
was elected a member of the House of Rep
resentatives, and at the expiration of his
term was appointed by President Ven Blu.
rem, in 1887, Register of the Land Office
at Springfield, Illinois. In 1910, he was
elected Secretary of State of Illinois, and
the following year, Judge of the Supreme
Court Notwithstanding his robust ap-
pearance, he seems never to have possessed
Il strong physical organization, and resigned
his judgeship, after occupying it for two
years, in consequence of i'll health. From
this period his first prominence in national
politics may be said to date. He was a
gain elected to the United States House ol
Representatives in lS43, and continued a
member of the lower House for four years,
where he was one of the most active mem
bers, able speakers, and ardent Democrats
Of that body. He was an advocate of 'fif
ty four forty or 6ght," onth Oregon ques
tiou, aud was firm supporter of the Mex
ican war. One of his best speeches wa'
rr 'hc question of refunding to Gen. Jack
SUI the fine which he was obliged to pay al
New Orleans In December, l847, he wa:
elected to the United States Senate. Hi:
course there is fresh in the public memory
He was desperate political gamester, ane
sacrificed his all, and hazarded his coun
try all, to obtain the Presidency. At on'
time he was considered national states
man, and a map Of intrepid spirit, but tb'
manner in which he succumbed Of late tt
Lincolnism, proves that he Was supple as
willow to the popular breeze. What
contrast to Vallaudigham, standing almos
alone in his sublime moral courage and f
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20

NEGRO SOLDIERS Baltimore, June 7.
-Among the 9th Regiment from Pennsyl-
vania, which passed through this city yes
terday, were a number Of negro soldiers,
who, by their constant association with the
whites, had become most impertiuent and
ovcrbeariug. As the regiment was passing
along Cathedral street, near the Bolton de-
pot, lady standing upon the sidewalk was
80 disgusted with the familiarity of the ne
groes amcug the men that she gave vent to
her indignation in rather bitter remark,
when an iupudeut yellow scoundrel turned
toward her aud applied the epitaet Of "Go
TO h-ll, you d-n white hussey." The
remark was distinctly heard by his com-
rades, who instead of beating him to the
e.rth as men would have done, laughed
heartily at lis impudence. The william was
discovered by several citizens afterward,
and had it not been for the police he would
have been dragged out regardless of conse-
quences.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20
NUMBER rs.

of the citizen, hostile or disloyal charac-
ter is attached to trade or contracts with
the enemy of his country. So, also, the
presumption is, that everything which is
sues from hostile country is, prima tacis,
the property of the enemy. As such, it
must stay to be amenable to copfscation or
appropriation, as the exigeucies of the war
may require; and to attempt to change its
character as enemy's property, and thus to
avoid the Legitimate consequences of war
in its effect on the enemies of a country, is
fraudulent and illegal. It will, we sup.
pose, be difficult for the people Of the Con-
federate and of the United States to realise
at once that they are no longer citizens of
the same government; and still more diff.
cult that they are enemies. But war has its
duties as we'll as peace, and We should en-
deavor to understand and practice them.
So. Charleston Mercury.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20

Our SOUTHERN CAUsE.-Rev. DR.. J.
N. Waddel, President of Lagrange College,
in letter to "7Ae True Witness" gives an
account of the Volunteer camp near Mem
phis, and alludes to the number of ministers
Of all denominations, who have given them
selves to the service of their country and
belong to 1.-THE church militant" in new
sense He says:
"Now, is it possible that men who 60
into this contest under the circumstances
witch surrounded these Southern troops,
can be conquered? Never never! There
5 no f:.nlticism here. There is the deep,
stern. fsca aud settled purpose to gothrough
thi, contest without thought of abandon
ing i until the righteous ends We aim at
are ot.aned, or die in the attempt. But
we shall not fail God is for US, who then
eau conquer US? We have made no ag-
gression upon any. We ask no favors. We
will do noman any wrong. But our rights
we will have The decree has gone forth
aud zoo, 900 warrior spirits have sanctioned
it, by the unreserved dedication of their
lives, fortunes and sacred honor to the en-.
terprise.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20
The Hampton Legion.

The following is a roll of the field officers
and companies of the Legion. Six compa.
nies are now 10 camp near Columbia, and
the others have been ordered to come for
ward: Wade Hampton, Colonel; B. J.
johnson, Lieutenant-C Colonel ; J. B. Griffin,
Major; T. G. Barker, Adjutant; G. L.
Goodwin, Quartermaster; 7. Beggs, Com
missary.
Artillery-Washi Artillery, Charles.
ton, Capt. s. D. Lee.
Caralry.-Brooks Troop, Greenville,
Capt. j. F. Lauueau; Edgefeld Hussars,
Edge6eld, Capt. NJ c. Butler; Beaufort
District Troop, Beaufort: Capt. T. O. Scriv-
en-, Jr.
lntantry.-Washingso Light Infantry
Volunteers, Charleston, Capt. j. Conner;
Davis Guards, Greenville, Capt. W. NJ L.
Austin Gist Riaemen, Anderson, Capt. H.
j. Smith; Bozemau Guards, GreenVille,
Capt. 7. L. Bozeman Watson Guards,
Edgefe1d, Capt. NJ W. Gary; Manning
Guards, Clarendon, Capt. B. Manning.
There is oue cavalry company to be sup
piled, and it is likely Capt. J. H. Morgau's
company, from Edisto, will 6ll the vacau-
cy. Several other companies fully armed
and equipped are anxious to be annexed,
but tn" Secretary of War declines to re-
ccive them. We are pleased to state that
Col HaMpton's health is much improved,
and he will in few days assume the COM
mand.
Capt. w. R. Calhoun is here as the mus
tering officer to receive the Legion into
Confederate service.-Carolinian. ''' >a
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20

BOLD AND SUCCESSFUL SCOUTING -
The Virginia papers publish the following
account Of the interesting interview be-
tween Captain WIN. H. Werth, Of the
Chatham Grays, of Pittsylvania county, and
a Scouting party of the Hessiaus in the
neighborhood of Hampton on Friday last.
Captain Werth and another officer being
together, and unaccompanied, on recon-
aotering expedition, some distance in ad-
vance of the main body, separated at the
forks of the road, each going on his own
hook. After Captain W. bad proceeded
short distance, he found himself suddenly
in the presence of five Of the enemy Hav.
ing no idea of surrendering, he instantly
drew his revolver, and without parley each
party commenced firing, Captain W. kill
lins two of the party, the remainder re-
treated. The mule ridden by one Of the
party, however, was killed by Captain W's
last shot, the rider having slipped off at the
instant and taken to the bushes. Captain
W. seems much chagrined that the bad
ground on which the rencounter occurred
prevented his bagging all fue. When this
affair is reported for the Northern press it
will, of course, be stated that their scouts
were attacked by whole troop of dragons.
Captain ". was, in truth, alone until Joined
Immediately after the firing, by his COM
pauion, from whom he had parted only a
few minutes before. The two men killed
are said to be officers. Their arms were
taken by Captain W. as fairly won spoils.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20

ker" But l do not deprecate war alone
because of the ordinary evils it brings in its
train, but because, also, it will still further
ALLEVIATE for all time people whom Goo
and nature and their patriot sires joined
together deprecate it because the Sc
verance thus begun is daily widened and
made more incurable by the shedding Of
fraternai blood.
Convinced of the wronefulness, injus-
tice and inexpediency of this most cause.
less and unauthorized war thus forced upon
US; ; convinced by passing events that the
policy has been promotive of disunion. |
have been led to believe that the true Uni,
men are not those who threaten devastation
and slaughter, but they who invoke the
persua>ive influence and power of peace
Il wonil repeat the language Of Edmund
Bu1kv when he urged upon the British
Government policy of Cancellation towards
her rchellious American colonies. "The
proposition is peace. Not peace through
the medium of war; not peace to arise out
Of universal discord. folnrnted from princi-
pie in a. parts Of the c,upire: not peace to
depend on the judicial determination, or the
precise marking the shadowy boundaries of
complex Government. 1t is simple
peace, sought in its natural course and in
its ordinary haunts. 1t is peace sought 10
the spirit of peace, and laid in principles
purely pacific" If to reason thus be trea-
son, there are many traitors and if the war
continues, we may eventually all deserve
the reprcach or incur the stigma.
| X X & x X
What then remains to be done? In this
exigency prompt and perfect co-opera-
ton of all the branches and elements of op-
position to the administration of Abraham
Lincoln is demanded. As supporter of
John G. Breckinridge and the Maryland
Institute Platform in the last election, |
would invoke a union of all the supporters
of Stephen A. Douglas, of John Bell, and
of every patriotic citizen, with ourselves in
the work of staying civil war and restoring
peace. In such holy labor, we should
know no distinction drawn from our past
differences. In such cause I would fol-
low any leader.
Let all those who adhered to parties op,
posed to Abolitionism, and favorable to the
| Just rights of every State in this once hap
py and united Confederacy, band together
at the North, and demand with one voice
that this struggle shall cease. And New
York, the first of the States, which will be
has already been-called upon to make
the greatest sacrifice, and which must re-
ceive the greatest damage from this war,
should be the first in which united effort
of all opposed to civil strife and consequent
disuuion, should be boldly made,
And shall not you and |, addressing our
fellow Democrats and the Constitutional
men of New York, exclaim IN demanding
peace and opposing war you are but exer-
cising your lawful right-nay, more, dis,
charging yonr paiu duty as citizens, vindi-
eating ycnr principles, aud oboyiug the die
tates Of humanity, patriotism aud religion
The sober second thought Of the people
will sustain you, and our bleeding ccnntry,
when rescued fron hcf frightfuI pen. will
thank aud reward you.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20

great and strong government will be COM
pletely realized.
What will be the condition of the people
all this time? The stoppage of Southern
trade and the cutting off of its Southern
markets will bankrupt their manufacturers.
The loss of the coasting trade of the coun.
try and of the carriage of Southern staples
will destroy their shipping interests and
bankrupt all their Laws and Vanderbilts,
great and small Their merchants will lose
their business and 60 to protest; and the
bankruptcy of the East will bankrupt the
West. Bankruptcy will soon be as univer-
sal as the war fever has been. 1t will be a
Nemesis at the heels of war.
Already their editors see these things,
and the Herald mingles with its prayers
for great national bank, still more urgent
appeals for general bankrupt law, to wipe
out all debts. They feel that they are all
going to ruin together. They want nation
al bank notes for fictitious currency with
which to bolster up their affairs awhile ;
and they want to postpone the evil day OF
protest by means of loans from the few
hundred millions of new fictitious national
bank capital. But, in spite of these pal
latiog and dilatory expedieuts, they know
the end must come, and they want gener'
al bankrupt law to fall back softly upon
They want to stop payment with something
still in hand for rainy day, and they want
a bankrupt law to protect them from the
sheriff. Probably bankrupt law wiping
out all old debts will be followed by de,
uands for an agrarian law, making new
division of property.
With public debt, protective tariff, a
national bank, grand army, and all these
6ue agencies of magnificent speculation in
full blast, the system would lack its most
important part, its most beautiful and charm.
ing feature, if it lacked general bankrupt
law ; and general bankrupt law they will
have. When men are provided with un'
limited means of speculation, they must be
also provided with convenient means Of
release from debt. With all these great
institutions in full play, the Northern ge
MUS will find itself at last in an element
exactly suited to its character Specula
tors will flourish, bankrupts will remain
rich ; but what will be the condition of the
people, of the government, Of the country
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20
Secession of the Indian Territory
Capture Of the Forts and Expulsion
of the Enemy.

Secession of the Indian Territory
Capture Of the Forts and Expulsion
of the Enemy.
We had the pleasure yesterday of an in.
terview with Mr. John A. Peel, who has
Just returned from Fort Ouachita, 10 the
Indian Territory Fort Ouachita. be in.
forms US, and all the other forts in the Ter
ritory, we're evacuated by the Federal forces
before the arrival of the Texas troops un.
der Col. Young. The company to which
Mr.. Peel belonged. The Dead shot Rangers,
from Jefferson, Texas, captured fourteen
wagons belonging to Ernory's command,
which had been left behind A company
from Fannin county also captured several
wagons. Emory, finding the Texans in
close pursuit of him, threw away guns, am.
munition and Government stores into the
Ouachita river, first destroying the guns
by breaking the locks and taking them to
pieces The enemy left at Fort Ouachita
large quantity of clothing, some provis.
ions and one field piece. At Fort Arbuc.
kle, also, they abandoned various Govern
ment stores and supplies, most Of which
we're stolen and carried away by the In,
dams before the Texans got there.
After taking possession of Fort Arbuckle.
it was garrisoned by company of Choctav
and Chickasaw Indians under Capt. McKin'
ney. Fort Ouachita was garrisoned by the
Dead.shot Rangers under Captain Mayber'
ry.
Mr.. Peel also informs US that the Chicka
saws held council on the 24th of May
and formally dissolved their connection
with the United States Government, anc
issued a manifesto to the Choctaws, Greeks
Cherokees and Seminoles, and to the Re
serve Indians, advising them to secede from
the old Union, and to petition the Southern
Confederacy to be received as a distinc
organized Territory, instead of an Indiar
Territory. The friendly Indians are al
in favor of it. They had ordered off al
the Yankee missionaries in the country
The Indians also took up two Abolitionist
from Northern Texas, one of whom was (
preacher, and hung them. The forts were
all to be garrisoued in twenty days, in &C
cordance with a treaty made with the Re
serve Indians.
Mr.. Peel further states, in illustration o
the spirit of the Texas troops, that withir
forty. eight hours after the news came across
the Texas border that the Kansas bandi
Montgomery was coming down, there wer'
10000 men under arms who started imme
diateIy to meet him. He says that, instca'
of there being any Abolitionists in North
ern Texas, the people are unanimous 70
fighting, and all classes, including preachers
we're eager for the fray.-Ner Orlean
Crescent, June7.
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Debts due an Alien Enemy.

When war breaks out between two ma
tions which bavc E<ld commcrclai inter
course with each other, their citizens will
own property in these uai;oas respectively
Can the citizens of oae nation, owning prop
erty in the other nation, sell this property
to citizens of the other natiou, and thus
escape loss or confscation? We suppose
that all over the Confederate States there
are transferenccs of stocks and bonds due
10 the Confederate States by citizens of the
United States. In some cases, powers OF
attorney to sell are sent on to Southern
agents to sci and transfer property.
In our opinion, all such sales and trans
fers are fraudulent and void. BY the laws
of nations "rsry species cfprirafe cont'ac'
made uith subjects during mar IS mnlamtH''
The drawing and negotiation of Bills Of
Exchange between subjects of the powers
at war, and the remission of funds in money
or bills to the enomy's conntry, are equally
unlawful. Buying from an euemy, or sell
ling to an enemy, is contract, and unlaw
full. Any trading whotever, whether in
yoods, or stocks, or bonds, or notes, be
tween the citizens of beligerents, is forb'
den ry tie laws Of nt;'ns. Th" u"'re'
sal sense of nations ha acknowledged the
demoralizing effects which would result
FROM the admission ofindivldua intercourse
between the States at war The whole na
ton is embarked in one common bottom
per.."ps struggling for its existence, and
must be reconciled to one common fate
Every individual of the "av nation must
acknowledge every individual of the Other
nation as bis own enemy, because he is the
enemy O. has country. This being the duty