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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-10
CAROLINA MORNING. OCTOBER

should, for a mistaken view of interest, ad
here to this barbarous relic of the middle
ages, privateering.) 4 Blu
whilst we see the South, in regard to a
least three great principles of maritime war
fare, acting in concert with the powers o
Europe, we see that reign of terror has
been inaugurated in the North. Not only
is the press silenced, but a system of espion
age has been established which has sent the
Mayor of Washington to Fort Lafayette
and has actually subjected women to it:
savage and arbitrary rule The passport
system in its most odious form has been 10
augurated in the North * II
we desired to sum up, for the benefit Of
Mr. Bright and his supporters, the practi'
cal result of American democracy, that re-
suit would be irresponsible military tyranny,
the suspension of the habeas corpus act, the
sitting of the press, and the wholesale in
PRODUCTION of a system of passports and
spies. In fact, more outrages have been
perpetrated upon individual liberty in the
Northern States than even King Bomba at.
tempted to commit at Naples. The procla,
nation of martial law at New York, is not
only an evidence of national rottenness and
decay, but shows how, in moment of dis.
aster and dismay, subservient and excited
population may surrender all the freedom
and liberty for which they have contended
during nearly century.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-10
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES AND SOUTHERN

SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES AND SOUTHERN
RA1LwAYs.-The Washington correspon-
dent of the New York Erprcss says:
1t is fact not generally known in the
North, that four. .ffths of the poorer class OF
whites at the South are clothed in home
spun, either linen, cotton or woolen, or lin
sey woolsey-as their forefathers were in
the revolution John Randolp ph used fire.
quently to wear it; so did another excen'
trio person-Shocco Jones, of North Caro-
lima. 1t is spun and woven by the negroes
and "plain" white women all over the
Southern States. The manufacture of this
style Of goods has obtained a great increase
since the opening of the war AS stated
recently in this correspondence, it is highly
probable that peace will find the South far
more advanced in certain kinds of industry
than at any previous period of her history
The Southern railways, having no freight
to transport for merchants or planters, are
used almost exclusively for the trausporta'
ton of troops, provisions and munitions OF
war. Being of uniform gauge, the cars
and locomotives of one company can be
employed by all the others. Between Mont.
gomery ana Manassas there is only one
break, and that is at Petersburg. From
New Orleans to Manassas there is no re
shipment necessary Between Boston and
Washington, on the other hand, three
breaks occur in the line, without counting
1.-The crossing the Susquehanna. The new
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-10
Fremont's Troubles.

In the Nashville Union of Friday we
find the following characteristic letter,
which shows that be was in peck Of
trouble before his recall 1t is written to a
friend in New York, and published in a
Cincinnati paper
sr. LOUIS, Sept. 26, lS61.-My dear
Sir l leave at eight in the morning, and
send you this hurried note in the midst Of
the last arrangements before starting. We
have to contend with an enemy having nc
posts to garrison, no lines of transportation
to defend or guard, whose whole force can
be turned at will to any one point, while
we have from Leavenworth to Cairo, and
from Fort Scott to Paducah, to keep pro-
tected
wish to say to you, that though the po-
sition is difficult, am competent to it and
to the enemy in the field. I am not able
at the same time to attend to the enemy at
home. 1t is a shame to the country that
an officer going into the field, his life in bis
hand, solely actuated by the desire to serve
his country and win for himself its good
opinions, with no other object, should be
destroyed by system of concerted attacks
utterly without foundation. Charges are
spoken of when there are no charges; e1-
plantations where there are none to be made.
What is the object of the repetition of
of these falsehoods, except to familiarize
the public mind to the idea that something
is wrong!
Already our credit, which was good, is
shaken in consequence of the newspaper in
timations of my being removed.
Money is now demanded by those fur
uishing supplies. To defend himself now
would require the time that is necessary to
and belongs to my duty against the enemy.
If permitted by the country, this state Of
things will not fail to bring on disasters.
But | never would have been attacked in
my capacity as an individual.
l am an exponent of part of the force
of the nation directed against the enemy Of
the country. Everything that is directed
against me is directed against it, and gives
its enemy aid and comfort. My private
character comes in only incidently-I de,
fend it because naturally his reputation is
dear to any man, but only incidentally.
This is the foundation of many of my
acts, and will be if I stay here. Everything
that hurts, impedes or embarrasses the
work iutrusted to me, strike without hest
tation. I take the consequences. The
worst that can happen to me is relief from
great labor. Yours truly,
! j. G. FREMONT.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-10
Growing,

We regret to find in the Richmond Whig
a violent attack on President Davis and the
administration, accusing him of incompe.
tency and mismanagement; and we also re.
gret to find this groundless sssault copied
into the CHARLESTON MERCURY. The
writer is, no doubt, some disappointed in,
dividual, whose liver is greatly disordered
by gormandizing or copious draghts of mean
whisky The charges in the communica.
tion are untrue, and are calculated to give
aid to the enemy and impress him with the
false belief that the people of the South are
divided 1t is strange that respectable
Southern papers, like the Whtg and lMer.
curry, should publish such batch of spleen
and malice against men who are doing all
they can for the success of the Southern
cause. The main cause of complaint seems
to be that Davis did not make Beauregard
push on to Washington Immediately after
the battle of Manassas. The writer puts
bis judgment against that of experienced
warriors. He ought to be made to enlist
and then probably he would not be so anx,
ious to move on Washington.-Marlott>
(N C.) Democrat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-10
Reign Of Terror in New York.

The Raleigh IN. Co. Register, of the
18th ult., has the following:
A Southern gentlemen who has recently
escaped from New York, reports that Sc.
ward, on recent visit to that city, inform.
ed the bankers and other capitalists that
they must subscribe either their money OF
their blood to the Government loan-tbat
there was no use in mincing matters-that
the simple question, was whether the Gov.
ernment shall get money without blood
or get it at the expense of blood. The
baboon despotism is fast eliminating to
the height Of the highest atrocities of the
Frencl evolution. Bastiles are dotted in
the North "lettres de catchet" are in vogue,
system of espionage which Foucbe might
have enVied, is in operation, the haJeas
corpus is suspended, and soon, no doubt
"the Maiden's Daughter" Cor guillotine, J
will raise and lower ber bloody hands on
PROSTATE necks And all this goes on in a
country protesting not only to claim liberty
for ITSELF but also the emancipation of the
slaves of the South
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-10

seaport towns. If cotton is exported from
Savannah, Mobile or New Orleans, the
policy fails. Foreign nations, by obtain.
ing partial supplies of cotton, through a
blockade sufficient for the purpose, will
hope for more, and thus be induced to
withhold that decisive action, which should
be enforced, to rid themselves and US of a
blockade which no nations should respect
on account of its illegality, according to
the law of nations. Will the patriotism
of the planter and the merchant join to.
gether in these cities as they have done in
Charleston, and withhold our cotton from
the markets of the world? Our cause and
destiny is one. Let us have also one policy,
and satisfy foreign nations by our free and
resolute control Of our property, that we
cannot be used for their purposes, against
their rights and ours; and to obtain our
agricultural productions they must be true
to their own rights and honor. We wish
free and open trade with them, but a fur.
tive trade, by the permission or neglect Of
our enemies, we reject and spurn."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-10
No Money for Mr.. Lincoln.

Mr.. Belmont, who went on borrowing
mission abroad for Mr.. Lincoln, has re-
turned empty-hauded and disconsolate.-
The battle of Manassas Plains has exer.
ted potential influence in money circles
in Europe The London journals contain
significant sentences like the following,
employed by the Saturday Reute'cs:
"We need scarcely say the attempt to
introduce the proposed federal loan into
the London market has proued a failure
Mr.. \. Belmont, the New York agent OF
the firm of Rothschilds, has finally taken
his departure, convinced of the hopeless
ness of persuading the English public to
lend themselves to the speculation. 1t is
universally felt in this country that if the
Northerners mean to conquer in this unhap'
py strife, they must conquer by their own
energies, and their own money. Tie Fede'
raj Government can give no adequate Sc
curiy and the English public are well
aware that neither Messrs. Rothschilds nor
any other firm, however eminent, can OF
will give security for the payment, punctu'
al or unpunctual, of the interest"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-10
Sending Cotton to the Ports.

Governor Moore, of Louisiana, has issu-
sued the following proclamation, by which
it will be seen that he has forbidden the
bringing to the city of bale Of cottou.--
Gen. Twiggs, commander of the Confede-
rate forces in that department, has given
notice that he will cooperate with the
Governor in enforcing compliance with the
prohibition mentioned
"Concurring entirely in the views ex-
pressed b. the cotton factors of New Or
leans, in the annexed communication, |
have determined to take the most decided
means to prevent the landing of any cotton
in this city. Notice is, therefore, hereby
given to all masters and owners of steam
boats anG other water-craft, that from and
after the 10th day of October, instant, no
cotton must be brought to New Orleans, or
within the lines embracing that section of
the Country between the Notifications above
Carroltun and those below the city, and
extending back to the lake. All steam
boats or other water-cra arriving within
the prescribed limits will be forthwith
placed in charge of an armed force and es-
corted above the points indicated. This
course will be adopted in all cases, whether
the quantity of cotton brought be large or
small.
"The railroad companies have already
issued orders in furtherance of the object
of this proclamation, and no violation of
them will be permitted.
THOS. o. MOORE, Governor.
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Your District Paper.

The following from city paper is so
much to the point that we commend it to
our readers:
owe occasionally receive letters in which
the writer expresses the determination to
stop their district or village paper, and take
our publication instead We think man
ought to support his own paper first, and
then if he can afford to take paper from
distance, let him do so, and We will be
happy to furnish him with ours. The coun-
try press is, in our opinion, the most i'm
portant in its effect on the enlightenment
of the nation. 1t conveys in ten thousand
rills, intelligence to every home in the couu-
try The country press ought to receive a
cordial support. Every place should try to
have its paper of such character, that
people could justly be proud of it. To this
end, let them pay promptly, advertise liber-
ally, recommend warmly, and in every
difficulty, stand by the editor as they can
conscientiously.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-10

which loses it. The mighty results de-
pending on it involve the destiny Of the
people of this continent, and perhaps Of
modern civilization. If there should be a
partial defeat of the Federal army, let the
Abolition leaders who instigated the war
Phillips, Garrison, Greeley, Beecher,
Cheever, Tappsn, Jay and their associates
look out for another country, as this
will be too hot to hold them Ifthere should
be total defeat of the Federal army, to.
gether with the capture Of Washington,
let the anti.slavery demagogues who, for
the last thirty years have been stirring up
the embers of strife which resulted in the
Southern revolt, look out as fast as they
can for some asylum beyond the limits of
the American continent, for this is the on
ly way in which they can consult the safe.
ty of their imperilled necks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-10
News from Arkansas.

The Fort Smith Times q, Herald, of the
18th ult., says:
Col. Hindman is raising legion of pick
ed men to serve under Gen. McCulloch -
Gen. Pearce, under whom the State troops
won so much glory, is raising regimen,
for the same service. Colonel Frank Rec
tor, another hero of Oak Hills, is raising
also a regiment. Captains Carol, Hum.
phreys, Lewis, Kayser, Head, Griffith, Dot
son, all of the Oak Hills army, are active.
ly engaged raising infantry companies a.
mong their late comrades in arms.
Lieutenant. Colonel Province is raising
a fine artillery company. Captain Maddox,
of Texas, is now encamped near here, filled
up his cavalry company under the special
direction of General McCulloch.
Companies are also rapidly filling up in
Madison and Washington counties.
The Jayhawkers, under Lane and Mont.
gomery, were becoming very troublesome,
and General McCuIloch was preparing to
march against them.
COL James Mcintosh, an experienced
and educated soldier, has been appointed a
Brigadier. General, to serve under General
McCulloch.
Troops from Texas and Louisiana were
also fastening forward to join McCulloch
Reports had reached Fort Smith that
$4,000 U. S. troops were at Rolla, Missouri.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-10
Look on the Bright Side.

Look on the bright side of things. L
is the right side. The times may be hard
but it will make them no easier by wear
ing gloomy and sad countenauce. 1t ii
the sunshine and not cloud that makes the
flower. Full one half our ills are so only
in imagination. There is always that be-
fore or around US which should cheer and
gil the heart with warmth.
The sky is blue ten times where it is black
once. You have troubles, it may be. Sc
do others. None are free from them. Per
haps it i, as we'll that none should be. They
give sinew and tone to life {: fortitude and
courage to the man. That would be dull
sea, and the sailor would never get skill,
where there was nothing to disturb the sur
face of the ocean.
1t is the duty of every one to extract oil
the happiness and enjoyment he can with
out and within him; and above all he
should look on the bright side Of things
What though things do look a little dark.
The lane will turn; and the night end in
broad day. In the long run, and very Of
ten in the short, the great balance of life
rights itself
What is i'll becomes we'll what is wrong
right. Men were not made to hang down
either their heads or their lips, and those,
who do only show that they are departing
from the path of true common sense and
right. There is more virtue in one sun
beam than a whole hemisphere Of cloud and
gloom. Therefore, we repeat, look on the
bright side of things. Cultivate what is
warm and genial; not the cod, repulsive,
dark, morose.
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Interesting from Europe.

By the steamship City Of Neao York.
from Liverpool on the llth, the Herald Of
the 18th has the London files Of the 10th.
The following, on the recognition of the
South, is from the London Post, Govern.
ment organ y
"Secession is now an accomplished fact
for the Federal Government can no more
exercise authority in the seeding States
than it can affect to regulate the Govern
ment of Canada or this country. In sup
port of Union which does not survive, it
not only wages costly and unsuccessful
war, but it destroys ey .ry vestige of that
freedom which once was the pride and the
boast of the Anglo Saxon race in America
1t lis said that the Confederate States have
announced their intention to prohib:s the
expectation of cotton so long as foreign
powers admit the validity Of the Federal
blockade. They hope by this threat to CO.
cree England and France into the recogni
ton Of their national independence anc
sovereignty. Questions of blockade can only
be determined by the law and practice o.
nations No case has yet arisen, but Wher
it does arise, little doubt can be entertain
ed that every tribunal, except perhaps II
America, would determine the question &C
cording to the treaty of Paris. The recog
milton of de facto independence, as in the
case Of Spanish American provinces
Greece, and Belgium, rates upon an en-
tirely different basis, and when the proper
occasion arises, we have as little doubt tha
it will be met and decided in strict confor
nifty with tie modern public law of Europe
But the Southern States have recently an
nounced that, with the exception of the ar
ticle relating to privateers, they will, will
regard to neutral goods, contraband of war
and the validity of the blockade, scrupu
lously adhere to the declaration of the Con
gress of Paris.
awe regret that the Southern State
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-10

The STOLEN TREASURY NOTES.-The
New Orleans Crescent has been favored
with copy of the following letter from the
Secretary of the Treasury, written in reply
to one suggesting a different form of en-
craving and paper in the Confederate Treas
ury notes:
c. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Richmond, Sept. 6, 1861.
SIR Your letter of the I'd instant is
just received. Accept my thanks for the
kindly and patriotic spirit which it eviDces
I am fully impressed with the difficulties o.
which you speak. We have until to-day
been unable to procure bank note paper
and in order to get the best work We Sent
as far as your city to have it done. The
unfortunate couuterfeits referred to in the
slips which you enclose were caused by the
carelessness of the New Orleans engraver
He RENTED the sheets by express in paper
covers, which chafed through, and one o.
the express agents stole from it some of the
sheets, which be signed with 6ctitiou:
names and put in circulation. / have sue
ceeded in arresting all the parties engaged
and they are now in Jail here awaiting trial
1 have also, I hope, all the stolen impress
sions, with the counterfeits. They are al
fves and tens. None of the fves are ye
in circulation, aud if, upon careful count
ing, find that all the impressions are moi
recovered, I will suppress the issue, so thai
the banks need be under no apprehension
In the course of this week 1 hope to put
out plate with two colors, and hope soor
to have better issue In the meantime
the necessities of the country require that
you should submit to the present dlfhcul
ties Be pleased to make known these par
ticulars to other banks.
With much respect,
Your obedient servant,
C. G. MEMMINGER,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-10

AFFAIRS AT HATTERAs.-We learn
from our exchanges that the Yankees at
Hatteras have cut canal across the point
on which the fort is erected, and above the
latter, to assist in keeping away the Con-
federate troops. The water flows very
rapidly through this dyke, which is thereby
deepening and wide ming, and it is probable
the small island on which the fertilization
is built will be entirely swept away by the
storms which are common at that locality,
especially in the winter. The Notifications
of Roanoke Island, twenty-five miles dis
tant from Hatteras, are progressing rapidly,
and vigorous and judicious measures are in
progress to prevent any further intrusion
by the federal vandals upon the soil of the
old North State.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-10

MARYLANDERs PREPAR1Na.-We find
the following in the Richmond Enquirer
of the 4th instant:
The Marylanders resident in Richmond,
anticipating the early advance Of the pa
triot army into that down-trodden State,
are euergetically preparing to take part in,
and, if allowable, to lead the advance of
that earnestly desired movement. AS the
first step toward that end, they will hold at
noon to-day, we understand, a meeting, the
object of which is to devise some plan of
organization, and probably to select leaders,
&c. The organization, if effected, will be
purely volunteer one, and will comprise
many gentlemen of substance and exten-
sive business pursuits, who are, neverthe.
less, both willing and anxious to hazard
life itself for the proud joy of treadiug their
native soil as victors in conflict for its
freedom. They are just the class of men
to be most feared by those who oppose them
in a war of principles.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-10

FORT SMITH, September 26.-A regi
ment of Missourians, under Col. Hunter
has been defeated by the Kansas ru6ians.
under Lane and Montgomery, backed by
Federal troops.
Lane and Montgomery are burning towns.
robbing and committing the most atrocious
crimes.
They are marching upon the Arkansas
frontier. McCulloch has only about thirty
FIVE hundred men.
A proclamation of General McCulloch,
dated Headquarters, Camp Jackson, Sep
tember rs, says:
Kansas Lane and Montgomery have de.
teated Missouri regiment under Colonel
Hunter, and have burned Osceola.
I need three regiments of infantry imme.
diately. l will accept them for twelve
months.
Let all those who have arms bring them,
as the arms turned over by the State may
fall into the hands of those nearest to them.
Let those who wish to serve their State raj.
ly to her defence at once.
BEN. McCULLOCH,
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FAILURE OF THE CROPS IN IRELAND
The Metropolitan Record, Of New York,
has dismal news from Ireland in regard to
the harvest: "In some localities, we are
told, the products of whole farms will, it is
said, be entirely lost, while the potato dis.
ease has re.appeared in several counties
with all its former viruleuce. Large tracts
of lands have been completely covered with
water, in some instances great quantities Of
turf have been destroyed, and serious fear
are entertained of another famine, only less
disastrous to human life than that which
shocked the world twelve or fourteen years
ago." e