Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-13

we will make the Yankees pay the expenses
of this unprovoked and atrocious war;
Richmond Whig.
New York Getting Frightened.
The following communication is publish
ed in the New York Enpress of Thursday
evening:
"WAR WITH ENGLAND-MAKE Pre-
pARAT1oNs SEAsoNABLY-I see from the
published proceedings of the Union De
fence Committee, in to days papers, that a
resolution has been unanimously adopted
by them calling the attention Of the Gener-
al Government to the necessity of strength
enipg the defences of New York city. This
is step in the right direction, and it can
not be taken a moment too soou. Almost
every day seems to strengthen the proba.
bility that we shall have war with Great
Britain, and possibly with France, within
the next six months Those unscrupulous
and ambitious monarchial powers have no
special attachment for our free institutions,
and the recent enactment of the Morril
tariff (Which virtually excludes from our
market many kinds of British goods) has
excited bitter prejudice against u.s. Super
added to this the English aud French Gov.
ernments are almost compelled to have the
cotton, tobacco and raval stores which are
produced by the Southern States; and if
these cannot be obtained by fair and peace.
full commerce, the chances are that they
will be acquired at the haz-rd and expense
of war. Already do British ships begin to
run the blockade of Southern ports, and
complains are being heard against British
cousus and British agents.
elf the complication arise with Great
Britain, as seems now most probable, our
city is by no means secure against attacks
from her powerful navy, and if France
should league with her it will require al
our watchfulness and strength to ward Of
the damaging blows which will be aimed
at our commerce and our cities upon the
seaboard. Let us therefore take counse
from prudence and our fears, and be wei
prepared for whatever contingencies may
arise"
How MINISTER CoRwlN is RECEIVED
IN MEXICO late arrival the New
Orleans Picayune is in receipt of the Trai
d'Union, Journal published in the city o.
Mexico, from which it translates an article
with reference to the new U. s. Minister
After announcing his arrival the Trait d'U
uion goes on to say:
"In what capacity does this representa-
tive, appointed by Mr.. Lincoln, come here
Evidently in the capacity of Minister of the
United States-that is to say, of the Con
federacy, such as it was before the separa
tion of the States of the South. Can he
ought he to be received in that capacity
This is the first question to be solved.
awe must be very careful Oh that point
The first step On such grounds may be very
dangerous. Mr. Corwin would not be sin
ply recognized as the representative of only
the States of the North; and the Mexican
Government cannot recognize him as repre-
senting the States of the South.
eff Mr. Lincoln's envoy limits his pre-
tentions to be only the representative of tn.
North, he strikes a blow ot the diguity O
his own government, and admits thereby
that the administration, whose commission
he holds, is making in this moment an un
Just and unlawful war on the Southland
that is not possible for him to do.
eff Mexico should receive him as re
presenting at once the States of the North
and of the South, it would thereby discred
it the legitimate authority of the Confeder
ate States and Of the government at Mont
gomery-and this is not more possible fo
them.
"NIr. Corwin comes, as is said, to con
clude treaty. That question may be han
died later. The question for the present is
that of his reception, and frankly, the cast
seems to us very embarrassing one Per
haps it will be submitted to Congress. W.
shall see how they will get rid of it. "I
must not be forgotten that the Republican
party-the same which Mr. Corwin repre-
sents refused to ratlfy the treaty of Nc
Lean, which was so favorable at the time te
the Liberal cause, on the main ground thai
the treaty had been made by government
whose authority did not extend over the
whole nation. This argument may now be
returned against the Republicans; for the
authority of Mr. Lincoln is certainly very
far from reaching over the whole of the
country which once formed the confedera
tion of the United States.
"This reasoning is strengthened by 9th
er considerations not less potent. The ne
cessity which Mexico has for living on good
terms with the Confederate States, its
neighbor; the danger to its frontiers o1
making for itself so formidable an enemy
its need of commercial relations with the
Confederate States, and many other ire
sistible reasons, upon which we shall take
more than one occasion to dilate.'
MILITARY OFFICERs.-There is a stri
king contrast between the principal officer:
in the two armies now concentrating in
Virginia. We see it stated by the New
York Erpress that the ages of the general
officers in Lincoln's army run as follows