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nothing is more true than the doctrine con.
tanned in our friend, Mr.. Spratts, formula,
"Amongst equals equality is right" The
serfs of Russia number about thirty-ive
millions of people-men, women and chill
dren all this mass of population will be
at once raised out of the state of absolute
serfdom, and the personal tie which bound
them to their lords will be broken. They
will still indeed be subject to many restric
tions, even as to locomotion for it would
be highly unsafe to set them rowing over
Russia; but great beginning will have
been made; and that is the way the Car
is consolidating his dynasty.
The Edgfeld Aduertiser's hint is
taken kindly. We confess to forgiving
favoritism for that funnily disposed and fan.
ciful individual. But, good friend, there
is not much difference between US. We
we're guilty of a Wilzisism,," the Adverti-
ser of "aoitticisns" Then after all that
about "Virgiuia's TAIL" John Ainimus
Bolts, and "blessing the hens," how could
you? Come, lets both ego and sin no
more !' .~-,-.s#
- The rumor has been circulated in
this country, but denied by Spanish au'
thorities, that Spain is preparing to annex
st. Domingo to her dominions. Spanish
settlers, it is said, have been coming to the
Island for some time, with secret instruc.
tions to raise simultaneously, at fixed day,
the Spanish flag, and claim against the ne
groes the protection of the mother country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-04-04
A SLAVE CoNFEDERACY.

The ample experience of the last forty
years justifes the conclusion that if the
South would build up homogeneous re-
public, where the blessings not only of civil
liberty, but of peace, security, harmony and
prosperity, may be secured to future genera
tions, she should eAectually guard against
political reunion with non.slaveholding
States. A difference of institutions that
enters into the very core of society and do
mestic life, is, to say the least, inimical to
that quiet and mental satisfaction which
enable people to turn their attention to
the development Of their resources instead
of wrangling continually on the subject Of
politics. This continent has been the thea.
tire of sickening disputes and broils for balf
century. 1t is high time that this state
of things should cease. If our method of
government is superior to the monarchy
which prevails in Europe, we should now
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-04-04
MILITARY STAFF.

As our regiment will be mustered into
the 3rd brigade Of South Carolina Volun
teers, our district readers will take special
interest in the following staff appointments
made by Brigadier General, A. G.. Gar
lington:
VIM. F. Nance, of Newberry, Brigade
Major; W. A. Walker, of Chester, Inspec'
tor; T. Stobo Farrow, of Spartanburg,
Quartermaster; Jas. D. Gist, of Union,
Commissary; Dr. W. H. Harrington, Of
Newberry, Surgeon; Creswell Darlington,
of Laurens, Aid. de- Camp; and Jas. F. j
Caldwell, of Newberry, Abide. Camp.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-04-04
THE CONSTITUTION.

Our State Convention, which has been
in session since Tuesday week, are having
a somewhat stormy time in regard to the
adoption of the permanent constitution
On the second or third day, it was resolved
to hold the discussions on this document
in secret session. This vote, however, is a
fair indication of the general sentiment of
the delegates-those who voted in the
negative having more or less objection to
tho adoption. The delegates from York vo.
ted unanimously in the affirmative. The yeas
were $50, nays 29. The following gen.
tlemen voted in the negative: Messrs.
Adams, Bonneau, G. p. Brown, Burnet,
Curtis, Davant, Evans, Gist, Maxcy Gregg,
Henderson, Hutson, John jenkins, J. E..
jenkins, Kinser, Mclver, Manieault, Ma
zyck, John lizard Middleton, W. Middle
ton, Presley, F. D. Richardson, Rutledge,
Simons, Smith, Spain, Spratt, Wagner,
F. H. Wardlaw, Williams.
The indications at first were that about
forty were opposed to the adoption, fifteen
or twenty of whom would yield from pru-
dental considerations, leaving twenty or
twenty-five who have sworn Hannibal's
oath of eternal enuity against Rome. In
spite of the resolution of secresy, some
thirty objections in all, some important,
some not, have worked their way to the
light. Mr. Manigault has offered the fol-
lowing resolutions as covering his objec.
tions (and they perhaps explain all the lead
ing objections) to the constitution:
Resolved, That in the Constitution adop.
ted by the Congress of the Confederate
States at Montgomery many, but not all,
of the material defects Of the Constitution
of 1857, pointed out by the experience of
seventy years, have been amended, but not
removed.
Resolved, That before the Convention
rati6es the Constitution adopted at Mont
gomery, we feel bound to express our con-
viction that it is imperfect and objectiona-
BILE, and ought to be amended in the fol-
lowing points: 1st. In leaving open the
door for the admission of non-slaveholding
States into this Confederacy. I'd. In adop.
ting the basis of only three-6fths Of the
slaves entitled to federal representation
Sd. In granting to the Government of the
Confederacy an unlimited power of indirect
taxation. 4th. In making the prohibition
to import Africans constitutional prohi-
bition, and not simply giving to the Fede'
raj Government the power to prohibit it as
matter of expediency, and in not putting
the Coolie trade on the same footing. 5th.
In putting the post office monopoly in the
hands of the Confederate Government.
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LETTER FROM TEXAS.

We publish below, letter from a SUBJ
scriber, and an old citizen of York, now in
Texas. We assure the writer that Judge
Lyon, of whom he makes mention, is a
myth, and the letter alluded to, forgery:
WILLIAMSON Co., Texas, !
~ March 1S, 1861. I
Dear Enquirer: Let me trouble you
with few lines, as am native of the
Palmetto State,-I was born and raised
there; and I am proud Of my birthplace.
am pr:ud Of the history Of South Carroll.
ma, and of her present position. Though
she is perhaps the best abusedof all the
thirty.three States of the old Union, by the
whig party everywhere-and the wings of
Texas are not behind in heaping abuse and
falsehood upon South Carolina-still stand
by her and defend her.
I send you copy of the Southern In
te1zigencer, published in Austin. 1t is
"Old Sans" organ, and is sample of
whiggery in this State. You will see a
letter from Judge Lyon, Of Abbeville, s.
G., init Idon't know. him, and never
heard Of him while in your State-nor since,
until now. You must have become wick.
ed people since I left; for he says you have
taken away all his money, and will take his
negroes, &c., if he stays there. Texas is
out of the Union now, and be may fare no
better if he comes here.
All false as the report doubtless was, it
went the round of the submission papers,
and others no less false, that Hon. VIM.
Aiken, of S. G., was compelled to give the
State $40, 900 or lose all his negroes; that
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Finances Of the Confederate States.


The New York Times of Thursday has q
sueering notice of Mr.. Memminger's pro-
posals for the first instalments of the Con-
federate loan, and effects to believe that the
loan will not be taken, and says that the
Southern Confederacy will not get along
with less than twenty millions year. Now.
what are the facts regarding the loan p
The Banks of single commercial city
(Savannah) have already offered for half
million, one-teuth of the whole amount
asked for New Orleans capitalists and
merchants would probably take the whole
of it, if permitted to do so. A correspon
dent from Montgomery writes:
proposals for the new government loar
come in with astonishing rapidity, and eve
ry body is surprised that the credit of the
Confederate States stands so high at the out
set. The Mail of this evening contained
an editorial upon this subject, and stated
that more money had been rendered ALREADY
than was desired A short time ago neal
twelve millions of dollars was offered from
the city of New York alone, and more from
other cities in the United States. This
shows what fnanciers think of the invest
ment. Mr. Memminger has very wisely
concluded to give the prefere nee to the citi
zens of the Confederate Statea, and the frs
loan will be taken entirely by our own peo
pie, in sums vary from fifty to one hundred
thousand dollars. The Secretary of the
Treasury is so pressed in this matter tha
the bonds cannot be executed before the
latter part of next mouth"
As regards the financial condition of the
Government, the collection of duties at {
single port New Orleans) ought to convince
the most stubborn that the Treasury of the
Confederate States will be replete to over
flowing. 1t is stated that the amount o.
duties collected at New Orleans averages
about $4,000 daily. If this be the case
and we have no reason to doubt it, more
than one half of the estimate of the Times
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TRANSIT MERCHANDISE.

The Provisional Congress passed an Act
before their adjournment, granting free
transit through the Confederate States, to
goods, wares and merchandise, imported
from any foreign country into our Confed'
eracy, and destined for any other foreign
country. The Secretary of the Treasury,
however, is empowered to make such regu'
lations in regard to this transit commerce,
as the public convenience may require
This settles the question of the navigation
of the Mississippi to very great extent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-04-04
GOV. PICKENS.

In message to the State Convention a
few days ago, from Gov. Pickeus, the con,
cluding remarks, giving clear statement
of the real position of the State during the
winter and now, run thus:
"When this State first withdrew from
the Federal Union, I felt that we bore, on
one side, critical relations to the Confede.
racy we had left, and also very delicate and
peculiar relations to those slave States who
constituted the border of the Southern
States, and we had still higher and more
sacred duties and relations towards our sis.
ter States of the South, who were expected
nobly to come to our side in the formation
of new Confederacy
All these relations made our course quite
complicated, aud full of deep obligations
In administering the duties Of the Execy
tive Office, I can truly say that l never, fbr
one moment, lost sight of the relations oar
State bore to all, and it has ever been my
endeavor, while sustaining her separate
rights and independence, never to do any,
thing that might show Indifference to any
of the great complicated interests and re!a.
tions with which she was surrounded.
When your illustrious body adjourned,
you saw the State standing alone, surround.
ed with peril, and clouds resting upon the
future. Under the kind dispensations Of a
experimenting Providence, l am now able
to present her to you under brighter day,
surrounded by sister States rich in their re-
sources, with their brave and patriotic sons
standing as guard in the portals of a new
Temple, reared by our common counsels,
and dedicated to the separate sovereignty
of free and independent States"
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"a FLEET OF OBSERVATION"

The Paris correspondent of the N. York
Times says that France and England are
fitting out powerful feet of war-steamers,
to sail under sealed orders for the waters
of the Southern States. The suggestion
came from England. No hostile design,
it is thought, is entertained towards the
Confederate States but the feet sails mere
ly on voyage of observation, and toprotect
the interest Of French and English citizens,
in case of active hostilities on this side Of
the Atlantic. "Where the carcass is, thith.
er will the eagles flock together"
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practically vindicate it, beyond all contro
versy, in the eyes of the world. We cannot
do so without quiet and calmnuess in the
politics of the country. The old United
States were nation ef quarrelers. The
North and the South could not live togeth
er-they should part and part forever.
Mr.. Rhett, fully perceiving this, has LAID
the ordinance which We give below, before
our State Convention. Whether it meets
the case in the best possible manner, We
cannot say. We suppose no one can. Al
any rate it indicates one of the gravest of al
topics that now appeal to the profoundes
thoughts and purest patriotism of the South
ern Statesman. The ordinance was refer
red to tho committee on Constitution, anc
will be considered, doubtless, in secret ses
sion:
Whereas, experience has proved tha
slavebolding and non.slaveholding States
cannot live in peace under the same govern
ment.
We, the peoplect the Stateo Of South Gar
olina IN Contention assembled, do declare
and ore1aim, and 1t Is hereby declared ana
ordained, That should any State hereafter
be admitted into the Confederate States
which, by its Constitution, does not tolerate
slavery within its limits, and provide for its
protection, the Governor of the State Of
South Carolina is hereby ordered, forthwith
to summon by proclamation the people Of
the State of South Carolina to assemble in
Convention, and be shall issue writs of cleo
ton to determine the time and place of hold
ing the same, and the time and place Of the
assembling of said Convention, conforming
as far as they are applicable to the provisions
Of the Act of the Legislature, whereby thi'
Convention was called.
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will be drawn from that port alone

will be drawn from that port alone
But let the Times figure out for itself
what the Southern revenues will be, when
the merchants of its own city begin to i'm
port through Southern cities, and when
seven-eights of all foreign exports will ind
their way through the same channels. We
would be gratifed to see the result Of its
calculations. Columbia Guardian.
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this Convention, and declare them null and
void. solemnly protest against the act
of its members, who are bound by no oath
themselves, in declaring my Office vacant,
because I refuse to appear before it and
take the oath prescribed.
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The Mprkpille Gnqt1irer
YORKVllLE, S. G.
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1881.

u-Mr JOHN R. ALLEN, Post Master at Chester, Is our
authorized agent and fully empowered to receive money
for this Office, and give receipts for the same.
In where subscribers do not take the ENQUIRER
from the postoce requested to notify us
Immediately.
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SETTLE UP "A LII PERSONS
indebted to the undersigned by open account previous
to the FIRST of JANUARY 1861 hereby requested to
close the SINE by NOTE at an early day. L. NJ. GRIST.
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A Peep into the Bank of England.
The Bank of England must be seen on
the inside as we'll as out, and to 60 into the
interior of this remarkable building, to OBJ
serve the operations of an institution that
exerts more moral and political power than
any sovereign in Europe, you must have an
order from the Governor of the Bank. The
building occupies an irregular area of eight
acres of ground-an edi6ce of no architec-
tural beauty, with not one window towards
the street, being lighted altogether from
the roof of the enclosed area
I was led, on presenting my card of ad-
mission, into private room, where, after a
delay of few moments, messenger came
and conducted me through the mighty and
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piaCe uotn tuSse itupoltdut lOitieoseo III INC
possession of the Confederate States.
A correspondent of the Columbus Times
gives us the following details of the opera
tions at the Florida Forts:
"Col. Bragg is now very busily engaged
in erecting batteries upon the main land op-
posite Fort Pickeus, upon which the Colum-
biads in Fort McRee are to be mounted
Three ten-inch Columbiads are already in
position, and it is hoped by another week
to have ten more ready for an attack. 1t
is very we'll known that Fort McRee would
be tenable but a short time in case fire
should be opened upon it from Pickeus,
consequently the heavier guns are to be re-
moved to more suitable position. Col.
Bragg thinks he has arrangements perfect.
ed that will be highly favorable in case Of
an attack. Very stringent orders have been
issued to the people of Warrington in re-
gard to trafickiug with the feet or with the
fort, and great vigilance is used to prevent
any communication with the shore. Troops
are collecting at that point very rapidly,
and it is supposed that in short time five
thousand men will be upon the ground -
Guardian.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-08-15
LOvEJOY AND "CONTRABAND.' .

The New York Herald is doun on
Ms. Lovejoy because he introduced a
proposition (Which carried) that our
soldiers were not enlisted for the OBJ
jcct and purpose of catching and re-
turning ontraband." Mr.. Loveioy
may be as the Herald charges, an ul-
ira "Abolitionist," and all that sort of
thing, but he was sound on the occa-
sion referred to, and the Free States
will so decide. This war grows out
Of the slavery question--without fault
on the part Of the Federal Govern
ment. If the slave States, without
cause, choose to rebel against that
Government and it's protection if
they choose to make an attempt to
subvert it, prcferring civil war, with
its overwhelming consequences, to the
existence of an (" abolition sentiment,
which is as independent as any other
sentiment, so long as it violates no
law if that be sufficient cause to
abandon the Constitution and Union
and make war upon the Government,
then, we say, the Government is re-
leased from any and all obligations to
protect or MAINTAIN their rights as
they have heretofore existed, so long
as rebellion continues. 1t would be
enacting a farce" (Which is not in
the programme on our side, for our
troops to "aid and comfort" 4" the enc
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-08-15

/ my by catching and restoring "con-
traband." The South should have
thought of that as well as many 9TH
thihss) before engaging in rebellion !;
OUT, now that they have embarked,
without cause or excuse, we believe
IN putting them through on the Lovejoy
piatiorm-no compromise or fellow
ship with slavery hereafter, further
than compelled by constitutional obli-
cations IN time of peace. To say
that the Slave States are to be pro.
tectcd in rights during rebellion as in
peace, is a barc-faccd absurdty. 1t is
Legitimate TO weaken the enemy by
every possible means known to civil.
lzed warfare ; and to say that war,
originating in slavery, is to be carried
on so cleverly as to continue "pcace
and Union protection to the peculiar
institution, is to announce q PROPOSE
tlon somewhat startling to the free
men and free soldiers of the North.
Mr. Lovcjoy, on that occasion, GER
tainly was right, and the Herald is off
the track in its attempts to ccnsure.
Northern men, in this crisis, do not
volunteer to catch or restore contra
band "; and the sooner the South and
the gentleman from Scotland" are
correctly impressed upon that point,
the sooner the one Will come to reason
and the other approach consistency );
provided the latter part of the propo-
sltlon be within the capacity Of that
remnant of humanity still on the
"sign-board Of tho New York Her.
ald.--Ha,ekeye.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-08-15
BEN NJ. SAMUEIs.-Hon. Ben NJ. Sam.

BEN NJ. SAMuEIs-Hon Ben NJ. Sam
uels made q speech in Sherman Hall
on the evening of the Democratic Con.
vention, which for audacity to the
Government and treason to the coun-
try has never been equaled in this
city. From beginning to end, it was
a continuous TRADE of abuse against
the Administration. 1t charged the
war on the Republican party. The
election of Republican President
was the cause of the whole difficulty !;
and Republicans were alone response
bic for the present war. Mr.. Samuels
had not one word of condemnation to
utter against the traitors Of the South.
The whole force of his speech was
leveled against the North. The North
had prescribed the South and the
rebellion in all its aspects was perfect
ly justifable. The entire speech was
full of toryism to the Government. 1t
was an effort that could have origi-
mated no where else than in the des-
picable and infamous First Families
of Virginia, who have cast off the
obligations of law, and plunged head
long into an unnatural and bloody re-
bellion.
"Our Ben" did one good thing.
He was rcsolutcly opposed to any.
thing that squinted toward an ANAL
gamation Of the so-called Union Party.
lie wanted the Demrocatic party to live
or die on its own merits--on its own
avowed platform and he thought it
dishonoraIle to hold any sort of COM
munication with partizans of a differ
ent faith. The cheers with which his
speech was greeted showed very con-
clusively that, in the State of Iowa,
there are traitors to the Government
who deserve hanging in the same de-
gree that Claib. Jackson merits an in
PRODUCTION 10 Kingdom Come. .'--Dos
Molncs RCgtster.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-08-15
They do Pray So,

A lady born and reared in the South,
bnt for many years resident of Iowa,
was lately deploring this unhappy
sectional strife, and the sad fate ap-
parently reserved for the home and
friends of her youth. Her daughter
tried to console her by rcmarking that
Southerners were brave and would
fight manfully for their affairs, their
tiresides, and their native land, and
would perhaps, be victorious. "Oh,
yes replied the lady, 81 know tho
Southerners are brave, and will fight
bravcly-bm these Yankees do pray So"
For illustration DIR. Thompson, pas
tor of the Second Presbyterian Church,
Cincinnati, relates that he was recent
y seated in his study, when a gentle
man requested an interview, which
was granted He came to discuss
the affairs of the country, expressing
his anxiety about its condition, and
at length requested the doctor to pray
for the Republic and for him. The
Doctor of course complied, and after
further conversation on this theme,
the gentleman requested the minister
to pray with him. They knelt upon
the floor, and the visitor, in a dcvout
and eloquent petition invoked the aid
and protection of the Almighty in the
struggle in which the Republic is in
volved. "My visitor" said Doctor
Thompson, "was Major Gen. George
b. Mcclellan"