Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-03-14
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THE BORDER SLAVE STATEs.-ln the
present Congress, Delaware has one repre-
sentative, Maryland six, Virginia thirteen,
North Carolina eight Kentucky ten, Ten
nessee ten, Missouri seven, Arkansas two
total fifty.seven. Under the census of 1860,
Virginia loses two, North Carolina one,
Tennessee two, Kentucky two-total seven
Missouri gains two and Arkansas one-to
tai three. A net loss Of four. So that un
der the new appointment the eight border
slave States will have only f!ty.th votes
The anti.slavery States will have one hun.
d-ed and fifty votes under the new census,
nearly three times as many the eight bor'
der slave States have. When it is remem
bered that these border States have pc
culiar nterest-and that in every way Wit
tai to uhem-an interest, too to which the
dominant sentiment iu the free States Is
known to be hostile, the necessity for their
demanding such guarantees as will place
this peculiar interest beyond the reach of
harm from the overshadowing power of the
free States is too plain to need argument.
The slave States, yet adhering to the frag
ment of the Union cannot possibly be in
duced to continue 10 that position, unless
their safety in such counexiou is placed be-
yond hazard In this all the border States
and all their people think alike. 1t remains
for the Northern States, to say whether
this reasonable and indispensable require
ment shall be complied with. Richmond
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Discovery OF A New SUBSTANCE IN
THE ATMospHERE.-Aw writer in the Ma
tional MtrNigcnccr states that the theory
of Mr. Clemson, head of the Agricultural
Department of the Patent Office, Of living
organisms in the atmosphere, which he
made public in 1856, has been adopted by
French chemist named Barral, and au-
nouuced to the French Academy. Mr..
Cemson's theory is that the air, like water.
tcems with minute living organisms; that
there is phcsphoric acid in the air, derived
FROM the successive generations after gene
ratious of myriads Of these organisms pro.
duced, living and dying in the atmosphere;
that such organisms exist and are at work,
assiu,lating from one to the other, prepar
ing food for more perfect organisms, FROM
the microscopic poiut Of life up to the most
perfect animal existences. It is expected
that is discovery will explain why the
earth is increased in fertility by being bro
ken up aud exposedto to the air. 1t connects
meteorology with agriculture, aud will,
when fully developed, open a new page to
the learned of the relation of the spots on
the sun, the degree of fertility of the earth,
and electrical changes of the atmosphere
aud maguetical condition of the earth.
Bound FOR SOUTH CARoLINA.-Yester-
day afternoon our attention was attracted by
number of wagons passing through this
city, containing emigrants, with their ne
sroes and property; and feeling somewhat
inquisitive, we hailed the party to learn
where they were goiug to-, where from and
the cause of emigrating, when We received
the following replies: I
"My name is J. a. Adams. | AIN from
Dudson, Surry County, North Carolipa,
aud bound to Newberry District, S. Caro-
lima, where I desire to settle aud feel safe
with NY property, living under Govern
rnent able, willing and ready to protect it,
South Carolina and the other Confederate
States will soon have large numbers of the
best and most wealthy citizens from Virginia
and North Carolina applying for home
upon their soil if the two States named do
not very soon take position as members Of
the Southern Republic. Our advices from
several sections of North Carolina warrant
the remark. Look out for sIavehodiug emi.
grants, and prepare good homes for them.
Charlotte Bulletin.
THE New LINE OF STEAMERs-The
New York Herald, in alludiug to the pro-
posed regular line of steamships between
Charleston and Liverpool, makes the fol
lowing comment;
"The establishment of the line will at
once bring the calculations of the Repub-
lican extremists TO the test Should the
incoming administration attempt to carry
out policy of coercion against the South,
it must immediately bring it into collision
with Great Britain The vessels of the
company being owned in moiety by Eng
lish shareholders, any attempt to lay an
embargo on them will be regarded, if not
as an act of direct hostility, at all events as
case for damages. Under such circum-
stances, the threatened blockade of the
Southern ports will be practically inopera-
tive, and will affect only the vessels of
those governments which are too weak to
force it. Its main object-that of prevent
ing Southern staples being sent direct to
England will be defeated, aud thus one Of
the principal means of coercion relied upon
will fail the new administration at the start.
THE New LoAN-We are gratified to
note the following paragraph in the Mont
gomery advertiser:
"It is with much pleasure and satisfac-
ton that we inform our readers that we
have intelligence from a reliable source,
that large portion of the new loan offered
by the Governmen of the Confederate States,
will be taken by the citizens of New Orleans
at par. This confidence of our people in
the securities of this government, contrasts