Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-02-21

tnl6 Heek. Iue seizure OI Ooutnern arms cOu-
tiuues. Some time ago twenty-eight cases of
Minnie rifles intended for Alabama, were dis
trained in New York, or seized for debt in retail
iaton for the Stay Law Of the former State
Alabama has recovered these arms under writ
of replevin that is, the case 10 to be tried by
law, and if Alabama loses it she returns the
arms, il not she keeps them.
1t appears that Gov. Brown, of Georgia, was
out generated by these faithless Gothamites at
last. The declaration that the arms had been
given up, for the seizure Of which reprisals were
made Oh New York vessels, appears to have been
false. Policeman Kennedy retains ten cases
still, ard refuses to surrender them except by q
legal process. The other twenty eight cases
(there were 3S in ally were obtained by the
agent Of u Connecticut arms manufacturing COM
pany, under writ Of replevin and the "con-
traband goods are said to be on their way to
Gov Brown. 1t would be we'll for the South
henceforth during this struggle, to remember
that the Northerners are tricky people.
The New York Herald closes an article on
"The New Southern Republic-its Programme
and Purposes" thus: We must, therefore, ad-
monish the American people to prepare for the
calamites of civil war, and for the ruinous
experiment of a military despotism at Washing
ton" In another editorial the following signif-
cant and striking paragraph occurs:
"It is indisputable that the interests of the
so-calei Border States will compel them to be-
come q part of the new Southern republic; but
it will be equally for the benefit Of the Central
States, including New York, to identify them.
selves with their Southern seeding brethren
The new Southern constitution foreshadows le-
gisative enactments which will exclude North
ern fabrics aid commerce from Southern ports,
in order to divert capital from other uses into
the creation of manufactures, South Of Mason
and Dxon's line, which may successfully COM
pete with those that have hitherto supplied them
with merchandise. Commercial treaties with
England and France are also to be anticipated,
as among the first active measures that will be
consummated by the Southern confederation. A
death blow will thus be struck at Northern trade,
unless those who are most Immediately concern
ed in the maintenance Of our prosperity, possess
the energy and wisdom to avert the shock it is
on the point of receiving. The question has to
be settled, whether the people Of the Central
States Of the Union will permit the aggressive
fanaticsm which has been engendered by the
Massachusetts, school of abolitionists, to ruin
them irrevocably, at a time when FIVE sixths of
the voters of those States deprocate the incenli
arism which has reduced the rupublic to its pres
ent condition. Between the coercive schemes,
civil war, and military despotism, with which
republican leaders are menacing the country,
and such bond of union as is suggested by that
new Southern republio, to those who have not
joined it, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey will necessarily choose the latter, if the
voice. Of the people can make itself heard"