Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-12-17

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"What is Extortion ?. has been asked
Iby several membersof the Legislature, who
1haye sought in their. .lexicons, or witnessed
the traffic at their own doors, in, vain..--
! We think . writer fully explains in the fol.
lowing extract from the Carolinian
"But again, some other man suffering
under the disease Of aConstitutionap ner.
gousness, may gasp out, this is 'invading
private rights" and interfering with. the
s.law Of supply and demand" This may
be trne, or it may not be true; but no man
viii be likely to complain who will be Justly
injured, or whose complaints deserve to be
listened TO-. -s -, -. 81;
But whose are the rights to be invaded !;
for whom this extreme tenderness is ex-
pressed? Why, thsirights Of the specula-
tor, the nsonopoliss and the ersortioner, who
are skulkiag at home, employed in the sole
business of ,ssmakiug money" for himself
and his children, whilst hiscountryis bleed
ing from every artery, andis in the death
struggle for her existence; men; who are
robbing the poor all'around him by hisex-
actions, and making the poor poorer, whilst
he is nmakiug afortunep ssIuvadiug spri.
yate rights" forsooth l. by stopping him in
his merceuary career, and applying a little
of his private gains to the support of those
who are protecting the miserly, mean crea-
ture? aInyading private rights! Aud
what has the Legislature done, when item
tered the private dwellings Of our people
and seized the fathers, the brothers and the
sons, and taking themsfromsthe familiessof
which they were the only'stays and supports
sent them into the army to fight, and, ifne-
eesary, bleed and efor the defeucesof the
State? Every maussays this is right be-
cause necessary. But is there anything
which is necessary to prevent sextortion,.
aud which touches oulytbe property of the
citizenstobe compared shardships'to that
ssinvasion of private rights" which seizes
man $ person, and sends him where he is
exposed to the hardshipssof the camp, and
to fearful wounds and death ?" ssss. ;. =
The election for Governor will doubtless
come of This week-Col. Preston and Ex-
Governor. Manning are now 10 the van,
though Col. 0rr's friends, it is thought,
l = . g.
will adhere to him, notwithstanding his de.
+clination. Col. Bonham is also spoken Of,
and Boyce, Miles 3 Co, thrown into the
shade--but, asuficieut to the dag is the
evil thereof" lit is,even suggested that
The election should go by default, and Gov.
Pickens have fair field Of twelve months,
at least, untrammeled BY Unconventional"
policies. Now for other matters. -.
The 9Th Regiment (Gol. Withefspooo9
left their encampment last Tuesday, though
small in numbers, for sGeorgetown. The
7th, Col, WILSON,: left the Fair Grounds
on Friday last for Mount Pleasant, opposite
Gharleston. Their numbers were also
small, but probably will soon be filed out,
as the rebellion is now in the halls of Leg
islatiou-to whose aoisaons they, the rebels
have appealed. : The eth,1 1(col. seerest)
leaves this morning for PocotaigO, though
two companies, Capt. Perry ellis, Of Ches-
ter, aud Capt. Lowry's, of York, have been
detailed by order Of Gen. sBeauregard, to
guard the Ordnance and 1commissary Stores
of which Columbia is the principal depot.
So, we are here, az the jail, in .comforta.
.ble quarters, tits true; but yet, t,7bull beef,
corn meal, rice and soap is all the diet our
stif.necked rebellion has afforded US. Tho
duties are very responsible, however, and
By NO means light, 3et,as our companies
have been ordered to report here at onee,l
tits to be hopeda division of labor willse-
cure more satisfaction. Maj. Gill is Senior,
and thus Commandant of the. Post--he is
an uuassumiug gentleman andexpsrienced
soldier, and thus secures that peace and
harmony SO essential to discipline and a,
faithful performance Of duty. .,:-.s -,
Fast horses, and three story bouuets are
all the fashion in Columbia now, if we ex.
cept the Confederate uniforms, which adj
NIT of any style, color or construction, few
of which. however, are intended for camp
use. Many of the wearers have brass e.
nough on their faces to constitute them
brazen images; and we fear many are
too like the serpent ofold, who Hwire 10
aud wire out, and keep the people still in
doubt, whether the snake that makes the
track, is going to the .rar or Just come
back" -.- - .-..s. ........ .s.-.--
We are but few Gin Jail" now, but q
Whit for care, our "uiuety days" will soon
expire. =.
EDITORIAL ITEMS.
Judge Thomas j. Withers has been
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