Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-11-23
South Carolina Redeemed.

South Carolina Redeemed.
South Carolina, according TO the only in
ference which We can draw from some
what opaque Columbia Telegram, has signal.
lied herself, and given striking illnstra.
tionsof the woudfous morals revolutions and
mutations resultant from our late war, by
being the first Of the States lately IN tebel-
lion to accede to that cardinal prerequisite OF
President Johpson's to the restoration Of
Union fellowship contained in the adoption
of the amendment to the National Contitu.
ton abolishing and forever prohibiting sla-
very throughout the country The despatch
alluded to announces that the constitution.
al amendment was yesterday raaned,in sDotn
houses OF the South Carolina, Legialasure' !.
With very little Opposition Sopsns 0aroll- :,
ma has thus very aensoly ana grseelui'y,
without q unnecessary delay 'aSen ). sep
which Will .enaole ner 20 pc represented =
the next @ Congress, and, the avoiaanes ,oI
wni0n souio mos' sssoaea'y us'a 49, !, sDs -
aools y sns nss.ousl, sag,sys ss..asu ~ Dc"
sluoe = Y. = ..'g..sH = .uss ~ ~ :.
qsns nss lelss.oie olao.a !, su.oeS = ~ ~
afoYlslonsl 7, governor, e ven - .ne Notsn
gaf9llDa pelega.es VINO ylnlee sel@ On ias'
= tioaY saas .ue auoPslo.Dy snsls sa1esss'as
.uses q lne 9slaYsly plonlO..l0a smsneneas
was necessary preilmlnaIy 20 sne' sqn's- a
Sion. ot the SouIpeIn STATES % tneir 1ormef
position .n the on,on: s.,
ny tnis ao,lon Oh 'ne raime!so s.ass arg
now rendered secure me making o. .pis .,
mendmens a portion OF the supreme law q
the republic, and the rendering otouf great
and glorious. eountry' from IT'S centre 70 iss
l1a utmost limits most empna.lca'iy ana WIZ. :.
out the shadow Of proVlso, Atne lana o.
the free. Ihere are now altogether thirty
seven States 10 the Union, the rat'neaaon
BY the Legislatures of three: fourtbs, on
twenty eight, OF which is necessary 70 make
the amendment part of the National Con,
stitutiou. Id twenty FIVE Legislatures it has
now been adopted, and in three has BEEN
rejected but one at .leastsof the latter---
New Jersey--was secured by the late cleo
tion for its ratification this winter, and #
will pass in the Legislatures Of Calfornia
aud Oregon at their next session. These
ty eight - = =, - - - -. -;
The following is list of the States which
have adopted the amendment with the,
date Of adoption 3. Illinois, February Is
Rhode Island, February q New York;
February 3; Maryland, February Mas
sachusetts, February 3 /; Pennsylvania, Feb
ruary 5; West Virginia, february 81;
Michigan, February g.; Maine, February
7S;0hio, Febfasfy 8 !; Kansas, February
g; Minnesota, February 8. Virginia, Feb.
ruarY o.; Indiana, February 13; Nevada,
February 16; Louisiana, February II; !;
Missouri, February 24 Wisconsin, Febru.
ary %; Vermont, March 8 Tennessee,
April s.; Arkansas, April Counecsi.
cut, May 4 5. iowa, June 30 New Hamp.
shire, june 30 South Carolina, November
13. ....s~ a. &.
The legislatures Of the following. States
have rejected IL: Delaware, February q;
Kentucky, February 28;' New Jersey,
March l.-Nep York Herald, 14tk.
.'-S - = : - ''s,,:'' : :,
Death of Judge Thos. j. Withers. Z
The Hon. THOMAS j. WIrHEas died
at bis residence at Kirkwood on the nigh,
Of the 7eb inst. 4.,;fs'= atsf5,'s ~
This announcement will strike the public
mind of South oarolina. with a deep sense