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


Rev. THoMAs'F. DAVIS, son of Bish-
op DAVIS, died at Camden, on Sunday of
last week. ek..........Gov. BRowNLow, of Ten.
nessee, wasrobbed of his watch and Eve hun
dred dollars in the suburbs Of Nashville,
.recently. y....:'....The father-in,!lav Of Gen.
BEAuREaARD and JOHN SLIDELL has just
died in New Orleans, aged eighty-two. :, :
......JoHN: @. BRECKENRIDGE announces
his intention, if pardoned, to live In Texas.
INV. s. MCCORMICK, the inventor
of the famous resping machine, died lately
in the Illinois State Lunatic Asylum. ....s'' ;
General LOGAN has been offered the mis-
sion to Japan. :........". ROGER A. Pryor,
is about to start an evening paper in Balti.
more. .........Gen. BRAGG is now: in Ala
bama, and will Boon have ,oharge Of the
Montgomery and FIorids Railroad, which
he became intimately acquainted with when
at Pensacola. .........A daughter of Gen.
EwELL was married in Baltimore on the
10th inst, to Capt. T. T. TURNER, Of St.
Louis. ...:.......:Acoording to the Raleigh
Progress, DR.. VIM. Sloan of CASTOR CO.,
has been appointed Provisional Treasurer
of North Carolina, .yice Mr.. WORTH, re.
signed.
At the election for State Senator in Or
ange county, North Carolina, every vote
cast was given for Hon. W. A. GRAHAM.
..".....nB1LL ARP" is Mr.. CHARLES B..
SMITH, Of Rome, Georgia. He is prom
inent man in his section, and is candidate
for the Georgia State Senate. .t.'''!."'..lt' ." is
stated now, that Capt. SEMMEs, Of "Sum.
ter, "Alabama" fame, is the captain
of steamboat plying on the Alabama Riv.
or, between Mobile and. Montgomery, Z: = : :
General FITZPATRICK has been appointed
Minister to Chill. .........M Major General
DANIEL q. sIoKlEs arrived in Charleston
on Tuesday last .....:."The Lon Ion pa
:pers announce the safe arrival, in that oily,
oftGsn. r. s: RfpIET, late Of the Confed-
crate arr,y.. .....".Gen. JEPE. THOMPSON
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-11-23
!, the Misaisaippi I,egislature.

fore the Mississippi Legislature. (. So. q
negro suffrage organ has been atarted IN
Raleigh, N. @. Also, one 10 Charleston
=. During the war 7, ,ooo, 900 bales Of
cotton and $4,000 boxes Of tobacco were
run through the blockade. 1890 - VINES
body has been buried in the Washington
penitentiary, with the bodies Of the persons
convicted Of che assassination Of President
LINCOLN. Strenuous attempts were made
by his friends to obtain the body, but it Was
not permitted BY The War Department..
IF the wife ofea Japanese don't suit
him he can send her back to her parents,
and try again. That is 70 say.all wives are
swarranted', in Japan. q ~
The salary Of Gen: JosErH 3. JOHN
sroN as President Of the National Express
Company, is said to be ten thousand dollars
a yesr......"..The official report Of General
GaANFs losses in the campaign around
Richmond, from May 5th, 1854, to Noyem.
ber 1st, Of the same year, is put down at
sS,3S7 in killed, wounded and missing.
.........Oue hundred and ten thoussnd
people have left Paris for fear Of the chole.
"a. The deaths in month down to Octo.
ber l6, we're 2O76. :3.....,..,F " Freights between
Richmond and Baltimore are lower than
they have ever been. The Times states
that -four, &c, can be transported to and
from either place, by steamer at lOo pei
| barrel. ."......A child with three tongnes
has been born in Scotland. Probably q
female. Orders have beensent from
Washington to Fortress Monroe prohibiting
the further discharge Of vessels from the
Government service: ........ ulinoisexchan.
4 ges state that $4,000 bales Of cotton vill
be produced in that State ibis year. "
Conventions Of the colored people are nov
/ in session at Mobile, Alabama, and Charles
ton, s. .Cs...'.,.Tbe Feuians are to be
tried by special @ Commission in Europe.
j /. E. e &c AZ
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-11-23

Dc3 me N0uDern n8Qtoat prea9 mare
been commenting presty freely snd abdsiye.
" on the rumor that General Hampton wss
elected Governor Of South Garoiina- SsSld
which they, as they do With mosf s6m6is,
publish as fact BE was not; nor did 6s
wish 70 be, and ubsishaa 8 care 81 deeaip-
alton as soon. as be found the people &c Gle
Palmetto State were going to soss for bin.
Mr. Orr, one Of the best and ablests nenin
the State was elected bysa small smsjatity.
Those impetuous South sGarolinians conld
not restrain their admirstiou for Msls
Hampton, the Murat Of the Southefnsezs.
airy with Murntsa DASH sand ooaaSges bat
with far more head. GertAinIy Wade HEmp.
ton, sas soldier aad geatlsnap, mpSts have
challenged the colonization of I'll, uhosh
North aud Sputh RHO never could hsgahad
an enemy. Leaving ont 3ackson, ana lee,
and Johnsson, and glebnrns; No dchbt if
there WAS another soldier ii the SSeufhefn
army like him. sHe Was placed dat the bod
iof the, ,Confedsratesc cavalry snAs . suooess-
or of Marion and Sumter South Gsrolias
the United 6tstss, may bs proud of him
for sush courage, such chisalsy and 20.
.bleness of heart, as Wade Hampton has,
belongs. .in eonmons 10 the eopntk9s afae-
Glts for organisation, power Of iHspiring
confidence, remarkable eoolnsss and nerve
in battle, only sauallsd bYssems brilliant
billiard plsssr, splasiag the championship,
mark the most splendid eayalry leader and
Hestsgsntlenan #seyer cav. The Angus
IA Georgia. areascrips sthus eleqaently
and tiuthfully speaksof him, insennsction
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-11-23

leans. IA correspondent Of the Coz
lumbiaP Paeniz noninates Gem D. B: HILL
as suitable man for The vacant Mathemat-
ioal Char 10 the South Carolina College.
=. .. Gen. DUFF GnHEn, for 8 long time
d distinguished saitor, died at Mobile,
Ala, on the 4th instant. ~4, Is.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-11-23

- A -.
# legal argument ard elOqusnos ~aish
made him { most snccsssfu sI&ot inn
aistable advecstes His style ssssspeaieR
was terse, 3 oond denssd, oonoiss sogisas,
pointed, sarcastic, with j aplsy Of seuid tE
NOR that made him q most popular spsstsf,
shils his legal st.ainments rzltsd dHids9sEg
high as q counsellor. On q wider fsld
Judge WIrHERs would have atteined a
world vide repueation as snz adgocate-
High as his reputation y as sns RptisAG
able, judge, with opportunity end arena, ,his
reputation as an adyocats would ksse sur.
passed ii. For brilliancy shows better On
theifeld Of strife than On the ssatof jaE
tice, but On the bench he was equal to the
6rst; and ether and higher honozsss ssiH
waited him, if he had been spared = .,islls
longer Y :sss ssss -
Inthis brief Gotice We hlgs cen6ns5 sur
remarks solely to. Jadgs WI1azes, pnblis
life. As memory turns towards Ipsssenalsad
professional association, ouf tfoaghts sissn
upon scenes ia which his quslities assedhi
to shine pre.eminsntly ]; buf w dfbcsf, %
these lie midway betsesa bia pablis saa
private life, and IS We approash The .lsksss
we shudder and draw ssay rom 10 ON
templation Of bis removal from eisp)ss ie
which he was Of the pufegf bent md most
devoted of mem y :
Camden Journal laA ina.
= -: r.
opan'ons q me ss, sss .sas - On
tne 49, - csssl s
ln the trlals slo execq sle1 q Sglam
Henry WIZ tue gosesnmeos y. sas sssAo'lss-
ed the pFlnelple Htnats nunapity aaest ncs %
lost sight of even ~ tne times o 8AE, sad
those who tnaltreaf our pzls9pessq g1H be
held steruiy responslDle Enen t1ss var u
over. Let that prlnelpl be sceepfsd "
the whole civlined sgrla ra1aS ye snsA oe@
OF no more such aei's snpoa earn as sne
black hole at eaiectta tas Jssssy ps'ssa
ships and the rebel pEscn Psla Ihe me
of Wlrs was OF no copeequeass 8 Had not
General miacer 9lse pe.ole as. conlelee
arrested, ne Roula aase ssoe ~ sns G o0e. J;
and upon me gailoms lnsseaneI nls esaei
tool, the merclieds WIFE eas y was ne
cessary that AN example should .I 6e maae;;
and, as Minder has escaped tle maa neEt
in rank at Andsrsonsllie was secured sod
ppuisbed. Neither Wirs nor Jsffs Vayls is
inaiyidqaliy7of any importances aDsad n
alive, they can no longer ipjufssth elrsphe
lie and desofate our home Kat7 7aa rps
sentative men We are oonPelled todszl alts
them and to punish then. Y lfz is' heaG
JEFF Davis may OF may not ehafs thsaaEse
fatss-N] Z Herald. p e !ssssss
The public viii feel senslbly reiieym
that this terrible affair is ended, and sta@
the long strsin Of ezciten nent oser these
ful disclosures sot the trlsl g among Ins
events that aii good men WI hasten tosfae-
get-, e ass'ses 8 s.. g; ssss g.
Wlrs, upon the scatfold . Win put, u f8R
seconds between him and slsfnity seOn.
scious that before the sun sopld Seschab
zenith he would be Jig, the prasspss OF his
Creator, said :ssI am inaocsnts z hm
the popular sentiment may be- upuna4he
question of his guilt, ne knoN nof busSo
believe that the words .of TINT yng EaSsn
were true. Ip yieW Of the syidence9upon
-#hich3 h3he was consicted, m FieR .of his
n e.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-11-23

aWlereas fbe Congress of the United States, BY joint
resolution approved the February, D. 1865,
proposed an amendment Of the Constitution Of the United
Sates for the Of the Legislatures of the several
States which amendment In the following words 70 wit
ARTICLE Neither slavery involuntary seryude,
except as punshment for crime, whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted shall exist within the limits OF
the United Stntes any place subject TO their
SECTION o Congress shall have power TO enforce this
article by appropriate legsation.o ~ :; ~
l. ReioIves Therefore, by the Senate and House ofRep
resenatyes of the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina, In General Assembly met and by the authority
Constitution Of the United sates be and the same here
By accepted and adopted and ratified by this State
Resolped That certified copy Of the foregoing pre-
anble and resolution be Forwarded by his EIcelency the
Provisional Governors the President of the United states
and also tote Secretary Of State of the United
g 3Resoced That any attempt by Congress towards leg
satng upon The political status of former slaves or their
civil relations would be contrary TO the OF tne
United States It is would be altered by the
proposed amendment, In conflict with the policy OF me
President declared In his Amnesty Proclamation, ana
with restoration Of hathamony upon which depends
the vital interests Of the American Union. -.-.-.
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raiidcasion of ths, amendment, to place inc
question at resi-, forever.
= Without desiring to place any obstacle,
ID The way of ths final extinction Of slave.
n amongst ns, many have hesitated to adj
.vocats t6e ratification Of the Constitutional
amendmsnt, because Of the apprehension
that the povsr gissns Congress il the se' sec:
:oud clause would be exercised 80 as praoll-;
eally to deprive the States Of,the right TO
control and direct theiaborof the freedmen,
and establish such police regulations as may
be necessary to keep them in subsection to
Law. This. objection Mr. Seward has pro-
tuopuced squerelous and unreasonable
asserting that the clause is designed to re.
strain rather than confer additional power
upon Congress, We trust that the event @
may, prove the correctness Of the opinion
AT any rate, our Legislature should at the
earliest moment perfect che Legislation pro.
posed :in view of the new conditions OF ta'll our
society, and thus enable our people TO ad'
dress themselves iDteligently to the grea'
work of recodsttuotiug our broken fortunes
Then, if ifsGoogrssa, utterly ignorant Of the tn!
peculiar, character Of the negro, and, Of ting
conditions necessary 70 the profitable. en-
ployment Of uegroslabor, assume fbe prov
ince of ofIegislation in regard thereto, anc
thus forever keep in wreck both the capita
and labor Of the. South, the responsibilit.
will rest upon them, not upon; us. ds
The following copy of the Preamble ane
Resolutions passed by the Legislature, il
obedience TO the suggestion Of the Presi
dent, and ratifying the amendment, ha
been kindly furnished us BY Gen; MARTIN
the clerk of the Senate: Z
mn ,.o, The Cnngness NJ the IInited States bv ioin
The New York herald., 1865-03-15

eager to be OF the The Yankees did not like 70
be troubled with them, and report be true they will
for they are sure TO nnd an early grave soms
OF the Yankees cursed tho negroes, telling them
that they had better stay where they were,
for they far better OF and much better provided
for with their masters than they would be with the army
One Of the officers at Nr w. Ficklins said 1t was not
for the love Of the negro that induced them TO take
the slaves but prevent agricultural operations
from being carried on, this being the most euectual
m meens Of bringing the rebellion TO an end
While the Yankee army In Charlottesville they cir
culated reports that Lynchburg captured Richmond
evacuated, &C but none but weak headed and weak
kneed persons credence 10 any such stories They
sad there nfeen thousand cavalry with them but
Ave thousand will cover all they had Generals Sheri
dan Custer Merritt and Forsyth were with the invaders
II there other generals have not heard their
On leaving the town thoy separated into four columns
taking many different directions One OF the columns
went to scottsve destroying the factory there ana the
''THr THIRD cAvARr DIVISION cuRoncLn.n
The paper alluded TO In the above letter bore the above
title, but the onterprsing publishers, II seems had not
time TO get out full sheet and they issued agaey,p
column Tho contents consisted OF advertise
man Rosssr described az runaways special orders 70
Early 10 furnish certain supplies, as hitherto, &c
Personal appears the object Of which s to open cor.
rcspondence with some young lady Of Charlottesville,
with view 70 matrinony. The following appears over
the name Of tps yaliapt aFannio":-
March 4, 1895.
Report Of property captured and destroyed by the
Third cavalry division, March a.
VI hItiieIy, htt-lou "ouvu
sets artillery harness. six cassons nine FORCES eight
hundred horses and mules, one hundrcd and twenty
army wagons, fifteen ambulances, two hundred and
twenty double sets wagon harness. nfteon double
sets ambulance harness, one ambulance wagon and
harness
DKsTRoYED-Four railroad cars, one loaded with sup.
plies; two railroad brdges thirty army wagons
Report OF property captured and destroyed BY the
Third cavalry division, March 8, 1906
CAPruRED-Thres pound Parrott guns one SIX pound
gun
ing supplies Of leather, Shoes saddles horsoshos nails
and nihskets @. A. CUSTER,
Brevet Major General Commanding.
8 W. BARrHARr, Captain and A. A AG
piece OF poetry on Jef Davis, and piece OF q
letter. abruptly cut OF In the twelfth line complete the
list OF contents OF this brilliant sheet
The New York herald., 1865-03-15

day direct from Richmond communicates some interest
ing intelligence In relation to tho state Of affairs at Rich
mond and Sherdans movements. He Gays he con-
fined Castle Thunder and through the friends OF Union
citizens incarcerated there obtained much information
relative 10 events transprng, about which Richmond
papers arc silent
On Saturday night last Richmond thrown into a
state of intense excitement by the announcement that
sheridan was the city. The alarm bells rung,
and oil the home guards and every available that
could be spared hurried OF to repel the Unionsts
who were said to be at BeaUr Kilb Aquedud, the
James river, twenty miles from the city, destroy
ing the canal the main feeder II Richmond.
The excitement continued all night, and increased to q
panic throughout Sunday and down to Monday morn
ing. When he left the alarm still prevailed It was
understood that Sheridan had succeeded in s dtcion
Of Ae aquedud, blowing II up with gunpowder, and IL
would take at least six months to repair the damage
done by him.
During Sunday afternoon Pickett's division passed
Castle Thunder In great haste the way 70 meet
Sheridan.
There q ferry near the aQueduct, and It was bo.
lieved that Sherdans purpose 10 hs James and
strike ne Danvie road near ne coal Seids where there 10
expensive bridge, destroy that and rus complete the
destruction Of communication With Richmond, and then
make junction with Grant
Movements indicating preparation for abandon.
ment Of Richmond have been In progress for time
The heavy machinery for manufacturing iron has been
removed also the machinery Of their percussion cap
manufactory, and all the carpenters In town At
work filling large government orders for packing boxes
Tho high water In the James had subsided no much
that the boat which conveys prisoners from Richmond
could not pass above Rockets she had been doing
previously. From this Circumstances IL is hoped that
Sheridan will nnd less difficulty In crossing the streams
In his line OF march.
The New York herald., 1865-03-15
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
sheridan's Occupation OF Charlottesville.
from the Richmond Enquirer March lsl

sheridan's Occupation OF Ch arlotfssvills.
From the Richmond Enquirer March 1sJ
About the LIST Of the present month"; sheridan with be-
tween six and ten thousand men, started raid up the
valley visited staunion unopposed and crossed the Bus
Ridge Rocksh Cap opposed by Early and nfteen
hundred men, The opposition was frutless, however
our forces being almost surrounded by overwhelming
numbers and over thousand captured The enemy then
entered Charlottesville unopposed The following letter
gives an interesting sketch Of the occupation Of that
place.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, March 2, 1865
The Yankee army, i've thousand strong, entered this
place Friday about two O'Clock r. H., the 3D. Instant
unopposed The Mayor and civil authorities OF the cor
poraton met the euomy q hill southwest OF the un
versty rotunda where tho surrendered by the
Mayor ana protection u private property guaranteed by
sne YANKEES 70 the citizens and 70 the authorities or the
university. AT first aye horsemen with drawn pistols
rode up 70 the flag Of truce and then Immediately gal
ioped 70 town. then followed six Others aud then General
SSusser, surrounded by dozen or twenty men
nearing confederate flags captured from the
nJeot x and riWrd iroops az prfasroi fdrlgs
then followed the entire column through tho nan
street 70 sac front o. the Baptist Femae inrtiiate
Al ths stores were closed and le Windows Of The osas
The New York herald., 1865-03-15
SHER MAN..
His Forces at Laurel Hill, N.
G., on the 9Th Inst.
ALL WELL AND DOING FINELY.
Interesting Rebel Accounts OF
His March.
Details Of the Occupation Of Winns-
b0ro, South Carolina.
PROBABLE OCCUPATION OF FAYETTEVILLE,
Ae, &C.. &c.
Secretary stanton 20 General Dir.
wnmroros, D. C., March 14-l1AH
Major General DiI, New York
Dispatches direct from Generals Sherman and scho.
ned have been received this morning BY this depart
ment
General shermans despatch is dated March O. a. Lau.
rsl Hill, ~ c. He says
1--WE are all WE'LL and have done finely Details for
obvious reasons omitted"
EDWIN NJ STANTON,
Secretary OF War
Our Special Washington Despatch.

WARRINGTON, March Il, 1903.
No doubt s entertained by military authorities hero
that Gen sherman has reached Fayetteville N. O., with.
out battle engagement Of any kind, except cavalry
skrmishng Al this point he will be Joined by Scho1eds
army and be resuppsd with rauons and ammunition
and sweep onward toward Richmond with as tuc din.
Guilty be heretofore encountered This direct CON-
munoaton with General sherman, and the assurance
or his complete success Notwithstanding the bonstngs and
Dragging Of tho Richmond papers, show that their
hopes OF stopping his progress arc OF little
value II they could not stop him before, they art
powsess TO arrest his progress now, after his arrival
base Of supplies, the reinforcement Of his army By
that under command OF General schoned, and Will
sheridan destroying every Of food, forage pow
der load and sat Into Richmond aud threatening th'
defences Of the rebel capital itself
The New York herald., 1865-03-15
The Shooting OF the Rebel Commodore
Hollfns and Colonel Harman.
Irnrr, h. RIrI.s nord H. a 1

Is reported, on authority which seems entitled TO
credit, that Colonel VIM. A. Hsrman, Of Augusta, Was
killed at Waynesboro after the defeat of General Early
that place The statement Is that no surrendered 70
rish-Ysnkee soldiers who Immediately assassinated
him
II also reported yesterday that Commodore Hol.
lns OF the navy, killed In Abemarle county by a
gang Of Yankee cavalry. He attempting 10 escape
to the woods In company with Mr. Jefferson Randolph,
at whose residence he had beon stopping, when the
scoundres overlook them and killed the Commodore
We hope that the report Is untrue.
The New York herald., 1865-03-15
or,cx ~ NOV crY porsr.--rhc United states steam

oritE Rrv vros CTy PotSr.-Thc United states steam
t,.nsto ort George Lcary, Captain Biakcmsn Arrived At
,h pgrt lat ght ~ tweu,y four hours from Guy 70 ~
virginia she consigned = Captain svmson, Assistant
QuaremsFicf ami has the One Hundred and rb'rd
ror ment New York Volunteers on board our @e"us
shIp capta rs now understand our coast and rivers
tol tba. they arc enabled % save considerable ume
tak.aR The shor,ca routos rapi1in B'aksmsn ''e'l
one u these experienced nasisasor~
The New York herald., 1865-03-15

IMPORT or A RETURNED soIDiga pinEoT yRox
HicHMovp.
BALna'Rs, March II, 1866
returned Union prisoner who reached AnnauclGs 10
The New York herald., 1865-03-15
Our Special wa.hington D.sp.teh.,

- WASHINGTON, Harch u, I605.
xhere is report that Sheridan unable to the
oass with his pontoons account Of tho stage Of
vaGsr, has gone north and east Of Richmond TO the
vAks House. and that Grant has sent force to meet
BIN and insure his safe junction with the armies Of the
DsAomac and James. No credit is attached TO this
Dset II IL believed that Sheridan had crossed the
SAss when his despatch written to Grant from Co.
uumhia and had already destroyed the Danvlle road
= Durksvile, and by this time either Joined General
Qpana proceeded his way to clear the road for
Aaxmans advance
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-12-23

GEN GRANT, who lately made tour Of in
spec:ion through the South has embodied his
observations in Report which accompanied the
late Message Of the President We make the fol-
lowing extract
am satisfied that the mass of thinking men
OF the South accept the present situation of affairs
IN good faith. The questions which have here
iofore divided the sentiments of the people of the
two sections-slavery and State Rights, or the
right OF a State to secede from the Union--they
regard as having been settled forever by the
highest tribnnal--arms-tha man can resort to.
was pleased TO learn from the leading men
whom met that they not only accepted the de-
cison arrived At as final but that, now the
smoke of battle has cleared away, and time has
been given for reflection that this decision has
been fortunate one for the whole country. they
receiving the like benefits from it with those
who opposed them in the field and in council. -
Four years of war; during which law was execl,-
ted only ut the point of the bayonet throngout
the States in rebellion, have left the people, pos
Ably, in u condition not to yield that ready obe-
dience to civil authority the American people
have generally leen in the habit of Welding -
This would render the presence of small garri-
sons throughout those States necessary, until
such time as labor returns to its proper channel
and civil authority is fully established. did
not meet any one, either those holding places I'M
der the Government or citizens OF the Southern
States, who think it practicable TO withdraw the
military from the South at present. The white
and the black mutually require the protection OF
the CT neral Government There is such univer-
salacqhipscencein the authority of the General
Government thronGhopt the portion Of the conn
try: visited by me that the. mere presence of i
military force, without regard tonumbers, Is SUI.
6siept % malnsain order. q 81