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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-09-14

TIE MISSISSIPPI CONVENTION.

TEE MISSISSIPPI CONVENTION.
The prompt, intelligent, aud decided ac-
tion of the Mississippi Convention is Wor.
thy Of universal imitation. The members
Of the convention met and organized, and
as,she last forty years have been spent in
the discussion Of the question of slsvery,
they deemed it unnecessary to waste any
more breath about it. Approaching and
recognizing tthe situation. as demanding
the immediate abolition of the institution,
they ratified the constitutional amendment
of the National Congress, which blotsit ont
forever Having done this without, 30 far
as we can learn, a single superHous word,
they passed at once to the consideration Of
the next matter Of vital Importance, which,
Of course was the confirmation and ratifca-
tion of all the acts of the several Legisla-
lures of Mississippi which were passed du.
ring the civil var, and which were not in
conflict with the Constitution and laws Of
the United States. Having completed its
labors il seems, that the convention ad-
journed, after having been in session less
than week. And yet the work of the
convention seems to have been as thoroughly
performed as if the convention had oecu.
pied six months in listening to the dreariest
Of speeches. This instance of speedy leg
islation is worthy of imitation in all the
Southern States, where conventions are still
to be held. Our finances will not for many
years sanction long Legislative sessions,
tedious speeches and barren displays of
ambitious orators. All that sort of thing
belongs to the past, and no constituency
should hereafter tolerate q gaseous and
windy orator whose vapid and furgent utter
ances cost hundred dollars minute. We
believe that the stern, practical lessons of
the war have taught our people that mere
speech.makers are of very small account
Legislation, like war, can be conducted with
very little talking. The great men of the
days of 1776 and 17S7 rarely spoke more
than ten minutes, and they we're men Of
certainly as many ideas as any of the psliti-
clans and statesmen of our day. Great
men like Grant, Lee, Sherman and John
ston have made breyity fashionable, and
military curtness and reticenee is now the
rage. Having 'run the Government on
the oratical line until the regime of slang
whangers endangered the life of tho nation,
the Mississippi Convention has proved that
the safest and most certain road to recon-
structiop is the shortest. We have no use
for representatives warranted to run four
hours whenever they catch the eye of
sMr. Speaker We beseech the voters of
Virginia, at the approaching elections, to
avoid notorious and interminable slang
whansers as they would nad-dogs and rat
tlesnakes, and if they elect such unfortu-
mates, they must be put under heavy bonds
never to speak more than five minutes at
time. If they will pledge themselves never
to speak dnless they have something worth
hearing, they will, we feel assured, preserve
the most unbroken silence.-Richmsond
RonnbIc
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-09-14

Two v1Ews.-It IS said that q negro
woman who was baptized d few Sundays ago,
at Huntsville, Alabsms, come forth from
the water shouting-esfreed from slavery,
freed from sin-bless God and General
Grant" - s <S.3sass rs s
+. Per Contra, Anofa dairy il Pstsrs-
burg, Virginia, recently was heard talking
on freedom. He vas giving advice to some
Of his Geolored brethern," and said, ssShy
wid your massa and work !; hsItfsed and
clode you, but you come to town and gifts
freedom; 'tis like Confederate mopg-de
more ye had de Mus ye isl" si.sss5
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-09-14

EMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES.
1t appears from foreign advices that the
rush of emigrants to this country from the
North of Europe is setting in with more
than usual vehemence. Fifteen thousand
Polish exiles are making arrangements with
the Swiss Government for transportation to
the free soil of the States. From Norway
the exodus of the most valuable part of the
population is so great as to excite the fears
Of the authorities, who are sndeayoriDg to
check it. ...-..... ..-...-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-09-14
|, FORM OF PARDON.
Andrew johnson, Presideut,of the United
States of America, to all whom these

I : s = H .
presents may come, greeting;
WI Whereas, - Of, by taking part
in the late rebellion against the Govern
meEt Of the United States, has made him
self liable to heavy pains and penalties ;
and whereas the circumstances of his ease
renders him proper object Of Executive
clemency.
Now, therefore, be it known, That I,
Andrew johnson, President of the United
States of America, in consideration of the
premises, divers good and sufficient reasons
me thereunto moving, do hereby grant unto
the said full pardon and amnesty
for all offences by him committed, arising
from participation, direct or implied, in the
said rebellion, conditioned as follows,
namely This pardon to begin and take
effect from thedayson whichthe said -
shall take the cath prescribedsin the procla.
nation of the President, dated May 20,
1865, and to be void and of no effect if
the said shall hereafter, at any
time, acquire any property whatever in
slases, or make use of slave labor; and
that he first pay all costs which may have
accrued in any proceeding Hitherto institu-
ted against person and property.
And upon the further condition. That
thssaid -- shall notify the Secretary
of State, in writing. that he has received
and accepted the foregoing pardon.
. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
signed my name and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed. Done at the
city of Washington, this - day of ~,
A.-D. 1866, and of the Independence of
the United States, the goth.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President: VIM. Fl. SEWARD,
Secretary of State.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-09-14

EXTRAORDINARY DECISION OF A NE.
GRO MEETINa.-The Mobile Advertiser of
the 18th makes the following extraordinary
announcement, on the authority of q citi-
zen, who was present alta meeting of negroes
on the previous Sunday, near the city:
sNine hundred of them assembled to con-
slider their condition, their rights and du-
ties under the new state of existence upon
which they have been SO suddenly launched.
Our informant was surprised at the hard,
practical sense and moderation of tone
with which the spokesmen of the meeting
urged their views. After longs talk and
careful deliberation, this meeting resolved,
by vote of seven hundred voices to two
hundred, that they had made practical
trial for three months of the freedom which
the war has bequeathed tothem, that it's
realities were far from being SO Aattering
as their imaginstions had painted it; that
they had discovered that the prejudices of
color were by no means confined to the
people of the South, but on the contrary,
that it was stronger and more marked
against them in the strangers from the
North, than the home people of the South,
among whom they had been reared that
negroes, no more than white men, could
live without work, or be comfortable with
out homes; that their Northern delivers
from bondage had not, as they had expec-
ted and been taught to expect, undertaken
to provide for their happy existence in
their new state of freedom, and that their
former masters had ceased to take any in.
terest in them, Or have a care for them
and finally, that their last state was worst
than the first, and it was their deliberate
conclusion that their true happiness and
well.being required them to return to the
homes which they had abandoned in a mo-
ment Of excitement, and go to work again
under their old masters. And the resolu.
tions were passed, and at last accounts the
wanderers were packing up their little
stock of movable goods, preparatory to the
execution of their sensible purpose.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-09-14
TIE SOUTHERN GOVERNORS.
The New York Times, one of the most

The New York Times, one Of the most
conservative of the Northern papers, speak
ing of the Southern Governors, says:
The Provisional Governors appointed by
President johnson for the important work
of restoring the Southern States to their
civil relations, On constitutional basis,
have without exception, proved them.
selves singuiarly well adapted to their posi-.
tions. Their action, in the first steps, has,
in every case, been discreet, temperate and
conservative. They have adopted the wise
policy of interfering as little as possible
with those things which enter into the char
aoter, history and institutions of each State,
which were established in other times and
are adapted to existing conditions. Inone
direction they must. 'build anew, and radi.
callg, But in others they find the result of
much valuable work, which only requires
to be left alone. Belonging to the States
which they shave BEEN appointed to tenn
porarilys govern, these Provisional Govern.
ors have entered upon their duties with q
knowledge Of the people and of the local
laws and necessities which is Of the high
esfadvantage to them, and the fruits Of
which have already appeared in their meas
ures and messages. While unequivocally
loyal in every action and word; they do
not unnecessarily stir up popular prejudi-
'ces, or bear about the mien of conquerors.
They all proclaim unfinchingly, however,
that slavery is totally and forever abolished,
and aid energetically in the reconstruction
Of the new social state upon the basis of
universal freedom.
AL! the Provisional Governors of the
States on this side of the Mississippi Riv-
er have, moreover, the good fortune Of be.
ing popular in their respective States
Governor Holden, of North Carolina, and
Governor Perry, of South Carolina are
both gentlemen who have been leaders of
the progressive party, and who have been
widely known as men of ability and char
acter while Gov. johnson, of Georgia; (;
Gov. Parsons, of Alabama and Gov. Shar.
key, of Mississippi, have long been recog-
nized in their native States as men of un-
blemished reputation, of high principle and
of great capacity.
In the initial steps which these officers
haye taken, and in the others which they
are about to take, is the most difficult part of
their work, and the most difficult part of
the great labor of reconstruction. If they
manage in the future with the discretion
and justice which have characterized their
first movements, they will have reflected
honor upon themselves and done eminent
service to their country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-09-14

FRENCH TRoops.-In view Of possible
complications on the Mexican frontier, it
may be of interest to know what kind of al
army Louis Napoleon is spending lis .tete
day with at Chalons. The correspondent
Of the London Daily Post writes:
The French cavalry is decidedly interior
to ours, except in numbers. The best corps
they have, in my opinion, are the Gbas-
seurs Cheqal, or mounted light troops
They are certainly the lightest of light
horsemen, but extremely well mounted.
all that Ihave seen have Algerian horses,
entire animals, stations, very like the Arabs,
on which the Tenth Hussars and Twelfth
Lancers were mounted when they arrived
at Sebastopol from India overland. The
horses of the ghasseurs a Chegal are not
more than fourteen hands two inches, En-.
glish measurement, but they look fully ff.
teen hands, owing. to the men being so very
small. 7 am told the French have seven.
teen of these corps, each of which consists
of six squadrons of hundred men. That
would make ten thousand men of the most
workmanlike light horse I have seen in
Europe. There is nothing to be compared
with them in the Austrian army.
The Lancers are fine body of men,
They have eight regiments of them, each
numbering six hundred men and horses.
The men are much larger than the Chassears
Cheval, more like our hussar regiments.
The Cuirassers are great heavy fellows, as
numbering, but much more provincial than
cur Life Guards, and should think quite
as useless. The e'dragoons I don't admire,
although the French think SO highly of
them. They are trained to act cavalry as
well as Infantry and consequently spoil
both. The artillery cannot hold candle:
to our fellows. Even the ecrack corps, the
horse artillery Of the Imperial Guard, cam
not be compared for moment to our horse
artillery. The infantry, I must admit, is
magnificent, and is certainly now the best
dressed infantry in Europe. In their firing,
their gymuastic exercise, their. bayonet,
fencing and every other exercise, the En-.
peror seems determined to bring tho whole
infantry up to the standard of excellence
which was once to be seen exclusively with
the Zouaves.'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-09-14

aAs Grand Master G. G. Wintersmith,
of Kentucky, has issued an appeal to the
leading members of the Masonic Order in
the United States, calling convention to
meet in Louisville on the second Monday
of October, to aid in bringing lack the old
harmony between all sections Of the Union.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-09-14
-FREEDMEN's BUREAU.
The following judicious and welI.timed
orderha Just been issued by Colonel Whit
tlesy, Commissioner of the Freedman's Bu-
rean at Raleigh, North Carolina
"STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
q II EICNII II llf :.
"BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN AND
ABANDONED LANDS, H'D QUARTERS.
nasSI,


ABANDONED LAMPS, NIss,, HID rSsM,5aiGNSp 9TARTERS
.sTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
"RALEIGH, N. c., August 10, 1865.
lCIRCULAR, NO. 81 -, -
"It is reported that many freedmen re-
fuse to enter into contracts for labor, because
they believe that the farms will be given
them by the United States Goyernhent.-
If any do thus believe, they have no reason
for their belief The Government owns no
lands in this State. 1t therefore can give
away none. Freedmen can obtain farms
with the money which they have earned by
their labor. Every one, therefore, should
work diligently, and carefully save his
wages, till he may be able to buy land, and
possess his own home.
"E. WHITTLEsY,
nColonel and Asst. Commissioner"
Many improper and erroneous ideas pre-
vail among our colored population, and it is
important to their own interests and welfare,
and especially to good understanding be-
tween them and their late masters, that just
snch plain and candid advice as is contain
ed in the foregoing order, should be repeat.
edly impressed npon their minds.
No neutrality-suspicious. of possessing the
lands of their late masters should be allow
ed to deceive them for single moment, or
to betray them into life of idleness and
irregularity. Their future comfort and
happiness depend entirely upon their own
habits of steady industry and economy
There is no disposition on the part of their
late masters to treat them unkindly, or to
throw any obstacles in the way of their
making an honest AMI respectable support.
On the contrary, the interests of the late
masters and the late: slaves are not in con-
fist, for the present, at least, and all that
the late masters can properly and consis-
tently do for the advancement of the vel.
fare of the freedmen, will, we are sure, be
cheerfully and uuhesitatingly performed.
But let these freedmen dismiss forever
from their mindsthe false and mischievous
idea that they can live without work. Toll
is the ordained and inevitable lot of all the
sons of Adam, of whatever color or cline :;
and it is fatal chimera of an i'll balanced
brain to suppose that happiness, or respec.
liability, or usefulness, or competent sup
port, is attainable withoutit. Let the freed
men, then, 60 to work steadily, systematic
ally and faithfully, if they desire to i'm.
prove their condition or make life itself tol,
erable. Let them comply with all their
contracts, in letter and spirit, and their late
masters instead of being converted by an
opposite course, into enemies, will continue
to be, as they have always been, their best,
truest and kindest friends.-Rschmono
Whig.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-09-14

NEGRO STATISTICS IN SOUTH CARROLL
NA.-Something has already been said on
this subject in our columns; but it will not
be amiss to give the full list Of those dis
tricts in this State in which the negro ex-
ceeds the white population in numbers
There are twenty Of them, and the returns
are from the census of 1860:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-09-14

N = I,---ss =. -. -,
nov a TOAD reLls OF a,. a,s 8. sAs !, -
"a "fi1er IN ,ne Nor1n easolna rasn'er
teiis Us tne following ss,-.
'aoons .ne : mlaa'e OF Jaiy 4 ionaaa
toao on nlll 9, melena, ana nos saausias
hlm o. leave, noeo around snsal iie ap-
Peared sluggish, and not inclined tomoEe'
Presently 4 Observed him pFesaings ms sL
bows against DIS sidess and rubnsns doHn.'
Haro. ne appeared so singliAfs thaksfA
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-09-14

WISE THIEVES STEAL AND C0MPRo
MIsE.-Last summer bank clerk in New
York stole 100000. He lost thesmoney
by ssfghting the tiger" He. then called
upon lawyer and informed him that he
was ruined man and thought Of suicide
This led to the following dialogue: -
tHow much does your defalcation amount
to?', -es..... - -... ...
'One hundred thousand dollars -
SCOT any of it left?' -
sNot cent
k That's bad; you have left nothing to
work with
:: What must be done.p
you must return to your desk and alb.
straCt another hundred thousand
sWhat must I dothat for2' s
= ITO preserve your character ana save
you from going to the State prison. With
the hundred thousand dollars you are to
steal tomorrow, I intend to compromise
with the bank. Your stealings after to.
morrow will amount to S20O,000 I will
call at the bank and confess your offence
I will represent myself as your heart-bro,
ken uncle, ''honest, but poor;' ]. will offer
the bank s50,000 to hush pp the matter.
The bank will accept This will leave
$4,000 to divide. between you and me-
that is S25,000 apiece. With this sum
you can retire from business
The young man listened and took oD
wisdom. He doubled his defalcation and
compromised as the lawyer said he should.
He is now worth s25O,OOO, and is counted
zone of the most respectable gentlemen in
the city of New York .. .'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-09-14

n@ The report of the Assistant conhis.
sionef Of che Freedmen,s Bureau for North
Carolina under date of Aug. 2lst. states
that the whole number Of destitnte freed
men and white refugees receiving support
from government, amounted to about 10,-
900 persons. Two monthsago the number
was double. The report speaks encoura.
gingly. -, So ..--:...-- =, IL,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-09-14

FROM GEN. JOHNSToN.
Baltimore, August "a The Frsdericks-
burg (Yas) Ledge;of Tussday, publiahes
the following letter Of General Joseph %.
Johnston. s- esesss5
:. BUFFALO SPRINGS, August Il 1867
You ask my views Of the fatute eoarss
and future interests Of ns, an Tie sasesh
so plain that tyery little can be said 81 Nrik
ten upon ID. ss sssses.st sssss'.sss.
We, of the South, referred The qnestion
at issue between us and the United Snses
to the arbitrament of the sword. sa
j., The decision has been made md & 10
against u.s.. Wsmust acquiescein that do
cision, accept AS fnal, and recognize I'D
fact that Virginia is again ons sof ths Uni
ted States. ssg
Our duties and interest coincide. We
shall consult the one and perform the other
by doing oil that We can 20 promote The
welfare Of our Deighbors and restore pros
pefity TO the country, - z :,.l,s.s;s.sss =,
!. we should ct once commence The duties
of peaceful citizens, upon some rsaffnl pufl
suit, qualifying ourselves 70 vote if posi-
bic, and at the polls our yotes should bs
cast for conservative men-men who M
derstand and will maintain the interests 81
Virginia as one of The United States. :
2 This is the course whichI have recon-
mended to all with whom I have conyersed
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Whole number of Districts in State. .....SC
, : Columbia PAenan.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-05
Senatorial Nomination I'm the First Dis.
trict OF New York.
The Boards OF Registry.

The different Offices were open yesterday until nine
o'clock p NJ The rain seemed to have no effect what
ever in preventing the working classes from registering
their names In the majority Of the districts everything
went on smoothly inspectors disposng Of the app
cants in satisfactory We regret TO say that in
some instances they displayed lamentablc want Of
either competency fairness In ono Of the districts Of
the Tenth ward young produced his naturalization
papers, which pronounced correct The inspector
however, insisted on hts making an affidavit as TO
whether he served in tho army not, and, on his re-
fnsng to comply with this unnecessary and unjust de-
nand he was not registered Another similar case took
place in the Eighteenth ward where honorably dis
charged soldier and American born citizen was refused his
rights rs voter. Policemen were on hand in each
Office attend to any refractory subjects and political
wire pulcrs their posts despite OF the rain AZ
usual graf rush took place between seven ard nine
O'Clock r. NJ when the mechanics and laborcrs turned
teray and Monday work will bring up the list OF voters
TO a reasonable standard.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-05
NIiscellnneous.

BRIG Brisk tBr)-Capt Crowell, OF bark Roscnbury,
arrived yesterday jacksonville, reporsoc g. in lat
IS lon s spoke r brig Brisk Of Halifax. from Carde
mas cargo of sugar bound to New York, dsmasted,
sinking condition; took OF captain and and
brought them to this port.
STEAMER CATHERINE WHITING hence for Galveston said
20 DC he M wr.ese he probaSy ha,
no i lives s" we're o. TIs Is s tons register
Liverpool Is reported ashore FLORIDA Reefs The Is
probably the yssse reported yesterday as 'ne DARK
sHr useowAr ocs tons register bun. a. New York in
TO 70 under the Peruvian flag.
Sur JANUS s2 TONS which arrived at New Bedford sun.
that city She will be continued the whaling business
BARx yons WISELY, Paten from New Orleans for Liver
Me n % S s na a
She cargo Of ilOo bales Of cotton and lido slaves
Ssz 0 Es fSf . aris
BRIG ALICE LrosARD Cap. shackrord, is ashore at
Bnre FARHAvrs (Br) from Galveston for Liverpool is
reported wrecked.
Brne SEA LARK from Boston for Masnra, wa; totally
Mere sssa Al. rhe wss AN tons ana rsss
Mooslen from sprlnam Of and for Boston, so a.
Holmes Hole experienced hss Weather hesd OF fore
mast and mainboon,; split sails.
Bird before reported ashore =, vineyard sound
I'd inst without damage and arrived a. Boston "a
ws se, run G into 4. ns IN Hell Cal.
son OF Boston, and had rails and buwarks &C. damaged
scHR Twrspss Chase, from Boston for washington,
DC put into Bedford I'd inst Tor repairs having mad
head gear. nying jbboom &C. carried away and rudder
schr SUSAN Dennis which dragged her anchors and DRIFT
ed about
scuR wren or WAVE which SINK on the Marsh Bank
p,r SATURDAY. last been raised and taken into Chat
ham No damage except several butts started the keel
schr d Davis the time, parted her cables and
went ashore nj Chatham.
Sem ALrurA Haett was lost with her cargo near 81
Marys Bay recently Capt Halett trading voyage.
and had about $3.50 worth OF merchandise board While
IN 81 Macys Bay heavy gale occurred and putting
sea he that his vessel leaking badly aud that
after the leak dscoved the schr sunk The vessel
worth about $500 The goods were insured for $500.
Sem ArcRros. Pfsbury, from Rocklsnd for Buehill.
while beating through Deer Isle Thoroughfare, camel
contact with scr Princess OF Buckspor and carried
both masts OF the Ancreon.
Notice to Mariners.
Capt Lynch Of the brig Portsmouth At this port reports
speaking Oct the Nantucket Lghshp which had drfed
10 miles enc OF her station.
Whalemem.
Arr At New Bedford LIST inst barb Cornea Luce Allan
Tic Ocean Faya Sept IS two Forty 0roupd Oct with
10 bbs sp oil on board Has freight 70 bbs sp oil from
bark Elizabeth, OF Westpor-her portion OF whale taken
in company Path OF August The Elizabeth had board
IQ p Sept 20 lat & Ion ~ spoke ship Swallow Weeks, Of