Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-11-08


citizens of our nation, and intimates that
their execution before full examination of
the case would be the cause of serious in
ternational trouble. Mr.. Seward has also
written to our Consul at Toronto, requesting
him to procure the Court records with the
least possible delay.
The Covington (Ga.) Examiner, in
an article against repudiation, says that IN
conversation few days since with proml-
nent and well-known wholesale merchant OF
Augusta. who has large sums of money due
him, the editor spoke Of the agitation ofthe
question of Reputation, relief, &c., to which
the merchant seplied:
III see no reason that the country should
be so agitated on the subject of debts, for,
in this section, very little disposition is
manifested Oh the part of creditors to push
their claims, but, on the contrary, they are
disposed to be very lenient As for myself,
I proclaim it publicly, that any man indebt-
ed to me can be discharged from his obi.
CATION 90 his own terms. If he represents
that he is able to pay only fifty cents in the
dollar, or twenty-five cents in the dollar, or
even FIVE cents in the dollar, will receive
it and give him clear receipt. And if he
represents that he is unable to pay any por-
ton of his indebtedness, without beggaring
his family, 1 will give him up his papers
and discharge him from his obligation to
pay anything. No man who desires to pre-
serve honesty and integrity, need harbor a
thought of reputation on account of bis
indebtedness to me %
- The following decision by the Su-
preme Court of New York will be read with
interest
A New York telegram of the 25th says:
"Before Judge Ingraham, in the Supreme
Court to-day, three cases were tried against
the Bank of the State of South Carolina,
loca ted in Charleston, S. G., which are of
vital Importance to owners of Southern bank
bills, which have hitherto been supposed
valueless The plaintiffs are owners of bank
notes issued before and during the rebellion
amounting to s53,OOO The defence set
up that the bills were void, having been is
sued by the bank during and in support of
the rebellion, in violation of public policy,
The Judge overruled the defence, and gave
a verdict for the plaintiffs in the full amount,
with interest.
- Prof. E. P. ALEXANDER of the S.
C. University, late Brigadier General and
Chief of Artillery to General LoNasTREET,
has at the solicitation of the former com.
mander, and many of the officers of that
famous corps, consented to prepare history
of its exploits. From personal acquain=
tance with General ALEXANDER, ws/ are
prepared to assert that both in point of
intelligence, and knowledge of the facts,
there are few men in the South better capa.
Bile of writing such history. In card
recently published in relation to the subject,
he calls for information on the following
points.
l. Official reports of every organization
for every battle, skirmish and campaign
since 1862, or equivalent accounts. They
should always include statements of the
position in which the command was engaged
with diagram, if possible), or what troops
were on the right OF left, the hour of the
action, the effective strength of the COM
mand, the numbers killed, wounded and
captured, the names of the officers and men
complimented for gallantry, and incidents
of general interest
s. g. Accounts of prominent events in the
history of the corps written at the time,
either for publication or for private refer
ence, by those who saw. or participated
3. Particular accounts of skirmisheS not
mentioned in general reports, including
those in 1862.
4. Typographical sketches of the ground
occupied in battle, showing woods, houses,
streams, roads, etc., however roughly.
5. Brigade, regimental and battery his
tories.
A statement at least of the regiments
comprising brigades, and of the comman-
ders of regiments and batteries at different
actions, is very necessary, and many other
things may be we'll added, if circumstances
permit, such character of arms at differ
ent times, number of rounds fred in en-
gagements, original strength, number of
recruits and conscripts received and total
number of those killed, wounded, captured,
died, discharged and deserted during the
war. Interesting statistics can be prepared
from such data.
All papers sent me will be carefully pre-
served and returned, if desired. Any re-
lating events in 1862 should be forwarded
as soon as possible. Those of later date
may be sent at any convenient period be-
fore January next.
My address is University of South Caro-
lima, Columbia, S. G.
E. P. ALEXANDER,
Late Chief of Artillery, 1st Corps A. N. V.
- In an exchange we find the following