Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-16
The Black List.

The Black List.
The National lntelzigencer gives us the
following summary of the black doings of
the radical Congress ... ...
Congress has manifested an intention to
preoipitate civil war by the passage in the
House, under circumstances of violent i'm.
peachment of the motives of the President,
a resolution providing for the distribution
of the Government arms among the States,
to the present exclusion of the South.
Congress has transcended the just powers
of Government by the arbitrary expulsion of
a United States Senator upon party behest,
against the best legal opinion in the Senate,
for the sole purpose of depriving the Execu-
tive of effective co operation in aid of the
veto power; also by the expulsion Of lead
ing conservative Union members of the
House for no other probable reason than
that their experienced ability was a sore OBJ
stacle to the contamination of mischievous
party Vaccinations. We refer especially to
the action against Mr.. Brooks and Mr.. Voor-
hees. .... ...
Congress has done, violence to the Con.
stitution by refusing an appropriation for
the salary of a ministerial official abroad,
whose position existed by positive law
Should this form of action be. applied at
will by partisans as a punishment for. the
expression of opinions distasteful to them,
then the wheels of Government would be
stopped. 1t is replete with usurpation and
revolution.
Congress has acted in the fell purpose
of revolution by keeping loyal representa-
tives from its floor from other States than
Tennessee-States just as far advanced as
that in legislation in behalf of colored men,
aud upon those subjects in consistence with
the loyal requirements of the logic Of events
and the necessity of the situation.
Congress has sought to impair the CON.
sttitutionsl rights of States by the admission
of communities in that capacity of triaing
populations. Congress has exhibited revo.
lutionary spirit by refusing to so modify the
test-oath at the suggestion of the Depart.
ments as to insure the execution of the
laws and Government transactions in the
South.
Congress has passed by an overwhelming
party vote in one branch prohibitory tar.
if bill. From fear of results of the elections
in the West, this conspicuous measure of
despoilment of the people for the benefit of
class interests is postponed in the Senate to
the next session, when by acts of corruption,
it will probably prevail.
Congress has destroyed the essence of
free Government as represented in parlia-
mentary bodies by the babitual and constant
use of the previous question, thus prevent.
ing full, fair and free discussion-the very
life of Republican institutions.
Congress has brought disrepute upon the
Government by secret midnight conclaves
of its members, like Guy Fawkes, with Ian
tern in hand-devising methods to destroy
the prerogatives of the President in respect
to the removal of public officers, by vestiDg
in an already usurping Senate what would
prevent necessary removals, and thereby
clothe the Senate with almost unlimited
power and influence.
Congress has postponed the enactment of
bankrupt bill, which is demanded by the
great business interests of the country.
Congress has assumed extraordinary pow.
ers as to foreign affairs, of which it can
koow little, and proposes seriously to change
our traditional policy and stable legislation
to get votes of class whom Republican
politicians have been in the habit of de-.
nouucing as less entitled to suffrage than
negroes.
Congress transceuds the Constitution and
the rights of States in seeking to perpetuate
Freedneu's Bureaus, Treasury cotton plum
deriug operations, and organizators for
the pretended enforcement of civil rights 10
States.
Congress has violated the spirit of that
provision of the Constitution which inhibits
Cougressmeu from receiving pecuDiary bene.
fit during their term from Acts passed by
by it. This is the effect of the Act inoreas.
ing their own salaries
Congress has been guilty of the uuex-
ampled wrong Of battening the measure for
increasing their own salaries upon the SOL
diers' bounty bill, making the latter mea-
sure carry the dead carcass of Congression.
al proaigacy and personal cupidity.
Congress, while greatly augmenting the
salaries of their personal favorites at the
Capitol for an average labor of less than
two-thirds of the year, have refused even
petty increase of per centage upon the
pay of department officials, whose daily Ia
Dor is severe, and lasts throughout the
year. Their present salaries are hardly
sufficient for the support of families at
present prices.
OUTcAsTs ON ACCOUNT OF CAsTE.-The
Boston correspondent of the Chicago (IIl.)
Tribune tells the following story:
"Among the visitors whom the summer
has brought to Boston is q Liberian family
of wealth and position, proposing to travel