Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-22
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
We find the following in

- we hnd the following lu tue Co'
lumbia Phoenir of the 18th instant: ellis
Excelleucy Governor ORR arrived here on
Sunday afternoon, and has taken rooms at
Nickerson's Hotel. He has just returned
from Charleston, where he has been very
much engaged for the past four weeks. We
understand his Excellency expects to leave
for Anderson Thursday morning, which
place will be his headquarters until further
notice."
"A bill for the education of me-
groes has been introduced in the Legisla-
ture of Florida. Itproposes to tax negroes
themselves to the amount required, the sum
to be paid into the State Treasury to be dis
buraed by the State and county officers
The Governor endorsed the plan, and asked
its reference to joint committee.
- The press seems to have foun.
dered into considerable error in its asser.
tions that NAPOLEON had agreed to with
draw the French troops from Mexico. 1t
turns out, since the true version of his ad.
dress to the Chamber has been received,
that he means anything else but speedy and
unconditional withdrawal. He says ri am
coming to an understanding with the EN-.
peror Maximilian to fix time for the re-
call of our troops in such way that their
return may be effected without coupromi-
sing the French interests which aec haze to
defend in that distant county"
The guid names in Washington, have
opened their eyes to these demonstrations,
and it is said that the army on the Rio
Grande is to be Immediately placed in readi.
ness for whatever services the singular
chances Of diplomacy may require of it.
- Some one writes letter from More.
head City, N G., to the Norfolk Post, say
ing that be recently saw John Wilkes Booth,
the man who killed President Lincoln, in a
foreign country, and that Booth said he es-
capped from this country through Florida. 1t
is gen orally believed that Booth was killed
in barn by some soldiers who pursued him
from Washington and we think he is dead,
Notwithstanding the statement of the More.
head City correspondent.
- The Macon Telegraph says that
"the sentence of the Military Commission,
who tried Mr.. G.. B. LAMAR for cotton
frauds, bribery, ETC., in Savannah, few
weeks ago, has not yet been made public,
though we learn privately that the judg-
ment of the Commission was three years i'm.
prisonment and $4,000 fine! The Presi-
dent has ordered Mr.. LAMAR to be releas"
ed on bail until he can get time to examine
fully into the evidence on which this severe
sentence is pronounced"
-"LEo," the Washington cores.
pondent of the Charleston Courier, says
that Ga proposition is before the House
Committee on the Judiciary, to modify the
test oath, so as to confine it to leaders of the
rebellion, and exempt the humber Office
holders, viz
l, A. B. do solemly swear (or affirm that
l have never as citizen or an officer, mem.
Der of the Legislature or Convention of
any State, voted for, signed, or advocated
the passage of any ordinance of secession,
or voted for any measures of hostility to the
United States, that l have never sought or
held any Office of the so.called Confeder.
ate Government, (other than merely minis.
terial, or below the rank of Colonel J that I
have never voluntarily loaned or donated
any money or property to the said pretend.
ed Government, or invested in its bonds;
that have not while an officer of the Uni.
ted States, aided, counselled, or encouraged
any secession from or war against the Uni
ted States.
And do further swear Cor affirm that
to the best of my knowledge and ability l
will support and defend the Constitution of
the United States against all enemies, for
eign and domestic; that l will bear true
faith and allegiance to the same; that will
at all times use my best endeavors to main.
tain Republican form of Government in
the State in which am an inhabitant and
in the Union of the United States, and that
l will well and faithfully discharge the du.
ties Of the Office (or profession) on which l
am about to enter. So help me God.
-A A writer in the atlantic Month.
ly, treating of affairs in the South as he
saw them, though bitter in some of his
views, makes the following liberal allusion
to those chosen to high Offices in the South
"Complaiut is made that the Southern
people have recently elected military men
to most of their local State Offices. We do
ourselves wrong in making this complaint.
l found it almost everywhere true in Geor-
gia and the Caroliniss that the best citizens
of to-day are the Confederate soldiers of
yesterday. Of course, in many individual
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