Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-11-22

gIeSs Tue mOSt vigorous measures W eAPouite
their exit. The State of affairs on their ar
rival, if not the preliminary action of the
mission, will probably be ascertainod by the
Government in time for the President to in-
corporate his definite and decided Mexican
policy in his forth. coming message.
- With reference to the hour of meet
ing of the 8. G. Legislature, We find the
following in late issue of the Charleston
Neps:
"We are requested by the President of
the Senate, and the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, to state that the Houses
over which they respectively preside will
assemble and be called to order at P. NJ,
on Monday, the 26th inst No hour being
named by the Constitution, this has been
selected, as it is believed to be the most
convenient and agreeable to the members OF
both branches of the General Assembly"
- Mr.. W. A. James, an intelligent
citizen of Sumter District, in this State,
has just returned home from visit to Bra.
zil, whittier he went for the purpose of
satisfying himself, and obtaining iuforma-
ton for the benefit of others, with reference
to the desirableness of that country as a
home for the Southerner. The Sumter
Watchmam in speaking of the return of
Mr.. James says:
"We have but space in this issue, to say,
that the impressions of Mr.. james were
not favorable-tbat he was pleased neither
with the lands in its adaptation to agricul-
tural purposes, nor the general civiliz zation
of the people, whilst the admixture and
commingling of bloods and races Of people,
we're such as to be in the highest degree
Objectionable. Mr. James is gentleman
of much Intelligence and observation, and
has carefully and patiently sought to ac
quaint himself with the general character
of the country, and much confidence will
be reposed in his opinions and statements" "
- Out of mass of rubbish, jewel is
occasionally found; and in the midst of
much slander and falsehood we "rebs" get
an occasional advocate from among our
enemies who is willing to speak some truths
of u.s. A Federal officer late in command of
a District in this State, writes to his north.
ern friends as follows: ID
GAS for the state of feeling with regard
to the oman and brothcr," it is about the
same here as at the North. The higher
classes treat him well, and want to see him
do we'll the "low-down people" are jealous
of him, like to abuse him, and begin to hate
him. All the outrages-and they are not
many-come from the "low. down people,"
as the 'poor white folks" are called here.
The former owners still take an interest in
their old slaves, and will occasionally 90
to law for them, and very frequently con-
tinue to feed and favor them, at least so far
as they can afford.
The true loyal men here are the men who
fought against US on the field of battle
They give no trouble, and they are tolerably
right in opinion; it is the fellows who lived
in bomb-proofs during the war who are now
blatant; the man who did not shed their
blood when they had chance. I must
say that like the ex-Confederate soldiers
they are manly under their defeat, and ac.
cept the surrender honestly. Large mum.
bers of them are in favor of passing the
Constitutional Amendment, and there is a
growing, though as yet silent party, looking
to that settlement.
l hope that Congress will stick to the
Amendment, and ask neither more nor less.
Believe me that, first, the negroes are not
fit to vote and second, they would general
ly vote with their old masters. Don't you
know that our Connecticut blacks always
used to vote the old Wing ticket, following
the rufle. shirted old gentlemen who for
merly owned them? 1t would be like that
here 1t is bad policy, firmly believe,
for the North to insist that the negr es shall
vote, and consequently be represented.
I don't speak Of abstract justice. have
not room enough left to settle that little
matter.
l suppose that all the South is not so
good as my district 1t is the best, my pre-
decessor told me, in the State. The only
hostile people are the bomb proof fellows
and the ladies'"