Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-11-15
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.


- Mrs. Lawrence M. Keitt, publishes
an advertisement in the Charleston News,
in which she offers fine mill seat, with
large water-power and mlll.dam complete,
gratis, to any one who will build thereon a
cotton factory. Mrs. Keitt says, that the
seat is situated in the finest cotton district
in the State, and possesses the further ad-
vantage of being near the South Carolina
Railroad.
Judges will differ as we'll as doctors.
Judge Aldricb, of this State, recently de-.
cided that "greenbacks" oalled-are
not legal tender for any debt. Judge
Clayton, Of Mississippi, it seems, eutertains
a different view. He holds in a recent de-
cisiou, that legal tender notes we're such
and valid tender, stopping interest, when
made. That the Act of Congress making
such notes legal tender was constitutional,
and that the power to issue such notes is
derived from the war powers of the Gov
ernment.
I'VE have had some inquiries as to the
cost of establishing cotton factories. In an
exchange we find the following paragraph
on the subject. Without knowing anything
as to the truth of the statement, we give the
paragraph for what it is worth:
To buy the ground, erect buildings, sup
ply machinery and put cotton spindle
running, with looms to weave its yarn into
cloth, costs forty dollars. With this fact,
any man that knows the multiplication ia.
bic, can arrive at the cost of any number of
spindles. 1000 spindles will convert into
yarn about 200 bales of cotton per annum.
The same person can easily ascertain how
many spindles it will require to use up the
cotton crop of the South at given annual
average, and how much capital is required
to do it. Will the reader think about it
- At recent meeting of the Charles
ton Board of Trade, the subjoiued resolu-
tions in favor of the repeal of the Usury
Laws of this State, were presented and
unanimously adopted:
Resozved, That it is the deliberate opin-
ion of this Board that the continuance of
the Usury Laws is adverse to the general in
terests of the State.
ResoEved, That our Senators and Repre-
sentatives be requested to urge the repeal of
the Usury Laws before their respective
branches of the Legislature.
Resozved, That the thanks of this Board
are due, and are hereby rendered, to T, G.
Barker, Esq, for his able efforts in support
of the repeal of the Usury Laws.
A Committee of five was also appointed,
to cooperate with a Committee heretofore
appointed by the Charleston Chamber of
Commerce, to memorialize the Legislature
at the next session, on the subject.
-F For several days, the Northern Press
have had but little to say about the pro.
posed impeachment of President johnson.
In the Richmond Enqnirer, of recent
date we find the following paragraph on the
subject:
"Our information from the North leaves
but little doubt, that it is the full purpose
of the Radicals to impeach President John
son. They have been less blatant of late,
out more diligent. They are concocting
their plans and arranging details; and un-
less something occur to cause change of
intention, it is almost certain that they will
thus attempt to seize the Presidency by an
abuse of the forms of the law. Whether in
seeking thus to abase and subordinate CO.
equal and independent Department of the
Government, Congress will find itselfsustain.
ed by the Northern popuace and whether
in swooping upon President johnson it will
commit the error of the eagle when it mis-
took cat for hare, we do not undertake
to say"
The following from the Carolinian, gives
the other side of the question
ga distinguished Georgian who occupied
a high position in the Confederate Congress,
has recently returned from Washington,
where be has seen and conversed with most
of the notabilities. He reports that Presi.
dent johnson is not in the least disturbed
by the threats of impeachment, and that he
has not the most remote apprehension that
be will be successfully Interrupted in the
discharge of the duties of his high Of
fee. He adds that Generals Grant and
Sherman and all the most prominent off,
GERS of the army stand firmly with the Pre-
sident, aud that the Radicals, bold and law
less thoug gh they be, will never dare to car