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

EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
"A new mode of selling cotton has
been introduced by prominent firm in
Nashville, Tennessee. Every day, at 8 -
clock, cotton of the different grades is of.
fered at auction, and farmers have the op.
tion of selling at the highest bid offered.
- Under the caption, "Is it Right?' a
correspondent of the Anderson Appeal, pro.
poses the following:
"Is it right for men who sold goods here
before the war, and were in debt for those
goods in the North, and settled with their
Northern creditors for twenty cents in the
dollar, now to recover the full amount IN
gold, from their fellow citizens who were
indebted to them?"
- Great differences of opinion exist on
the subject of the payment of debts A cor.
respondent of the Chronicle and Sentinel
says:
"The best and surest way to get relief is
for every able bodied man to go to work at
something and, by industry, each and eve
ry family will be relieved. Debts can be
paid very fast with the present high prices
of farming products, and most men can pay
one-fourth their Indebtedness this winter,
even with one.third of cotton crop; and,
where they cannot, and have done the best
they could, they will not be sued.
"Many debts should be reduced heavily.
The people have lost their slaves, and much
of other property, and every creditor should
feel willing to give part of their claims /;
but these things should be by mutual con-
sent of parties.
x X X X
"I am surprised to see so many men
wanting to hold on to large bodies of land,
and remain in debt, too, Better give their
creditors part of the land and rid themselves
of debt; for there is nothing so depressing
to mans spirits as to be in debt. Small
farms, with plenty of guano and good farm
ing Implements, are much more profitable,
with less risk and more satisfaction.
"Let the negro 90, for he will not work
on farm, at best. The more of them on
farm, the less is made in proportion to ex.
penses. The sooner we get clear of them,
the better for u.s.
- In late number of the Fairfield
Nevs, we find the following sensible article: ::
"Help! Help!! Such is the cry COM
ing from various parts of the State. And
"help" for what? Why, for the relief of
debtors. 1t really smacks of childishness,
to apply very mild term, this appeal to
the Legislature for relief as between debtor
and creditor. Any debtor who shows a
determination to do every thing in his
power to pay his debts, will find more relief
from that very creditor, between whom and
himself he wants the State to interpose,
than from all that can be done by Legisla,
ton. The same rule will not apply " any
two debtors, for one can pay all his debts,
another half of his debts, another one
fourth of his, and so on. Now if the Leg.
islature interpose, it will pass general act
equally applicable to all cases. We venture
the assertion that there is not man in the
State who will not be benefited more by a
non interference on the part of the State
than by any action of il looking to an ad-
justment of private indebtedness The
fact is, the creditor who has large claims
upon others is not disposed to flush them to
the wall for final settlement, for the SIM
pie fact that he does not care to initiate the
fool in the fable who destroyed the feather
ed gold Nine"
- In the midst of such universal des.
pondency, thoughts like the following from
tho Newbern Times ought to be set in gold
over every Southern hearthstone:
1t is with feelings of profound regret that
we find our citizens of the South CIV
ing way to disposition to anticipate dis.
astrous future The general tone of the
press, the views of leading public men, and
the daily conversation of our citizens, all
evince leaning towards the dark side of
the question. Hesitancy upon entering in
to business, uncertainty in regard to future
location, distrust of all enterprises, and an
universal lament over expected destruction
of all political and personal rights in the
South, are among the signs of the times.
This is not as it should be. 1t is unneces-
sary, foolish and suicidal. Its effect upon
business is blighting, and all enterprise
must fallto the ground under its ill-omeDed
influence"
- The President has, for some time
past been engaged in preparing his annual
message He has portions of it completed,
and has submitted the same to the Cabinet.
A dispatch to the New York Herald, says !:
Our relations with Mexico will occupy a
very prominent position in the message. 1t
is certain that the mission of Minister
Campbell and General Sherman to Mexico
is not for Buncombe. 1t means work. If,
on the arrival of the Susquehanna at Vera
Cruz or any other Mexican port, it is ascer
tanned, that neihter Macmillan nor the
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