Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-01-11

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Wishing you and all friends of the Bible
every blessing. - y - - 8. -
I.remsin; yours sincerely,
Rev. e. A. gBOLLESs =
Orangeburg, s. c., Jan L. 1866. q
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~ EDITORIAL INKLINGs. RI
z = - Judge BUsTEED, Of the United
States District Court for Alabama, has de.
oided the testsoatb.as unconstitutional as to
members of the legal profession. The
Montgomery Matz, in commenting thereon,
says: 80 iss
Judge Busteed, in making his decision,
has come up to the high expectations Of the
people of Alabama. a Federal General,
aleader of the Republican party, q man
whose every sympathy was with his section,
and whose efforts 10 behalf of the Union
cause wefe rewarded by high judicial Of
fee, be has not hesitated to bid the illegal
spirit of faction bow before the dispassiou-
ate reason of>the law. - s
Property holders in the Southern
States will be gratifed to learnthat, 10 his
report to Congress, the Secretary Of: the
Treasury recommends $3.50
First. That the collection of internal rev.
enue taxes which accrued before the estab:
lishment Of revenue offices in the States re.
gently in rebellion Be indefinitely postponed
Second. That all sales Of property in
those States, under the direct tax law, be
suspended dhtil the States shall have an
opportunity of assuming Gas. was done by
loyal States3 the payment Of the tax asses
sed upon them. IS 90 80
Third. That all transactions in such
States which may be invalid BY the non.use
of stamps, be legalized as far assit is in the
power of Congress to legalize them.
g. The religious belief of the de.
ceased Presidents Of the United States, al
indicated BY their attendance upon public
worship and evidence afforded in their wri.
ting may be summed up as follows:
Washington, Madison, Monroe. Harri
son, Tyler and Taylor we're Episcopalians
Jefferson; John Adams and John Quincy
Adams were Unitarisns (: jackson, Polk
and Lincoln were. Presbytsrians; Van Bu.
rem Of the Dutch Reformed Church. The
surviving Presidents are Fillmore, q Unita.
rian; Pierce, a Trinitarian Congregation.
alist; Buchanan, . Presbyterian, and the
present Chief Magistrate, johnson, who is
a Presbyterian.
Lieutenant General EARLY, left
Havana few days ago for.the city of Mex
leo, where many of his friends have taken
up their abode. He says he sis not an
applicant for pardon, and would not accept
pardon from the President of the United
States if gratuitously rendered him without
conditions or restrictions of any kind. -
He has nothing to regret, except that his
services in aid of the rebellion were not Of
more avail. e.
1t having been asserted that the
widow and child Of SToNEwALL JACKSON,
we're in reduced circumstances and suffer.
ing for many of the conveniences Of life,
an appeal has been made to- che liberality
of the people of the South to contribute for
their relief. In Virginia the popular heart
has been fully aroused upon this subject,
and the appeal 10 behalf Of the family Of
one who bore our cause 50 nobly, and gave
his life as his last great Offering, =thas met
with generous response. Our affections
vii ever be,with those who represented rs
in the late struggle, though the offering
and sacrifice we're ever so vain. Posterity
will revere their names through all time,
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and shame never be permitted TO- rest upon
the memory of the fallen in that esuse.-
However changed the condition of affairs
now, there can be no treason in this affec.
tionate reverence for those who represented
our views, and bore our standard in the
fiery perils of those four eyentful years.
SOUTHERN LITERArURE.-We clip the
following item from the editorial columns of
the Southern Field and FFreside, now pub.
lished 10 Raleigh, North Carolina ;:
"On or about the first of January, we
shall commence the publication Of, the Lit-
erateurs of the South by James Wood
Davidson, Esq, consisting of q series Of
critical papers of the highest standard of
character; and there is, doubtless, no one
in the United States so well and thoroughly
suited to the preparation Of these papers, BY
talent, acquaintance, energy, and respect
ful independence Of mems opinions, which
enables the critical writer to dispense justice.
alike to all, as Mr.. Davidson" ~. :
reA. Unless the test oath is repealed not
more than four of the Southern representa-
tives can be admitted to Congress.
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