Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-01-24
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.

-lHAD. STENENS Was ueltdUtu Ill koItuS eho
nomination of his party for U. S. Senator from
Pennsylvania, to take Mr. CowAN's seat Out OF
eighty-one votes cast, he received but seven. The
fortunate candidate was SIMON CAMERON, who was
of course duly elected, after he had received the
nomination On the day of his election, CAMERON
made a speech, in which he declared himself as
opposed to universal amnesty. There can, therefore,
be no particular political significance attached to
the defeat of STEVENS; but the small vote he re-
ceived shows that however great his reputation
may be abroad, he is not regarded as very much Of
prophet at home, As he will continue to hold
his seat in the House, he will still be in position
to wreak his vengeance upon the South, tor the
destruction of his iron works.
According to one of our exchanges, Gov.
ORR has stated that company with capital OF
five millions, is now forming to commence manu-
featuring establishment on large scale in thisState
Where, when, and to whom this statement was
made is not mentioned, nor is any information
given as to the nature of the enterprise about to be
started with such ample means. Its to be hoped,
however that the statement is correct, as the use
of so large capital in any kind Of manufacture
will help to reconstruct our State on the most solid
foundations. Capital is one of the wants Of the
South, which it will be found most difficult to sup
ply and its advent into our midst should always be
heartily welcomed.
The Tariff Bill introduced into the Senate by
Mr. Fessenden contains a clause forbidding the i'm
portation of fre-crackers, which clause will prob
ably be inserted in any Tariff bill that may finally
pass through Congress Thisprohibition will doubt
less cause pang of grief to thrill the bosoms Of
those youngsters, who delight to make the air re-
sound with the popping of these nuisances to ladies
and nervous gentlmen, on all festal and national
anniversaries, but more especially during Christ
mas week. Hereafter, the expressions of their ex-
uberant joy must be confined solely to the vocal ex-
ercises of whooping and yelling, varied perhaps by
few gymnastic performances in the shape Of a
fight or foot-race It is pity that Young Ameri-
ca must be curtailed in his amusements on occa-
sions when the whole world devotes itself to recre-
ation but there are good reasons for extingushing
fre-crackers. They are dangerous toys; as was
proved in costly manner to the city of Portland,
which was burned by this apparently ytliAng means.
Besides the danger from fire, the fre-crackers fire.
ouenty do considerable damage by frightening res
tive horses and sometimes by putting out the eyes
and inhcting other bodily injuries upon boys play
ing with them. There will, therefore, probably be
more satisfaction than grief produced by their pro-
hibition.
The annexed paragraph taken from mes
sage of Gov. JENKINS to the Georgia Legislature,
is valuable, as it expresses in few words, the OBJ
ections of all who feel any respect for the honor Of
the South, to the adoption Of the Constitutional
amendment by the Southern States.
'To submit to injurious changes in the Constitu-
ton when forced upon State according to the
forms prescribed for its amendment, would be one
thing; to participate in making them by duress
against her sense of right and justice, would be
very different thing The difference in principle is
as broad as that which distinguishes martyrdom
from suicide We had better calmly await re-
turning sense of justice andconsequent reaux of the
tide now running strong against us.
ON the llth instant, Gov. Bullock, of Mas
sachusetts, submitted to the Legislature letter
received from Governor ORR, in response to an
official communication, from which we extract the
following passage:
sI have the honor to acknowledge the receipt Of
your communication, enclosing copy OF the reso-
Iutions of the State of Massachusetts, directing
certain books to be provided and sent to this State
in response to my application to you.
''This action of the Legislature Of your State is
gratefully appreciated by South Carolina, and is an
augury that the ancient fraternal relations between
these two original States of the Union are being
restored. Widely as we have differed IN the prln-
ciples of the Government in the past let the aeer-
bites of those differences be buried, and the future
only unfold generous rivalry in advancing interests
and promoting the glory OF common country. I"
AS an item of special interest to those Of our
readers who love to inhale the fragrant aroma that
arises from the social pipe, or to squirt out mouth
fuls of saliva discoored by the juice of "the weed,
we extract from an exchange the following little
piece of information. 1t may also please some of
the fairer sex to learn that snalf can be manufac-
tured from the delicious materials mentioned be-
low. The Philadelphia Press says:
Everybody who is in the streets at very late
hour Ct the night or early in the morning, may no
tice individuals abouthe fronts of restaurants ho
tells and bar-rooms, gathering from the streets and
CUTTERS the stumps of segars thathave been swept
out or emptied from the spittoons and will wonder
what possible use can be made Of them. For the
benefit of pipe-smokers and tobacco chewers we
can give some information on that subject. There
are number of establishments in this city to which
this refuse is taken and sold, and where it goes
through the following process: it is washed, dried
in the sun or over the fire, placed in a small mill
and ground, and then neatly put up in small pack
ages and sold as superior article of nec cut chew