Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-01-03
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.

- Congress, on the 10th ultimo, adjourned un
til to-day. During the interim, quite number
of the members have been on q visit to New Or
leans, on big-drunk"
- The South Carolina Legislature adopted
the report of the Committee on Federal Relations
advising the rejection of the Constitutional amend
ment In the Senate the vote was unanimous. -
In the House, there was one vote in favor of the
amendment, which was given by P. j. Cooghan,
of Charleston.
We are informed by the Charleston Courier,
that previous to the adjournment Of the Legislature
large majority of the members of the Senate con.
suited together as to the propriety of sending
Der of that body to Washington, to confer pith dtt
President on the probability of the State being re-
stored to her place in the Union should she adopt
the constitutional amendment After consultation
it was decided that some good might arise from the
pursuance of such course and one Of their number
was selected for the mission.
The gentleman selected was ColonelT. G. Wealth.
erly, Senator from Marlboro District, who immedi.
atey proceeded to Washington, and sought an in.
terview with the President Upon his arrival he
found that the President was occupied in a Cabinet
meeting, and being disengaged he determined to
make good use of his leisure moments by obtaining
interviews with the leading Radical members Of
both Houses of Congress, and conversing with them
freely upon the subject of the constitutional amend
ment and the prospects of the admission of South
Carolina to her rights upon its adoption. Colonel
Weatherly succeeded in making the acquaintance
of several of the leading Radical Senators and Rep
was assured by them that the constitutional amend
ment was the ulimatum of Congress to the South
ern States; that its adoption by them would re-
move all obstacles to their being admitted to repre-
sentation in Congress
Colonel Weatherly, however, had subsequent
interview with President johnson, whom he had
been informally deputized The ir erview was free
and candid during which he expressed the hope
that the Southern States would remain firm in their
positions as regards the constitutional amendment,
and steadfasty reject it, believing it to be an ad-
vance step to the Inauguration of despotism In
doing which he said he hoped they would be guard
ed in their reasons assigned for its rejection and
avoid any language that might, by any possible
means, be tortured to give offence to the opposing
party.
The President feels confident from a recent deci-
sion given by the Supreme Court, that Ne will be
sustained by that law-abiding body; and that in a
short time returning sense Of reason will point out
some middle ground between the constitutional a.
mendment, and the projected Territorial scheme
upon which our country may become united, when
peace will again smile upon us with lifts blessings
-"Hermes," the Washington correspondent
of the Charleston Mercury, in reference to terrific
rialzing the South, says:
''The South will not be teritorialized and why2
Not because the Constitution or the President stand
in the way for neither of them do but because ter
involves the assumption by the con-
queror of the debts due by the South to the North
and to foreign powers."
Under the orders or Gen. Sickles, Col Bonn
ford, commanding the u. s. Forces in North Car
olina, recently interfered with and prevented the
Sheriff at Raleigh, from inficting corporal pun
ishment, on negro who had been sentenced by
Judge Fowle, in accordance with the laws of N.
Carolina. The Legislature being in session, ap-
pointeda Committee to proceed to Washington and
demonstrate against military interference in the
enforcement of the laws of the State, in respectto
corporal punishment and the apprenticeship of
negro children. The Committee appointed by the
Legislature, consisted of Governor Worth, ex-Gov.
Swain, Chief Justice Ruf6n, and Hon. Nat Boy
den. An exchange says
Son reaching Washington, the Commissioners
had lengthy interview with the President, who
communicated to them his decision, both in regard
to the order of General Sickes and to the interfer
ence of the officer of the Freedmen's Bureau in
annulling articles of indenture in numerous cases
where colored children had been bound out.
On both points the President decided that the
officers were in error in interfering. Secretary
Stanton issued instructions to General Sickles, di
recting him to rescind his orders prohibiting the
execution of judicial orders inhicting corporal pun
ishment. These instructions were delivered to Gov
Worth, to be handed to General Sickles.
General Howard also issued and delivered to
Governor Worth orders to his subordinate officers
to cease any interference with the laws of North
Carolina, when they bear equally upon the whites
and blacks
Judge Rufhn explained fully to General Howard
the character of the law for binding out children.
If orphans are without any property for their sup
port they are bound out by order of the court but
children having parents living cannot be appren-
ticed exceptby the parents themselves. With this
explanation Gen. Howard did not hesitate to issue
the orders desired by the North Carolina Commits
sioners"