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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-19
PROPERTY AND WORK.

While passing two colored individuals the other
Say, we accidentally heard one Of them say to the
other, "Plenty of 'em is rich, and never worked
none, neither"
This, we suppose, is the answer to the advice
usually given by conservatives to the negroes viz:
to acquire property by honest labor. 1t is very
weak answer, as it is founded on an easily exposed
falsehood.
No man, here or elsewhere, owns q dollar IS
worth of property that has not been paid for, Ell
ther by himself or his fathers. Some, it is true,
own property which never cost them an hours toll
or dollar in money But this property was Civ
en- them by those who had right to give it away,
because they had paid for it. Wealth invariably
represents labor, performed either by its present
owner or those from whom he inherited it or re-
ceived it as gift.
Property is always worth money, and unless q
man has money with which to buy it, he must do
without property, or work until he makes money
enough to buy it. The term ''work" does not al
ways imply manual labor Every kind of useful
employment, whether of mind or body, is work, u
and is therefore entitled to wages. Head work
usually commands higher wages than the labor Of
the hands, simply because it is worth more But
every man is not qualified for every kind of en-
ployment; some have more talents than others
These can, if they will, make money more rapidly
than their less gifted fellow-men. But never is
a man entitled to money or property, until he has
done some kind of service for the owner of that
money or property. He who gets property in any
other way than by labor Or gift, is thief and
whenever detected, is punished by the laws Of the
land.
The colored race must get property as the white
race have got it, or do without it. They must, in
the language of the bible, 'eat their bread in the
sweat of their face" They have no right to the
property which others have acquired by honest in.
dustry. If they attempt to take from the white
race that which by the laws of God and man be,
longs to the whites they will surely create wa,
which will result in sweeping them from the face
of the earth. This war the white people of the
South do not desire,-nay, they anxiously seek to
prevent it. They have no hatred towards their
former slaves, but earnestly desire to see them
prosperous and contented. But the right Of prop
erty has always been held sacred by the Ango-Sax-
on race, and as such they have ever been willing
to defend it with their lives Nor will they now
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EFFECT OF THE AMNESTY.

The Presidents late Amnesty Proclamation has
been the subject of much comment by the press.
The N. Y. Tribune, which has always favored a
general amnesty, thinks it was intended to confer
all the rights of citizenship including epfranchse-
ment, upon those to whom it applies. This effect,
it says, will be brought about by means of.a test
case to be made in the U. S. courts, by some per-
son pardoned by complying with the terms of the
proclamation. Such test case would bring out
decision on the extent of restoration to civil rights
effected by pardon from the President.
The Herald takes the same view Of the Presl-
dents intentions, backing it up with the statement
that the cabinet unanimously agree that the legal
effect of the proclamation is to give the right OF
suffrage to persons pardoned by it. The Herald
further sustains the Presidents legal right to the
pardoning power, which, it says Congress cannot
take from him except by overthrowiug the consti-
tuition ITSELF
The World thinks that the proclamation does
not confer the right Of suffrage that its only effect
is to protect the pardoned persons from prosecu-
tions for treason and the consequent penalties.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Radical paper,
thinks the proclamation is 'spart of deep laid
scheme to secure the votes of the classes excluded
by Congress, by adroitly avoiding an open issue
upon the Reconstruction laws, or directly annulling
them" 1t predicts that parties, excluded from
registration by act Of Congress, will apply to be
registered, and, on the refusal of their claim, will
appeal to the President, who will then decide the
non-complying registering officers to be violators
of the law and order their removal from office.
Time will show which of these versions is cor
rect. Our opinion is that, 80 long as the Recon-
struction Acts are admitted to be law, pardon
from the President cannot remove the disfran-
chisement of those who are unable to take the reg
istration OATH One of these acts expressly states
that no person who would otherwise be debarred
from the privilege of registration, shall become
entitled thereto by reason of pardon from the
President. This is not the exact language used,
but it is the substance of part of an act which the
President has officially recognized as law, and
which he processes to execute. Until this clause
is repealed by Congress or declared void by the
courts, pardon cannot Of ITSELF confer the right
of suffrage. If it were so, the proclamation of
May 1865, which is in almost the same words,
would have enfranchised many who have not been
allowed to register.
The only practical advantage of this proclama-
ton to our people, so far as we can see is to d-
minish the number of those who are yet liable to
the penalties of unsuccessful rebellion. 1t pro-
tects all who accept its TERMS from prosecution
for treason, fine, confscaton by court or Congress-
banishment, and all other chastisements which
the ultra Radical party would like to inaict upon
Our people
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AGRICULTURAL NEWS.

The London Economist thinks the prospects
for heavy grain crops in England to be mot favora-
ble." 1t says the weather has been unusually cold,
and, in some districts, very wet The wheat crop,
which was being harvested last month, was light,
and the barley and oats crops were generally good,
according to the Economist.
From France, the correspondent of the London
Times, writing with reference to the grain crops,
says: GAS to quantity, it will be decidedly inferi-
or to an average year, even in the rich plains of
La Beaucc, comprising some of the finest corn land
in France"
1000 pounds of Sea Island cotton, grown on
the Sandwich Islands, have been received at San
Francisco this year. The cultivation of this kind
of cotton is beginning to extend throughout the
islands of the Pacific ocean.
"A correspondent of the Country Gentleman
thinks that the corn crop of Kentucky has been
cut short fully one third by the long drought which
prevailed there during the latter part of the Sum-
mer.
-Afarmer in Randolph CO., N G., estimates the
cost of keeping sheep there at 40 cents per head
year, and the yield of wool one and a half pounds
per head Sheep are more numerous than before
the war.
The Atlanta Iuteligencer learns from gen.
tleman who has recently returned from q trip to
several of the counties in Northeastern Georgia,
that the corn crop in that section is more abundant
than it has been for many years past, and that
corn may be purchased there at rs cents per BUSH
el. The InteVigencer also learns from another
gentleman that the grain crops in Southern.Geor.
gia are very fine but that recently much damage
has been done the cotton crop by excessive rains,
which have caused rust and rot to appear, and the
blooms to fall From other parts of the State
comes the same intelligence in regard to cotton.
The Columbia Phenirlearnsf from severalplan.
tiers in the Eastern portion Of Richland District,
and other Districts adjoining that the continuous
rains of the past six or eight weeks have damaged
severely the cotton crops-to the extent Of one.
third or one-half of the anticipated yield. The
loss will be very severe one, both upon the plant
ers and their laborers
The Illinois State Register says: '"The
drought still continues, and corn for the most part
is damaged beyond help. Even should copious
rains now visit us, Illinois will not yield over half
an average crop this year, and it is doubtful If mat
tiers are not even worse
"A dispatch from Augusta, Ca, dated the 18th
instant, says that the continued heavy rains are
very disastrous 1t is estimated that one-third Of
the crops have been destroyed. Reports from rice
plantations state that rains and feshets have ruin
ed the crop.
The Charleston Ners says: "From informa-
ton gathered from some of our Sea Island plant
ers as well as from some from the up-country, the
cotton crop has been very much shortened by the
rains Many of the bolls Of the cotton are rotting
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surrender it without struggle, if the issue is

surrender it without struggle, if the issue is
forced upon them.
The negro race may, in its present ignorant con,
dition, be deluded into this dishonest scheme OF
robbing the white men of the South, relying upon
the support of the North. IF they do, they will
be cruelty deceived. The same mean white men
who sneak through the country, seeking to make
thieves and robbers of the whole negro race, will
be first to approve, when their victims are be.
ing slain by white army almost entirely com;
posed of Northern Radicals '-.l'7~ -.-s
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POLITICAL NEWS.

= Judge Black is to stump the State Of Penn
sylvania, and will present the issue, as made by
Mr. Stevens, whether the Constitution is the su-
preme law Of the land, or the will OF the Radical
majority in Congress Ex-Governor Joseph f.
Brown, of Georgia, and Hon. William Window,
NJ. c., from Minnesota, are stuinping Georgia in
aid of the Republican ticket.
The political reaction which is taking place
in most parts Of the country is likely to extend to
Wisconsin. "In that State, says the Detroit
Free Press, :as in every Western State where the
Germans compose the bulk Of the Radical phalanx,
the prohibition question is doing its work Of disin-
tegration. Some of the most influential politicians
of that nationality have come out in favor OF social
and religious freedom, and against the Puritan
doctrines of the Radicals"
The official returns of registration in Virgin
ia show that ll5157 whites and l0l, ,49O blacks
have been registered in that State; majority for
whites, 1867. e
General Scho6eld issued an order on the 10th
instant, for an election for State Convention in
Virginia, on the 22d of October. The Boards OF
Registration are to have their final revision OF the
lists completed fourteen days previous to the elec
ton. i"'.--" - -'''-
The negroes voted in Virginia for the first time
on the 10th, when the question Of subscribing $2,
OOO, 600 to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad was
submitted to the citizens of Richmond. By order
of General Scho6eld, none but registered voters
were allowed to vote The subscription was car,
ried by two thousand majority, the negroes voting
for it en- nadsse.
The following military changes have been an,
nounced by telegaphic dispatches from Washing,
ton: Brevet Major J. J. Reynolds sue:
ceeds General Griffin in Texas, and Major General
Joseph A. Mower will command the Fifth Dis,
trict until Hancock arrives General Sickles has
been ordered to report ut headquarters between
the 18th and 10th instants
General GriHin's order, removing the Judges
of the Supreme Courtof Texas and appointing new
Judges, has been revoked.
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EDITORIAL INKLINGs.

Inc Stdtc 1iOneuiys
- The Sumter Neos learns, from good author
ity, that the State Treasury is empty. The reve-
nue. received from taxes has fallen short about
$3OO,OO of what the tax-bill passed by the Legis
ature was expected to raise. The taxes already
paid into the Treasury have been expended, and
the executions outstanding against delinquent tax
payers amount to more than 100000. This is
truly an interesting state ofaffairs.
Alone in his Glory.
The Wilmington IN. C.) Journal states that
the Presidents Amnesty Proclamation has par
doned every resident of that city, with the single
exception of General Robert Ransom. He is the
only man in Wilmington, not specially pardoned,
who comes under any Of the excepted classes The
Journal thinks that General R. is advanced, rath-
er than lowered, in the estimation of his fellow
citizens, by the loneliness of his position, as the
''unpardoned rebel"
Registration in South Carolina.
The Charleston Mercury publishes table OF
registration returns in this State, excluding
Charleston District From this table it appears
that lS, 399 whites and 1852 blacks have been
registered which result gives black majority OF
Abb, or considerably more than two to one
Anderson, Horny, Lancaster, Newbery, Piekens
and Spartanburg are the only Districts in which
the whites have majority. The second session
of the boards and the revision of the lists may
change this result, but not to any material extent
The Georgia Air.Line Railroad.
The Atlanta Era, of the 10th instant, says
that the prospects for the early commencement Of
this enterprise are very aattering, as it is in the
hands of parties who have the means, and whose
interest it is to push it vigorously forward. Mr.
L. B. Clark, of New York, is President Of the
road, and Gen. A. AusteI, Of Atlanta, is Vice
President. We believe the railroad alluded to is
the contemplated road between Atlanta, Ca, and
Charlotte, N. G. Ifso, its construction is mat
ter of interest to the people of York, as it will
probably pass through this District, and perhaps
through this town.
Tidings from an Old Friend.
- The name of Mr.. T. G. Callicott will proba-
bly, be familiar to many Of our readers, rs he was
Special Agent of the Treasury Department tor
South Carolina, lust after the war. The anxious
inquiries into the ownership Of branded horses and
mules, and the indefatigable researches tor gov
ernment cotton" in those days, were carried on
under the auspices of this gentleman. 1t will con-
sequently be matter of some interest to many OF
our people to learn something Of his subsequent
history. The New York Herald states that, after
having been relieved of the Office Of Government
Cotton Agent, he was appointed an Internal Rev
enue Collector for New York, which position ne
has continued to hold up to the present time
But owing to the mysterious disappearance Of the
contents of2l barrels of whiskey stored under his
care, which barrels were lately found to hold moth
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MERE.MENTION.

William Gregg, ESQ.,, President Of the Granite
vile Cotton Factory, died at his residence at kal-
mia, on the 18th instant 1.-THE new Postmas-
ter at Wilmington, N. G., (E R. Brink, formerly
Lieutenant Colonel on the staff Of Fitzpatrick, J
has appointed Geo. L. MADISON (negro) clerk in
the Postofice in that city. ....'''Sheridan has ar
rived at Leavenworth, Kansas and assumed COM
mand. Hancock Immediately left for Washington
city, 1.-THE Ne,cs asserts that the city Of Char
lesion has paid nearly one-third Of the entire tax
alton of the State thus far received by the Treasu-
rer at Columbia. '...."'Thad. Stevens has discov-
cred that the reason why the Judiciary Committee
did not impeach the President is, that the major
ity of that Committee are Masons, and johnson is
a Mason !'........Santa Anna at last accounts was
still confined in San Juan Ulloa, near Vera Cruz,
Mexico. .."".The Charleston Mercury says that
the Sherffs of the State are to be notified forth
with, that bills receivable of the State will be re-
ceiyed in payment of all tax executions in their
hands for collection. ,....-....
Twenty shares of Wilmington and Manchester
Railroad stock, were recently sold at Wilmington,
N O.. at s6O pef share The par value of the
stock is 800. 1.-THE New York Times, refer
ring to the high price of gold says ''there is now
deep undercurrent of distrust, anxiety, and uncer-
tainty about the future. ."'.'''.Washington's nose
was two and five eighths inches long. '''''''Head
Centre James Stephens is still living in Paris-in
distress, it is said He is writing history Of the
Fenian plot vindicating himself from charges Of
dishonesty. .......'.Andrew johnson was burned in
efigy, with much circumstance and ceremony, in
Montrose, Pa, on Thursday evening last "''"'The
construction of street Railroad in Augusta, Ga.,
has been commenced. ...'''''':Female fashionables
at Saratoga ostracise lady who wears the same
dress more than once '''''''.A lady trampled on a
dogs tail the other day and the dog bit her leg,
and stream of sawdust followed the bite. The
earnings of the Atlantic Cable during the past year
are reported at 81, ,660, 900 in gold.
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THE FALL ELECTIONS.

THE FALL ELECTIONS.
The following named States will hold elections
at the times and for the Offices mentioned:
PENNSYLVANIA, Tuesday,. Oct S.-One-third
of the State Senators II and the members Of the
House of Representatives.
ONO, Tuesday, Oct. S.-Goyenor, Il Gov.
ernor, State Treasurer Comptroller of the Treasu
~, one Member of the Board of Public Works.
State Senators and Representatives. The Legis.
ature to be elected will have the right to elect Q
United States Senator to succeed Senator Wade,
whose Senatorial term will expire on March 4,
1869. .
MINNESOTA, Tuesday,, Ocs s.-Governor, Lieu.
tenant Governor, Secretary Of State, State Irea'
surer, Attorney General, one-haf Of the State
Senators (l1) and the Members Of the House o.
Representatives. K
Iowa, Tuesday, Oct S.-Goyernor and Eeuten,
and the members of the House of Representatiy
WEST VIRGINIA, Tuesday, Oct. M.-Members
of the House of Delegates
MASSACHUSETTS, Tuesday, November 5.-(1ov'
ernor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer
Auditor, Attorney General, Councillors, State
Senators and Representatives.
NEW YORK, Tuesday, November 5. 5.@SecretarJ
of State, Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney -Gener
eral State Engineer Surveyor, one Canal Com
missioner, one Inspector of State Prisons, State
Senators, and Members of Assembly -.
New JERSEY, Tuesday,, Nou. 5IOne-third ol
the State Senators (7), and the Members of the
House of Representatives.
WISCONSIN, Thesday Nou. 5.-Governor, 1t
Governor Secretary of State, Treasurer Superin
tendant of Public Instruction, Attorney General
Bank Comptroller, State Prison Commissioner,
State Senators and Representatives q
MARYLAND, Wednesday, Nop. 6.-Comptrol
Ter of the Treasury two Commissioners of Public
Works, one-half Of the State Senate (1l), anl
Members of the House Of Representatives. Tht
legislature to be elected will have the right to elec
q United States Senator to succeed Senator John
son, whose Senatorial term will expire on March 4
1869. = -, -. Z.
KANSAS, Wednesday, Mov 6.--Members IF ths
House Of Representative 10 30. -. !
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THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 19, 1867.

Cash.-It must be distinctly understood that
our terms for subscription, advertising and job
work, are cash, in advance.
X.-The paper will be discontinued on the expi-
ration of the time for which payment has been
made A Subscriber finding q (X) cross-mark on
the wrapper or margin of his paper, will under
stand that the time paid for has expired.
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THE COLUMBiA PHENIx.

We have for some time been desirous of noticing
this valuable exchange; but a press Of other mat
ters has hitherto prevented it. As newspaper
the Phenir is equalled by few Of our exchanges,
keeping its readers well posted on passing events
in the State, and giving summary Of such affairs
in the country at large as will prove interesting to
the people of this section. By the present sched-
ule of the Charlotte Railroad, we get the Phenir
on the same day on which it is printed, and we
now rely upon it for the latest news; which was
not the case before the change Of schedule.
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Agent American Bible Society for 8. o.

LEGAL. The Sumter Nacs says: s.We un.
derstand that his Honor Judge Moses, before
whom, in Charleston, during the last month;
motion was made for q prohibitiou against the
Tax Collector. to restrain the collection Of the
State Quarterly Tax on Liquors, as unconstitu.
tional has pronounced q judgment, deciding the
said tax to be constitutional and therefore refusing
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ing but water, warrant for his arrest was issued
q few days ago. Mr.. G. however, learned this lit
tie circumstance in time to disappear from public
view, and at last accounts his friends Of the police
had not succeeded in finding him.
Death Of Gov. Helm, of Kentucky.
- Hon. John L. Helm, who was recently elect
ed Governor of Kentucky by a very large conser-
vative majority, died on the 9th instant He had
been in bad health for some time, and at the time
of his Inauguration, was so Ill that the ceremony
was performed in his own house. He was buried
on the 10th, just one week after his Inauguration.
By his death, Hon. John W. Stevenson, the Lieu,
tenant Governor, becomes the acting Governor Of
Kentucky. Mr. Stevenson is native of Rich
mond, Va, and in politics Conservative. He
endorses and will carry out the principles enuncia
ted by the late Governor Helm. -a-.
Important Order by Judge Bryan.
- In the United States Court, at GreenviIle, a
few days ago. Judge Bryan directed the United
States Marshal to procure from the Tax Collector
of Greenvile District, "a copy Of his last Tax Re
turns and that the Marshal, with the assistance
of the Clerk transcribe, upon tickets each contain
ing one name, persons who are by law qualified t.
sit as Jurors, to wit The names Of every persor
entitled to vote and paying any amount Of tax as
sessed on property. i"
According to this, it appears that only such ne
groes as paid tax on property, are qualified to 81
as jurors. General Sickles' orders are going owe
board with vengeance. General Sickles, in hi
General Order No. "a, directed that 'all citizen
assessed for taxes, and who shall have paid take
for the current year, are qualified to serve as ju
rors."
Congressional Appropriations.
The Albany IN. ~ argus has been exam
lining some Miscellaneous Documents Of Con
gress, which afforda satisfactory explanation Of tn
manner in which that band of devoted patriots ap
propriates public funds. From Senate Miscellane
GUS Document No 54, 39th Congress, I'd Session
which is detailed statement Of payments mad
from the contingent fund of the Senate for tn
year ending December 8, 1866, certified by j. w
Forney, Secretary Of the Senate, the Argus select
the following little items: ...
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