Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-02-21
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.

- Lie OOluuUld INtEICC3 VI GuC iVA uocah3
comes to us clad in mourning, in memory Of Gen.
Shermans visit to our once beautiful capital, two
years ago. The Cdrolinian commentaries thesad
anniversary in an editorial column by tombstone,
sacred to the memory of William Tecumseh Sher-
man." and bearing the name Of Columbia, the vic
TIM of his fiery zeal for the old flag, with the nev
er.to-be forgotten date Of the crime that has fixed
an indeIible stain upon the name Of Sherman. A
blank space is left for his eptaph, which could be
most appropriately filed with the wall Of homeless
age, orphaned childhood and outraged innocence.
These were his foes, and over these the mighty vic
tor triumphed gloriousy. ..........
-Wesee it stated that the Governor of Arkan-
sas has vetoed bill for the relief of wounded and
disabled soldiers, and widows and orphans Of sol
diers killed in the war, and to provide artificial
limbs for those who were manned in the service Of
the State. Thisis the first tinstance wehave obsev-
ed in which Southern Governor has seenft to
doubt the propriety of furnishing such relief, and
we hope it will be the last. No duty is more bind
ing upon our States, and none should be more sa-
credly performed, than that of providing for the
wants of those who lost their natural protectors in
defence of our rights, albeit that defence was made
in vain. Morris it just that crippled soldiers should
be allowed to travel on crutches, while artificial
limbs can be obtained for them. The limbs sup
piled by art are, at most but poor substitute for
those which these unpretending heroes sacrificed
so generously for us. But they are the best which
it is in our power to give them, and the States
ought not to hesitate one moment in supplying
III Tba op
tifcial limbs is too great to be borne by many who
need them, but it is not a heavy expense, when
sustained by State And if it were, it should be
borne, though special tax had to be levied for
the purpose Our people have plenty of taxes to
pay, but this is one they would certainly bear with
out grumbling ..... ....
As the questions of mutlated bank notes
seems now in fair way of being definitely settled,
we give place to the following incsiye advice of the
Bank Note Reporter:
"Ask nothing of bank but what is clearly right,
and take nothing less If your note is not redeem
ed, protest it, and sue the bank. Any impartial jury
will settle the question on the pubic's side You
can sue national bank in any court and before any
Judge or justice of the peace where you can sue for
any other debt or claim
"If your mutiated note is sufficiently perfect to
leave no doubt Of its having been issued by the
bank, and the mutilation be Of character leaving
no doubt that the missing part was the result OF ac-
cident or ordinary wear and tear, then your de-
mand for payment Is good. " -'..'...-a.'
The New York correspondent of the Charles
ton Mercury gives the following description Of two
specimens of mechanical ingenuity now on exhibi-
ton in New York:
There are in one of Tiffany windows on Broad
way, two specimens of the handicraft Of citizen
of Delaware, which surpass in beauty and ingenui-
ty Of construction anything have ever seen from
the hands of New England genius. These chez
cfouwes of mechanical skill are working models Of
of pure gold, and faithful to fault if there can
be fault in faithfulness) in every particular The
machinery is all perfect, and is set in motion by
winding up process, similar to the principle upon
which clock is set going. A few turns Of the key
starts the machinery and sets the paddles in regu-
lar motion, while music box, which answers as a
pedestal for each model plays delicious airs in Clear
sivery tones The model Of the Commonwealth is
perhaps twenty four inches long and cost $1,000.
It will be sent to the Paris Exposition, after which
it Will be presented to Captain Williams, the COM
mander of the steamer it represents The model Of
the Vanderbilt is not as large. 1t cost $4,000, and
Is dlSO lOl u SlOup VI ItSuCc ou0 SCu-
tlemen may be seen every day admiring these won
ders Of ingenuity. They may not be the most use
full of Americas contributions to the Exposition,
but they will certainly rank among the most beau
tiful Working models of famous steamers made
exclusively of gold and silver are not ordinary Gu
riosities.
-'Brick" Pomeroy is still engaged at the
pleasing task of consigning to eternal infamy the
name of General Butler, who already stands rather
low on the scale of created inteligences. "Bnck's"
latest effort is an eptaph, prepared in advance, for
the "Beast," and which, by direction of the au-
thor is to be engraved on tombstone surmount-
by two spoons. This we think is a mistaken idea
in Brick" for Butler can never rest in peace,
while spoons are within his reach. Here is the
epilaph:
''Here rots in earth and roasts in hell, the great
est disgrace America was ever cursed with Ben
Brute Butler, the coward, the traitor, thief, rob
ber, the woman insulter, who by his betrayals,
thefts and disregard of honor and manhood, work
ed on weak minded man to give him commission
in an army, that he might be protected in his rob
berry, When he spake, honest men doubted
when he commanded, brave men were murdered
when he was in power, women wept and virtue
failed to protect when he ruled, innocence suf-
fered wien he travelled, people buttoned in
their watches-when he dined, people eyed their
ware disappeared when he died. no one mourn
ed the death of the brute and robber who came
from no one knows where, as rotten carcass Is
left to purify beside some clear stream.
''Being without honor -Generalwithout victory
man without father corpse without mourn
err memory without an admirer Spoon Thief
Butler"
Horace Greeley has justly been considered
an enemy to the South, on account of his lifelong
war upon her institutions But he can be forgiven
FOR his hostility to slavery, which proceeded from
conscientious convictions of duty, as is abundanty
proved by his conduct towards our people since the
war. Now that the institution is dead, he has bu-
ried the hatchet, and is using all bis energies to re-
store prosperity and political equality to the ex-
cluded States. He is one Of our former enemies
who is truly reconced, and is therefore, entitled to
our respect. In letter written to H. D. Capers,
ESQ.,, of Georgia, he has expressed such genuine
friendlness towards us, and, at the same time,
such sound practical advice that we take from it
the following extract:
In my judgment your people begin at the wrong
end. You borrow needless troubles concerning your
relations with the Federal Government. Your first
and great concern is peace and good will amongl
your own people. Make the great mass OF 5eor-
gians whether loyal or once rebel, white or black
contented, harmonious and kindly toward each
other and you need not much care what is done or
left undone at Washington. Hence, 60 to work,
every man, woman and child Of you, and grow at
least twice the cotton, and put up twice the meat
that you did last year, and let Congress do its worst