Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-01-30

GEORGA.-The Convention, on the 2lst resolV-
ed to ask Congress to grant it authority to remove
the present State of officers. Also, 10 80 modify
the test oath so as to admit repentant rebels to Of
fee
On the 23d, it spent the day in trying to define
treason Probably had no dictionaries, or might
have got definition sooner.
On the 24th, the "Repentants' resolved to ask
Congress to pay them for their valuable services
inasmuch as Gov jenkins had put the State funds
out of reach. In the meantime, report was
brought in that the Military had forced the State
road to advance $4,000, and the Convention i'm
mediately resolved to divide the amount among the
members.
. FLoRIDA.-This seems to be sort Of one-horse
concern. Twenty-one persons met on the 2lst,
and pronounced themselves the Florida Conven.
ton. One Daniel Richards, white, was elected
President, and sundry negroes to the other othces
On the 22nd, they sent out invitations to varl.
GUS persons to come in and see thefun and adopted
resolution to prohibit the sale Of property under
execution and the collection of taxes no doubt TOR
getting all about their per diem, and quarter
mile.
They did absolutely nothing on the 23d; SC
the telegraph says. Probably so.
The Oath was spent in discussing the proceeding
of the 23d, and swearing at the editors for making
fun of them.
MISSISSIPPI 1.-The pie-balds proposed, on the
20th that hereafter all persons shall be disquahl
ed from voting or holding Office who have, at any
time, been connected with the Confederate Govern
ment in any capacity, save under compulsion. The
dishanchisement is very sweeping. According tt
this ordinance no one can even ell the position
common school teacher, who cannot take the iron
clad oath, specially manufactured by this conven
ton.
On the 2lst, resolution was introduced PROV
ding that all marriage licenses hereafter issued, ai
deeds, bonds mortgages and other instruments
made and acknowledged before the proper officers
since January, 1861, be valid and in full force
that, after the ratification of the constitution, nj
property, except wearing apparel, be exempt iron
execution fordebt.
On the ed, a resolution from Committee wa!
reported, asking the General Commanding to sus
pend all taxes for 1867. As this body has been IL
session for some time, it is supposed that the.
have alreaoy conecteu a lhe IaAeS 'na' e|'h oe "'
on the per diem principle.
January 23-Gen. Gilem snubbed the conven
ton by telling them, verbally, that he would sus
tain no legislation of theirs except the framing
o constitution and civil government for the State
The tax ordinance was taken up and adopted
January 24.-Adopting Gen. Gillem's advice
the Convention occupied itself in Constitution ina
king.
LoU1s1ANA.-On the 23d, the convention adop
ted an article of the constitution providing tina
every citizen of the United States, who has beer
resident of the State for one year, and of tn
parish for sixty days, shall be deemed an elector
unless disfranchised by this convention.
The oath was consumed in discussing the mos
effective plan for disfranchsing rebels, and provi
ding offices for repentant seekers after reconstruc
ton on the Congressional plan. Bully