Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-02-13

| ..'. ' ARKANSAS. ..' o..
In the Arkansas Convention resolution has
been introduced and referred to Committee, dis,
franchising all who posedreconstructon, and de-
caring voting against the constitution sufficient
ground for disfranchisement.
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Bills Receivable. 4 -
- The Charleston ,Ne,cs says that "Bills Re,
ceivable are selling in that city at SIS cents on the
dollar. 49,. .@ ...-
The Convention Tat.
- Gen. Candy has asissued an order directing as
SCISSORS of taxes to add their assessments the
levied by the convention for the purpose paying
the per diem and contingent expenses of that body.
The Treasurer of the State is authorized and di.
rected to pay the per diem and mileage Of the del.
egates the contingent expenses, and the compensa,
ton of the officers upon the warrant Of the Presi
dent. ...,.... %. ..... ..
A Good Crop Predicted.
Afarmer of thirty years experience in wheat
raising, writing to the Country. Gentleman, pre-,
diets an abundant grain crop this year. The drought
of last year, he thinks, drained and warmed the
soil, by which means an excess Of plant food has
been formed, which will add largely to the yield Of
corn wheat and other grain. The drought Of
.lS5s was followed by a large crop in 1861 and tue
same causes being at work, he thinks the crop Of
1868 will be large. We are not prophet enough to
pronounce on this prediction but it to be hoped
| it will be accomplished. +....
The Election in Alabama.
| The election commenced in Alabama, on the
4th instant, on the question of adopting the Con
stitution recently manufactured by the mongre
Convention of that State. Previous to the election
coming on, three days were thought to be sufficient
for all necessary purposes, but General Meade di
rected that the farce be continued on the fourth
day. We only have returns from Mobile AND
Montgomery, which show that the whites are Ia
king no part in the election. At Montgomery, du
ring three days, 3l64 votes were polled only II Of
which were cast by white men, Of the IL white
men who voted, ,Asix were candidates. The vote In
Mobile for two days footed up 3572-only twenty
six white men voting.
Relief for Planters.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune, writing on the 2Sth ultimo, says
General r. K Scott, Of tho North and South
Carolina Freedmen Bureau, had long interview
with General Howard yesterday. He is here te
devise plan under which planters may be assisted
in putting in their crops next spring. He proposes
plant crop and cunVats t, On the ABSOLUTE eond
ton that each planter receiving such aid shall bind
himself to plant enough grain and vegetables tc
supply all the people and animals on the planta
ton with food for year, and shall devote especial
attention to their cultivation. Persons who receive
aid, however, will be permitted to plant as much
cotton as they can conveniently cultivate in the
time not needed to properly care for the provision
crop, thus making the growth of cotton secondary
in importance to the production Of food"
Negroes Must Have Office. .a.. .. .
The Radicals of the North have made a mis-
take in supposing that they could use the negro
as voter, and appropriate all the Offices for the
white s'brethren." Sambo wants to hold Office as
badly as ever did one-horse party hack, of third
rate order. He is more than willing to give up the
Joys of private life, to devote himselfto the ungra
cious task of serving his country. An instance Of
this truth has recently occurred in Louisiana, when
the convention was held to nominate governor.
Two candidates were before the convention-one
white (so-called), the other black. Ding got
three votes more than Ebony, and go secured the
nomination. To show their appreciation Of lis
merits however, as well as to soothe his lacerated
feelings, the convention nominated Ebony for
Lieutenant-governor. But the insulted gentleman
would not think of riding behind. Nothing but
the first place would suit him, and he is now run
ming as an Independent candidate, determined to
be governor or nothing.
Legislation Extraordinary.
The bunders of the new-fedged statesmen
who figure in the Reconstruction Conventions of the
South, are frequently quite amusing-not to say
startling fall the brilliant displays of legislative
talent which have come under our notice, we con-
slider the following resolution, offered by colored
delegate in the North Carolina Convention, as de-
cidedly entitled to the palm of superiority
Resolped, That oil real estate shall be taxed in
accordance to its value throughout the State; and
that horses, mules, oxen, and other horned cattle,
be taxed for half their value-ercept stations and
jackasses, which shall be taxed at full value
This very profound resolution to reconstruct the
brute creation was referred to the Committee on
Cities and T6,cns which committee, after twodays'
deEberation, reported it back, on the ground that
it did not come within their province horned jack
asses, we presume, being rather uncommon in cit
les and towns.
sETouched Bottom"
The people of the South are beginning to re-
ceive congratulations on their prospects-not on
count of any clearly discerned improvement in their
situation, but because it is believed that they have
got as low down as they can get, and that, there
fore, any change must be for the better. The N.
Y. correspondent of the Augusta Constitutionohst
lately had conversation with leading merchant
of New York, who had justreturned from South
ern tour, in which the New Yorker expressed the
opinion that the South was better off than the