Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-09-03


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.,,.,, THE DEBT SoIsiivs. :,
The Lalrensyllle : HeTgM "a P Puonsnes q let
ter from the hon. = w. fickens, IN res
ponse to an lnvltanon g aoofess . pemo-
cratic meeting at tnat place: After anu
ding to the circumstances wmcn prevent his
acceptance, the e1.t5overnor says:
y am satisfied II tne people were tom 70 meet
and agree amongst themselves upon some
plan Of fair and reasonable settlement q
mongst each other, 1t would save much Ill
feeling and really be better tor the creditor
as well as the debtor. II was 2 common
war, IN winch we an engagea WIN ensnusl.
asm, and ati Is loss; ana we ougns now 70
Try and settle with eaon ot9er all ola eeDts
'Dy liberal eomprromase: = We arc lreea
through the courts oy legal process, ~
least cne'hslf OF Gil properly whi % olVi,
ded With the lawyers clerks ana genera
costs OF suit. In nnercases out OF ten' t1e
land is the only thing left TO 70 pay with
The depressed prices for It VIII not settle
more than one.fourth' Of the debt attempted
to be collected. VINO, hen' Is Denenttea lte
by such Q process y realiy is ny Delens
to q man p seesls neighoor rulnea, anu no
one TO get any &pront excePt attorneys,
shefiffs, CLERKS ana constaDles. In any
general compromise that may be made,
there. must be particular cases OF hardship,
and may be great wrong; but if all are
forced to settlement by legal process, then
must be universal ruin. Now, too, when
the radicals are about to lnaugurate tnelr
courts, with negro Juries ana negro omcers'
AND, what Is worse, vile white skunks, who
have betrayed their race, and are merely
trying to plumber the State. Under THESE
circumstances, 1t Is not only the duty pqt
the direct interest of every one who feels
for his State, to cordially agree with MS
neighbor upon some principle of compro-
mise, or leave everything to arbitration
made by three or four men,. / suppose you
have seen the principle agreed upon by the
mass meeting at Edgefeld, sale day, IN A;
pril last. / prepared the report and reso-
lutions which were unanimously adopted,
and the people are, for the most part, ma
king settlements upon these principles, a.
creed uuon bY the people of the District.
If suits should be broug ght, I think the ju-
ries would bring in verdicts upon this basis.
generally.
The upper Districts will be first to move,
for the desolation of the war was not 80
great upon them, because they were not so
much ravaged, and because they had more
white population, and wherever there are
more whites, there will be more LABOR ana
more productions. We never can be rich
in our day and generation; but what we
need is abundance of provisions. We are
too poor now to feed any population, and
cannot support any great enterprise, be,
cause we have no provisions to spare. II
we had an abundant provision CROP we
would at least De Independents anu "ouio
invite immigration OF wnlse lsDTr Dls' & a.
it is' we have no means 70 1eeo wnl!s a, lacol, s
on any large scale' 1or we can naruiy ieeu
ourselves we Gouia not reIan lolglg1 !
white labor II we nao tGem' uniesS we nau
more cattle ana sneep, l9r wh.se ,aST, haef i
aalres mlEanssssaia: d Hss ana massoa anu use,.
ana mes'on ane .se. sse sss4 ease' iands s than
81 w io.0o nJ"' Nv 80 g., w 'mora 80 ho.l.bH The
aSgS ere sre .h; Snu e - ha m done tbeu hy the NM
aar ne n;str;o.a ~ e;s to ra;se more nrov;siops
pets Ds i.nsianJ IS oottan ~ ~ . than we ran male
a'u .o:an :o:a ," fo, ~ wh;ta ;;mm;arat;on amonost
Pio'i';Vr - .oi 49, go ~ ,nnnnst +ban Tf ye
us' anu De ":,e W eappu.' s. cnna.nuan. y" T
eoaiI na's ',ig u.S .d,anaa @ r. ws w;lI sett,e
thhs We a1.,s", ceuia Aus auH a.."e - w .nd WI 500 80
our Jeess ana attp % nd Lob sbesn % and have Iess
orea.sss' h;."a o.. % mssIth T vs wnpid be HAMMER
ameitlon 1or Heaitl' He "oa,u NC " n"ppi0'
uuu unoi0 SoAiAhoA SeoAS PeSf
The loss OF our slaves Is nosalng comPar,
ed with the loss OF ehalac'er, msega.sy geI anu a
manllness. az one tlme owned oo', anu m
as l5od is my Juage' ! %oplo nos nave ,: !nen
back as tney were. nave peeh feiieueu ,s