Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-01-02
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Congress and the Conventions.

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Fortunately for the country, Congress ad
journed on the 10th of December for the Christ
mas holidays, and wn resume its lunatic doing'
until Monday next, the 9Th instant. The Conven
tions of the several States also adjourned about tht
same time, and we are consequently spared theil
inhictions for brief season.
General Ord and the Negroes.
General Ord, the commander Of the fourth
Military District, embracing Mississippi and Ar
kansas, has sent Gen. Gillian, Assistant Commis
sioner of the Freedmen's Bureau, to Washington
to represent the starving condition of the freedmen
in portions of that district He also declares, il
another order, that the freedmen shall work in the
coming year, or be arrested as vagrants, it work
can possibly be had.
The Alabama Constitution.
| y The Constitution adopted by the Alabama
Convention, which is about being submitted to the
people of that State for ratification, is meeting
with violent opposition from all parties and colors
Meetings are being held in of the State
at which the defeat of the Constitution is urgec
and the late Convention denounced in unmeasureo
terms Ex-senator Benjamin Kirkpatrick, is ou
in letter clearly and succincty stating the evils tt
follow its ratification, advocates its defeat andfht
adoption of one more in accordance with the genius
Of enr institutions.
WHO .Foots the Billf
80 The Georgia Reconstruction Convention ha'
struck upon 4 lpck, which bids fair to put an enc
to its patriotic labors. The little matter of draw
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of the members. Under the Reconstruction bill
the convention is authorized to levy, upon tht
people Of Georgia, such tax as will pay its ex
penses. But this proceeding involves delay O
six months, and the constitution tinkers were TOT
hungry to wait so long. They therefore appointed
"disburser," whom they instructed to draw upor
the State Treasury for $4,000, with which to pay
for the members services. But the disburser
though armed with an order from Gen. Pope
came back from Milledgeville without the cash.
The Treasurer refused to pay over any funds, ex
cept upon warrant of the Governor and sanction
of the Comptroller General, which are required by
the laws of the State. The disappointment Of thu
Convention was cruel; but there was no help fo
it. On the 23rd ultimo, they adjourned until tLt
9Th instant; but some of the Georgia Journals
think the adjournment is final, so far as most O
the members are concerned; for they are too shor
of funds to live at hotels on hope alone. Poo
fellows we fear they are serving an ungatefu
country.
Constitutionality of the Reconstruction Acts
-Rumors are in circulation that the Constitu
tionality of the Reconstruction Acts Of Congress
will be tested at an early day. Some time ago
General Ord caused the arrest Of Col. McArdle
the editor of Vicksburg paper, with view to
military trial, on account Of some structures IL
which the editor had INDUCED Interference to Ord
administration of affairs. Before, however, HI
could be tried by military commission, writ o
Aabeas corpus was sued out, andon an examination
before Judge Hill, of the United States Distric
Court of Mississippi, he held that the law was con
stitutional and remanded the prisoner to custody
fixing his bail at ST. 900. The case is now to b.
sent to the Supreme Court, at Washington, on
writ of error, with all the proofs and papers bear
ing upon the matter. 1t is rumored that the cas-
will be taken up out of its order and decision rem
dered Immediately.
A Washington correspondent, in commentin!
upon the claims of the several aspirants for th'
Presidency, furnishes the subjoined paragraph
which rather goes to confirm the rumors unde
consideration:
"a strange rumor fills the air concerning the o
pinions of Chief-Justice Chase. 1t is distinct!
and even somewhat authoritatively affirmed tha
he will take the first opportunity to pronounce th'
Reconstruction Acts demonstrations"
Democratic Advice to the South.
THE Washington correspondent of the Balti
more Gazette says that the prevailing opinion o
the Democratic members of Congress is in favor o
non-acton, on the part of the Southern white peo
pie, under the Reconstruction laws He says:
''They urge that the Southern whites shall sim
ply protest against the wholeproceeeding md with
hold any assent to anything which is done, as the
predict the time is not tar distant when Congress
will pronounce all those elections null and void
and will restore to the States their old Constitu
tions. Such is the firm impression of the lcadin!
DeGiccratic statesmen here, and they are anxious.
looking for the address to be issued by committe
appointed by the late Conservative Convention
Virginia. they express the hope that this ad
dress may be simple appeal to the white peopl
of the North to save them from negro supremacy
unmixed with any constitutional or other issues
and they declare their belief that the whole Nortl
will rise en- n,asse and rally to the rescue.
An Encouraging Picture.
The Camden Journal furnishes the subjoin
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