Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-06-24
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
'ure Blood or None.

"A society composed of the 'First Colored
Families of Virginia have passed resolution
that its members will vote for no man who is moi
pure negro or pure white man. The resolu.
ton is aimed at Harris, the Radical candidate fol
Register, who is mulatto, and, as the resolvers
say, was opposed to the admission of contra
bands" to Washington during the war. The f.
c. E. V. believe in unmixed lineage-Shem, Ham,
or Japhet, it makes little odds which, so the blood
is ''pure" -"-'.'
Romance and Fidelity.
"A correspondent Of the Charleston Co,uie,
says marriage took place in Greenville between
two persons who were engaged in ireland nearly
forty years ago. The lady came to this country
and the gentleman was in the British army twenty.
one years, having been all over the world in that
time. Last month be travelled more than two
thousand miles to claim his promised bride, and
finding her still his own true love, married her.
We wonder if the lady had any offers during
her laggard lovers protracted absence.
Grand Army of the Republic.
This organization is said to be losing caste
rapidly, chiefly on account Of the malicious spirit
displayed in forbidding the decoration of Confede
rate soldiers graves. This was too mean to be
popular with the majority of the Northern people
Another cause Of its unpopularity is the effort tc
secure the control of all the government patronage
This effort combined against it the two otherwise
hostile legions Of of6oeholders and ofice-seekers
The "Grand Army" is doomed, when these numer
Gus and hard working rivals unite to destroy it.
A Miller sMilled."
The Charleston Ne,os says street fight oc.
CURED in that city on Wednesday Of last week,
between Magistrate Mackey and his nephew, A.
B. Miller. The latter had been a member o.
the grand jury, which had occasion to examine
into the official conduct of his respected uncle.
They met, and Mr.. Mackey took occasion to ex
press his low opinion of the grand jury. Miller
took offence, and demanded explanation, which
lis uncle was kind enough to give him with cane
He "laid on Mackey Duffy so vigorously as tc
be arrested on charge Of assault and battery.
Negro Eligibility to Office in Georgia.
-On the 18th instant, the Supreme Court o.
Georgia decided that negroes are eligible to hold
Office in thatState. Two Of the judges, Joe Brown
and Mccoy, pronounced negroes eligible, and one
Warner, dissented declaring that as the negro wa:
neither allowed to hold Office under the common
law nor by statute since he was made citizen, hf
still is and will be ineligible, until he isexpressy au
thorized to hold Office. 1t is rumored that Gov
Bulloch, fortified by this decision, will soon call ar
extra session of the Legislature, in order to rein
state the colored members who were expelled las
winter.
Revenue Seizure of Account Books.
-Supervisor Perry, Of the District OF Nortt
and South Carolina, sometime ago seized the books
of the North Carolina Railroad Company, for tht
purpose of obtaining information concerning ship
ments of merchandise. The Company resisted
the seizure; but the Supervisor procured an at
tachment and got possession Of the books. Iht
case was tried in Raleigh recently, before the U
S. Circuit Court, which decided in favor Of tn
Supervisor. It follows, therefore, that revenue
officer has a right to seize and examine books
shipment of goods subject to internal revenue tax
That is, he will have this right until some othe
judge reverses this decision.
Statute of Limitations.
! "A decision of great Importance to oficia
debtors of the United States was given in the Dis
trict Court at Charleston last week. Chief Justic
Chase tried the case of the government rersas
III. s. Marshal and bis sureties on bond Th