Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-12-05

Townsend, President of the CheraW and Sal
isbury road, intends pushing forward the
work on his road, so as make connection with
Wadesboro at as early day as possible. 1t
is also said that the airline road, from Raj
eigh to Augusta, may yet be continued to
and by Wadesboro instead of to or near
Rockingham, as heretofore stated.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
The North Carolina Senatorship.
- Balloting for Senator to succeed Hon.
John Pool has occupied most of the time Of
the Legislature of North Carolina since its
organization. The Republicans placed Mr..
Pool in nomination, and the Democrats, up to
Saturday, have been divided in their support
of Ex-Governor Vance and Judge Merrimon.
Several ballotings have taken place, but
neither candidate received the number of
votes necessary to choice. At the latest ad-
vices the friends of Vance and Merrimon had
Withdrawn them, and it was probable that
Gen. A. M. Scales would be elected.
The Vote for Mr.. Greeley.
- Since the death of Mr.. Greeley, the
question has already arisen, "For whom shall
the Democratic or Liberal Electors cast their
votes for PresidentS" The Importance at
tached to the vote to be cast seems to. be the
bearing it may have on nomination four
years hence. The name of Mr.. Hendricks, of
Indiana, has been suggested. The New York
Tribune in a leading editorial, counsels the
electoral colleges Of the States which cast
their votes for its late editor to give their suf
frages to Grant. The World claims that the
Greeley electoral votes should be cast blank.
The National Democratic Committee have
issued a circular in which they say they do
not regard it as within the scope of the au-
thority delegated to them to advise the elec-
tors as to the course which they shall pursue
in view of the death of Mr.. Greeley, and deem
it inadvisable to make any recommendation.
The Forty.Third Congress.
- The present Congress, the forty-second,
which assembled on Monday last, and the
term of which will expire on the 4th Of March,
has in the House 243 members. Of these the
Republicans have 139 members and the Dem
ocrats 104 members.
In the forty.third Congress, the House will
have 292 members, or 49 more than at pres
ent. Of this number the Republicans will
have 20S members and the Democrats "a,
which restores the Republicans two-thirds
majority.
The present Senate is composed of 81 Re-
publicans and II Democrats. The Senate of
the forty-third Congress will have 55 Repub-
licans and 19 Democrats, gain of two Dem.
ocrats. Five of the Republicans are Libe-
rails, who may be expected to vote with the
Democrats, making so Grant supporters and
a opposition. This still leaves two-thirds
majority for the Republican party in the
Senate.
President Grant and the Ku.Klux.
An Alabama ku.klux, who was SEN
fenced to the Albany penitentiary for ten
years, has been pardoned recently by Presi-
dent Grant in pursuance Of a policy which it
is reported the administration intends to carry
out in other cases, and is based on petition
for clemency signed by leading citizens of
both political parties residing in the locality
and familiar with the charges on which con-
viction and imprisonment were secured. 1t
is also further stated that in recent CONVEX
sation, the President declared he intended to
inaugurate no particular line of policy toward
the South, as had been represented, unless it
was embodied in the careful consideration of
application for the pardon of the ku-klux
prisoners. He had already pardoaed one,
(mentioned above,) and should probably par
don more, though he intended no general Jail
delivery. He thought that where the neigh
bors of these ku-klux prisoners applied for
pardon, and represented the average senti-
ment of the community, all applications
should be promptly acted upon; but to favor
general release Of that element, would, in
his opinion, be virtual admission that they
had been improperly convicted, or that the
law under which they were imprisoned was
unnecessary.
The Arkansas Goyernorship.
Affairs in Arkansas are somewhat
threatening. Its claimed that Brooks, the
candidate of the Liberal Republican party,
received at the last election majority Of from
1000 to 1900 votes, while the Radical Repub.
licans claim their candidate, Baxter, to have
been elected by majority of 700. 1t is al
legged that the Radicals practiced fraud in
various ways in order to overcome the ma
iority cast for Brooks and the Brooks party
openly and de6antly declare that he shall be
inaugurated, if need be, "at the point Of the
bayonet." A large meeting of the Liberals,
or Brooks party, was held in Little Rock the
other day, and the pervading sentiment was
not to yield without violent struggle Brooks
himself was present, and in passionate speech
declared that, so far as the rights Of the people
were concerned, he was ready to install the
officers elected by them. In his speech he
said:
"Ifyou say install, say install. Wehave
reached crisis, or soon will, when it will be
decided whether we are to havea government
of law or be at the mercy ola gang Of outlaws.
I feel satisfied that it is incumbent on the peo-
pie to meet this issue like men who dare
maintain their manhood. There is no paral-
lei to the outrages committed at this election.
The people should see that he is installed. A
man lawfully elected should take and hold
the Office"