Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-01

TeSlueut, WHICH, lelL W uIAuseAj Hoo uooi al
favor of Cancellation and peace with the South.
The Herald then calls upon Grant to recall
Boutwell, from his stumpspeaking pilgrimage,
and adds:
"The people are already weary of ku-klux
laws and proscriptive test oaths, and the SEN
timent of the North demands more liberal
and just treatment of the white citizens of the
South. Can we expect any such policy from
those who strive to stir up strife between the
races in the southern States, and who instill
into the mind of the ignorant negro the idea
that his former master is his deadly and un-
yielding enemy? We warn General Grant
and Secretary Boutwell, that such policy is
full of danger and trouble in the future, for
it cannot fail to bring forth bitter fruit for
any administration. 1tmust inevitably lead
to disturbances of the peace, if not to more
serious evils; and in the train of these must
come more military usurpation, more coercive
legislation, more of that course Of oppression
and injustice towards the southern States
which has already been pursued too long, and
which, we insist, must and shall cease, what
ever administration may be in power. The
people of the North will no longer suffer this
unconstitutional treatment of States within
the Union or tolerate the acts that lead to its
continuance. They know that the South
would be peaceful if left to ITSELF and they will
not allow its peace to be disturbed by the
selfish intrigues of narrow.minded politicians.
They do not intend that the fair southern
States shall be the Ireland of the American
republic" --
Why the South is for Greeley.
Should the question be asked why the
South supports Greeley, satisfactory answer
can probably be found in the fact that on his
return from his southern tour year ago, he
made speech at the Lincoln Club Room, in
New York, in which he is reported to have
used the following just, rough and character
istic words:
81 allude," said he, "to what are known as
the thieving carpet-baggers. [Applause.
The thieving carpet-baggers are q mournful
fact they do exist there, and I have seen
them. They are fellows who crawled down
South in the track of our armies-generally
at very safe distance in the rear-some Of
them on suffers wagons; some bearing cotton
permits some of them looking sharply to see
what might turn up and they remain there.
They at once ingratiated themselves with the
blacks, simple, credulous ignorant men, very
glad to welcome and to follow any whites who
professed to be the champions of their rights.
Some of them got elected Senators, others
Representatives, some Sheriffs, some Judges,
and so on. And there they stand, right in
the public eye, stealing and plundering, many
of them with both arms around negroes, and
their hands in their rear pockets, seeing if they
cannot pick a paltry dollar out Of them. But
these fellows-many of them long-faced, and
with eyes rolled up-are greatly concerned for
the education ofthe blacks, and for the saliva
ton of their souls. [Great laughter.] Let
us pray,' they say; but they spell pray soitt an
'e;; thus spelled, they obey the apostolic snjune-
tioa to tpray aoitho,a ceasing.' They got
into the Legislatures they went to issuing
State bonds they pretended to use them in
aid ofrailroads and other improvements But
the Improvements were not made, and the
bonds stuck in the issuers' pockets. That is
the pity of it. What the Southern
people see ofus are these thieves, who represent
the North to their jaundiced vision, and repre-
senting it, they disgrace. They are the greatest
obstacle to the triumph and permanent ascenden-
cy Of Republican principles at the South, and as
such I denounce hem" [Applause.
South Carolina Prisoners in Albany.
- Rev. G. E. Chichester, a travelling cor
respondent of the Charleston Courier, has re-
Gently been at Albany, New York. While
there he visited the penitentiary and writes as
follows about the South Carolina prisoners:
| "In the afternoon remembering the fact
that there were confined within the gloomy
walls of the State prison here, a large number
of my fellow-citizens, many of whom are suf-
fering unjust punishment for crimes never
committed, I determined, if possible, to visit
them and learn what their true condition is.
Calling at the door of the keepers residence,
I was very cordially received by the gentle
man in charge-Captain Pillsbury, name
not very agreeable in Charleston. found
him perfect gentleman, ready and willing to
give all information upon, the subject. He
kindly permitted me to have interviews with
several of the prisoners, and if time had per-
mitted, I would have talked with each one of
them. From old Squire Brown of Yorkville,
I learned that the health of all the South
Carolina prisoners was excellent, excepting
one, who was in the hospital with pneumonia.
They are provided with every comfort which
the rules of the prison will permit, and are all
treated with kindness by those who have the
charge of them. Their food is ample and Of
good quality their cells are comfortable,
and their work, which is the. manufacturing
of shoes, is easy and pleasant. Captain Pills
bury, also spoke to me in the highest terms Of
all the prisoners, and says he has never had a
more quiet orderly set of men in the institu-
ton, and that from the first day of their en-
trance to the present time, not one Of them
has been reprimanded, punishment being un-
thought of in their cases. They are all strongly
in hopes of receiving pardons after the Presi-
Dental election, as they think if the present
administration continues, they can then afford
to release them, as they will have fully &C.
complished the work for which the Enforce.
ment Act was passed, j. 9. the reelection Of
Grant, and if Greeley is elected he will see
that innocent men shall no longer be incarce'
rated in PRISONS for crimes which they have
never committed. In any event, therefore,
they look to be home again after the 4th Of
next March. May their hopes be fully real
ized."
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
FROM UNION COUNTY.
THE CROPs-THE CAMPAIGN.
The grass campaign is nearly over in our
section of country. The farmers generally
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