Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-26
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EDITORIAL NKLINGS.
The Removal Of the Troops.
- The Columbia Union of a late date
contains the following card from R. B. Elliott,
President of the Executive Committee of the
Moses wing of the Republican party, in rela-
tion to the removal of the United Statesvroops
from York, Chester, etc.:
"The statement put in circulation by GER
tain designing persons, to the effect that the
committee have demanded orrequested of the
President the removal of the United States
troops from the upper part of the State, is in
every particular, false. This committee have
made no such request, and have no knowledge
Of any such request having been made by any
person. We have never asked the President
to recall any officer or soldier from his post of
duty in South Carolina"
The following despatch from Washington
to the New York Tribune, under date of the
18th instant, gives the other side of the
story:
Senator Sawyer came here in great hur-
ry, to-day, to prevent, if possible, the with
drawal of Federal troops from Chester county,
which was contemplated by the War Depart
ment, and for which an order was about to be
issued, upon representations made for political
effect by the factions of the Grant party
known as the REGULARS" Sawyer, also for
political purposes, wanted these Federal troops
retained, and as Chester is one of the coun-
ties lately placed under martial law by the
President, it required very little urging by
Sawyer to carry his point. The Senator is
quite sanguine of the success of the Boilers
ticket in the ensuing State election in South
Carolina, and claims that about two.thirds of
the colored vote will be cast for that ticket"
Greeley's Prospects.
- Ellison S. Keitt, of this State, who has
been making speeches in the Northern States
in the interest of Greeley and Brown, writes
as follows to the Columbia Phenir from New
York, under date of the 21st instant:
Let our people be of good cheer. The
great battle for the publication of the Govern
ment and the pacifcation of the country is
now raging along the whole line. In Maine
and Vermont it was only picket skirmish
that precedes the grand battle. Mr.. Greeley
will get one-third Of the Republican vote and
if the Democrats can be brought in a body to
his support, he will be triumphantly elected.
Now that the State tickets here are all in the
| field, on both sides, the assaults are terrific.
We feel confident Of New Hampshire, Con-
necticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylva-
MIA, Indiana, Illinois, and was informed yes
terday at the Liberal headquarters that Ohio
was certain for Greeley. Governor Curtin, of
Pennsylvania, is strong for Greeley, and he is
power in that State. Ex-Governor Sey-
mour, Hon. George H. Pendleton and others
will now take the field, and their voices will
be heard loud and clear above the storm Of
battle, rallying the Democratic columns in
the Liberal cause.
Mr. Greeley has 10000 office holders and
the patronage ofa corrupt government against
him, but he has the great masses of the peo-
pie with him, because they know he is honest
and Just, and when elected will administer
the Government with exact justice. Would
that the black people could see it, and would
kick out of the thieves and corruptionists,
who, for selfish purposes, are leading them to
their ruin and the ruin Of the State. MIR.
Greeley has ever been their friend. He bat
tied for their freedom for thrty-fve years.
Now that it is secure, he is battling to put
honest men in office, that the condition of all
classes may be ameliorated, our free institu-
tions perpetuated, and the South built up by
being opened up to capital and labor. Let
our people be Of good cheer, for our cause is
just and will prevail.
The Senatorship in Greenyille.
- Since Ex-Governor Perry has been nom-
mated as the Democratic candidate for Con.
gress in the Fourth Congressional District, he
has declined the nomination for State Senator
from Greenville county, which he had previ-
ously accepted. In consequence Of this a
number of asprants are in the field for the
vacant position, and among others Col. G. F.
Townes In the last issue of the Enterprise,
Col. Townes publishes a card detailing what
he proposes to do should he be elected to the
position to which he aspires. He promises to
do so much that we give portion OF his card
the benefit of our circulation:
He says: "Ifelected to the Senate, my de-
termined efforts will be to relieve the people
of the grievous burdens of high taxes, extrav-
agant salaries, and all useless State and county
officers; to obstruct and oppose all corrupt
and swindling legislation, to repeal all op-
pressive and vexatious laws recently enacted,
or any of that character Of more ancient date,
to guard the public treasury from official
plumber, and to restore the utmost wise econo-
my in the administration of the. State Govern
ment, to establish greater simplicity in the laws
regulating business and practice in the courts,
to abolish the monstrous and extortionate
costs and fees now established, to promote ed
ucation among the people; to promote manu-
factures; and, chief ofall, business Agriculture,
and encourage emigration into this State, as
far as these things can be aided by judicious
legislation and much may be done by earnest
and persistent exertion. Especially will it be
my aim to repudiate or ignore every fraudu-
lent bond issued by the corrupt officials Of the
State, and all spurious claims on the State
Treasury of whatever character particularly
the fraudulent pay certificates Of Mr.. Speaker
Moses, that man whom his associates in plum
der and corruption now have the insulting as
surance to ask us to make Governor Of South
Carolina. should regard it my duty to
cooperate with all men and every party in all
efforts to reform our State affairs and to Sc.