Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-06-26

United States courts. On the strengtn OF tnls
opinion sundry suits will be brought at an
early day.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
The Modoc War.
- Commissioner Meacham has submitted
to the Indian Bureau his report of the recent
military operations against the Modoc Indi-
ans. He says that during the war the Mo-
docs killed and wounded three soldiers for
every warrior in their force, at times number
ing not more than sixty-6ve, and that during
the first three days fight, this band not only
held out against 800 troops, armed with every
appliance of modern warfare, but kept pas
sage open for retreat, which even the Warm
Spring Indian scouts could not close. Mea-
CHAINS idea Of the best policy for the future
is, that all tribal lines be abolished that the
Indians be made amenable to the laws, and
be placed on the same footing with other
murderers. In pursuance Of this recommen-
dation, the President and Secretary Of the
Interior have under consideration and will
probably adopt, as means of settling the
Modoc question, the entire breaking up Of
the tribe, bringing all belonging to it east Of
the mountains, and distributing them by fam
lilies among other tribes and nations.
None of the tribe will be informed as to
where the rest have gone, and the object will
be to separate them widely care being taken
that families are not divided. Means will be
taken, if this plan is carried out, to have a
knowledge of the punishment inflicted we'll
circulated among all Indians, and it is be.
lieved it will exert most salutary influence,
and especially cause chiefs and those who
hold positions among Indians to MAINTAIN
peace, lest their tribes be, broken up in the
same manner. i
Louisiana's New Departure.
- series of resolutions has been adopted
by a committee of citizens in New Orleans,
embracing men of both races, which, even at
this late day in the history of reconstruction,
may be regarded as bold movement, and
one which will take the country by surprise.
The resolutions declare that in view Of the
dire extremity of the political and material
interests of the State, and the unnatural d.
vision among the people, the participants of
the meeting would dedicate themselves to the
uni6cation of the people of the State, Of every
race, color and religion; advocate the enjoy
ment of every political and civil right by ev-
cry citizen, of every race, holding as equal
the right to enter places of public amusement,
resort, and conveyance, upon terms of abso-
lutte equality the right of colored stockhold-
ers in banks, &c., to representation in the d.
rectories thereof the right Of all races to
enter the public schools or State institutions of
education recommend proprietors of indus
trial establishments to make no distinction of
races in the employment of mechanics en-
courage colored citizens in the country to be-
come proprietors; urge large land owners to
break up their lands into small farms, in or
der that colored men and immigrants may
become practical farmers encourage the re-
moval of prejudice against the colored race;
deprecate all measures of violence; advocate
equal distribution of Offices of trust and emol
ument in the State, mot because of the Offices
themselves, but simply as another earnest and
proof upon our part that the union We desire
is an equal union and not conjunction
brought about for the sole benefit of one or
the other party to that union" These reaolu-
tions are signed by ten prominent citizens who
constitute the committee Of which General
Beauregard is chairman. The effect which
this action will produce in Washington can
hardly be surmised at present. 1t is said that
Attorney General Williams declines to ex.
press an opinion, as there may be an ulterior
object in the movement which only official in.
telligence will develop. He thinks, however,
the people of Louisiana had better attend to
business, and for the present leave politics
alone.
Learn Trade.
- This is more sensible advice than Hor-
ace Greeley's stereotyped admonition to "Go
West" and upon the subject the Newberry
Age well remarks: .".
awe see every day young men in quest of
situations. Now, why do not these young
men go and learn trader The hosts Of
young men over the land who are out Of en-
pIoyment, out of money, not fitted for any
particular business, constitutes powerful ar
gument that they should learn trade.
Hence the reason why we have so many non.
producers. We are sure it is not disgracetul
to learn trade. The best men that ever
lived have been mechanics. If fathers and
mothers would apprentice their children as
they should do, in many cases, society would
have fewer idlers and a better class of citizens
Who would not rather be skillful mechanic
than poor incompetent business man? A
trade is, and can be, no disgrace. 1t is for
tune within ITSELF"
ssGetting a Start" in Texas.
-"H. V. R" correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial has recently visited Tex
as, and furnishes that paper with an interest
ing letterin regard to things in that State and
the Red River country of louisiana Texas
being regarded by many Of our people as the
place where fortunes are to be quickly and
easily acquired, we make the subjoined extract
from the letter:
"Upon our boat coming down, were several
from TaYas nm their wav tn the eastern South