Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-12-18
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Probable ReDeal of the Bankrupt Law.

Committee, held on Friday morning, the SUBJ
committee on the subject reported bill pro-
vidng for the total repeal of the bankrupt
law, which was agreed to, and will be reported
at an early day for favorable action. 1t is
stated that large number Of business men
of all parts of the country are presenting Pc
titions asking for the repeal of the act, the
pressure of which Congress will hardly resist.
The Ylrginius.
- According to diplomatic arrangements
previously effected, the Virginius was deliver
ed to the United States war vessel CanaEdai-
qua last Tuesday, and the prisoners at Sant-
ago were delivered on board the vessel Juni-
alta. The details and etiquette of saluting
the United States flag we're arranged at WASH
ington. The Government vessels made their
rendezvous at Key West, at which point
Rear Admiral Scott had the strongest naval
force under his command that has ever been
collected by the United States Government
at any one port since the war.
The Illinois Grange. a
- The State Grange recently in session at
Bloomington, Illinois, adopted long series
of resolutions, setting forth that the objects
of the order are for the social, intellectual and
moral elevation of the people expressing fra
ternal feeling for farmers clubs and similar
organizations, the objects Of which are mainly
identical with the order; favoring system of
free banking condemning the increase of sal
ary requesting the Legislature not to med
die with the present State temperance law !;
declaring that Cangress has the power to
and should control the interest Of commerce
and transportation, and commends its action
thus far in this regard; asking for the modi6-
cation or repeal of the tax on foreign bottoms; !;
favoring the improvement of rivers and ca
nails by tina general government as means
of cheapening transportation, and also favor
ing the building of additional railroads by the
government, solely for the benefit of the peo-
pie to control corporations, and opposing any
repeal or essential notifications of the State
railroad laws.
Conviction of Bazaine.
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French forces at the capitulation of Metz, in
the late Franco.P Prussian war, has been con-
victed of the charge of surrendering his army
in the open field, without doing all that is
prescribed by honor and duty to avoid sur
render. The closing scenes of the trial are
thus reported:
M. Sachard, counsel for Bazaine, in his
peroration, said: II deeply sympathize with
the valiant soldier overwhelmed by terrible
accusation. I fear not death for him. He is
brave, and fears nothing but the loss of his
honor for the sake of his wife and children.
1 feel most for France, which will deplore the
loss of the valorous soldier Your honor,
your patriotism, forbids that you condemn
him. You know what political trials are on
the spot on which posterity has raised statue
to those executed after such trials" NJ Pour
Get replied, demanding that terrible exam
pie be made as a lesson to the risiAg genera
tion Before the Judges withdrew, Bazaine
said: ri have two words in my breast-hon-
or and country. have never been wanting
towards this proud motto during forty-two
years of service. I swear before Christ that
I have not betrayed France" After long
deliberation, the Judges declared Bazaine
guilty of the charges of the capitulation Of
Metz and an army in the open field, without
doing all that was prescribed by honor and
duty to avoid surrender and unanimously
condemned him to death, and to be degraded
from his rank previous to his execution. AT.
ter the Judgment had been rendered. all the
members of the Court signed an appeal for
mercy, which the Duke d'Aumale immedi-
ately conveyed in person to President Mac
Mahon. Bazaine was greatly agitated when
he heard the decision of the Court.
The crowd warmly cheered the verdict,
which includes the payment of costs and ex-
pulsion from the Legion of Honor. Bazaine
refused to avail himself of the right of appeal.
The decision of President McMahon was
announced on Friday. The sentence of death
against the Marshal is commuted to twenty
years secluson. He is to bear the effects of
degradation from rank, but will be spared the
humiliating ceremony.
The Civil Rights Convention.
AT the civil rights convention recently
held in Washington, some two hundred dele
gates were present. Congressman Elliott, of
South Carolina, was elected temporary chair
man, and in permanent organization, Pinch
back was elected president. In addressing
the convention, Pinchback proceeded to re-
capitulate the status Of the colored race here
since the introduction of a cargo of Africans
by the Dutch in 1920 into Virginia, when
they were sold as slaves and on up to the late
civil war; since which time the race here
have been clothed with political rights. They
now ask the National Legislature to give them
such privileges as are accorded to the white
race These embrace the rights of admission
into the public schools, theatres, hotels and
on the steamboats, and railroad cars. 1t was
fallacy to say that the colored race are
slaves by instinct. They were free before
they were seized by their former captors aud
traders, and long series of years of bondage
has not extinguished their love of freedom.
He cited the successful record of the race
since their emancipation denied that it was
dependent upon the Caucasian race for sus-
tanning its vigor of intellect, as is often assert
ed, and pointed out education as the way to
have recognition seek them, instead of beg
ging for it.
A delegation called upon President Grant,
and expressed themselves highly pleased with
his remarks He said he had always endea-
vored to secure for the colored man all the
rights which should accompany enfranchise-
ment. Certain rights are still withheld but