Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-07-16

fattened on the farming community, under
the plea that they were working in their in
terest. Gradually, however their motives are
coming to light"
The Narrow Gauge in CASTOR.
"A correspondent of the Lincoln Pro-
gress, writing from Dallas, gives the following
encouraging news respecting the Narrow
Gauge Road in that locality:
eve are progressing very rapidly from
this point to the Airline, and by the 18th of
October the road will be graded up and ready
for the ties, and if the lower part Of the line
don't hurry up, we shall be constrained to
purchase some roling.stock, and start the
thing at once from that point; and then if
you will just put forth your energies, we can
forward it on up in the direction of Lenoir.
These are working people here-white and
colored. They are working with "vim." l
never saw colored people take more interest
than they have here l think they deserve
credit. This contract is going on by Messrs.
Hoffman d Go. They seem determined to
put it through at once. We have already
been overrun with hands-applications are
being made every day, and have to be turned
off.
"We call upon you, Mr.. Editor, to keep
the ball rolling it will b. great thing for
this country. 1t will increase the value of
your lands, crops, stock, and everything, and
make it a great country. You have the re-
sources, and why not avail yourselves of this
of making this one Of the finest
in the United States? The people
have the money and it will be the very best
investment they can make with it, if they just
could be made to believe it. All we want
here in the South is enterprise-the material
is here. Times have changed since the war
and we must change with them"
Ex. .Confederates in Congress.
An exchange gives the following as a
list of ex- -Confederates who are now members
of Congress:
Maior-Generals-John B. Gordon, Demo
crat, Georgia Matt. w. Ransom, Democrat,
North Carolina ; P. M. B. Young, Democrat,
Georgia.
Brigader- Generals S. Alcorn, Repub.
lican, Mississippi; Philip Cook, Democrat,
Georgia John B. Clarke, Democrat, Missou'
ri Eppa Hunton, Democrat, Virginia; H.
B. Vance, Democrat, North Carolina.
Colonels-Hiram P. Bell, Democrat, Geor-
gia James NJ. Leach, Democrat, North Car.
olina; Alfred Waddell, Democrat, North
Carolina D. G. Giddings, Democrat, Texas
r. @. Mills, Democrat, Texas; Edward Cross
land, Democrat Kentucky L. @. G. Lamar,
Democrat, Mississippi; W. NJ. Robbins, Dem
ocrat, North Carolina.
Lieutenant-C Colonels-Morgan Rawles, Dem
ocrat, Georgia James H. Blount, Democrat,
Georg gia; j. H. Caldwell, Democrat, Ala
bama w. G. Whitthorne, Democrat, Tennes'
see John D. G. Atkins, Democrat, Tennessee.
Majors-Thomas Whitehead, Democrat,
Virginia Richard H. Whiteley, Republican,
Georgia Joseph H. Sloss, Democrat, Ala
bama Charles Hays, Republican, Alabama ;
R. A. Hatcher, Democrat, Missouri; A. A.
Willie, Democrat, Texas.
Captains-Charles Pelham, Republican,
Alabama; G. L. Cobb, Republican, North
Carolina w. P. Price, Democrat, Georgia.
Privates-Wm. G. Herndon, Democrat,
Texas; VIM. P Mclean, Democrat, Texas.
VIEWS OF A CHARLESTON REPUBLlCAN.
At celebration of the Fourth Of July, by
the negroes of Charleston, Col. E. W. NJ.
N[ackey, prominent Republican, ofthat city,
having been solicited to address them, made
a significant speech. In the course of his re-
marks he said that it was no longer good pol
icy to keep the people ignorant of the danger
which was threatening them. To-day the
government of South Carolina was discussed
in almost every paper in the United States.
We had attracted the attention of the whole
and the time had come when our
salvation depended upon radical change in
the management of our affairs. Those who
had been ruling the Republican party of this
State had brought it into disrepute with the
whole nation. During the past six years our
rulers had stolen and wasted more money
than would have bought homestead for ev-
cry one of the twenty thousand voters Of this
county. Under the guise Of Republicanism a
few men had stolen millions, and brought
disgrace upon the whole party. From all the
bonds that had been fraudulently issued !;
from all the money that had been stolen or
expended, no benefit whatever had
accrued to the people; and yet upon them fell
the odium. At the last session of the Legis-
lature more money was appropriated to pay
fraudulent claims than was appropriated for
and so it has been for several years
past. This was owing to the corruption and
ignorance which prevailed in the Legislature.
Men had been elected members of the Legis-
lature who could not read word of the laws
they had passed. The ignorant legislator was
Just as criminal as the corrupt one. No one
should accept a position unless he was capa.
BILE of filling it, and the man who undertakes
to represent the people without the ability to
do so commits crime Unless reform was
brought about at once, the Republican party
of the United States would repudiate the par
ty in South Carolina. Rather than incur the
risk of losing the great States of New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio in the next Presiden-
tial election, they will lend their influence to-
ward turning this State over to the party who
are now organizing themselves as Taxpayers.
Without a great change, in less than two
years from now the Republican party in this
State will be dead. If we want to save it we
must at once commence a fight against the
band of thieves in our midst. We have got
to drive some men out of our party, because
they are our worst enemies. In the coming
election those who have ruled US for the past
six years will make strenuous fight to keep
in power. With the money they have stolen
they expect to buy themselves back into office
If those men can keep the power which they
have so shamefully abused, they will bring
utter ruin upon US. Even now there are not
less than eight or ten millions of fraudulent
claims waiting for the assembling of the next
legislature Then they expect to reap a rich
harvest in the payment Of the fraudulent con-
version bonds Blue Ridge scrip and pay GER
ti6cates. Two years more of such rule and
South Carolina will become another Georgia
It should be borne in mind that less than four