Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-01-28
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.


towns in this State, looking up violations Of
the law requiring checks to be stamped. The
opinion seems to prevail, not only by some
business men in this State, but throughout
the country, that the law requiring checks to
be stamped has been repealed. As an in
stance of what this erroneous impression
might lead to, Washington dispatch says {:
"In the vaults of one bank in a prominent
city, enough cases of the omission of stamps
on checks were found to break the bank, if
the penalties had been enforced" Several of
the Charleston banks have recently been
visited, and in some cases, says the Neps and
Courier, quite number of unstamped checks
were found. We also learn that the bank,
as we'll as private individuals at Spartanburg,
have been visited within the last few days by
detectives, and it is probable that the investi'
CATION will be general. The revenue officials
regard failure to cancel check by aftixing
initials and date as more serious otfense
even than the failure to aftix stamp.
The Trial Of Humbert.
- The case of the State U.s. ex-County
Treasurer, j. l.. Humbert, of Orangeburg, on
charges of official misconduct, was tried at
Orangeburg, before Judge Reed, on Thursday
last. The News and Courier says that "when
the case was called, the counsel for Humbert
said that solemn agreement had been en-
tered into between Solicitor Buttz and Hum
bert to the effect that Humbert would be used
as witness against Ex-Governor Moses,
and that no case whatever should come up
against Humbert. Judge Reed called upon
the solicitor to explain, and Mr.. BUTTE stated
that Humbert desired to become State wit
ness against Gov. Moses that he had heard
his statement now, and it was so much at va
rance with the statement he previously made
that he did not feel bound to regard any
promise which was made only in considera'
ton of what Humbert had said during the
last term One thing was evident. Hum
bert had made misstatements then, or now,
and could not be relied on now as evidence
against Moses. The court inquired if the So
lcitor intended to give out another indict-
ment against Moses and Humbert. Mr..
Butte replied that he did not at this term.
Mr. Knowlton asked the court to direct the
solicitor to prepare such all indictment that
Humbert might be used as State witness.
This the court declined to do"
Humbert took the stand for the defense and
in his evidence he charged Senator Andrews
and Ex-Governor Moses with preventing him
from making the proper returns, by obtaining
the money from him on false pretenses. The
case was then given to the jury without argu'
ment, pro or con. The jury returned in
about fifteen minutes with verdict Of guilty.
The solicitor then offered motion that sen
tence be pronounced upon the prisoner at once
The court sentenced Humbert to one years
imprisonment ut hard labor, in the State pen
tentiary, and fine of $1,000.
Ten indictments against Humbert and
School Commissioner McKinlay for forgery
lie over until the next term.
The Presidents Louisiana Policy.
- Washington dispatches represent that
President Grant has been considering what
course he shall pursue should Congress ad'
journ without taking any more definite action
in regard to Louisiana than heretofore. He
says that during the last two years he has
been guided by but one impulse in the perfor'
nance of what he has considered his share Of
duty, under the Constitution, that of preserv-
ing order in the Southern States, and protect
ing all classes of citizens in the enjoyment of
their rights. He was always reluctant to in
terfere in the internal affairs of the Southern
States, and now, after waiting in vain for Con-
gress to mark out course for him, he has
determined to wait no longer than the close
of the present session before entering upon a
policy of his own. The President has there
fore decided that should the Senate admit
Pinchback to the seat he is now claiming by
virtue of an election by the kellogg Legisla-
ture, he will consider that action as equiva-
lent to recognition by the Senate Of the
Kellogg government, and he will continue to
support tas he has for the past two years.
But should the Senate adjourn, leaving Pinch
back still knocking in vain for admission, he
will interpret this action as indicating that
the Senateis unwilling to recognize the legal
ity of the Kellogg Government, and will
therefore consider himself bound to uphold it
no longer.
The position the President now holds, there.
fore is this If Congress, by special act,
makes known to him its wishes in regard to
Louisiana he will execute those wishes; or if
it does not pass such an act, but the Senate
seats Pinchbak, he will consider that as suf1i.
cient warrant for him to continue to support
Kellogg. But if nothing is done then he will,
in the spring. withdraw the United States
troops from Louisiana, leaving only enough to
garrison the forts on the Mississippi below
New Orleans, and leave Kellogg to take care
of himself without the aid of United States
soldiers.
Communicated
IMMIGRATION.
The following is a list of selfsustaining i'm.
migrants sent to points along the Airline
Railroad, during the last ten weeks, through
tho Palmetto State ImmipratiOn agency New