Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-03-29
Giles delivered his opinion in favor of thede'

Giles delivered his opinion in favor Of thede'
PENDANTS.
In instructing the jurys Judge Giles said.
the act Of Congress Of March l, 1875, under
which this action is brought, so far as it seeks
to inAict penalties for violation Of any Or all
Of the rights which belong to citizens of a
State, and not to citizens of the United States,
as such was the exercise of power not au.
thorized by any provision Of the constitution
Of the United States, and as the privilege to
use for local travel any public conveyance is
not right arising under the Constitution Of
the United States, there can be no recovery of
the penalty sued for in this case, and the
Jury will render their verdict for defendant.
A large number of colored people we're in
court and listened sullenly to the verdict. '
Southern Democrats and the Union.
---- The Greensboro New North State, a
Republican paper conducted with more fair.
ness and ability than usual with papers advo-
eating the principles of that party in the
South, makes the following frank acknowl.
edgement respecting the action Of the South
ern Democratic members Of Congress in the
recent Presidential contest: 80 '.'.
Whatever may have been the motive; (and
we are willing to believe it was good one, }
the country is partly indebted to the southern
democratic members of Congress for the peace
full Inauguration of President Hayes. We
are now speaking generally, for of course
there were exceptions among the southern
members. Whatever reason may have actu'
ated these men, it is evident they no longer
desire the disruption Of the Union; for had
they wished to destroy the government, the
opportunity was much better than in 1861
Had the southern members joined with the
northern: democrats. the count could have
been prevented, and the country plunged into
anarchy. Had the count Of the electoral vote
been checked. the 4th of March would have
arrived, leaving the country without q legal
Executive. No one could have foretold the
result, and the chances to break off from the
Union of the States would have been most ex'
cellent. If the Presidents policy ia one Of
kindness to the south, he has reason to believe
that southern politicians no longer favor a
dissolution of the Union; and that is a point
gained. the value Of which cannot be over-es'
timated. 80 4. = ..'..F. . ,. .s."
Rev. Henry r, Dickson. ... -....; '.E a.,a
The Charleston NeUs and Courier pub.
fishes the following short biographical sketch
of the late Rev. Henry B. Dickson, which will
be perused with interest BY many of our
readers: ....a.. .a. ar,.
The Rev. Henry Robertson Dickson, Of
South Carolina, who while pastor Of the Pres
byterian Church at Yorkville, in 1875, was
called to the pastorate of the First Reformed
Dutch Church of Brooklyn, New York, was
taken sick on Saturday, March 3, in Brook
lyn, and died on Thursday evening, March 8
Of acute pneumonia, in the 42d year of his age
Mr.. Dickson was the sol of Dr.. John Dick
son, and was born in Charleston. His mother
Mary Augusta, daughter Of Andrew Flynn.
D. D., died when he was quite young, and
he was committed to the care of Miss Susan
Kerr and studied under DR.. Bruins. Mr.
Dickson removed to Asheville, N. c., and his
son became pupil in the celebrated Manual
Labor School Of Col. Stephen Lee. At Ia
years of age he lost his father. and two years
later he was graduated with distinction at
Charleston College. Subsequently he was
graduated at the Theological Seminary at
Columbia, S. c., having taught, during vaca.
tions, in the families of Gen. Wade Hampton
and the Hon. c. G. Memmiuger, as private to-
tor. Mr. Dickson's first pastoral charge was
at Willtown, in Colleton county, S. c. Dur.
ing the war he was Chaplain in the Confed'
crate army. After the war he supplied the
churches at Ebenezer and Rock Hill, 8. c.,
and was installed as pastor of the Presbyte'
rian Church at Yorkville in June, 1867. In
October of 1875, he received aud accepted q
call to the First Reformed Dutch Church OF
Brooklyn.
Mr.. Stephens on the Situation.
- The report of the recent interview be-
tween Hon.. A. H. Stephens and Mr. Fish,
printed in the ENQUIRER last week, having
been incorrectly stated, Mr.. Stephens has re
quested Senator Gordon to furnish the follow.
ing as the substance of what he did say: 4:
What he did say was, in substance, that
the South needed, more than anything else,
home rule and riddance of the evil Of carpet
Dagger office holders In reference to Presi.
dent Hayes, Mr.. Stephens said that if be
aimed at pacifcation of the country, it would
require great firmness on bis part in adheriDg
to the principles of his inaugural address.
What was wanted was non.intervention and
the withdrawal Of troops from the support
of either government in South Carolina or
Louisiana. He also said, that in conferring
Offices in the Southern States, the President
should look to those men who had the conf.
dence of the people of the Southern States,
without reference to present political creeds
or association. He should do as Washington
did in the beginning. He appointed Hamil.
ton and Jefferson both as members of bis
Cabinet, when he knew that they were dia.
metrically opposed in political principles.
Nj. Stephens said in the appointment of Mr..
Key, the President had initiated the example,
and if, in bis appointments to all other Offices,
he should pursue this line Of policy, he might
do vast good, and secure real peace and
union. But in order to do this, he must lose
sight of the interest of his party, and keep
solely in view the great idea Of securing the
best men for Office, and removing animosity
from the people and fostering the prosperity
and preserving the peace, harmony, and liber i
ty Of the country. '
Execution Of John d. Lee. d ''' '...'
- John'D Lee, prominent Mormon,
who was convicted several months ago ofpar-
ticipation in the massacre Of party Of gen.
tile emigrants, on the plains in 1857, suffered
the extreme penalty of the;la~ last Friday.
According to the laws of U tab, a condemned
criminal has the right to choose the mode in
which he may be put to death, and in this
instance the convict elected to be shot. Just
previous to the execution, the authorities 'ap-