Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-14
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Southern Cotton Crop.

late; labor good; the use of fertilizers limit
ed. Arkansas per cent. increase area,
weather too cool and dry, stand small and
ten days late; labor ample; no fertilizers
used. MISUNDERSTANDING increase Of
area, weather somewhat less favorable, stand
fair to good, crops about ten days late, labor
more satisfactory. Nashville Exchange re-,
ports increase in area, weather generally less
favorable, crops average IL days later, no
commercial fertilizers used.
The Mexican Question.
- Senator Harris, of Tennessee, who has
spent some time in Mexico, and is, therefore,
enabled to speak with intelligence on affairs
connected with that country, has published
his views on the same. He opposes the
scheme of annexation. He says there are
1000, 900 of worthless population to 1,OOO,-
900 of intelligent, good citizens, and we can
not deal with the problem of carrying more
of them than we have. He thinks it the duty
of the Government to pursue firm and just
course, repressing all lawlessness, and build
ing up trade, and supplying an orderly, law
abiding population. In the course of time
he thinks Mexico will, if such system is fol-
lowed, fall into our arms, whenever it is to her
interest and ours that is, when the country
shall be developed and built up, populated
by sturdy, solid, Industrious population,
Americanized. Then it will interest both to
come together, and neither, nor any class of
either, will oppose it. He says the educated
classes are men of sense and thorough educa-
ton, while the other classes are more than
usually objection BILE as citizens. To take
charge of them as their guardian he would
regard as unfortunate dear responsibility
with no corresponding benefit He thinks We
have territory enough to occupy US for the
next few years without getting on our hands
such an elephant as Mexico would be, with
her present population and almost total want
of development.
Governor Hampton's Position.
"A correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga
zette recently had an interview with Governor
Hampton. The correspondent quotes the
Governor as declaring that if he cannot carry
out his liberal and sensible policy, he will re-
sign. In regard to the reported division OF
the Democrats of South Carolina, caused by
the Hampton policy, the Governor free
", replying to a question on that point !:
eyes, there is division; but" he added with
twinkle, 81 believe the opposition includes
at present only one man, and be is gentle
man of somewhat eccentric political quail
ties" The Governor is further reported as
saying:
II am thoroughly satisfied that the position
have taken is the true one. l expect 1t to
meet opposition from the violent party men
who are figuring for 1880. say to them let
the issues of 1880 wait their time, and let US
have rest from mere political agitation, and
time to build up our material industries. l
suppose some of the Northern Democrats
would have preferred to have the troops kept
in the South. 1t might be good thing for
the Democratic party success to have South
Carolina suffer, but she has been victim long
enough. am here to try and restore her
wasted energies and to do so by insuring
peace and order, and equal political rights to
both races. I will not be an instrument for
any other purpose. If the people of South
Carolina demand any other course, they must
provide some other instrument"
Fence or No Fence.
- Under the provisions Of the Act passed
at the recent session of the Legislature, to
submit proposition to the qualified electors
to alter the fence laws of this State, the Coun-
ty Commissioners are required, upon applica.
tion of seventy.fve taxpayers of any town.
ship, who may desire to substitute the fencing
of stock in lieu of fencing the fields in said
township, to order an election on the ques-
ton. The time fixed for holding the first
election is between the 10th and 10th days of
August, thirty days previous notice of which
must be given. Inasmuch as the time is
drawing near, the citizens of townships desir-
ing to avail themselves of the privileges of
the act, should commence getting up petitions
and present the same to the County Commits
sioners without delay, as according to our
construction of the law, it is necessary for the
Commissioners to give public notice of the
election on or before the 18th of July, next.
The following form of petition is suggested {:
To the County Commissioners of York County:
We, the undersigned taxpayers of - Town
ship respectfully request your honorable body,
under the provisions of an act passed at the re-
cent session of the Legislature, entitled AN Act
to authorize County Commissioners to submit TO
the qualified electors of their several counties,
n alter the
for effecuating the same,' to order an election
in - Township, York county, on the - day OF
August 1877.
Gen. ToOmbs on Hayes.
- Gen. Robert Toombs recently made a
speech at Hot Springs Arkansas, in which he
endorsed Hayes and his Southern policy in
the following language:
81 do not like the principles of the present
so.called Democratic party, but like less the
principles and practices Of the Republican
party. The Democratic party have not had
recen tly any chance to have any practices at
all, and they took the best they could get, and
that was bad principles. Hayes got in, not
by his own act-he is there by the folly or in.
capacity of the present Democratic party.
Haye, is President de tacto. I paid little at
tention to his promises, but he has taken his
post and carried them out. He has done all
that Tilden could have done so far as Louis.
iania and South Carolina are concerned. He
has given them back that heart of great price,
he has given back that jewel, that life blood
of good government, which makes all else pos
sibIe-State selfgovernment. He has brought
back the ark of the government and placed it
where it belongs. He has commenced civil