Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-10-25
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
The Vice. President and the South.

The Philadelphia Press contains Wash
ington dispatch of the 18th instant, detailing
the views of Vice. President Wheeler on the
Presidents pacifcation policy. Mr.. Wheeler
believes the new policy to be judicious. His
remarks, summarized, are briefly as follows !:
Notwithstanding the action of the Re.
publicans in Ohio, Mr.. Wheeler still felt that
the course of the President in regard to the
Southern States was most judicious that he
did not regard the Presidents course as pol.
icy, but as principle of vital importance to
the future peace and prosperity Of the whole
country, and that he felt more assured of the
wisdom of the Presidents course than ever
before. During the past summer be had op:
portunities to ascertain the views of the Re-
publicans, not only in New York but in all
parts of the country, and he knew that the
feeling was such that had this course not been
pursued, it would have cost the Republican
party thousands of votes. He felt confident
that the President would be thoroughly vim
dicated in time to prevent any serious disas-
ter to the Republican party. He further
said that this was time when the party
could afford to do little drifting for the
sake of principle. But before the next Pres
idential campaign, the President would be
fully 80 viDdicated in bis course that the
party would work together in harmony,
strengthened by the more liberal element Of
the Democracy, who are as much opposed to
the ultra views within their own ranks, as the
discontented Republicans in his party we're
with the action of the President. ,..- ....
Patterson's Case in Court. >.. -... ...''
in Washington City, on the 18th in
slant, the case of the State of South Carolina
against John j. Patterson, was called before
Judge Humphreys, of the District Court.
The following is report Of the proceedings
Gen. James Connor attorney. general of the
State, and Mr.. James Lowndes appeared for
the State of South Carolina, and Messrs. Shell.
abarger, Cook and Pelham for Senator Pat
terson. The defence of Senator Patterson, as
stated in the pleadings, rests on the following
grounds: First, that Hampton is not Cover.
nor second, that there was no legal court, no
legal grand jury, and no duly elected judge
third, that Chief Justice Willard, who order.
ed the special term, was not the legal Chief
Justice fourth, that the General Assembly
which appointed the committee of investiga'
ton was illegal; fifth. that Chief Justice Will
lard, Judge Kershaw and the grand jury
conspired against the rights and liberty OF
Patterson, and that the indictments were the
results of the conspiracy sixth, that he was
not fugitive from justice seventh, that the
Constitution only allowed State to demand
fugitive from State, and that the District
ofColumbia not being State, the Constitution
did not apply, and the act of Congress author
izing the Chief Justice to surrender fugitives
was unconstitutional and void No exemp.
ton on the ground of Senatorial privileges
was claimed on account of the indictments
being statutory, which takes the case out OF
the constitutional exemption.
After the papers were read, Gen. Connor
requested the instruction of the Court as to
who would be entitled to the opening and re-
ply. After argument by Messrs: Shellabar'
per, Cook and Connor, the Court decided that
the State of South Carolina was actor and
entitled to the opening and reply. The Court
further stated that in view of the Importance
of the case, it would require full argument
which the engagements of the Court would
not permit this week. Attorney General Con-
nor stated that his official engagements would
prevent his attendance this week. The case
was fixed for the 31st.
The Cotton Crop.
- The report of the cotton crop for the
month of October, as furnished BY the De-
partment of Agriculture at Washington,
makes the average condition nearly as high
as in 1876. 1t is 81.1 against S2.7 last year,
and SO the year before. The decline in con-
dition during September is less this year than
last The following are the statistics from
the different States: .....
n.a..;a and Tannessee make the same aY.