Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-07-12

irrespective of party, looked to Washington
for relief from their embarrassment, and were
prepared to accept the decision as inevitable,
and Chamberlain should have guided himself
accordingly from his personal knowledge of
the charteristics of the residents of the State.
Southern Republicans generally think that
they should continue to be friendly with the
administration instead of antagonistic. The
Republicans of South Carolina are in accord
with Chamberlain speech, but doubt the ex-
pediency of it just at this time. Hayes South
ern policy is definitely settled, but Republi-
cans of the South generally think it mistake.
I have the highest regard for Governor
Hampton ; he is affable and courteous at all
times, and I have great confidence in him.
But the Democratic party is not as liberal as
he is; for instance he had the greatest diff
Guilty in getting Willard elected Chief Justice,
although the latter was Tiden man, for the
reason that Willard had always been Re-
publican until the last campaign. The Dem
ocrats of the South are friendly toward Hayes,
but it is not that friendship that will disinte'
CRATE their party they stick far closer South
than they do North, 80 you can see there is no
possibility whatever of their splitting. This
will be conclusively shown at the next meet
ing of Congress, when it will be noticed that
the Democrats will 60 with the President, ex.
cept on square Democratic principles. The
Southern Republican Senators will almost
unanimously support Hayes" -
Beautiful Tribute to Woman. ...
- Judge T. j. Mackey delivered the ami
versary address before Erskine College at the
recent commencement exercises of that insti.
tuition. It is spoken of as capital produc.
ton, exhibiting great depth of thought and
vast research, though not of character to
please the popular fancy. In his address the
Judge pays the following beautiful tribute to
woman: ..--t.s.'.' q .'". 81"
Every benign revolution among mankind
that has essened the sum of human suffering,
or extended the area of human knowledge,
has found in woman most potent agent for
it's achievement. Her strong instinct, un-
clouded by passion, leads her quickly to dis
Germ the right, while she possesses the endur.
ing fortitude and the unquenchable faith to
maintain her convictions with answering
loyalty to the last Whether welding the
avenging sword of Judith to redeem her peo.
pie from the grasp of tyrant; or as Lucretia,
immolating herself on the altar of virtue, and
thus firing the Roman heart against Rome's
oppressors; or as Cornelia, the mother of the
Gracchi, teaching with her lips and exenpli-
flying by her life the lofty virtues illustrated
by her SOUS; or as Mary, standing unawed by
the Roman guards, at the cross, and subse-
quently the first to proclaim the resurrection
of her Divine Master; or as did recently the
true and noble women of Carolina, who famed
by their words and deeds into a brighter fame
the fires that were burning but dimly on the
last altar of Anglo-Saxon civilization within
this Commonwealth every age the hand
of woman has pressed heavily upon the bal
ance-wheel of the words destiny. While her
record is lustrous with acts of the most exalt-
ed courage, the purest and most selfsacri6cing
patriotism aud the most splendid examples of
fidelity to duty in every sphere of human &C.
ton, virtue, whether in triumph or diaster,
has always found in her its true and most
fearless champion, and mo great cause has
ever met its betrayer in woman. [Applause.]
The Commander Of the Merrimac.
- Capt. Catesby Ap Rodger Jones, who
was distinguished officer in the Confederate
Navy, was recently killed in Selma, Alabama,
under the following circumstances:
1t appears that son of Capt Jones, aged
seven, had difficulty with son of Mr. j. A.
Harrall, aged ten. The parents of little Jones
believing their child to be in the wrong, sent
him over early the following morning with a
note ofapelogy, and a basket Of fruit as peace
Offering to the other little fellow, whom he
had, it seems, gotten the better of. Little
Harrall, it is stated, was here encouraged to
improve the opportunity to revenge himself,
and another conflict took place. The chill
dren were separated, and Capt. Jones, on hear
ing the reception his little one had met with
on his praiseworthy errand, hastened to Har-
rails house and rang the bell, Harrall coming
to the door, Capt Jones dying declarations
are that Harrall asked him if he came for a
difficulty, for if he did he could have one.
Capt. Jones replied that he did not come for
difficulty, but that he thought his (Har'
rall's) conduct in the premises was contempt
ible, and thereupon Harrall drew pistol
and shot him.
Capt. Jones was the oldest son of the late
Gen. Roger Jones, who was for twenty-five
years Adjutant General of the regular army.
He was one of the most highly respected and
beloved officers in the navy, and distinguished
in the ordinary branch Of that service. He
resigned at the beginning of the war, went
South, and was executive officer of the
Merrimac in its encounter with the Con-
gress, Cumberland and other vessels. He
served creditably through the war in various
capacities. He is spoken Of as man of the
most exemplary habits, modest and retiring
in his manners, affectionate toward his fami'
ly and friends, charitably disposed toward his
enemies, if he had any, and one whose life was
squared by the laws of honor and the precepts
of religion. He eleaves many friends through
out the South, who will read of his melan-
choly death with feelings of deep sorrow.
Governor Hampton In New York.
-On our first page we print an article,
copied from the Charleston Journal Of Com.
merce, conveying the impression that Cover
nor Hampton met with poor success in his ef-
forts to secure loan of $100, 900, on State &C
count, in New York. On the other hand,
the New York Tribune Of the 3rd, has the
following on the same subject:
Much has been said of loan of 100000,
authorized by the South Carolina Legislature,
to meet the interest on the State debt, and it
has been reported that Governor Hampton
had endeavored to negotiate this loan with
prominent New Y York bankers, butso far with
out success. The names of Brown Brothers,
John j. Cisco, S. D. Babcock and Eugene