Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-01-10

at the latter's residence in Pennsylvania,
which invitation was accepted. 1t is now
stated, upon good authority, that Patterson,
who in the first place was protege of Simon
Cameron, has been advised by the latter not
to return to South Carolina, but to resume
his citizenship in Pennsylvania, and moreover
to settle either in Cameron's or his own old
district. If he does this, he has the ex Sena-
tors promise that he will use all his influence,
which is not inconsiderable, to send Patterson
to Congress in 1880. 1t is certain that Pat
terson will not be able to be in his seat in the
Senate when Congress re-assembles, and proba'
bly, not for some time after that All together
there seems to be good reasons to believe that
he has the matter of resigning his senatorship
under serious consideration, as he owns no
real estate in South Carolina, all his interest
there being connected with railroads. There
is no material inducement for his return to
that State, but there are many and obvious
reasons why be should feel inclined to remain
away from there.
A New Political Order in Conclave.
"A Reading, Pennsylvania dispatch Of
the 9th, gives the following information re-
garding the knights of Liberty" new po.
litical organization which was in secret session
last week in that city:
The Knights of Liberty delegates from the
Order of the members of the Star" have
been in secret session since Monday. The
delegates have the appearance of being mer.
chants and working men. They come from
all over the country-there being some here
from San Francisco, St. Louis, indianapolis,
Louisville, Chicago, etc. The organization is
the strongest in Ohio, and in Mahoning coun-
ty especially. In youngstown every official
belongs to the order from the Sheriff and the
Mayor down to the constabuary. The fol-
lowing information has been obtained from a
member: Roman Catholics and Protestants
are alike admitted to the order; their object is
the formation of a new national party, in the
interests of labor and more currency; the or.
ganization insists on the reconciliation of sill
yer the payment of the debt in silver coin,
and not in gold. The members spoke in fa-
vor of Gov. Young, of Ohio, and claimed him
as member. There is State branch of the
organization in every State where it has
made any headway, and there is also central
organization to which the State organizations
report, but very few know the names any Of
the central organizations, except the secretary,
to make their report, and whose name the in.
formant declined to designate.
Gov. Vance and the Colored Element.
AT the celebration Of the emancipation
proclamation in Raleigh, on the 1st instant,
Governor Vance, by invitation, attended the
meeting, after the military parade, and being
called on for speech, addressed the colored
citizens as follows:
My Friends IL appear in your meeting
to day simply to acknowledge the respect you
have shown me by inviting me as the Cover.
nor of the State to visit your assemhlage
You cannot of course expect me to join with
you in celebrating this day, the anniversary
of that emancipation which struggled 80
long to prevent, and which I, in common with
all the people of my race in the South, regar-
ded as an act Of unconstitutional violence to
the one party, and as an injury to the other.
But you have right to expect that having
acquiesced with the people of the entire
South in the result established by the revolu-
ton, I should, as Governor of North Carroll
ma, recognize you as citizens and should re-
spect all the rights with which the laws have
invested you. This I cheerfully do, always
have done, and always shall do. believe
that every promise contained in my inaugu-
raj address in this respect has been observed
during the past year Of my administration !;
and now that we are entering upon new
year, have nothing to add to or take from
my former utteraDces.
1t is matter of congratulation that the
past year has been one of some progress to
the coored people in North Carolina. The
cause of education has received considera.
BILE impulse, their industry has on the whole
been commendable, no riotous or disorderly
violence among them has been reported to
me, and kind feeling toward the white people
has manifestly increased. The training Of
your children to labor and honesty is now
your great duty. If you do this you may
rest assured that all other temporal blessings
will follow in due time.
Assuring you again that as portion OF
the people over whom 1 am put to rule, and
who are protected by the laws have sworn
to support, am sincerely anxious to support
your welfare, and thanking you for the cour'
tesy you have shown me, l wish you all a
new year of prosperity and peace.
Will the President Stand Firms
1t having been stated that the difficult
ty between Mr.. Hayes and the Conkling fac
ton of the Republican party had been settled,
and that hereafter there is to be harmonious
waving of the bloody shirt, the Washington
Post, with the view of correcting the state
ment, publishes report of an interview with
the President, on the End instant, in which
his views are set forth explicitly and at length.
The Post says:
While Mr.. Hayes declines to be inter
viewed in regular form upon any public
topic, he does not hesitate to express his views
to those who call upon him in personal way.
In this manner he has recently expressed de-
cided opinions as to the designs which the ex-
tremists of his party have lately developed,
together with an equally unequivocal dehni'
ton of his own attitude in the premises. he
SAYS that he has exhausted his powers under
the Constitution to pacify the South, to avert
the war of races which seemed impending at
one time, and to withdraw all obstacles to the
normal operation of the principles of local
He has put an end to Fed.
eral Interference and has called the attention
of Congress and the country in his message to
the result of that action. Having done this,
his power to act is exhausted. He deprecates
the efforts which are being made in various
quarters to prolong popular agitation and per-
petuate sectional feeling, not because of its re-
Election upon him or his motives, but because
it tends to exasperate the people of both Sec
tions, and thus to prevent that clear under.