Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-03

the working force to seventy-6ve; heretofore
it has not been more than 6fty. The addt
ton of one third more labor will make
great difference in the progress of the work.
-. EDITORIAL iNKL1Nas. ! [ ,
Convicted. Of -Murder.ra..'-~-...s.,a, '-Da,-
- The trial of Hoke G. Secrest, of Unior
county, N. c., charged with having killed his
wife and child while travelling through Burke
county in that State, in March, 1877, an &C
count of which we published at the time, was
moved from Burke to Mcdowell county
and ended on Monday afternoon of last week
with verdict of guilty. The prisoner pray
ed an appeal to the Supreme Court. ca .n:1
An array of eminent counsel was retained
on both sides. The prisoner was prose
cuted by Solicitor Adams, John Gray
BynumI and J. F. Murrill, Esqs., and defend
ed by Hon. Burgess S, Gather, Col. Geo. N
Folk and D. A: Covington, Esq. The tria]
attracted considerable public attention. aa
The circumstances attending the case are
as follows: Secrest and the widow Stinson re-
sided in Union county and we're neighbors
Secrest was in the habit Of visiting Mrs, Stin
son's house. Early in the Spring Of 1877 Sc
crest and Mrs. Stipson and her little daughter
left Union county in a buggy The nex1
heard from them was the announcement o
their marriage ID Catawba county, which mar
riage took place on the 9th, of March, 1877
Soon after that Secrest was not seen any more
in that section, but. the dead bodies Of biz
wife and the little girl were found. buried in
the woods just in the edge ofIBurke county
near the Catawba line. Secrest afterwards
appeared at his home in Union county and
reported to Squire Helms that he had bought
all Mrs. Stinson's property and that she had
gone to Texas, which statement was false
one. Hence, Secrest was arrested under sus
picon of having murdered the woman and
child, and his trial resulted in conviction
The Retort Courteous. ......'r ....
--- The famous message from the Governor
of North Carolina to the Governor of South
Carolina has passed into history but it re-
mained for the Governor of South Carolina tc
pay his respects to the Governor of Massachu
sets, which he did last week, in reference tc
the Kimpton matter, in the following terse
and vigorous style: ..
SIR-Owiug to my unavoidable absence
your letter refusing 10 surrender Hiram h
Kimpton, fugitive from justice, arrested in
Massachusetts, for whose delivery upon in
dictment regularly found against him here
for crime committed in this State, l, as the
Governor of South Carolina, made demand
upon you, as the Governor of Massachusetts
10 accordance with the Constitution of the
United States and the act of Congress passed
in pursuance thereof, has remained unanswer.
ed. regret that the Chief Executive of the
great State of Massachusetts, should have
committed 80 fagranta violation, irreparable
in its nature, as the State suffering thereby
has no possible redress. Had you confined
yourself to giving simple refusal to sarren'
der the fugitive, should make no. further
comments upon your letter, as the disregard
of the Executive authority of one State con.
Germs the whole people the United States but
inasmuch as you have seen fit to base your
action on the ground that in your judgment
the object of procuring the indictment against
Patterson, Parker and Kirnpton, docs no.
appear to be for the purpose of trying Kimp.
ton for the crime charged against him, but
for different purpose" it is my duty, as the
Governor of South Carolina, to add that
your statement is entirely unwarranted, and
to repel the unworthy imputation, as I d.
with indignant scorn. ...
am your obedient servant, 81
.... .r WADE HAMPTON, Governor.
Morals and Politics. ,-.s. ...'2 .a' IL
- In the course ofsome reflections brought
out by the recent political demonstrations al
Due West, the a. r. Presbyterian in dulges
in the following comment upon the situation
in South Carolina -ai-2.. .. E.. a
"It is by many regarded as a political axi'
ON that revolutions never 60 backwards
This may or may not be true-Robert Hall
at least did not think so, who, after the bat.
tie of Waterloo, exclaimed that the clock Of
the world had returned century-but one
thing is certain. there is always danger OF
their going too far. During the meeting on
the 10Th instant, the remark was frequently
made by the speakers that the election mus'
be carried. The emphasis laid on the auxilia.
ry verb was most significant. 1t is, certainly,
very important that the Democratic party
should triumph in the approaching canvass.
Indeed, it is matter of supreme Importance.
The very existence of our grand old common
wealth would seem to be suspended on the
issue. we cannot afford to be beaten said
one or more of the speakers. Neither can we
afford to do wrong in order to prevent defeat.
If we would secure the continuance of the
Divine favor, to which we are indebted for
wonderful improvement in our social and
political condition, we should be governed by
the principles Of justice, truth and honor.
The idea seems to be gaining ground that JUS
tice is one thing, expediency quite another
and that the end sanctifes the means. Paul
was of different mind, expressing in the
strongest terms, his disapprobation of this
very principle-doing evil that good may
come: 1t is exceedingly important that the
elections should be carried. A failure would
be public calamity of appalling magnitude.
But what are we to do2 Trust in Providence.
The same almighty arm which was stretched
forth for our delivesance in 1876 can deliver
us again, or secure to US and to our posterity
the fruits of that glorious victory. Let US
follow the lead of that Christian statesman,
our Chief Magistrate, resolving TO do our du-
ty, and leave the consequences to God. Fsat
justicio, ruat coelum-Qet justice be done
though the heavens falD."
New York State Democratic Convention.
The New York State Democratic Con.
vention met in Syracuse on the 25th ultimo.
From New York city the Tammany delega-