Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-08-29
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM BLACKS STATION.

BLACKS STATION, August "a, 1878.
On Monday last, your correspondent, with
others from this town, availed themselves Of
the cheap fare offered by the excursion gotten
up for the benefit of the A. NJ. E. Church to
Greenville. The party, when leaving here,
consisted of about 400 negroes with few
whites and we were joined at the different
citations by others. There was nothing of in.
terest on the way to note. Good order pre-.
vailed. We arrived at the "City of the
Mountains" at o'clock P. M. The day was
exceedingly hot, and the whites were com.
PEELED to tramp into the city from the depot
On foot, as the colored element crowded the
street cars to overfowing After reaching
our hotel and partaking of refreshments, we
took ride around the city. Our route was
marked on every hand by enterprise and in.
dustry-especially in manufactures.
The United States Court, which met here
on the first Monday of the month, is still in
session. On the opening of the Court, U. S.
District Attorney Northrop asked that judg-
ment in the cases of all the parties from
York, who had applied for clemency, by vol
UNFAIRLY pleading guilty, and pledging them.
selves in the future not to violate the internal
revenue laws, be suspended, which motion
was granted by the Court. This opened the
course that was taken by the Court, to grant
cemency to all who might apply and plead
guilty, and make the same pledges, except in
cases where resistance had been offered to
government officials in the discharge of their
duties. This excludes Redmond, who is ask
ing the mercy of the Court, which District.
Attorney Northrop is willing to see granted
him, but for his direct instructions from q.
5. Attorney Devens. For his lenient and
merciful course in regard to the numerous
charges of illicit acts that involved the entire
up.country, District Attorney Northrop should
receive the confidence and cooperation of all
the people. He was willing to see the Court
set the cases aside and thereby sacrifice thou
sands of dollars in fees, that common good
might arise from course of forgiveness based
upon pledges that should bring public opin-
ion to rigid enforcement of the revenue
laws whenever violated, and cause the often.
ders to feel themselves under pledges of hon.
or and gratefulness to magnanimous Gov
ernment, which has extended so much to them
as relief
We also met Marshal Wallace, who with
the revenue officials, is acting in the same
spirit with the District-Attorney, and seemed
grati6ed that the men whom they had so
lately hunted, should receive the leniency of
the Government.
The United States Court, and the State
Sunday school Convention brought quite
crowd to Greenville. Gen. Mart Gary was
there He made an extreme speech which
greatly excited the negroes Among other
things, he said that in Edgefeld they did not
ask the negroes to join Democratic Clubs,
but made them vote as the Democrats wished
at the election.
Politics is waxing warm in this part of the
county, especially between the friends of the
different aspirants. No questions of policy
are discussed, as to what should be the prac'
ticaf duty of our future legislators in reliev-
jng US of our present necessities or developing
the common good, further than they adhere
firmly to Democratic principles.
The Reading Club at this place re-organized
last Wednesday, at the residence of DR.. An
derson, by electing L. M. Ford, President;
Mrs. j. A. Deal, Vice-President, and Miss
L. A. Smith, Secretary. The Club is COM
posed of goodly number Of our intelligent
citizens.
Rev. w. L. Brown has been conducting a
revival in the Baptist Church in this place,
for several days past. Quite a number of
communicates have united themselves with
the church. Eco.