Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-23
believe that Mr.. Hayes is, or has been, impli-
Gated in any such fraud"

DelleVe Ltlat W.T. Hayes 10, VI huo oee's, A'nPA'
Gated in any such fraud"
After this emphatic declaration Of person.
al confidence in Mr.. Hayes, the conversation
with Governor Hampton took wider range
Governor Hampton is evidently surprised at
the result of the fight over the Potter resolu-
tions, and the indications are that be did not
expect that they would be adopted without
amendment. He said, with much emphasis,
that the reopening of the Presidential ques.
tion, at this hour, "is fraught with danger to
The whole country" He said: "This reopen
ing of the Presidential question will, in my
judgment, react disastrously on the Demo.
cratic party it will iyure the South, which
wants peace, snd shall regard it as grave
mistake on the part of our people, to take
any part in this matter"
Subsequently Governor Hampton was ask
ed whether any attempt to unseat Mr.. Hayes
would be looked on favorably in this State
and in the South. His answer was I'm my
opinion, the masses throughout the whole
country will look upon it as revolutionary
proceeding" Being pressed upon this point
Governor Hampton said: "a conviction that
this is revolutionary proceeding, looking to
the removal of Mr. Hayes, will do more to
make Gen. Grant the President Of the United
States in 1880, than every other agency COM
bined."
Governor Hampton said much that may
not be published, but if every word he utter.
ed could be laid before the people, it would
confirm what is now stated, and strengthen
confidence in him as patriot and statesman.
MERE.MENTION.
Nearly 1000 immigrants arrived in New
York on Wednesday the largest number for
any one day this year. '''''''''A fire in the vii
lage of Pulaski, Tenn, last week, destroyed
property to the value Of $4,000. ."''''''ln
Iowa, on the 14th instant, snow aud freezing
cold injured the grape crop and all young
vegetation '''''"By the bill now before the
Legislature of Ohio for redistricting the
State for Congressional purposes, the Demo
Gratis will have fourteen and the Republicans
six Congressional Districts. 1.-The only
Democrats in the House of Representatives
who voted against Potter's investigation reso-
luton, were Mills, of Texas, and Morse, Of
Massachusetts '''.'.'''"There are people who
live behind the hill," is an old German prov
erb, which means there are other persons in
the world beside yourself, although you may
not see them. '.'.''"'Gold mining is being
practically developed in Georgia. The State
has 26 active mines, operating 260 stamps,
which average 500 per stamp. ''''''W oman
tempted man to eat; but he took to drink
himself. THE General Assembly South of
the Presbyterian Church of the United States
convened in Knoxville, Tenn, last Thursday
morning. Over $50 delegates were present,
being the largest assembly Of this body ever
convened. 1.-The shipment of ripe peaches
from Macon, Georgia, to the northern mar.
kets, commenced last Saturday. '''''''"It is
generally conceded that whatever may be the
discovery of fraud by the investigating com.
mittee appointed under Potters resolution, it
cannot affect Mr.. Hayes title to the Presi-
dency.
A REPUBLICAN PRONUNCIAMENTO
In view of the adoption by the House Of
Representatives, on Friday last of Potter's
resolution for select committee Of eleven to
investigate alleged Presidential frauds in
Florida and Louisiana, the Republican Con-
gressional committee have issued the following
address to the voters Of the United States:
The Democratic House of Representatives
has to-day, by party vote, adopted resolu.
ton which, under the pretence of an investi
CATION, is to lay the foundation for a revolu.
tionary expulsion of the President from his
office. This is the elimination of plot
which has been on foot from the day that
Hayes and Wheeler we're constitutionally de-
clared elected. 1t made its first public ap-
pearance in the resolution of the last Demo
cratic House adopted at the close of the ses
sion, declaring that Tilden and Hendricks
were elected. Tilden and Hendricks subse-
quently made similar public declarations
themselves. A few timid members have long
held back, and some of them, after being CO.
creed to the final vote, still pretend that they
will halt as soon as their partial and one.sided
investigation shall have ended. In other
words, they intend, after hearing suborned
evidence, to bring in verdict that Hayes is
usurper, and that he shall not remain in
office. These men have no control in the
Democratic party; they dared not even follow
Alexander H. Stephens in revolt against
caucus dictation to the extent of showing
some semblage of fair play. They will be
impotent in the future as they have been in
the past. Moreover, it is difficult to believe
in their sincerity in view of the public avow-
al of their party that its purpose is, if posi-.
bic, to displace the President.
1t is a matter of history that the resolution
just adopted was objected to. The Speaker
of the House WIS consulted in advance as to
whether he would rule that it was privi-
legged question. The party managers were
anxious to conceal their purposes if possible.
In this they were defeated by the Speaker,
who would not rule it question of privilege,
unless it clearly sssailed the title of the
President. The resolution being offered, he
read carefully prepared opinion deciding it
to be question of highest privilege because
it involved the question of the validity Of
Hayes title. Here are his very words: "a
higher privilege than the one herein involved
and broadly and directly presented as to the
rightful occupancy of the chief executive
chair of the government, and the connection
of high government officials with the frauds
alleged, the chair is unable to conceive. The
chair finds enumerated among the questions
of privilege set down in the manual, the fol-
lowing: Election of President The pream.
BILE and resolution embrace questions of priv
ilege of the highest character, and the chair
recognizes the right of the gentleman from
New York to offer the same" .....
Upon this the Republicans commenced
struggle against the revolutionary scheme