Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-01-17

subject to these relapses, and l don't know
when another will come on. l have been
worn out by hard work and harrassed by
refugee South Carolinians who want situations
until l am entirely broken down. l do not
intend to abandon South Carolina if my per.
secutors will let me 60 back. My inter.
ests are in the State. l own real property in
Columbia and Charleston. wish l did not.
| would like to get out, but cannot. These
stories about my shamming sickness are false.
am unable to move, and even this converse
ton excites me and makes me fear relapse.
You are the only person, except Ben Butler
and my doctors, whom | have seen since
was taken sick"
The same correspondent says that in re-
sponse to the suggestion that ride might
be beneficial, Senator Patterson said that such
a thing would kill him, and he was seized
with sudden fit of trembling. The gen.
tlenan who visited him reports that he does
not look sick-that his face is of good color,
and that his eyes are bright and piercing.
A Civil Rights Law Exploded.
An important civil rights case was de-
cided in the United States Supreme Court at
Washington, last Monday, statement of
which is as follows:
Hall, administrative of Benson, vs.. DeCuir,
in error, from the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
In this case Benson was master Of steam
boat enrolled and licensed under the laws of
the United States, and plying between New
Orleans and Vicksburg. He refused passage
to The defendant on account of her color, and
this suit was brought under the law of the
State forbidding discrimination by common
carriers within the State on account of race or
color The defence was that the law of the
State was void act, as it had undertaken a
regulation of commerce, 30 far as the business
of the defendants vessel was concerned, rs it
was engaged in interstate trade and COM
merce, a matter wholly within the jurisdic-
ton and control of Congress- The State
Court held the law valid, and the same ques'
ton was presented here. The statute was re-
garded in accordance with the decision below
as requiring those engaged in interstate CON-
merce to give all persons travelling in Lousi-
ans upon the public conveyances employed
in their business, equal rights and privileges,
without distinction on account of race or
color, and it is said that for this reason the
court has nothing to do with it as regu-
laton of internal commerce, or as efecting
anything else than commerce among the
States, and as to this the Court says: There
car be no doubt that exclusive power has
been conferred upon Congress The diff
iculty has never been as to the existence Of
this power, but as to what is to be deemed as
an encroachment upon it, and it may be safe
ly said that the State legislation which seeks
to impose direct burden upon Interstate
commerce, or interfere directly with its free
dom, encroaches upon the exclusive power of
Congress. The statute in question occupies
this position. 1t does not act upon the busi-
ness through local instruments to be employ
ed after the vehicle of conveyance comes
within the State, but directly upon the bust
ness as it comes into the State from without,
or goes out from within. While it purports
only to control the carrier when engaged
within the Slate, it must necessarily influence
his conduct to some extent in the manage
ment of bis business throughout his entire
voyage. The decision is therefore reversed"
New Hampshire Republican Convention.
-- The Republican Convention of New
Hampshire was in session at Concord last
week. A dispatch from that city, dated
the 9th, gives the following account Of the
proceedings:
The Republican Convention nominated
Benjamin F. Prescott, by acclamation, for
Governor. The proceedings were stormy,
with some personalities, smelling of pistols
and coffee. The course Of the Convention is
indicated by its President, William Bell, who
said: "Our election involves no question of
national policy it is simply choice between
Republican and Democratic rule"
The Convention manifests very formida-
BILE pro- Hayes element in the Republican
party. Opinions expressed by delegates, in
conversation, at the hotels, in the evening,
showed it to be impossible to pass resolutions
coDdemnatory Of the President or his policy.
In the early part of the evening it seemed
that both parties were disposed to make con-
cessions, and that if the matter was not
entirely ignored, an endorsement made in
resolutions would be of mild or non commit
tai character. Strong feeling against Chand-
ler was freely expressed by delegates, and it
was claimed by Chambers friends that there
had been an organized effortto crush him, Sc
cret meetings having been held for that pur-
pose, and that various men had been drawn
into it. The meeting was opened at seven
o'clock, and during the early part of the
evening the proceedings were quiet and har-
monious, though in many of the speeches
there were incidental or indirect attacks on
Mr.. Chambers recent letter. The first speech
was made by ex-United States Senator Pat
terson, of New Hampshire, who, though be
endorsed the President, doubted the advisa-
bility of introducing the matter into the Con-
vention, as there was disagreement upon it.
Speeches, advocating either a conciliatory
policy or positive endorsement of Hayes, were
made by General Stevens, Major E. w. Farr,
O. G. Moore, and others. Messrs. A. H.
Tuck and Mason W. Tappan attacked W. E.
Chandler, who is delegate. Mr.. Chandler
spoke at length, criticising the action of the
President.
He spoke of attacks made on him by two
naval officers-Messrs Hartman and Tuck
and intimated certain Irregularities on the
part of Tuck while in office. Mr.. Tuck re-
ttorted by calling Mr.. Chandler a political
tramp, and charged him with dishonorable
conduct as lobbyist. Moore and Tappan
then spoke, the latter quite severel y on Chan
dler. Maj Farr made the closing speech,
and in speaking of the Southern policy said
that he was willing to shake hands with the
man who shot bullet through his arm. The
officers of the Convention we're announced
with Charles H. Bell as President. No news
paper reporters were admitted to the meeting,
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