Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-24
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.

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.. EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Reports Of the Grain Crop.
Official agricultural reports to the Bu
reau of Agriculture, received up to the 18th
instant, place the average of the corn crop at
95; an increase of over the September aver
age. New England and the Middle and
Gulf States show small decline. The South
Atlantic States maintain their September
condition, while all indicate an improvement
The out turn of the crop will not vary largely
from thirteen hundred million bushels. The
October returns of wheat do not materially
changethe, statistical aspect Of the crop, The,
final returns will not be- made until the Decem-
her returns have been tabulated. The New
England and Middle States indicate slight
advance upon the previous yield. The Gulf
States indicate a still more decided advance,
owing to the superior crop Of Texas. The
South Atlantic States and the Southern in.
land States show very heavy decline, which,
however, is more than compensated by the
general increase in the Mississippi Valley and
on the Pacific coast. The yield on the whole
will be in advance oflast year, and from pres
eut indications will exceed four hundred mil
lion bushels The indications favor an oat
crop larger than the crop of 1877. ..
Thurman on the Ohio Election. y''''' -.
- Senator Thurman, who has been quite
ill, has nearly recovered, and in recent in
terview with him, on the political situation in
Ohio, he is reported to have said: .nn g
l hoped for better result, but was pre-
pared for worse one. This is the first year
in which the issues between the people and
the national banks was sharply defined, and
it put all other issues almost out of sight The
corruption that in the last thirteen years has
brought so much disgrace to the nation ought
to have been sufficient to overthrow the Re.
publican party. but the minds of the people
were pre- occupied by the currency question,
and they took but little interest in any other.
Questions of political economy or none
tary science would seem to be dry themes
for discussion before popular audience, and
yet no other themes excited so much interest.
On being asked if the currency clause of the
platform weakened the party, he answered,
mot at all instead of being weakened by
our platform-I mean the platform of our
last State convention-we are greatly strength.
ened by it. Had we faltered in this question,
we would have been beaten far worse. But
why talk about being beaten? Add the vote
Of the Nationals to that of the Democrats,
and is not the Republican or national bank
party in minority of thousands in the State ?"
The Presidents Southern Policy.
- The Washington Star of Thursday af.
ternoon contains the following editorial in
reference to the Presidents present attitude
towards the South:
1t can be authoritatively stated that there
is no truth whatever in the statements va
riously made that the President had decided,
or is about to decide, to change what is
known as his Southern policy" The Presi-
dent contemplates no such change. The prin.
cpal reason for the statement is supposed to
be the letter written by Attorney General
Devens, which will be sent to the District-At-
torneys of Alabama, Louisiana and South
Carolina, directing them to enforce the Uni.
Led States election laws This letter was
written after such facts had been laid before
the President as clearly proved that, under
the existing circumstances, no fair election
could be held in those States. There was
ample proof that such was the case before the
President and his Cabinet, and upon this the
letters to the District-Attorneys were based.
The President regards the enforcement of the
laws as having no political aspect whatever.
1t is only the National Government perform
ing duty required of it, If a similar cond-
ton Of affairs should arise in New York, or
any other State in the Union, az exists in
South Carolina, Louisiana and Alabama, the
United States Attorneys for those States
would be directed to see that the election
laws are complied with. -. a
Effects Of the Fever.
-- Speaking of the effects of the fever on
the Southern country, the Louisville Courier
Journalsays:
1t is estimated that the actual material loss
to the region of country scourged by. the
yellow fever, thus far, is not less than $780,.
100000, and this is, doubtless, very low es
innate. Splendid stands of cotton will be
lost for want of hands to pick it, while the
cessation of business in cities and towns, and
on the railroads and rivers, has occasioned
enormous losses which cannot now be compu-
ted. Beyond expression, this has been ter
ribe year for the people of Lower Mississippi
Valley. Some people talk in melancholy
way, and express the belief that the South
will be utterly, irremediably ruined. That is
an impossbiIity. The South has been swept
By the flood, pestilence and the sword, yet she
has come up out of the depths with firm step
and hopeful heart. Temporarily crushed,
the South may be, but destroyed, never
There is reason to rejoice that the yellow te-
yer has spread 80 little east from the Missis-
sippi 1t is leaving broad, black mark from
Cairo to the Gulf. 1t is terrible mark, to
b., sure. 1t is trail marked by graves. Yet,
out of the deeps of this woe those communi-
ties will come with renewed strength. If it
were otherwise, we might indeed abandon
hope for the South. The people have too
much at stake, and the business of the valley
is too great. Its demands will speedily set all
the machinery of trade in motion again.
The heart only aches in contemplation of the
weeks of death and misery which must elapse
before this plague.storm's horror will vanish:
War of Races in Louisiana.
- Telegraphic dispatches, on the 18th,
from New Orleans, Natchez and St. Louis,
reported that on the day mentioned, $500 ne
groes surrounded Waterproof, in Tensas par
ish, La, threatening to burn and sack the
town. Fighting-in which a number were
killad-was also rennrted The Natchez Dem.