Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-03-06

in the United States, and all are having q
fair practice. They are Mrs. Lockwood, Of
Washington; Mrs. Bradwell, Of Chicago
Miss Phoebe Cozzns, of St. Louis; Mrs. Fos.
ter, of Iowa : Mrs. Goodell, of Wisconsin,
and Mrs. Foltz, of San Francisco. ''''''''A A
San Francisco dispatch of the 3rd says that
feeling of deep regret and Indignation ex-
lists throughout California over the Presidents
veto of the Chinese bill. In one county the
President was burned in effigy, and at Fair.
field the flags were half masted on reception
Of the news. At Dutch Flat, the exasperat.
ed citizens burned every Chinese shanty
within the town. Ex-senator Wade Hamp.
toms certificate of election was duly presented
before the Senate by Senator Butler on the
End instant.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Veto of the Chinese Bill.
- As was surmised would be the case
Immediately after its passage, the President
has vetoed the bill to restrict Chinese immi-
grafton. In his veto message he reviews the
fifth and sixth articles of the Burlingame
treaty, and argues that they are of great adj
vantage for the protection of our citizens in
China, and our commerce with the Empire.
He takes the ground also that the abrogation
of these two articles would be the abrogation
of the whole treaty, and that the power to
modify treaty does not rest in Congress, but
in the President and Senate. He contends
that although Congress has the constitutional
authority to abrogate an entire treaty, it has
never been exercised, except by abrogating the
treaty with France in 1898 for grave cause,
and that only grave circumstances justify its
exercise. He says that there is no pressing
necessity for more speedy action on the sub
ject of Chinese immigration than can be
reached by ordinary diplomatic negotiations,
and that the abrogation of treaty articles BY
this bill would endanger important interests,
and that it would be breach of the faith OF
the Nation. He expresses a sense Of the seri.
business of the situation on the Paci6c coast
resulting from the present working of Chinese
immigration, and says it deserves the serious
attention of the whole country and solicit
GUS interest on the part of Congress and the
Executive, but for the reasons above indica-
ted, he cannot approve the present bill, and
returns it to the House of Representatives
with the expression of the belief that in recon.
sidering it, Congress will maintain the public
duty and public honor.
End Of the C0rbin. Butler Contest.
- The Bu,ler Corbin case was finally
called up in the Senate on the 25th ultimo
and disposed of in summary way by vote
that was even more sweeping than the friends
of Gen. Butler had expected. The following
facts in connection with the disposition Of the
case will be read with interest:
The motion to take up and consider the
case, offered by Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin,
was defeated by vote of 25 to 36. The Re-
publican friends of Gen. Butler took the
matter in their own hands by making test
vote of the question on its first appearance,
us wa, predicted they would do. His claims
to the seat were sustained by Senators Mat.
thews, Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, David Da,
yis, of Illinois, Conover, of Florida, and Pat.
terson, of South Carolina. Mr. Burnside,
who had announced in favor of Gen. Butler,
entered the chamber just moment too late
to vote. Senator Teller, of Colorado, an
nounced that he was paired on the question
with his colleague, Mr.. Chaffe, who, if pres
ent, would vote against consideration. Jones
and Sharon, of Nevada, and Sargent, of Cal.
ifornia, were all present, but did not vote.
This forever disposes Of the question. Some
have attempted to account for the votes of
Senators Matthews and Burnside on the
ground that the Administration desired Gen.
Butler to retain his seat, but this is mis-
take. His overwhelming victory can be at
tributed more to his personal popularity than
to any other cause. Since his entrance into
the Senate he has been dignifed, obliging
and conservative. His intimacy with Mr..
Burnside arose from their service together in
the army commission last,summer. But the
most significant vote by far was that cast by
Don Cameron, and nothing so we'll illustrates
the we'll known trait of political gratitude in
the Cameron family. 1t seems that years
ago before the war, when Simon Cameron
was in the Senate, old Senator, Butler, Of
South Carolina, an uncle Of the present mem
ber, who for Is years was chairman of the
judiciary committee, rendered the Winnebago
chieftain very signal service which he de.
clared he would never forget. =, When the
present case, involving the political fortunes
of one Of the old senator's descendants, was
originally presented to the Senate, Simon an.
nounced that he would pay the long-standing
debt of gratitude by voting for Gen. Buffers
admission. His son came forward to-day at
the old gentleman's request and squared the
account. Gen. Butler was warmly congratu-
lated on the result, and, according to the pre-:
cedent of the Senate, a resolution will soon
be introduced to give Mr.. Corbin $4,000
and cold potato :and,let him Co.,. ,.irn..
Governor Hampton's Resignation. s iu,r:
Governor Hampton's formal letter OF
resignation was received in Columbia on the
26th ultimo, and he was duly commissioned
as United States Senator, and his certificate
of election forwarded to Senator Butler for
presentation. On the reception of Governor
Hampton's resignation, Governor Simpson
qualified as Governor before Chief Justice
Willard. the ceremony being quietly per-
formed in the Attorney. Generals Office.
The following is Governor Hampton's let
ter of resignation: .;.:i T.. ..... .. ....
. OAKLAND, 8. c., February "a, 1879.
My Dear Sir: In rendering, as 1 now do,
my resignation as Governor of South Caro-
lima, it is proper that should give the rea-
sons which have caused me to postpone doing
so until the present time. When the Gener-
al Assembly did me the honor to elect me
United States Senator, there we're some Of