Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-04-10

sagacious and intelligent opinion here is in
clined to anticipate that the army bill, with
the political riders attached, will become a
law" On the other hand, the stalwart Re.
publicans claim that they have sufficiently
stiffened the Presidents back, bone to ensure
the speedy veto of the bill. AS the result Of
q veto, the Cincinnati Enquirer speculates as
follows:
"The real question of whether there is to
be deadlock or not rests upon the action OF
the President. The Republicans affect to be
lieve that he will certainly veto the bills. If
he does, the Democrats will carry out their
programme. 1t remains to be seen whether
he will or not. The only indication of what
the President will do, worthy Of credence, is
the statement of one of the Cabinet officers
to the effect that the Cabinet is unanimously
opposed to the proposed repeal of the election
law, or any basis of compromise and that all
the President has said on the subject indi-
Gates that he feels strongly the same way, and
will certainly veto the bills. 1t is stated that
the President laughs at the idea that he is
being nursed by the stalwarts, and gives his
confidential friends to understand that on this
question he is the most stalwart man in the
lot"
The A. R. Presbytery.
The Charlotte Observer of yesterday
contains the following account of the proceed
ings of the Associate Reformed Presbytery, at
Sardis, Mecklenburg county, N. c., which adj
iourned on Tuesday evening:
The first Presbytery Of the Associate Re-
formed Presbyterian Synod Of the South,
which convened Monday morning at Sardis
church, six miles southeast of Charlotte, ad-
iourned yesterday afternoon. Religious exer-
cises were commenced last Friday, and were
continued every day between that time and
Yesterday Sunday morning at IL o'clock
Rev. E. E. Boyce preached to a large con-
gregation, and in the afternoon Rev. j. T.
Marion oticiated. At this service the sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper was administered,
and was partaken OF by two hundred and hf'
ty persons.
The business meeting of the Presbytery
commenced Monday morning, and was con-
stituted with prayer by Rev. J. M. McLain,
the retiring moderator, who delivered the in
troductory sermon, taking his text from the
third chapter of Jude. There were present
49 delegates as follows 20 ordained ministers,
/ licentiate, 20 elders, student, and com.
missioners. All the congregations reported
on pastors salaries.
Calls were received for the services of min.
listers under the charge Of the Presbytery, as
follows: From Gilead and Prosperity church
es, Mecklenburg county, for Rev. D. G. Cald.
well; from Unity church, Lancaster county,
S. c., for one.fourth Of the time of Rev. E. f..
Presley; from Hopewell church, Chester
county, S. c., for the services Of Rev. j. A.
White.
j. T. Chalmers, son of Rev. ]. G. Chal
mers was received as a student of theology
and preached his trial sermon, which was &C.
cepted as an evidence of the candidates 8
progress.
A conference was held yesterday at II a.
m. among the delegates upon the state OF re-
ligion in the churches, and, at l o'clock the
Presbytery adjourned to meet next at Amity
church, lredell county, ten miles west OF
Statesville, Rev. w. B. Pressley's charge.
Ten sermons were preached during the
session of the Presbytery, and the meeting
was pleasant one in all respects.
THE STATE POLITICAL PRISONERS.
Elsewhere in these columns, allusion is
made to the trial. before Judge Bond, in
Charleston, of about one hundred citizens
from different counties in the State, charged
with having committed offences against the
United States election laws in the last elec-
ton. These cases are exciting considerable
interest throughout the State, and enlisting
the sympathies of the people; it being claim
ed that the cases are generally on trumped up
charges, brought by defeated political oppo-
nents, to crafty their own personal feeling, as
we'll as to manufacture political capital. At
a called meeting of the Bar Of Columbia,
few days ago, the lawyers of that city passed
resolutions Offering their professional ssrvi-
ces gratuitously to the accused. A meeting
of the citizens of Columbia has also been
held for the purpose of making arrangements
for the defence of those citizens. Senator
Hampton attended the meeting, and address.
ed it as follows: ". 'a. a.. jail.
Mr.. President and Felloy- Citizens Of Rich
land: When was invited to the meeting to-
night,it was upon the ground that | might be
here simply to express my sympathy with the
movement that has been put on foot, and with
the express understanding that no speech
would be expected from me- / can say moth
ing more than the two gentlemen who have
so ably addressed you have said, nor can l
say that as well as they have done. l agree
with the gentlemen who have addressed you
that we are not here to protect criminals; we
are here simply to vindicate the good name of
the people of South Carolina. The great
fundamental principle of English liberty-lov.
ing people has been always that every man
is entitled to be tried by a jury Of his peers
and by jury of the vicinage. This trial in
Charleston, ii conducted as is proposed to be
now, will simply be trial before packed
Jury. Our citizens can meet with no justice,
and it is right that we, their fellow-citizens,
should aid them in every way possible; that
we shall contribute to the means of their de-
fence; that we shall look upon them, as the
law looks upon all who are tried, and say
they are innocent until they are proved to be
guilty. l came simply, by my presence to.
night, to show that was in sympathy with
this, and 1 thought it was fortunate circum-
stance that my coming to Columbia for the
first time should be on an occasion Of this
kind, where every heart beats in unison, and
where we can all march touching elbows, as
my friend Maj. Thompson has said. And if
it were not out of place-and | wish that my
voice could reach every man and every wo:
man and every child in South Carolina--l
would exnress to them the profound emotion