Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-06-19

| time. In his talk he did not ELMER adlnlt OF
directly deny his guilt-reviewed and COM
planned of some of the evidence against him,
and that his fife was being taken away un'
Justly, &c. Sarah Wyecof, wife of the muir
dered man, was sentenced to the penitentiary
for life, as an accessory to the deed.
EDITORIAL INKLINGs.
The Exodus and the Cotton Crop.
- The Philadelphia Record, specializing
on what may possibly be the effect of the ne
gro exodus upon the cotton interests of the
country says: IT
Should the next cotton crop of the United
States fall twenty-five per cent. short in con-
sequence of the exodus excitement it would
entail loss of a million and quarter bales,
which, at III cents per pound, would exceed
the sum of 22,5OO000. 1t is not probable
there will be loss so great, but those who
are tanning the exodus excitement for parti-
san ends expect to make it greater. Little
they care how much suffering they cause the
poor negroes whom they are inducing to
leave their fields of labor to 60 in search of
the "promised land" and the more distress
they bring upon the white planters the bet
ter pleased will they be; little they care if
all the cotton mills in the country are "shut
down" in consequence Of the high price Of
cotton and the two hundred thousand men,
women and children employed in these mills
and in the establishments which they feed are
thrown out of employment for three months
in the year; little they care if every man in
the country is obliged 10 pay two dollars for
Shirts such as are now sold for one little clio
they care if India, Egypt, Mexico and Bra
zil should be able to produce cotton cheaper
than US, and the item of 5000, 1000; the
value of the annual expectation of cotton
from the United States, should dwindle to
nothing.
Senator Hampton Interviewed.
The New York Tribune has recently
been interviewing Senator Hampton. From
the Senator's views we extract the following
in regard to the South and the Presidency,
and the negro in politics:
There is another thing which ought not to
be overlooked while the South is Who'll
ly Democratic and constitutes the strength of
the Democratic party, we do not intend to ask
a place upon the Presidential ticket tor
Southern man. We want the party in the
North to place two good men on the ticket,
and we will support it for the national sue
cess of the Democratic party. With refer
ence to the personal choice Of the South for
| particular Presidential candidates, | do not
think the South has any. believe that there
has been feeling that in justice to the old
ticket it should be renominated. There are
many reasons, however, which may be urged
against this, and the refusal Of Mr.. Hen
bricks to be put in nomination again seems to
render it impossible i don't think the South
cares copper who the next presidential can
didate may be, as long as he is strong ma
tional man. They do not care where ne
comes from or what his financial views may
be. !!
There is a great deal of misapprehension in
the North as to the political condition of the
| negroes in the South. They seem to think
that colored man is bound to be a Republi.
can because he is a colored man. But l
know personally many colored men in South
Carolina who have always been consistent
Democrats, and have suffered in consequence
There are only $4,000 white voters in my
State, and 10000 colored voters. The latter,
therefore, hold the balance of power. When
was elected Governor there were only 49,
500 votes cast, and only 2l3 scattering votes
were thrown against me, and I was undoubt.
edly elected by the colored voters, who at
that time had all the machinery of the elec-
ton in their hands. There was not quar-.
rel or fsticuff fight at that election. The
Republicans could not put ticket in the
field because the colored people were satisfied.
The Cotton and Grain Crops.
- The June returns to the Department
of Agriculture at Washington indicate an
increase in the area planted in cotton of some
what over two per cent. The per centage, as
compared with the average of 1878, is as fol-
lows North Carolina, At counties reporting
1O6; South Carolina, 18 counties, 100; Geor-
gia, II counties, 1922 Florida, IL countless
81; Alabama, % counties, 1O3; Mississippi,
80 counties, 100; Louisiana, 1S counties, SO;
Texas, So counties, 107; Arkansas, 40 coun-
ties, 101; Tennessee, 1S counties, lob. The
average condition is not so high as last year,
being 96, while in '78 it was SO. The stand
is generally good, but; some two weeks later.
Reports on the crop of winter wheat show
the average condition at ninety against nine
ty-eight last year. The Pacific coast is CON-
siderably over the average, Oregon rising 70
1O4. The South Atlantic States average
ninety-six, South Carolina reporting 1os, fn@
Georgia 112. The States north of the Obio
river average ninety-6ve; Indiana rbches
1O3. New England averages niney-four.
The Southern inland States average/eighty-
eight. The Middle States average eighty'six.
The Gulf States average eighty'three. The
trans. Mississippi States average seventy'nine.
The drought has BEEN felt more or less Sc
verely in all parts of the country. From the
South come some complaints of winter kill
ing, and from the north and west of the Hes
sian fly. Grasshoppers have also been heard
of beyond the Mississippi.
The average Of wheat sown last spring Is
about per cent increase over last spring.
On the Pacific coast, California reports over
10 per cent. increase, while New Orleans falls
off / Der cent. The trans Mississippi States
and New England have increased B per cent.
Texas retains her previous acreage. Ut the
States south of the Ohio river, Ohio and In
diana make no reports Of spring wheat The
other three States fall off per cent. Mime
sofa increases 9 per cent, while Iowa de-
creases per cent. The Middle States fall
off 10 per cent. The condition of spring
wheat is about the same as winter wheat-9O