Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-02-20

den for him to carry. Those who know him
best have full faith in his honesty and desire
to pay to the full extent Of his ability. ~
,',' EDITORIAL INKLINGs. - u | ~
An Extra Session Of Congress- Probable. =,
80 The probabilities Of an ext'a, session iott q
Congress continue to be discussed in Wash.
ingtsn. The situation, at latest accounts, is
stated as follows; The Republicans will back
down. on the repeal Of the Federal jurors
test oath, but will force an extra session rath.
er than yield on the repeal Of the sections
authorizing the appointment Of supervisors q q
elections, &C., and prescribing their duties
and privileges. Therefore, if the Democrats
insist on the repeal Of these obnoxious cleo
tion laws, the defeat of the legislative apPro,
priation bill is inevitable. If they back
down on this point it can Of course. be avoid
ed. A we'll known Radical senator has re.
marked that the Democrats had counted the
cost and would not retreat from the position
assumed in caucus even to please Democratic
senators. On the other hand, there are Dem
ocratic Congressman who have not the, same
faith in the endurance and pluck Of their
party when confronted by an extra session.
Movements Of Governor Hampton. ,...,,, >
.- Governor Hampton left Columbia at
s P. NJ, on the 18th instant, ina special car ear
provided by superintendent Peck, and sr-
rived in the vicinity Of Charleston early next
morning. While the car containing him was
left at the point of intersection Of the savaniI an
nah and Charleston and the South Caroline
Railroads, he was visited by 2 reporter fo9r
the News and Courier, who represents that
the Governor seemed comfortable, although
he said that the journey had been q some.
what weary one, the change Of aceonamoda-
tions, &C., rendering him wakeful. He ap:
peared to be strong and in good spirits, and,
as seen for the first time since his accident,
there was no marked change, in his looks.
The Governor is accompanied by his son
and Gen. Conner and small party Of, rela;
tiyes and personal friends, and the occasion Of
his present trip is to make a visit to the
plantation Of Capt. Rollins Lowndes, at
Combahes Ferry, ,ip -Colleton county, from
which place he will proceed to Charleston in
order to participate in the celebration exelr;; eelr;
cises Oh the 22nd. -, .a.,..,.. ,o, .;,o, o. ~
The recent decision Of the Supreme COqrt 6 lIt
in the matter Of the bonds maturing 9enn IL the
1st November, 1879, having relieved Cover
nor Hampton Of apy necessity Of re 1resupEmiipg W iipg
the duties Of the executive Office u9til they
we're disposed Of, it is not now probable that
he will again assume the gYbernatoraahl ELL! chair l
His resignation ~ Governor may, a therefore 9s
be expected at any time. ,J ,4a.a d., lIvi4
The Aplqs'' q'ss''oY f. n,f.;t 1sh ns.oi, .iigprgr
- Appropos to the recent defeat Of lil Brtr
sh troops n South Affricsa AAffrics, by sn oyervhs1llpi 1l
ing number of natives, the following skettchP t b
of the dusky warriors will prove Of int interest:
This is not the 6rstappearapee of the Zuluss
as warriors. They are branch Of the Caftre
race race and are said to have" come from the
north and TO have conquered their present
territory about theibeginning of this century.
Under chief named Chaka. .Hhey ooverran
the country las far as the southern border Of
Natal. ~ yCbaka, vas succeeded by his half
brother, Dingan, and the latter by Panda, q
ifn1I brother of Chaka. Under these chiefs the
zulas Tor ZooloosJ had a regular military Or
ganization, their forces being divided Into
bands Of i, 900 men, each, and each band or
regiment being distinguished BY diffsrent2col
ored shields. go!
II It is authoritatively stated that, in 1910
they could put 10000 warriors in the field Il!
Their progress was finally checked BY tn that
thrifty Dutch African race called the Boers,
but the Zulus Have grown In strength, and
the ORGANIZATIONS and traditions 2efs Chaka
have been maintained. OF all the Cafre
tribes the Zulus have been most trou blesome
to the British. in. the prosecution OF, their
schemes of conquest 10 South Africa. Since
acquiring the Transvaal republic, the Zulus
Have manifested renewed hatred to the Brit.
ish i"i -1'.''''' VS. ''''7 J." -',''" ,''.- '''i
n, Believing truly that Kafrland, north Of
Natal, was to be made seabdard for the
new territory, and the native inhabitants
were to be reduced to complete subjection,
Cetywayo, inheriting all the courage and en-
eerrgyy Of his great predecessors, declared war,
and the campaign which has been prosecuted
for nearly year, reached q stage on January
9th when it cannot longer be treated as
small affair: I. i;.t II .i's.na. IL Il, ,-Gi
The President and Civil Service. ..- y:ny
-- Immediately after the confirmation OF
Gen. Merritt as Collector of Customs at the
port of New York, the President addressed
the following letter to him under date OF
February 4th:i 90. o. .'or d''" ..:-'" "t"
y. NV Dear General III congratulate you on
your confirmation 1t is a great qualification
to me, very honorable to you, and will prove
signal service to the country. My desire
is that the Office be conducted on strictly bus
iness principles and according to the rules
for the civil service, which were recommen-
,ded by the civil service commission in the
administration, of Gen. Grant. ! want you
to-be perfectly independent Of. mere infuen-
lces from any quarter. Neither, my recon-
mriiendation nor that Of Secretary Sherman or
Of any nv member Of Congress Or other inaueh-
tial person must be specially regarded! LET
appointments and removals be made on bust.
ness principles and according ;torules. There
must, i assume, be . few confidential places
filed by those you, personally know to be
trustworthy, but restrict the area Of pat.
ronage to the narrowest limits. Let no man
be put out merely because he Is d friend to Mr..