Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-06-22

accepted. The Columbia Register OF Sunday
says For some time past applications have
been coming in to the Governor for BENEFICIARY
cadetships in the Military Academy, and
since the meeting of the Board of Visitors on
Wednesday last ten more have been filed.
The applications come from nearly every
county in the State, showing that already al
interest has been created in the success of the
institution.
- Reed, the colored aspirant for the office
of postmaster at Sumter, dislikes being called
the "Sumter crank" and says: 81 have
never borne that name till since I have asked
for the small position of postmaster at Sum-
ter, and will state that have done business
in the community merchandising for several
years to large amount on Main street,
near the Courthouse, and owing to the bad
crops last year it exhausted me in my business,
and now ask for the position of postmaster
of Sumter, which every citizen has right
to do, and if the President will give me the
appointment he will only be doing his duty
to citizen of his country This is true
copy of part of Reeds letter, and it ought
to satisfy the President of his duty, if he does
not know it already.
- at the earnest request of John y. Bachcl-
der of Boston, who has been commissioned by
Congress to compile an account Of the battle
of Gettysburg, and of Congressman Aiken,
COL Joseph n. Brown of Anderson has gone
to Gettysburg to give information to the
historian as to the position occupied by Nc
Gowan's Brigade on the day of the memora-
BILE battle at that point yduring the late war.
Colonel Brown was the officer in command
during the greater part of the battle and can
give more and better information as to the
part this brigade played on that occasion
thon any other living man.
A correspondent of the Columbia Register
writes as follows of historic spot: TIE
old Star Fort, two miles south of Ninety-SiX,
near the line Of Abbevie and Edgefeld coun-
ties, and where fifty years ago stood the then
important town of Cambridge with her 5000
inhabitants is a scene of much interest to pas
sing travellers, and indeed it's consequence in
the history of the Revolution, together with
the romance and wonderful traditions handed
down from settlers of the unobliterated land
marks that are still to be seen in the vicinity,
combine to lend consecrated charm to this
once home of our ancestors, around which
''roamed the untamed buffalo, horse and sava-
ges.'
- In reference to redistricting the State the
Carolina Spartan makes the following sugges-
tions When the extra session meets in Co.
lumbia there will be about hundred plans
for redistricting the State. Now it would be
well if our legislators would consider the ne
gro majority and make their districts so rs to
give them two Representatives. This can be
done by putting the counties with large num-
bers of negroes together. That will leave FIVE
districts which the Democrats can control,
provided they do not break into factions
This will be better than cutting the State into
shoe strings. 1t may seem hard on the Demo-
Gratis in the black counties, but they cannot
expect any plan to be carried out which will
give all the districts to the Democrats. Let
us learn something from the mistakes of the
past.
- The State Sunday-School Convention of
South Carolina will meet in Camden on the
second Wednesday Q2th) of July. The fol-
lowing topics will be discussed Benevo-
lence of the Sunday school, objects, develop
ments normal class, character, benefits :;
music, character, value infant class, govern
ment, Instruction. literature, papers, libra
ries; increased attendance, plans, efforts :;
conversions in the. Sunday-school, special
measures youths ignorant of A B G, manage
faoo limo
method county Sunday-school conventions,
practicability; reports of county Sunday
school secretaries special features of your
Sunday school, promising, otherwise. Those
who expect to attend the convention are ex-
pected to prepare to participate in the discus
sion of the above topics. A full attendance
of delegates is expected as well rs a large
number of others interested in the cause.
NEW COUNTIES OFFICEs.-A cor
respondent of the Netcs and Courier, writing
from Columbia last week, stated that at the
coming extra session of the Legislature there
would probably be an effort made to create a
few more new counties in the upper part of the
State. This is no time for any such useless
and expensive legislation. Nine-tenths of the
tax payers of the State will he found opposing
it, as a scheme calculated to increase taxes
and in various other ways complicate the
working machinery from which parts are to
be cut 1t has been frequently charged that
the Democratic party of the State has from
the day it came into power, displayed very
decided aptness for creating new official
places for ante belum soreheads and their
descendants, and as the people have already
shown disgust for the system of creating
offices outright by legislative process, they are
not likely to lose sight of the fact that the
business can be successfully continued by the
new process. In summing up those who are
more solidly arrayed against all the isms cal
culated to break down the party, can very
we'll locate the point from which all loss of
activity has sprung. Representatives. -senti-
nels keeping watch over the liberties and
fortunes of our people, and who have the cause
of Democracy at heart, should not lose sight
of this expected effort, but stand solidly to
crush everything tending to fall with addi-
tional force on the shoulders of their people.
1t has already been limited that the county
of Barnwell would probably share the same
fate as some of the upper counties when the
new process was fairly under way Can any
sane man see the necessity of such thing in
the face of the strongest and most pronounced
opposition to it, and when nothing can be
gained but a few new county offices, to be
sustained by taxing the people2 We have
very little fear for Barnwell if such an effort
should be made; we know too we'll the senti-
ment of the people; again the Democratic
party has nothing to ]ose-such thing would
unquestionably smother hundreds of votes
The counties of South Carolina are small
enough now, so when the extra session con-
venes, and is announced ready for business,
we hope the members will find in the message
of Gov. Hagood clause sufficient to put a