Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-04-27
A MUNIFICENT BEQUEsT.

In the New York Assembly, OH the 18th
instant, bill was introduced to incorporate
the trustees of the John T. Slater fund. Ruth
erford B. Hayes is named as First President
of the incorporators. The fund is to consist
of one million dollars and is bequest made
by Mr.. John T. Slater, wealthy gentleman
of Norwich, Conn. In letter to the board
of trustees, Mr. Slater writes as follows:
''The general object which desire to have
exclusively pursued is the uplifting of the
lately emancipated population OF the Southern
States and their posterity, by comforting on
them the blessing of Cristian education. The
disabilities formerly suffered by this people
and their singular patience and fidelity in the
great crisis of the nation, establish a just
claim on the sympathy and good will of hu-
name and patriotic men. 1 cannot but feel
the compassion that is due, in view of their
prevailing ignorance, and which exists through
no fault of their own.'
Mr.. Slater purposely leaves the trustees the
largest liberty in making such changes in
methods of applying the fund as may from
time to time seem wise. He suggests that
the education of teachers for the colored race
may be the wisest purpose to which the fund
can be put. If after thirty-three years three
fourths of the trustees shall for any reason
agree that there is no further use for the fund
in the form it is now instituted, he authorizes
them to apply the capital to the establishment
and subsidizing existing institutions of high
education, so as to make them more freely
accessible to poor colored students. Under
the present institution of the fund he special
ly wishes that neither the principal nor in
come be expended in land or building for any
purpose other than that of a safe and produc-
tive investment for income.
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NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CoMMITTEE.--An
informal meeting of the Republican National
Committee was held in Washington last Sat-
urday, Hon. Marshall Jewell, chairman, pre-
siding, and George w. Hooker, of Vermont,
assistant secretary, and Hons. John c. New,
of Indiana, VIM. P. Frye, of Maine, Chauncey
J. Filley, of Missouri, VIM. Yost, of Virginia,
w. W. Hicks, of Florida, J. B. Deveraux, of
Georgia, j. A. Martin, of Kansas, Paul Stro-
Carolina and Samuel Lee, of South Carolina,
were present.
The subject of party interests in the South
ern States was fully discussed and the men,
bers expressed themselves earnestly in favor of
union of the Republicans of the Southern
States, with such liberal elements in these
States as promise progress in the direction of
liberal national sentiment and broader pOlit-
ical ideas that will insure free ballot and an
honest count, and in national affairs will an
tagonize the principles and policy of the Bour-
bon Democracy.
Hon. VIM. p. Frye offered the following
resolution which was unanimously adopted
Resolred, That there be meeting of the
Republican National committee at Washing
ton the fourth Wednesday Of January, 1888,
to consider and take final action on the report
of the committee appointed March 9th, 1881,
to mature and report to the national commit
tee plan for securing to the several congress
sional districts the right to elect their own
delegates to the next national convention, and
to transact any other business that may be
brought before them. >-r 75-
The meeting then adjourned sinedie.