Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-07-30

A VINDICATIoN OF BECKFORD MACKEY.
The Mercantile Courier, Of the 7th ultimo,
published at Rio Grande do Sui, Brazil,
contains the following in reference to the
shooting of an editor in that city by Consul
Mackey:
The city of Rio Grande, by its popular
tribunal, the legitimate representative of
it's judicial system, has proclaimed and
guaranteed the right of gentleman to put
to death, when unjustly assailed, that social
viper who spreads libelous pasquinades in
the community, makes profession of the
black art of defamation and speculates in
assaults upon the honor of stainless families.
The jury of Rio Grande do Sui have unan-
imously absolved Mr.. Beckford Mackey,
Consul of the United States, who was ac-
cused of making a deadly assault against
the life of Thadio Amorim, proprietor of
the lampooning caricature journal, Mdruy.
All honorable citizens approve this verdict.
1t is an energetic and authoritative pro-
test in the interest of society itself against
the existence of the professional lampooner,
and declares that he may be dealt with as
a highway robber, and as he cannot be pun
ished effectively by law, he whose honor
is thus assailed may inflict deserved punish
ment on the defamer on the public square
or in the theatre, or wherever he may en-
counter him.
This verdict asserts an important princi-
pie, which will furnish additional safeguard
to virtuous homes, and will conduce to
moral progress in journalism and to social
tranquility. The assembled people, on
learning OF this most just verdict, proclaim
ed their approval in loud applause, bestoW-
ed upon the judges and the jury, and then,
in unison, they, as guard of honor, compos-
ed of the best citizens of the municipality,
escorted the North American Consul to his
residence, where the immense multitude,
while felicitating him upon his acquittal,
paid their grateful homage to the man who,
with a spirit of fearless independence, and
unquailing courage, while vindicating the
honor of his pious mother, at the same time
has guarded our homes in the future from
the vile polutions of a libelous desperado.
Consul Bedford Mackey has reason for
proud satisfaction at the approving sanction
thus conferred upon him by the people of
Rio Grande.
We pay tribute to his exalted character
as man of honor, and in common with the
journalists of Brazil we offer him our hand
in heartfelt approval and congratulation."
THE COTTON MILLS OF THE SOUTH.-
Undoubtedly the Southern cotton mills
possess advantages which, if properly util-
lied, can but enable them to distance their
Northern competitors. Indeed, in the opin-
ion of thinking people, it is but question
of time when the South will monopoize the
cotton manufactures of the country. The
Southern cotton mills have like opportu-
mites to those of the great flourishing mills
of the Northwest, but the cut-throat mode
of carrying on business has been adopted
by the cotton manufacturers of the South,
and it has become necessary to call halt
to devise remedial measures. Accordingly,
a convention of mill owners in Virginia,
the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, Missis-
sippi, Alabama and Louisiana has been
called to meet in Augusta on July 9th to
examine the matter of cotton manufactures
and agree upon a plan the execution of
which will promise the best results to the
business of the Southern mills.-BaHimore
Herald.