Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-21
FORTY.FIRST iNSTALLMENT
Words of Caution.

our patrol regulations. The master
the owner of the slave and the over
seer, have their part to perform In
keeping our servile population where
it will be best for their subserviency,
their moral character, their usefulness
and their happiness. Nothing can be
more evident than that the negro ought
to be at home, unless on an errand for
his master, or for himself with his
masters permission; and the nearer
the master can put his finger on the
slave at any time, the better for both
parties and for the community. The
Legislature therefore, should revoke the
law permitting indiscriminate monthly
passes" allowing the negro to come
and go when and where he pleases; and
the master should not wait for the law
to make this change; but should at
once cease to grant his slaves the in
judicious indulgence. We endorse a
resolution passed at recent meeting OF
the citizens of lower Abbeville to or
ganize Safety Association This
resolution binds the parties to give no
general passes; but to specify where
the negro is going and when he Is to
return. This measure cannot be too
highly praised; for, while the masters
and overseers thus take upon them
selves considerable trouble and incon-
venience in writing more and more te-
dious passes, they thereby assist the
patrol immensely in managing the ser
vile population.
we venture to make one suggestion to
the Vigilance committees. The asso-
citation consists of president, six vice
presidents and patrols Of six and hold
ing jurisdiction in different beat com
panies or communities. Each patrol
over and above it's regular duties, Is a
kind Of a detective police for the appre-
hension Of either white persons or ne
groes found in suspicious places or
connections All such characters when
arrested are to be brought before the
president and vice president, who, to-
gether with the patrol, constitute a
judge and twelve jurymen competent
to try all cases." Another admirable
feature Of this association is that the
president and vice president are to
consist Of "men of well known modera-
ton and discretion" The aim seems to
be to give it as much the form and
pressure" of a legalized court as pos
sible. Stand by the old land marks
Don't let the troublous times hurry us
needlessly into mobOcracy. This is ou1
suggestion.
The negroes should be kept away
from all such public gatherings as mus
ters, barbecues, celebrations. At such
places they come in contact with near
and low bred white men, drinkers and
gamblers; hear things they should not
hear; contract vices they were better
without. Keep them away! And ever
at camp meetings and other religious
meetings, do not suffer them to lay
about the spring or door of the church
into the church, stay there, keep goo6
order and listen to the sermon. Wher-
ever a gang of them are collected to-
gether, let an efficient patrol watch
them and keep them in their places
and whenever they have no good OBJ
ject in view in assembling together
keep them at home. These are not the
times to be giving negroes passes, and
monthly passes, just to run"
Thursday Morning, October 4, 1860
-Married-On Thursday evening. Goth
instant, by Rev. w. w. Carothers, Mr.
John R. Hogue and Miss Elizabeth NJ.
daughter of the late Samuel Smith, all
of this district.
In this issue is a four column report
of the speeches of the legislative cam
didates, delivered in the court hou sc
on last Monday. The great question
was the best course Of the state in the
event of the election of Lincoln to the
presidency, in the election to be held
on November 6. The candidates were
Coils. r. G. McCaw and w. b. Wilson
for the senate, and for the house, w. c.
Black, Esq, w. |. Clawson, Esq, A. s.
Wallace, Esq, Daniel Williams, Esu
j. Bolton Smith, Esq, Maj. ]. Thomas
Lowry, Dr. j. f. Lindsay, John L. Mil
Ter, Esq, Col ]. w. Rawlinson, ]. y
McElwee, Esq. Some OF the speakers
were doubtful as to whether Lincoln
would be elected, and some were rs
sure as if the votes had already been
counted. The concensus Of opinion was
that the election of Lincoln would
bring on the "irrepressible conflict,
and as it would be impossible for the
south to remain in the Union, there
would be nothing left except to call a
convention Of the people of the state,
and take steps looking to the organiZa-
ton of cooperative resistance. All
seemed to appreciate the fact that
South Carolina could accomplish little
or nothing single handed, but all were
convinced that if South Carolina