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1? -T *a*" f Y0RKV1LL6, S. C. 1 WBPHBSPAY^ETCBIHO, APJLH,8,1863. ] MEETINGS OF CITIZENS. ' It will be seen by proceedings we publish j to-day, that meetings have been held in this District, in accordance with the suggestion ] of Gov.^Bonham, and wejhope a general ] expression of opinion has been made < throughout the State. In the two meetings 1 we publish, it will be seen that one is devo- i ted to cotton, and the other to provisions, nevertheless, we are assured 'that public ' Opinion is fully shadowed forth by each.-? ' In the court house meeting the subject of ; cotton planting was net dwelt on, from the ' 4 fact that the Legislature was in session, for i % _ what purpose was not known, and the withdrawal of working-hands at a time like the ; present was of equally as great importance. We. refer our frieuds at a distance to the , opinions expressed; with the determination to shrink from do duty, be the consequences what they may, our people respectfully pro test against the call for labor that has been 7 so untimely made. ^ L W THE LEGISLATURE. 7 ' This body met, pursuant to the call of the governor, on Friday evening last at 7 o'clock. The Governor sent in his Message the same evening, which will be found in our columns to dsy, and plainly sets forth the reasons of the extra call. It has been referred for- action to the various commit\ ^ tees, who seem busily at work. A winner thn hills nronosed. is one bv Mr. ' ?TO t l ' Perry, of Greenville, to regulate in future < the sale of goods, wares, &c. by publio aqotion, and one to limit the prices of the prime necessaries of life in this State. In our next, we will probably be enabled to give our readers much of interest, that may be then perfected. THENRWS. yf* have nothing pf interest from Virginia this week, and but little from the , West, that consisting of skirmishes or.iy, ; in which we are reported as always success- ' fot:: Public attention is now tamed to Charleston, where, from the tenor of the city pa- i pers, we infer the ball has at last been opened. Eight iron-clad vessels had crossed the bar on Monday night, and our friends 1 seem confidently prepared for the struggle , before them. We find no dispatches from that point, in the Colombia papers of yes- i terday, perhaps through prudential motives, 1 and we?bave only to depend on ordinary mail fiurilitias. The next week is big with the fate of onr good old State. God grant that in our next we may be enabled to an- i nounce a brilliant triumph. " RELIEF FOB THE POOR. As was published some time ago in our , paper, a Daily Union Prayer Meeting is 1 held in Yorkville, for onr country and State. On Monday last a collection was taken up i at this meeting, for the purpose of affording I relief to the poor and destitute, within a circuit of three or four miles on every side J of the town. This appeal was most liberally responded to by those present, and nearly ?vo hundred and fifty dollars was raised fiv this purpose. Since that time our fellow citizen, Win. A.Latta, Esq., has made a generous donation of fifty bushels of Corn to the same object. Will not tbis liberality move the hearts of others to do likewise. There are planters in the limits mentioned, who are able, and we know are willing to do what they can for the relief of the poor, in this time of general distress. "A Committee has been appointed to receivc and disburse such donations, in the way, either of provisions or money, as may be sent in. This Committee oonsfets of the following gentlemen : S. R. MOORE, P. B. DARWIN", GEO. STEELE, J. 0. MILLER, W. P. McFADPEN, - MILES JOHNSON, J. A. McLEAN, Treas. of Com. EDITORIAL ITEMS. ? The home-militia have lost the Esprit du corps for which they have been remarkable. An election for a Captain was ordered-for Friday last, but neither voters or nvnndidntAfl anneai-intr. the managers retired _ . -rr IJ7 % : O-? in disgust. ? Pilgarlio says the high price of corn j and bacon might be borne?but to "make j a raise" of whiskey and tobacco is "outra- j /geoosI" \ / ? ? The Bath Paper Mill, in Edgefield Dis-V trict, was consumed by fire, on the 2nd instant. It was about to close up business, on account of the high price of cotton; they having been compelled to use the raw material, from the impossibility of procuring rags. ? The Georgia Legislature have defeated the bill restricting the planting of c jtton to one acre to the hand.- In the Senate the vote wa3, yeas 14, nays 19?In the House fi5 yeas to 70 nays. ? President Davis has vetoed, the Act relative to the First Regiment S. C. Volunteers, entitled "An Act to increase the efficiency of heavy artillery for coast defence." ? Capt. Thomas' Companies of Volunteers for the defence of Charleston, left Columbia for their base of operations on ? Maj. Dick MuCann with one hundred Den attacked a Federal train on the Nashrille and Chattanooga Railroad, nine miles from Nashville, killed 42 and wounded 67. Loss on onr side, one killed and 3 wounded. The parties also oaptured wagons, &c., and returned in safety. ? In a case decided by Judge Grrier in Philadelphia, ho decided that if rebels on land were treated as prisoners of war, reb:1s on the sea were entitled to the same Mage, and were therefore not aubject to ihe penalties of piracy. ? Mr. Knox, correspondent of the New fork Herald, in front of Violuburg, has been ordered out of the army lines, not to return independently of imprisonment.? " ' j. .i_ _ n l if._:_i 1013 is toe oraer or me uuuci> auuiuui m this case. ? Nothern dates of thd 28th have been received. The British steamer Nicholas First had been captured off Wilmington and sent to Port Royal. The cargo oonsists partly of powder and arms. ? Harnegan, Deputy Auditor of Indiana, and two members of the Legislature, had been arrested at Salem, Indiana, for cheering for Jefferson Davis. ? The papers speak of the flatteriog prospect of the growing wheat crop, in various parts of Georgia and the South. We hope it is so, and that there will be an abundant harvest. PUBLIC MEETING. A meeting of citizens of York District, was held at the Court House, in YorEville, on the 6th instant, sale day?when, on motion of A. S. Wallace, Esq., the meeting was organized by calling Dr. R. T. Allison, | to the Chair, and the appointment of A. I. Barron as Seoretary. The object of the meeting was briefly explained by the Key. K. A. Boss, after whioh, on motion, a Committee consisting of the following gentlemen were appointed to draft Resolutions for the consideration of the meeting, viz: Rev. R. A. Ross, A. S. Wallace, B. MoCallom, J. W. A. Hartness, John McGill, James Stewart, Joseph R. Moss, and Robert McLure. The committee retired for a while, after which they reported the following Preamble and resolutions which were unanimously adopted: Whereas, a call has been made by His Excellency, the Governor of the State, for one half of the Working Hands of this District, to work on the Fortifications near Charleston, for one month from the 4th of May ensuing; and,whereas, we are ever ready to yield our substance and support to the Government of the State and the Confederacy in every emergency; and whereas we consider the provisioning interests to be vital, and seriously jeoparded by such call. Be it therefore Resolved, That the Planters and Farmers of York District deem the present call as inopportune, and calculated to materially impair all their arrangements heretofore made for a full provision crop. Resolved, That the time specified is one of the most busy on the plantations, and when forces can be the least spared ; and, without reflection on those who occupy the Coast, and have hundreds of hands acclimated, and unemployed, that such should be used for the emergency if any such exists, is pur earnest desire. Resolved, That we' are fully impressed with our duty to the State, and therefore deem it but the duty of the State to us to allow the use of our hands by which we can best benefit the Government. t% '--J <?a willl /In r*r V) q f flixa S Kq xveaoiveu xuav, ?o n ill uu nu?, tuv w...v may require of as ia the premises, but that we respectfully protest against the enforcement of the call above mentioned, for the reasons set forth. Resolved, That a copy of the proceedings of this meeting be forwarded to our members of the Legislature, if in session; ana to the Governor of the State as the expression of opinion in this District. Oa motionjof Allen Robertson, Esq., Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting bo published in the Yorkville Enquirer, and the Columbia papers be requested to copy. The meeting then adjourned. R. T. ALLISON, Chm'n. } A. I. Barron, Secretary. ? MEETING AT BOCK HILL, A meeting of the citizens of Rook Hill, and vicinity, was held on thfr 4th instant, and was organized by calling Alba Robertson to the Chair, and appointing A. E. Hutohison, Secretary. The object of the meeting being explained by Rev. A. Wbyte, on motion of R. A. Springs, a Committee was appointed to report business for the meeting. The following was the committee : Rev. D. May, R. A. Springs, L. P. Sadler, W. G. Erwin, Col.XJad. Jones, Robert Patton and D. C. Roddey. The committee retired, and soon reported the following Preamble and Resolutions, which were eloquently and feelingly enforced by the Rev. Mr. May, and after some remarks by Maj. R. A. Springs and Col. Cad. Jones, were unanimously adopted. Whereas, our State and the States of our Confederacy, are engaged in a controversy with an enemy powerful in mean9 and unscrupulous in their use?with an enemy , who is impelled and sustained by the bitterest animosity and the most insatiable avarice?a controversy involving our liberties and our lives. And whereas, it is the policy ! of that enemy, who has now uncontrolled i possession of much of the grain-growing ; region of our country, to reduce us by starI vation?and, to this end, is destroying the : implements of husbandry?the growing 1 crops?the fencing?the barns?the mills, i and abducting the field laborers belonging I to the Confederates. And whereas, it is | the undivided and wel'-considered opinion I of our generals in the field, that ibp success | of our arms depends upon the sustenance , furnished oar soldiers, and that, unless the ! friends of the cause unite their efforts in raising a provision orop, oar army mast be withdrawn. Therefore, 1. Resolved, That subjugation, aaoh as is oontemplated by oar enemy, involving rapine, confiscation, loss of life, and out* rages apon mothers and daughters, sisters and wives, is shooking to humanity, and revolting to the principles of morality and of civilization. 2. Resolved, That any act, whether of omission or commission, involving such a state of things, is abhorrent to oar souls and should be frowned down by every well-wisher to his country, and every friend to humanity. 3. Resolved, Assured as we are that the Buooess of our arms js suspended upon the amount of provisions raised for ourselves and our a#my, it becomes the duty of every Planter to turn his attention to the raising of oorn, of vegetables, of pork, of beef, and stook of all kinds. A. Painlvad Thuk n??1?ntinir or rfiieflt * "wv??v-, -~e, ?0 -- --J iog these, and turning the attention to the planting of cotton is unwise and unpatriotic, and is "giving aid and comfort to the enemy." 5. Resolved, as some have inferred an early Peace, from the faot, that the Honorable, the Legislature permitted the planting of three acres of cotton to the hand, that we do not believe the Legislature intended to convey such impression, and we are satisfied that the circumstances of the times do not warrant such a conclusion. 6. Resolved, It is the deliberate opinion of this meeting, that any citizen, who will plant to the amount permitted, is an enemy to his country and should be viewed with suspicion, as one likely to betray the best causes for unhallowed gain. 7. Resolved, Entertaining suoh views of duty, we very respectfully recommend to our fellow citizens, as we ourselves fully intend to do, to restrict" their planting to*the extent of seouring seed for future use. On motion of Rev. A. Whyte, the following delegates were appointed to attend the District meeting, at the Court House, on Monday next, Rev. D. May, Allen Robertson, Col. Cad Jones, W. G. Erwin and A. T. Black. On motion of Col. L. P. Sadler, the Yorkville Enquirer, and the South Carolinian,"were respectfully requested to publish, the proceedings of this meeting. mAAtinn Kan n Jinnrnor) A UC UJCCllUg tucu aujvuiuvui * A. E HUTCHISON, Secretary. Rock Hill, S. C., April 4, I860. For the Yorlcvillc Enquirer. THE CROWING BIRD. Mr. Editor :?As this is a period noted for remarkablo discoveries, it may not be amiss to keepf oar readers posted ap in regard to the wonders of the age. There has been a discovery lately made of a bird that caps the climax, and throws the mysterious eggs completely in the shade. This bird was. first discovered about the 21st of March, on the premises of the writer; it is a species of the mocking bird, and resembles the robin very much, though smaller; it imitates the notes of ail the various birds very correctly, but the great curiosity about it is its crowing propensity, which it performs perfectly. It commences its daily avocation early in the morning, while the fowls about the yard are leaving their roosts, and begins by mockiog the various birds, and winds up by crowing several times very distinctly?this eourse it pursues during the morning, and occasionally through the day; it renews its labors agaia late in the evening, with the same routine of the morn log. 11 is ii uauy vijuiur, uuu iw pcuunm wurblings are very interesting to all who have heard it. The above statement is no humbug, but it is really a fact, that can bo attested to by many who, though increduI lous before, have seen and heard this strange bird. As the writer does not entertain any superstitions notions about it, he does not think it any omen of good or evil, but looks upon it merely as a curiosity in the works of nature. The writer not being versed in the science of Ornithology, a history of its species will not be attempted ; and as its language is a foreign one, it oannot be ascertained from the stranger whence he came or his destination. In this matter, we are left to conjecture, and, in the absence of a better one, the following will answer for the present: In noticing this bird, it has invariably been the case that when tho othei birds come near its perch it skedaddles forthwith, henoe the conjecture that it maj be a native of Lincolndom. It is well knowr that King Abram tbe 1st has for some time past deprived his subjeots of the freedom o: speech and the press, and it was said of hiu that he passed an edict that the fish shouk not go South; be this true or not is left fo the people to ascertain; with the same pro priety the King might have passed anothe edict that the birds should not sing thi songs of Dixie, and the bird in questioi has made its exit South to eDjoy us iavor its pursuit. As the feathered tribe are no calculated to do much harm, but are oftei beneficial to the farmers in destroying va ricus insects that infest his crops, we wil have no objection to their migration amon| us, especially the songsters. The climat of the South is favorable for them, and pro duce an abundance for their subsistence but in regard to the biped race of Abram' j dominions, the climate of the South is ver j dangerous, and has proved fatal to thous ; ands. Tha atmosphere being so strongl j impregnated with gun powder, lead am i iron, the inhabitants of Lincolndom oannp survive its deadly effects; tbis malaria ba | been very fatal in Virginia, Tennessee j pharleston, and various other places o rebeidom, fu?d fa fatal effects are daily in creasing to an alarming ejteot. Our ad vice, therefore, to the inhabitants of the land of King Abram is, of two evils choose the least; risk the tyranny of the King in pteferenoe to the deadly miasma of Dixie land, as it will prove oertain death to yon. Zeno, S. C. DARBY. Governors Jfessage. Executive Department, Columbia, April 8, 1863. Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives: Since yonr last adjournment, a mighty stride towards despotism has been made by the Government of the North, indicative of a fixed purpose on thh part of the dominant party, if possible, to oonquer and destroy the South. The sword and purse have been placed almost absolutely at the disposal of their President, in utter disregard of the Federal Constitution, making him vir. .1- J O- j?.._ c many a uespuu ou tut uuuj vma a spirit of resistant as many have vainly expected, from every portion of the North there oomes now nothing bat the note of preparation for a vigorous prosecution of the unholy war. - The most sanguine must have abandoned all hope of peace from foreign intervention or negotiation; from exhaustion of the enemy's men and means; or from such resistance, on the part of his subjects, to Lincoln's tyrannical rule. With his control of the purse, and power of draft, there will be no lack of men for his armies. It does not become us, then,- to shot our eyes to the fact ^|iat there can be no reasonable hope of peace with his consent, da*, ring his term of office. It only remains for the people of this Confederacy, through themselves and their constituted State and Confederate authorities, to make adequate preparation to repel successfully the vandal attack.-* In their hands are their own destinies With a country rich in all the resources which constitute the wealth of a nation ; the finest type of Government that the world ever beheld; a refined, cultivated, and enlightened people; an army perhaps not surpassed, at any period of time, in all the qualities which muko troops invinoible; contending for all that man in every age has held dear; it is their mission | to go on making every preparation, submit: ting cheerfully to every sacrifice, and put* ' /? ?i _ i_ _cr L ' ling xoria rigorously every euurb uuueosary to secure the great boon which their fathers bequeathed them?Independence. This state of oar foreign relations, and important developements in our own internal polio;, wbioh I shall proceed to indicate, have induced me to convene jour bodies. Such measures as jou, in jour wisdom, may devise to meet the emergency, I shall heartily endeavor to carry into effect. It is much feared, that while your'Act to limit the production of cotton to three acres to the full hand will restrain such as, having overflowing granaries, contemplate withholding their grain from market and planting cotton almost exclusively, it has yet induced many,' as I am informed, who purposed planting little if any cotton, to plant the full number of acres allowed by law,? And this is justified upon the ground that' your statute is equivalent to an announcement by the ohosen Representatives of the ' people that such a course is not unpatriotic. If this feeling prevails extensively, it will be readily perceived what must be the result. All fertilizers will be put on the cotton lands, to stimulate them to the highest production, while the corn /lands will be thus proportionately impoverished. In my first Message, in January last, in commending to your favorable consideration the Georgia law, I recommended ?reduction of t&e namber of acres below three.? With the lights now before me, I recommend an amendment of yonr Act so as to prohibit the planting over a half, or at most, one aore to the . full hand, and that the hands to be enumerated shall only be such as work in the crop. I invite your first at ICUIIUU LU i>Ul3 DUUJCUbj UUU i?wu4tuouuj iu the event a further restriction i9 imposed, that the two Houses ratify the Act immediately after its passage. The spirit of speculation has recently made such alarming strides in this State as to render your interposition necessary to arrest the evil. Large sums are invested in flour, corn, bacon, and other articles of prime necessity, to the monopoly, almost, of such articles in certain sections of the country, and they are withheld from market, or are being exported beyond the limits of 1 the State, to the great enhancement of prices, and to the manifest injury of the , consumers, especially tho families of those whose producing force is in the army.? Under these circumstances, I have called 1 into exercise the power oonferred upon mc by the Constitution, to prohibit, for thirty days, the exportation of provisions from tho , State, but with some modifications which I felt were due to our sister States and tho 1 Confederate Government. I have not gone, r so far, beyond the retention of these artii cles within the limits of the State, and your . action is requisite to enable me to carry f fully into effect this olause of the Constitution, as also to continue the prohibition 1 without interruption, if you should deem it 1 advisable. I recommond the passage of an r Act which will authorize the Governor, . through proper agents, to dispose, at tueir r market value, of such articles as have been or may be seized in transitu, and after 3 paying all expenses incurred out of the i proceeds, to retain a certain proportion, to . be distributed among the Soldiers' Boards t of Relief, the remainder to be returned to the owner?or such other appropriate legis3 lation as you may deem better adapted to * the case. I also recommend that you adopt 1 some legislation to arrest the purchase and , monopoly of articles of prime necessity, even s when it is not intended to export them beyond the limits of the State. The monopo" ly and withholding from market of supplies is most detrimental to the true iuterests of s the whole country, now involved in such a y J war as has not been seen in modern times. | Your Act, ratified 18th December last, to suppress the undue distillation of spirits 7 from the cereal grains of the State, though ^ stringent in its penalties, does not accomit plish its object. I am informed of numerB ous vifllatjgns of its provisions in various ( portions of the State, but bw R.qf Jfip 1 heard of the first prosecution. Indeed, f learn from some of the most respeotable citizens that no one seoms willing to be[. come an informer. It might be well to give -V ^ ^ the informer one-half the fine, bat I at free to confess that I doubt its success ere then. Some very worthy oith&ns of tfc State have urged the Executive to. e&plq agents for the purpose of suppressing unli censed distillation, wbioh of course he ha nof the power to do. This is a crying evil and mostly felt in the grain-growing die tricts, where the distilleries have- heretofor been most abundant. The complaints t me from those sections are so numerou that this subjeot constitutes one of the prin cipal objects of your convocation. The permits authorized by me under thi proviso in the Act to distil a limited quan tity, for'toedicinal purposes alone, is as ye probably far short of the absolute medioina wants of the whole State. For many Die tricts there have been, and doubtless wil be, no applications. I regret to say, that bear rumors of under-lettings and violation of the contracts, though not in any tangibl form, which early steps will be taken to in vestigate. The sale under the contracts have endeavored to guard in every possibl way. I am not sore bat that all distills tion "tor medicinal purposes alone/' snonn be limited to a single District, say the dec tral District of the State, under the cbarg of a competent agent, subject to the contrc of the Executive. But the trial made c the present system doeB not enable me t make any definite recommendation on tbi point. This entire subjeot is odmmended to yon earnest consideration, and I trust you wil devise some means by which the undue dh filiation of the ooreals (and I would ad molasses) may .be, for tbe present, effectual ly suppressed. The enormous profit* o whiskey afford, apparently, an irresistibl inducement to distil grain, and the unwil lingness of the citizens and officials to giv information and proseouto is Buch that tb consumption of grain by distillation, with out any permit, is a great evil. All sup plies which the country affords aro needu for our armies in the field a?jl our people a home. 'There is no limit to the capacity ( the Confederate States now to produce eve rything requisite to carry on tbe war for a indefinite period. While our soldiers ar proving themselves equal to the enemy ei ry where, we at home may ruin our cause b an unwise failure properly to .develop ou resources and preserve our supplies. Th two great questions with us are our finance and our supplies. The Confederate Go\ eminent is endeavoring to regalato the foi tner?the latter the Scate Governments an the people themselves must regulate, au upon them rests a heavy responsibility. The Act to suddIv ncero labor for coa.< defences, experience has shown, cannot b 'made effectual for the accomplishment < its objeots. I have ascertained from tb United States Census of 1850, an abstra< of which is herewith taansmitted, that eac division, as now arranged by the Act, cot tained then at least five times as many roa hauds as are called for by the Confederal General, and at this junoture, doubtless contains more. Not over one-half of tb road hands of any one division has heret< fore been sent to the coast. If, therefor* 'each division would furnish one half of il force not heretofore sent down, (that is, on fourth of its whole force,) it would affor largely more than the number called for.But the second division, the only one whos time so far has arrived to respond to th call of its half, has famished less than on fifth of the number called for by the Cor federate General. While a distrust as t the treatment of tb& negroes, and also as t their prompt return, deters some from send ing their portion of the labor, the fine is t? light to compel any. If that were adequat* the process of collection is too slow y eac fine, by law, having to be sued for in tb Court of Common Pleas, after being asses ed and imposed by the Commissioners. ~ And when collected, there isstill noautho ity for the Commissioners to pay the sum ( the State Agent, who might therewith pr< cure other labor. Some more expeditiot mode for procuring the labor, and imposin and collecting the fines, will have to be i doptcd to secure the success of the sohemi Some Commissioners have doubted whet! er less than a quorum of the Board c? fill vaoancies. Many Commissioners heir in the army, it may be well for the Legisli ture at its present session, for this partici lar purpose, to fill the vacancies, aud so I amend the Act that ooo or morn Commi sioners may appoiat the number requisii to constitute a quorum, the vaoancies to t filled from among such as are exempt fro; road daty, if necessary. I herewith transmit a copy of a rccci AnrroannnrlonrtP with Col. John S. Pr08t01 commandant of Conscripts for South Oar Una, upon a subject which I presume wi give rise to no embarrassment. My acfcic in the premises, as the Executive of tl State, has ' een taken in accordance wil the dictates of my best judgment j but i some members of the Legislature entertai views differing somewhat from my own as the construction to be placed upon your r cent Act connected with thesubjeot, I ha< deemed it proper to lay the matter befo you, for such action as you may consid advisable. Upon your own deliberations, and n humble efforts to carry out your decision I invoke the blessings of the Almighty. M. L. BONHAM. Want to get Back.?A gentlema who has recently visited the Southern po tion of the dominions of Lincoln, states th -..l -C ..A.n ton nf fha rnnnwav ar DIDU UUb Ul UVCij icu ui j ? captured 'negroes would gladly return they could to their masters. There is nothing improbable in this stat ment. But for the Yankee bayonets in t! way the runaways would come back i droves. The negroe's idea of freedom exemption from work; but that is not tl freedom he receives at the hands of tl Yankees, or indeed has a right to expe anywhere. Labor is the universal law, an if Cuffee expeots to escape from that, I must go somewhere out of this world. Tl very last place of all for him to go is Ne England or Old England. In both of thoi Abolition regiohs every man is busy froi his oradle to his grave. All the elements < nature are harnessed io their chariots, an 1 the negro, when he goes that way, will 1 ptjt in the traces as quiokly as an ox or s ass.fiispqtch?r Htt* rr , A Patriotic Loan.?Seven of the di ferent banks of Savannah have acoedc - > " >u ^ ?*** n to a proposition made by the President, of a the Marine Bank of that city to loan the c city $10,000 each, without interest, and one y a loan of 85,000, to be invested in provisi sions, which are-to be sold at prime cost to i a the needy and others of Savannah. I ' .? ?. ? v Impressmbnts.?The Impressment Aot e recently passed by Congress, eejs the RiohQ mood Whig] should have theEffect of in- ' 3 creasing the supplies of provisions and for- ' . age in this market, and consequently, of i reducing the prices of the same to some- ' B thing like a reasonable gtpndard. Farmers ; have.kitherto been deterred from sending' { t their produoUL to* market from the appreI hension that^hey would be impressed at. | less than the market rates, or without 'just compensation-' The recent order of Adjuj tant General Cooper deolaring that "no i office? shall# at any time, unless specially j ordered to do so by a General commanding, , in case of exigency, impress supplies wbiob ? j ate on their way to market, for sate on or-.- ;< rival," should, of itself, indpoe the agri- J 6 oultarlsts to send in supplies of subsistence, which are so much needed in the cities and towns. But with the additional assurance pro J -vided ia the Impressment Act, that the ^ property of a producer when impressed, < 0 shall be valued by appraisers of the vioin- \ s age, ensuring "just compensation" there- , . for, there should no longer be any hesita- ? tion on the part of producers to send sop- ! r plies to market. On the contrary, with t|e { 1 protection now guarantied to them.b^ihat '* Act, they should esteem it a duty to relieve the distress ocoassioned by the scarcity of provisions, in those portions of the State ' n from which supplies have been withheld. e They have the incentive of remunerative prices, and should not forget that under the ' 6 operation of the Tax Bill, and other Acts j 0 of Congress, a decfino from current rates is J more than probable. ? i ?- . - ? ; 1 "Let me Kisa him for his Motherj ,t Not long since, says a Yankee soldier J ,f correspondent, "a lot of us were quartered i in several wood entrcnahments, and in.au Q inner, room of dp) lay the corps of a seeesb 0 officer awaiting burial. The news soon r. spread to a village not far off, and down ! y came tcariog a sentimental, not bad lookiog ' r specimen Of a Virginia dame. "Let mc i e kiss liim for his mother 1" she oried, as! i ,g interrupted her progress. "Do lot mo kissi ; r. him for his mother 1" "Kiss whoni ') .. "The dear little lieutenant, the one who lies dead within, I never saw him, bat oh I" j I led bet through a room in which lay Lieut , stretched cat on An upturned trough fast, asleep. Supposing' him to be the ar- ' 3 tide sought for; she rushed up exolaiming, ? ('Let me kiss him for his mother !" and ap) preaching, put her lips to bis forehead.? ' e What was her astonishment when the 5 "corpse" clasped his arms around her, and 1 9aid, "Never mind the aid lady, Miss, go it ; on your own account I haven't the slight^ est objeotion." 3, Curr eor Cancrr.?The juioe of the ie Sheep Sorrel pat in "a pewter plate and ex> posed to the sun until it beoomes the coni, sistence of a salve, theo applied to the can:s cer and repeated until the latter falls oat e with all its fibres. Severe pain accompanies d the operation bat the oare is oertaiD. - This was told me by a witness of the prole cess. The face of the sufferer where the ie cancer was, became mnch inflamed and ie swollen, and the pain exoruciating, and : i- when it dropped out, had the appearance ;o of a large spider's legs. The oavity was ;o dead?but soon healed and filled up, and ! 1- there was never a return of the disease. I to have been thus particular because the re3, cipe has been tried, bat pain and inflamab tion following, it was uot the proper remeie dy, and was discontinued. McK. s- Athens, Ga., Jane 25,1862. ? General John Morgan.?A" pamphlet r* just published, entitled "West Point and 10 politioal Generals," says that Morgan and his command have inflicted more loss of life 19 on the enemy, captured more prisoners, and '8 taken and destroyed more hostile property, a" than all the other Confederate cavalry east B" of the Mississippi river put together. Mora* gan's authentic achievements for six months, lQ that is to say from July 4th, 1862, to Jan? uary 5th, 1868, foot up as follows : Over 1O AAA Ifl AHA a(an<] aurna l^^WU piUUUCle} JLCjVUU DlAUU vi miusj auu l* 4 guns captured. $9,000,000 worth of stores takeo and destroyed. Daring this s* period, besides the troops raised in oar lines :e he raised 4,695 men within the enemy'B >0 lines?mounting, arming and equipping 111 them there. It's a pity we have not a few ^ more Morgans. Q; toy One active speculator, in breadstuff o- says the Maoon, (Ga.) Telegraph, is a more ill effective and dangerous foe to the Confed?n erate cause, in our opinion, than a battal>o ion of Federal troops. He does immense tb mischief himself by stimulating prices; but as ho does a great deal moro by stimulating in the spirit of speculation?for men need to slight inducements in the way of precept or e- example to go into a business'certain to pro70 ducc woalth, though unfortunately it may re be at the expense of conscience and country, er A single speculator may often poison a whole community by bis pernicioQs influence and iy example. g ~1?~ ? \ ' Expedition to the Mountains.?An expedition sent out by Gen. Jones, about the 1st of Maroh, to the mountains of Har* Q; dy and Pendleton, Va., was a complete /,?????? HaI tfannooa Kvminrlit nnfc fmm DUUUCOO? VU1 AAQIUWOO uiuugu* vww - - u?, at the Alleghany mountain, right from under id the noses of tho Yankees, 541 fioe beef if cattle, 200 bead of sheep, and between 4,000 and 5,000 pounds of bacon. e- Richmond Whig, 30th ult. ? ?Mtaarjj. ie " Eikd?Of consumption, at tlio residence of bis father, at ,a Blairjvllle, in this District, on Thursday morning. 2nd ln18 gfuu, F.. GILES UUSSELL, In the 20th year of Ills age. ct lie was modestand rctlrlngin his disposition,coneclenctous , la tlie discharge of every known duty, and for the thirteen id years of his christian life. aWmbcr of the Independent Presbyterian ChurcJi, endeavored with exemplary unlform16 lty to honor Christ and the cause of Religion, in both word and deed. Be died peacefully resting In Jesus bis Savior, le without a cloud to obscure tbe sunset of his life, strong in m faith, and Joyous In hope of a glorious immortality. He'" was a volunteer In tbc.Jaspar Light infantry, (Capt. Sea36 brook) fought in the first battle of Manassas ; after which his health tailed: and In-July last, he was honorably dls33 charged, and brought home to languish a few months and die. Farewell, Christian Soldier ! Ie Ta any Man in the World, in npHAT wan-ts to buy a VALUABLE JL. PL ANTA'nON, would do well to call on roe. I will ' sell for CASH, and will take CURRENT FUNDS'In payWeui: Ctfll qn nje aqoR. ^yorkvtlie''8% f- April 8 . 14 - 8t* id ft?" Carolinian copy Daily for one week, and forward 'u account to the Enquirer OflSre. r , <*** 'f Jr>?* *' i - - > - v*. ^ ^ . _ Transient Boarding, fHE UNDERSIGNED HAS JL cated himself afcw doors North ofSTOYJBrfijMb and Is prepared to accommodate nil that may favor Wm with a call, ins TABLE shall M fnratshed wlfli the ratfstaaUaU of life, as well'as PROVENDER and Stabling tot horse. "* . w.p. mcpadbb*. York villi:, AprO 8,1883. 14 5m* C OUTH CAROLINA-YORK HIS* O TRICT.?Whereas, F. H. BROWN lias applied to ne for Letters of Administration, on all and singular,-tha tood* and Chattels, right* and crcd(ti>of WILLIAM Mi BROWN, laic Of tlie District, aforesaid, deceased. . ,'TJf ** These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and slngnar, the kindred and creditor* of the said deceased, to be ind appear bdfofe me at oar neat Ordinary's Court for rktr mid District,to beholden at York Court House on tb? 14th day of April instant,-to shew cause, If any, why the wild Administration should not he granted. Slvcn under my hand and* Seal, this 6th day of ApriL In the year of our Lord one .thousand eight hundred apA sixty-three, and in tlie eighty-seventh year of tbo Independence of South Caiollnn. s . JOI1N A. BROWN, 0. Y. tT April 8 14 " St * COUTH CAROLINA-YORK USO TRICT.?Whereas, JOSEPH O. SMARU has applied ;o me for Letters of Administration on all and singular tiUL rood* and chattels, rights and credits of NATflANljflfe HILL, rate of the District aforesaid, deceased. These ure therefore to cite and admonish r'l and singular, he kindred and creditors of the sntd deceased, to be anil ippear before me at our next Ordinary's Court for tlie ssj? District, to bo liohlen at York Court House on the 24th djry April instant, to shew cause, if any, why the aaid Ad rujitatratlon siioum not be canted. . Slven under ray hand and Seal, thU 6th. day of Aprfti in Uto year ot our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and In the eighty-seventh yearof tlie lndepcudence of South Carolina. " JOHN Ji, BROWN, 0. Y. D. April 8 14 2t Q OUTE CAROLINA?YORK DISO TRICT.?Whereas, WALTER B. METTS, O. E. \f. D.? has applied tn mc for Letters of Atjtninistrfttiflk >n -all and Singular, the goods and chattels, rights nnri rrediu of JOHN B. JACKSON, late of District aihflT aid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish oil and singuar, tlie kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to w? * uid appear before mc, at our next Ordinary's Court for he said District, to be balden?t York Court House,' bailie 18th day of May next, to shew cause, if any, why the ?id Administration should not be grunted. 3iven under my hand and Seal, this 2ud dity of April* - * in the year or our Lord one thousand eight hundred nnrt sixty-three, and in the clglity-seveuth year of the'Ijidcpcndcnce of 8outh Carolina. April 8 JOHN A. BROWN, O. YM) T 1ST OP LETTERS-REMAINJ_J 1N0 in the Post Office at Yorkvillo, S. C., April Of, Geo. Baughman, 3; Andrew Boyd. Miss P. -C. Bigger, Hfcw Adaiine Clark, M. G. Clark, Mrs. E. G. Campbell, lohu Denny, CaptW. 8. Dunhip, W. D. Duniap, Hush ilcGuinnlss, N. fi. Goodrich, J. T. Guyton, JR. V. Gis:, Ssq., Biunucl Hemphill, Y. J. Hill, Wm. Howell, Jr.,#; d. Jopes, Lieut. C. Jones, Col. C. Jones, Mrs. Amanda. ? Janicr. 2 ; Mr*. E." M. Love, George jMoorehouic, Joseph doss, a; MUsE. C. McOlure. Samuel A. Mcrritt, Mint# klcCarter, Hon. Robert Monroe, James McDowell, .11:#* k|. J. McDowell, John Nichols, Joseph Parks; Mha L.jft JoweU, J. A. Purseley, Moston Puritani, MLmM. A. Pvittm ML l'rtce, 2; J. A. Price, J. W. Quiuu, Mb. Jaw* iyan, Gilbert SilaW, Wm. Sondifer. 9antfl Sheriff, Mrs,**, itrnln, Capt J. M. white, MissSallio Warren, MlMMary kVH?on, 3; Hev. A. M. Watson, . . . (3?: 0-, JOHN B. ALEXANDER, P. M. QOUTII CAROLINA-YORK Dim O TRIOT.?Whereas M m. J. A. STEELE baa applJAMp ue for Letters of Admiiiistratio.iou all and Wiifiulw.tiw mods and chattels, rights and credits of JOSEPH A, " STEELE, late of the District aforesaid, deceased. - -J Tlicse are, therefore, to cite ami admonish all mid singtt ir, the kindred and creditor# of the: >o!d deci*M#,:-uK iml appear before me, at our n??- Onlinuiy's Coartlftr the said District, to be holdcirai Ywi, "Court House, on the. 17th dny of April next, to anew cause, If any, why tWTl <ald admlnUtratton should nut be granted. - W Given tinder my haml and Seal, this 30th day of March*, in the year or our Lord one thousand eight hundred itnti sixty-three, and in the eighty-seventh year of the Indty * pendcnce of South Carolina. JOHN A. BROWN, 0. YJ I) April I 13 IK EQUITY?YORK DISTRICT* Ino. D. Maclean, Executor, ) vs. I BUI for sale of land * AVgw. Robert Patrick, and others. ) IT appearing to my satisfaction that Robt. P. Bigger, John Mlllen and Svlina, hi* Wife. fame* Bigger, Thomas Davis and John Davis, defendant* ' In above stated case, reside'beyond the limit* of this State. It is, therulbro," on motion of Williams andBAatty, CdBp"/ * * piainants Solicitors, ordered, th*r said absent defentMoMjfc appear and plead, answer or demur to Ute flfll filed in"#"!'' case) within three months frpm the puMicatio^ofitftgBfet lice, or said BUI will be taken pro confcsso us to thcftU&V ($7*) WALTER B. METTft; . . February 18, 1863. 7 . ~ WOW IS THE TIME! HIGHEST CASH PRICES FOR ALL CLASSES-CtiSgSSSMS NEGROES.. QTEAM MILLS FOB SAhfS O The undersigned offers for sale or In exchange Car NEGRO PROPERTY, his STEAM MILLS Jn tta.Toflro af Yorkvllle, 810., directly on tiie KINGS MOUNTAIN RAIL ROAD. The Mills consist of WHEAT ami COR* MILLS, and a CIRCULAR SAW?Ibe wbolb driarcnw* BOILER and ENGINE of FORTY .UORSE POWER, with WB^LS and PUMPS to supply with water, and all necessary buildings. The BOILER and ENGlATLif dftjgfc. ^ red, will be sold alone. 8. J. KUV ICENDAfflT. ilarch 18 a H . tf FOB 8U.K 1AA fl)3 COPPERAS. 100 lbs BLUE STONE. ' 300 BUNCHES YARN. Call soon at W, D. A J. C. MILLER'S. October 5Q 43 , . tf 1\T0TICE;-AS EXECUTOR OF 11 ELI AS M. JACKSON, deceased, I will sell to the highest bidder, at die house of ROBERT"DAVIDSON, near Broad River, on Thitu&ay, 23rd of April,* tract** land belonging to said deceased, containing ONE IIUFfcj?. DEED AND SEVENTE^AtXES and TWENTY-ONE. POLES, bounded byJan bjrfdTJlabert Davidson and other*. Terms made know^JjXVii day of snler UAYID J. JACKSON, Executor. < March 513 4^, VrOTICE^O^JLL PAY SIX -LI DOLUaiSjier COBRHfer TAN BARK delivered ? my tannery in Yorevilie. - T WILL RENTT1IE HOC S K A when Fpnw live, for the ballanco of the year and wiM give po??w|ion immediately. J. HERNDON. March 25 12 if TAENIA! NOTICE.?DURING JL/ my nb*ence from Yorkvlile, I have made arrangement* JvlllfBr, LESLIE -CWBTT; formerly nfCh VifMoA to take charge of my OFFICE, adjoining the Enqi iukb building, where he will be pleaded to.wait on my customers, as usual. He Is o ttentleuHin of mix-h ciocrience i?>mv line of biMincr.-r, and will, doubtics*. rive general wlW&ctlon. W. M. WALKER, Dem*r. i'ebruaryaft; j CARRIAGE SHOP,. iVlB 'W & TETE Subscriber rtitt continue* (he K83e5bE?F' CARRIAGE and BUGGY BUSINESS KtSy W at tlieolJ STAND. All kinds of cot:n try produce taken Jnezcliange for work,- '"iSfcsS.ALSO, HORSE 8HOEINO and general cdimfry doue by V?. P. MoFADDEN. January 33 . - 4 DR.ALFRED CRAVEN ~ ~ $UslbtHi jkrgtra ftidisl, YORKYILLE, S. O. 5g-On tlic East side of Main Btree t, South of the KPB? metto January fl '1 if . RAGSTRACSI! RAGS! !! ^ C AAA LBS: Bags Wanted a? Jfo PRINTING OFFICE immediately forwhjeb 3 cents per pound will be paid. September 10 37 -tf WRITISG PAPER, . TUST Received a lot of CAP and For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICII March 35 13 tf_ FDR TAX COLLECTOR?WE are authorized to announce SDOTH SANDERS afA Candidate for lie office of TAX COLLECTOR, of .York District, at the ensuing election. November 19, 1862 47 . .-;.,IyVk JACOB'S CORDIAL.-^A SURE Remedy for DIARRHOEA, DYSENTERY, and FLUX. Sold for CASH at THE ENQUIREIb.OFFLCRr,i JACOB'S CORDIAL.?A SURE U Remedy for DIAllRHGSA, DYSENTERY,' and FLUX. Sold for CASH at THE ENQUIRER OFFICE. July 11 - 28 tf t A 7irE573 nnnnr A T, A . 3?nSs XA.VV.U U ?i Remedy for DIARRHOEA, DYSENTERY, AND FLUX. Sold for CASH at THE ENQUIRER OFFICE. Jnly 11 S8 tf JACOB'S CORDIAL:?A SURE Remedy for DIARRHOEA, DYSENTERY, AND FLUX. Sold for CASH M ... THE ENQUIRER, OFFIQJ, JACOB'S CORDIAL.?A SURE el Rauiedy for DIARRHOEA, DYSENTERY, AND FLUX. Sold for CASH ? - * . THE ENQUIRER OFFICE. JACOB'S COKWA1,.?A. (ftlKK tf Remedy for DIARRHCEA, DYSENTERY, AND FLUX. Sold for CASH at *.?v > THE ENQUIRER OFFICE. July 11 . ,28 tf TAOQ?'S COTOUIi?A sum el Remedy for DIARRHCEA, DYSENTERY, AND FLUX.'> Skid toi CASH at THE ENQUIRER OFFICE. July111 9* u