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$1 a Month, in Advance. ''Let our just Censure attend the tmo Even*."-Shaksprare. Single Copies Five Cents By J. A. SELBY. . COLtJMBIA, S. C., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1865. VOL. l.-NO. 43. THE COLUMBIA PHONIX, rUBLlSriED DAILY, EXCEfT SVNIIAT, BY JULIAN A. SELBY. TERMS-IN' AD VANCE. sua&c turnor. Six months, - - - - $5 One monti), ... - l APVEUTISlNQ. One square, (ten lines,) one time, 50 el3 Subsequent insertions, - 35 cts Special notice.- ten cents per line. Rain on the Roof. When the humid storm clouds gather Over all the starry spheres. And the melancholy darkness Gently weeps in rainy tears, 'Tis a joy to press the pillow Of ti cottage*chamber bed, And to listen to tim patter Of the soft rain overhead. livery tinkle on the shingles HMS an echo in the heart, And a thousand dreamy fancies Into busy beingslart; And a thousand recollections Weave their bright hues into woof, As 1 listen to tlie. patter Ot the soft rain ><n the roof. T?tere in fancy con.es my mother, As she used to years ngotie, To survey tli? infant sleepers. Ere she. left them tili tin- dawn. 1 can tee lier betiding o'er nie, As i listen lo the strain Which is phived upon the shingles liv the pat 1er of the rain. Then my little seraph sister. Wi, h her wings and waving hair; And her bright-eyed cherub brother, A selene, angelic i m ir; Glide around my wakeful pillow With their praise ol mild reproof, As I lisien to tin- murmur Of the soli rani on the roof. And another comes io ll: ri ll me With her eyes' delicious blue, 1 foi ?jet as g izi \n on her, Thal her henri, was all untrue; J remouiller that J loved her A> J io-', i- may I. v.- aeain. And my heart's quirk pulses vibrate To tue patter of thc rain. There ?> naught in art's bravuras That eau work with eu:-h a spell, In the spirit's pure deep fountains. Whence the holy passions .?well, As thal melody of naturi That'subdued, subduing strain. Which is played upon tho shingles By the pul ter ot ! he rain. Chief Justice Chase, the Great Negro Worshipper. We of the Herald are no worship? pers of llie negro. Outside of re? ligion, the only thing wo worship is the Constitution of the United States. According to the Constitution the question of negro suffrage is left lo the several State-?, and there wo are con? tent to leave, it. When the negro shall have shown Iiis ca pac? tv to vote oj his good eon incl under the severe test, of sudden emancipation, we shtili be. in favor of extending to him the privilege of suill?age. J Jut, when it is extended, it. must, be extended - ?ti a Constitutional manner. Mew York allows the negro to vote uppn certain conditions, and the right ol the States to impose these conditions, each for itself, has never been questioned by any sound statesman. Indeed, the most radical abolitionists have not vet ventured to question if, although they now exhibit every disposition to begin the attack. While, therefore, we have no objection to nemo ?u< frage whenever the masses of tito race show themselves worthy of it, wc insist that the matter sljuil be settled constitutionally. Om position in iv^aid to the question is one with which no honest, intelligent man can diil'er, and weare satisfied thal it is the position of ]'resident Johnson and his ad minis tralion. '1 he social .stall's of thc negro is, of course, rudie another a Hair. These t/.it gs being so, we cordially svmpalhise \-. ill* the popular indig nation nt ! he d?gradation ol' the ermine worn by Chief Justice Chase, during eleciunecriiig tour among the canebrakes of South Carolina. Jl Mr. Chase fools himself unfitted for the office of Chief Justice, ii lie knows himself to ho incompetent to discharge its duties and meet its responsibilities, ho. cnn tender ld5 resignation, which will he at once accepted. But while j lie'holds the office, he is morally bound ! not to disgrace it. The office, is a sub- | lime one, and the illustrious prcdecesn sors of Mr. Chase appreciated its dignity and importaree. We can | imagine Chief Justice Marshal! shud- j dering with indignation in his grave, j as he sees the Chief Justiceship trans formed into a temporary refuge ior a j restless politician, who uses its high- j prerogatives to prosecute hts plans for securing a Presidential nomination, j careless whether or not those plans may involve the country in a sanguin? ary social war. The circular letter sent to the West hy Mr. Chase reveals what his purposes are, and his stump? ing tour amone the Southern negroes develops the means hy which he hopes to succeed. Ile intends, if possible, to 1 be our next President, and he expects ; to accomplish this hy means of ti." I ultra radical and, perhaps, the free i negro vole. This vote he desires to I gain through the agitation of 'he negro I suffrage question, as a sort of appen- ? ! dix to the abolition question. We ; i oppose this Iamen'ab'e scheme, not I because we believe that it, lins tin- ? j slightest prospect of success, so far as ', J Mr. Chase is concerned, but because | ; of thi' degradation ol the Chief dus j 'iee,hip in being thus dragged through ; i the moe of politics, and because of thc I dreadful consequences which mav fol- \ low such aa agitation as tile Chief Justice has commenced. The relations between the whites of i ? the. South and the recently freed negroes are naturally most delicate. Tt will require the ahlesi statesmanship to j reconcile both these classes to their new conditions and to prevent rt col- ' lision bete,cen them. TLC. ne.groes*| cannot oe transformed from slaves t*. : freemen in a day, without great danger . of the most determined antagonism between them aud their formel masters. I We see that danger cropping ont I ! in th? plot which has just been dis ! covered among t'ne negro troops in ,' I Memphis to assassinate the paroled rebel soldiers. So intent were the j negroes upon ;hts savage and foolish j revenge, that they attempt! d to over- ; power thc while-troops guarding them: I a serious conflict ensued, and the riot ! was not quelle I until about twenty j negroes were killed or wounded. Tie' : j same passion exists among all the freed ? I negroes of the South as am mg the j ? negroes at Memphis. Thc barbarity I ol the native African is hy no means | extinct in ?lie emancipated 'slave. To tree a negro is not itself suIHeient to ; educate him to enjoy his freedom j aright, and to employ and improve it | as ile ought. 1 le! ween this I rue (roe- ''? I dom and Iiis furnier stale of slavery is ; ! a period cf transition, which is also a I period of danger. The vices ol ! ; shivery remain; the virtues of freedom ' are tn?L vet acquired. The negro be- j j hollis his late mast* r delivered into j I his hand. Ile linds the great Covern- j j ment which once assisted in keeping I him a slave now arrayed against slave- ; hoblers, lu-cause slaveholders have been j rebels. The temptation for him to j use the lash, the knife and the Indict j I upon those who were his oppressors is ? ! quite obvions, and his inclination is to ? j yteld to the temptation. < >n the : : ?''her hand, tho white ince at. the j j South resents the negro's claim to j equality as a presumption, and is all i ? 'he mure aggravated because of its j i own ruined fortunes, the di luibance j i ol the old system of lah >r, and the ? I evident preference given lo tho blacks ' 1 on account of their iva!, assumed or interested loyalty. Thus both sides j are ready for a terrible coullict, and | ! only the nicest statesmanship eau avert j I thc catastrophe. I At lids crisis, and while the Govern- i ; incut is considering hew to suive this ! 1 difficult .-uni important plo', lem, Chief Justice Chase visits.he South. Ile I conies ostensibly to est ibiisli or ic o en . i the United States com!., although his j presence for such an object i entirely j [superfluous aud unnecessary. Really^ ' and without extenuation, he comes as a firebrand to precipitate :i conflict which il is Iiis solemn duty to prevent. \\ ii bout delay he sets himself up as an authority outside of the Government, atol, therefore, in opposition to the Govern aje ut; for dining such crises he who is not with us is against us. Knowing the immense gravity which attaches lo his words on account ot the position he occupies, he calls together two or three thousand bhmks, and dues not hesitate lo suggest doubts <>f the policv of the Administration towards j them, adding the significant sneer that i Le-the great negri? worshipperis 'no longer in its councils.' Ju the very face of the Constitution he announces that he 'knows no reason' why the j privilege of suffrage may not be at j once aiul universally given to the | blacks, thus predeciding a. constl- ; tut ional quesiinn which may possibly | be brough! before the Supremo Court ; for its decisi m. lt is l?ad enough for the Chief Justice lo volunteer these j semi-judicial opinions: ie:! il is wor?e for him io volunteer them for political purpose?, goin?j into thc market to hiJ for negro volo- against thc ? orson wlio arrested ex Governor Aiken, because that Southern loyalst had thirty thou? sand tlollars' wirtli of silver plate and. twenty thousand bottles of old wine in his cellar, ls Mr. Chase ignorant <?! the iionois ol' St. Domingo? ls he unmindful ot t!:c fact that those hor? rors arose, not bom the actual procla? mation of freedom, hui from the efforts to le-adjitrM the status of tho emanci? pated blacks? Ignorantly or wilfully, bc is provoking a new social war tween tb.> races of thc South. 11 is words ato. incendia rv. .-in ? they em? barrass the Government. Instead of being at his pos*, .-t ,]\:\y at Washing? ton, to assist in the trial of the assas? sination conspirators, be is electioneer? ing among possible voters for suffrages w hich may yet bc dei.iel them. Willi all eur respect fur the < nba: he kohls, we cannot forbear rebuking such oro ccodings in the si roi o urs. In deed, our respect for'ki Chief Justice's ermine renders us th? more impatient wit ! bim who bedraggles and dis? graces il.-2Vcw J orle Herald. ~t r - Important Notice to Cotton Owners. Ol-TCI?OF U. S. PfliCMARtXf: AfSRXT, Charleston, S.O., May'll, IS05. The. attention ol .?ll cotton owner.1; is called lo tue following extracts from the "Amended Regulations for the purchase of produc?s of ;] o insurrec? tionary States on Government a?'count, issued from the Treasury Department, of date May 1865, and approved hy the President, of the same date. ?I. Agents shall he appointed hy the Secretary of the Treasury, with the approval of the President, to purchase I for thc knited Stales, under special in-! sfructions from the Secretary of the j Treasury, products of Stales declared lc? be in insurrection, nt such places as may from time to time be designated hythe Secretary of the Treasury as markets or places of purchase. 'III. The operations of purchasing] agents shall he confined to the sino-le article ol cotton; and thev shall "ive public notice nt the place to' which they shall be assigned, that they will purchase in aceordance with (hese r?gulations, all colton not captured, or abandoned, which may be brought to thom. 'IV. To mr-ei tho requirements of thc 8th Section of the Act of July 2d. I S(U, the agents shall receive all cotton so brought, nnd forthwith return to the seller throe-fourths thereof, which portion shad be an average grade of thc whole, according to the certificate of a sworn expert or sampler. 'V. All cotton purchased nnd resold by purchasing agents shall be exempt from all fe s and all ?nicrr.nl taxes. And the agent . oiling shall mark the same mee,' and furnish to lite pur? chaser a hill of : ale clearly and accu? rately describing tko character nod quantity sold, and containing a c^r hfieate that it is exempt from taxes and lees as above. il *? * * *r 'IX. Adi ageuU are prohibited from j purchasing any product of ?n insur- j rectionary State, which shall have beea captured by the military or nava! forces of the United States, cr winch shall have been abandoned Ly the j lawful owner thereof. 'X. These regulations, which, mein tended to revoke and annul ail others j on the subject heretofore made, will | take effect and be in loree on and after j May 10, 18G5.' The undersigned has been appointed Purchasing Agent at Charleston, and j hereby gi\es notice that he is prepared to purchase, in accordance with the regulations of which the above para? graphs arc extracts, all cotton not cap? tured or abandoned, which may be brought to him. The war is virtually closed, and to thc end that the people may. to as full extent, as possible, com? mence to reap the benefits of a state of peace, it is desirable that the old and regular channels of trade be re-e-stab- j lisbon, new ones opened, and tho occu- j nations of the people both in city and country be resumed, lt is expected j that the purchase by the Treasury De- 1 partaient, in good faith, of the cotton j in tin; country now in the hands of its ' owners, returning therefor a fair .-ind j honest equivalent, will largely tend to ? bring about a state ot things so much i to tie desired hy all. Restrictions I upon trude are now virtually abolished, ; and citizens tuav, with a lew uuiuipor- ? tant exceptions, now purchase and take awav whatever their necessities require; ! and I feel satisfied that the disp> sition j do al! that mav he done tu hnng '? about euee more a norr*e-i and I" r.Hhv ; condition of trade will not now le.'i wanting. The Adlest protection will bc given upon its an ?val .-it Charle ion, an?! 1 such oilier protection and safe conduct as 11 J o agent may he able to ul.lui;; ?"ur ' cotton in transit, will he froidv afforded. : Any further information that may he required i:i regard to the purchase or sale of cotton will be cheerfully ? given at this office. j J. M. lil ATT, j United Slates Purchasing Agent. Approved: dons P. HATCH, I>rig. ; (lenci;:1 Commanding N. D. D.S. Headq'rs United States Tercos, CITY OF COLUMBI A. S C., MAI 26, I860, j CIRCULAR. j R BM IK following ci rou lar from Loadquar 1 L te rs Northern District Department of j the South, dated at Orange!?? rg. S. C, May 'JD, i S I I >, i S published for the in !'.?i mil? li.-Ii and guhlance of the planters of tiiis j District. By command of N. HAUGHTON". Lient. Col. 25th Reg'' o. V. V. I . j Com't: U. S. Forces, city of Columbia, S. C. VV.\l. KYLE, Lieut. ?5th o. V. V. I. and j Post Adjutant. IIEADO/RS NORTHBR.N DISTRICT, ' DEPARTMENT OF THE SOI TH, Oi;\M.i:ia iso, S. C., May 25, 18(55. ci ncr LAR. 1 To ??ir /'/??? 'ern of South Carolina Rt.it Ii m/ ' icilhiit thc District: You arc invited, after taking the oath | of allegiance to the I'nilcd States Gov ern- ! ment prescribed by the President of tit?* j I nited States, in his proclamation of !>..- j ecu,bc.- s', JSC'?, to make cipiitable eon- i tracts for labor with thc freedmen. Such 1 contracts, approved by the commander o ! the nearest military post, will be consi? dered binding on both parties, and will le enforced by the military authorities as far ; ns i he exigencies ol the service will allow. : The contract will set forth in words thc j ' freedom of thc laborer. Where the freedman is, from ac:'' or in- j firmity. unable to labor and without natu ral protector, his support, will devolve ; ' upon the Parish to which li" belongs. The citizens of each Parish arc request- . ' cd to meet and devise some method for i providing for snell persons; and until such I ' providion is made, they will remain on, and draw their support from, tl.c planta- j tions win-re they now arc. (Signed,) JOHN P. HAT IT. B;ig. Gen, Ci mmanding. ? : Officiai: *" P (Signed,) EPGAK B. VAN WisKti - t'apl I i and A. D. C. any 2.7 ' I l?eadqVs United St aten Forcen, CITY OF COLUMBIA. 3. C., MAT ?7. 1 EiiiS. GENERAL ORDERS NO. 2. INFORMATION having been received at these headquarters Ot' the existence of armed bands of marauders intestine the country and committing depredan on the property of peaceful citizens, it is hereby ordered that ail persons composing such will be considered and treated as outlaws, and if caught, "viii receive the severest punishment ot militar}- ?aw. The United States Government is desir? ous.of protecting all peaceful ntid law abiding cit.izem9, ?nd they will co: fer n favor on these headquarter?, end do justice to themselves, by giving any information they may have in their possession respect? ing thc nan.es and movements of such bands, and, if possible, aiding in their cu pt ure. The time has arrived when it behooves every citizen to do all in hi:* power to assist the military forcei of the United States tu rest?le pence ned harmony throughout tho land. By order of Lieut. Col. N. HAUGHTON*. 25th O. V. V. I., Coni'drj U. S. Forces. City of Columbia. W. J. KYLE, 2d Lieut" 25lh 0. V. V. I. and Post Adjutant- may $9 Headq'"3 Department of the South, MILTON HEAD, S. C . MAY liv 1S65. GENERA L ORDERS NO. 63. ITllIi proclam?tluii of- A. G. Ma a -rath, styling himself Governor of S.mth Carolina, dated at Headquarters, Columbia, South Carolina, May 2, 1805. declaring that, all subsistence stores and the property of thc Confederate Stales within thc limits of the State should be turned over and accounted for by the Agents of the Slate, appointed for that. purpose, and directing tim*, tiic subsistence and other stores shall bc used for the relief of tho people of thc Stale; and the pro? clamation of Joseph K. Brown, styling himself Governor of Georgin. dated at the capital ol thal Mate, on the ?id day of May, lS??, r- (pairingthe otliccrsaud mern bent of the G.-neral Assembly to ;;>.<.! ia extraordinary se.-*don at thc Capitol, in KilMgevillv, on Monday, th? Vd dav ?if May. JSiW.; and Un- pro-'-i.-.maisoii of A. h. Allison, st.vlirur himfelf Acting Gov. r:*?r of Florida, dated a- ';':i!lnh-is-v-\ r-n the Sf li day of April, IS*:;., riving e..;....> direction that an election will beheld on Wednesday, the 7th day of .lune. Ito;, for (? o vernor of ttl. Slate Florida arc. each and all of them, declared nilli and void; ii having become known to ine, frei.? trustworthy information, that the afoi?, said A. (i. Mserr.-ir.h. .hi&eph E. Brown arid A. K. Allison, are disloyal to tho United States, having e. mini.ted rain dry and ?ii v. rs nels of treason against the same, in adhering to their enemies-, giving them aid and comfort. The persons and peoples, to wkoni the proclamations heieinahove referred to liave b. ..i. i v;-"" iv. Iv a.jdr.-ssed. are I her?! fore enj dr.- d and e.? mmanded to give no heed whatever thereto, or to any orders. proclamations, commissions or com ? mauds, viminaliug from perform claiir.ir.g the i IL!... to exercise the functions and Mi? llion ty oi' Go< -ri:..i in either of the States r.f South Carolina, Georgia or Florida, unless ti.e same ; have been proinul gated by ike a.b. ?ec or consent of the United Stales authorities. II. The policy and wi.hes of thc Gene? ral Go vern un ni toward t he people of I IK-S-'' States, mid the method which should lie pursued by them in resuming or assuming ' the exercise ol' their politic.:', iiglils, will doubtless bc made known ?it an emly day. lt is deemed sufficient, meanwhile, to announce thal the people of the black race are free citizens of tb. I riit.edSla'es, that it is tiie fixed intention of ? wise and beneficent Government to protect I hem in the enjoyment of their freedom and the fruits of their industry, and timi it is tho manifest and binding duty of ni! citizens, whites as weil as blacks, lo make :::eh arrangement s ami agreements' among thcm .u-lves, for compensated labor, as shad be mutually advantageous to all parties. Ne it her id! en es- nor vagra ney will be tob rated, and tho Government will iir.1 .-j (?.nd pecuniary aol i o an y j erf "ms, whether u nite or black, who arc unwilling ti. help themselves. III. 1 >..-ti?ct and Post Commanders throughout this Department will al. once muse this order lo be circulated far and wide, by special couriers or otherwise, and will luke snell steps to secure its enforce? ment as may by them be deemed ncc essa .y. " <>. A. GILLMOIll?, may'Jil Major (?enera! Commanding. 10 Wrapping; Paper. 40 OLD NEWSPAPERS for'sale af. this office. Price 2 M and IO cents a I Ol). HENRY SKIPPER, \\' 3ITF.S.M ITH, LO i KSMITIT, Horse 1 ? sheer. Wheelwright and Smith in general-nearly opposite Catholic Church, ill kinds of FARM INC WOiiK dorn- on he (hort cut not : -e. and ll... most reasonable .crme, for pr >v:. -orr: or ciah. may tO i