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rn 11 i i IliL DAILY Daily Paper $10 a Year. HY J. A. SELBY. "Let our Just Censure T) TT m AT T \r Attend the True Event." COLUMBIA, S. G.s SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 1865. Tri-Weekly $7 a Year VOL. I- NO. 206 THE PHOENIX, PUBLISHED DAILY AND TBI-WESKLY, BY JULIAN A. SELBY. TERMS-IN A J) Y-AN??. SUBSCRIPTION. D?ilv Paper, six months.f? on Tri-Weekly, " " .. .. :j 50 ADYERTTSEaCENTS Inserted at il per square fir thc first in? sertion, and 75 cents for each subsequent. air Spi cial notices 15 cents a Uno. Colfax, thc Speaker, and "McPher? son, thc Clerk of the last National 1 House of Representatives, are both \ candidates for re-election. Both of ! these perseus have felt the pulse of j tho men whoso votes they need, and ; have ascertained that it is not only safe but indispensable to be radical. They have ascertained that the Re? publican pledge to sustain the recon? struction policy of the President, which enabled that party to make a clean sweep of the Northern States, were "inert; lovers' vows," made tobe broken, and they have determined to utterly disregard them. Both of ? these men "will hereafter occupy posi- | tions which will enable them to do an i infinite amount of mischief, aud to | utterly defeat for ii time the great object of a four years' war, to force the Southern States buck into the Union, and they have evidently re- 1 solved to do all that they can in the j way of mischief. McPherson has declared that he ? will not place upon the list of mem? bers the names of the members of Congress elect from thc Southern States, und Collu:; says that he is righi. McPherson says the next Speaker must appoint a committee to ; report upon the eligibility of the gen? tlemen who claim to represent the States lately in rebellion, and if the aforesaid Colfax is elected Speaker of the next House of Representatives, he will appoint the committee whose report will go very far to decide the j fate of the Southern members elect. Colfax having prejudged the whole '? question, and announced his decision in advance of all Congressional dis? cussion, the character of thc com? mittee which he will appoint cannot bo doubted. Thus, at the moment wh?n speedy peace and reconstruction seemed about to crown the nation : with a thousand blessings, the dark shadow of continued sectional strife again casts a gloom like the sun "in dim eclipse" over the land. The pa? triotic reconstruction policy of thc President is endangered at the mo? ment when good men believed that it was about to receive the support of all parties. Really, it would seem that, so far as the South and her peo? ple are concerned, no concessions, no sacrifices, no compromises, no pledges of fealty to the Union, the laws and the Constitution will satisfy the radi? cal element at the North. The Jaco? bin wolf has determined to invent some pretext or excuse for devouring the lamb, and assigns the unnatural, monstrous and detestable reasons for his policy of sectional strife and dis? integration. Whatever honorable men could do consistent with honor and self-re? spect, we have done, or have ex? pressed a willingness to do, and yet we are still told that we have given insufficient proofs of our fitness for re-admission into the great family of States. We sincerely trust that the iuflu ence of President Johnson may be cast in our favor, .iud that he may be able to defeat the machinations of the radi cris in Congress; but if he can? not or does not do so, the South, we fear, is destined to endure a long period of degrading probation, of "taxation without representation," and of the subordination of civil rub' to martial law. The exclusion of our representatives from their seats iu Congress, we fear, is the fixed purpose of a large majority of that party. Now, eui bono, for whose good i.-> this exclusion to operate? At the very outset, it will introduce a most important and exciting debate in Congress, and may revive all the slumbering tires of sectional feeling, which nil parties should seek to bury as deep as possible, it will sting the South with the sense of injury and injustice, and will deliver her over. for an indefinite period, to all the evils of anarchy. Sucha rejection of Southern representativos would vio? late tho fundamental principle <>f re? publican institutions, for wo should have taxation without representation, and would Ito hold ainenable to laws in tho framing ol' which we had no voice. More thain this, a conflict and disagreement would bo inaugurated between tho Legislative and Execu? tive branches of the Government, for the President's great poiiey of wis? dom and conciliation bas no feature of ostracism for loyal Southern men. Thus would thc peace and harmony of the Government be disturbed, and that quarrel would bc renewed in the council-halls which it was fondly hoped had been settled on thc battle? field. The Southern people, frankly ac? cepting the arbitrament of war, have been earnest and sincere in their de? sires to be brought in friendly politi? cal relations wita thc North. It will bc a most unkind and ungenerous reward of their trust and confidence, if, wheu they ask to be heard in the National Assembly, it shall be denied to them. Surely, the great work of the Administration should not be thwarted and retarded by the vin? dictive spirit and opposition of any mero political combination. Away with sectional agitation; we have had enough! of it; it has cursed the country long enough, and if persist? ed in it will curse it still more. We had thought that tho causes which ' divided us had been swept away, by the war, and that a millennium of peace and repose was at hand. Are we doomed to disappointment, and ; are thc feelings which the war in flamed, and which soon might have been extinguished hy magnanimity and conciliation, still to be cherished in all their fierce intensity? Shall ! it be proclaimed to the world that the. American people waged a war for the preservation of the Union, and when they had successfully concluded it, ! they refused to admit to a participa? tion in the Government the people, to compel whose return to the Union, I the war was undertaken? As long as they live together, the prosperity of the North and South are indissolubly connected, and if the North, by tho exercise of its political power, inflicts any injury upon the South, it must expect to bear itself, some portion of UK- suf? fering. Il'unkindness and abuso of power shall characterize thc domi? nant party at the North, then will a paralysis fall upon the dawning prosperity of the South and the development of her resources, which will bo keenly felt in Wall street, and prove highly predjudieial to the [ national ei'edit. Magnanimity and justice to tho South will go far to bring down the price of gold, and to appreciate Governmant securities, and it is well for the radicals to know it. - Ri <.!11 n omi Tim es. LETTEK FROM MAJOR-GENERAL Gon DON, OF GEORGIA.-Major-Geueral J. B. Gordon, in declining to run for Governor of t?-oorgia, says : Several gentlemen have been named whose character and hdents fit thom for the position. Let ns select from those one whose long civil services, mature experience and unblemished rectitude pre-eminently qualify him, to conduct the State through the shoals and quicksands that environ her ; and, while we thus consult tho highest interests of our State, let us, by a fail nf ul observance of the obli? gations we have assumed, and by all the moral power we may exert, sustain the President in his Herculean en? deavor to defeat the Radicals of the North in their efforts to destroy us. Let us demonstrate to these ene? mies to truth, to principle and sound policy, that the men of the South, who have been ready to vindicate with their lives the honor of their section, and the cause they believed just and holy, are most reliable in their observances <,f plighted faith, and truest to tho principles of the Constitution. Difficulties of t he great? est magnitude oppose our political and material advancement ; but let us give ourselves to the task of over? coming them with brave hearts and wise, unremitting toil. nnHE undersigned, in connection with JL Iiis Saloon, has opened a RESTAU? RANT, where the very best thc market affords-in the shape of OYSTERS, FISH, 6-AME, MEATS, etc.. can be obtained prepared in every style, by an excellent cook. Gentlemen can bo supplied with regular MEALS and LUNCHES at all hours. A call is all that will bo necessary. The very best brands of CHAMPAGNE, BRANDY, WHISKEY, GIN, etc., CON? STANTLY ON HAND. T. M. POLLOCK, Nov 22 Rear of Manahan & WarloyV. J. C. LYONS, HAVING opened his store in rear of his old stand, will bo happy to serve Iiis friends and old customers on as reasonable terms as can bc had in Columbia. His stock consists of : SUGAR, COFFEE. FLOUR. BACON, LARD, GOSHEN BUTTER. SALMON, LOBSTERS, OYSTERS AND TOMATOES, in cans. Tubs, Buckets, Brooms and Sifters, Matches, Blacking, Shoe Brushes. Pocket Knives, Knives and Forks. Pad Locks, Coffee Mills. Letter and Cap Tapor, Steel Pens. Pencils, Playing Cards, &c. 150 doz. Fancy Soaps-handsome assort- , ment-will bc sold low by thc dozen. A fine assortment of Hair, Tooth and Nail Brushes. Buffalow and Horn Dressing. Fine Tooth and Pocket Combs. With many other articles. ON CONSIGNMENT, 50 bbls. Superfine Flour. 50 kegs Nails. '25 boxes French Tar. Candles. 30 "' Adamantine Caudles. G_ " Ink. Nov 22 f:l . Onions, Salt,etc i f\ BBLS. superfine FAMILY FLOUR. -fcU 10 bbls. IRISH POTATOES. 1 bbl. FINE VINEGAR. 10 bbls. ONIONS. ! 10 sacks LIVERPOOL SALT. For sale LOW to the trade bv RICHARD O'BRIEN, j South side Gervais street, near Assembly. Call, See and be Convinced. _t>) Fine Groceries, rilli H undersigned has just opened (and I will be in constant receipt of) as fine a stock of GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, LIQUORS, etc., as can bo found in this or any other market, which he offers for sale, at wholesale and retail, at as LOW RATES as tho samo articles can bo obtained in this section. His stock embraces, among other articles, thc following: Flour. Ale, I Buckwheat. Currants, ! Butter, Citron. I Crackers, Raisins, j Cheese, Allspice. ; Lard, Nutmegs, I Pickled Salmon. Mustard. " Herrings. Pepper, I Spiced Oysters, Salt, Sardines, Macearon:, Mackerel, Vermacelh, Codfish, Baking Soda, Sugars, Washing " Coffee, Ginger, Teas, Kine Vinegar. Onions, Tobacco, Segars, Potatoes, Matches, bacon. Kerosene Oil, Brandies, Sweet Oil. Whiskies, Castile, Hotel and trin, ??oiii v SunOS. Schnapps, Perfumeries. Wahoo Ritters, Arrangements have been made with parties in the country to supply me with COUNTRY PRODUCE, which will be dis? posed of at LOWEST MARKET RATES. RIDHAM) O'BRIEX, South side Gervais street, near Assembly. For Sale? ACRES OF LAND, within two .it/O miles of Winnsboro. Of this,300 acres arc cleared, and tho remainder is woodland. There are several springs on this land, which is termed "Creek Pottom Land." For particulars, apply to Novio WM. McGUINNIS,Columbia. E. E. JACKSON, DBUGGIST & APOTHECARY* Bedell's Row. AFINE assortment of PERFUMERY and FANCY ARTICLES. Nov 2 20 M. WINSTOCK INFORMS city ami country dealers that he hasjust opened at his establishment, over J. G. Gibbes', near the Court House, a large and handsome stock of DRY GOODS, FANCY ARTICLES, I BOOTS, SHOES, II ATS. etc., ! Which he offers at wholesale at prices as . low, or lower, (han they can bc bought for in Charleston or elsewhere barely adding cost of transportation. Nov 8 Imo ??"Camden, Abbeville, Anderson, Green? ville and Newberry papers copy three times j and forward bills. , I Valuatole Lands & Stock FOB SALE. ! THAT VALUABLE COTTON and PRO? VISION PLANTATION, in Darlington District, known as "Bunker Hill," formerly the residence of John McClenaghan, de? ceased, is offered for sale, containing 1,156 acres, by a plat of W. H. Wingate, Sur- I veyor. It is bounded on the South by thc : line of Marion District, defined by a canal draining the waters of Polk Swamp into | Black Creek, which stream is its Northern : I boundary. Sonic five to six hundred acres [ I arc cleared, under cultivation, and present ' j the advantages of fine cotton lands, with I rich bottom lands for corn. ! On the place is a DWELLING HOUSE, with eight rooms, a Vegetable and Flower Garden, with all convenient out-buildings; : a new (?in-house, Barns and out-buildings which have comfortably accommodated i j from fifty to sixty persons, i It is situated "within two miles of Mar's , j Bluff Station, on the Wilmington and Man I chester Railroad, and within five miles of | \ Florence, and is too well known for its healthfulness, fine water and its advan- 1 ! tagsa of society, to nrcd a further descrip- ' [ tion. I With the place, will bc sold, if desired, : som* 8 or 10 prime MULES, 2 HOBSES, ; CATTLE, SHEEP, HOGS, CORN, FOD? DER, &e.;WAGONS, CARTS, Blacksmiths ' and Carpenter's TOOLS and FARMING I ; IMPLEMENTS. In the event that no sale is made, this place will be leased for one year from 1st January next; and thc perishable articles j i mentioned will be sold on thc premises, for cash, on SATURDAY, 9th of December ' next. For terms and conditions, apply to L. W. T. Wickham, Richmond, Va., or to the . undersigned, al Mar's Bluft". \V. W. KARLLEE, Agent for t.. \Y. T. Wickham. . Mr. S. LUCAS, on thc place, will show the premisos, and give persons, desirous of inquiring, thc facilities of deciding for . I themselves. Nov 15 ll j IS. illMISs I j Watchmaker and Jeweller, ? ?-o BEGS leave: respectfully to inform V*yX his old friends and customers, and tBW.jiftthc public generally, that ho is now ] prepared to repair WATCHES AND JEWELRY Of every description, at tho shortest notice , and on the most reasonable terms. ! Apply at his residence -up-stairs As ? soillbly street, West side, one door from Pendleton street. I 03" All orders left at thc store ot' MEL : VIN M. COHEN will receive the promptest attention. Nov 5 Imo T. W, Radcliffe, AT THE (Formerly at Un: Corner of Richardson and Plain Streets ; mar o'the Corner of Pen? dleton and Assembly streets- -his dwelling,) OFFERS every article in his line, viz: WATCHES", JEWELRY, GUNS, PIS? TOLS, POWDER. SHOT. CAFS. CAR? TRIDGES for Smith's and Wesson s Pis? tols; KNIVES, FORKS, SPOONS; Spectacles - to suit all ages; Gold Pens- the best assortment ever brought to t'nis place; i Fishing Tackle, now ana fresh selected by j myself; Hair and Tooth Brushes, Combs, ? Walking Canes and everything usually ! kept in our line of business. I I will also receive from abroadcver\ arti? cle of MERCHANDIZE that may be con j signed to me. for which I wi? leake monthly . or quarterly returns soliciting ? share of patronage. ! Watches and Clocks carefully repaired by experienced workmen. Jewelry repaired. Rings mr.de to order. Engraving neatly executed. The highest rates paid for old Gold ami Silver, and all of the above goods named will be ?oki at the lowest prices. Nov5 GENERAL COMMISSIOX AGEXCY, IJ li. GLASS ha3 established, ia connec . . tittil wiiii Un- Book ainl Stationery business, a gem ral COMMISSION AGENCY for tho purchase and sak- of Merchandize <>f erory description, Bonds. Stocks, Real Estate, Ac. Careful attention given to all business entrusted to bini. Omeo, at present, on Plain street, near Nickcrson's Hotel. Nov 1 nSHEB&tO WR?NGE, SUCCESSORS TO FISHER & AGNEW, HAVE just reeeived a largo and com? plete stoek of HARDWARE, compris? ing Carpenters' and Farming Tools, Iron Potware, kc. Everything wanted in the GROCERY linc-Sugars, Coffees, Teas. Mackerel, Li? quors, Segars, Ac. And, having secured the servi.-cs of Mr. J. C. GREEN, would respectfully ask thc attention of the ladies of the city and sur? rounding country to their stock of DRY GOODS-Des Laines, French, English and American Prints, Cambrics, Alpacas, Hoop Skirts, Slices and Bootees, .ve. Nov l l Imo FISHER & LOWRANCE. ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ?glpfl RECEIVED AND FOR SALE BY h. C. CLARKE, Washington Street, Opposite <>bl Jail TOGETHEK WITH RIBBONS, COLOGNE, TOILET POW DER, VERBENA WATER, TOILE'* SOAPS, S?ZODONT, DIAPER PINS. Toilet Powder Boxes, silk and Leather Belts, Cor? sets, Toot',, Nail and Hair Brushes, Gloves, Linen Br ids, Tap.-, Shawls. Edgings, Bal? moral SI its. Calicoes, Traveling Bags. Portmon. .. s. Canton Flannel, Cassimercs and Cloths, for Gent's wear, Blankets, Hats Whah bone, Zt pbyr Worsted, Black Bomba srino. Black Frene:. Merino, black Alpaca, B E. Diaper. Huck. Diapir, Cloak Orna? ments and Trimmings, Serpentin?; Silks and Worst. .1 Braids, Fa iey, I Vari, Agate, Bone. Metal and other Buttons, Shell and Imita? tion Tuck ('..nibs. Drei i Trimmings. Mar? celine Shawl Pin.-. Meno four, Ladies' Meri? no Vests, Drawers and Petticoats, Gilt and Jct Belt Beckles, Gent's Merino Drawers and Undervests, Waterfalls and P ols. Lace Veils, Marceline Silk. .Vc. Oct ?*) SPECK a POtOGK, General Commission Merchants. DE A LEES l\ GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, AC. Plftin street, 2< / door j'rum Assembly Sept 7 COLUMBIA. S. C.