Columbia phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, April 20, 1865, Image 2
Tuurselay Morning, April 10, 1865. .
Oui Bono) Opinion. ' ^
We |are continually self-arrept?d, .checked,
bs aught ap suddenly, as by a ehsrp rein and
heavy Spanish blt, when, we would discourse tb
?ar publie as to the evil in their affairs and'the
remedies whian "may possibly still be in oar
hand?, for averting them and repairing the mis?
hap* already dont. The cai bono- the "what's
the good or ons of itt"-is a perpetual cheek on
1 nt te rance? Of What avail to speak?- T-h* Go
- vernment does net hear-will not hear-oer
Uinry not heed; ?matais are proverbially deal
to counsel, and tho {abor af speech and thought
-* ie vain, BO far aa these pf?i coaooMed. Shall
w? gain, or do we gain, nay thing by addressing
the people! It does not seen so. Either they
do not hear, libe the Government, nar heed,
? like tb? officials, or they>are nneonseioqe of any
g. need to hear, of any.evil to reform, any danger
to fear, any matter of any sort seriously affect
mg their interests. . In fact, there isscareelj
- aay interest ?bown, or any action taken, by th?
people, at any period, in respect to their owi
* " "affairs, except at the time of a popular elee
' ti?n; ead then they exhibit no concern aa tomeo
?Ure?, and generally choose a very poor devi
sort of me?. Mritfiy, there ia.no ?pinion- in th
country. Perk ape them sever is> in any agri
cultural countryamong ?purely agrieultu
ral people - Th? formation of opinion- dep?ttc
vpon the perpetual mental attrition of the pr?t
matte? engaged In the daily ttruggle for exittene
\ ^Andjherein lie? the grand difference, which, i
all countries', is perceptible between the ?gr
- .?ul tur al ead tb? mercantile" el* wea. The fe
. mer' arriv?s slowly at a ?exclusion, if it ev<
reaches it at all, whil**th? latter reaches'it at
* board, and bas carri eil Opinion into perforr
ance l&g before 1.ha former begins to,m?dit?t
The latter may wunder, and does brandea
. thousand timnagpsay, tumbles over, and fa!
j prostrate in it* impales; but the' same me nj
- activity which bas mad? it so imprudently ft
?jard, enable? it as promptly' to recover ita?
:eVp up, take a new stand, and, lessoned by.
experience, to make Ms farther way succe
" "fully, pelter fall a thousand times, and pi
j/.-ureelf up again, than nert move at all! Bett
i die in bottle than of atrophy ead inanith
; yUetler go through a ebaoe of false opinion,
??tlie r ff ort to reach the right, than ?ever use I
?.. brains to any purpose, or at all. Let the rea?
- pnrjfojf this ?alter for himself. We will I
-jiJd, that wher? tlur'e is ne ?pinion formed,
ia. the continued procese of formation, then
rea?ly r o pVoplc, In eueh States, the Gore
*uiVf?t i.?3?tt?fitially an oligarcby^and meet i
'in v?i-j Jew hnndV, whatever the obviooa po]
or the drclai-ed design-of its-institution*.
. One lady of Riohmond has given ap
v j?- jv . I ry,' valued'of |] 40,000, to the Treason
thc ?'.'ut?cdierat a States. ?. golden example
1h?, famous Mun grass region of Ken taos
.-tripped equally of stack-ead s?ave*4,end o
ran with guerillas.* ?? ^
.. - The atieses felcman nra a/gagOd fer the e
* ' <i?f "??, Paul4?? Cfc?refcr ix ^A?f>i*i#>
i l'a tlie .debate on the Oregon bill, ?H 1948,
Daniel Webster said: "I understand that one
half the people who settled ja Illinois aro peo?
ple, or descendants of people, who cara* from
! the Southern States. And I suppose that one?
-third of the people of Ohio ajre those, er de?
scendants of those, who ?migra tsd from the
Soutli." We dare say that a large proportion
-of the-people of other diorth-w ?stern State*
:sre*in like Omaner, Southern citizens, or men
of "South?rn doses at. . ? . ' .'
Thefmost formidable armies we hare encoun?
tered ia* this'wei sro mode up of North-western'
men-and Kentuckian! and Tennesseeans. It is
the bands of her ?an children that^have given
the Soeth mora trouble than .all the' Puritan,
European and African troops combined.
Dcuhtleas, this is tm?. It is on ill-bini that
fouls ita own weet, saith the proverb. But. what
must be the terrible ignorance of a people
which ~tha* prompts them not only to bind
themselves as the tools of tyranny and usurpa?
tion, bot which prompts them lo lift p*a ri ic id a1
h mid* against {heir own ancestry. Kay, which
makes them lift weapon? against a people ac
melly fighting their littles, for the South
really ia waging a wnr for the freedom ol
agriculture. The Weat ia almost wholly agri.
cn lt ural, aud it is fighting,!!? now te*~u~phold an*
extend the asurpation of the snanufaetarinj;
and trading population pfJSew England, Penn
sylvania and New T-oik. Thia ignorance o:
th* people ia the" terrible curse of avery couu
.try, the real souree of all its mischiefs, aaaiuual
b? essentially the curse of all democracies
piaeiug them st the mercy af th* cunning de
niagogne, who soothes theui with a li?, while 1M
saps the vital fluid from thei?* system-tin
vampiro who fan? them to sleep, while kc suck
the blood from th* very fountains of the heart
. " . r^
- ^s*** *? - ' " ?>
To CoRaasroNDKv-re.- We thank our cen es
pondent, "Sen?x," (S. R. B.,) for his eonmuni
cation, hut pj*fer that he shardd adores* i
directly to the members of the General Asiere
hiv,, idthoui giving it to /he public in pf fri. Le
the policy of ita publication bc -determined b;
their action. It ia certainly a subject upo
which our publie cannot aet, without thu pr?
vious decision of the Legislature; nor ev*
then, save through the interposition of th
? anointed officers. The 11$. will be. reserve
f or the author, who can eerily place it be foi
tbs General Aerembly, through ?om* *f tl
. representatives of Richland,
?"??^?'?"?????"?^ j ?-? nap
; To the Publie
FERSONS who rteViv* th* favor of aandir.
letters hy the "Courier Lise," ar? aotifi?
that all anch articles as Toilet Soap and Choc?la
are positively excluded, by arder of Gen. Bea
regard; and when found, will be turned or
to . th* Ladies' Hospital. Letten mast 1
stamped. R. "WARD, Capt. and A. ti M.
April 20 ._I*
Plant?r'a and Mecbanic's^Bank of 8. C
' ABBEVILLE C. H., Aran, 17, 1565.
THE ANNUAL ELECTION for THTKTEE
DIRECTORS cf this Bank,sri?be held .
ita a?<.e, in thia pls?a? on MONDAY. lat* nt;
ens?ing, between the heure of 10 o'clock a. t
and 1 p. ne. Stockholders may vote either
person or by proxy.
Aprd 80 fd W. ML HASKELL, Caahier.
. Writing Twit. ^ '
A'FEW beith s of uac^rrmrro WKITTS
?MK, tor aard'ai tai? mateTo?
' . v Xi?pal ?JC-to:
19M ??B?e of tho" Ce-htntbim Tiierni? ia OK
Gates ?treet, second door from J^laii-: _
sale advertised by F. Eogene Dorbec to
tab? place tb? day, ia Richland street, is post?
poned,' on account of" unavoidable drouin.
stances. ? - .
Lass Aso GARDISS.-The owners of vacant
lots in abd ab?nt Columbia should bh'cooasell
ed and .entreated to enclose' and plant thain.
They will then, instead of becoming a souree of
disease, become_a sonrceof health and comfcrt
The rieb areas lately covered by buildings*
exposed to the exacting sun of mid-summer,
may-be a subject of apprehension. .Planted,
-and the- rich deposita ef-feetoieht matter will
[ lose their aoxious character' iff giving aliment
i to the plant; and all tbeee spots, covered with
[ Ihne and ?ebrii?, aahesand bnrnt materials, form
beds of manure -in which every plant-will brw?
gean and Iv mri ate.
- 'For Bent, .
SA LARGE arm COMMODIOUS RESI?
DENCE ea Sehnte street, between 8 mn ter
Marion streets. The hons? contains eight
rooms; the servants* hout?s ar? ample.' Apply
to A. R. PHILLIPS,
April 18- f6?_ At Dr. Geiger's.
? $200 Beward.
LO?T. about Friday last, a COW and CALF*.
The cow is dark ash color, wirti very larg?
herne-; not in very goad order. The-*csl? is a
heifer, about a yenr/old, white bods), with red
head. The. cow and calf are' always seen to?
gether. The above reward will be paid for
their delivery to me, or any information lead?
ing-to their recovery. ' A. TRAGER
April 20.*, fl-*
THE 'subscriber having resumed business as
a Commission Merchant, is now prepared
Vo/eccive consignments und make liberal act
*asees?o all kinds of PRODVCK and MER
? CllAKDIZE. Thankful for post favors, he re?
spectfully solicits ? continuance of cuno. All
business entrusted to my care shall nave my
usual prompt-attention.
A. L. SOLOMON, Commission Merchant,
Plain street, second doer from Assembly.
Adril SO ? 12
a*- ' *-'-:-.
Headquarters,
COI UMBI A, a C.Arvn. 19, 1&65.
NOTICE ie hereby given that QO TASSER
will be granted at.these headquarters, to
any one, for tb? purpose of entering the ene
my's linea. Passes' for suth purpose must te
obtained fr?m.Jhe'Becret?ryof War.
By order A. F. BUJrfXB, Col. Com'e.
W. J, lix^uw^ ^y X G. g*^|Ml. 20
. . ' Jgbwels Wanted,
SEVERAL FIELLL HAJTDS ?re-waiit/d; t o
work &a.~n -healthy place J tWb? ?ovio try,
whare they will-be wejt.tfed?bd taken care ol.
For further particular*, apply al-'thie office.
April ?0 ? * t fS
Heftiquavterih
COLUMBIANS. C., Aran. S, lSe*.
CIRCULAR ;
ALL O?neers^n Pott Duty at this place win
make a report to tbeee Headquarters of arl
men attached to their respective department*,
' who are entitled to draw rations at thia post.
?' All provision returns most be' made ont at tl: c
departments and approved at these Headquar?
ters. By order
* m ,A. F. Jt?DLEK, Ooh Com e!?,
i w. J V.r*tT*a, A A, A G, . Aprr? 10