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BY J. A. SELBY. COLUMBIA, S. a, WEDNESDAY MORNING^ OCTOBER ll, ?S65. VOL. I-NQ. 1Qt3i7
THE PHONIX,
rWBLISJKB? DiUT 4KD TM-1TI?KL?,
BY J TT LI A TS A. SELBY
TERMS-IN ADVANCE,
SUBSCRIPTION.
Daily Paper, six months.$5 fO
Tri-Weekly, " " . 8 50
.Single copies 10 cents.
??.BVBBTISHKBNTS
Inserted afc $11 IT square for the first in?
sertion, and 75 cents for each subsequent.
aarSpecisI no.tices 15 cents a line.
From Camden.
A letter from Camden, S. C., to a
Northern jqjirnal. speaks as follows:
* "As to the freedmen, they are be?
naring just as those -who are acquaint?
ed 'with them would expect. Gene?
rally, they are facile and quiet; few
cases of disorder occur, but they are
as indolent rnd regardless of their
contracts as was to be expected. The
planters and other employers keep
their contracts to the letter, and the
negroes utterly?isregard them. When
proof is made before the Provost
Courts of such- facts, the contract is
annulled and the negro is dismissed
the plantation-a happy riddance, it
is true, as he will-not work; but, in
the .meantime, who will gather the
present crop or prepare fdr the next?
Pilfering prevails to a. fearful extent
in some sections, and oftemthe Pro?
vost Court punishes theft; yet neither
th? garrisons nor the citizens seem to
be able to check these depredations,
or to catch many culprits. The con?
viction is fastening itself on the minds
of our people that farming will be our
only agricultural resource; planting
on a large scale will not answer for
the freedmen. The consequence will
be that large tracts of land will be
thrown out to rest. Now is the op?
portunity for immigration. Hitherto,
planters could afford to keep large
numbers of negroes oh poor lauds,
because, although they were poor,
tbsy were healthful; an abundance of
bread and meat could be rais?d, and
the growth and increase of the negroes
enriched the planter's children. This
was all his profit. Now there is an
end to this. The negro must have a
more fruitful claim, whore a very
little labe* will promise a living.
Wbole sections will thus be depopu?
lated of their negro labor. We have
in the upper portion of this District a
beautiful country, which invites the
attention of the land-seeker-the
North-west portion of thc District, at
and near the intersection of Beaver's
Creek and Wateree River. Before
the introduction of large numbers of
slaves and the enhanced production
of cotton, at the commencement of
the present century, these lauds, over
a wide extent of smiling valley and
blooming hillside, were occupied by
small farmers, engagetle> in the culti?
vation of wheat and indigo, thu then
staples of the country, besides Indian
corn and other home supplies, these
farms seldom exceeding three hundred
acres-generally from fifty to one
hundred; now an average plantation
ii probably two thousand acres. The
cause which drove out the white
farmer having ceased, the tendency
will be back to the condition in which
slavery found this section, and for
which it is admirably adapted. If is
a beautiful country-scenery very line,
air most salubrious and. bracing,
finely watered, health equal to any
spot on earth; the soil, originally very
"fine, but now worn, recuperates very
rapidly from the disintegration of the
granite which pervades the soil.
There are quarries of as fine granito
in many localities af? the world pos?
sesses, while for fruits no locality or
soil is better adapted. The grape
flourishes in great profusion, and
there is no better vine country on'the
continent. To a company of emi?
grants great inducements would be
offered, and while houses were being
prepared on their own farms, the
abandoned negro houses would fur?
nish shelter. Capitalists of the North,
here is a fine oppprtunity to ino.-, ase
your fortunes and to build up a happy
settlement for a thousand families of
good white people, in a delightful and
healthful locality, already cleared and
settled, with churches, school houses,
&c., a?feady. Sina? farmers must
and will possess this choice 'locality.
A comparv formed now could secure
all tile lands in this ri ein age at first
rate prices, for free negro labor mil
; not suit it."
j. WAK.-"What are you thinking
; of, my man?" said Lord Hill, as he
; approached a soldier -who was leaning
in a gloomy mood upon his fire-lock,
! while around him lay mangled thou?
sands of French and English; it was a
few hours after the battle of Sala?
manca had been won by the English.
The soldier started, and, after salut?
ing* his general, answered, "I was
thinking, my lord, brow many widows
and orphans I kare this day made for
one shilling. " He had fired 600 rounds
of ball that day.
For getting drunk, a British mol?
dier in Canada received sixty lashes.
A Card.
BEING now about te return home to my
OTO city and District, after an absence of
some years, at il ie solicitation of my friends,
I have consented to become again a candi?
date for the Legislature in Richland, and
hope to got home at leaat in time to seo my
friends before the election. W. SHIVER.
Spartanburg, S. C., Sept. 21, 18C?.
Oct 3 _
For the Legislature.
J. H. BOATWRIGHT,
WM. WALLACE,
JOHN H. KINSLER,
W. H. TALLEY. Oct 1
For the Legislature.
The following gentlemen are suggested
as fit persons to represent Richland Dis?
trict in the next General Assembly:
WM. WALLACE, | WM. K. BACHMAN,
WM. H. TALLEY, | JAS. G. GIBBES.
_Sept 28_ *
FOR STATE SENATOR,
The many friends of E. J. ARTHUR, in?
consideration of his past valuable sendees,
beg leave respectfully to nominate him for
re-election to the office of SENATOR from
Richland District, at the ensuing election.
Sept 27
For Congress,
We aro authorized 'to annormo* JAMES
FARROW, Esq., of Spartanburg, as a can?
didate to represent, in the Congress of tho
United States, tho Fourth Congress.bnal
District, comprising the Districts of An?
derson, Bickens, Greenville, Laurens, Spar?
tanburg, Union, York and Chester.
Sept 30_*
FOR CONGRESS.
Tho friends of GEO. D. TILLMAN, Esq.,
respectfully annonnce him a eandid&te for
CONGRESS, at the ensuing election, in the
Third District, embracing Orangeburg,
Edgefield, Leiiuy ton, Abbeville, Newberry,
Richland and Fairfield. Sept 28 *
To the Voters ot Orangclkurg, Edgr
field. Abbeville, Newberry, JLexlng
- toss, Ricb.la.ml aai Fairfield.
FELLOW-CITIZBXS: After much hesitation,
I have consented to be put in nomination
for your Representative in th" Congres* of
tile United States. I publish this card, be?
cause the District is so large and the time
before- the election so shor! that I could
not, if I desired, canvass the District. If a
e;?nvass were possible, however, I do not
think it becoming or desirable. In my
'judgment, this is no time for a scramble for
office. It seems to me that no one proper?
ly impressed with thc solemnity of thc
crisis, and the delicacy and importance of
the duties to be discharged, coiild seek the
position merely for tho gratification of per?
sonal ambition. For myself, I declare that
I have no wish but to serve the State.
In 1788, South Carolina, through a con?
vention of her people, became one of the
United States. Sho remained a member of
the Union nntil December, 18G0, when,
through another convention of her people,
she repealed the Ordinance of 1788, seced?
ed froni the United States, and with cer?
tain other sister States entered into another
government known as the Confederate
Government. We believed that we had the
right to secede and that our security re?
quired its exercise in co-operation with our
Southern sisters. South Carolina, in T8J2,
proclaimed by solemn ordinance the right
o?"secession. It had long been thc settled
opinion ol' the State that she was sovereign
and entitled to all thc rights of sovereignty.
She asserted self-govornment in order to
secure her institutions and principles from
great evilB, believed to be imnvr.ent. Se?
cession was in the nature of a proceeding
quia limet. It was conceived in thc spirit of
self-preservation-not to injure others but
to save onrsolves. It cannot be necessary
to say that I am one of those who believe
that it was an honest effort for honorable
purposes. Tho United States Government
denied the right of secession and waged
war upon the Confoderate States, which
stood upon the defensivo. A terrible war
of invasion- and desolation followed, and
finally tho Confederate States were over?
whelmed by force of numbers and dissolved.
At tho end of tho war the State of South
Carolin?, found the Confederacy broken up,
her citizens who survived thc terrible'
ordeal exhausted and impoverished, her
institutions destroyed, and the whole conn
try occupied by the military forces of ttie
United States. Under theso painful cir?
cumstances, the lTesident of the United*
States invited the States lately composing
j the Confederacy to re-organize their gov?
ernments and restore their connection with
the Constitution and Government of the
United States, upon certain conditions, the
principal of which was an acqniesence in
the abolition of slavery, which had been
accomplished by the military authorities.
' The State, wisely in my judgment, respond?
ed favorably to "the invitation. It is true
that thf mere issue of hattie does not provo
right any moro than did the old "wager of
battle;" but it does prove power which can?
not be disregarded. A Provisional Gojer
j nor was appointed, who called another con?
vention of tho people, which ha? lately
repealed thc Ordinance of Secession, and
by an article-in thu State Constitution,
recognized the abolition of slavery and pro?
hibited its re-establishment. By repeal?
ing that of Sccc.-sion, thc Ordinance of
I 1788, through which South Carolina be?
came a member of the Union, was ipso
facto revived, and We are this day in the
Union precisely as wo became in 1788 and
I remained up to i860.
I We aro now in a very anomalous position.
Belying upon tho good faith and patriotic
intentions of the President of the United
States, we have done all that was required
of us so restore our old relations to the
Constitution and the Union; but still we
have not been received hito fellowship at
Washington. That important part or the
plan of reconstruction remains je^to he
accomplished. It is undcrstoodjfthat - a
party will oppose the President's plan of
reorganising the Statesand giving to them
j equality of rights, and will insist upon still
farther despoiling and crushing tho biases
I of the South as conquered provinces. This
radieal fanatical party opposed our leaving
j the Union, and now they oppose our return
I ing to it. When we wore in the Union, they
abused us on account of slavery. They
waged war upon us because we* tried to
separate from them, and now that we pro?
pose to return without slavery, they still
object. Li this emergency, the ?tate heeds
the assistance of all her true men. Much
remains to be done, and not the least ia to
secure a prudent, faithful and patriotic
representation in Congress, to assist and
forward the work of restoration which the
State bas commenced. I arrogate not to
myself fitness to form part of such a rep?
resentation, but friends have urged me for?
ward, and if you are willing to try me, I
will give my beat efforts.
Ju some respects, wc are at the beginning
of our policy, as if we were a new State
about to assume new relations with our
sister States; but we must never allow our?
selves to forget that in other respects wo
aro an old State-a Statu having antece?
dents-a name to maintain and a history to
preserve. Whatever may betide us in the
uncertain future, the .past, at least, is se?
cure. South Carolina has never swerved
from the path of honor, as she conceived it.
We have a record of which none need be
ashamed; and when any apostate son ?*
. hers disclaims cr disparages it, may she
cast him out as unworthy of her. The
devotion of every true son of the State
ftdheros in adversity as well a.s in pros?
perity-is loyal through evil as well as
through good report; and in the midst of
thc greatest misfortunes, "sticketh closer
than a brother."
After the delegation- from the Southern
States shall have been received into Con?
gress, many delicate and im poi tantduties
will devolve upon them, especially in refer?
ence to the freedmen of the South, and the
control which Congress, or a party in Con?
gress, mav desire still to exercise over
t hem. It" may not be improper, in this
connection, to say that, whilst I have ap?
proved the course of the State in seeking
to restore her old relations with the Govern?
ment of the United States, it has been upon
tho faith and expectation that the State, at
soon as reconstructed, is to have entire
control of the whole subject of her domes?
tic affairs. The State, and the State alone,
must be left to decide to whom she will
give the right of suffrage or other political
rights. A m w code noir must be enacted
to protect and govern the population latelj
made free-to prevent idleness, vagrancy,
pauperism nnd crime. I am not prophet
enough to foresee whether we can succeed,
bul I solemnly believe it will he impossible
to live in the country at all unless tho State
has exclusive control of tho whole subject
I have hope that this will bo permittedj anc
I think it irf in accordance with our inte
rests and truepolicyto sustain the Presi
dent and the D?mocratie party in theil
efforts to reston-, thc; States to their posi
tion of equality and to give them equi
rights in the Government.
With these views, if the voters of tin
District think that I can serve them or th
State in this critical emergency, I will di
my best for them; but 1 have too high !
sense of my own incompetency and of th
lif?cultieu and responsibilities of tho posi
Mon. to solicit it by a personal canvass.
SAMUEL MCGOWAN.
I Ar.B8vn.LS C. H.. Sept. 27, 1865.
THE-undersigned, having'just completed
COMMISSION. SALES-ROOMS, situate
adjoining tho Court House, is prepared I
ESTATE, FURNITURE, HORSES, VEH1CI
VATE SALE.
Having secured th^lteervieoa of Mr. C. F. .
for his qualifications in this linc of business
^faction m all transactions entrusted to his c
As soon a? the necessary arran gonion ts ci
tem of REGULAR WEEKLY SALES, which
sons desirous of disposing of MERCHANDl
._JAME;
Dry Goods,
BLUE, Brown aud White BLANKETS.
Brown HOMESPUN.
Brown Sta Island HOMESPUN.
Bleached LONGCLOTH.
English "
All-Wool and Shaker FLANNEL.
Silk and Wool "
Opera, Figured and Red FLANNELS.
SCOTCH TWEEDS.
FRENCH CASSIMERES.
AMERICAN SATT1NETS.
UNION PLAIDS ?nd STRIPES.
Brown and Bk-aebed DAMASK.
'M CLOTHS.
BLUE HOMESPUN.
CHECKS and STRIPES.
PLAID LINSEYS.
BROWN and WHITE LINENS.
SILESIAS Brown and Drab.
Browu and Colored DRILLS.
Checked and Jaconet Muslin.
White Brilliante.
India Twills.
Damask Towelling and Napkin*.
Bird-Eye Diaper.
Scotch Linen Diaper.
" Wool Shawls.
Plaid and Fancy Cashmere Shawls.
Freuch Broadcloths, Black.
" Cassiinerea, "
Alpacas and Bombasines, Black.
English and French Merm?os.
Silk Lustres, Paris Poplins.
All-Woo i and Figured DoLaines.
Black and Colored Silks.
English and French Prints.
Parasols and Umbrellas.
Ladies' and Mis?es' Hose.
Men's and Boys' Half Hos?.
Ladies' Lisle Thread Gloves.
.* Silk and Kid Globes..
Men's Kid and Silk Gloves.
Men's Wool, Cloth, Leather and Buck do
Ladies' Undervostn.
Men's Undervests and Drawers.
Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs.
, Hem-stitched and Emb'd Handkerchiefs.
Embroidered Bands and Setts.
Lace Setts, Linen Cambric.
Jaconet and Swiss Edging.
Buttons, Thread, Needles.
Coate'8 Cotton, Velvet Ribbon.
Belt Ribbon/Hooks' and Eyes.
Shoe Laces, Silk Thread, Coat Rinding,
l'ins, Hair Nets, Worsted Braid Cravats.
Suspenders, Gent's Collars.
Toilet Soap, Lubin's Extracts.
Boots and Shoes.
Roys' SHOES and BOOTS.
Misses' SHOES and BALMORAL BOOTS.
Ladies' " " . il
CONGRESS GAITERS.
Gent's SHOES. GAITERS and BOOTS.
HATS-AMD SAPS*!.
Men's and Boys', from il.'.O to $7.
NEXT DOOR TO SHIVER HOUSE.
Oct 5 6*
New Goods.
GROCERIES
AND
CALK -OES. Crush, and Pulv. SUGARS,
DELAI NS, COFFEE SUGARS, .
Merenoes, Fancy and Soda Crackers,
Lore Veils, Herrings,Mackerel,
Ribbons, Eng. Dairy Cheese,
Hair Nets, Lard, Pickles,
Belt Buckles, Spices and Pepper,
Buttons, all v't's, Table Salt,
Handkerchiefs, English Mustard.
Gent's Felt Hats, French "
Syrups, Drown and Fancy Soaps,
White Wino Vinegar,
Imperial Arrack Punch.
Brandies, Wines, Sogars, Ac.
For sale low for cash br
Oct 4_SPECK k POLLOCK.
CALNAN & KR?UDER,
COMMISSION MEECHA NTS,
WHOLESALE dealers in GROCERIES,
WINES, LIQUORS and SEGARS.
Especial attention paid to the purchase and
salo of COTTON. MERCHANDIZE and
PRODUCE. Gervais street, between Mani
and Assemblv, opposite Stat? House.
aimsrn Business.
his large and commodious AUCTION AND
d aboye bis NEW ?STOKE, on Main street
rO sell all kinda of MERCHANDIZE, REAL
.ES, etc., etc., either at AUCTION or PRI
HARRISON, so long and favorably know?
1, he thinks be can guarantee perfect satis
are.
m be made, he designs inaugurating a ays
will present RARE FACILITIES to all pei
2. E, etc., at auction. Oct 1 Imo
S G. GIBBES.
At Home Again!
IMPORTANT TO MILL OWNERS.
IWILL PATCH, ALTER and REPAIR
STEAM ROLLERS, within fifty miles of
this place; also, do ai v heavy or particular
MILL FORGING. * I iiiav br* found bv ap?
plying at rids office. S. J. PERRI.
Sept 24_
New Store
AND
K
THE subscribers have just received, di?
rect from New-York, a fell supply of
Ladies' and Gen*> FALL and WTNTEK
GOODS, of al] kinds, such as CALICOES,
DELAINES, MER NOES, FLANNEL, Bal?
moral Skirts. Ladies' Cloaks, Long cloth,
Linen, Handkerchiefs and Fancy Dre??
Goods, A?.
GENT'S WEAR-Clothing. Hats, Cope,.
Boots, Shoes, Under-shirts, Ac.
ALSO,
A good assortment of CROCKERY and
GLASS-WARE.
Citizens and persons generally would do
well to give us a call before purchasing
elsewhere.
Sept 15 Ima P. LYONS & CO.,
..Corner Assembly and Washington sta.
NEW GOODS ! NE\T6??DS!
JUST RECEIVED FOR SALE BY
At Iti* New Store, Washington Street, pest
Opposite the Old Jail.
DRJE8S GOODS, Colored and Mourning,
consisting of :
Plain, Plaid and Striped ALPACAS.
LUSTRES and DELAINES.
Also, CALICOES. TWEEDS, Ac.
BROADCLOTHS andTCASSIMERES.
UMBRELLAS, BALMORAL SKIRTS.
CRASH, for Towelling. LOVE VEILS.
LINEN SETT'S, with an?, without Lace,
and with Mourning Edges.
Black Silk and Colored Silk Cravats.
Elastic Garters. Men's Buck Gloves.
Ladies' Gauntlets and Gloves.
Embroidered Handkerchiefs.
Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs, for Ladies
and Gentlemen.
Fancy Hair Nets, for Waterfall*, and
plain Silk Nets.
Hair Brushes and Combs.
Gent's Linen Collars. Scent Papers.
Irish Linen, of all qualities.
Longcloths, Ladies Underveste.
Rubber, Coat and Vest Buttons.
Gent's Half Hes?, of oxeellent quality.
Men's fine Felt Hats, black and colored.
Colored Woolen Shirts and Drawers.
Corsets, China Dolls of all sizes.
Hoop Skirts, Perfumery.
Castile Soap, Suspenders.
Head Handkerchiefs.
Fancy Dress buttons.
Belts of every variety, Belting Ribbon.
Scissors, Tooth and Nail Brushes, &e.
GROCERIES.
White .and Brown SUGAR.
Green and Black TEA, COFFEE.
Starch, Soap, Candles.
Molasses, Brooms, Herrings.
Sardines, Matches, Blacking.
Ruta Baga Turnip Seed, Ac. Sept 20
COLUMBIA, S. C.
k yau-"-^ THE undersigned, having
&?:C"3|j?j_> leased the large and com
JB? ?yBfcfij?' "' 'diena building known as
Bp;' ? '?*L^wlS-gr il"1 "Columbia Methodist
Female College," hasopencdit asa FIRST
CLASS HOTEL. T. K. NTCKERSON,
sept ll_Proprietor.
Mounce & Calhoun,
COMMIS* MERCHANTS,
CORNER Gervais and Gates streets,
(near S. C. and G. A C. R. R. Depots,)
Columbia, S. C" receive and forward all
kinds of Merchandize, Tobacco. Cotton and
a'l Produce, or store the same. Parties
consigning to us will lind their freight
snipped with despatch from Orangeburg,
Alston, Winnsboro or other points, by wa?
gon, during the breakage on said roads.
We. keep two two-horse wagons for city
hauling.
R. H. MOUNCE. J. W. CALHOUN.
REfiafcxcKS.-J. G. Gibbes, Edwin J.
Scott Columbia; johnston. Crews A Co..
Charleston; Linton'&Dowty, Augusta,Ga.:
Wm. Taylor & Co.,M'jnLgoinevy, Ala.; Cox.
Braynard A Co., Mobile,- Ala.; W. A. J
Finnev. Danville, Va.; Robert bumpkin
RiehDjond, Va. Sept 14 Imo*