The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, January 04, 1866, Image 4
By Telegrapli.
Th* Aaintsaion ot Southern Repr??
sentai ti ves.
WASHINGTON, January 3.-It is rumored
that President Johnson, at tho meeting of
Congress, will send in a special message in
regard to the admission of members of
Congress from thc Southern States. The
course of Henrv J. Raymond, it appcarc.
has somewhat alarmed the ultra radicals.
It is understood that Mr. Raymond has
publicly expressed himself as holding that,
since the rebellion has ended and slavery
is abolished, tho North and South should
have equal representative powers in Con?
gress, flo argues that tho North, under
the Constitution, has no right to legislate
for the South unless the South is represent?
ed in Congress. Ho believed that the nia
Iority of the Southern members have been
egitimately elected, and should bo admit?
ted to seats. Mr. Raymond, despite the
machinations of the ultra-Stevens party,
when Congress gets to work, will be an
earnest supporter of President Johnson
and tho leader of the House.
Farther Part lc o lar* of tile Los* of the
Steamer Constitution.
WILMINGTON, December 30.-Tho steam?
er Constitution, Capt. Grcenman. from Sa?
vannah for New York, left Savannah on
the 23d, with 54 passengers and 700 bales
of cotton, und struck on the Southern
point of Lookout Shoals, on the 25th, at 1
a. m., where she remained forty-eight
hours, then broko up. Tho captain, with
twelve of the crew and ono passenger, W.
P. Levy, of Brooklyn, New York, saved
themselues on cotton bales, landing at
Cape Lookout Light-house, al 4 p. m., on
the 28th; thence they proceeded to More?
head City. Forty persona perished.
The Governor of Georgia tx Secretary
Seward.
WASHINGTON, December 31.-The follow?
ing despatch was received here yesterday:
MiLLEnoEviLLE. December 22, 1SC5.
Hon. Wm. tl. Seward, Secretary of Slate:
I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your telegram of the 10th inst.,
together with a copy of your communica?
tion to His Exe? lfency James Johnson,
Provisional Governor of Georgia. Be
pleased to tender to His Excellency the
President my grateful return for his recog?
nition of the official position in which tin
people of Georgia have placed mc, and as?
sure him of my fixe?l purpose to observe
and obey as well the Constitution of the
United States as the Constitution of the
State of Georgia. Express to him, also,
my thanks for the offered co-operation of
tho Government of the United States in
effecting the earliest restoration ami per?
manent prosperity and welfare of the
State. Upon its co-operation our people
build earnest hopes of a speedy return to
their suspended relations with theo.her
States of the Union. I have, sir, tho honor
to be, verv respectfully, vour most obedi?
ent servant, CHAS. J. JENKINS,
Governor.
From Europe.
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE-OPINIONS OF THE
BRITISH PRESS.
ENGLAND AND AMERICA-FENL\NISM. AC.
-Tho passage in President Johnson's
message, which especially concerns this
country, ought, we think,to be accepted in
a friendly spirit. He could not do less
than review the history of the Alabama
claims; and, in reviewing them, he could
hardly say less, at least to an American
Congress, than he has said. * * * * *
Mr. Johnson does us no more than justice
in attributing to us the same earnest
desire for peace which he professes
himself. Even when the causes of mutual
exasperation were at their height, there
never was a war nartv in this count rv.
[ts tone seems to be studiously pitched ia
i low key. It will bo curious if American
statesmen have learned, in th?? presence of
real difficulties, to be moderate in lan?
guage; and, as far as we can at prfcent
*ee, England bas, almost fer tho rirst
time, not been insulted even for party pur?
poses, because there do exist grave induce?
ments in America, if not to suspect, at
laast to misunderstand ns. The substance
of tho message had been to a groat extent
anticipated by the rumors detailed by the
correspondents of the daily papers, and
everybody knew that the sensational
element would not bo conspicuous in Pre?
sident Johnson's utterances. What his
policv has been, his speech is. Ho tells
nothing that we did not know, and he an?
nounces only what every ono was certain
that ho must announce.
When wo como to tho more interesting
paragraphs-more interesting, at least, on
this sitio of Hie ocean-wo seem to be list?
ening only to a faint and subdued echo of
Mr. Seward's letter to Earl bussell. The
topics, and even the phraseology, are
much the name; and if Congress does not
complain of being served with cold cab?
bage, wo need not be very indignant thal
once more wo listen to the complaints with
which we aro so familiar, lt would bo
well for us all if American statesmen had
never committed any worse wrong against
England than that of being tedious.
And it must be remembered that though
wo have heard all this before, Congress
has had no official knowledge of all our un?
kindness and precipitancy, and of the un?
precedented nature of tho act which ad?
mitted the Confederates to belligerent
rights, lt was, therefore, inevitable that
tho message ot the President should, to
sonic extent, reproduce the unpleasant
topics already dwelt upon in the despatches
of tho Secretar}- of Stat?. But, to do him
justice, Mr. Johnson judiciously avoids all
that could provoke needless irritation be?
tween the two countries. He could not
say less than he has done, for Mr. Soward
has already.committed himself to thc same
hue; but he might have availed himself of
thc example of mort; than one of his prede?
cessors by saying a great deal more.
Bunkum, however, for once, does not
sound in high places; and as everybody,
both in England and tho United States,
knows how a reference to arbitration was,
in a .stuse, ottered from Washington, and
to what extent it was declined in London,
we learn with satisfaction that, while Ame?
rica retains, as she has a right to do, a
grievance, she "does not present the sub?
ject as an impeachment of good faith on
the part of a power professing the most
friendly dispositions'. In that limbo til
diplomacy to which common sense-which
means a sense of common interests-has
consigned so many national quarrels, we
can well afford to allow the claims for com?
pensation to go a smouldering on, even at.
the risk of tlio ashes of a dying dispute
being kindled by the occasional exigencies
of American party warfare. * * * *
On tho whole, we note with^satisfaction
tho possible commencement of a new era
in American State papers. Moralists ttdl
us that trouble and the sad experience of
lifo smooth th?! temper and soften the
manners. It may bo with nations as with
men. Bishop Butler thought that a whole
j nation could go mad together. We gladly
believe that a great people can become
temperate, moderate and just.
[S<iturtl(iij Review, Der. 16.
THE FENIAN Till ALS.-RUJIOKEI) FENIAN EX?
PEDITION.
With the trial of O'Donavan (Itossa)
the first batch of Fenian indictments
was disposed of, and the Special Com?
mission in Dublin was adjourned. On
tho following da}- the court W?S opened in
Cork, and thc Grand Jury returned true
I bills against two of the prisoners, O'Con
! nor and Mccafferty.
A considerable military force had been,
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and like meanr. will give, additional vaiue
to the product), aud bring a further reward
to the cultivators.
"Pre-eminently and above all, the Cotton
Supply Association earnestly recommends
the use of New Orleans seed, which, when?
ever tho climate end soil are favorable,
will not only produce an imnroved quality,
but a larger quantity per acre. This seed
the Association will undertake to provide
for all who desiro to uso it, and will supply
it at cost price. Let none be discouraged
by occasional failure, by unpropitious sea?
sons, by fluctuating markets, or hy any
other cause. These hindrances have been
encountered by tho Southern States of
America, and, in spite of all, they suc?
ceeded in building up a colossal cotton
trade, which has now been thrown open to
tho rest of the world. Let pthers do like?
wise, and the result will bo as satisfactory
and advantageous."
MISCELLANEOUS ENGLISH INTELLIGENCE.
Tlic notorious "Yelverton*' ease is not
yet finally disposed of-Mrs. Longworth
(Mrs. Yelverton) having given notice of
her intention to move for a new trial of
her case against the Saturday lieciew.
The cattle disease continues to increase.
Tiio official returns for the week gives the
number of cases at 5,356, being 1,528 lu
excess of the previous week.
A conference, at which a number of ag?
ricultural societies wer'; represented, was
held in London on tho subject of thc cattle
plague. Resolutions were passed, calling
upon the Government to adopt more strin?
gent measures for arresting the progress
of the malady, and urging the formation of
a National Assurance Company, with a
State guarantee.
Earl Kussell has quito recovered from
his indisposition.
LIVERPOOL, December 16.-Sir H. Storks,
in addition t.) his functions as Governor of
Jamaica, will be President of the Commis?
sion of Inquiry. The other members of
the Commission are not yet announced.
The trial in Liverpool, in which the
plaintiff sought to recover his insurance
on the laying of the Atlantic Telegraph,
has resulted in a verdict for tho plaintiff
for the total loss. Leave has been given
to remove thc case to thc court above.
The stock of cotton in port is 318,000
bales, of which 127,0i?0 are American.
Rcvcnly Johnson's Argument before
thc Supreme Court on thc Test Oath.
On Friday last, in behalf of A. H. Gar?
land's petition to be admitted to practice
in tho United States Supreme Court, Mr.
Johnson said:
There being* no antecedent Government
to our own, it is necessary to look into the
Constitution itself to sec what powers were
originally conferred upon Congress. These
being stilted, Congress is authorized to
.pass all necessary and proper laws to carry
them into effect. These powers are to be
so construed as to effect the object they arc
designed to accomplish. It is the duty of
the Court to ascertain what this is, and
then determine whether the legislation will
defeat or secure the end. A restriction to
the class of powers is, that Congress shall
pass no ex post facto law or bill of attainder,
i'hc meaning of this is well understood lo
be that no law shall be passed which makes
an act a crime winch was not a crime when
tho act was committed. But the law of
1865 does punish in point of fact, because
it precludes the petitioner from the exer?
cise of a lawful occupation, and strikes at
a profession in which his hopes and ambi?
tion, and support of himself and family,
ire involved The punishment is severe,
cruel and unexampled, lt, subjects bini to
all the obligations of tho Constitution,
while it takes from him all its advantages.
The original Act of 18C2 was not made
applicable to attorneys in tho courts of the
United States. Three years were suffered
[ to elapse, when some one in Congress, who
may have been peculiarly sensitive, and
J who saw . '.> every man who had
?OMad^a H^^^^??-'l'i""- introducid,1 a
iVflW<>n:." of the \.\? to
on tho President, without limit. Congress
cannot say to the petitioner, "You shall bo
tried for treason after having been par?
doned." If this was true of one class of
crimes, it was true??f all others. Mr. John?
son quoted from various judicial opinions
to fortify the points of argument by bim
presented.
Tho Court holds the matter under ad?
visement, and has adjourned until Tuesday
next.
Feulanlim Coming to a. Focus.
The Sunday Mercury savs despatches
have been received in New York from tho
Pacific, by tho overland route, the contents
of which, if given to tho public, would
cause the most intense fevei in tho public
mind. Men and money will, in a very short
?paco of time, bo brought into active ope?
ration.
Despatches have also been rccoived by
special envoy from Head Centre Stevens,
and so important were they considered by
President O'Mahony. tiiat ho at once
ordered that they should be laid before
Gen. Sweeney, with a view to have their
requirements complied with at once. We
are in a position to statu that they call for
prompt and decisivo actiou. Tho crisis is
near at hand.
Head Centre Stevens is not in jail, nor is
ho likely to be for some time. The next
time he is hoard from, it is believed, he
will bo in a position to demand an exchange
of prisoners. He is determined, it is said,
tliut there shall bo no lizzie, as tar as ho is
concerned. Ho believes that ho has made I
the necessary preparations; that ho has
worked long with a success that warrants
him in throwing down tho gauntlet. That
he has th? means within his grasp, if tho
deepest treachery does not exist, to accom?
plish the darling object of his life, ho fools
as contident as that ho lives to-day. He
has measured his ground, counted his me::
and calculated his means. Could we con?
sistently give to the public ail we know on
tips subject, thc blood of many would run
warm, while that of others would curdle in
their veins. This much we eau say, look
out for stirring news from more parts of
tho world than ono. and within a short
time. Stevens is not in jail; ho is where
lie designed to be, and hopes that thc pro?
mise on the lip found an honest placo iu
tho hearts of all who swore their alle?
giance.
Tho following is a list of the officers of
thc Fenian War Department:
WAR DEFAUT M i'.NT-CUIKF AND STAFF.
Major-General Thomas W. Sweeney, as
is known, is at thc hoad of tho War Depart?
ment. lie has had eighteen years' practi?
cal experience in tho United States service.
Iiis stall is as follows: brigadier-General
C. Carroll Taevis, a graduate of West Point,
served in the Turkish anny under Omer
Pasha, in tin; French service, in the Cri?
mean campaign and in the late war. Ho
was colonel of cavalry anil military gover?
nor of Baltimore. He has held ten com?
missions, and has several decorations for
gallantry in loreign service.
Colonel Meehan was for two years con?
nected with tho United States Coast Sur?
vey. He is also a graduate of West Point.
Colonel Carl Booking is a graduate of the
Belgian Military Academy, tho inventor of
tho Arethusa incendiary shell and hand
grenade, and a late major of artillery,
United States Army.
Major S. Trevethan, lato chief of en?
gineers of Major-General Logan'?* staff. He
served through the late war; inventor of
the railroad battery. Colton bridge and
wooden mortars, so effectively used at thc
siege of Vicksburg and Mobilo as to be
spoken of in tho highest terms by Lieute
nant-General Grant and Major-Generals
McPherson, Sherman, Logan, Leggot and
Force.
Major Eugene J. Courtney, late quarter?
master of Major-General Weitzels staff.
He served through tho entire war in differ?
ent positions.
< It^bain W. M. O'Reilly, late of the United
I States Navy, served in all tho naval battles
I to the opening of the Mississippi and at
^>^^XJUlLlir<i <?f Galveston, Texas, in Ooto
?fcSfefc^j*?e:i prisoner.
^^^^
One of thc most attractive of lovely wo
man's beautiful features, are the pearl:
white teeth. How the smile is enhanced
in beauty by the frequent use of tho re?
nowned Van Buskirk Bozodont, which cai
bo obtained at SCOTT & HERIOTS! Tr\
it-_Jan 3 3
While we recommend the use of thc cele?
brated Sozodont for the teeth, it should b<
remembered that a beautiful head of bail
is tho grandest ornament to woman. Wi
say, then, try Sterling's Ambrosia, Bur?
nett's Cocoaino and Lyon's Kathairon.
which preservo and strengthen tho hair.
All of which can ba obtained at SCOTT &
HERIOT'S._Jan 3 3
Pe as ? Peas, Peas.
ON hand, a small lot of PEAS.
_ Jan 5 1 HAN AH AN & WARLEY.
Notice is Hereby Given,
THAT, at the expiration of three month
from this date, application will bi
made to tho Washington anil New Orlean:
Telegraph Company for renewal of CER?
TIFICA TES of seven shares of stock of
said company, held in thu name of Edward
Sill, dated and numbered as follows: 2:ii
March 1850, No. C72, for three (3) shares
9th Julv, 1851, No. 758. for two (2) shares
and lath December, 1851, No. 817, for tw<
(2) shares; the originals having been los
or mislaid. EDWARD SILL.
Jan 5 m<>3
luRICl'LTlRAL HIPLE1IE\TS.
WE have just received
*"v^%. from first bands:
^S&r i"; ? CORN SHELLERS,
iptifa^ptKiftiT >TUA\V t U 1' L'EUS, t on
^S?saBSaSSSkmjnijLs and PLOWS, ii
addition io ii wi ll-selected stock of Famib
GKOCERIES, Shelf HARDWARE, PO I"
WAKE, TINWARE. ('ROCKERY WARE,
.Vc. All of which will bo sold VERY LOW
for CASH.
We respectfully solicit a liberal share ol
patronage from our friends and the public
generally. HUFFMAN & PRICE,
Corner of Main and Lumber streets,
Jan 5 Imo* _Columbi". S C.
DE. B. W. TAYLOR
OFFERS his professional services to thc
citizens of Columbia and its vicinity.
Residence corner of Pickeus and Senat?
streets. _Jan i Imo*
Sup'ts Office, Charlotte & S. C. R. R.,
COLUMBIA, S. C., JANUARY 1, 18GC.
?mi] ?SE HUNDRED LA
;l ? ^-"-"^g^BORERS wanted, to work
on the track. Apply to WILLIAM REY?
NOLDS, Section Master, at tho Depot.
Jan 3 JAS. ANDERSON, Supt.
TABLE ASD POCKET CUTLERY 1
JUST received and fi r sale LOW by
FISHER A LOWRANCE.
Jan 2_Imo?
HEW GOODS.
OPENED, this dav, a variety of choice
FANCY ARTICLES of French China
and Bohemian Class. Also, Reticule,Lunch
and Traveling BASKETS.
- Dcc- 27_ _N^liL STANLEY.
Robert W. Shand,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
OFFERS Iiis professional services to the
citizens of Richland District. Offiet
adjoining tho Post OlViee, Columbia,
jan 2_tufG
Engine, etc., for Sale.
AFIVE-HORSE ENGINE, in running
order, with puUeys, etc., for sale low
Apply at this office._Dec 12
" joR SALE OR RENT,
Bi8B?BBMiM????LING HOUSE, con?y?|
A.\xctiori Sale?.
Variety Sale.
BY JAMES G. GIBBES.
C. F. HARBISON, AUCT?OXIE*.
WILL bc sold, THIS (Friday) MORNING,
5th, at 10? o'clock, in front of my store,
Tho following articles:
Sofa?, Chairs, Tables, Brussels Carpet.
Ready-iimde Clothing, Cassimcrcs.
Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes.
Ladies' Hats, trimmed and untrimmed.
2 rolls Carpeting.
8 bb?>. Irish Potatoes.
5 " Onions.
5 " Rice.
WaRon and Harness.
Saddle and Draft Horso, Saddle Pony.
ALSO,
A choice selection of Pictures, Ac.
OUT Unlimited articles received until 10
?'clock on day of sale. Jan 5 2
. Hiargo Sale
OF
Provisions, &c,
ON
Tuesday, 16th day of January Inst.
WALL be sold, at the plantation known
as the Clowny Place, Union District,
two miles from Jonesville, Spartanburg and
tJnion Railroad,
2,000 bushels CORN.
PEAK and COTTON SEED.
FODDER and SHUCKS in large qnantitv,
8 to 10,000 pounds PICKLED PORK.
LARD.
Fine stock of improved breed of Cattle.
Several lino Milch Cows.
Fine flock of Sheep.
Mules and Horses.
Three Wagons.
One seit i>?ai Ksmith Tools.
And all neccssarv Farming Implements.
Tlie PLANTATION, containing 1,030
veres, with a large proportion of rich boL
om. well drained and in a high stato of
^titivation, with a fair proportion of wood?
land, will be for sale or rent, and may be
treated for privately. *?
An agent is constantly on thc place, who
?viii show tho land.
Terms made known on dav of salo.
Jan 5 +2 JOHN \V. SIMPSON*.
Plantations to Bent.
ON the 1st MONDAY in February, at Co?
lumbia, by order of the Executor of
he late James O'Hanlon,"will be disposed
>f to the highest approved bidder, tbs
LAND belonging to said estate, for the
vear 18GG, and known as the Singleton and
Log Castle Tracts. They arc superior cot?
ton and grain lands. 00 or 70 hands can
be advantageously employed on tho Sin?
gleton place, and" about 25 or'30 at Log
Castle. W. A. HARRIS, Agent.
BOOTS, HOES AND LEATUER.
THE subscribers have just received
[a general assortment of BOOTS and
.SHOES, consisting of : Gent's Single
and Double-soled BOOTS, (Philadelphia
make,) Balmorals, Gaiters, Bootees, Bro?
gans, kc. Also, a line lot of the very best
Baltimore Oak Sole LEATHER. We will,
as usual, make to order all variet'es of
Boots and Shoes, of the best material and
workmanship, for cash only-a rule from
which there will bo no exception.
J. fe A. OLIVER,
Sumter st., between Richland and Lanrel
Dec 7 Imo*
Fire and Marine