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- COLUMBIA. Sunday Morning, February ll, 1866. Tlie Situation Again. Au esteemed friend asked us yester? day morning, why we do not say in explicit terms why we of the South cannot succumb to the requisitions of the radicals. Our answer is very simple, and very simply we will answer it. We have for some time endeavored, by all the information (political, we mean,) in our power, to show that the policy of the radicals can never be sustained by the people of the United States. They-the radicals-will be overthrown, and it is utterly futile to do aught, whilst ?hey hold the nomi? nal majority in Congress, to make any effort to thwart their designs. We have no representative in that body, and our -whole and sole trust is in the wise patriotism of the President until then we must wait patiently, and our impatient friends must do the same. We have all confidence in Andrew Johnson, and if the course of the radicals produce another revolu? tion, in him we will find a leader against those who -would continue to keep the country in its present state of disorganization. To all our friends we would say, have patience. This problem wi" be solved; true patriotism will worK it out, and unless we distrust the Great Eider, the cause of right and justice must prevail. We believe that some of these re? ports we receive from Washington are true, and that the Executive will do all in his power to see that the Be public will meet and overcome all the assaults that are being made upon it, under the Constitution which created it. Bevolutions come but seldom, and we do not think the people of any section in our country desire another attempt of this sort. Suppress such disorganizers as Sumner and Stev 'ns, \ and all will yet be welL Immigra? lon. The Charleston Couria' has been informed by a gentleman that he had sent North for 100 Germax? emigrants to come South and work on his plan? tation. He expects they will arrive in about two weeks time. We learn from the same source that it is the intention of a combination of gen? tlemen to take immediate steps to in? troduce the system of white labor in this State. It is further stated that despatches to the State Department indicate that the emigration from Europe to the United States will this year exceed any previous one. The German ports especially are filling up with persons desirous of securing a passage. The debt of the United States, on the 1st of February, 1866, amounted to $2,716,898,152. This is an im? mense sum, and how to provide for its payment is the great question that occupies the minds of the financiers of the Government. ARRESTED.-The Pickens Courier says that Messrs. W. S. Williams, Thos. P. Williams, and Herbert Wil? liams, were arrested on the night of the 29th ult., by a mounted detach? ment of the garrison at Walhalla. These gentlemen are still under arrest. The particulars, in connec? tion with this event, have not trans? pired. W. B. Carlisle, Esq., formerly one of the editors of the Charleston Courier, proposes to establish in that city, a weekly paper, to be called the "Yeoman," tp be "devoted chiefly to the rights, duties, privileges and interests of the farmer and rural citizen." - A special despatch to the Cincin? nati Commercial, dated Austin, Texas, February 1, announces that a large majority of the delegates to the State Convention were original secession? ists. True Union men should not regret this result; for if those who tried to take tho State out of the Union aro now earnestly laboring to get it back into the Union again, it is a sign of a healthy reaction in the public sentiment of that section, which none but disunion radicals will deprecate. Capt. C. F. Frierson has been elect? ed to the State Senate from Sumter, (to fill the vacany occasioned by the promotion of Hon. F. J. Moses to the law bench,) over Major T. J. Green, by a majority of sixty-six vrvtes. The Shenandoah. Tho Mobile Times, of the 28th ult, publishes extracts from a private let? ter of Capt. Waddell, of the Confede? rate cruiser, Shenandoah-furnished by a citizen of Mobile, to whom it was addressed. We subjoin that por? tion of the letter in which he justifies the acts of his ship after the surren? der of the Confederate armies and the capture of Mr. Davis: "After reaching Behring's Sea, I captured the ship Wm. Thompson and brig Susan Abigail; both had left San Francisco in April last. These captures were made about the 23d of June, and from each I received San Francisco papers. These papers pro? fessed tq have the correspondence between Gens. Lee and Grant con? cerning the aurieiider of Lee's army. They also stated that Mr. Davis and Cabinet were in Danville, to which place the Confederate Government had been removed, and that Mr. Davis had issued a proclamation in? forming the Southern people that the war would be carried on with renewed vigor. "I was made possessor of as late news by these two captures as any the whalers had, and I continued my work until it was completed in the Arctic Ocean on the 28th of June, when I had succeeded in destroying or dispersing the New England whal? ing fleet. I left the Arctic on the 29th of June, and shipped from some of the whalers eight men on that very day-men of intelligence, all trained soldiers. It is not to be be? hoved that those men would have taken service in the Shenandoah if they behoved the war ended ? . 'After leaving Behring's Sea, I fell in with no vessel until I communicat? ed with the British barque Barracou? ta, from San Francisco, 2d August, fourteen days, bound for Liverpool. She informed me of the capture of Mr. Davis and a part of his cabinet, also of the surrender of Generals Johnson's, Smith's and Magruder's armies. The Berracouta furnished that news the first time I had heard it, and I instantly ceased to cruise a:/d steered for Cape Horn." Capt. Waddell states that his n^vnl career is at an end. He e:^rresses a feeling of bitter dis^/pointment at the result of th?-Avar. He says the " South placed false to her cause-he has very little respect for her-does not believe she was in earnest-pre? dicts that she will never take the field again, and generally slurs the decrees of fate. We are afraid this will be the gene? ral verdict hereafter-"the South played false to her canse." By "the South," however, cannot be meant j the many gallant men who promptly rallied to the casue they thought right and patriotic. We are sony that such a man as Captain Waddell "slurs the decrees of fate," whilst entertaining the opinion that the South will never take the field again. The truth is, the South has some? thing else to do than be eternally looking back to the past. Whether her people played false or not, the "decrees of fate" were against them in the war they waged, and having seen their error, their only hope foi life, liberty and the pursuit of happi? ness is in sustaining the Governmenl of the United States, so long as it ii administered on the principle upor which it was founded. NAPOLEON'S SPEECH.-Napoleon, ii: his recent speech, said: France, wh< forgets no noble page of her history offers up sincere wishes for the pros perity of the great American Repub lie, and for the maintenance of ami cable relations, which will soon hav< had a century's duration. The em o tion produced in the United State by the presence of our troops OJ Mexican soil will be pacified by th frankness of our declarations. Th American people will coniprehem that our expedition, to which we in vited them, was not opposed to thei interests. Two nationa, equally jeal ous of their independence, ought t avoid every step which might affec their dignity and their honor, j The Paris correspondent of th j Daily News .says it has transpired i: I court circles that Napoleon is greatl displeased with Maximilian, on ver j many grounds, especially on accour I of the bad reception given to th j French Counsellor of State, sent t . Mexico to take the finances in liane ord it is intimated that this is on reason for withdrawing the Freue troops. DESTITUTION IN LANCASTER DU .TF.ICT.-The Lancaster Ijetlger repon that in some portions of thatDistrh there is actual suffering among th i poor for the want of provisions. The j have no means of buying corn, an if they had, the article cannot no be procured, owing, either to i j scarcity, or to the unwillingness < i those who have it, to sell. I? From Washington. A despatch, dated 7th inst., says: A delegation of colored men, head? ed by Fred. Douglass and B. H. Downing, called on the President to? day, for the purpose of expressing their ideas on the questions now be? ing considered affecting then- inte? rests, and also to learn the views en? tertained by the President in the same connection. He was addressed by both Downing and Douglas, who strongly urged that the colored race should be endowed with all the rights, privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States, and de? sired that the right of suffrage be given to them, not only in this Dis? trict, but all over the land. The President responded, saying if his past course was not evidence ol his good will to the colored race, he could say no more. He had said, and repeated here, that if they could find no other Moses to lead them tc the land of promise and liberty, li? would be that Moses; but he was no1 willing to adopt a policy which would result in danger to the colored man, and possibly lead to a war of races Nothing but evil would result front forcing upon the people of this Dis? trict, or any other section, a princi pie in direct opposition to the ex pressed will of the majority. At the conclusion of his remarks which were of considerable length Douglas said the question would hav< to be settled by the people, to whicl the President expressed his assent saying he had great faith in the people Incredible as the statement ma] appear, it is nevertheless now consi dered extremely doubtful whether th) Stevens amendment to the Constitu tion can secure a sufficient number o votes in the Senate to make it even ? "proposition" to the States. Hea what the Washington corresponden of the New York Times says: "It appears now almost certaii that the joint resolution will fo^1 i* receive a two-thirds vote *n its favo in the Senate. An.oug those win have openly announced their pnrpos? to oppose it, are Senators Howe am Xates, and it is said all the radica members will vote against the r?solu tion." In relation to the property o blockade runners, another despatcl says: Government, taking the groum that blockade-running was a part o the rebellion, and that all propert; used and all profits made in it ar subject to rules of war, have sen igents South, who have seized a ?otton and other property intende> for blockade-running, and have calle upon all engaged in the business t state, under oath, their associates the amount of their business, thei profits, &c. Most of the witnesse iiave told the full tale of their bus ness; but the ono or two probabl iinwilling to disgorge were sent t prison on account of their refusal t testify. One of the largest stocl liolders in this enterprise was th Bon. G. A. Trenholm, late Secretar af the Treasury of the so-called Coi federate States, thus carrying on tl: iouble business of guarding the Coi federate money , and filling his ow pockets at the same time. In tl jourse of his examination, whic took place on the 16th ultimo, M Trenholm stated that just before tl svacution of Richmond, the tot amount of specie in the Confedera eaults was $350,000 to $100,000, . which sum about ?300,000 was in tl Treasury- at Pichmond. This $30C 900 was carried off and distribute partly among the soldiers of Joh ston's army, and partly among tl military escort of Jeff. Davis at tl lime of their disbandment. M Trenholm stated that, in his opinio Mr. Davis and the other civil office refused to receive any part of it. Tl examination of Mr. Trenholm, as e Secretary and ex-blockade-runnc was quite long, but showed mn frankness on his part in revealing i he knew. Iota, the well informed and usual correct correspondent of the Bal more Sun, writes: The public may prepare for soi political events within a few weel or even days, that give a new asp? to national affairs. Hitherto Co gress, or rather the leaders of Cc gr ess, have had everything in tin own way. Perhaps they may rems n unit, even after another unit equal and co-ordinate power shall placed in antagonism with them. Mr. Sumner's republic is one oi different form, or color, from the : public of Washington and Marsht ind Judge Story and Judge Marsht but it is not impossible that the a tation now commenced will be cc tinned till the five millions of citizt who are to give a Democratic oe and color to the new republic shall predominant in one-half the count: or till they shall have followed 1 fate of the Indian. By-the-way, foreign philanthrc will be surprised and confounded the artificial and unjust distinctu of race and color which Mr. Tm bull's bill recognizes and establish while professing to guarantee 1 rights of citizenship to all. All 1 blacks, all the coolies, aliens of lands, are invested with citizensh but the poor Indian, the original p prietor of the country, the real nat American, is ungenerously except He alone, who owned everything ?ntitled to nothing. I? The following paragraph is from a Washington letter to the Louisville Journal: A member from Tennessee assured me yesterday thai the Democrats would accept negro suffrage, and the Republicans oppose it, before the expiration of two months. The gen? tleman referred to was neither May? nard, Stokes, nor Cooper. I hear this idea so frequently repeated that I am led to believe that the conser? vative party will assume negro suf? frage in the whole South. The correspondent of the New York World says : Most important rumors prevail hore respecting the relations of our Go? vernment to the de facto Government in Mexico. It is stated that an un? derstanding has been arrived at with the French Government, and that to all intents and purposes the difficulty between them is settled. It is true that the French are about to leave Mexico, but it is also true that the United States Government have waived any intention to enforce the Monroe doctrine. There will proba? bly be no recognition of Mexico, but there is a pledge, express or implied, that the United States will take no overt means to depose Maximilian and put Juarez, or any one else, in his place. While it is not likely that formal diplomatic relations will be opened with the Empire, a quasi recognition will result from the present understanding-that -is, con? suls will be appointed and employed in their proper function of protecting American trade in Mexico. It is probable that the Government would have taken much more de? cided m east i res than have been deemed politic, had the radicals permitted the Southern States to return to .ike Union ; but, according to report, President Johnson thinks it the height of folly to toke measures j which n>;~\t provoke a war with Fr*" while the dominant majority iii Congress are endeavoring to em? bitter the people of one-third of the States against the rest of the Union. If there should be a virtual abandon? ment of the Monro? doctrine, the country must understand that it is due wholly to the sense of insecurity and feebleness in the Union, induced by the endorsement of the extreme notions of Sumner and Seward by the Senate and House. It is not likely that the French will leave Mexico before the close of the year, and while they are going their places will bc supplied by Austrians. Bel? gians and such Mexicans as accept the empire. There was printed, some days since, a statement of "Agate," the well-informed correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette, on the position of the President. The editoj of the Indianapolis Herald, referring there? to, publishes the subjoined letter: WASHINGTON, January 30, 1866. MY DEAK JUDGE: I enclose here? with a marked article. I called on the President, and asked him if he had seen and read it. He said he had. I asked him if it correctly pre? sented his views. He said that it substantially did, and that he had no material 'criticism to offer. He then went over the various points of his policy, as he had often done with me before, all in harmony with the views set forth in the letter of "Agate." You "guess," I see in the Herald, that he will sign the suffrage bill. I will risk my future political existence on'his veto. When you see it stated that there is no rupture between him and the radicals, do not believe it. I know better, and they know better, and are only whistling, like boys in a grave-yard, to keep up appearances. The President talks freely, and to everybody alike, and I never held a conversation with him that did not please me. He says that he does not wish to seem the aggressor, but that he will meet all issues that aro made against his declared policy. A rumor has gained circulation in Washington that if tho Freedmen's Bureau bill shall pass in the House of Representatives in the same shape that was received from the Senate, the President will issue a proclamation declaring the privileges of the writ of habeas corpus restored in all the border States. -? ^ ?, SENATOR B. F. PERRY.-The Green? ville Enterprise says: Ex-Governor Perry left this place on TuesdpTr last for Washington city. He has gone there not on any busi? ness of an important public character, but mostly on matters of private con? cern, he has informed us, and will be away for some two or three weeks. He was accompanied by other gen? tlemen from Greenville. Much good may result to the coun? try at large from his visit to the capi? tal, as he is one of the few of our men who can mediate between the two sections, commanding, is he does, the esteem and consideration of both seceder and Un.on man; indeed, we have thought that the interests of the South strongly demanded his at? tendance in Washington upon the first assembling of Congress last De? cember, notwithstanding there was no probability of an early admission of tho members from the South, as he might have effected considerable results in the conciliation of the dis? integrating elements of the land. A maiden ?peech-Ask papa. THE COOLIE TRADE.-The London and China Telegraph, of the 4th ult., says : Of the thirty ships now lying at anchor in the harbor of Macao, six? teen are chartered for Havana with slaves. All these vessels will, as is the' custom, ship a certain number of coolies in excess of their contract, in order to have the means of supplying tho places of those who may die on the voyage. It is curious that no one has, as yet, found ont why so many of the coolies lose their sight on the voyage. Out of a cargo of 500, forty win be completely blind before they arrive at their destination; and as, according to the terms of the charter party, the barracoon owner will only pay for and receive those that arrive in possession of their eye-sight, pt,he unfortunate blind are probably cast j into the sea or landed upon some desert"island, for the Government will not permit any Chinaman to live in Havana unless he belongs to a master. Reports are received from Utah that the Mormons contemplate the abandonment of that Territory and a wholesale emigration to the Sandwich Islands. It is said that Brigham Young lias purchased or secured the refusal of two cf the Sandwich Islands for future colonization by the Mormons. The motive for this is the growing popular and official opposi? tion to the system of polygamy. Fred. Douglas and other negro delegates had au interview with the President on the 7th, for the purpose of securing all civil and political rights, particularly that of suffrage. The President referred to his past conductas evidence of his friendship, butf decidedly expressed himself against giving them suffrage, as likely to bring them in conflict with the whites and produce a war of races. - ?ji - - -. - The extensive stables of the Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad Company, in Fourteenth street, be? tween Tenth avenue and the North River, New York, were totally destroy? ed by fire on Sunday night, and seventy horses which they contained were burned to death. Governor Jenkins, at the request of j the ladies of Milledgville, lias issued j an appeal to the ladies of Georgia to contribute one dollar each for the relief of the wife of ex-President Davis. The wife of the Italian Minister at Washington has been paid 850,000, for property destroyed by United States troops near Natchez, Mississip? pi, during the war. The Georgia Senate has passed the Stay Law. One-fourth of the debts may be collected in January, 1867, and one-fourth in each succeeding January, until all is paid. The farmers along the Wisconsin River complain that the bears are killing a large number of their sheep, hogs, Sic. A gentleman in Hartford, Conn., found the end of a human finger in a bologna sausage he was eating, a few clays ago. Ex-Gov. Graham, United States Senator elect from North Carolina, is out in a letter in favor of negro evi? dence as just and right. The work of relaying the iron on the Florida and Alabama Railroad commenced last week and is pro? gressing fast. "How is coal this morning?" said a man in a coal-yard to an Irishman. "Black as iver, be jabers!" said Pat. Jefferon, Marion County, Texas, papers charge agents with down-right, barefaced stealing operations. SHIP NEWS. (c. POUT OF CHARLESTON, FEB. li). ARRIVED YESTERDAY. Steamship Gen. J. E. Barnes, New York. Brig Freaonia, Howes, New York. WENT TO SEA YESTERDAY. Sehr. Myrover, Hughes, Nrw York. COMMERCIAL. ANO FINANCIAL.. NEW YORK, February 7.-Cotton heavy, at 47@48c., chiefly the former. Flour un? changed. Wheat dull, and declined l?2c. Corn declined lc-sales at 81@84c. Pork heavy-mess, $29|. Lard buoyant, at 15J @18|c. Whiskey dull. Groceries quiet. Turpentine heavy, at 92?@96i. Gold 39?. NEW YORK, February 8.-Cotton heavy. Sales 1,401) bales at '47(3:48- chiefly the former. Gold 391. BALTIMORE, February 7.-- Flour very dull. Wheat scarce-prices steady. White eorn, 85@8Gc; yellow, 75c. Oats advanced l@2c. Provisions inactive. Lard, 18c. Sugar firm and in good demand. Good whiskey nominal. CHARLOTTE, February 8.-- Ve ry little cot? ton selling to-day, with a dull market. Wo Suote 26c. in gold, and 364c. currency, ?old 38. LONDON, January 2o.-Consols opened at 86?@87 for money* and closed at 87J dull. United States five-twenties opened strong at an advance, but closed easier. Tho Bank rate is 8 per cent., and money is easior. LIVERPOOL, January 23.-There has been little doing in cotton. The news per Aus? tralasian, from New York, brought lower price s. Sales Yesterday 8,000 bales, with prices disposed to decline, but quotations were unchanged. Breadstuff's are steady. Provisions unchanged. LIVERPOOL, January 80.-Cotton circu? lars report the market generally rathor lower. The sales on this day amounted to 6,000 bales. Consols were quoted at ?5|@ 80. United States 5-20's m\. Local Items. Advertisements, to insure insertion, sh<mlil be banded in by 4 o'clock p. m. CASH.-Our terms for subscription, ad? vertising and job work are cash. We hop* all part ies will bear this in mind. "THK CODK."-The Acts passed by the Legislature relativo to thc freedmen, for salo at this office. Price 20 cents; by mail 25 cents. Wo arc indebted to John Agnew, Esq., (who, with his family, returned to this city yesterday,) for late New York and Wilmington papers, ahead of the mail. THE BUBNINO OF COLUMBIA.-An inter? esting account of the ' 'Sack and Destruc? tion of the City of Columbia. S. C.," has just been issued, in pamphlet form, front the Phoenix steam power press. Orders can be Ulled to any extent . By reference to nm- advertising columns, this morning, it will be seen that an agency of a Southern gift establishment has been opened in this city. The proprietors as? sert emphatically that they sro not con? nected with any Northern house. Give them a call, inspect their goods, and if satisfied, make an investment-the cost is Mn all, and the return may be considerable. WEEKLY FAMILY PAPKK.-On tho 14th instant, we shall commence the publication of a family paper, entitled "The Weekly Gleaner-A Nome Companion" Thc paper will be double the size of thc Phonix, and will contain the cream of the news, miscel? laneous matte- ditorials, stories, etc., in the daily and tri-weekly publications. Sub? scription price $4 per annum. Specimen copies sent on application. There will be an interval of two weeks between the pub? lication of the first and second numbera. BELIOIOUS SERVICES THIS DAY.-Trinity Church- Rev. P. J. Shand, 10* a. m. and 3J p. m. Presbyterian Church-Rev. Geo. Howe, KU a. m. and 3* p. m. Baptist Church-Rev. J. L. Reynolds, 10J a. m. Rev. C. H. Pritchard, SJ p. m. St. Peters Church-Rev. J. J. O'Connell, 104 a. m. and 3$ p. m. Lutheran Church-Rev. A. B. Rude, lty a. m. Christ Church Lecture Room-Rev. Mr. Pringle, 10A a. m. and Zk p. m. Marion Street Church-Rev. C. H. Prit? chard, 104 a. m. Rev. J. L. Reynolds, 3Jp. m. THE "PHONIX."-Frequent inquiries hav? ing been made as to the origin of the tra? ditional bird, "the Phoenix," the name of our paper, we give an explanation of tho cognomen, taken from an authentic source. The "Phonix,"' according to tho an? cients, ia a bird of which there is but ono specimen in the world. It comes flying from the East once in tho course of six hundred and fifty-one years, many other birds with dazzling wings bearing it com? pany. It reaches thc City of the Sun about the time of the vernal equinox, where it burns itself upon the roof of the temple, in the lire of tho concentrated rays of the sim, as they are reflected from the golden shield thereon with consuming radiance. No sooner is it consumed to ashes, than an egg appears in the funeral pyre, which tho heat that consumed the parent warms in? stantly into life, and out of it the same Pheonix comes forth in full plumage, and spreading its wings, it flies away again, to return no more until tho expiration of six hundred and fifty-one years. We might give a longer account from the author from which we glean these facts, but we think it unnecessary. When tho Phoenix we have now to do with, six hun? dred and p*y-one years hence, lays her egg, it wi nly affect our posterity twenty generations from the present time; and as posterity never has done anything for us, we must leave them to take care of that egg. __ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention ia call? ed to the following advertisements, which are published this morning for tho first time: Change of Schedule Blue Ridge Railroad. Pohl, Randall A Co.-Gift Enterprise. Henry A. Moetzo-Deeds, Wills, &c. Misses Henry-School Notice. Jackson's Cheap Lamps. J. A. Black-Insurance Agencies. Fisher & Lowrance-Hardware, &c. -Hay. Levin & Peixotto- Desirable Lot. " " -Bacon Sides, Ac. A. R. Phillips- Corn and Hay. Muller & Senn-Hats. " " -Crackers, Biscuits, Ac. Jacob Bookman-Mules Stolen. Durbec Si Walter-Auction. A SPECK OF DANOER.-The minutest black Rpot on the enamel of a tooth is an evi? dence that decay's eft'acing finger has touched it. Quickly interpose the Sozodont as a safeguard, or the tooth is gone-and not only that one, but perhaps half-a-dozen. Bo assured that nothing but Sozodont will either effectually prevent or arrest dental disease. t HATS! HATS! JUST receive.! Men's, Boys' and Children's HATS, i ^ of various kinds," tvihch we offer at a small advance above ?ost. MULLER & SENN, Feb ll 2 _At Bryce's Corner. STRAYED OR STOLEN, FROM niv plantation, in Fairfield District, two MULES-one a large ^^jLsorrel horse mule, badly rubbed by ^arness: the other a largo bay mare mule. \ suitable reward will bo pftid for their re? ar," ?JACOB BOOKMAN. ' Fe'b 1_'_._. . Hay! Hay! A FINE lot of EASTERN HAY, for sale A. low bv FISHER & LOWRANCE. Feb ll ' fl*