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COLUMBIA^ Saturday Morning, Jone 16,1866. Thc Fenian Movement. We have abstained from any ex? tended comment* or remarks on the i movements of tho Irish in this coun? try for tho liberation of their native land. Not that our sympathies were not with them, or with any people who seek to tlrrow off what they con? sider an unjust rule, but because early in the Fenian movement we saw the elements of discord, inimical io any concerted or effectual mode of action towards the accomplishment of the great object of tho organization. Vor a short time we did indulge the hope that wisdom and prudence would govern the counsels of the brotherhood, and that nu premature blow would be struck to involve the whole* cause in disaster and ruin. But these hopes were doomed to dis? appointment; divided counsels, bick? erings and petty jealousies have done their wrork, and what might have been au invincible army of libera? tion, are demoralized and scattered, their large revenues misappropriated and wasted, and their leaders war? ring on each other with the spirit of a petty animosity unworthy of the great and noble cause in wuich they were engaged. But such lias ever been the evil genius that presides iu the counsels of any organization of Irishmen, from the most important to the most trivial. In the present organization, at its incipiency, we thought thiH spirit had been banished-that, wait? ing a fitting time and opportunity, the mass of tho Irish Americans would have struck a blow which would have eventuated in the independence of their native land. The experience of the past should have taught them a lesson of patience and perseverance iu organization; the futile attempt of Mitchel and Meagher was a warning that should not have been unheeded, as to premature action, but it was in vain. With an immense revenue, and tens of thousands pledged to take arms in the cause, they madly overleaped the boundaries of pru? dence and common sense, and rushed into a conflict, which, from the very nature of the surroundings, any man of common sense could predict would be a failure. What the obstacles were to this ill advised movement on Canada are so very appareut, that it seems super? fluous to make any particular note or comment thereon. In the first place, the United States had to main? tain their neutrality, under treaty stipulations with Great Britain, and, therefore, it ought to have been ob \ious to the Fenian leaders that any sufficient force 'to penetrate Canada could not have been permitted, armed and equipped, to leave our borders for the purpose of invasion. It is true that the Government of tho United States moved tardily in this matter, and that the Fenian ruler? had reason to believe that no serious interruption or obstacle would belaio in their way. They took the ground, and evidently with good reason, that if the Government intended to inter tere at all with their movements, good faith to the Irish Americans <le mantled that it should have interfered by warning proclamations, &c, lonj ago. The whole country was advisee of this movement-a regular govern ment was organized; a competent mi litary bureau was discharging its du ties; arms hud boCu purchased openly some from Goverumei t agents; drill were held, and, in p'uort, the condi tion of apathy manifested by the au thorities, reasonbly indicated that th Government connived at, if it di? not sanction, the whole movement. But the loaders and tho men wer deceived in tho opinion they entei fained of the feeling of the Goverr ment towards them. Tho proclaim tion of the President appeared afb they had "crossed over the border, arrests were unnecessarily made o this side by the officials of tho Unite States, and while it is right an proper that this Government shoul preserve its neutrality, it is not dif uified or worthy of its propor posit io that her custom house officers an <>thev officials should become specii constables for the British Goven ment in Canada. But the end is not yet, if tho Iri? in America are true to themselve and sincere in their determination establish the independence of the country They number many hu dredsof thonsands in this land of re-: luge, and, when proper opportun i ty offers, can strike a blow against their enemies and their abettors that will lie sure and effective. Jn cominon with others who love freedom, we lament ?nd deplore the result of this last movement of the friends of Ireland, lt would appear ns if the gulden opportunity had passed, never to return. But it may not l>e so: already we have resolu? tions condemning our neutrality laws introduced into Congress; these reso? lutions also give high praise to the Irish for their conduct during the late civil war. All attempts to vote these resolutions tlown were defeated hy nu overwhelming majority, stud they wen? referred to thc appropriate com? mittee. On the whole, our advice t<? the Fonians would be to keep organized keep united. Bide your time, and wait the fitting opportunity to take nj) arms. Tin1 opportunity irit/ conic, and if it lind you divided, disor? ganized aud demoralized, tho last hope of Ireland'sliberation has passed away f<?rover. Who Wields the Magic Wutul ! That there, are some wonderful in? fluences at work in Congress to pro? mote the measures of the dominant faction in that body, cannot, bc de? nied. In the Senate, once a body above reproach, eveu the sad specta? cle is presented of men. occupying a high r.ud honorable position, tame? ly submitting to the dictation of un? scrupulous partisans, and soiling their Senatorial robes with tho filthy slime of partisan conniption and de? gradation. Forswearing their obli? gations as Senators, they have lost all sense of shame, and boldly avow that the interests of the eouutry are nothing wheu compared with the in? terests aud suect-s of the party with which they are ideutified. To the American people it must present, a very saddening spectacle, and beget the most serious apprehensions for the future of the country. In the report of the debate in the United States Senate, on Wednesday last, in discussing Mr. Doolittle's amendment to the reconstruction plan of the Senate, we find the fol? lowing paragraph : "Mr. Sherman said he believed Mr. Doolittle's amendment was right in priuciple, but ho should vote against it, because he felt it his duty to sus? tain the action agreed upon by his political friends." "Right in principle," b it yet this time-serving politician would not vote for it. and not only would not vote for it, but shamelessly avows his re? creancy to all his obligations as a Se? nator, and his duties as a member o? the highest legislative body of the Government. The question natural ly arises in tho. mind of every man, how is this subserviency to party in? terests, even on the part of able am* experienced Senators, obtained? NV? do not know. Somebody wields tlu sceptre, and with such a power us t? crush out the honest convictions <>l tho human heart. The tergiversa tions of members of bolh House during the. present session of Con gross abundantly proves this. Se nators and members will speak elo quently, and urge, tho most poten arguments against any given men sure, yet, when it comes to the tina test, they r<>W ir/th the porty on th other side. The reins of party disc: plinc must be held by u firm lunn when they swerve men from thu path of duty which their conscience dictate and their high obligations in pose. (Jod liol]? the country sui jected to snell unscrupulous lav makers. There are others h-ss bold, in bot Honses of Congress, than the Senat.? (ploted, but, although they may fen that the radicals are ruining tl country, they only show the effect < party training and discipline in t?o Tv>te*. But Senator Sherman has n sucli timidity in his composition. 1: treats as nothing his obligations an duties as a Senator, while he co biders his party ties as everythin But it must run in the blood of tl Sherman family to bo thusunscrup lons and shameless in their pub! nets. Columbia can testify to tl moral obliquity in one brother, whi the bold declaration of the otb brother, quoted above, demoustrat this obliquity to be a "fanii ! failing." The death of General Cass, of so ? eniup; of the brain, is daily oxpecte i The General is in his eighty-four ! year. Th? Ca ac or Mr. ?av??. We fear that all hope of the Presi? dent's interference is at an end, if the Natimuil Republican be his official organ. That paper, of Wednesday, Bays: "We have the best of reasons for asserting that tho President does not intend to interfere, either directly or indirectly, in tho ease of Jeff. Davis, notwithstanding the strenuous efforts being made by his counsel iu his be? half for Executive interposition. The President considers the case entirely a judicial question, and will iu no event interfere with tho course of justice in the case of Mr. Davis." We regret t<> chronicle this deter minatiou of tho President. But now the question arises, in what position is the distinguished prisoner'.' A United States Judge says that his court has not the custody of the pri? soner, and that all power in relation to him is vested in the President. The Executive does not consider him a military prisoner, the case being a judicial question entirely. Which is right? In either eas?-, as Chief Ma? gistrate or us Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Andrew Johnson has the power either to admit to bail or re? lease on parole. t? Iiis decision is that announced by the Republican, he has disappointed many of his wann? est friends in the South. The New York Tribune, of tho 12th, has an article on this subject, which we republish this morning, ami to which we call the attention of onr readers. State New?. YORK DrsTmcr. - Tho Enquirer says that Mrs. Emily E. Alexander has been appointed postmistress nt York ville. In reference to the crops, the En rjuirer says: A cold, wet and back? ward spring has been followed by continuous and heavy rains, that have done serious damage to the crops. The prospects of farmers, iu this Dis? trict, are altogether disheartening. The unsettled condition of the labor syst? un, bad seed and wet weathei have all combined against him. Thc cotton is scarcely yet visible above thc ground, ' and promises badly. Thc wheat crops are better, but less than an average will bo produced. Anothei destructive hail-storm passed over thc upper portion of the District, on Sat unlay last, utterly ruining man) farms. \Vn.T.iAMsm:Ho DISTINCT. -We lind the following paragraphs in tin Kiugstroe Star: HOUSE BURNED.-We regret t learn that Hie dwelling-house of om highly-esteemed fellow-citizen, Mr Cleland Behn, was" destroyed by lin on the night of tue 5th instant, to getlier with every piece of farni tun he possessed. The only property saved was his money and paper-. Tin cause of the ino is supposed to hav< been the result of accident. BRUTAL MURDER. -A most bruta murder was committed in this Dis trict last week, on the plantation o Capt. .1. A. Saliers. A negro boy aged about twelve years, brutall; murdered another boy aged abou seven. The circumstances, as we ar* informed, ure these: The murderc took offence at some trilling cans given by the deceased, and beut hil] iu a severe manner, lie afterward attempted to drown the boy in apon of water, but finally knocked him i the head with an axe, and secrete' the body, which hud not been fouui up to the time of this writing. Sevc ral small negroes witnessed the nun der, but were too young to ?ende any assistance. Hort? is u case for bureau ot some kind. Sl'lKIT OE DIE AoYKKs.VUlKs. - foreign letter makes the following a lusion t.? th.- spirit and preparation of Austria, and as they are the resu of thc hostile movements o? Ital ut.<l Prussia, thc reader may judge < thc nature und extent ol' the presei military preparations on the Cont neut : "It thospiritof Austria is high, In preparations ure also on an immeii: neale. The army of Venetia is no 130,000 strong, which, leaving gar? bons of 40,000 in the fortresses, loavi 1)0,000 men f.?r field service. Th does not include the defence ol' Vi ..ice. (ion. Benedek has on 1! frontiers of Prussia and Saxony ; army ol' 380,000 men and 000 gun Tiie Austrian reserves made up tul ?800,000 men, not counting tho fore of Bavaria, Saxony, Sec. Vienna, pr paring for the worst, is being fort i lie lit),000 men are at work night ai dav. and one contractor furnish j bricks to the number of 40,000,00 -? . i SERIOUS TNCONSISTF.N< V. - -The Ni York News fays it is a curious if u an instructive tact in tho history the rebellion, that while Chief Juati ('hits?' refuses to try and Mr. (?ree! i objects to the punishment of tile lea i ing represeulutn e traitor, both ref ti I to restore th--' followers of rebel lea eis who desire to return to their i ; legiauoi; to their rights and pri' leges; and both persist, after pea has been proclaimed, in keeping t Union divided. TUc Unmut In Util Slate. In the issue ot th?? Phoenix, yester? day morning, wepnhli&hcd a special desputeh to thc Charleston Courier, in reference to tho report of HOUP. Steeuman and Fullerton ns to tho management of the Freedmen's Bu? reau in this State. Tho New York Herald, of Wednesday, brings us tho official report, of these oflicers, from which, in justice to all [inities, wo make the subjoined extracts. The report is very elaborate, and thc re? commendations as to thc Sea Island Linds have been correctly reported by telegraph. We quote: The first point in South Carolina where we commenced our investiga? tions was Columbia. Here we found Brevet Brigadier-General Ely, sub Assistant Commissioner of the Bu? reau, who has charge of a district w Iii eli embraces' an indefinite num? ber of counties. We were nuable to obtain from him a statement of the extent of territory over which he pre? sided, for the reason that lie himself did not know the limits of his juris? diction. This officer is quite exten? sively engaged in the cultivation of plantations. His planting interests in the vicinity of Columbia required so much of his time that, iu ?me in? stance at least, we found lo- bad seri? ously neglected his duties. General Ely stated to us that lie was culti? vating two plantations on Govern? ment account, leased by himself as Bureau agent, ut a casu rent of 85,OOO a year. <>n thr<.titer plan? tations, he stated that he had put freedmen to work, arel furnished them wit li (lover;.ment rat "u ns. which were to be paid for ont of their crops. Om- of these plantations, ho after? wards said, had been rented by Wm. Ii. Shepley, of the '25th Ohio infan? try, who had been a clerk iu his office. He (General Ely) hud pul the freedmen to work on the planta? tion while Shepley was away at his home, and had promised to giv< them one-half of the crop. A delegation of freedmen subso fluently called on us and stated that in addition to thc two plantation: which General Ely was cultivating01 Government account, he was als? planting on his own account th farms of Robert Joiner and A. M Hunt. This delegation further state? that twenty-nine colored persons men, women and children, suffering from small-pox, were crowded int> one room about twenty feet by twen ty-four in size, and placed on the bar floor, with no bedding, while Hui oulv covering was the blankets the had brought with them. These poo creatures were left in tins conditio; several days, som.' uf them delirious with only one black woman to atteir them, ami wit hout any nourishmen but meat and meal. V number ? respectable old colored people, ni tacke.I with small-pox, wero thu taken from their comfortable hom? and placed in this room to ?lie of n< gleet. One of this delegation as sured us that hecalled to see Goner: Ely on several different days to in fori him <?!' the sull'eiing condition of tl freedm ?'? i" the small-pox hospita and was told un euch occasion th tin- (.?eneral could not be seen, as 1 ?as abseid attending to bis plant, tioiis. This neglect of duty by Gei eral lily was complained of in letter written by Beverly Nash, a e. lored mun. and published in Charleston paper devoted to the i forests of the freedmen. After tl publication of th.- letter. General E told Nash he <ii.l not like such stat ! men ls made about him, and wish? the freedmen to get up some resol lions denying tho truth of the alleg tions preferre?l. ?\ hieii tbev refits? todo. from Columbia- we proceeded Charleston, the headquarters of tl Bureau for South Carolina, whe we mot Brig. OOM. B. IV. Scott, t Assistant Commissioner. Wo foui him t<> beau energetic and compete officer, laboring to correct the m takes and blinni* rs of his predec? sor. Although he has been on ?In in this department but a short tin he has produced A marked change 1 the better in the administration th. artair: o! tim Bureau. \ calle.i at his office for thu pi ,p.>se of examining the recoi of the Bureau, but were inform 1 thal all books. papers, rocoi and ilocnments, pertaining to t affairs of thc freedmen prior to t i establishment of the Bureau, and I the records relating to the udmiu . tration ?>!' the Bureau in So! Carolina, from its organization to I time that Ccu. Scott assumed cha1 of affairs, li.ul been carried off Gen. Saxton, ?ind that he had I only a file of his ow n general ord in the office. Gea. Saxton gave n reason fer this proceeding that it \ necessary for him to have the bo? and records ..to make him all righi Washington. " 1 u the absence ? >f official documents wc were, ol com unable to institute any close exa nation into th?> conduct of * he o tin of the bur. au who had h. eu on ?1 in South Carolina pr-, >: t.. G Scott's administration, an?! we co only judge of their conduct by condition in which we found freedmen in those plai'es where policy of Gen. Saxton had been fi carried out. and where its crt? were still apparent. Reasoning fi those data we are ronvinced that effect of thc operations of th?; roan ..ii tho freedmen in respec their liability find disposition labor and support themselves, under! the administration of Gen. Saxton, was exceedingly pernicious, esfoecial ty on the Sea Inlands; to which we will allude further in our account of the freedmen's settlements thereon and on the seaboard. Chaplain M. French, U. S. C. T., bureau Missionary and Superinteu dent of Marriage Relations, 'and Lieut. L. J. Lott. Sub-Assistant ?'om missioner, having charge ol' a freed? men's oain]> ?-1 Charleston, aro in partnership with Mrs. Hauchau, of Charleston, iu cultivating a planta? tion on Edisto Island. They fur? nished $1,500 in money to cany on the plantation, and are to receive one-half the net profits of the under? taking. They purchase supplies in Charleston and forward them to the plantation. Chaplain French ex? plained to us that in makin?? this agreement with Mrs. Hanehan, he was actuated solely by a desire to assist her to furnish labor for the pooi- freedmen: but with even an or? dinary- crop, be will not receive less than *250 to JJOfi per cent, un the amount advanced. When we called the attention of (Jen. Scott to the planting operations of (len. Ely, Chaplain French and Lieut. Lott, he evinced his disappro? bation of the action of these officers. Sensible. Here is something good from Mas? sachusetts. The Springfield Repub liiitn bus the following remarks on the cau.-cs of Southern discontent: Their States, which they pride themselves in, are out of normal re? lations with that Government. They are not represented in it. They have no constitutional connection with it. unless to pay taxes without any repre? sentation, be a constitutional connec? tion. If there be one political prin? ciple more than another grained inte the miuds and hearts of the Ameri? can people, it is that taxation and representation go together. Now, tc exj.t the Southern people, uudei these circumstances, to fling up theil Caps and shout hosanna to the Nation al Government, is to display a pue rile ign?ralo-.. of tb?: fundamenta principles of buinan nature. To ex? pect them to be anything e!.->e on thc whole than sullen and bitter, whih their States uro ajar with tin- centra authority, while their representative! ai?- rejected and their taxes demand ed, while their crimes are cxagger ated in high places and tiley ure toh by th? most prominent legislator ii the Nat iomd Government, from hi high place on the floor of the House that lodi is only too good for tin whole M.00!i,OOO* of them, would 1M to credit them with more of augeli virtue than falls to tho lot of on average humanity, lt is time fort?n whole people and the press to speal out. lt. is primarily a question <> universal patriotic concernment, bu it has obvious relations to the fate o parties also. lt has been and is m>\ as ,-i. ar as daylight to everybody bu th? politicians, that ii" the Republi can party does not admit to Congres loyal representatives from the South another party that will do it w ill soo take i ts place. -? -? *- ?- - Llr.v. HENEY WAUK REECHEK. This clergyman, pretty well know in the South for lu's anti-slavery doc trines end teachings, preached a sei mon in Iiis church in New York, la.? Sunday."and our readers w ill be som? what surprised to read his altere tom* tu ul sentiments in the conclu? iug paragraph quoted below: .| am as strong as ever in the coi viction that the true result of the w? must bo recognized. Whatever wei into tin- Constitution on account < slavery must conic out; ami what wi kept out on account of slavery mu lu; put into ou:- organic law and have believed and. labored for this : strongly and longer titan many < you. tho I have felt that it sh.'.ul be dom- in the spirit of love, not ? hatred. t consider the doctriui brought forward in the House < Representatives by Mr. Stevens ! though followed in their entiet; thank God, by very few -I thii: them to bethe doctrines of Relit; leading to destruction. The Nor1 had a chance to show grace, and lo? and magnanimity, iiow I longed see ii. Both Congress and the I'r sident should have beou pressed Union. I had hoped tc? seo the Nor show ing her superiority tu Christi* nobleness and generous forgivenes Ru' 1 hav.- been disappointed, has not been done Yon can no mo change rebels to loyal men by cos ing them out and turning them awa than von can convert the wicked 1 building up a wall of separation 1 tween them and the good shuttii them out from the very influenc that should be brought to bear upi them. "If thine enemy hunger, fe him: if he thirsts, give him drink : f< in s<> doing, thou shalt heap coals fire upon his head. Be not overcoi of evil, but overcome evil with goo. There, go vote that. You have be talking it long enough; doit. Yi have been praying it long enoug try it. -? " <+ ?. ?~ - DANOKI: OF WKAMNCI PAJ?ER ('< CAES. Several young men in Bost have been Poisoned by wearing pa] collars. The arsenic used tn enam ing thc collars, according to t opinion of the physicians, was t sorbed into the system and produc painful local inflammations, nw I tiling boils or carbuncles Xjooal Items. Mortgages and Conveyances of Beal i - tatt: f<>r aal?: at thia oflire. BOOK Aid) Jon PanrriNo.-The 1%*H,J ..flice ?H now fully supplied with ear.b colored and white papier, colored ink. a.?ni type, etc.. and is in ooiiditioi. to execute all manner of book and job prinring In the shortest possible tittie. .Mu.rr A nv COMMISSIOX -The Coxiniiiwslou which bas been in session for some tim. past in Columbia, for the trial of Wm. Spencer, charged with shooting a soldier, ^?LW closed its labors on Thurndat ami ad? journed. Thc finding and sentence havf not yet been published. KKCAPI ??? PKISONKIUS. We learn itrnt tw<i persons -Spencer, charged with gltoot ? ?UK a United States soldier, and Corporal Ju tel. of the Ctn infantry succeeded hi running past the sentinel and made their escape from confinement, on Thanda? night. Tliey ww tired oil, but without effect. _ Pnovo.vi Coi KT. The only ca-e ul any consequence brought liefore.iudiie.il ?ark, Mnlionald and Walker, yesterday, was the follow ing: The l.'nited'State* rs. Ileum V'inegajn, freedman, charged with stealing leather. Several witnesst s were examined, and thc evidence adduced was to the effect that tho prisoner bad stolen several piece? of upper and sole leather from Mr. Hinman Flani gan's shop, (during the time it was closed - from Saturday niglit until Tuesday morn? ing, ) and had" disposed of it at les? than half its value. He was found guilty, and sentenced to hard lal.-o- for thirty days and to pay a line of $10. THE RACES. By reference to otb'adver? tising columns, il will be seen that the racing season is to be fully inaugurated on the Fourth of Juiy- th" "Congaree Jockey \ Club" having completed al! the uecesear\ ! arrangements. The gentlemen connected j willi the club ha ve gone into it with the determination of making it a BUC , cess. The purses offered tor compe : tition ar?; liberal, considering tho state ot the moue} market, and we have no doubt tLat there will !>?. numerous entries. Trained as well as untrained animals 1 trotters and racers have been provide?! for: 90 that thc owner ol anything in the way of a f?.si piece of horse-flesh can have au opportunity of pocketing a bundle of greenbacks, li is hoped that the Ladies will attend, as suitable arrangement* are being made for their accommodation. Any information with reference to the rares eau be obtained from either ot the officers of the club, or from tho proprietor ot the track. J. L. Lumsden, KSIJ. NEW AnvEitTLSEitENTs. At teuti...-! ie call ? ml to the following advertisements, winch 1 ar? published lins morning for th?- first : time: i Shiver A Beckham- Nev Gooda. I'. Cantwell-Bacon Strips. .i. A. C. Graber-Water Pipes Laid, Xe. i Kisker X Lowrance Bacou, Xe Parade Fire Department^ Congaree Jockey Club The Race.-. J. 1. McCarter -Bookstore. THE ISSUE.-The New York World says ?m interesting discovery is de? veloped in the following official eoiu municat ion : "The issue of while sugar to de? pendent freedmen and others was in obedience to an order from Brevet i Brig. Gen. H. T. Clark, Assistant I Commissary General, a copy of ; which is now on rile in tho office ol the Depot Commissary at Newbern. I North Carolina. "Very respectfully, your obedient servant, . ISAAC A. ROsEKRANS, "Capt. Co. D, U. S. V." We were at a loss to know what the . radical journals meant by constantly I parading "The Issue" at the head of editorial articles ?turing the war. It meant, we now learn, the millennium happily arrived at last, when "issue. ? of white sugar" should be made, at \ government expense, "to dependent freedmen and others"-the "others" by no means comprehending white ' mechanics and laborers, who are. i very glad t?i be able to buy, with j their ow n moue*/, a reasonable j amount of brown sugar. The guar i (linns of "the nation's wards" aro re 'sp?, et fully informed that, thus early i in tito season, peaches er.n be pur? chased on Broadway at sixty cents a piece, and hot-house grapes at two dollars per pound or thereabouts. W?3oii DUTY AND COTTON TAX.-The Toledo Iliade, of the 8th inst., states, j upon the authority of Mr. Spalding, j Representative from the Ouyahoga \ District of Ghi?), that the tariff bill I will come from the committee next ; week, and will charge?in foreign wool that enters into competition with i Ohio wool a duty of from ten t?? j twelve cents per pound; that the bill ; will be passed into a law, without a A : reasonable doubt, and that prices will I govern themselves accordingly. It is surmised here that the Senate I Committee on Finance will propose some modification of tho internal revenue bill in relation to the pro ; posed increase of tho tux on cotton ' from tw o to live cents a pound. They will probably reduce the rate, or regulate it by a sliding SC?lo acconl Lng to the price. It has been demon? strated to the satisfaction of every practical man, that a tax on cotton at this time will be extremely prejudi , cia] to our commercial and financial interests - operating os a bounty upon j the production of cotton in Egypt, India and other countries, and de ? priving us of that monopoly of the ! eotton market of the world which we ! formerly enjoyed. \HiUional Intelligencer, YU h.