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COLUMBIA. Saturday Morning, January 5, 1867. Labor anti Cn pi (ul for the .South. It -would appear that, iu this State at least, from tho exodus of freed? men to more Southern and Western States, that this description of labor will be scarce, and that, in order to till up thc vacuum thus evented, other labor must be introduced to cultivate thc lund, or else they must romain, to an alarming extent, uncultivated, to bc followed by a scarcity of food, if not famine. The want has to IK: supplied in some way, and thc subject is univer? sally attracting, the attention of tho planters and farmers of the South and South-west. The New York I Stax!* Zeitung, ono of the ablest Ger- J man cou; ivative papers in thecoun try, in noticing thc efforts being i made in various States to induce thc j settlement of foreign immigrants at thc South, very justly says: "It is just in proportion as a Shite has mane liberal and generous laws in regard to foreign immigration, that the better part of those strangers have been attracted to its territory, and east their lot among those who showed themselves willing and anx? ious to receive them. Thc Western States, by their wise -policy, have thus increased in wealth and?popula? tion, and left other States, less libe? ral, far behind them." The Zeitung estimates .that, since 1790, when the first census wai* taken, over G,OOO,OOO of immigrants have landed upon our shores, and that e c h ono brought with him, at tho least calculation, $100 in gold, amounting, in all, to $000,000. They also brought personal property, tools and other articles, worth at least as much. But this was thc least part of the material wealth brought into thc country by these strangers. Our German cotemporary thus speaks of the immense benefit conferred upon the country: "What was tar more valuable were their strong anns und hurd hands their habits of industry and energy, their knowledge of agriculture and European arts and handicraft-all of which were unceasingly used to de? velop the then dormant wealth of the Eastern and Western States, and which has raised them to their pre? sent condition of unparalleled pros? perity. These 0.000,000 of people, j like an immense human stream, have spread over the Western part ot our great republic. They have tripled their original number, and have peo? pled States and changed territories into States. Tiley have cleared the forest and civilized thc wilderness, and made waste places bloom like rose gardens. Th >y helped to build up our large cities from the Atlantic to the Pacific.'' 'This is tho very sort of labor and intelligence the Southern Stuf es now need; but to arrive at thc best mode of procuring it, is now an important question. As thc Zeitung, in the first paragraph quoted, intimates, liberal legislative enactments should be adopted as regards ibo foreigner, whose labor wc need. He should be able to purchase and hold property; his political rights and privileges ought to be as early secured to him as possible. But, in addition to this, there must be a similar liberality on the part of land-owners who require their services, and who arc seeking to raise thc fortunes of the South and rescue her from her present and prospective impoverishment. We will cite au instance, as in some sort an example, very suggest? ive to those who desire to cultivate their lands. It is stated that a fann? er of Tyrrel County, North Carolina, possessed of a large, estate, and not being able to obtain labor at home, adopted the following plan: Ile measured off ten lots, of fifteen or twenty acres each, and built plain but comfortable cottages upon them. He then went to New York and easily obtained ten good men with families, on the following conditions: They were to work for him at a fixed valu? ation for their services, four days in each week, until their wages amount? ed to thc value of their lands ?ind houses. The other two days they worked on their own account, and found that the time was ample to cultivate whatever they could raise, thc employer furnishing thc teams they needed on those days. These were tho chief points of thc engage? ment, and tho result of the contract was that Iiis lands were better worked, and with less trouble to hirn than they had ever been, and that ho never made such crops before. C tainly the experiment is worth u trial else? where. There is also a prospect of procur? ing foreign capital for tho South. Mr. M. J. MoHaffio, a well known con? tributer to the financial and commer? cial columns of the Loudon Times, has rec3ntly arrived in this country, commissioned by large British capi? talists to look into and report upon the ..American Industrial Agency," and is now making a tour through thc Southern States, in company -with tho Solicitor of the Association. In relation to his mission, thc Nash? ville Union and Dispatch says: "We understand that Mr. McHaffic represents that class of British capi? talists who go for reasonable and cer? tain profits, -with good security. No? where on tho face of tito earth, can they find Mich certain return -, with such abundant security, as in tho Southern States. We are gratified to lear that, so far. Mr. McHaffic luis been greatly pleased willi his visit, and very favorably impressed. His favorable report will turn a large amount of British capital into thc: South." There is hope for the old land yet. All she wants is restoration and labor, and capital will soon come to her as? sistance. -?-????? -. The President has tho Jacobins on thc hip on one point at leasr. Since tile recent decision of that high tri? bunal upon the constitutionality of test oath and military courts, they have shown no little anxiety to re-or? ganize amt reform the Supreme Court. A little reflection, however, has convinced them of the mortifying truth that the appointment of the Judges of thc Court is vested by thc Constitution in the Pr? sident, and that he would only appoint such men in the re-organization of the Court as correspond with him in political opinion. The. condition of things in the Court is bad enough as it stands for the radicals, but as it would be made worse by any change likely to be made, it will have to be submit? ted to. _^ ^_ If the Federal Government is su? preme, as the radicals maintain, why submit Constitutional amendments to the States? Why not declare by resolution of Congress that such and such amendments shall bo and are parts of the Constitution, without going through tho tedious process of asking a ratification by the States? Why regard the requirements of the Constitution in this respect, when it is constantly violated and disregarded in all others? The Congressional party have re? turned to Washington. They speak in exalted terms of tho attentions and hospitalities everywhere received, and | represent a great revolution as taking place, in tho Southern mind in favor of tho Constitutional'amendment. THE AMENDMENT AND SOUTH CAKO LINA.-The report that Col. Weather? ly, of the South. Carolina Legislature, came to this city in behalf of that body and obtained from the radicals such terms as would secure the ad? mission of the Senators and Repre? sentatives of that State, providing its Legislature would reconsider its late action and adopt the proposed Con? stitutional amendment, is unau? thorized and untrue. We have the highest assurances to that effect. This report, turns out to be about as true as the announcement, which we noticed yesterday, that the Presi? dent recently talked with Mr. Eggles ton, of Ohio, "an hour and a half" in jive min ales.-National Republican. An ''ex-Federal officer''won a pair of silver spurs at a tournament in Tnscumbia, Alabama, recently. The soldier-all honor to him-immedi? ately informed the assenbled multi? tude, through Gen. Forrest, that the spurs were offered as a present to the Association for the cause of sepulture to the Confederate dead. Well done, son of the North. You fought for your side in the war, we for ours. You are a peace man now, and no one ! can say you have not acted the gen- j tlemau. The Auditor of the South Carolina | Railroad Company announces his ! readiness to pay ali interest on tho funded debt of the company, due on j thc 1st instant. Provision has also been made for the payment of inter? est due in England. Mrs. Elizabeth Payne, a resident i of Greenville, was so badly choked ! last week, while, swallowing some arti- | ele of food, that sho died shortly af- I terwards from its effects. A Bevlin telegram says tho Wash? ington Government has invited Pope Pius to America, where ho can live more independent thr.? in Europe. Including the six new Counties re cent ly created by tho Legislature, there aro now fifty-nine Counties in Alabama. Private nilson, who killed private Thompson, in Mobile, has been turn? over to the civil authorities for trial for murder. Spec? h fr o in Gen? Beauregard. On tho arrival of the Congressional i excursion party nt New Orleans, on ! the 28th ult, the following special despatch was sent to tho New York I Herald: j The Congressional excursionists, -, escorted hy several of the citizens of . Memphis, departed on thc regular i train of the Mississippi and Tennessee ; Railroad, and on arriving at Canton j were met by Cien. G. T. Beauregard, ! President of the New Orleans anet Jackson Railroad. Thc General de? clared that he was in favor of a con? solidated Government, as thu war j had settled the question of State i rights, and that if it was in his power I he would not restore th'- institution j of slavery. In saying this lie believed j lu- expressed the sentiments of the fighting men of the South. ? We have not received our New Ol' : lea..s exchanges of a sufficiently Li><: date to ascertain whether the above ? statement is corn ct, but we doubt if. i The following comments of thc j Herald, although there is some -.rr"' ', in them, most certainly mi^repr? senk ! tho General: i They had been mei previously a' ?.Canton, on the Mississippi and Ten nessee Railroad, by Gcucral G. T Beauregard, President of tho Nev Orleans and Jackson Railroad, when they listened to a speech from ilia gentleman which must have causei them as much sui ]-rise as thc courtes; which the Southern people every where extended to them, in a manne unexpectedly frank and cordial. 1 is fortunate for thc interests of tb country, North ami South,on theev of the assembling of Congress that tli rigors of this inclement seasou hav uot deterred these Congressional ej cursionists from making this tour They set out under a strong convie tion that a berco desire to renew th late terrible conflict burned i Southern bosoms; that there are bu few "Union men'* scattered thiul throughout, that entire sectior against whom every system of perse cution was devised and directed b the majority of the people, under th guidance of those chiefs who s recently led the armed hosts of th extinct Confederacy to battle, an that those chiefs are prepared to s lead them once more. To cherish this wicked and mal cions delusion, millions of copies c newspapers are daily distributed an read by the population of the Nortl ern and Western States, engenderin a hatred and spirit of vengeant which strive, with, unhappily, tc much success, to find a vent in fu thor aud endless persecutions of ruined, helpless and misrepresents people. At such a juncture, Goner Beauregard's speech at Canton most opportune and importan Standing upon ground still moi with fraternal blood, he tells tl national legislators that the Soul bas thrown behind her forever tl doctrines and principles for which si fought so long and so obstinate! He tells them that he expresses tl sentiments of tho fighting men of tl South, when he says he favors a co solidaled Government; that thc do trine of State rights is buried out sight, and that slavery can never 1 re-established, even if the power do so existed. General Beaurega is incapable of practicing a potty tl ceil, and what lie says may lie reli on. Lie is, moreover, immense popular at the South, and as good mouth-piece for those whe recogni bis leadership as any man from t Potomac to the Rio Grande. We know that his speech made mo.st favorable impression upon thc to whom he addressed it, and tl: with the echo of his last word, the arose in their minds feelings of ec fidence and re-assurance. To tl Senator Wade bears testimony. Tc ing, then, the character of the sper er into consid?ration, we must 1 lieve that the majority of the Southe people, the sense and sinew of tl section, are desirous of peace a concord, and encourage no w dream of insurrection. If there any who think otherwise, the spec of General Beauregard is calcul?t to lead them to better thoughts. I all tho duties of peace auel good 1 lowship do not devolve upon t South alone. The people of the Noi have their sharo to perform. 'I South bas suffered infinitely mo anel yet, with a courage anti mai ness worthy ibo descendants of her sires, they struggle to forget bit recollections for tho common we According to their manner of thii in g they have much to forgive a forget, for they have been sorely pi ished-but they promise that co plcte oblivion shall shroud the pi They are willing that the sevei country should lie reunited, and anxious to lend their aid to the gr and good weirk of reconstructs Why are they thwarted, auel who they that thwart them ? Mon v would make history write for the formation of all coming time that North was less magnanimous and triotic than the weaker sister; n who stick to the wretched, child idea that there is no faith, truth honor in men who fought against armies of the United States; men y would sink tho granel old Amer! ielea of independence anti happir. for all in tho annihilation of th inali?nable rights among milli of our fellow-countrymen. Hist teaches us that the present is tho rent of the future. These rnen scan the present hour with feverish glance and the queru? lousness of a dotard; but they cannot ? comprehend the great morrow which j is surely coining. They keep the j country back and injure its dearest I interest. They would prolong-they j do prolong-the arctic night of : which wc are so weary. We cannot prosper without the sun-light of re? stored country. The fanatics who would fain i ula the destinies of the : nation in this hour of expectancy i make our hearts sick with deferred i hope. Union means peace, happiness, prosperity and brotherhood. Those ? who hinder these results are the ene? mies of union. Let them stand aside. THE PRESIDENT AND THE AMEXD I an vr.-A special despatch to the j New York Times, of Monday, says: ! The various reports of pretended I interviews and conversations with the i President and private individuals on : political subjects should be received 1 with caution, and should generally j be discredited. There is good au I thority for saying that since ids au . uual message to Congress, submitted I on the oil ult., Mr. Johnson's views on the political situation and tho proposed aim ti L men ts to the Cou ', stitution have undergone uo change, and he has not used language to any one which could be fairly interpreted as indicating any change of opinion 01* purpose on political subjects. When Mr. Johnson desires to submit his sentiments to the country he will not resort to fugitive, irregular and contradictory statements of private j individuals as a means of comtuuni ! eating his views. He has not-, either in his private or official capacity, at : tempted to interfere with the free ac? tion of any of thc States upon the adoption or'rejection of the amend? ment. MISSOURI. - A-St. Louis despatch of the 2Gth ult., says: Mr. 'Jerry, editor of the Richmond Freeman, had a rope placed round his neck and pistols held at his head, and in this situation was forced to sign an abject and humiliating retraction of a certain article in his paper. A negro and newsboy, who carried tho Repub Hean, wer? fired at by the militia, and i the County Clerk was seized, and, by threats against his lite, forced to give up the record of the late election. NEW CATHOLIC BISHOPS.-A de? spatch, dated Rome, the 20th*ult., says the Catholic population in the Unite'! States has reached such pro? portions, that his Holiness the Pope has decided that four additional episcopal seals w.mld be created in that country. In consequence, the United States which, fifty years ago, had only one Bishop*-that of Balti? more-will have now twenty-t wo. THE LONDON TIMES.-In response to the London Times, which hope. that "before long independence wil follow confederation," the Torontc Leader says : "There is no disguising the fact; independence means, it the case of these provinces, annexa tion to thc United States, if tin Union l>e reconstructed on a firm ba sis. This is what we all feed, anc what the great majority ol' us dread.' The. Select Committe on the nev post office site in City Hall Park, have finally agreed to let the Govern mont have the required ground fo: $500.000, and Postmaster-Genera Randall has signified his intention o: immediately applying to Congres: for the necessary appropriation t< purchase the ground and commenct thc building. Thc amount of Hour inspected ii Baltimore during the past yea was 1107,320 barrels. Besides tin above, there were inspected 11,12 barrels rye flour, and .15,052 barrel corn meal. During the year 1805 tin inspections of wheat flour aniountoi to 084,011 barrels, being 70,GSi i more than during the past year. Last Friday, a boy traveled fron Richmond to Petersburg, Virginia under a railroad car. Ho had go upon the rod to which the braker were attached, put his arms throng] the truck, and thus traveled th whole distance. Ho was covers with frozen mud when he arrived a Petersburg. The Secretary of the Interior lin telegraphed to Memphis to inform I P. Blair, Jr., of Missouri, that lt has been appointed railroad commh sioner, and requested to report c once ai Leavenworth, where the othe I commissioners await him. C. P. Bayard A- Co., bankers t Philadelphia, were robbed on th 27th of a quarter of a million lollai in Government bonds and seenritie; in a manner similar to thc Lord bon robbery in New York. A inar in Arkansas stole a horst was detected, tried, convicted an punished with thirty-nine lashes o tho bare back-all before break fas What an appetite ho must have hac The Emperor of Brazil not onl liberated all the crown slaves, bi; furnished them also with all that wi necessary for the. subsistence, of tl: women and children. The Baltimore papers, annouin that the ball given by flu. managers ( the Southern Orphan's Belief Fa: was a brilliant success. All doors of public buildings i New York State must open outwart ly; SD0O fine. It is said tbat there aro 15,01)0 skil ed workmen in Few York in want < labor. THE NEW ORLEANS RIOTS.-A New j Orleans despatch says: j Mayor Monroe-, after giving evi? dence before the committee regard? ing tho riot, stated that at the out? break of the war there was. in his; opinion, hut one Union man in New Orleans. This was Dr. Dostie, who1 l^ft the city uudcr Jeff. Davis' pro- ' clamation. He also stated that the first secession speeches he had heard ' were made by Governor LTahn and, King Outler. and that the most prominent States rights mun and leading spirit of the Southern Rights Association was W. li. Fisher. These men av - now the extreme Union mt u of the Brownlow clhpie. Jacob Barker testified that itt the ? .vent of war with a foreign power the people of the South would stand 1 by the Government, and that the peo- j pie were loyal and anxious for peace, j In regard to the riot, lie said that tho ? people bad nothing to do with it; Unit they felt very indignan' at the proposition of reviving an extinct convention for tho purpose of snper ceding thc Government in which they bad acquiesced, and under which tb ev were living peaceablv; that the people, however, had all agreed to submit the adair to the decision of tho courts, and believed that the proper steps had been taken with that view wb^u tho mob came upon them like a storm. HoiiACE MAYNARD.-Tho meanest looking man in tho Congressional parly was the renegade Horace May? nard. We saw no citizeu speak to iiim or show bim any attention while, here, notwithstanding be bas a num? ber of acquaintances in this city, and many Presbyterian brethren. Ho had a hang-dog look, and even seem? ed to be ashamed of himself. While Foster and Wade and Howard and others were treated respectfully, no man bad a word for tho apostate Maynard. If we can respect the ene? my, who from location, education, and even prejudices, opposed us dur? ing the war, we can only despise thc man who was of us and yt t against us. Infamous.forever be bis name. [Lynchburg Virgin ian. This is one of thc cases in which language fails to do justice to the sn bject. - Exam iner. CASUALTIES LAST YEAK.- During j the past year there were 501 fires in the United States, each involving a loss of over $20,000. Total los? by thes 'itvs SOG,G10,000 against $13, 139,000 for the previous year, when there wen; only ?51 of such tires. There were eighty-five railroad acci? dents in the United States in thc year just ended, causing the loss of 115 lives, and the wounding of 007 per? sons. For the previous year there were 183 accidents, 335 persons kill? ed, and 1,427 wounded. Tlie Baltimore Transcript, of the 28th ult., says the attendance at the Southern Orpan's Belief Fair last night was not. so flattering as on thc previous evening; this, however, was' owing to the intense cold weather. Ttie receipts so far have amounted to nearly $5,000, ami it is expected that at the dos?; of the fair $20,000 will be realized, as there are a number of valuable articles to be rallied oil'. Two Government detectives are in Montreal, Canada Fast, bunting up evidence against Surratt and Booth, in relation to their connection with tlie assassination of President Lin? coln. Several prominent Southerners have offered to go to Washington to tsstify in regard to their movements while in Canada. TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS DAM? AGES.-The Athens (Tenn.) Press states that thc damage suit to Dr. Hunt vs. William H. Tibbs and others, for arrest and imprisonment during the war, was decided iu the Circuit Court of McKinn County last week. The jury placed the damages at $20,000. Tho Cincinnati Gazette, a leading radical paper, declares that it is glad the Southern States have rejected the amendment, which it dissects and proves to be rather a "rebel" affair after all. It is for commencing anew the work of reconstruction. A Portland despatch of Thursday says a column of smoke was seen issu? ing from Mount Hood, which con- j tinned issuing from one o'clock till j eleven. This is tho second occur- j reuet? of the same kind within two | months. A fellow who bas seen tho Black ? Crook in New York, says he is con-1 vinced of tho folly of women spend- ' iug money for so much dress, when they can render themselves so fasci? nating with very little. It is estimated that the cost of in? toxicating liquors drunk in this coun? try annually is $5,000,000, that GO, - 000 persons dio annually from the use of strong drink, and 200,000 orphans are made by it each year. The Detroit Free Press estimates the total yield of grain, of all kinds, j in Michigan, during the current year, 1 at 23,80(5,038 bushels, against 21,458, 531 bushels in 1805. Pure snit in abundance bas been found in South-western Kansas. One report says it completely covers the ground, forming a crust, and eau be shoveled up by cart-loads. Tho expenditures in Canada for military purposes since the first of January, 1866, have been over $2, 000,000. Jackson, Miss., brags of a two year old bog weighing 083 pounds. X-s?oo?,l Itorr?.?, The Phd nix office is on Main s tr cot, a few doora above Taylor (or Camden) street. At Hie annual meeting of thc stock? holder:) of tho Columbia Gas-Ligh> Com? pany, the following gentlemen were elect? ed for the onsning year: President W.n. Stanley. Directors Lowla ).<>vy, J. W. Parker, John Fisher, lt. f.. Bryan, Robert Bryce, Th? o. Stark, May^r, < r-rtjfici'j. DON'T LET rr Go OUT OF PIUNT. The onl> truthful and antin ntic are..uni of tho sack aud destruction of Columbia, written by oin- of South Carolina's most compe? tent men, all thc incidents being noted on the spot at the time. Your children will ; be glad to get a copy ai any prie.-.. For sal* at thc Phtcnix ofiico. j Tut: STATH Cur.at-.Ncr. In giving placo to ibo following conununicatio::, ? ?j but proper to stale that tl..- who'- blame of 1 depreciating tic bilis issued by the State does not rest .upon thc shoulder-- of tho i parties in Columbia who have m >v? d in the j matter. It appears that tho depreciation i commenced in Chariest >u, and we, yester ? day, saw a letti r from a mercantile house, ! in that city, to a linn here, who had re? mitted to tlc- Charleston houso some of ! these bills. This letter stat?'1, that they ' were selliug in that city at fifteen percent, discount, but thai he had sold the bili? sent for ninety cents on the dollar. This is alleged as tuc reason for the action of ! some of our merchants in this city, who ! have to remit to Char!' .-ton. in purchasing goods. j Whoever commenced this depreciation, I is to blame, as it is the needy consumer ! who lias to hear the bruni of this unnc ? ccssary addition to his necessary daily ex? penses. We presume there will bo a sufii [cient number of dealers, who will receive ; the hills at par, to lighten the burden on purchasers at retail. All combinations to depreciate currency art wrong, and nave ! ?di eventually failed. Tie: Charleston mer I chant1?, if they refuse ti) take it at par, did j not at least make a parade about it, and I publish to the world that they would not j take the issues of their own State. We I hope those of our merchants who felt I themselves bound to take the action re? ferred to will lind it to ?heir interest, as I well as fora public benefit, to reconsider that action: MESSES. EDITORS: The effort now being put forth, by a few of tho merchants of Columbia, to depreciate the value of our State currency, lias met a deserved oppo? sition in the columns of your paper. In assuming to a?ix a valuation upon this curreucy below thai, whicii its face iepre? sents, they may possibly be sustained by what they seem to consider the great standard of utility- self-interest. And yet the public arc b lt to conjecture the canie of this sudden loss of confidence er want of utility in the State issue. Tho in? quest convened to dispose of this impor? tant matter was composed of a limited iminbar (?f a particular class of citizens, seemhig to ignore tin: fad that any other class were entitled to the possession of tho facts (if thtrearo any reasonable and just) which moved them in the premises, or that any one of ether pursuits was enti? tled to bia aye or nay on tho proposition. Now. although it is but just and proper to admit that, in mattera of trade and finance, the merchant may be more skilled Uian the farmer and mechanic, it would yet seem equally true thai, in domestic matters, affecting so vitally *a!l classes within the State, one interest should not preponderate over ail others. If tho mer? cantile community aro in possession of facts which justify a depreciation of tho State currency, tho agricultural and me? chanical interests, as component parts of the winde, aro entitled to a knowledge of at least the general causes which aro to bring about this result. And nothing but a weak cause and weaker faith will induce tho advocates of depreciation to throw around them the veil of sec-rosy, in their discussion of a measure which so inti? mately concerns tho welfare rf the people of the entire State. It is a subject of congratulation that some of our city merchants have refused to curtail tho value of thc State currency. Thev will be sustained bv MANY MECHANICS. Nrw ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention is call? ed io tho following advertisements, which are published this morning tor tho first time: D. P. Gregg -Dentistry. Jacob Bell-Citation W. D. Starling D. B. Miller-To Architects. Apply at P >st Office -To Rent. I. "vin A- Peixotto-Auction Sale. J. Mendel-Cheapest Dry Goods. II. D. Ilanahan-Shingles Wanted. Prospectus of The Baptist. SENSATION.-A paragraph is run? ning tho circle of radicalism, that John Minor Botts and Alexander Rives, havo prepared a bill for the re? organization of Virginia, upon the North Carolina plan. That is, the plan embraced in thc bill of Thad. Stevens. The rumor may be well founded, as Mr. Botts is old anti foolish enough to perpetrate any ab? surdity. Tho contract for supplying head? boards for tlie Federal dead has been awarded, and will cost several hun? dred thousand dollars. They arc to be of iron, ''dipped iu melted zinc," to prevent oxydation; but tho chem? ists say that the zinc, by galvanic ac? tion, wiil soon eat up thc iron. Then where will the covering of zinc bo ? At Waterford, B. I., all the woolen mills, comprising some forty-six sets of machinery, are. running half time, shutting their gates at one in the af? ternoon.