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COLUMBIA. Tuesday Morning, February 19,1S67. Tilt- Policy of Concession. Thc Louisville Courier, writing on this subject, calls attention to the fact that the manner in which tho Jacobins in Congress have received the proposition for the restoration of the States, said to have been agreed ?pou by the President and some of the Southern Governors, should be enough to satisfy the people of the excluded States that every concession made by thom to radical prejudices but weakens their cause and multi? plies the demands of their enemies. The position of the Courier is cor? rect. The plan referred to is sub? stantially that of the constitutional amendment, dropping its most odious feature-the proscription of Confede? rate leaders. It grants negro suf? frage, thc inviolability of the na? tional debt, and declares the Union perpetual. What more could reason? ably bo asked? The answer is simply that the major portion of the white population shall be disfranchised--in a word, that while Hie negroes aro admitted to the right of suffrage, the whites shall bc excluded. It is stated that this very proposition of the Pre? sident and Southerners was the causo of the presentation and adoption of Williams' nefarious scheme, which Thad. Stevens fathered and forced through the House. We have already published the substance of this malignant scheme, devised by the Jacobius for the humiliation of thc South, and from it they will not be driven so long as there 'is a hope of victory. Every concession, the Courier says, that is made by the South, raises their hopes for further concessions and encourages them to make fresh and more stringent demands. The true policy of the South, is to make no propositions whatever. She cannot so dishonor herself, as to con? sent that the mark of degradation shall be fixed upon the noble men who led her people in that great struggle, which has made the world ring with their heroic deeds, and they may bo assured that thc Northern mind is not now in a con dition to agree to any settlement thai does not involve that disgrace. Tin burdens that arc put upon them they can bear so long as they pre serve their self-respect and theil honor; hut these sacrificed, their cou ditiou would be pitiable indeed. Nothing the South can do or say will change in the .slightest degree thc resolute purpose of the Jacobins tc strip them of every particle ol political power. They may fail in their schemes, but it will not be be cause the South complains or make* partial concessions. These hut in? crease their appetitefor vengeance, and incite them to further aggros sions. -?-?-?-?- - SEPAKA?E BILLS.-The Washiugtoi correspondent of the Baltimore Su> states that it is deemed not improba ble that separate bills, applicable tc the several States, (as in the case o Louisiana.) will take the place of tin general reconstruction bill. "It h known that bills for the States sepa rately are in the course of preparatioi .by competent hands." Verycompe tent, indeed! If this mode of pro eeedingin detail be adopted, how wil that apply to Virginia, who, accord ing to the decision of high authority was in full organization as a loya State during the whole war? BROKE JAIE.-We learn that fiv< freedmen, confinedin the jail at New berry, charged with the murder o Mr. Lem. Lane, several mouths ago made their escape from that jail b; sawing through the bars of thei cells, on Sunday night, and are nov at large. CONGBESS.-The New York Herald of Friday, says: Tlie heavy vote-113 against 48 by which the bill of Mr. Elliot fo the reconstruction of Louisiana ha? passed the House of Representative is very significant; for it means no thing less than this-that all th? State governments set up by Presi dent Johnson without authority fron Congress are to be pulled down, nm that every State concerned is to bi reconstructed from the beginning. -? - Gov. Brownlow's organ, at Nash ville, gives the recently enfrauchisec freedmen notice, that in the even they should vote for conservatives which means vote for anybody bu pure unadulterated radicals-said or gan will at once proceed to advocate their disfranchisement. Army- Rule for thc So:? ?h. Under this head, the Natt?nal Tn telligcncer says: "What Gen. Banks uttered in con? demnation of thc principle of put ting the authorities of the South under the absolute control of the anny, is but the reflection of the general sen? timent. So deep is thc execration by all the people of this suggestion of the star-chamber cabal, that were | their feelings consulted, said conclave of conspirators against restored Union would be instantly relieved from duty. And here let ns ask if men who shocked the popular sentiment by s > odious a proposition ought to be looked to with confidence for an- . other, which they are forced to pro? viso ii. order to escape utter public odium. 'Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles'?' So great is tho repugnance or aversio tho country and the House to thu- ai test scheme, that the latter body ought to declare want of confidence in the de? struction (not 'reconstruction') com? mittee, and not subject the numerous differing views of members, ns men? tioned by Mr. Stevens, to the consi? deration of other members than those hostile to such views. The chief ob? ject of the star-chamber conclave will be 'how not to' give force and effect to thou1." In another article, the [.delligencer "The patience of this great, free people is sublime. They will bear much abuse of power, much neglect of duty, especially when committed in the name of liberty. .But they will not submit to a military despot? ism, though intended for 'rebels.' They will not permit tho great safe? guards of the Constitution to be stricken down in thc midst of peace, and when the last armed foe has for two years grounded his musket. And they will not much longer permit the enmities of self-seeking politicians to keep separate two great sections of our common country. The fraternal feeling of this now speciously divided nation must be speedily l'estored, either by the action of Congress or in spite of it." FENIAN HISING.-The New York Herald, of Friday, has the following special cable despatch, dated Dublin, 11th instant: Important news has been received in this city from the South of Ireland, to the effect that the Fenians made a "rising," this morning, at Killarney, in the County of Kerry, and marched towards Kenmare. British troops, with a force of ar? tillery, are in pursuit of the enemy. Kerry is a maritime County in the South-west of Ireland, with tho es? tuary of the Shannon Hiver as its Northern boundary, the Atlantic Ocean on its Western edge, and the Counties of Limerick and Cork form I ing its Southern and Eastern bound? ary. Its population is about 200,000 persons, a large proportion of whom speak only the Irish tongue. The region is extremely wild, rugged and mountainous. The town of Killarney, where the "rising" is said to have taken place, is situated near the centre of the County Kerry, on the famous lake of tho same name. It has a population of some 6,000 or 7,000. Kenmare is another town in the County Kerry, situated on the high road from Cork to Cahirciveen, near to the residence of the late Daniel O'Connell. It lies in a very isolated district at thc head of Kenmare Bay, and has a convenient harbor and pim-. It is approachable from the ocean by vessels of heavy burden. -. -*.<^? Is IT TRUE?-The National Repub? lican, of Friday, has the following item : "We learn, with regret, that Hon. Thaddeus Stevens was seized, yester? day, with a sudden and serious illness, which indicated that his phy? sical strength is greatly prostrated." What cause, in the name of com? mon sense, has tho National Republi? can to "regret" the sudden ailment of Stevens? Some down this way would wish that it was the premonitor of bis easy exit to another and-happier world! NOT DISHEARTENED,-A corres? pondent of the Baltimore Gazette says : I learn that the President is yet cheerful and hopeful of ultimate tri? umph, and so far from evincing a dis? position of acquiescing in the insane legislation of Congress, is more de? termined than ever, since their atro? cious designs have become developed, of firmly adhering to his constitu? tional position. JUST WHAT WE THINK.-The New York World says if the President is capable of yielding, it wonld have been better to save the country from I this long turmoil by yielding long ago. By his vigorous opposition to Congress, he has exasperated the ra? dicals, and educated the South into stubbornness. At an earlier stage, the South would have submitted more ' easily, and Congress have been less exacting. The President cannot jus? tify himself either morally or logically in keeping everything at'loggerheads for so long a period, if the quarrel is to bo settled at last by Congress having its own way. He should either not yield at all, or have yielded sooner, and saved all this gratuitous mischief. Finance ?nil Commerce-The Storm. I Tho following extract, in relation to the Financial and commercial con- j ditton North, we copy from tho New York Day Bon!,; of Saturday. Thc j well-informed commercial editor of that paper, it will be seen, draws a j rather startling picture: The clouds are gathering rapidly overhead just now, and it would seem I as though the great financial tornado ! was about to burst upon the country in nil its terrible fury. We, as yet, j have escaped. Once or twice in thc past six months, tho commercial and '. financial atmosphere has betokened the great crash which, sooner or i hiter, must come; but the evil has j been, for the time, arrested, and al glimmer of blue sky momentarily ap? pearing, has dispelled the fears of the benighted fools in Congress, whose evil doings are hastening this im? pending calamity. But ?it this mo? ment, they are again awake to the terrible doom which has so buig threatened them; and the leading spirits are pausing in their mad ca? reer, and casting their eyes to the threatening heavens above them. The mutterings of the discordant ele? ments, which, in time, will break out in the wild roar of thc tempest are now heard, and the miserable crea? tures are again quaking with fear. The yell for "impeachment"has been weaker the past week than at any? time in the past sixty days. The howls for a higher tariff have been partially checked; the heavy failures in the past week or two all over the North, arc touching the pockets of the sordid wretches who are destroy? ing the commerce and finance of the country, and their pockets being the only vulnerable portion of their mi? serable carcasses, they have, for the moment, stopped to inquire into the why and wherefore of their losses, ami the cries which conic up from their own ignorant and duped sup? porters and followers, ft is a most gratifying fact that the destructive spirits who an- now keeping up Satan's carnival in Congress, repre? sent the so-called wealth of the coun? try. The abused millions, who have been taxed to the extent of all theil little surplus per year, may truly thank God that, come what will, they have no hoarded wealth in the shape of greenbacks, seven-thirties. United States bonds, or other evideuce ol debt against the Government; for, ii: one short hour after the President ol the United States. Andrew Johnson, is impeached, and a so-called Presi? dent is put in his place by these brainless fanatics, the issues of the United States Government will no! sell for one penny on theelollar. Th< fools aro just finding this out; thei are now being informed by tho wealtl of the country, which they represent that a continuation of their eoursi will entail ruin on their party, and i is well to pause. The temple the] are pulling down w ill bury their owl friends as well as themselves. Las week, one of the nore moderate o the elestructionists made a speech ii Congress, anti even his tone wa; vastly changed. 'He had been inform ed by thc great rank and file of hi party that they were digging thei own graves, their present course ii Congress was not only entailing ruin but eternal infamy upon them, an? their mad career must be checked But will they pause? Doubtful. Fo inasmuch as the gods are to final]; destro\T them, this madness will con tinue. In the meantime, commerce 1 dying; inelustry is paralyzed; wealtl creating is suspenden!; protluction are growing less; the perplexed an? bewikh'red traelesman finds himscl crippled and impoverished; an< having been taught the false eloctrin that high tariffs benefit the producer prays for more protection by a stil higher tariff; the poor sot, ruined b stimulants, prays for more stimulant to steady his shattered nerves; am the more ho gets, the more he ye needs, till vitality gives way nnde those remedies for relief. What a day or week may brin, forth, no mau can tell, but c-ommerc anel finance at this moment are in critical conelition. I'mic succeed panic in the financial centres Eas and West, anel telegraphic message are constantly telling the destrue tionists at Washington the dire evil they are producing. --><>?>-? NEW EN'OLAND AND THE SOUTH I THE FUTURE.-The Providence (R. I Post, in a notice of the Januar number of DeBoir's Review, after r< marking that the entire magazine almost without qualification, is eh voted to tho material interests of th South, says: There can bo no doubt, sooner c later, the Southern cotton will b made into cloth largely in Alabamn Georgia, and North Caroliha; whi] the coal, tho iron, and the gold c the South will mel in making it th richest portion of the country. We do not anticijmte, nor need th present generation worry itself abou the transference of manufacturin power from New England to Georgi* but tho transfer will be made, an within a period short in tho histor of a nation. New England will h rich, but not energetic; cultivator intellectually, bat not prospering i material wealth; a power of the pasl and not tho hope of the future There will be two classes, the ric and the unambitious poor, and th great West and tho. growing Sont will despise and scorn her, as sh now lords it over them. Th?- Natural K?Ft-ot. We have cogitated upon the mutter and came to the same conclusion, on tho point referred to in the following paragraph from the Richmond Dis pi itch, of Friday: It is a question whether Stevens' bill contemplates the abolition of thc State governments in the South, or merely places "a power behind the throne greater than thc throne it? self." In view of the fact that many millions of our State bonds are held by Northern mon, it may be safely assumed that the latter is the inten? tion of the bill. If our debt were owing only to rebel and English j "aristocrats," Thad, would terri tori- | alize the State for the purpose of rendering her bonds .vorthless. Our Legislature will be apt to make no provision for paying a dollar of in? terest duo to Northern men until Virginia shall have been recognized by Congress as a State, equal in every respect to New York or Massa? chusetts. It would l>e useless; for it' Congress may tiny day legislate our authorities out of existence, and send a commission hero to govern us, the acts of those authorities must bo of littie value in law. - < ?? ? ? Soo.th.cm Presbyterian Churches. AW: learn from the Baltimore Sun, of Thursday, thain meeting was held in that city at tito Franklin Street Church, ou Monday, evening, for the purpose of taking steps for aid? ing the suffering Presbyterian churches and ministers in tho South. Tin; meeting was opened with prayer, and then addressed hy the Kev. .1. Leighton Wilson, Secretary of the Board ol' Susteutation in the South. Dr. Wilson made known th?' condition of tho Southern ehuivhes and ministers. He stated that about 150 churches had been de? stroyed, or so much injured during the war as to he of no use in their present condition, and that of tho 1,500 Presbyterian churches in the South, one-third of them would pro? bably become extinct unless some im? mediate aid is obtained for them out? side of their own limits. * He made a full explanation of thc condition of the churches and the necessity of giving immediate help. After other addresses, the follow? ing resolutions wore offered: Resolved, That every effort should . be made to aid our suffering Presby I terian churches in the South. I Resolved, That with a view to raise the means required, the chairman be authorized to appoint a committee of such number tis he may deem best, who shall have power to increase their number and take all necessary steps to promote success. Resolved, That tho committee bc authorized and requested to make ti permanent organization of such per? sons as they may deem best calculated to raise present and future aid in be half of the Presbyterian churches and ministers in the South. ! The resolutions were unanimously j adopted, and a committee consisting of forty or more gentlemen, at thf head of which is George M. Gill. Esq., appointed in ."eeordance there j with. The committee will, it is un j derstood, at once take measures tc actively enter upon their duties. THE STATE OF TRADE.-The Nev York Commercial, commenting upor various movements in Washington, political and financial, as disturbing the money market, says: "The effect upon commercial ere dit may be inferred from the fact that the two largest dry goods job bers in this city have opened thc spring trade with terms thirty day.' two per cent., which is equivalen to twenty-four per cent, per anuun upon cash transactions. The mone tary stringency at this centre hat naturally induced a corresponding contraction of credit^ in the interior the effects of which are now apparem in the failure of many Western firm; to respond to their maturing obliga tions. How far this demoralizatioi of credit may effect the spring trade it is unnecessary to estimate. Bu siness men, however, do not need t< be informed that the extreme late? ness of the opening of business, am the prevailing despondency in al branches of trade, are due principally to this cause. " ALTERED BUT NOT IMPROVED.-Th. Stevens bill was altered from thc copy published here, so as to allow "local civil tribunals" to try offend ers, ?fee. and also by inserting in tb? fourth section those of the following words which are in italics: "SEC. 4. And he it further enacted That the courts and judicial officer of the United States shall not issu< writs of habeas corpus in behalf o persons in military custody, except ii cases in ichicJi the person is held t< ansicer only for a crime or crimes cr elusively within the jurisdiction of th courts of the Uniter I States within sai( military districts therein, or unlest some commissioner or officer." -? ?? ? ? A concert in aid of the Southon Relief Fund was to be given ip Nev York on Saturday evening last Miss Kellogg, bliss Adelaide Phil lips, Miss McCullocb, Signor Brig noli, Signor Ferranti, Theodor? Thomas, and other well-known ar fists, volunteered their services or the occasion. Thu Bill of Koree. Tho National Intelligencer, speaking of tho bill reported from the Keeon- . struction Committee by Mr. Stevens, says: , Lf this bili is the best scheme ' which this notorious committee have to ofter for the restoration of frater? nal feeling throughout a country lately torn by civil war-if this is the ; consummate flower of the statesman- 1 ship of the Thirty-ninth Congress- 1 we shall have to record tho meian- ' choly fact that thc race of statesmen is extinct. Will not our public men ? realize that the war is over- -that the , nation demands that its fierce pas- . sions shall be hushed-that its dread , machinery shall be put one side? ' When thc thunders of battle have ceased, and the soldiers confronting each other in deadly array have melted into citizens earnestly en-1 i gaged ni the arts of peace, shall the | bayonet be still substituted for the sheriffs process, and the judge be thrust under ile- foot o? the general? Out upon the dastard thought! No true-boru American wishes to govern his fellow-countrymen by tilt mailed hand. No lover of freedom would rear the military commission above the sacred trial by jury. The party which attempts to subordinate civil authority, however imperfect, to'the arbitrary mandates of military au? thority, commits political suicide; and. if the loaders of the dominant party in Congress are so infatuated as to believe, that this nation will con? tinue to back them in their senseless policy of proscription, of violence and of hate, they will ere long be roused from their dream of folly. That policy is based on falsehood., lt assumes that the people of the South are unwilling tobe governed by law, and have lost their attach? ment to American nationality, and their faith in the grand destiny of the American people. Neither is true. The South was without law for months after Lee's surrender; but American character asserted itself and preserved order until the judge wa.s restored to his bench and the sheriff to his office. The surging tide of national Ufo, which has bounded so violently through the great heart of all the North during the wav, pulsates as yet feebly among a people impoverished, crushed, ab? sorbed in the sad struggle for broad. It needs but the restoration of the oki channels, and they would vindi? cate more fully than ever their attach? ment to the Union and the Constitu? tion. Instead of restoring those channels, the politicians are mad enough to seek to destroy them. The leaders of the old Republican j party are signing their political death I warrants. They are heaping up wrath against the day of wrath. They ! are alienating the public confidence by abusing power instead of nobly using it, by demonstrating that they believe in force rather than freedom, by revealing their incapacity rightly to employ the fruits of victory in healing the wounds of the South, awakening its dormant patriotism, and adopting the policy of recon? ciliation and forgetfulness. If they pass the bill reported hythe commit? tee, it will be tho severest blow yet given to their hold on the people of tiie North. FENIANISM IN THE UNITED STATES. - The Buffalo Courier has the following statistics of Fenianism in the United States: The month of January, 1807, has been an eventful one for the Fenian Brotherhood in the United States and all over the globe wherever it has its ramifications and branches. At present, the Brotherhood in the United States, with the exception of thirty or forty circles, recognize but one head, and that is President Wm. R. Roberts. Over 750 circles recog? nize his authority, and ere the 1st of March, 1,000 circles of the Fenian organization will be in operation in America. The State of New York has already 100 circles in good stand? ing, working actively and quietly; Pennsylvania about the same num? ber; Ohio 45; Illinois 75; Michigan 30, and the other States of the Union an equal proportion, who are labor? ing for the same end. The circles are arming quietly and without os? tentation or any publicity, and uni? forms are being provided for the members of tho organizations in thousands. The Brotherhood has the most unanimous confidence and dependence on the promises of Pre? sident Roberts, chiefly owing to the fact that he is, asa prominent Fenian said a few days ago, "rich enough to be honest." THE LATEST WASHINGTON SENSA? TION.-The following is the latest sensation from the Federal capital: A partial re-organization of the cabinet is talked of in official circles. Tho probable retirement of Mr. Seward is mentioned. Mr. Adams, Minister to Englaud, is spoken of as his successor. The withdrawal of Mr. Stanton from the cabinet is again revived, with General Grant as his successor, as Acting S -et "tavy of War. In- addition, it is expected that Mr. Stanton will be off. jd the mission to Russia, or probably the mission to Spain. It is stated that the President is appointing, in most cases, radicals to succeed to tho offices vacated by tho rejection of his previous nomina? tions. The names now to bo sent in, it is said, arete be such as tho Senate will confirm. liOCal JLt?5X3a.S3. Oort BKAIUNO ROOM.-Our friends ure ?ivitcd to \ \fit the Ph'Xtiix reading room, rhere they will lind on file papers and >criodicals from every section of thc Union. Che building is open day and night. FIVE CENTS.-The pri?e of single copies if tho I'lt <i'n i s in fire cents, and purchasers ire requested to pay no ?mire for them a-, hey are furnished to thc news-boys at a .ate sufficiently low to warrant ile-ir being sold at that pri?e. EDUCATIONAL.-We are pleased to ?earn hat the Mecklenburg Female College, un ler the superintendence of Rev. A. G. ?stacy, and which was advertised in our vhimnt?, was opened under tin most aus? picious and encouraging circumstances. SMALL-POX.-We- noted, tho other day, hat this loathsome disease was prevailing n Lancaster District. We now notice that. II Salem, N. C., since November last, there nive been 120 cases--few of them fatal, lowevcr. As this discaso is one which rav. ls with marvellous rapidity, 'v.- now? ise fact, to give a word of warning to our people to promptly uso the preventivo mc a ?iite of vaccination in al! cases where re? quired. PERSOSAI..-Yesterday morning, we re? ceived a visit from, and enjoyed a pleasant conversation with. Hon. T. C. Peters, of Maryland, (formerly a p'ronihiont citizen <>r New York.) and 15. M. Rhodi s. Esq., of Baltimore, (the. head of the celebrated super-phosphate manufactory.) Tho Pe? tersburg huies, speaking of these gentle? men and their visit to that city, says: "They arc making a tour of thc South with the commendable vi.".viii' fa: ilitating the command of capital by om- fact irs and planters. Wo comm. iel i lo ni to onrfrienda throughout the section which tin y arc about to enter as gentlemen of enlarged and liberal views, whose sympathy with thc condition of our people and efforts in their behalf largely entitle '.hem to the fullest measure ol courtesy from those Southerners with whom tin y may have in? tercourse." Too Muru CROWDED.- -We sec it stated that the average density of population in New York city is equal to 32,000 per square mile, its 1,100 acres of parks and open spaces being included in tlc e.-eimatc. This gives to each person a space twelve yards long by eight wide, in which to live and move and have bis being. We suggest a remedy for this suffocating state of af? fairs. There is room enough, and to sparc, down this way, for honest and industrious foreigners. We will bo permitted, too, to give them the elective franchise, provided they bring $200 in greenbacks, orean write their names and read the blessed Consti? tution of our country. The radicals are mutilating in such an awful way, that the franchise qualification, in this respect, will be difficult for a large1 majority to com? ply with. MASONIC EMBLEMS.-The handsome and costly jewels, regalia and Bible, presented to the Masonic fraternity of this city, on Thursday evening last, were a donation from brothers of tho craft in Washington city and Philadelphia, Penn., who were prompted by the teachings of a generous sympathy in behalf of their unfortunate brethren in Columbia. The set of jewels and regalia were from the brethren in Washington; tin- compass and square ac? companying them were contributions from the pockets of thc individual members. While the brothers were engaged in this praiseworthy act, the following letter, with a Bible, from three members of the frater? nity in Philadelphia, was received hy them, and duly presented through the Commit? tee to the craft in this city. The gifts will bc on exhibition at thc jewelry establish? ment of Brother T. W. Radcliffe, on Main street: PHILADELPHIA, February .">, ]&i>7. Tu the Masonic Fraternity of Columbia, South Carolina. Sias AND BROTHERS: In a fraternal spirit, and in the hope that brotherly love may continue, tho undersigned, Free and Ac? cepted Ancient York Masons, desire to pro sent to you this Sacred Volume-a guide to our faith and a lamp to our feet, to lead us safely through the rugged wavs of life. Fraternally, ENOCH W. C. GREENE, W. M. No. 240, Philadelphia, Pa. SIDNEY DERNING, P. M. No. 202, Philadelphia, Pa. CHAS. E. WARBURTON, Lodge No. 5L, Philadelphia, Pa. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attontion is call? ed to tho following advertisements, which are published this morning for tho first time: City Notice to Water Tenants. Mooting of Columbia Lodge. D. B. Miller -To Builders. Edwin J. Scott-Checks on New York. Levin & Peixotto-Dissolution. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS m THE LEGISLATURE.-Both Houses of the General Assembly of Louisiana have unanimously rejected the Con? stitutional amendment proposed by Congress. This is certainly a re? markable result in the history of this country. The Governor, in his message to the Legislature, in favor of these amendments, commends them as even too just and liberal, and out of a legislative assembly of one hundred and forty members, not a single vote is given in favor of his views. And yet it is well knowu that in the Legislature there are a number of representatives who have always I teen regarded and recognized ?is good Union men throughout the late war, md since. A Governor without a ungle supporter in the Legislature is without precedent in the political an? nals of this country. Considering the argo patronage enjoyed by tho Go? vernor of the State, this is certainly i striking proof of the unanimity of ?his people.-New OrUans Times, Sib. Three shocks of an earthquake ?vere experienced in San Diego. Cali? fornia, on the 1st inst.