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? COLUMBIA. Thursday Morning, April 18,1867. Jost What la Wanted. An English writer, -who visited and remained some time in the West In? dies, studying the problem of free negro labor, and wrote, as the result of his observations, a book entitled "The Ordeal of Free Labor in the British West Indies," bears rather exceptional testimony to tho fitness of the emancipated negro to meet and discharge the duties that devolve upon him. Tho following passage from his book seeks to account for this state of things, and strikes us ns one of interest to the Southern jjeo ple under the new relation in which our laboring class are now placed to tho whites of the South and the body politic. It is this: "If I were asked to point out tho obstruction to a satisfactory solution of the West* India labor question, I should answer, without hesitation, want of confidence between employer and employed. The planters cling unremittingly, to the shreds of the systom of coercion." No moro instructivo lesson could be given to the Southern planter or employer, as to their conduct to? wards those who were recently slaves. Confidence on one side begets confi? dence on the other, and if tho freed? man perceives '.that ho has the full .confidence of his employer, he will very naturally come to the conclusion ?that the white mau is entitled to hit confidence, and as confidence begets trust and reliance, the employeo will trust in and rely upon the sincerity and honesty of tho employer. Witl such confidence and trust, the twe races will bo friends, and work har moniously and energetically for th< common good; but without it, mis trust, dissensions, petty squabble: and unworthy suspicion will apr i nj up, which will be injurions, if no ruinous, to both. This lino of policy, if there was n< other motive, is peculiarly impera tivo upon tho Southern people at th present time. That there aro tho roughly organized efforts to turu tb freedmen against us, and to croat among thom a separate interest, th daily reports we have of- meetings specially convened for that purpose leave no room for doubt. But w believe these efforts cnn be counter acted by proper treatment-by kind ness, by liberal wilges, by respectin their legal rights, by rendering ther every facility for tho purposes c education and improvement. Thea pcoplo aro with ns-were with u from infancy-und we believe tb largo majority will rcmnin with us live and dio among the people wit whom they were raised. How important, therefore, ia : that the obstacle-which we belie* the English writer has correctl pointed out-want of confidence I tween the employer and employet should bo removed without dela] Tho strolling emissaries and recrear Southerners who are endeavoring i create a sepnruto interest, and on both politically and otherwise, i variance with our true interests, a: not the employers of the freedme: They do not merit, nor do wo belie1 they will receive, the confidence the people they seek to deceive ar deludo; but it is, therefore, tho mo: necessary for our citizens to see to i that the interests and destinies both races at the South-which, we seek prosperity, must bo indiss lublc-shall not be dissevered fro thoir supineness, or from tho shre of ancient prejudices and habits st clinging around them. In a political point of view, as wi as regards our material intex-ests ai prosperity, tho' Englishman h struck tho key-note of success-t establishment of confidence. Havij the privilege of Voting, without tb confidence, they will not vote for , with those around them, and will easily lcd astray by designing den: gogucs and political hucksters. Th votes now, no moro than their lal and services, belong to tho Southe whito man. Let us recognize tl fact, show a duo regard for th wishes in political movements, ar in all things, seek to engender cor denco and mutual trust, rind tho n chinations of all those who seek sow dissensions among us will uttc fail. Tho Staunton Lyceum decided, a vote of thirteen to twelve* the otl night, that tho revolution of 1' was a mistake. Wo aro glad question is settlod. ? Tex??. From the accounts we have been receiving occasionally from Texas, -we have been led to belier? that of ali tho States now governed as ''military di s trie ts," that State was ono of the most thriving and prosperous under tho common misfortune. We fear that this . flourishing condition of affairs has been somewhat exagge? rated, judging from the report of a gentleman who has just mado an extensive tour through tho Stato, and has gi von the.Louisville Courier some information about affairs there, which, it is presumed, is pretty correot. He says that the tide of immigra? tion rolling in upon the State is im? menso and unprecedented, causing an extraordinary demand for all kinds of provisions, and prices consequent? ly rule high. The spring has been unusually backward, owing to tho long-continued raina and very cold weather, and crops aro but little, if any, farther advanced than in Ken? tucky, when they should bo six or eight weeks ahead. The lateness of tho season has k*pt back tho grass, and thousands of cottle are dying for want of food. Tho whole country has boen under water, which has compelled an almost entiro suspen? sion of transportation, and tho mails havo been stopped and delayed in all directions. From the statement of th'is gentle? man, we learn that tho political con? dition is regarded with a remarkable degrco of indifference. They say they will bo satisfied if tho Govern? ment will leave them their lands and the means to nariko a support-theil principal anxiety being in regard tc tho possibility of confiscation. What surprises us is, that he reports thc negroes much moro demoralized thar in Kentucky. Prom provious ac counts, wo thought they wero work? ing "well in that State; but ho sayf they have a very exalted opinion ol the chango in their condition, im agining that they are a good dea better than tho rest of God's creation, and they prefer congregating in town; and cities to working on tho planta tiona*. Very good feeling, however ezists between .thorn and their ole masters, who aro willing to hire then at fair wages. Altogether, the informant says tin condition of thc State is not us goo( as generally represented, though pro bnbly much better than any other o tho Sovrthom States. Such is, pro bably, a fair statement of tho situa tion of affairs in the "Lone Star' State, to whioh, we aro aware, man; of our peoplo aro looking with hank eringeyes for a settlement and home and it is for their information wi havo mado this synopsis of, no doubt a correct statement on the subject. SENATOR SHERMAN ON TUE SITUA TION.-Senator Sherman, now on hi ?way to Europe, recently addressei th? Union League Club of New York and said, among other things: ' 'Moderate and reasoning men oom plained, at one time, that Congres was seeking to prevent reconstru? tion, instead of promoting it. Bu after the experience of the last tw years, I feel justified in saying tbs if we had been in too great a burr wo should havo had to commence th 8trifo over again. Only yesterday, received a letter from Governc Brown, of Georgia, stating that th movement towards reconstruction i tho Southern States is going on ha] pily, and that soon they will acqu esco in tho measures proposed b Congress. If such is really tho casi andido not doxibt it is, there wi soon bo a full and complete settli ment of all the difficulties betwec tho North and tho South. Within few years from this time, tho Soutl ern States will be, I believe, tho moi radical States in tho Union. Wehm como illustration of this in the hist ry of Missouri and Tennessee. C the other hand, I behove tho mo conservative States in tho futuro w: bo New York and Ohio, who st: cling to their prejudices, evey aft tho reason for them has ceased, do not, then, gentlemen, anticipa any further troublo between tl North and South." LirtEiiAL.-John 8. Barbour, Esq President of tho Orange and Alexai dna Railroad, has given notice th all donations for tho destituto poop of tho South will be passed over th road freo of charge. -? ^ ? ? THE LAST ACQUISITION*.-Tho Lo don Tunes says that tho Russia American cession treaty must 1 taken as ovidenco of tho existenco an "und^nned sympathy" botwci Russia and tho United States, and proof of tho determination of t American peoplo to uphold tho Mo roo doctrino at all points. Canad tho London Ti-fics adds, can ha her independence, with liberty seek hor future, nt any time. Another Letter from EX-CJOT. Perry. Wo publish below another letter, from Hon. B. F. Perry, o? the) po? li fie ni bi tuntion. It i9 needless to say, from the position taken by this jour? nal jn many leading editorial articles, that we are opposed to that GOT. Perry, and will take occasion to make some comments upon tho present communication : . . "The United States shall guaran? tee to every State in this Union a republican form of government." Section 4, Article IV, Constitution of the United Stales cf, America, Under? this authority, the Congress of the United States, after excluding from their sents tho Senators and Representatives of ten Southern States, bas established in all of the excluded States a military govern? ment, absolute and unlimited in its powers 1 It is well known that these States have exhausted their powor and resources in a gallant and heroic struggle for independence a'ud self government. They now havo * 0o alternativo but unqualified submis? sion to tho military despotism thrown over them. It is to bo hoped, and it is generally . believed, that the mili: tary commanders in tho Southern States will exercise their despotic powers wisely and humanely. It is tho administration or a 'government, and not the form of a government, which . makes it odious and oppres? sive. A'despotism, wisely, justly and virtuously administered, is the .most perfect government that can be estab? lished. It is the government of God, established by him for the govern? ment of the nuiveise. Five or six montns ago, South Ca? rolina, with all the other Southern States, rejected, with scorn and in? dignation, the constitutional amend? ment, which proposed to exclude from offico their leading^' men, and reduce their representation in Congress, unless they permitted universal negrc suffrage. Now, it is proposed by th? military bill not only to exclude thii class of'persons from office, but t< disfranchise them and exclude then from voting in all elections, and a the samo time -to enfranchise theil former slaves and give universal sui frage to the negro. Strange to say that there are many persons in thi Southern States whoso high senso o honor would not let them adopt tin constitutional amendment, who an now urging the people to voluntarily swallow tho military bill, rcgardles: of honor, principle or consistency. \ am happy to know that they ar secessionists and never were Unioi men. Thc inquiry is, which, then, sha! jwe do? Whilst I have beeu writing 'the telegraph briugs the gloriou news that Mississippi and Georgi have appealed to the judiciary fo the protection of their constitution;: rights as sovereign States of th American Union. Would to Go that South Cnn ?lina stood by the sid of Mississippi and Georgia, in tbi their last noble effort to mniutai their dignity and honor ns Statesman tho just rights and liberties of thei citizens. If this last grand, expirin effort iu favor of, freedom shoal fail, then tho South will have t quietly meet tho tyranny of Congres; but, iu meeting, she need not en brace tho hideous thing. When tl military order is issued for a reglstri tion of voters, let every man, n< disfranchised, go forward and registe his name. When the electiou ordered for a convention, it will I the duty of every voter to cast h voto for tho wisest, best and mo trustworthy men, who aro eligible I seats iu that convention. This muc ho is forced to do for self-protectioi and to keep tho State Governmei from falling into tho hands of tu worthy and base mon. He need c no further. Let him then endori on his ticket, "?Vb convention." If 1 is a patriot and an honorable man, 1 cannot desire the change which tl military bill contemplates, and 1 should not vote a lie! With the cunning which alwa; characterizes tho tyrant, Congress h enacted that tho people themselv shall endorse tho call of a conventio in order to givo legal validity to i acts. Without this endorsement, tl whole proceeding might bo regardi as forced on tho States by the milita government, and, therefore, null m void. Hence, tho trick of mnkii tho people endorse tho call of a co vention. It is to be hoped that th will not be caught by this ennui device, and that they may bo able influenco their freedmen to act wi them. But should a majority of t votes bo for a convention, then it to assemble, and not otherwii When it assembles, the honor a destiny of tho State will be iu keeping. But if tho people should vote " convention," what then? Tho bor. and dignity of tho States will, at len not bo thereby sacrificed by their ci zens. We shall remain as we a under u military rule, till there is reaction at thc North. It has airca commenced in Connecticut, and w sooner'or later, sweep over tho win North-western and Middle Slat Thon wo shall bo restored to t rights in the.Union, with honor i sallied and tho right of suffrago i changed. Let us await this t>ca eratic triumph, be it a hundred yea rather than seek new associatic with our Black Republican tyrai and oppressors, and be guilty of the baseness of abandoning our friends at the North, who have nobly de? fended oar cause, for two years past?' and sacrificed themselves in the strug? gle for Southern rights and constitu? tional freedom. If we are unwilling to bear the ills to which wo are subjected, for the maintenance of honor and principle, then we deoervo our destiny. It is said that, if Wo do not accept tho degrading terms now offered, worse will be imposed! Have we any as? surance that worso may not be im? posed, if we do accept? Like the woman who consented to her own dishonor to save the Life of her bus band, and was then mado to witness his execution! There is no faith in tyrants. Threats of confiscation are futile. Almost every one has been pardoned, by taking tho amnesty oath or by special application. The South? ern people may' bo robbed and mur? dered, but their property canuot bo confiscated. In order to debauch prominent Southern men, offers havo been mude in Congress to romovo their disabili? ties, and, it.would seem, not without success! Threats to the many, and bribes to a few, is the policy adopted for radicalizing tho Southern States. With universal negro suffrage and debauched . pol it ieians, we may bid farewell to all hope of republican in? stitutions. Virtue and intelligence alone can sustain a republic. When the negro has acquired intelligence to understand his political rights, and property to make him feel un interest in the proper exorcise of them, ho should be allowed to vote. This prin? ciple has been adopted in most of tho Northern States, ?uni is wisc-and just. But it is wicked to put ballots into the hands of those who will bo tho passive tools of their employers, or tho"mischievous agents of Black Re? publican emissaries. Nothing can bo moro unjust and iniquitous than the discriminating disfranchisement of the military bill. A Union man, whoso lifo hos bocu spent in trying to maintain the inte? grity of tho Union, but who was a member of tho Legislature or a judge ten or twenty years ago, and who, after his State seceded, fed or clothed a sou iu tho Confederate army, is disfranchised! But tho mau whose whole life mny havo been spent in treasonable efforts to destroy the Union ard involvo the country in a bloody civil war, who was a leading member' of tho Secession Conven? tion, and afterwards n distinguished Genernl in thc Confederate army, hurling his command against the United States forces in a hundred bloody fields of battle, is not disfran? chised, unless he had previously taken au oath to support tho Consti? tution of tho United States! There aro many .instances of this character which might bc mentioned, showing tho injustice and folly of this- dis? franchisement. It is believed that neither. Generals Beauregard, Hill, Magruder, nor General Lee himself, the illustrious commni.der-in-chief of tho Confederate forces, is disfran? chised. But tho humble Union ma? gistrate, who rphioved the distresses of a son'or friend in tho Confederate army, is disfranchised ! There is not the remotest hope or probability of the Southern States being restored to tho Union till after .the next Presidential election. Why, then; shall we Voluntarily degrade ourselves, and giTO up our deurest? political rights for a delusion? If dishonor must come, do hot embraco it. If wo aro to wear manacles, let them be put on by our tyrants, not bv ourselves. If a man threatens to kick you, self-respect would forbid your exposing your person to him and asking him to kick you at once and bo done with it. We have lived already two years under military rule,, in great, poverty and . distress, and have been cheered all tho timo by tho consciousness that wo aro not a de? graded, though a conquered, peoplo. Wo can continue to live in the same way two years longer, or, if need be, ton years, and feel a pride iu know? ing that we have maintained our honor, and made every effort possible to presorvo our freedom and consti? tutional rights. A man who feels that ho has dishonored himself, is lost; and so it is with a people. Let us live quietly and peaceably, attending ' diligently to our various vocations in life-obeying patiently tho powers that be; but never think of voluntarily voting away our rights as a State or our honor and freedom as mon. Let us trust in a returning sense of justice on tho part of our oppressors, which sooner or later must com?. Havo patience, forbear? ance and long suffering. Thc South? ern States fought four long bloody years for what they believed to be a sacred right proclaimed by all tho American poople in their Declaration of Independence. Can they not now afford to livo four years longer ont of that Union, rather than sacrifice their honor, their? rights, as States, and tho great republican principles of free? dom? B. F. PERRY. "Alii, QUIET" IN ARKANSAS.-ALit tlo Rock, Arkansas, letter, of March 2'2, to thef Springfield (Mass.) Repub? lican, sa3*s: This if, without exception, ono of the most peaceable and quiet of tho Southern States. I havo traveled through at least half a dozen differ? ent Counties, unarmed, both by day and night, and nover liavo been mo? lested in any way. And as far as drunkenness is coucerned, it is not half as bad 03 Massachusetts. t, Artificial I.cg?. Wo publish tho following, notice for the benefit of tbe citizens of tbis State who have lost their legs during the recent war: For the purpose of carrying into effect tho provisions of an Act enti? tled "An Act to provide Artificial Legs for all citizens of tho State who have lost their legs during the re? cent war," approved December 20, 1866, I caused a notice to be pub? lished to all manufacturers of artifi? cial limbs, to exhibit their specimens in tho city of Columbia, ou the fourth Monday in March, and ap? pointed a Board of Surgeons, com? posed of Drs. A. N. Talley, Hobart W. Gibbes nnd B. W. Taylor, to ex? amine the various specimens sub? mitted. They unanimously recommend the "Army and Navy Leg" of Dr. Bly, and his "Anatomical Leg," as com? bining moro advantages than any others exhibited; and I, therefore, concluded a contract with Dr. Bly, to furnish the citizens of this State with tho "Army and,Navy Leg,'* at tho ' price of $74.65 each, which amount is to bc paid by tho State. Tho cost of Dr. Bly's anatomical ball aud socket-jointed leg precluded mo from contracting fpr it, because the sum-appropriated hy the Legisla? ture was insufficient to have furnished that leg to each citizen; nevertheless, eachpersou who chooses to do so, may, by paying Dr. Bly from his owu means-the additional sum of $75.35-secure this moro perfect limb, the cost of which is $150. His office will be located in Charles? ton, and but ono trip is necessary to be mado there for the purpose of having the limb properly adjusted to tho stump. Before its delivery, eaph leg will bo inspected liv a competent person. To procure a leg, tho following rules have been adopted: 1. No person other than a citizen of this State, is entitled, under the Act of the Legislature, to receive an artificial leg. 2. The persou applying must ap? pear before the Clerk of the Court for tho District in which he resides, and satisfy that officer that be is a citi? zen; that he lost his leg during tho recent war, and is embraced within the provisions of the Act of Assembly aforesaid. Tho Clerk will thereupon give such person uu original and du? plicate certificate, under tho seal of tho Court, certifying that the party is entitled to receive a dog. 3. The Clerks of tho Courts have had forwarded to them blank forms for measuring the stump. Each citi? zen will procure two of these on ob? taining his certificate. After care? fully making tho measurements, as directed iu tho form, ho will enclose tho original certificate and measure? ments to Dr. Douglass Bly', Charles? ton, S. C. The duplicate certificate he will re? tain in his possession, uh til ho re? ceives .notice that his personal pre? sence is required, at Dr. Bly's office, for tho purpose of adjusting the leg .to the stump. Upon exhibiting this certificate to tho conductors of the, several railroads of tho State, they will doubtless give him free transpor? tation', going and returning, one time, tho Legislature having in tho { Act requested the railroad companies to furnish transportation free of cost, and each conductor will make such endorsement upon tho certificate as will prevent it from being fraudu? lently used again by tho same or any other person. Dr. Bly will notify persons at what time it will be necessary for them to attend at his office in Charleston for tho purpose of fitting tho leg to the stump. As two hundred and fifty or more I artificial limbs aro to bo supplied, considerable time will necessarily be .consumed in their manufacture, and you aro requested to practice patience .in what may seem to you an unrea? sonable delay in procuring your limb. Dr. Bly advises, that unless some pressing emergency exists, the now leg should not bo fitted to tho stump during tho warm season, and that tho patient himself will bo most likely to obtain a satisfactory result by awaiting tho return of cool wea? ther. Tho Clerks of the Court will be en? titled to charge their fees for their official certificate, but it is presumed that they will, under tho circum? stances, cheerfully reuder tho service gratuitously. JAMES L. ORR, Governor of South Carolina. PnorosED NEW COLONY.-Tho New York Commercial, in a humorous vein, proposes to give Texas to tho freedmen and their special friends and newspaper organs. It says: There, with ample room aud verge enough, they could establish a Go? vernment of their own. Aud there, with a genial climate and a teeming soil, they could bo ns prosperous and happy as they proved industrious aud virtuous. There, Frederick Douglass and other able and enter? prising men of color, could exert and employ their talents and timo in really improving and elevating their race. And there, too, Senator Sum? ner, Wendell Phillips, Mr. Tilton, Sec., disgusted with their own people and Government, might find con? genial associations. And there, too A field would open for tho Rochester Express, Utica Herald, New York Tri? bune, and other "manhood" journals. Xjooal Items. INTERMISSION.-The 19th instant being Good Friday, no paper will bo issued from this o flies on Saturday morning next. Advertisers will please bear this in mind. Jon PRINTING.-Tho Job Office of the Phoenix is as completo as any in tho South. It is furnished with now fonts of type of all descriptions and of the most modero stylos. All work executed promptly, with taste and skill, and at reasonable rates. FOR FISHERMEN.-AB tho fishing season is at hand here, wo publish the following suggestion to those who may bo ablo to indulge in this sport: Stick your knifo in tho back of his neck' and slash tho gills the first thing. Always bleed your fish as soon as you land him; it makes Iiis flesh hard. When yo.ii are ready for your supper, make a small incision at tho throat and draw the entrails. Then fill him up with a wedge of fat pork or bacon. Wrap him in several thicknesses of paper, well wet, (oak leaves will do,) and lay him in. the hot ashes, covering him well with ashes and coa?s. Leave him for from twonty minutes to half an hour, when you may unearth him aud eat with whatever accompaniments you may have. Tho next thing you will do next morning will bo to go fishing. CARDS! CARDS!-Show cards, busi? ness cards, visiting and wedding cards, oxecuted at tho Pheonix Job Offico, in tho neatest styles of tho art. Cards of all sizes constantly on hand, and all orders from town or country promptly attended to. LEGAT..-On yesterday, after exa? mination, the following gentlemen were ordered to be enrolled as attor? neys at law, to wit: John Brown, B. B. Clyburn, E. H. Dreher, E. P. Earle, J. S. Horlbeck, E. W. Johnson, Wm. Litt'e, P. H. Malone, James Munro, F. N. Walker, John C. Whitfield, J. B. Williams and W. B. Williams. The following goutlemen were en? rolled as solicitors iu equity: James Birnie, John Brown, M. C. Butler, J. F.. J. Caldwell, J. Fred. Ficken, R. R. Hemphill, John S. Horlbeck. J. M. Johnson, H. L. Mc Gowau, S. W. Melton, T. D. Mer maugh, J. C. Mills, James Munro, C. C. Pinckpey, jr., John F. Spear? man, Wm. Tennent, Wm. Van Wyck, jr., arid W. J. Whaley. Tho argument of cases was then resumed, when Mr. Simons concluded in behalf of appellant in Riggs ads. Witsell. The N. E. R. R. Co. ads. C. Por? cher, was next called, and Mr. T. Y. Simons, representing Mr. Martin, read argument on behalf of appellant. Mr. Barker heard for appellee. On motion of Mr. C. D. Melton, Mr. Prioleau Hamilton, a practicing member of the Georgia bar, was ad? mitted to practice in all the courts of this Stato. &&? #. WHAT U O. The above enigma, which should bo studied and practiced by all, we saw posted in ono of tho windows of a store, tho other day. That no ono may lose tho meaning of it, we give tho explanation, "Hand over what you owe." SHOW POSTERS, HANDBILLS, &c. Our supply of type and facilities of press-work enable us to turn out from the Phoenix office the most attractive styles of posters, hand-bills, Sec., at short notice, and in the most satis? factory manner. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attoutiou ie call? ed, to tho following advertisements, whicb ar? published this morning for tho ?rst time; C. Norman-Turpentine Barrels. Meeting of Richland Lodge. A. B. Phillips-flay, etc., at Auction. D. C. Poixotto-Auction Halo. Levin A Mikcll-BuuinosB Stand. Wm. Munro-Notice to Creditors, ic. Fisher ft Lowrance-Biscuit. Long tales are usually uninteresting, but all consumers will bo bencfitted and inte? rested by reading theontiro advertisement and then examining tho stock of Mr. R. C. Shiver. Richland Lodge No. 39, A. F. M. A AN oxtra. communication of this >^>VLodgo will ho held THIS (Thurs /VVhvy) EVENING, 18th instant, at S o'clock, at Odd Fellows' Hall, for tho pur poso of conferring tho Second Degree. By ordor of tho \V. M. April 1H 1 _ IbjTOZER, Secretary. Biscuit ! SODA, Cream, Sugar, Tea and Butter CRACKERS. GiiiRcr Cakes and Snaps, and Noveltv Cakes. FISHER A LOWRANCE. April 18_ TURPENTINE BARRELS. THE undersigned is now en Igaged in tho manufacture of TUR I ['ENTINE BARBELS, warranted ? to bo of tho best quality, and will disposo o? them at such prices us will bring them into competition with thoso of North? ern manufacturo. Give mo a trial, and you will bo satisfied. Messrs. CRAWFORD ft FRIDAY, at tho Charleston Railroad Depot, aro my authorized agontB in Co? lumbia, c. DORMAN. ?3_ Charleston Coitrier copy six timed tri-wcekly, and send bill. April 18 ?6