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*4t ?. COLUMBIA. Thursday Morning, June 27,11)67. Free Labor. The editor of the Savannah Repub? lican, who, we believe, is a North om mon, and formerly strongly anti? slavery in his sentiments, has been informed by a gentleman who has recently visited several Counties in Georgia that there were nover more abundant crops mado throughout the region over which he travoled. Tho freedmen have worked well, and tho above favorable result is attributed to this fidelity on tho part of the labor? ers, and is cited as au evidence of the advantage of free labor. The writer says that out of twenty prominent planters who wore recently assem? bled to discuss somo important agri? cultural topics, all of whein, prior to the war, wero in alHuont circum? stances and largo slaveholders, eman? cipation was incidentally alluded to, and that thero was not ono of tho planters present who did not pro? claim himself as unequivocally op? posed to tho restoration of slavery, wero it possiblo to resurrect tho de? funct institution. Thero is no doubt of tho truth of the statement mado by this writer, and wo are convinced that it is equul ly true that not ono out of ton of tho late shareholding planters would give their assont to any movement looking to the restoration of tho institution, wero such a movement at all practi? cable. But wo desire to quote the comments of our Savannah cotempo rary on the facts presented by his correspondent. The Republican mya: "Ol courso, ovory Southern plant? er who invested his money in human flesh and blood wopld be glad to ro-1 ceivo a reasonable recompenso for their slaves, just as any Northern man would bo anxious to secure full remuneration for all ho had invested in bank, railroadfior miuiug stocks. This is a natural desire, and is but the promptings of instinct, the out gushing of that sordid, ?elfish spirit which dwelleth to a certain extent within all human flush, and consti? tutes part of our nature. We note this simple fact as a hopeful omen for the future, for wo consider it en coui'oging to seo tho Southern people battling with their deep-seated pre? judices, and trying to shake off tho old rusty manacles of the past, and walk bold and freely into tho hopeful future. Wo sincerely believe, from all that we seo and hear, that were tho question of tho revival of slavery to bo left to tho decision of tho Southoru people, a very largo major? ity would coincido with the views of theso twenty sensible, practical and progressive planters. "Who says wa aro not progressing politically, socially and almost finan? cially South? Tho man who accuses the Southern people of retrograding within tho last three years, speaks either from total ignorance or is blinded by sectional prejudices. All who thiuk so should visit tho South, or got tho opinion of thoso who are in the field." Of courso, tho Southern planters might bo expected to seek some mo? derate compensation for their slaves, for they were recognized by tho Con? stitution of tho United States, both as property and persons; but whether they will do so, or whether, if they did, such compensation would bo awarded to them, is extremely pro? blematical. Had tho same amount of property, in any other different form, been wrested from any class of Northern men, tho halls of Congress would have been besieged by claim? ants and their agents until sonic resti? tution hod been made But let that pass. The second point of tho I!c/)?.'> llcan, that the altered sentiment on tho part of our people is a hopeful omen for the future-for it is en? couraging to seo them, not only but? tling against, but actually overcoming their deep-seated prejudices on this subject. Wo rejoico to know tho fact, for it is on\y iu this way that they can re-enter upon tho paths of progress and prosperity. Slavery is gouo forover, and the sooner the for? mer ownors realizo tho fact, and set to work to avail themselves of any advantages tho nev/ system may pos? sess, tho sooner will they mnko tho adaptation of it to their agricultural pursuits pleasant and profitable. Wo agree with our cotemporary, that tho Southern people have not retrograded within tho past few years, but have exhibited a manhood, patience and endurance that no people have ever manifested before, under similar ad verso circumstances. They havo been slandered, provoked and misrepre? sented beyond what any other people havo endured; but their position, to ?*W* . . doy, aa earnest workers^-faithful to their obligations, and, in all things, sin?ere, upright and honorable-is a sufficient answer to All such allega? tions, and is so recognized by the honorable men iu every section of tho country. - Ixsui/rixa Tur: DEAD.-The Army and Navy Journal, Juno 8, 18G7, con? tains, iu a letter from Gettysburg, tho following notice of the manner in which the graves of tho brave Con? federate soldiers aro treated by tho men who prato about tho cruelties of Andersonville: "Along all these roads, the saddest mememtoes of tho gigantic strugglo aro still visiblo iu tho scattered graves in the adjacent fields. An? other year, however, will obliterato all traces of where so many rebel leaders and followors lay buried. In very few cases the graves are respect? ed, but us a general thing the ground is cultivated without regard to the remains of tho misguided men who lio beneath it." That will read well in history. -? # ? - CHOLERA.-Tho New York World says: Some foolish fellow, in tho evening papers, is predicting that New York will be visited by tho cho? lera this .summer. Of courso it will. Wo have had a caso or so already. But there is uot the slightest reason for bclieviug that it will become epi? demic. Tho city was novcr so healthy, as will bo seen by referring to tho health report given elsewhere. Thero are no epidemic diseases reported, aud deaths from derangement of the bowels are unusually infrequent. Peo? ple who kee]) clean, eat moderately, and pay their debts, need bc in no i fear of cholera. That last, "pay their debts," is a saving clause. There I aro but few people, however, in this 1 neck of the woods able to avail them? selves of it. ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM A PENI? TENTIARY.-Tho Macon Telef/rapJt says: Yesterday, about 1 o'clock, an es? capo was attempted by sixteen of the convicts of the penitentiary, two whites and fourteen blacks. These men were engaged in the brick yard, and when returning from their din? ner, and just outside of the main wall, mado a simultaneous break. Two were .shot down, and six others more or less seriously wounded, both the whites being of tho number. Two of tho blacks havo died and two others uro in a doubtful condition. Duly ono (a black) effected nu escape. THE Jura SESSION.-Tho Washing? ton correspondent of the Baltimore Sun telegraphs to that paper, on Mon day: Tho Union Congressional Execu? tive Committee aro in receipt of :i number of letters and telegrams from members of Congress, stating they will be hero to attend tho July ses? sion of Congress. Enough memberi have boen heard from to ensure II quorum, and it is generally under? stood that the session will be a short one, not lasting over two or three weeks. NEW WHEAT.-Tho Griffin Jirrah reports the price of new wheat, ii that town, at 82 per bushel; and tin Talbot t on (?izett>' understands tba parties in tho West havo offered tt deliver wheat along tho line of th? Muscogoo Railroad at 81.15 pe bushel. It. says that it is estimate! tho wheat crop of Talbot County wil reach 200,(11)0 bushels, which wil leave a surplus of 30,000 bushel; over tho amount annually consumed A desperate fight occurred on tb 17th instant, at Calvary Cemetery Now York city, between a number o persons who had just buried a friend Tho light raged nearly an hour, am women aud men engaged on eitbo side. Clubs, knives and stones wer freely used. Several persons wer injured, and ono child is reporte* ' kilb d. Citizens living near were s j frightened l y thc riotous proceed . inga that they bid themselves in th woods. Tho Courant, published under th ? classic caves of Yule College, says : I is a remarkable fact that, out of mot than 100 graduates, no ono has o> pressed his determination to becom a farmer. Tho idea that tilling tb soil is a low calling pervades tb Northern as well as tho Souther mind. This is the bane of our com try, and is doing moro than all th reconstruction Acts to impoverish tL land. Hon. E. N. Miller has got "hoi dornicks," extracted from tue india mounds near Newark, G'uio, o which aro inscribed thc commune monts in Hebrew; and ho lectured t tho Louisvillians about them on Sm day. ' Albert Pike says that the "reign < tho Devil is just commencing, he is in down-right earnest now, v suppose he has been only play it h-ll for tho past 0,000 years. Whilo attempting to shoot at a ta get, a party on Staten Island killed lady, who was promenading. Tl company kindly offered to defray tl funeral espouses. Tho climate of Ornabais salubriou but as in some other places, it isu healthy to be out after dark. Booka for tn? South. Tho Houston Telegraph baa tho fol? lowing article on the donations of school books made bj some Northern publishers to the Peabody Fund Commission. Tho comments are se? vere, but Northern publishers have too ofteu-perhaps unintentionally-. given caii60 for such strictures: Thoso eminently philanthropic hu? manitarians, Messrs. D. Appleton & Co. and A. S. Barnes &, Co., publish? ers, somewhat noted, have opened their large hearts and presented tho Peabody Committee with one or two hundred thousand copies of text books for the uso of the schools to bo established under that most muni cent gift. Now, wo would rather soo 200,000 vipers uucoil themselves und crawl all over tho face of our coun? try, thau tho samo number of the Mosers. Appleton or the Messrs. Burnes text books. They ure no more or less than text lessons, inculcating the most undying, malicious hatred of our people-text lessons of the vilest aud most slanderous lies that wore over fabricated to instill poison? ous aud erroneous ideas into the pliant minds of our coming genera? tion. We visited tho "mammoth establishments" of these people, during a late Northern tour, and wc glanced through some of their "pub? lications," some of which will bo of this same generous donation to the Peabody fund, and wo do now most .solemnly declare that, rather than see one of our Southern youth im? bibe the prejudices, learn tho Hos, cou over the slanders herein, wo would seo them grope ou forever wit!) only tho great lessonsof nature, which, we avow, teacheth no false? hoods, as their "text books." We do not write this upon any ill founded prejudices formed against these houses, because of the simple fact of their Northern locality. We ure uow, and will bo itt the future, in favor of the fostering of every le? gitimate and laudable iutroduotion into our midst of whatever ol capital and enterprise our Northern brethren wish tu bring' to us. so long as such enterprise does not tend to create in the minds of children wrong ami er? roneous impressions of their own people, to teach them, at the very out-set of their lives, to disobey one of the most sacred injunctions "honor thy father aud mother," Ac. to teach the children of Davis, and Lee, aud Jackson, and Longstreet, J und Taylor, that their glorious s,in-s were a set of "cut-throats, vile trai? tors, designing villains," Ac. To pa? rade before their eyes pictures ol' "rebel defeats''.where there were no j rebel defeats-to point out thc slurs and stripes, "emblems of the freo," i waving in victory, where thora was j no victory; in a word, a prostitution of history-a disregard of truth and right-shameful to any other people in the world than these same menda? cious, unscrupulous Appletons, Har? pers and Barneses. The attempt of their fathers to form for themselves a new Government, through causes now unnecessary to dwell upon, : failed; their llag hus been "1 lilied away forever," their hopes are dead, but their ho- , nesty, their fearlessness, their noble, "heaven-born" patriotism must md bo tortured into brands of iufamy and disgrace in the eyes of the chil? dren of their loins. When wo for? get their heroic deeds, their years of devotion and toil und privation, when wo teach the lips of our infants to murmur their names, except in es? teem and devotion, "may ourtongncs cleave to the roof of our mouths, may this right hand forget its cun? ning." Wo ure disposed to do all in our humble power to restore our un? fortunate country to its former hap? piness and prosperity, we ure willing to strike hands with till those of the North, and we know, thank Ci od, there are mauy noblo and glorious spirits there, unshackled by bigotry, fanaticism or prejudice, who will walk with us to that etui, but from the malicious, fanatical, fratricidal, Pu? ritanical, psalm-singing Applotons, Barneses and Harpers, "Good Lord deliver us." FitoM 'rm: WEST.-Tho Memphis Prices Current has the following, which will be interesting ?it this junc? ture: The growing confidence in com? mercial circles, in view of the pro? mising condition of the crops over the country, noted in our hist, is now considerably shaken, in con - quenco of indications ol' a damaging if not disastrous Hood in the Missis? sippi; nuil in the present almost dcuth-liko stillness of t?rale, thepros pocts for the future tiro again can? vassed with considerable anxiety. The river, nit hough falling, from St. Louis down, is only four or rive fer! below lute high water mark at this point, und it is reported that the June rises in tho Missouri is almost unpre? cedented. Tile Hood in the Alkai:; as Bivor was greater than any since 1844, and has caused immense de? struction, but it is subsiding rapidly. Cotton hos stiffened somewhat since our Inst, but is inactive, iu conse? quence of tho high views of holders. A mun in Wytheville, Ya., guvohis consent to the marriage of his daugh? ter with B radical for the considera? tion that he (tho radical) would save his property from confiscation. Why would a demijohn make a good speaker? Because it generally has so much spirits in it. A SION OF THE TIMES.-A gentle? man from Maryland has lately ap? peared in onr midst, for tho purpose of buying real estate. A day or two ago, he was accosted by a negro man, who, supposing him to bo a Northern mau, asked him if he intended buy? ing land in tho neighborhood. Upon beiug answered affirmatively, he was advised by the negro not to do so, as no good titlo could bo mado to land bought in th? County, because of the fact that it was to be confiscated aud apportioned among the colored peo? ple. This is one oT the effects of what wc charge to bo the influence exerted upon our colored population by paid emissaries and salaried Bu? reau officers and humble sneaks like teacher Morse.- Warrenton Index. AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL.-Tho Brazilian Parliament met on tho 22d of May. The Emper . Don Pedro opened the session with thc usual formalities. In his address, ho recommends the pro? motion of colonization .schemes, pub? lic instruction, and a revision of the military and penal laws. Over 1,000 emigrants bad recently arrived, half of whom were from tho United Slates. Thc cholera had broken out among tho Paraguayans, who were throwing tho bodies of those who died of the disenso into tho river. This had caused a re-appenranco of tho epidemic in several towns in the vicinity. Tho disease had almost completely disappeared from thc cam] * of tho allies. ATLANTIC CARLES.-Jt is stated that thc American Atlantic ('able Tele? graph Company, of Now York, which was incorporated about a year ago, is making vigorous efforts to perfect its arrangements tor a now line be? tween Europe and America, by way of Bermuda and the Azores, having its Western terminus at some point on tin? const cf tho United States, and its Eastern at Lisbon. Tho pre? sent cables have not. enough custom to koop their operators busy moro than a few hours a day, but with the reduction of rates which would follow tho Ci implction ol' t his new enterprise, it is believed that there would bo bu? siness enough for nil, and a great in? crease of profits. SECRETARY STANTON.-Tho rumor that this gentlomnn is about to resign lii-> post is thought, in official circles, to bi: altogether unfounded. It would seem clear that, if the recent decision ot* the Cabinet, adverse to his views, had bceu considered by him as con? demnatory, and nflbrdiog ground for resignation, ho would not have com? municated thc consequent orders to thc Southern commanders, but would have resigned nt once. [jVTt'/oft Intelligencer. FUNDS FOI? THE Pom:.-It is staled that the various Catholic bishops that have sailed from tho United States to Europe to assist in cele? brating at Rome thc cightecu hun? dredth anniversary of tho martyrdom of St. Peter, which takes place in a few davs. have carried with thom about $100,000. This, added to tho donations from Solith America, makes up thc large sum of nearly ?1,000,000. Mr. E. A. Pollard has written a new work, which is shortly to bo pub? lished, entitled '"Leo und his Lieu? tenants," a collection of biographies, covering tho space and action of tho late war. Tho work includes some fifty lives, in tho space of about 900 pages. He represents "Stonewall" Jackson as an ambitious mau and a high-tempered combatant. Tho Japan oyster is opening wider. Nows but twenty-one days bas roach? ed us, and been Hashed over tho whole world by this time, which makes plain the welcome fact that Japan lins virtually abandoned its mollusk existence, and sot out on a career of progress and usefulness. Samuel B. Wiggins died in St. j Louis, recently, from a cancer in his nose, caused by pressure of his spec? tacles. Tho li orld wickedly remarks I thal it will bo remembered that some I years ngo tho colored spectacles of tho Trio une similarly brought ab nit I blooding Kansas. I Tho King of Abyssinia, who is a coal black radical, romains true to ; bi-; declaration of love for Queen I Victoria, and declares ho will bold j tho English Consul in prison until nbc consents to give him her hand. What a mellifluous language is tho ' Italian1 lu that sweet tongue, tho j celebrated composer of "ll Trova ; toro" Ls known as II Signor Giuseppe j Verdi, fn English, ho would be plain Joseph (hoon. It is reported from ('nba that a royal decree is revived from Spain, freeing all tho colored children born of slave parents in tho island on and j after tho first of July next. On Friday night, tho lit li instant, i a negro was burned to death by a I molt, nour Shawnetown, Kansas, for I outraging tho person of a young girl. A Ritualistic riddle-why was Eve the first Ritualistic convert? Because she began by being Eve-angelical, and ended by taking to treatments. A Wayne. County, Indiana, indul? gent husband and father sold his cooking-stove to take his family to thc circus, last week. "To this complexion must we come at last," says a St. Murk, Florida, pnpor, in reference to tho appoint? ment of a negro ns postmaster. The Chicago horso railroads are said to kill a man daily with exem? plary regularity. Liooal Items. POST OFFICE HOURS.-Tho office is opon from 8 a. m. until 3% p. m., and from 6 uutil 7 p. m. The North? ern mail closes at 3}? p. m., aud nil other mails close at 8 p. m. A JUNE APPLE.-Wo have boeu presented by Mrs. Dr. Roach with a raro specimen of a June apple. It measures over thirteeu inches in cir? cumference aud weighs overa pouud. It is from tho orchard of Dr. Roach, but he has uot tho name of tho va? riety. We regret to learn from Mrs. Roach that, like tho orchards in Aiken, tho peaches havo bceu ueurly eutirely ruined by tho recent coutiuuous rains -tho fruit rotting and dropping off tho trees. DEATH or AN EMPLOYEE.-Wc arc pained to record thc death of a most excellent youth, Master Wm. Elkins, who has bceu in the Phoenix office since it was established. Ho was a faithful, quiet and well-disposed young mau, and has been cut oh* just as he was prepared to enter upau a useful career in his profession. Ho died from that iusidious disease, consumption, in tho seventeenth year of his age. He is lamented by all his young comrades in the ollice. His funeral will lake place this morn? ing, at ll o'clock. LOYAL ALL OVER.-Lexington Dis? trict is peculiarly a "loyal" District, as our readers know. So wide-spread is "loyally"' in that District, that the hens are laying "duly qualified" eggs -paying tho revenue iu advance. Au egg from a lot purchased from Lexington has moulded on the shell n tolerable fair representation of the revenue stamp. Tho phenomenon is no humbug; but the poor hen ought to have knowu that no raw material, except cottou, has been taxed. It might have saved her sume extra trouble. Some of our loyal friends, over the river, ought to send her a copy of the internal revenue laws, or else-put her out of misery. TELEGRAPHIC; DESPATCH US.-The. Phoenix and (Meaner aro the only papers iu the State, outside of thc city of Charleston, that re?oive and publish tho latest telegraphic de? spatches, market reports, etc.-Ame? rican aud European. Recollect, also, that the news in these publications is furnished throughout thc upper Dis? tricts twenty-four hours ahead of tho Charleston papers. The subscription to the daily is ?rS a year; tri-wcckly 5, and weekly i>V SUPPORT YOUR OWN JOURNALS. The (Heaney, issued every Wednes? day, from this office, d?lies competi? tion as a literary and news journal. Thoso who subscribe to it are kept well posted up iu the current events of the day, as it om braces the tele? graphic news, political, commercial, state of the markets, Ac, up to thc hour of going to press. REMEDY rou DI LL TIMES.-The best remedy for dull times is to ad? vertise freely. Merchants should not let their stocks stay shelved until they become old, stale and unprofit? able, for Hie sake of tho small ex? pense it would cost them to adver? tise. If they try it regularly and persistently, they will lind the in? vestment to bo a paying one. TRUE.-Hero is a fact which can? not bo too often repeated: When you see a man who advertises liberally, you may bj certain of finding a good stock of goods in his store, that ho keeps np with tho market, and soils cheaper thou those who do not ad? vertise. If you want good bargains, always patronize thoso who avail themselves of the advantages afforded through the advertising columns of their paper. Jon PUINTIXO.-The Job Office of the Phoenix is RS complete as any in tho South. It is furnished with now fonts of type of all descriptions and of the most modern styles. All work executed promptly, with laste anti skill, and ut reasonable rates. RuMlTlAM ES TO THIS OFFICE.-As several letters have failed to renell us, wo desire lo say to all our friends who maybe making remittances to this ellice, to do so either by "registered" letters or through thc agency of the Southern Express Company. The latter is a reliable and safo modo of transmission on any lino over which it does business. We hope those in? tercal?e1 will attend to this request. SCHOOL EXAMINATION AXD EXHIBI? TION-.-We were unable to attend the exercises attendaut upon the exami? nation and exhibition of Mr. F. W. Pepe's school, which took place on Tuesday last, but a frieud who was present furnishes us with some par? ticulars. The pupils, about forty-five in number, were examined on Tues? day morning, in tho presence of a large number of spectators. The boys all acquitted themselves ad? mirably, under a thorough examina? tion, in all the branches taught iu the school. In the evening, the exhibition of elocution and oratory took place, and was attended by a very large auditory, the parents and friends of the pupils. The dialogue between two pupils, James Bryce and Richard Sperry, elicited general approbation from those present. The original address by Master Frank Beard, on the "Past, Present and Future'' ol' our country, was au excellent composi? tion and well delivered. Mr. Papo deserves great credit for tho proficiency to which he has brought his pupils. A WELCOME.-Tho high-minded and persistent generosity of tho New York Volunteer Firemen's A-, ela? tion, whoso committee arrive hero this afternoon, with the duplicate ci the magnificent hose reel prepared a present for tho Independent Fire Company, of this city, entitles that Association to thc warmest gratitude, not only of our gallant firemen, but of tho whole people of Columbia. It may not bc necessary to urge upon our citizens to manifest to thesi gentlemen their high appreciation of the Association they represent, by au enthusiastic and hearty welcome; but we earnestly hope that tho demon? strations on. their arrival and during their brief stay will be of such a character as will do credit to Colum? bia. There .should be no half-way measures of baiting manifestations of respect and gratitude, but ono uni? versal and spontaneous manifestation of tho cordial r?cognition of tho high claims which tho Now York fire? men aro justly entitled to upon such au occasion. Our gallant firemen, on tho former occasion, although, un? fortunately, nol tho r?cipients of tho intended magnificent gift, performed the rites of hospitality most nobly, and have mado ample preparations for the present occasion. Let our people en masse come to their sup? port, and enable Columbia, crippled and impoverished though she be, to give those generous and steadfast friends of her fire department a re? ception befitting tho occasion and worthy of her ancient reputation for hospitality and the courtesies and amenities of social intercourse. NEW AnvKRTiSE>rKNT3.-Attention ie call? ed to the Following advertisements, which aro published this morning for'the ?r-t time: Titos. E. Gregg A Co.-Bonds, Ac. John McKenzie-Rocep'n Programme. B. 0. Shiver-New Goods. M. Winsted;-Cheap Goods. Fisher A Ileiuitsh-Queen's Delight. Regular Meeting Acacia Lodge. Eupbradian Society-Oration. Jacob Bell -Citation. Wm. Myers-Public Meeting. A line lot of Desirable Goods have just been opened by Mr. lt. C. Shiver, who ati!: adheres to his popular principia of good articles for little money. Read his adver? tisement, and then examine the goods. NEW YORK, Juno 2G.-The Council of tho English Reform League has issued an address to tho European working men, denouncing wars and the maintenance of large armies. Burmah is .still threatened wit I: famine. Hon. H. E. Pock, Consul-General of Hnyti, is dead. A society exists in London of a venerable character, for it is in the 213th year of its existence. On tho 15th of May, the festival of the sons of the clergy was hold in St. Paul's Cathedral, and in tho evening there was a dinner in aid of tho charity. Tho society affords aid to 1,300 im? poverished relatives of deceased cler? gymen. Funeral Invitation. The friends and acquaintances of thc late William Elkins nial of his family. ... . respectfully invited to attend the funeral of WILLIAM ELKINS, Jr., from his lat? residence, ott Richland street, to tho Prc? hylerian Church, THIS MORNING, at [< I o'clock. Funeral Invitation. Tho relatives, friends and acqusintanci - of Mrs. G. H., Mr. It. S. and W. R, CatL oart, of Mr. and Mis. ,J "?' 7"nnings ol Mr. and Mrs. Janies H. Disckcrandof Mr?. Robert Cathcart, aro respectfully invited to attend the funeral of CAROLINE MA I LINDA, youngest daughter of thc former, I THIS AFTERNOON, at G o'clock, at thc Baptist Church. The members of the Baptist Sabbath School are also invited to attend.