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COLUMBIA. Saturday Morning, October 26,1867. Thc New Railroad Project* In Thursday's issue of the Phoenix, we made a brief reference to a new project-that of establishing a na? tional system of cheap freight rail? ways, under Congressional legisla? tion, whereby tho great natural freight thoroughfares of tho c?untry may have common trunks laid down from the interior to the sea-board, and whereby the local roads already built may extend their commerc?' -to the sea. Wo have a few additional explana-; tory items of information concerning tho new programme. The bills now before Congress, to which we re? ferred, propose, first, a road,- S0? miles common trunk, to bo called tho "Galveston, Kansas and Little Book Bailway;" second, a freight tho? roughfare from the Mississippi to the Atlantic, with terminii at New York, Philadelphia and Boston - ultimately to be extendod to tho Pacific, third, a coal thoroughfare from the Eastern Shore of New Jersey to the mines of Pennsylvania. Bills are also being prepared for introduction at the re? assembling of Congress, for a railway on the freight plan from the harbor of Beaufort, S. C., to Baleigh, N. C.; thence to Cumberland Gap, branch? ing from seme proper point to Wythe ville, Va. ; a railway connecting with tho Georgia State Bond at Atlanta? and theuco to Savannah or Bruns? wick. Out Mature of the now system is praui'W< >rthy-tho trunk roads aro to provide a sinking fund, to reimburse the cost, and, like tho Erie Canal, bo ready in less than ' forty years to be dedicated to tho free use of tho pub? lic. Tho roads aro to be built for cash, and to have no fictitious stock. We are pleased to notice the project of a trunk railway, from the port of Beaufort, in this State; and believe that, with her magnificent harbor, the little town will become the great importing emporium for the South and the West. ELECTIONS YET TO BE HELD.-Con? cerning the elections that are to be held during the summer months, the National Intelligence)' says that New York has to elect a State ticket and Legislature. That its Bepublican majority of last year will be reversed, is as certain as anything can be that has not actually happened. Tho es? timates of the Conservative majority aro so large, that wo hardly care to annoy our opponents in advance by repeating thom; but that the majority will be overwhelming, they kuow as ?woll wo do. In New Jersey, there is a Legislature to bo chosen, which will, of course, be Conservative, and a constitutional amendment allowing negro suffrage is to be voted on. Its chances, after the late result in Ohio, may very readily be estimated. In Michigan and Kansas, negro suffrage is also to be voted on. In these two States, and in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Massachusetts, there are State elections to bo held early next month. In all of them wo count on large gains for thc Conservatives, and shall not be at all surprised to see two. or three of them give a Conservative majority. KEGTSTRATIOX.-The total number registered in this Stato is estimated at 125,000-of which 45,000 are whites and SO,000 blacks. In North Carolina, tho total number is esti? mated at 171,717-the proportion being three whites to one black. - DEATH.-The Abboville Banner re? cords tho death of Edw. J. Walker, a useful and highly esteemed citizen of that District. Mi*. Walker was a nativo of Charleston. - LANCASTER COURT.-Tho Lancaster Ledger, of Thursday, says: "Tho present week is the regular term of the Cop rt of Common Pleas and General Sessions for this District, but owing to tho absence of a presid? ing Judge, tho court is not in session. His honor Judgo Monroo writes that ho considers it impracticable to ad? minister tho public justice under the present stato of difficulties, brought abont by military interference. Un? der his instructions, the jurors sum? moned to this term were discharged on Monday morning, and a new jury drawn for tho next terni, in accord? ances with Gen. Cauby's Order No. BO." In Pennsylvania, the radicals lost live Congressional Districts, and had their majorities in several others re fllinn.l nlmnat ....il. :.. . w?*?M fcvJ U?U.JOL UVJCiilljg. Tho South and Reoolutrnctlsii. The New York Herald says : Nothing could be more disastrous to the South than the action they Boem likely to take in consequence of the result of the Northern elections. ' There seems to bo neither, sense nor sanity in their exultations. The or? gans aro appealing on every side to vote against the Convention, and to do nothing whatever toward bringing tho Southern States again into Con? gress, or into the Union. What do they expect to accomplish by this ? Do they expect to got into ^Congress or tho ?nion in any other way ? For two years longer this present Congress will hold possession of power. The reconstruction law^is not likely to be changed during that time, ai all events. Nor is there one chanco in ten that the South will be able again to . deprive the blacks of their right to vote. Wheu a large body of men in any community have once had possession of the ballot, tiley do not easily surrender it. lt has become to them an actual pro? perty, and they would as soon sur? render their liberty or their lifo ns their right to vote. Tho blacks of the South can never be deprived of the suffrage without leading to riots, commotion and bloodshed. Nor will tho Southern States, if they aro wise, ever attempt to take it away from them. We do not mean to say that the right, as it now exists, can never be modified; wo think it by no means improbable that qualifi? cations, of intelligence or something else, may be affixed to suffrage, both black and white, throughout tho South. Giving universal suffrngo to tho blacks was never a measure com? mended by good judgment and re? gard for tho public wei tare, lt was resorted to mainly as a party expe? dient. It seemed to be necessary, iu order to prevent the whole political power of tho South from falling back into rebel hands. But every ono felt that it was a hazardous step, tho re? sult of which was by no means cer? tain. The evils which will unques? tionably grow out of universal negro suffrage iu the South will compel a revision of tho whole suffrage ques? tion. But the whites of the South are only putting this matter muro and more out of their reach by the course they are pursuing. By refusing to take any part in tho political activity of the States, they simply throw the whole power into the hands o? the least intelligent and most unscrupu? lous portion of the people. If they would take vigorously hold of the various subjects which demand atten? tion, they might get beaten at the polls at the outset, but they would Set a foot-hold, and bo in position to o better next time. Political power does not grow by neglect. No party and no class of men ever becomes stronger by doing nothing. The Southern people seem to have becomo quite beside themselves in consequence of the quasi Democratic victories. They aro very likely to turn to ashes on their lips. Certain? ly, all that is needed to create an? other re-action tho other way, is for the South to kee]) up a little longer the boasts and exultations and threats in which they have been so freely in? dulging for the last three weeks. The Herakl speaks as follows: We notice in the Southern press a disposition to attach an importance and significance to tho late elections in Pennsylvania and Ohio which thc circumstances do not fully warrant. It is true, th ero is in the results ol those elections much .cause for con? gratulation to tho Southern people, ns well as to those of the North, who have become tired and sickened with corrupt radical misgovernment. Bul our Southern friends should not gc off at a tangent upon these signa! evidences of a returning sense ol reason among tho radical majorities of tho North. They should liol hurrah before they ave out of the woods. They .should keep calm anti collected-we will not say "subdued, ' for they have acknowledged them? selves so already. They should liol be too exultant; they should utter nc taunts, make no threats, nor do angil' elso to arouse anew the spirit of re leutless persecution with which th oj have been pursued by the radical! since the Congressional project o reconstruction was first broached The end is not yet. Much remain: to bo done, and it behooves tin Southern people to tax still furthe: tho measure of their patience, anti tho clouds that hover over them ari entirely dispelled and they aro agaii blessed with a serene political sky. < ? ? > AN ADMISSION*.-Thc Syracuse Jour tal (Republican) says that Governoi Hayes, tho Republican Govcrno: sleet of Ohio, congratulated tho Re publicans, in a speech made sine* ;ho election, inion thoir deliverance rom tho colored suffrage issuo fo: laverai yoars to como. Tho Journa a of opinion that unrestricted coloree uifTragchas been run into tho ground, [f tho North, with its small coloree population, long free, will not have t, why be in such a hurry to forco il ?pou the South, with millions of at guoraut race just released from bond igo? _ ^ _ The Yale triennial shows the names )f l~j'Z Smiths. THE OHIO SXNATORS.-Senators Wade and Sherman, of Ohio, have written letters to the Republican Committee of New York. Senator "Wade saya if the Ohio election could be held over again to-moiTow^warned of our danger, we should carry the' State by more than 50,000, and cha? racteristically adds: "We certainly shall do this next fall, if wo stand firmly by the great and God-like principle of equal and exact justice to all meu. But even defeat on such a principle is better than victory on any other, aud final defeat on this principle ia as impossi? ble, as that a God of Justice should cease to rule the world." Senator Sherman Bays: "Wo will learn wis? dom from our defeats. We must insist upon greater economy in public expenditures. We must enforce our revenue laws. We must cense to quarrel among ourselves." The Se? nator does not think the defeat of the negro suffrage amendment any rebuke to the party, considering the previous course of Ohio. Ho con? soles himself with tho declaration that independence itself would have been rejected in 1775, but it was pro? claimed in 177G. FROM LIBERIA.-A Columbus (Ga.) paper publishes a letter from a former slave to his old master, in which he gives a glowing aud eucourr? ^;ug ac? count of the prospects of that coun? try to his fellow-freedmeu who ruay desire to emigrate. The probity of the writer is vouched for, and he was well-known about his old home in Georgia. Wc subjoin n few extracts: "Wo are located on the Sinne River, about two miles above Green? ville, in a large house, given to the emigrants for six months. Wo have also six mouths' provisions, brought from America, furnished by the Society nt Washington. The Go? vernment of Liberia gives twenty five acres of laud to every family, aud ten acres to every single person. Twenty-five acres of land in Liberia is worth more thau 100 acres ol' pine land in America. Liberia is ns great a country as there is in the world; all that n man will have to do here is to clear his land and plant it, giving it one working and it don't need nuy moro work. But some of the people hero aro so lazy that they don't make a support. This is a great country for cotton; it is always growing. Sugar cauc grows twenty-five feet high. Coffee grows in a wild state all over the woods; a man can gather just as much coffee as he may waut out of the woods. Pine apples, oranges, lemons aud cocoanuts, and ninny other kinds of African fruit that I am not accustomed to, grow here. "I am told that this laud will make over 100 bushels of corn to the acre. If a mau cannot make a support hero ho will not make it anywhere. I ex? pect to draw my laud about nine miles from herc, up the river. "There is game of all kinds in the woods to shoot-the deer, antelope, wild hog, p?cese, ducks, turkeys and pigeons. There are monkeys np the trees in sight of tho house; and also, leopards, and all kinds of animals. "This country don't want anything but population, and with it this would be as great a country as there is in the world. Those emigrants who came out hero last fall are all doing very well.'-' FATAL ACCIDENT AND HONORABLE CONDUCT.-We clip the following paragraphs from the Yorkville En? quirer, of the '21th instant: About 12 o'clock, on thc 15th inst., Mr. David Porter, of Limestone Springs, was engaged in blasting rock, in connection with tho mining operations. He had prepared a blast aud moved off to the proper distance, but to the front of the blast, instead of thc rear, as is usual. The blast exploded, whon a fragment of stone, weighing, probably forty pounds, struck him between the shoulders. He lingered until 9 o'clock tho same evening, when he died, tho injuries he received having superinduced lock-law and severo hemorrhage from the lungs. Thc deceased is repre? sented to us as haviug been a worthy and industrious man, and leaves a wifo aud soven children, who were depondent upon him for subsisteuce. Wo aro pleased to learn, and to re? cord tho fact, that the company, who had tho deceased in their employ, and who are represented by Mr. J. W. Secrest, gave tho sufferer every atten? tion that the circumstances of the case permitted while he lived, and with a commendable liberality, made a handsome donation to tho widow, for thc support of herself and chil? dren. Ad honoi iur ihis ace, which for once belies tho adage, that "Cor? porations have no souls." -?-??-?? THAD. STEVENS ON THE ELECTIONS. The Morning Post prints the follow? ing extract from a private letter from Thaddeus Stevens, on tho late elec? tions: "Sick as I am, I hike this occasion o thank God for our lato defeat, i rho Republicans have been acting a i 50ward?y part, and have met a cow- 1 ira's ?ate.:! i THE TRUTH AND STUBBORN FACTS. HOB. B. H. Hill, who is now in Washington, recently wrote quite* a lengthy letter to the Augusta Chroni? cle, in which we find tho following truthful paragraph: A long conversation which I had with avery intelligent Republican, ended with this speech from him: "I belong, Mr. Hill, t,o the Republican party, as you have seen. I do know the masses of the Republicans do not desire to do injustice to the Southern people. Our leaders told us these harsh measures were neoessary to keep down the .spirit of resistance at the South. We are beginning to discover that tito Southern' people are willing to live by the Constitu? tion, and whatever the loaders may desire, the masses of the Republi? cans will exact nothing more. Wo are ready to repudiate the policy of our leaders, but we do not like Demo? crats, and there is no third party. Neither do we like Andrew Johnson, yet I tell you frankly, we aro troubled with tho thought that such a bad, ill tempered mau as Wade may possibly take his place. It is difficult to see what wc shall do, or can do, but on this you may rely: The masses of the Repubhcau party North will never consent to force on the Southern peo? ple a government which wo would not accept for ourselves. I only wish all the people. North and South, un? derstood each other ns you aud I now do." * THE PICKENS RIOT.-The Anderson Intelligencer, of Thursday, saj\s: "We have not ascertained any fur? ther important particulars concerning the disgraceful riot near Hunuicutt's Crossing, on Saturday night, 12th instant. The military has efficiently assisted the civil authorities in mak iug arrests of parties engaged in the riot. Among others, wo learn that Alex. Bryce, jr., of Walhalla, and several negroes in that vicinity, were arrested by the military and lodged iu the Pickens Jail. Upon affidavits, the civil authorities arrested Rev. Elias Canundy, (colored,) of this place, and he has been sent to Pick? ens for trial, as one of the leading spirits of this horrible outrage. He is a Baptist preacher, and well known throughout this section. A gentle? man, who left Pickens on Monday afternoon, informs us that the grand jury hail found true bills against seven of the number arrested." SOUND DOCTRINE FROM A RADICAL PAPER.-Tho New York Evening Post makes the following remarks upon a point that has lately caused much thought in this country: The independence and rights of tho States aro as absolutely essential to its harmonious working as the su? premacy, in certain respects, of thc Federal power. Without the inde? pendence o? tho States, indeed, there would bo no security for individual rights. Popular liberty is only up? held and made practicable by local self-government. Forty millions of people, which there soou will be within our borders, cannot bo con? trolled from a single centre-or will be controlled as France is controlled by successive revolutionary juntas, ending in the strong mau with the sword. Call such a government by what name you will-empire, mon? archy, republic or commonwealth-it is ever at heart tho same despotism. It cannot be otherwise. A power so inordinate as that which would be required to govern thc United States from Maine to Texas, from Sitka to Florida, with their manifold, in? tricate, diverse aud cumbersome in? terests, could only be wielded on the military principle. All civic life would perish in it, either run into anarchy, or bo crashed by the iron baud of force." WATTING FOR SOMETHING TO TURN UP.-Lord Stanley, nt a dinner given to the British Ministry in Manches? ter, said of tho Alabama question, that it "still remained open, but that England had all along dealt with America iu a friendly temper in this discussion, and timo was already soothing the irritation which might have arisen on either side of the Atlantic." This is the present posi? tion, thou, of England on this case. She is waiting on tim;?, with tire question open, and supposes that we are forgetting that thero ever was such a ship as that notorious British pirate. Mr. Seward, we must hence suppose, has not recently jogged tho memory of her Majesty's Govern? ment on this topic. Our Premier holds that it is the part of wisdom uot to think too much, aud this Ala? bama discussion is, perhaps, one of the things bo has laid aside as profit? less and vain; but when this weary and worn-out old gentleman retires to his home, ns ho will do soon, there will bo a chanco in this respect, und England will find that wo do not forget so soon.-New York Herald. The "finest looking woman in tho world" is being exhibited in a booth off tho Champ de Mars. Those who visit her aro addressed by her in tho following modest style: "I am the most beautiful woman in tho world. No empress, no queen, can compare with me. You are at liberty to touch me, messieurs; you will find that thero is no cotton about me. Yery few of the visitors, however, avail them ?elvcs of this permission. LATE NORTHERN AND IRISH PATERS. We are indebted to Mr. L. Piaer for an armful of tho latest New York, Baltimore and Richmond news and pictorial papers. Also, to Sergeant H. L. Hetherington for the Leinster (Ireland) Express, of the 28th ult. OYSTERS.-Mr. Clendining will ao cept our thanks for a dozen bivalves on tho half Bhell. They are large, fresh and juicy. His establishment ia on tho corner of Taylor and Mari?n streets. FIRE.-Last night, about 12 o'clock, a fire broke out in a small building on Bull street, occupied by a colored man, named Jesse Cooper, as a shoe shop, aud extended to an adjoining building, used for a similar purpose by another freedmau, named Henry Reynolds. Both houses, with nearly all their coutents, wero destroyed. Col. Childs' stable and carriage house was in great danger, but the firemen succeeded in saving it. Tho origin of the firo is unknown. The property belouged to C. H. Baldwin, Esq. THE BAILEY'S.-This versatile troupe of comedians, dausouses and minstrels will make their appearance at Janney's Hall, on Monday evening next. Of their abilities wo can only speak from hear-say; they have been favorably noticed by papers in differ eut sections of the South where thoy havo performed; and we think it per? fectly safo to promise our citizens a pleasant evening's entertainment, at a reasonable price-only fifty cents. The pieces to be presented on Mon? day are the "Loan of a Lover" and the "Virginia Mummy," together with singing, dancing, etc. I NAPOLEON IN GERMANY.-Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia. An Historical Novel. By L. Muhl bach, author of "Joseph II aud his Court," "Frederick the Great," etc. Translated from tho German by F. Jordau. New York: D. Ap? pleton ?fe Co. This novel-the very latest produc? tion of the giant mind of this talent? ed German authoress-describes au eventful era in the life of Napoleon his invasion of Germany. The beau? tiful Queen of Prussia, tho idol of Germany, occupies a prominent place. There is a wonderful fascination in the writings of Louisa Muhlbach. Dealiug with great generals, kings, queens and courtiers of a time long past, she is thoroughly acquainted with their manners and customs, their laws and habits, their weak? nesses and crimes; and following history in ita essential features, she weaves stories of life which have a terrible power to fascinate; and wo aro almost constrained to pronounce them matchless-unrivalled iu tho wholo domain of historical romance. This work is neatly illustrated with wood cuts of tho principal scenes and events described. We arc indebted to Messrs. Duffie A: Chapman for a copy. THE WAHRING RAILROADS.-The Charleston Mercury publishes in full thc opinion of Judge Moses on the difficulty between the South Carolina and the Columbia and Augusta Rail? roads, relative to the obstruction of a street in this city by tho former com? pany. Thc Mercury gives us the fol? lowing paragraph, explanatory of the opinion of Judge Moses: "Thc decision is a highly impor? tant one. It declares that tho public highway said to have been obstructed by tho South Carolina Railroad is not, and has never been, a public highway; and it declares, also, that, as there was no public highway in question, tho servants of the com? pany committed no nuisance. It remits tho finos imposed by tho City Counoil, and it leaves tho South Ca? rolina Railroad in the position in which it was at the timo of the inter? ference of the City Council. It acknowledges tho right of the ooui pany to the uso and control of its own track-an use and a control ne? cessary not only for the preservation of tho rights of tho company, but also for tho protection aud safety of tho passengers and goods which it carries, and for whom and which it is both legally and morally responsi? ble."_ FIVE CENTS.-Tho price of singlo copies of thePhwnix isfivo cents, and purchasers are requested to pay no more for them. Wo are informed that some of tho news-boys charge tom This is an imposition. Read Udolpho Wolfe's advertise? ments tn to-day's paper. Having a complete printing office, superintended by the proprietor, we can execute every description of book and job printing-bill and lettor heads, circulars, labels, posters, pro? grammes, business, wedding and in? vitation cards, railroad receipts, checks, drafts, &c. MATD AJUTANGEMENTS.-Tho post office open during the week from 8*.< a. m. to 6 p. m. On Sundays, from X% to 2? p. m. The Charleston and Western mails are open for delivery at 2 p. ns,, and close at 9 a. m. Northern-Open for delivery at 10)? a. m., closes nt 1 p. m. Greenville-Open for delivery at 3 p. m., closes at 8 p. m. New ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention ia call? ed to tho following advertisement?i pub? lished this morning for the first time: Y), li. Hoofer-DeniiuLry. J. A T. H. Agnew-Hams. R. L. Bryan-Gen. Lee and hie Lieut's. J. H. Rion-To Rent. Bauey's Varieties. Hooting Columbia Typographical Union. C. F. JACKSON is receiving goods regu? larly every week. They are well selected and" sohl at low rates. Call and see them. No house soils goods cheaper than ho docs. GRANT AND THE PRESIDENCY.-The movement made throughout the coun? try to nominate Grant for the Presi? dency has developed itself in Wash? ington, in tho presence of a strong pressure made upon him for a letter clearly defining his views on the pending important national ques? tions. Such of his friends as are urging tho writing and publication of a letter, aro confident thal uno wiii be forth-coming before the ?ioveni ber election.- World. GOLD.-We were yesterday shown three largo ingots of gold, valued at 81,500, tho product of one week's work, at the cost of $1,100, from the Levis gold mine, of tho State of Georgia. The yield of gold was so large in former years, that the Go? vernment established a mint at Dahlonega, which was suspended during the war, but orders have been recently given for its re-opening. [ Washington Chronicle. The Savannah Herald says: "On Friday, a fine deer, weighing 175 pounds, was shot on tho South Caro? lina shore of tho river. Tho carcass was brought over and bought in tho city. Tho animal was about as fino a specimen as has been shot hero for a long time." The Now York Commercial Adver? tiser says "the result did not turn half so much on the question whether colored mon should vote in Ohio, as whether we should, by military law, convert the Carolinas, Georgia Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, etc., into St. Domingo." A man, ninety years old, was bu? ried at Portsmouth, N. H., on Satur? day, who had kept his grave-stone and his coffin in his garret for the last twenty years. The number of students in the Michigan University is larger than that of any similar institution in the country. There are 500 in the Law School alone. The largest ox in America has just died in Manchester, N. H. He was seven years old, and weighed 5,000 pounds-two tons and a half. Jay Cook bas only made $12,000, 000 off our public debt. Funeral Invitation. Tho Friends and Acquaintances of Col. and Mrs. JOHN BAU8KETT and family, are invited to attend tho funeral of the former, at St. Peter's (Catholic) Church, THIS AFTERNOON, at 3 o'clook. Columbia Typojfraphical Union. rriHE regular monthly meeting of thia J. Union will bo held.THIS (Saturday) EVENING, at 7 o'clock, at tho Hook and Ladder Hall. Bv order. Oct 2G 1 'J. T. WELLS, Sec'y. HAMS! HAMS!! -| f\f\ CHOICE BALTIMORE HAMS. XvJVJ juet received, and for Bale, bv _Oot 20_J. A T. R. AGNEW. TO RENT. THE p'uee known as LAGRANGE, bo longing to ostato of John G. Mobley,v deceased, near Gladdcn's Grove, one of the finest Cotton and Corn Plantations in tho District. On tho placo is a comfort? able Residcnco and necessary Out Build? ings, Ac. The tract contains 1,250 acres. Tili? place will bo rented for tho uoxt year, on thc first MONDAY in November "next, at tho Court House, Winnsboro, to che highest bidder. JAMES H. RION, Oct 2li $3? Attorney for thc Estate. Gen. Lee and his Lieutenants, THEIR Early Lives, Public Services and Campaigns, with over thirty fine Por? traits, by author of "Tho Lost Causo." Napoleon and Queen Louisa, of Prussia; bv Muhlbach. Prico fl.50 and $2.00. 'Inez, a Talo of Texas; by author of St. Elmo. Prico $1.75. Earlv and Late Papers, by Thackeray. Hand-Book nf Practical '-'""kory, for Ladies and Professional Cooks; by" Prof. Blot. Diary of a Rofugce. by a Lady of Virgi? nia, Ac. For salo ut McCartor's Bookstore. Oct 2t>_R. L? BRYAN. DENTISTRY. THE UNDERSIGNED, having been for sonic time associated with thc lato Dr. D. P. Gregg in DENTAL SURGERY, purposes continuing tho busi? ness in tho Office recently occupied by the deceased. Tho patronago ut my old friends, and tho public general:/, is respoettully solicit? ed. Qftico overT. W. 1'ndelifu 'e Jewelry Sioro, Main street. D, L. iiuOZKU. Oct 2G '.imo