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THE ' -Jit-Bi fl- , ,1, <w . . ? Daily Paper $8 a Year .. . "??!> "A -J- .. .... ' . . ._> *? ? .______ _____-_ '. '. BY JULIAN A. SELBY. - -. : ? . "Let our Just Censure COLUMBIA. S. a. THURSDAY MORNING*, OCTOBER 3, 1867. ??? VOLUME III-NO. 168. THE PHOENIX PUBLISHED DAILY AMD TB?-WEKKLY. ETEBT WEDNESDAY MOENINO. BY JULIAN A. SELBY, ' CITY PEINTI?P Office on Main atreet, a few doora abovo Taylor (or Camden) ?treet. TERMS-IN AD VA NOE. suBSOBrraoif. Daily Paper, aix mon tb a......S4 00 Tri-Weekly, ?? ". a 60 Weekly, " " .1 60 ADVEBTIBEMENTB Inserted at 75 centa per square for the first Insertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent. Weekly 75 cents each insertion. 49* A liberal discount made on the abov>\ rates when advertisements are inserted by the month or year. AOENTS. Spartanburg-Hiram Mitchell. J. lt. Allen, Chester. Julius Poppo, Anderson C. H. 8. P. Kin ard. Newberry C. H. W. T. Sims, Union. J. M. Allen, Greenville. PR.KSIDKWT'8 MESSAGE. I CONTINUED. I Another reason for retracing our steps will doubtless be seen by Con? gress in tho late manifestations ol public opinion upon ibis subject. Wo live in a country where the popu? lar will always enforces obedience tc itself, sooner or later. It is vain tc think of opposing it with anything short of legal authority, backed bj overwhelming force. It cannot have escaped your attention, that-from thc day on which Congress fairly and for m ally presented the proposition tc govern the Southern States by mili tary force, with a view to the ulti mate establishment of negro sn pre macy, every expression of the gene ral sentiment has been more or les adverse to it. The affections of thi generation cannot be detached fron ..the institutions of their ancestors Their determination to preserve th' inheritance of free government ii their own hands, and transmit it un divided and unimpaired to their pwi posterity, is too strong to be success fully opposed. Every weaker passio will disappear before thai-tore c liberty and law for which the Amer can people are distinguished abov all others in the world. How far the duty of the Presiden1 "to preserve, protect, and defend tb Constitution," requires him to go i opposing an unconstitutional act < . Congress, is a very serious and in portant question, on which I ha* deliberated much, and felt extreme! anxious to reach a proper cocolusioi Where an act has been passed accor< ing to the forms of the Constitutic by the supreme legislative authorit; and is regularly enrolled among tl public statutes of tho country. Ex cutive resistance to it, especially : times of high party exciteinen would bo likely to produce viole: collision between the respective a heients of the two branches of tl Govern mont. This would be simp civil war; and civil war mest be r sorted to only as the last remedy f the worst of evils. Whatever mig tend to provoke it should be mc carefully avoided. A faithful ai conscientious Magistrate will cooee' very much to honest error, and som thing even to perverse malice, befe he will endanger tho publio peac and he will not adopt forcible mt sores, or such as might lead to fon as long aa those which are peaceal remain open to him or to his cons tnents. It is true that coses may c our in which the Executive would compelled to stand on its rights, ai maintain them, regardless of all cc sequences. If Congress should pi an not which is not only in palpal conflict with the Constitution, 1 will certainly, if carried out, prodc immediate und irreparable injury the organic structure of the Oovei ment, and if there be neither judie remedy for the wrongs it inflicts, i power in the people to protect the selves without tho official aid of th elected defender-if, for instan tho legislative department shot pass an act, even through all I forms of law, to abolish a co-ordtn department of the Government such a case the President mnst ti the high responsibilities of his offl and save tho life of the nation at hazards. The so-called reconstr tion acta, though as plainly un con .tutional as any that can be imagin were not believed to be within the cl last mentioned. The people w not wholly disarmed of the po wei self defence. In all the North States they still held in their hai the furred right of the ballot, an was safe to believe that in due ti they would come to the rescue their own institutions. It gives pleasure to add that the appeal to common constituents was not ta in vain, and that my confidence their wisdom and virtue seems not to have been misplaced. It is well and publicly known that enormous frauds havo been perpe? trated on the Treasury, and that co? lossal fortunes have been made at the publio expense. This species of cor? ruption has increased, is increasing, "",j ;* ""4. J:_:: _ t- - J -iii -, ...... .. . - - -1 ui.uju.oucu nm i>Vuu KI. .?.*-, us into total ruin and disgrace. The publio creditors and the tax-payers are alike interested in an honest ad? ministration of the finances, and neither class will long endure the large-handed robberies of tho recent post. For this discreditable state of things there are several causes. Some of the taxes are so laid as to present an irresistible temptation to evade payment. The great sums which of? ficers may win by connivance at fraud create a pressure which is more than the virtue of many can with? stand; and there can be uo doubt that the open disregard of constitu? tional obligations avowed by some of the highest and most influential men in the country, has greatly weakened the moral sense of those who serve in subordinate places. The expenses of tho United States, including inte? rest on the public debt, aro more than six times as much os they were seven years ago. To collect and dis? burse this vast amount requires care? ful supervision, os well as systematic vigilance The system, never per? fected, was much disorganized by the "Ten u re-of-office Bill," which has nlmoRt destroyed official accountabili? ty. The President may be thoroughly convinced that an officer is incapa? ble, dishonest, or unfaithful to the Constitution, but, under the law which I have named, the utmost he can do is to complain to the Senate, and ask the privilege of supplying! his place with a better man. If the Senate be regarded aa personally or | politically hostile to the President, it is natural, and not altogether un? reasonable, for the officer to expeot | that it will take his part as far as pos? sible, restore bim to his place, and give him a triumph over his Execu? tive superior. The officer has other chance?! of impunity arising from ac? cidental defects of evidence, the mode of investigating it, and the secrecy of the hearing. It is not wonderful that official .malfeasance should become bold in proportion as the delinquents learn to think themselves safe. I am entirely persuaded that nuder such a rulo the President cannot perform the great dnty assigned to him of see? ing the laws faithfully executed, and that it disables him most especially from enforcing that rigid accounta? bility which is necessary to the due execution of the revenue lawa. The Constitution invests the Presi? dent with authority to decide whether a removal should be made in any given cuse ; the act of Congress de? clares, in substance, that he shall only accuse such ns he supposes to be unworthy of their trust. The Con? stitution makes him sole judge in the premises; but the statute takes away his jurisdiction, transfers it to the Senate, and leaves him nothing but the odious and sometimes impracti? cable duty of becoming a prosecutor. The prosecution is to be conducted before a tribunal whose members are not, like him, responsible to the whole people, but to separate consti? tuent bodies, and who may hear his accusation with great disfavor. The Senate is absolutely without any known standard of decision applica? ble to such a case. Its judgment cannot be anticipated, for it is not governed by any rule. The law does not defino what shall be deemed good cause for removal. It is impossible even to conjecture what may or may not be so considered by the Senate. The nature of the subject forbids olear proof. If the charge be incapa? city, what evidence will support it ? Fidelity to the Constitution may be understood or misunderstood in a thousand different wa3*s, and by vio lent party men, in violent party times, unfaithfulness to the Constitution may even come to bo considered meritorious. If the officer be ac? cused of dishonesty, how shall it be made out ? Will it be inferred from acts unconnected with publio duty, from private history, or from geueral reputation ?' <">r must the President await the commission of an actual misdemeanor in office ? Shall he, in the meantime, risk the character and interest of the nation in the hands of men to whom he cannot give his con? fidence ? Must he forbear his com? plaint until the mischief is done and cannot be prevented ? If his zeal in the publio service should impel him to anticipate the overt act, must ho move at the peril of being tried him? self for the offence of siana **ng his subordinate ? Io the present circum? stances of, the country, some one 3inst be held, responsible for official ellnquenoy of every kind. It ?B ex tremelj- difficult to Fay whero that responsibility shpnld be thrown, if it be not left where it has been placed by the Constitution. But all just men will admit that the President ought to be entirely relieved from r uell responsibility, if he cannot meet it by reason of restrictions placed by law Upon Ilia iiL-iion. The unrestricted power of removal from office is a very great one to be trusted even to a magistrate chosen by the general suffrage of the whole people, and accountable directly to them for his acts. It is undoubtedly liable to abuse, and at some periods of our history, perhaps, has been abused. If it be thought desirable and constitutional that it should be so limited as to make the President merely a common informer against other public agents, he should at least be permitted to act in that ca? pacity before some open tribunal, in? dependent of party politics, ready to investigate the merits of every case, furnished with the means of taking evidence, and bound to decide ac? cording to established rules. This would guarantee the safety of the accuser when he sots in good faith, and nt the same time secure the rights of the other party. I speak, of course, with all proper respect far the present Senate, but it does not seem to me that any legislative body cnn bo so constituted as to insure its fitness for these functions. It is not the theory of this Govern? ment that publio offices are the pro? perty of those who hold them. They are given merely as 'a trust for tho publio benefit, sometime for a fixed period, sometimes during good be? havior, but generally they are liable to be terminated at the pleasure ol the appointing power, which repre? sents the collective majesty and speaks the will of the people. The forced retention in office of a siDglt dishonest person may work great in? jury to the public interests. Thc danger to the publio service come; not from the power to remove, bul from the power to appoint. There? fore it was that the framers of thc Constitution left the power of re? moval unrestricted, while they gav? the Senate a right to reject all ap pointmenta which, in its opinion .Were not fit to be made. A little re flection on this subject will probably satisfy all who have the good of th? country at heart, that our beat cou rsi is to take the Constitution for ou: guide, walk in the path marked on by the founders of the Republic and obey thu rules made sacred b; the observance of our great prede censors. The present condition of o? finances and circulating medium i one to which your early considera tion is invited. The proportion which the curreuc; of any country should bear to th whole value of the annual produc circulated by its means, is"a qnestio: upon which political economists h av not agreed. Nor can it be cont rolle by legislation, but must' be left t the irrevocable laws which everj where regulate commerce and trad< The circulating medium will eve irresistibly flow to those points whet it is in greatest demand. The la of demand and supply is as unerriu as that which regulates the tides c the ocean; and, indeed, curreno* like the tides, has its ebbs and flo? throughout tho commercial world. At the beginning of the rebell?n tho bank note circulation of tl: country amounted to not muoh moi than $200,000,000; now the circu? tion of national bank notes and thoi known as "legal tenders" is near $700,000,000. While it is urged I some that this amoot should be ii creased, others contend that a d cided reduotion is absolutely essen ti to the best interests of the countr In view of these diverse opinions, may be well to ascertain the re value of onr paper issues, win compared with a metalio or convei ible currency. For this purpose, 1 us inquire how mnch gold and silv could be purchased by the $700,00< OOO of paper money uow in circu? tion? Probably not more than hi the amount, of the latter-showii that when our paper currency is coi pared with gold and silver, its coi mfirnial v?ln<? ia compressed in $350,000,000. This striking ft makes it the obvious duty of t Government, as early as may be cc sistent with the principles of sou politioal economy, to take such mi sures as will enable the holder of notes and those of the national bau to convert them, withont loss, it specie or its equivalent. A red net i of our paper circulating medium ne not necessarily fellow. This, bc ever, would depend upon the law demand and supply; though it shot be borne in mind i that, hy m*ki legal tender and bank notes convei ble into coin or its ?quivalent, their present specie value in the hands of their holders would be enhanced 100 per cent. Legislation for the accomplishment of a result BO desirable is demanded by the highest publio considerations. The Constitution contemDlate* that the circulating medium of the coun? try shall bc uniform in quality ? and value. At the time of the formation of that instrument, the country had just emerged from the war pf the Revolution, and was suffering from the effects of a redundant and worth? less paper currency. The sages of that period were anxious to protect ?their posterity from the evils which they themselves had experienced. Hence, in providing medium, they conferred upon Congress the power to coin money and regulate the value thereof, at the same time prohibiting the States from making anything but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts. The anomalous condition of our currency is in striking contrast with that which was originally designed. Our circulation now embraces, first, notes of the national banks, which are mode receivable for all dues to the Government, excluding imposts, and by all its creditors, excepting in payment of interest upon its bonds and the securities themselves; second, legal-tender notes issued by the United States, and whioh the law requires shall be received as well in payment of all debts between citizens as of all Government dues, excepting imposts; and third, gold and silver coin. By the operation of our pre? sent system of finance, however, tho metallic currency, when collected, is reserved onty for one class of Govern? ment creditors, who, holding its bonds, semi-annually receive their interest in coin from' the National Treasury. They are thus made to occupy an invidious position, which may be used to strengthen the argu? ments of those who would bring into disrepute the obligations of the na? tion. In the payment of all its debts, the plighted faith of the Government should be inviolably maintained. But while it acts with fidelity toward the bond-holder who loaned his money that the integrity of the Union might be preserved, it should at the same time . observe good faith with the great masses of the people, who, having rescued the Union from the perils of rebellion, now bear the bur? dons of taxation, that the Govern? ment may bo able to fulfil its engage? ments. There is no reason which will be accepted as satisfactory by the people, why those who defend ns on the land and protect us on the sea; the pensioner upon the gratitude of the nation, bearing the scars and wounds received while in its service; the publio servants in the various dep rtments of the Government ; the farmer who supplies the soldiers of the army and the sailors of the navy; the artizan who toils in the nation's work-shops, or the mecha? nics and laborers who build its edi? fices and construct its forts and ves? sels of war-should, in payment of their just and hard-earned dues, receive depreciated paper, while an? other class of their countrymen, no more deserving, are paid in coin of gold and silver. Equal and exact justice requires that all the creditors of the Government should bo paid in a onrrency possessing a uniform vnlue. This can only bo accomplished by tho restoration of the currency to the standard established by the Con? stitution; and by this means wo would remove a discrimination whioh may, if it has not already done so, create a prejudice that may become d?**p rooted and wide-spread, aud imperil the national credit. . I CONCLUDED IN OCR NEXT. 1 GINNING. HAVING put in operation ono of Emo? ry's celebrated Cotton Gins and Con? densers. I am now prepared to OIN on us reasouaulo terni? as can be dono any? where. Will furnish stock and lever power if required. Cotton ginned in ouo of these gins oomtnaud from }@1 cont more per wound than any other, apply at tho Cot? ton Gin Warehouse, on Lady otreet. Nov 24 12_ '.SAMUEL SPENCE H. The Quaker Liniment; tbe best lini? ment for family uso; can be usod internally and outwardly. It is a great i'iiln destroy? er, tt Kills pain and all kinds of aclx-s* Sold by Fish sr A Hoinitah._ TO THE LADIES! JMTw FRESH ARRIVALS bv st?am f^ff.norrrom New York of the FINEST ? ^WO*"*1 CHEAPEST Ever offered in Columbia; also, CLOAKS, COUSE TS. ZEPHYR WORSTED, HAIR BRAIDS, Ac, Aa, al MB?. O. B. REED'S, next door to Mr. E. Pollard's drag store, Main st, DKKss-MAKTNG in all branches. Nov 12_ t 8mo SerofoJ?, mr IC lng?? HSvIl, is cured by using Keinitsh's Queen's Delight. SPECIAL NOTICES. At a mooting of the Columbia Board of I Trade, the following resolutions were | unanimously adopted: Resolved, That in tho opinion of tho I Board of Trade, of Columbia, South Caro-1 lina, thst we ewe to thc satsblUhmeat au? competition of the Air Lino Route from tho North, via Portsmouth and Charlotte, tho recent reduction in freights on the South Carolina Railroad, which places us, for the first time, on equality with Au? gusta. Resolved, That our int or ca tn require that thia route be sustained, and a wholesome competition kept up, which ie the only way ol' preventing, m futuro, a monopoly and advance in ratea. That, therefore, our merchants, and those residing on the line of thu Greenville and Columbia Rail? road, be requested to sustain the Air Line Route by a liberal share of their business. Resolved, That tho above resolut ions bo published in our city papers, and a notice requested of same in the papers of tho up country; also, the fact etatod that the rate? by the Inland Route are equally, low a? those via Charleston._Dec 3 2 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. ALL PERSONS indebted to tho late firm of G. M. THOMPKON A CO., are hereby notified to call on the subscriber and nettle their accounts. Those failing to take ad? vantage of this notice, may expect to incur costB. J. MEIGBTAN. Nov 24_Imo? WHEATON'S OINTMENT will euro the Itch. WHEATON'S OINTMENT wiU cure Salt Rheum. WHEATON'S OINTMENT cures Old Bores. WHEATON'S OINTMENT cures all Diseases of | tho Skin. Prioe 50 cents-by mail 60 conta. AU Druggies soU it. WEEKS A POTTER, Boston, Mann., Proprietora. Sept 18 fly Drug? and Medicines, wholesale and retail, as okeap aa any city in the world, Fisher A HeinUnhV new Btoro._ PANKNIN'S HEPATIC BITTERS are rapidly gaining in publio esteem. They are decidedly the moat excellent Vegetable Tonio yet discovered for the cure of gene? ral debility and diaordera of the stomach or liver. Those who have used them pro? nounce them to be all that ia claimed for | them. For ?ale by all druggists. April 12 fly Da. 0. H. M10T, Agent. REMOVAL, MESSRS. WEARN Al j SIX, having removed their GALLERY to their new abd beautiful rooms" over Messrs. Thomas E. Gregg A Co.'s etoro, re? spectfully invite the public to call and ex ami ne their work. t Nov 28 Ilcinltah'a Queen's Delight, for Tet? ter, Pimples, Blotches, and Eruptions on the face. AHEAD AS USUAt t Fall and Winter CLOTHING NOW IN STORE. SUITS FROH 87.50 TO ?60. AFULL LINE OF SHIRTS, HOSIERY, UNDER GARMENTS, GLOVES, TIES, TRAVELING SHAWLS, BliANKETS, ETC. Now Stvlo PAPER and LINEN COLLARS. A splendid lino of FRENCH and ENG? LISH CASSIMERE. which will be made to order in the LATEST STYLES and at LOW | PRICES. Everything that is new in tho w.iy of HATS! N. B.-Our CLOTHING is nearly all nfl OUR OWN MANUFACTURE. WALKER'S BLOCK, Sept AO_MAIN STREET. Dr. Geo. Smith's Dental Laboratory. THE subneribor offers inddoe ?meiits-in the wav ?.r GOOD WORK ?ami LOW PRIO?H-to one and .ill requiring hin professional services. Give bim a call. Perfect satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. Onice on Camden street, nearly opposite tho rark._ Nov 8 ly DENTISTRY. .1 1 H E UNDERSIGNED, ha\.i)R been for some time ( rival mmm associated with the late Dr. ^J-UJUCiF D. P. Gregg in DENTAL SURGERY, purposes continuing the budi? nes* in the Oftioe recently occupied by the I deceased. , Tho patronage of my old friends, and the public generally, is respectfully solicit? ed. Oflloe over-T. W. Radcliffe's Jewelry Store, Main street. D. L. BOOZER. Pot 26_?_'j_2mt? Washing: Machines and Clothes ? Wringers. . /CLOTHES WRINGERS and Washing \J Machines, constantly on hand, and for aale, by J. A T. R. AGNEW. FISHER & LOWRANCE, COLUMBIA. & C. \ OATS, OATS. ^ OOH BUSHEL8 ritlME OATS for eal? 4m\\J\J low. FISHER A LOWRANCE. Deo i_ SALT, SALT. LIVERPOOL SALT, at $2 50 per sack. Deo 1 FISHER A LOWRANCE. BACON. CLEAR 8IDE8, Clear Ribbed Sides, Back-Bono Hid OH. Shoulders, for sale low, by FISHER A LOWRANCE. Dec 1_ WOOD "WABJE, WOOD WARE. BROOMS, TUB3, HEELERS. RUCKETS, Ac. Mats. Twine, Wrapping Paper, Matchos, Ac., cheap, for cash, by Deol_FISHER A LOWRANCE. WANTED, WANTED. CAf. BDSHEL8 COW PEAS. t)UU FISHER A LOWRANCE. Deel CORN, CORN, OATS, FLOUR, for sal* low for cash, by Deo 1 FISHER A LOWRANCE. APPLES, APPLES, APPLES. AFRESH 8UPPLY received by FISHER A LOWRANCE, at $1.50 per bushel. Nor 80_ IRON, IRON. ENGLISH and SWEEDE8, as low as can be purchased in this market, by Nov 10 FISHER A LOWRANCE. IRON TIES. THE best kind. BEARD'S Self-Adjust' ing IRON TIE, low for cash. Nov 10 FISHER A LOWRANCE. HARDWARE. .A FULL SUPPLY of English HARD F ZJL. WARE, j M Ht receivod, and low, for cash, bv FISHER A LOWRANCE. Nov 10 New Buckwheat. FOR SALE LOW, by Oct 12 FISHER A LOWRANCE. 15 Firkins North Carolina Butter, FRESH from the Mountains, for sale low, by FISHER A LOWRANCE. Oct 23 NEW THEORY OP HEALTH The Life of all Flesh is Blood. The Health of all Life ? Purity of Flesh. Without Purity of Blood no Flesh free from Disease. HK?H?TSH'S HI'S DELIGHT, A N Antidote to Disease. THE GREAT AMERICAN ALTERA? TIVE and BLOOD PURIFIER, ia the most porr^ot vegetable, compound of alte? ratives and tonic's, making it tho most effectivo, invigorating, rejuvenating and blood-cleansing cordial known to tin. world for tho euro of all those diseases which may Its traced to a vitiated condition of tho blood. The theory is that blood is the lifo of all flesh, ami if impuro, thu life of all diso^se. Lifo aud health is only to be maintained by tho circulation of pure ar? terial blood. It is obvious, thoiufora, to every ri fleeting mind, that uuless the blood is pure, in supplying the wasto tis? sues with material, it naust be the oana? of innumerable ills and constitutional dis? orders, such aa Scrofula, Rheumatism, Hepatic. Disorders, Inflammations, Fevers, Liver Complaint, Consumption, King's ET?I. ('url.uncle.-.. Boils, Itching Humor of the Skin, Erysipelas, Hkin Diseases, Tetter, Roughness of the Skin, Pimples, Blotches, Pains in the Bones, old Ulcers, Syphilis and Syphilitic Sores, Indigestion, Inflam? mation of tho B adder aii?fKidneys, Pains in the Bank, Otu eral Debility, and for all complaints arising from deficiency and poverty of blood. COPYRIGHT SECURED. Prepared only by E. H. HEINITSH, Pharmacist. For sale by FISHER & HEINITSH, NOT 22 Drnggists, Columbia, 8. 0.