The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, March 03, 1868, Image 2
COLUMBIA.
Tuesday Morning, Maroo 3,1868.
Washington Sensational nnm?J*- -
Impearluiifnt.
Tho public mind everywhere ha3
been kept in a Btate of feverish ex?
citement by the unfounded rumors
in circulation, that the President
?would call for a military force to
execute Inn orders, if he should bo
deposed by the United States Senate,
or in other werde, he was about to
perform some startling, undcfinnblo
coup d'etat. If anything were needed
to correct the false impression, it
might be found in the well known
fact that the President has no sym?
pathy from the leading Generals of
the army, and in a question of force,
would have no great military chief?
tain to lean upon. But we are as?
sured by the Washington corros?
if ?ndent of the Bichmond Dispatch,
that there is not the slightest founda?
tion for the sensational rumors to
to which we refer. He says he was
authorized by the President himself
to say that he has not, directly nor
indirectly, called for, nor intimated
his purpose of resorting to military
aid in the removal of Stanton and the
appointment of Thomas ad interim.
Every act that he hoe thus far per?
formed, hos been within the civil
law, as he and Attorney-General
Stanbery understand the matter; and
there would be no more authority o?
law for calling upon the military
through Grant, or any of his subor?
dinates, to aid in the enforcement oi
orders thus far made, or proposed tc
be made, in connection with the Wai
Department controversy, than there
would be in calling for the military
in the first instance to enforce thc
judgment of a civil court in favor oi
creditor against debtor. The same
correspondent says that the only use
made of the military arm in the Wai
Department imbroglio, was by Stan?
ton himself, who placed around the
War Office a double guard of armed
soldiers to protect himself and obej
his orders in resistance of the actior
of his superior officer, tho Presidenl
of the United States.
In the debate which occurred ir
the Senate secret session, upon tin
communication of the President, in
forming that body that bo had re
removed Stanton and appointee
Thomas, it is reported that Shermai
(radical) stated his opinion that tin
President had tho right, under tin
tenure-of-offico bill, to re ni ovo Stan
ton; and Fessonden (radical) sah
that if it had been understood b;
Senators at tho time of tho passag
of the bill, that it deprived the Presi
dent of the power to change hi
cabinet, that it could not have passed
Trumbull, Howe and Drake, all os
tremo radicals, declared that untie
tho provisions of the bill, tho Presi
dent has the right to remove Stanton
Tho Cincinnati Commercial, a lead
ina: Hepublican journal, has a vcr
temperate articlo upon tho subject c
tho impeachment of Mr. Johnson, i
which it warns the Senate not to ac
hastily, nor from partizan motive;
and reminds tho radicals that the
may damage rathor than benefit the:
own party by any ill-advised mov?
mont. If tho Senate will approae
tho subject in tho calm and cou
mendablo spirit which is manifeste
by tho Commercial, it will acquit tl:
President.
Ono of tho papers reports tho di:
covery that President Harrison die
in ono month after taking Thomi
Ewing into his Cabinet, and Pres
dent Taylor died in six months aft*
Mr. Ewing joined his councils. TL
Now York Times would like to kno
if this is not really tho Senate
ground for refusing to confirm Pr
sident Johnson's nomination of M
Ewing, and choosing tho impeacl
meut rather than tho risk.
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SERGEANT BATES.-This ex-Federal
soldier, who, it is said, has bot a large
amount that he could make a fctip on
foot through the South, carrying tho
U-itsd SUtes ?lsg, ?hoai u gent o?
money, and be treated kindly, reach?
ed Columbus, Ga., on Tuesday, the
25th, and was received with demon?
strations of kindness. He left for
Macon the next morning.. His age
is about thirty years. He is of
medium height, slimly built, and hos
a thin, frank, open mid intelligent
faco. His dress is of silk velvet, and
around his waist he wore, when ou
the march, a red sash. He was wel
oomed in Crawford most kindly.
His baggage goes by rail, under
charge of his servant.
FLORIDA CONVENTION "SCRIP."
Tho Columbus Sun says somo idea of
the value of scrip issued by the Mule
Team Convention, may be gleaned
from the fact that one of the mem?
bers is said to have given $100 for a
bottle of whiskey, and soveral others
took drinks to tho tuno of twenty
dollars a piece.
IDLE BETJIJIGERENCY.-Tho New
York Times, referring to the bellige?
rent talk of tho Now York Tribune,
says: "It will be eminently wiso and
prudent for politicians, editors, go?
vernors, militia officers, and people
in general, to stay quietly at home,
keep cool and atteud to their own
business. Wh?n they are wantod for
purposes of war, they will undoubted?
ly be sent for." Tho misfortune is,
that when the bellicose writers and
I talkers aro "sent for" they don't
! come. That was the experience of
the late contest, as it is likely to be
of future ones, if tho country per?
mits itself to be embroiled iu any
by the mischievous rant of "soldiers
in peace and citizens iu war."
GRANT AS AN EQUESTRIAN.-The
father of General Grant, who is at?
tempting the life of his son in the
New York Ledger, gives tho follow?
ing anecdote illustrative of the eques?
trian powers of the General when a
boy:
"Once, when he was a boy, n show
came along, in which there was a
mischievous pouy, trained to go
round tho ring like lightning, and ho
was expected to throw any boy that
attempted to rido him. 'Will any
boy come forward and ride this
' pony?' shouted tho ring-master.
Ulysses stepped forward and mount?
ed the pony. Tho performance be?
gan. Bound and round and rouud
the ring went tho pouy, faster and
faster, making the greatest effort to
dismount the rider. But Ulysses sat
as steady as if ho had growu to tho
pony's back. Presently out carno a
largo monkey and sprang up heh iud
Ulysses. The people set up a gr? at
shout of laughter, aud on the pony
ran, but it all produced no effect on
tho rider. Then tho ring-master
mado the monkey jump up on to
Ulysses' shoulders, staudingwith his
feet on his shoulders, and with his
h ands*h olding on to his hair. At this
thero was another and a still louder
shout, but not a muscio of Ulysses' j
face moved. Thero was uot a tremor
ol his nerves. A few moro rounds,
and the ring-master gave it up-he
had come across a boy that the pony !
und tho monkey both could not dis?
mount."
Tho question suggests itself whe?
ther this is to be regarded as a typical
foreshadowing of tho political career
of Ulysses? Asks tho Baltimore Sun,
Is tho intractable pony that threw
ovor its head every boy that tries to
mount him, the samo that is now en?
deavoring to dislodge Andrew John?
son? Is Grant to be tho rider that
will master that mischievous animal?
And if so, when Grant is ridiug tho
pony, who is the "big moukoy" that
is to ride Grant?
ADDRESS OP PRESIDENT JOHNSON TO
CITIZENS OF BALTIMORE.-On Tues?
day last tho President made tho fol?
lowing address to a committee of the
citizens of Baltimore, who waited on
him in referenco to the rights of
American citizons abroad:
I shall not attempt, iu sat terms
! and Measured phrase, to respond to
the remarks yon have made in refer?
ence to. tho condition of affairs nt
present agitating the public mind.
The presentation of anon kind nenti
mente, and the encouragement which
they give, constrain me, however, to
say that they afford mo a gratification
which words aro inadequate to ex?
press. Such assurances, afc thia time,
give strength and courage in the
fierce" conflict which now prevails
around us. Pointing you to the post
as nu index to what my future con?
duct will be, I beg you to believe
that, in au honest effort faithfully to
discbarge tho high and responsible
duties imposed upon me by the Con?
stitution and the laws, I will consider
ho personal sacrifico too great for mo
to bear. Such a sacrifice cannot bo
compared with the great object to
be attained, of preserving tho princi?
ples of our Republic, by a strict ad?
herence to tho Constitution and the
laws made in pursuance of its provi?
sions. God being willing, I will per?
form my duty, let the consequences
be what they. maj*. From my advent
into public life, now soma years ago,
Hntil tho present timo, I have passed
through many ordeals in my strug?
gle for tho interests of tho people.
Never, however, have I, for a mo?
ment, swerved from tho straight line
of duty; and, standing in this pre?
sence, I can sincerely declare that as
yet there baa been no occasion, when
having been assigned to tho duty, I
havo abandoned my post. I rely
now, as in tho past, upon the intelli?
gence, the patriotism, and the virtue
of tho American people, who, I be?
lieve, will ;omo in all their might and
strength to the rescue of their coun?
try, and save it from the destruction
wnioh now seems to threaten its ruin.
My faith in thc American people is
strong and abiding. I have never
betrayed them, nor do I believe that
now, when tho waves of passion
threaten to engulf the land, they
will desert or abandon one who in
their cause is engaged in an earnest
struggle for the preservation of Con?
stitutional liberty and the supremacy
of civil authority.
I again thank yon, geutlemen, for
this encouragement, and assure you
that so long as the vital current con?
tinues to warm and nuimate my ex?
istence, and memory holds its place,
this occasion will bo remembered and
cherished.
THE CONVENTION-THIIITY-NINTE
DAY.-The Convention on Saturday
made up for time lost on Friday.
Commencing with section 19 of thc
judicial department of the Constitu?
tion, fifteen sections were discussed,
amended and passed to a third read?
ing.
{section 21, as amended, provider
that tho electors of each Judicial
District shall elect three persons, foi
tho term of two years, who shall con?
stitute a board of County commis?
sioners, who are to have jurisdiction
over roads, highways, ferries, and all
matters relating to disbursements oi
money for County purposes, taxes,
&c.-with, however, the right re?
served of appealing to the State
courts.
An attempt was made to provide
for the election of tho probato judge
by tho General Assembly; but on thu
motion, Mr. S. G. Dill, of Kershaw,
made a speech, iu which the broad
ground was taken that the people had
been robbed of their rights enough,
and thnt tho General Assembly was
not more to bo trusted in its choice oj
competent men than the people
themselves. The proposition accord
ingly failed.
Justices of tho penco and con?
stables aro to be elected by tho peo
pie for a period of two years. Justice*
of tho peace aro to have jurisdiction
in all matters of contract, actions foi
the recovery of fines, in matters ea
delicio, wbero tho amount involved
does not exceed $100; also in proso
entions for assault ami battery, anc
other penal offences less than felon-,
punishable by fines only. They maj
also sit ns examining courts, ant
commit, discharge, or reoognizo per
sens, except in cnpital enees. Th*
fees of judges of probate county com
missions, justices of tho peace ant
constables, aro to be regulated by th<
General Assembly. Tho origina
clause limiting tho ago of judges tc
seventy years, bas been atricken out
Tho Attorney-Genoral is to be elect
ed by tho peoplo for four years. Tin
qualified electors of each County an
also to elect tho sherill' and coronel
for four years. The office of solioito
is likewise given to tho people-torn
four years.-Charleston News.
Indiana punishes miscegonatioi
with $5,000 fine and imprisoumont.
I Local Ttem.?.
Mr. Samuel Pisor will pienso accept
! our thanks for late 'New York, Phila?
delphia and Washington papers.
A?breast-pin, with a cotai .head in.
the centre, waa lost by a lady, a few
days ago. It is of little value, but
the owner prizes it for associations
with which it is connected. The
finder will receive a suitable reward
by leaving the pin at the Phoenix
oiliee.
Tho Court of Commou Pleas and
General Sessions convened yester?
day, at 10 o'clock, but, owing to thc
detention of Judge Moses, was not
able to proceed with businoss until 2
p. m. Tho juries were organized,
and several sum. pro. enees disposed
of; when the Court adjourued to
meet this morning, at 10 o'clock.
One colored man-Cap. Carroll, the
barber-was drawn, and took his seat
as a juror.
Mr. Piser has just returned from
New York, and will remaiu in Colum?
bia for a few days ouly. His stock
of gooda is advertised for sale ut ii
very low rate, aud purchasers wonk!
do well to cull at once and secure
bargains, as the balance of the stocli
remaining on hand will be removee"
to another market. He also offer;
for sale at a reasouablo price, a JSo
2 Singer's sewing machine, extn
size, in good order.
Ax IMPOSTES.-A private lette:
from Sumter, under date of Febru
ary 28th, says: "A man calling him
ing Professor Wells has been here fo
two weeks, offering his services h
this commuuity as a piano tuner
He was employed in this capacity b;
I several persons, with very uusntisfnc
tory results, and ho was promptl;
voted an imposter. He made hi
headquarters at our best hotel, kop
by our worthy sheriff Wilder, am
yesterday .slipped off without payin
for the fourteen days board now jusl
ly due."
DRAMATIC ASSOCIATIONS.-Two dre
matic associations have been organ
ized in Columbia, and advertise er
tertaiumcuts this week. The first
composed of soldiers attached to th
garrison-make their preliminar
bow before a Columbia audience, i
Calisthenic Hall, this evening, in th
amusing farces of tho "Omnibus
and "Box. and Cox," besides sougi
dauccs, etc. The second-priucipall
young amateurs, natives of the Stat?
under the direction of Mr. James B
Bailey-appear ou Thursday evening
at the same hall, in tho comedy c
"Little Barefoot" and the burlosqn
of the "Lady of the Lions." W
understand that it is tho intention <
these associatious to givo weckl
exhibitions.
MARCH.-This blustering nionth
truo to first principies-announce
its appearauco on Sunday with
liberal amount of rain, wind nr.
general disagreeableness. The orig;
of thc name of this month is trace
to Romulus, who, it is said, called
after his supposed father, Mars, tl
god of war. It was tho first moni
of tho year, until Numa added Jan
ary and Fobruary, B. C. 713. Son
supposo that tho people of Ita
called it by this name before tho tin
of Romulus, though they placed
differently in tho calendar. Tl
year onco began on the 25th
March, "which was accordingly Ni
Year's Day in very old timesY O
Saxon forefathers called this mon
"Lenet-monat" or "length-month
because in it the length of tho di
begins to excoed that of the nigl
Tho word "Lonot" also signifi
spring, and March is, therefore, al
called the "spring month." As tl
season now known as Lent usual
began in this month, it was call
the "Lenct" or "Sping Fast," whi
has Mince been abbreviated into Lei
I SALE OF Fun??rrunE.-The auction
sale of valuable household and kitcb- I
eu furuitnre, wh?oh has been adver?
tised by Messrs. .JJ. C. Peixotto ?fe
Son, aud was untivoidubly postpon?
ed, will positively ?om? off this morn?
ing, at 10 o'clock, at the'-Bronson
House," corner of Laurel and Bull
streets. Tho salo is worthy the at?
tention of purchasers, os the furniture
vi in excellent order, and lias been
well kept.
THE CABKIER DOVE.-Wo have re?
ceived the first number of a neatly,
printed monthly magazine, with the
above little, which is issued from the
Mecklenburg Female College, Char
lotto, N". C., and is edited by young
ladies attaohed to tho institution.
Tho articles aro carefully prepared,
aud are very entertaining. Subscrip?
tion price Si per annum. Tin maga?
zine is printed in Baltimore.
ACAKD.-The President and Board
of Managers of the Industrial Asso?
ciation of t his city beg leave to ten?
der their sincero and appreciative
thanks to those ladios and gentlemen
who so kindly volunteered their time
and talents to assist in the concert
which was given in aid to this noble
charity. Every one who has n heart
to sympathize with human suffering
must feel indebted to them. The
members of this Association, with j
the public, owe to the lady patroness, M
Mrs. John Singleton, a debt of grati- %
tude for the pleasant mander in whioh ?
the concert was conducted; to her
they tender their sincere acknowledg?
ments for the very handsome amount
of Sill, collected from her efforts.
I It was most timely and acceptable,
and will tend to lift the dark gloom
from many a household. They also
make an acknowledgment to Mr.
Selby, editor of the Phomico, for
printing tickets of admission and
programmes, and for the great inte?
rest bo bas always manifested and the
liberal aid constantly rendered to
this Association. They likewise ten?
der their thanks to Messrs. Gregg
and Lee, for the use of their hall;
also to Mr. Weam, for the use of his
elegant piano ; and to the Dramatic
Association, for their scenery.
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA
GRADUATES FROM SOUTH CABOLIN-A.
The commencement exercises of this
old and time-honored institution took
place at Masonic Hall, in Augnsta,
on Saturday last. |The hall was
crowded. After tho preliminary ex?
ercises, Judge Aldrich" was introduced
to the audience, and enchained their
attention in an address replete with
good advice to tho young graduates,
and of eloquent and brilliant ? pas?
sages. It was listened to with earn?
est attention, and it is to be boped
with a beneficial effect. The degree
of "M. D." was then conferred on
tho following graduates from this
State: Lee G. Byrd, John A. Barker,
Wm. Duffie, Williamson J. Hnlloway,
Edgefield District; Thos. R. League,
Greenville; Benj. E. Martin, Lau?
rens; Charles P. Miller, Spartanburg.
At the annual commencement of
tho "Philadelphia University of
Medicine and Surgery," which took
place in that city, on Tuesday last,
degrees were conferred upon the
following gentlemen from this State:
Doctor of Medicine-E. F. Dovier
and J. B. O. Landrum. Honorary
Degrecj-A. F. Langford.
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-Tho post
office open during thc v.*cc1.; from 5}.?
a. m. to 6 p. m. On Sundays, from
\% to 2% p. m.
The Charleston and Western mails
aro open for deb very at 2 p. m., and
dose at 0 a. m.
Northern-Open for delivery nt
lOj?' a. m., closes at 1 p. m.
Greenville-Open for delivery 5^
p. m., closes at 8 p. m.
NEW ADVEBTISIIMENTH.-Attention ia call?
ed to tho following advertisements, pub?
lished this morning for tho first time:
The Southern Dramatic Association.
Mrs. J. 8. Glass-Notice.
R. 0. Anderson-To Rent.
Hooting Palmetto Fire Company.
Mooting True Brotherhood Lodge.