The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, March 21, 1868, Image 2
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Saturday Morning;, March 21, 1868.
Vke Haw Prof940t? fa<'lrela?d. '
The Fenian rebellion Ireland
and England seeps to lj?ve ended.
It is several wefeks since tte hav^bad
?ny accounts of tht?ffe marvelous ex-"
ploits in the way of capturing "Mar?
tello towers," blowing up houses or
exploding nitro-glycerine. We bear
3?? moro of assemblages o'f mon* 'for*
-drilling iu the mountains, or of the
danger of, an .uprising in Dublin, or
of the discovery of secreted arms.
The trials of those arrested foi parti?
cipating in these movements, are
mostly over, and about a dozen of
them, who have been convicted, have
been sent to prison. In the mean?
time, tho English, nu th o ri ties are be?
ginning te talk of clemency to the
convicts. Fda* have beon released
.on condition of returning to Ameri?
ca, and it is reported that a number
. of ,others, including General Nagle,
wilj.jjjsp bo. liberated ou tho same
terms. Those things, the New York
'2mtes????K6, look as though Feni?fl
isru, as a rebellious movement, bad
fizzled out ; and they look as though
the British- Governmsub were aware
of the {stet and ready to act on it.
The battle for Irish rights is now
transferred to the floor of the British
Parliament, and the leading cham?
pions are English politicians, who
have triumphed on .other fields, and
-oom* to thia with the assurance of
success. The great liberal leaders,
with Mr. Bright in the foreground,
?ad a strong, brave body of mea
.-srouiid him, aro determined to secure
the abolition of those wrongs of
which Ireland oomplans, and to se?
cure her that justice which belongs,
to her as an integral portion of "tho
Bli^. Einpir?.. By abollsBlpft^he
grievauco of the Established Church,
by altering the ruinous system of
laud tenure, by extending educa?
tional advantages, bj enlarging the
franchise, and by other reforms af?
fecting the development of the coun?
try, they propose to show tho Irish
people that 'th? cour.se of England
toward them has changed-aud that
henceforth they will enjoy all the
righto and privileges belouging to
Englishmen themselves, and will
have opportunities of political pro?
gress ou equal terms with any other
portion of their fellow-citizens. The
subject is at this time foremost in
the business of Parliament, and there
is no danger of its disappearing be?
fore the consummation is reached.
We are not so much startled in
these times as wo used tobo formerly
at the way they do things in Mexico.
A correspondent of tho New York
Times, at tho capital, mentions that
at the recent Gubernatorial election
in the State of Puebla, there wero
four candidates, ono opposed to the
policy of tho party in power. That
one beat all his competitors put to?
gether at the polls; but the Legisla?
ture, being in session, immediately
declared the eloction to be irregular,
and, without further ado, put in tho
placo that one of the defeated candi?
dates who had tho fewest votes.
Even Mr. Thad. Stevens has some?
thing to learn yet from Mexico.
CONNECTICUT ELECTION.-Ou the
?th of April, the Connecticut annual
Stale, eloction takes place. La9t year,
tho voto stood: For English, Demo?
crat, for Governor, 47.5?5; for Gen?
eral Hawley, Republican, 4(5,578,
being a majority of 987 for the De?
mocrats.
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A gentleman who has just arrived,
at St. Paul, from Fort Ransom,
Dakotah Territory, reports that the
Indians about Fort Totten aro starv?
ing, and that the garrison itself is on
half rations. Thirty-six Indians aro
reported to havo died of starvation
.in the immediate vicinity of tho fort.
Tit? Constitution.
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V TOI AN OX AND TAXATION.
SEO. 1. The General Asiuuribly
shall pr?vido by law for a uniform
add ?5fjoa$ rat* oRj assoatniafct and
taxation, ?nd ?hait prescribe such
reg?l?tious as Bhall secure' a just
valuation tfar tnt$ati<jji of all property,
reel, personal and possessory^ ^except
mines and mining ?luims, tho pro-,
ceeds of which alono shall bo taxed ;
and also excepting such property os
may be .exempted, by bkWifur muni?
cipal, educational, literary ^cierititic,
religious or charitable purposes.
SEO. 2. Tb?GenerolAsHpuaHyujaj
provide annually for a poll tax not
to et?e?d nb?b "ct?llAr on'"each poll,
which shall bo upplied exclusively to
the public- school fund. And no ad
tl it io uni poll tax shall bo lo viel by
any municipal corporation.
SEC. ,3. Tho General Assembly
shall provide for an annual tax sufh
cient to defray the estimated expenses
of the State for each year; and when?
ever it shall happen that such or?
dinary expenses of the State for any
year shall- exceed the income of the
State for snob year, the General As?
sembly shall provide for levying a tax
for the ensuing year, sufficient, with
other sources of income, to pay the
deficiency of the preceding year,
together with the estimated expenses
bf the ensuing year.
SEO. ?. No tax.shall be levied ex?
cept ia pursuance of a law, which
shall distinctly state tho object of the
same; to which object such tax shall
be applied.
SEO. 5. It shall be the duty of the
General Assembly to enact laws for
tho exemption from taxation of all
public schools, colleges and institu?
tions of learning, all- charitable in?
stitutions in the nature of asylums
for the infirm, deaf and dumb, blind,
idiotic and indigent persons, all
public libraries, churches and bury?
ing grounds; but property of asso?
ciations and societies, although con?
nected with charitable objects, shall
not be exempt from State, County or
municipal taxation: Provided, .That
this exemption, shall not extend be?
yond the buildings and ? premises
actually occupied by such schools,
colleges, institutionu of learning,
asylum?, libraries, churches and
burial grounds, although connected
with charitable objects.
SEO. 6. The - General Assembly
shall provide for the valuation and
assessment of all lands and the im?
provements thereon prior to the as?
sembling of tho General Assembly
of 1870, and thereafter on every fifth
year.
SEC. 7. For the purpose of defray?
ing extraordinary expenditures, the
State may contract publie debts; but
such debts shall be authorized by
law for some single object, to be
distinctly specified therein; and np
such law shall tako effect until it
shall have been passed by the voto
of two-thirds of tho members of each
brauch of tho General Assomply, to
bo recorded by yeas and nays on tho
journals of each Houso respectively;
aud every such law shall levy a tax
mi ii nally sufficient to pay tho annual
interest of such debt.
SEC. 8. The corporate authorities
of Counties, townships, school dis?
tricts, cities, town aud villages may
bo vested with power to assess and
Collect taxes for corporate purposes:
such tuxes to be uniform in respeot
to persons and property withiu thc
jurisdiction of the body imposing thc
same. And tho General Assembly
shall require that all tho property,
except that heretofore exempted
within the limits of municipal corpo?
rations, shall be taxed for the pay
ment of debts contracted under nu
thority of law.
SEC. 9. Tho General Assembly
shall provide for tho incorporatioi
and organization of cities and towns,
and shall restrict their powers o:
taxation, borrowing money, contract
ing debts, and loaning their credit.
SEC. 10. No scrip, certificate, oi
other evidence of Stato indebtedness
shall be issued, except for the re
demotion of stock, bonus, or oiuei
ovidoncos of indebtedness previous
ly issued, or for Bnch debts, as an
expressly authorized it? this Con
stitution.
SBC. ll. An accurate statement o
tho receipts and expenditures of th?
public money shall be published witl
tho laws of each regular session o:
tho General Assembly, in such man
ner as may, by law, bo directed.
SEO. 12. No money shall bo drawi
from the Treasury, but in pursuanc?
of appropriation made by law.
SEO. 13. Tho fiscal year shall com
monee on tho first day of Novembei
in each year.
SEO. 14. Any debt contraoted bj
the State ?hall be by loan on State
bonds, of amount* not less than fifty
dollars each, on interest, payable
TTithiu t--tv mil uiier the tin al
passage of the law authorizing such
debt. A. correct registry of all such
bonds.?halt be kept by the Treasurer
in numerical order, so aa always to
exhibit tho number and amounts un?
paid, and to whom severally made
payable.
SEC. lp. Suitable laws shall be
passed by the General Assembly for
the safe keeping, transfer'and dis?
bursement pf tho. State, County, and.
school funds, and all officers and
Other persona oh urged with the same,
shall keep an accurute entry of each
'rfdm received, and'ot erteil 'payment
and transfer; and shall give such
security for the faithful discharge of
such duties as the General Assembly
may provide. And it shall be the
duty of the General Assembly to
pass laws making embezzlemeut of
such funds a felony, punishable by
line and imprisonment proportioned
to the amount of deficiency or em?
bezzlement, and the party oouvicted
of euch felouy shall be disqualified
from ever holding any office of honor
or emolument in this State: Provided,
homere); That the General Assembly,
by a two-third vote, may remove the
disability upou paymentiu full of the
principal and interest of tho sum em?
bezzled. ? . <,.
SEO. 16. No debt contracted by
this State in behalf of the late rebel-;1
lion, in whole or in part, shall ever
be paid.
ARTICLE XI.
CHARITABLE AND PENAI* INSTITUTIONS.
SEC. 1. Institutions for tho benefit
of the insane, blind, deaf and dumb,
and the poor, shall always be fostered
and supported by this State,- and
shall be subject to such regulations
as the General Assembly may enaot.
SEC. 2. The Directors of the Peni?
tentiary shall be elected or appoint?
ed, as the General Assembly may
direct.
SEC. 3. The directors of the be?
nevolent sud other State institutions,
such as may be hereafter created,
shall be appointed by the Governor,
by and with the consent of the ?Se?
nate; and upon all no m i nut i OD s made
by the Governor, the question shall
be taken by (be yeas and nays, and
entered upoo the journals.
SEC. 4. The Governor shall have
power to fill all vacancies that may
occur in the offices aforesaid, until
the next session of the General As?
sembly, and until a successor or suc?
cessors shall be appointed and con?
tinued.
SEC. 5. Tho respective Comities of
this State shall make such provision,
as may bo determined by law, for all
those inhabitants who by reason of
age, and infirmities or misfortunes,
may have a claim upon the sympathy
and aid of society.
SEO. 6. The physician of the Luna?
tic Asylum, who shall bo superin?
tendent of tho same, shall be ap?
pointed by the Governor, by and
with tho advice and consent of tho
Senate; but all other necessary officers
and employees shall be appointed by
the Governor.
REGISTER! REGISTER!-We hope the
young meu of this city will not hesi?
tate to oomo forward and avail them?
selves of the last chance to be regis?
tered. We regret exceedingly to
learn that some of them aro hesitat?
ing to incnr what they justly call the
humiliation of taking part in the
political action under existing laws.
We confess that wo are completely at
a loss to comprehend the principles
which influenced them to such a
course. We think no man has ti
right to withhold his namo from the
registry^ unloss lie is willing to see
tho Stute perish. Wo all owe a sa?
cred duty to the common weal,
which, in view of our responsibility
to God and our conntry, cannot be
ignored. Whatever may bo tho con?
sequences of action, every Southern
heart should enjoy that consolation
that ever flows from a consciousness
of duty faithfully performed. Lei
sa viy Lo keep ii.o power in oui
hands. Persons who do not want tc
bo governed by men who sock to
array race against race, should regis?
ter. Thoso who wish to preserve
their political rights should register.
People who do not wish to seo thc
State Governments used as the agen?
cies of plunder and revenge by the
bitter enomies of our people, should
register. Peoplo who wish to proteel
themselves from political proscrip?
tion and civil disabilities, should re?
gister.-Cluwlcston Newa.
The managers of a skating rink ic
Cambridge Mass., havo excluded no
groes from it.
Afr lc ?n m. E. Charck.
Thia body continues Us" session in
th-ir ncTT ?hurcL, ?U Camden Btrcet.
Many of the members from the more
distant parts l)f the. District, arrived
to-day, among the?a presidio g.elder
G. W Brodi* S Sf
Ttje Bfehojo'spolfo at lejogtb ot th^
absolute necessity of punctuality.
Upon the question of printing, in
one volume, the records of the first
three years, of this Conference, ex?
tended remarks wert; made by Revs.
OB.IT, Carn, Tanner,; W?avessnd Brov
die; all showing tho expediency of
preserving the early history of the
Conference. , .
Conference resumed the disciplin?
ary questions:
Question 4. What preachers are
admitted to trial? E. Mickey, F.
Torrens, Wm. Ford, Alex. Owens, A.
Wilhams. J. Wallace, S. Hicklev, M.
Gilzar, E. Gibson, H. Scott, J. T.
Baker, P. Kochel, S. Miller, A. Wes?
ton, M. Latta, E. Gourdiue, J. E.
Cook, D. Grey, J. Nieblas, M. Irwin,
H. Tucker, Wm. Mc Claren, H. W.
Norris, E. Williams.
Admitted lo Local MembcvsJ?p.-J.
White, S. Johnson, C. Simmons, C.
Just, E. FergiiKou, D. Harris, F.
Green, J. Singleton, J. Cook, I).
Glen, C. Davis, G. If. Simmons, S.
Gregg, J. McCall, J. Woodward. C.
Jones, C. Bracy, M. Abraham, P.
Dickinscti, A. Brown, J. Calliont, J.
Puyne, P. Morehead, W Grey, ll.
Ayers, J. Berry, A. Slater, J. Win?
gate, S. Sauls.
Question 5. What preachers n>
rnaiu ou trial? H. Edwards, M. B.
Solters, S. Leaf, A. Hamilton, W.'E.
Johnson, J. Nesbit, J. Mitchell. A.
Boston, B. Andrews, C. Small, B. EL
Williams, T. Wilsou, W. W. Morgan,
R. Locus, H. F. Pope, L. B. Gibson,
E. Boon, W. Thomas, S. Speer.
Question ti. Who are admitted with
full connection? C. Sampson, W. H.
Bishop, M. Alston, M. Campbell, W.
L. Ball, A. Buss, J. Johnson.
The following committee was ap?
pointed on Bishop's allowance: R.
H. Cain, A. T. Carr, G. W. Brodie.
The commit leo on the literature of
the Conference, was constituted com?
mittee on publishing minutes.
The candidates for probationary
aud full membership, were publicly
received us per discipline, j .
We learn from the Western papers
that tho spring emigration has
already opened, and that parties arc
moving from the Central State?
Westward to tho Mississippi, the
Missouri and beyond. An unusually
large number of settlers are expected
this year, because of tho hard times,
tho stagnation of business, and tb?
scarcity of employment in the East?
ern States.
Tho valuable property known ai
the Kalmia Mills, with buildings
machinery, etc., including 4,259 acre.1
of land, rioh in mineral deposits, wai
sold yesterday by Messrs. Wardlaw <S
Carew, for 8100,000. Terms-one
fourth cash; balance in one, two ant
three years. Messrs. W. C. Langley
i Co., of New York, were the pur
chasers.-Charleston Mercury.
Mr. Wm. C. Small, a well knowi
dry goods merchant in Charleston
died very suddenly, on the 20th.
OBITUARY.
Died, in Columbia, on tho 15th instan!
after a low hours illness, HUGH SMITH
sou of Hugh ti. and E. A. Thompson, agc
B?X years, two months and sixteen days.
M3V Charleston Courier please copy.
Two Dwellings to Bent.
AHOUSE on Henderson street, Eigh
ltooms; out-buildinrs in good cond
tiou. Also, a COTTAGE, Six Rooms, o
Barnwell street. Bent low tn an approve
tenant. Apply to SAM. BEARD.
March 21 stu2
TAKEN UP,
AT my nlacc, about four miles from Cc
luuibia, os au ?stray, a BED COW
with a hell on. White forehead, marke
with a erop and split in the right oar, an
in tho left a bolo. Tim owner can ha*
her by proviuir nrotwf? ?.?a saying OJ
penses. " F. H. BARSH.
Marchai__2
SWEET CIDER.
3BARRELS just received and for sal
by tho gallon or barrel, by
_March21_ OHO. HYMMERB.
FRESH CRACKERS.
MUSHROOM, Soda, Trenton Buttel
Toa Crackers, Jumbles, Ac, for sal
by GEO. SYMMERS.
Maroh21_
BUTTER, &c.
O FIRKINS Strictly Choice Orange Com
? ty BUTTBB,
1,000 lbs. Sugar-cured Strips,
3 tierces Extra Sugar-cured Hams,
Standard and Fancy Groceries receive
daily, and guaranteed first class in qual
ty and reasonable in price.
' March 21 GEO. SYMMERS.
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Local J.toraat .
THE BIBTH OF THE PHONIX.^To?
ddy is tho third anniversary of tho
incubation of ow "bdrdvotiflre," as
it was batched in" thp little nest on
Gates street, after lUftuy trial? and
tribulations,'on the t? 1st- of March,
1865 -thirty-two days after the de?
struction of Columbia. A poetic
friend thus chronicled the event:
"Kind readers, in tho darkest hours
- Our city e'er has known,
Her peaceful homes, her gardens fair,
With wreck and ruin strown.
Her commerce ruiued, aud her sons
Bowed low beneath the rod
Placed in affliction's obast'ning hand
By an omniscient God.
Her business murts, her gayest
streets,
.Were shrorided then lu gloom,
And even stoutest hearts gave way
Before the threatened do?tn.
Grim poverty and hunger gaunt,
Spectres, till then unknown.
Stalked through our blackened,
crumbling walls,
And claimed us for their own.
Twas then the fledgling Phoenix rose,
- Aud mado its first essay
On feeble wings, to greet with hope
Tho coining, brighter day!
Our city, 'Phcenix-liko,' will rise
E'ou fairer than before;
Our gardens and our pleasant homes
Will bloom and smile once more."
During these three years wo have
overcome may di flic ni ties, and secur?
ed a permanent place of abode for
our bird, from whence it'is.daily sent
forth with its budget of nows. Aud
with this brief announcement of tho
return of the natal day of the paper,
we close the subject; bat with a gen?
tle remind?r to the few defaulting
readers, that if they desire to con?
tinue receiving the visits of the afore?
said bird, it is absolutely necessary
that they should drop in and pay.
The court of inquiry,- as to the
charges against Maj. Lee, of cruelty
to .convicts in the penitentiary, will
assemble in Junney'a Hall, on Tues?
day morning next. Over 100 wit?
nesses have b'een summoned.
Sergeant Bates will leave Nioker
sou's Hotel, on Monday next, the
23d instant, at 10 o'clock, aud arrive
in Winnsboro the samo evening;
Tuesday, the 24th, he will reach
Chester; Wednesday, the. 25th, lrort
Mills-stopping all night int- each
place; and Thursday, the 26fh, at 3
o'clock p. m., will reach Charlotte,
N. C. From there be will walk to
Greensboro, occupying about three
days iu the trip; will then take tho
cars for Haleigh, returning to Greens?
boro by the same mode of convey?
ance; and from that point to Dan?
ville and Bichmond, and thence to
Washington, will "ride shank's
mare."
Mrs. Oakes Smith persists in main?
taining that it is "right, proper and
delicate" for a woman to select her
own husband and "propose" to the
man thus selected, instead of waiting ^
for him to propose to her. . She war
quite right in all this; but what will
the man thus ".selected" think of it?
That's tho question which men, in
general, would rather "pop" than
have popped at them. Out of regard
for those of her sex less favorably
situated than herself, Mrs. O. S.
ought to toko this view of the case
into consideration.
MAITJ ARRANGEMENTS.-The post
office ouen during thc week fror? G}^'
a. m. to G p. m. On Sundays, from
\% to 1% p. m.
Tho Charleston and Western mails
aro open for delivery at 2 p. m., and
close at 9 a. m.
Northern-Open for dolivory at
lt?'.j a. m., closes at 1 p. m.
Groenville-Open for delivery 5j.j
d. m., closes at 8 p. m.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention is call?
ed to the following advertisements, pun?
ished thia morning fur the timi time:
R. & W. ?. Swaflleld-Tho Largest, kc.
Jacob Bell-Citation.
8am. Board-Dwellings to Rent.
F. H. Borah-Taken Up.
Geo. Symraers-Butter, Ac.
Nathan Davis-Ayegarth.
Wm. Hood-lncomo Tax.
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