The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, April 09, 1868, Image 2
COLUMBIA.
Thursday Morning, April 9, 1868.
Tko IrUh Cintren. Question.
The telegram* hy thc cabio bring
the highly important intolligence
that the great contest ia the British
Parliament on the Irish Church
question, inaugurated by the Libe?
rals, under Mr. Gladstone, as against
tho newly revised Tory Cabinet ol
Mr. Disraeli, has terminated in the
triumph of the former. Mr. Glad
fa one demands the diseadownient of
the Church of Ireland-that is, its
abolishment as an establishment
-and the restoration of its revenues to
the Government, for the benefit of
the Irish people. In this demand,
the House of Commons sustains him
by fifty-Bix majority. The final de?
bate lasted throughout Friday night,
and at 2 o'clock, ou Saturday morn?
ing, the vote was taken. It is indi?
cative of the great interest which
was awakened on tho subject, that no
less than 600 members were present
and voted. Mr. Disraeli made a
labored defence of the position of
the Government Ho plead for a
postponemeut of tho decision, and
earnestly protested against being
pressed by the Honse to form a policy
towards the close of a session, and
without sufficient notice. The first
- -question was on Lord Stanley's mo
i.tion to postpone the matter to the
.next (reformed) Parliament. This
was defeated by sixty majority.
The House went into committee at
?noe, and Mr. Gladstone's resolu?
tions in favor of a disondowmcnt of
the established church in Ireland
were carried, as above indicated, by
fifty-six majority, and the House ad?
journed to the 20th instant. This
will either compel the Disraeli admi?
nistration, for so brief a timo in
.power, to resign or fall in at once
-with the enlightened popular current.
The end, doubtless, is not yet in
these reforms for Ireland, as well ns
the subjects of her Majesty generally.
The great tide of discontent which
has been swelling through the land
there most needs be heeded. This
proposition of Mr. Gladstone, look?
ing to the ultimate abolition of com?
pulsory church ratos in Ireland,
whero only one-fifth of the popula?
tion are Protestants, exhibits the
progress of liberal principles in Eng?
land, and is au act of simple justice
and equality. It is difficult to see,
tho Baltimore Sun justly says, why
the majority of the Irish should bo
compelled to support n church of
another faith, whilst the majority in
Scotland are relieved from such op?
pression.
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Retribution is sometimes slow, but
always sure. The four principal tools
upon whose evideuco Mrs. Surratt
- was executed, aro ut last thus dis?
posed of: Baker is a fugitive from
justice; Montgomery has been locked
up for embezzlement; Cleaver bas
been convicted of au infamous of?
fence, and Cc * iver is iu the peniten?
tiary. Ashlej', Bingham and Holt
aro still at largo, building up tho
templo of impeach mont, amid the
ruins of which they will doubtless
find their political graves.
-
Two negroes of Texas, says ono of
our exchanges of that State, falling
in love with tho samo negress, were
induced by her to tight a duel, she
having promiser) to award with her
hand and h emt the conquerer. A
squad of idle soldiers constituted
themselves as seconds, took the two
levers iu tho woods, armed them with
muskets, und put them twenty paces
apart. It seems that one of the
principals had loaded his musket
with un immense loud of powder and
a handful of musket balls. When
his gun fired everything fell beforo
him. Ho killed his ndvevsury and
wounded four of his .seconds, and
hud his own breastworks seriously
Injured.
Political Tract?-No. S.
At the Republican meeting recent?
ly held in this city, one of the public
speakers concluded his speech by a
threat to the outsiders, tb at it they
did uoc Dellaro themselves, "the
balance of the old town might be
burnt" One of the colored men
present bad the courage to reprove
tbis blataut and blood-thirsty scoun?
drel for expressing his devilish de?
sire.
Now, we do not suppose there are
many men as depraved as tho miser?
able blackguard who uttered such u
wicked thought-but what an argu?
ment it is against the party who re?
cognizes Buch a villain os a leader,
for it'is fair to assn mo Allen is a
leader, aa he is one of the speakers
with Moses, Corbin, the virtuous
Randolph, Tray, Blanche and Sweet?
heart, and other prominent gentle?
men of Ibo party.
Can any body believe that any
good can result from followiug the
counsels of such {men? "Evil com?
munication co ITU pt s good mov?is."
and the colored man' should beware
of such associates. The great ma?
jority of the negroes who have beeu
emancipated by the war, care noth?
ing about politics-they desire peace
and plenty-they want the oppor?
tunity to make money, and to live as
comfortably as their masters did
formerly; but if they listen to the
wicked teachings of their vil? leaders,
their chnuces for prosperity must be
destroyed forever. It must end in
their ruin.
There are colored people in Colum?
bia who owned residences hero when
nearly all of th? beautiful city was
destroyed, who, amidst tho terrors
and distress of tho awful conflagra?
tion, dreaded that their little home?
steads might be consumed, and felt
the keenest sympathy for the home?
less and terror-stricken people who
fled to avoid the lires of that dread?
ful night. What will they say of a
leader of the Republican party, at o
public meeting, threatening a repeti?
tion of tho horrors of that night? It
is a thought and expression worthy
of Allen, a miserable white mau,
whose heart is desperately bent on
mischief. It is in keeping with the
precepts of a party which are fanning
a flame of war botween the freedman
' and his former master.
Wo appeal to every honest colored
man, who hopes to acquire an honest
living and desires to be a useful mem?
ber of sooiety, to out loose from a
party which can tolerate such lead?
ers, and to give bis support to white
men whom ho knows are interested
in the welfare of society and in the
encouragement of industrious people
who atteud to their own business,
and do not spend their time gabbling
politics, when they do not understand
the first priociploa of government.
ALIQUIS.
Thc Approaching Klecttons.
Gen. Cunby has issued the follow?
ing important order with reference
to the preservation of order during
the ensuing election. It will be ob?
served that tho colored peojile are
ospeoially reminded to preserve or?
der, and not to iuterfora with others
in the exercise of the right of suf?
frage :
Tho Commanding General bas re?
ceived information from different
sections of the States of North Caro?
lina and South Carolina, and from
members of both political parties,
that combinations have been formed,
or aro now being formed, to prevent,
delay or binder the execution of the
laws of tho United States, or by
force, intimidation or threat to pre?
vent persons from accepting or exe?
cuting the duties of any office or
employment nuder the United States,
ut. the elections to be held under tho
authority of the law of March 2,
18G7, "to pr?vido for tho more efli
oient government of tho rebel States,"
and tue laws that aro supplementary
? thereto. While ho ?a satisfied that
I these complaints apply to a fuw per?
sons only of both parties, it is pro?
per that all such persons should be
warned that any attempt by force to
prevent, binder or delny tho execu?
tion of tho laws of tho United States,
under tho authority of which thu
said election is ordered; or by force,
intimidation or threat to prevent any
person from accepting or holding any
ofliee, or trust, or placo of confidence
under tho United States, as registrnr,
superintendent, judge, manager, in- j
spector or clerk, or other employ?
ment at said election, will bo amen
able, not only tc the pou al tics
proscribed under the authority of the
said laws, but for violation of the
Act of Congress "to define and
punish certain conemraciM." >Vp
proru? ?Jai; y 1? 1801. (Statutes at
Large, Vol?me 12, Chapter XXXLTI.)
It is the duty pf the civil and mili?
tary authorities in both States to
secure to every registered voter the
full and free exercise of his right of
suffrage, nnd this duty must be fully,
faithfully and impartially performed;
and the Commanding General confi?
dently expects that the people of
those States will unite in securing for
each other the foll and proper exer?
cise of this franchise. But if in any
District, or County, or polling sub?
division, of either State, the election
should be prevented, or the ballot
boxes or poll lists should be de?
stroyed, or the electors duly regis?
tered under the laws of the United
States should be prevented by force
or intimidation from voting, a new
election will be ordered for snob
District, County or polliug sub-divi?
sion.
To the end that the laws of the
United States may bo duly executed;
that the officers oharged with con?
ducting the elections may be protect?
ed in the dischargo of their duties,
and that the qualified electors may
be protected- in the exercise of the
electivo franchise, commanders of
posts are authorized, whenever, in
their judgment, it may be necessary,
to appoint, from the officers of the
army or the Freedmen's Bureau,
under their command, military com?
missioners for Districts or Couuties
within the territorial limits of their
com mauds, that ure so remote from
their headquarters that the powers
conferred upou post commanders
eau not be immediately or directly
exercised.
The military commissioners so ap?
pointed aro invested wi' > all tho
powers of tho justices of the pence
of Districts or Counties, or the po?
lice magistrates of cities, and will be
governed ' in the execntiou of their
duties by the laws of tho State iu
which they may be Berviug, except so
far as these laws may be in conflict
with the laws of the United States or
with the orders issued from the head?
quarters of this district; aud, in
addition to any troops that may be
placed at their disposal, are given the
command of the police of Districts,
Counties, cities and towns; and all
police officers, sheriffs, constables
and other peace officers are required
to obey and execute the orders of
the military commissioners in all
such eases.
Tho military commissioners will
promptly report all cases in which
they assume jurisdiction, and tho
disposition made of each case. "When
parties are held for trial, either in
confinement or under bail, the case
will be so fully reported as to enable
tho Commanding General to decide
whether it shall be tried by a mili?
tary tribunal or bo brought before a
civil court.
The jurisdiction herein given to
the military commissioners, will be
determined and limited by the au?
thority heretofore delegated to post
commanders by General Orders No.
32, of May 30, 18G7, and General
Orders No. 1-15, of Decomber G, 1867,
and will not bo construed as extend?
ing to the inhabitants in their ordi?
nary personal relations, unless the
civil authorities should refuse or fail
to suppress insurrection, disorder
and violence, and to give all rightful
protection to persons and property;
and all persons, whether in authority
or not, are required to obey and exe?
cute all lawful orders of the militnry
commissioners to the same extent
j and in tho sumo manner that they
are required by law to obey and exo
I cute the writs of the civil magistrates.
Some of the complaints that have
i reached the Commanding General
! apply to colored voters of th? two
I States, ?nd to sections where thoy
have tho utimerical ascendancy. To
I them it is proper to say that tho elcc
: tivo franchise conferred upon thom
by law carries with it no authority to
' restrict others ir. thc free exercise of
j that right; and that while it is their
i duty not to regard threats or intimi
j dation as to themselves, auy Combi*
I nutious to prevent by force, inti mi
I dation or threats, the same free
exercise of this right by others will
bo unlawful, aud will subject the
offenders to the penalties prescribed
by law and hy military orders. They
are counselled to exercise tho right of
voting iu a quiet and orderly man?
uel', giving oll'enco to no ono; and
1 niter easting their vote.-*, not to linger
about tho polling places, but to ro
tnrn quietly to their homes and to
tln ir customary avocations.
[For the Columbia Phoenix.]
l?rvcrly jViiqli und tlic Freedmen.
To W. B. Nash.-Sm: j The un?
dersigned, mirved ZT.CTi, Txieuds to
their race and members of the
Democratic party, avail themselves
of this medium of arraigning you
before the public, for language and
sentiments uttered by you to a
large assemblage of our people,
on last Sunday, in the vicinity of
Adams' Cut, iu this District. In
the first place, you said the reason
why the freedmen made no money
last year, was because the planters
and factors agreed together to keep
the price of cotton down, in order that
they, the freedmen, might not be
able to rent land this year. This is
entirely false, because, to our certain
knowledge, somo of the most reliable
gentlemen in this neighborhood lost
so largely in their planting opera?
tions last year, that they bavo not
been able to obtain advances from
their factors, except to a very limited
extent; and in consequence these
men oan put in cultivation ouly a
small area of soil. If these planters
made money, they would certainly at
this time be prepared to plant large?
ly in cotton, especially as this article
bas such au inviting price at this
time. Such n sentiment as you have
uttered, is the very poisou of the
asp, breeding distrust and suspicion
on tho part of our colored brethren
towards those who are naturally, ?nd
iu all truth, our best frieuds.
In the second place, as to our people
not being able lo rent land, because
they made no money last year, there
is au entire plantation of first-rate
laud, the Bulkeley place, rented by
Mr. John 1'. Adams, administrator,
to my neighbors-colored men-on a
year's credit. Does this look like
keeping our people in bondage to
capital in tho hands of tbo whites?
In the third place, you said, that iu
case your party (tho radical party) con?
trolled tho Legislature of the State,
in tho coming election, the stock of
the South Carolina Railroad, owned
by the State, would, by Act of Le?
gislature, be converted into money,
with which to purchase thirty acres
of laud for every colored man in the
State. Three years' time, with seven
per cent, interest, to bo allowed the
purchaser.
Sir, how could you utter such lan?
guage, BO contrary to all truth, jus?
tice and reason? Why do you seek
to disturb the friendly relations ex?
isting between our people and their
true friends, the Southern whites?
Snub doctrines will brim? about a war
of races between our people and the
whites, destroy labor in tho country,
and tho result of the whole will be
the ruin of our race. We deplore the
language which you took occasion to
utter to a large concourse of our peo?
ple on last Sabbath, and on tho spot
where love and good will should as?
cend to Heaven, and not discord,
hatred to and distrust of our neigh?
bor bo tho motives that polluted your
lips. Aud now, in conclusion, ire
leave you, regretting that you are
trying to lead astray our people, and
that you aro yourself led astray by
the low and corrupt teachings of un?
principled white men, who have not
the respect of their oxen color, and who
certainly ought not to be trusted by
otu- people. Your obedient servants,
WILLIAM BOYD,
W. W. ADAMS,
LEWIS BROOKS,
JOSEPH MARTIN,
Colored.
GADSDEN-, S. C.,'April 7, 18G8.
TUE MILLS HOUSE JUNIOR.-As our
readers are aware, the Mills House
closed for the summer last evening.
We take pleasure in announcing that
Mr. G. R. Wells, so long and favor?
ably known as tho managing clerk of
that popular hotel, has rented tho
Mansion House on Broad street, and
has bought out Madame Rntjcs, who
has been keeping it for some time
past. Mr. Wells is a groat, favorite
with the patrons nf the Mills House,
und many of the permanent board?
ers of that establishment will accom?
pany him to the Mansion House, and
we may expect that always flourish?
ing Broad street boarding house to
have a rush of custom this summer,
which will well entitle it to bo styled
the Mills Houso junior.
[Charleston Mercury.
A drunken fellow got out of his
calculation, and was dozing in the
streets, when tho bells roused him by
ringing for fire. "Nine, ten, eleven,
twelve, thirteen, loarteen," cried he;
"well, if this ain't later ihna I ever
knew it."
XjooaX T.tem?.
DEMOCRA?T? MAS? MBETJNO.-The
citizens generally are invited to at
tend a mass meeting, at 8 Relock. Q
this evening, before the Oourt House.
By order J. P. THOMAS,
Chairman Central Ex. Com.
The Presbytery of Charleston is
holding its spring session with the
Presbyterian Congregation of this
oity, in the Theological Seminary;
and religious services are held every
evening, iu the Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. Dr. Girardeau will preach
this evening, nt fj o'clock.
Freights will be brought through,
after a while, for nothing; and" per?
haps, if competition continues, par?
ties will be paid by one or the other
lines, for the honor of carrying their
goods. The agents of tho "Great
Sea-board Inland Air Linc Route"
have brought their freight rates to a
still lower point. Seo their adver?
tisement.
Tho Southern Dramatics performed
again last evening, aud the marked
improvement of the various charac?
ters was generally noticed and com?
mented on. The pieces were
"Michael Erle" and a new English
farce, "Dandelion's Dodges." Tho
house was well filled. It is contem?
plated, wo believe, to give their per?
formances regularly every week
thus affording our citizens frequent
opportunities of spending an evening
pleasantly, and nt trifling cost.
DIE MOI>ENWE&T.-We have re?
ceived from tho publisher, S. T.
Taylor, 319 Canal street, New York,
tho March number of this monster
fashion monthly. It contains, we
believe, a greater variety of fashion
plates than any other publication in
the country. A large, highly colored
steel engraving will accompany each
number hereafter. The subscription
price is 83.00-a liberal discount to
clubs. v
THE REI-OIJI?ICAN MEETING LAST
NIGHT.-Alter considerable drum?
ming, a crowd was drawn together last
night, and about half-past 0 o'clock,
Mr. F. A. Sawyer, Government officer
in Charleston, was presented 'to tho
assembly by Mr. Robertson, and for
fully half an hour fired hot shot into
the Democratic party. He reminded
his audience that for many years tho
Democrats held tho reins in South
Carolina, and a poor man stood no
chance whatever. Bnt things had
changed. He was followed by R. H.
Cain, a colored man, who, to judge
from the tenor of his remarks, is a
cosmopolite, in the strictest sense of
the term, as well as a wil-o-the
wisp-for he represented himself aa
being here, thero and everywhere.
His advice was to vote early and late
against the Democrats; for hr im
formed his hearers that if thc han- J
ocrats, as he termed them, should
succeed in getting into power, the
colored man would be put in the
condition ho occupied before the war.
The vials of his wroth were finally
emptied, and tho colored speaker sat
down.
MAIL, AUKANGEMENTS.-Tho post
office open during the week from &}?
a. m. to C p. m. On Sundays, from
?y? to fijo p. m.
Tho Charleston and Western mails
are open for delivery at 11 . p. m., and
close at 8'.j p. m.
i Northern-Open for delivery at
\S}.i a. m., closes at 2.45 p. ni.
Greenville-Op^?n for delivery ."?Vi
I p. m., closes at 8 j . m.
I
v.\. Am KKTiSKMskr*.-Attention iticalr
.:<l to tho following advertisements, pub
Ushed this norning for the flr-t Mme:
Cant wei l's ri? Oaths, Etc.
Extra Heeling True Brotherhood Lodge.
Apph at thin O?Ro?-*Tq Kent.
0. v. Eborhardt-Just Received.
Jacob Levin Stores t<> lient.
?0O. Larsen -In thc District Court. fte.J
.j?, \\". Clawsen -In the District Court.
i'.. lt, Dorsej Rc luci iou of Freight.