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SUPPLEMENT TO THE PHCENIX. Columbia, S. C., April 12,1868. To thc Frcedmon of South Carolina. You have been addressed iu the Phoenix by several writers on the mattera at issue between-in this State-the white and black races. If you could not (all of yon) read these "Tracts" for yourselves, yon may have had Bomo one to read them for you. Those ''Tracts," or Communications, ara well worthy your notice, for they contain words of truth and good ad? vice. But tho writer of this address desires to hove a plain talk with you, something which you will understand for yourselves, and something which is truly important to both races. It does not matter now, whether he can dress up his thoughts in liner lan? guage; it is enough to know that it is plain English, and can be under? stood. And first, theu, you hovo been made freedmen by a certain procla? mation of ono Abraham Lincoln, now deceased. Wo will not stop to inquire as to the right of this man to deprivo the people of the South of so much of their wealth-for such is the fact. Well, then, let it pass. After this act of Abraham Lincoln, then comes to your help a radical Congress, to help you to enjoy this freedom, by allowing every ono of yon to vote (of twenty-ono years) for a Convection, to meet and form a Constitution for tho State; while this radical Congress, your precious and great friend, denies to thousands of white men, the right to vote for dele? gates to that Convention. The nest thing in order, you are called upon to vote "for or against Convention." You go to the pollB and vote "for Convention." Very well, so far you are obeyi?g orders from your white and black leaders, most of whom aro imported from the North, and actual- J ly have not any true interest in, or for the South, and have not nry real and abiding friendship for your? selves, your wives and your children ; /and this you will certainly find out before you aro two years older. Very well, let that pass too. Next in or- j der, you are told you must vote for delegates to the Convention. The polls are open; you go there, and some white or black man gives yon a I piece of paper, with a picture on it; | you put it in the ballot-box, as you j are told to do. Did you know what, or for whom, you voted? No. Did ! you ask any white or black mau to tell you what a Convention was, or \ whether the men whose names aro printed on that picture tioket, were the true friends of the black man? No. Then you voted just as you were told, and you were satisfied so to do. Very well, again, let that pass too. The next matter you hoar about, is that the white and black men you have elected to tho Convention, have met in Charleston and have gone to work, to the tune of eleven dollars a day, to moko a Constitution to go? vern you und mo, and all the people in the State. Well, then, with the help of two lawyers, outside, the Con? vention, and some black lawyers (so called) inside, aud with the assistance of copies of the Constitution of overy Stnto iu the Union, and out of the Union, and maybe, too, some foreign Constitutions, these delegates these sixty black men and fifty white men-after hard work of several weeks, and no little talk among themselves, made up and have had printed, a paper containing what they cnll a Constitution for South Caro? lina. Very well, again, you say. But stop a moment and think for your? selves. Do yon know what that paper .means? No. Have you read it carefully? No. Do you intend to read it? No; I can't read. Well, then, wo would ask you, what are you going to do? To vote for it, nra yon? Yes. These whito men und black men who say they made it, have told us to vote for it, to hold up to it, to stand hy it, to fight for it; and wo must do as they tell UH. Well, thou, you seem to bo very obedient freedmen. But this last matter "fv/htfor it." Where will these mon be who advise you to fight for it, or which is tho s.imo thing in plain English, who ask you if you will fight for it. Do you think they will stand side by side with yon, as "Colonels," or "Majore," or ervetji "Captains," and ns equals, to fight for this Constitution, which yon know nothing about? Now, do you be? hove any one of thom would bo found [in South Carolina, if a dif? ficulty should ariee in this matter of auy serions nature? If yon hoi?o^e these white brethren would bo true to you and their Constitution, well, then, believe it; but we have no such idea-and you will find it out in due time, according to all appearances in and of the future. Butt you say these men are our friends; they have come hero to help ns to our rights, to show us how to got them, to keep thom, and to stand up for thom. Now, do you think any white man would come to Carolina, all tho way from Vermont, Connecticut or any other distaut State, just to give you what you call your rights, and to help you fight tho white men for those rights? Such lovo for you i's certainly very unusual, and these white men, and the black ones, too theso lawyers, who have como to help their white brethren to do all theso great and good things for your race deserve much gratitude from you; provided, always, they hold on and out to tho bitter end-for bitter it may be to some of them, if they stay here, as well as to many others. No threat is intended, for that is not tho purpose cf this talk; but, from ali the present indications, which ure being seen and shown in these United States, it requires no prophetic vision to determine that tho North and West of this country do not in? tend to endorso tho principles of this Constitution, for which you aro told to vote, aud, if need be, to light. ! Kerne mb or that. Well, now, let us talk a littlo more about this Constitution-leaving your white aud black friends from the North to enjoy their prospects fm office, and your white home friends also! Let them pass. Let us soe how this bill of rights, theso ordi? nances of this mixed up Constitution, and this charter, called "TUE CON? STITUTION," will work up, if th? white race of South Carolina should give you "til for tat." Wo can't gc into tho entire thing-it is too long and too deep. Wo will only talk u little about what it may do for you, when you are told what aro the whit? man's privileges to do under it. Tc make the matter brief-we tell you, first, that a great many of the besl white citizens of South Carolina your kind old masters, who bav< cared for yon from your childhood to your manhood-are deprived o their votes as freemen; we tell you in the second place, that these ole masters, who are your best friends are by that Constitution taxed 01 their estates, and so of every property holder, for your exclusive benefit and that of yonr children, so fur ai regards schools; wo tell you this Con stitution requires, by compulsion that white und black children sha! be educated alike and together, wi think; but this malters not in tiri place-enough to know that tin whito man is taxed, without a vote to school a black man's child, whil .tho black man pays no tax ut all unless he owns property. Now this is plain English, and yoi can all understand it. Let u see how this part of the Cousti tutiou may work up things for yon Many thousands of you are laborers a portion of you, and but a smal portion, are mechanics; a very ie\ aro divines, preachers or ministers Wo will admit that very many of yoi are disposed to labor honestly fo your support. You come to th whito mau to employ you; ho is will ing and ready to do it, but first want to talk with you ; ho asks you if yo voted for the Convention:1 You tel him. ye?; he oaks you if you huv heard of tho Constitution? Yet again. Have yon read it? No; can' rend. Do you intend to vote for it Yes; these mon toll me I must do sr 'cause it's all right; just the tiling fixed up nicely. "And you say," th white mau answers, "that you ar going to vote for it. Well, then, c.inuot givo you work, for you ar going to voto against me, my fainil and my property, and altogethe against my ir.tuica?,;?, I wont havo n such man about me." Now, freed men, what do you think such course of tho white man will lead to Would you givo tho whito man worli if you knew that whito man was gobi to do a somethiug which would d you harm, or hurt, or injure you family, or tako money from you pocket, for the benefit of that whit man and Ina family? Would yon tl this, when you knew you could nt vote, and at tho came time had to pay j taxes- to Behool that white man's children, and help to support that j white man? if he was reduced to poverty, was sickandjhad to goto tho j hospital, or the poor house? Now, yon all have sense enough to under? stand such talk, and 'sense enough to answer this plain question. Would jroa vote for tuid Constitution, lt it worked upon you, and your family, and your property, as it will on, the white man, his property, and his ; family ? Now, would you in common i honesty do it? You caa answer this I question for yourselves, and be sure, 1 you answer it right. There is much more in this Constitution, which is as bad for you as it is for the white man; oil which-you will find out soon enough. But now, let us have a word with you about office. As we said at first, Abraham Lincoln's proclamation made you freemen; but, had he lived, we don't think you would have had this privilege yet a while; and we i think, also, you would not have had I this free voting so early, if at all. I This, however, is our opinion, and ? may be not of much weight. Let that pass also. Bnt many of you want office over the heads of your I former masters and friends. Aro you prepared to fill every office in the I State, without knowing the duties to bo performed in these offices? If you answer, we are prepared to be Governors; Senators, Judges, Repre? sentatives, Sheriffs, Seo., whom do you suppose will believe you? These very white men who pretend to associate with you as equals, wonld not believe you, and one of them especially, once a large slaveholder, knows far better than all that. Then what is your object but to wield thia Constitution against tho white man, while, at the same time, many of you 6eek employment from him? You want office. Suppose the white peo? ple of Columbia, all of them, (and so of tho State nt large,) should re? fuse to give employment to the bar? bers, shoe-makers, tailors, wagoners, butchers and laborers generally; and the merchants, railroads, hotels and public or private offices also, were tc refuse employment to those now em? ployed by them, who intend, and probably will, vote for this Constitu? tion; how now, you that want offices, could you prevent this? And mort than that, too, could you, with al the power of office, support all these hundreds, who would be dismissed from employment in twenty-foui hours, if the white man would carrj out his right under this Constitution bad as it is-we mean the right t< dismiss from employment the blacl man who would, under our verj knowledge, vote against our interest and defy us by such vote? Veri well, says one, all this can't be; tin white man can't do without us. Ver well, we reply; this thing cati be, i tho white man chooses to have it so And this Constitution is a matter o life and death to the white man therefore, ho will endeavor to prot?c himself, by simply saying, "No." But somo of you, wo repeat, desiri to be in office; and you all have higl opinions of your Northern friends and especially of those who hav come to your aid in your time o need-to form a Constitution. Well now, ask these particular, nei frieuds, if yon were to go to any par of New England, (Boston excepted, could you bo elected to office? The must tell you no. The States won' allow it. They might say, true, i: Massachusetts and Vermont, sue things are permitted, but they ar scarce enough. So, then, you woul not go East for office. Well, ther. try Ohio and Pennsylvania. The would not permit you to hold office Try any Black Republican State yo ?lease, and you can't hold office bu can't even voto in many of then and yet the radical Congress, con posed, as it now is, of men froi these States, or rather a majority while they will not give your raoe an such rights among themselves, hav bestowed upon ye i free suffrage i tho South; and these people, wh would not countenance you in thei States, you call your parfiouh friends; and some of these partit nh friond?, who could not obtain ollie at homo, have kintlly nnmn *o Cure j linn, to help you make a compact fe j tho party in Congress and for then selves. Well, then, ns they hav j tioue so much for you, you should b ; thankful to them. A word moro of these friends-w mean tho Republican party. Yo want to go to Congress, some of yoi as soon ns Smith Carolina is back i tho Union. Didn't two of your lal Convention go to Washington an inquire whether, in case black ms Were elected from South Carolina, to Congress, they would be allowed their seats as members? Have these members every reported publicly the answers of the radical leaders? .Not exactly, we think; hut enough is 'known to cause belief that Wade, Stevens, Sumner, Butler ic Co. were i not 1101? readv for their ?joJor?d brethren ; but whensoever they should be so ready, they would let them know. Now,' those of you who want office at home, try and obtain it here under this Constitution-for else? where you can't Wo have no more to add. We ask ?rou to think for yourselves, particu arly, how this Constitution might be turned against yourselves-for, de? pend upon it, if you have so much right under it as to fight for it, by the advice of these men, wbo expect to have fat offices under it, ba assured the whito man will, ia self-defenoe, endeavor to secure himself and fami? ly, by keeping at a distance, in a quiet manner, all such ne, by voting for it, are not entitled to bis confi? dence and assistance. Therefore, look to this matter in its true light. ONE OP THE PEOPLE. Proceedings ot Oonnoil. SPECIAL MEETING. COUNCIL CHAMBER, COLOMBIA, April 10, 1868. Present-His Honor the Mayor; Aldermen Fisher, Geiger, Hunt, Mc? Donald, McKenzie, Radcliffe, Walter and Weam. The minutes of the last regular and special meetings were read and confirmed. A petition was presented from sun? dry citizens on Senate street, praying that the said street be not ploughed up, as they believe it will seriously injure the pavement. Referred to the Committee on Streets. A petitiou from Edward Hunt, praying that Council would remit a line imposed upon him before the Mayor's Oonrt, was, ou motion, laid ou thc table. A petition from C. Hoeffer was presented, praying that Council would remit a fine imposed on him before the Mayor's Coart, and was granted. An application of G. Diercks, for the transfer of the tavern license of John C. Seegers to himself, was granted. A communication was received from the Chief of Police, requesting that an additional police force bc given him during tho elections ol next week. On motion, it was or? dered that his Honor tho Mayor be authorized to nppoint ten special police until the 18th instant. The following bills were presented and referred to the Committee on Accounts: E. & G. D. Hope and P. 1 Cantwell against the Alms House; A. Palmer against the Market Depart? ment, and Dr. John Lynch, for medi? cal services. The Clerk of thc Market presented his report for the month of March, Referrod. Tho annual exhibit of the Citj Clerk for the year ondiug March 31, 1868. endorsed by tho Committee oi Ways and Means as being correct, was read, and received as informa tion. The Committee ou Accounts pre sented a report, recommending thai the following:accounts bo paid: Wa ter Works-Hussung &Motz, $1.75 J. C. Dial, $34; James Brown, $30.45 Goldsmith & Kind, $28.40. Streei Department-J. C. Dial, $5.70; Hop son & Sutphen, $10.45. Sidney Purl -J. C. Dial, Si. 10; Hussung & Motz 50 cents. Guard House Department -J. C. Dial, $10.87. Fire Depart ment-Hussung & Motz, $5. Con tingout Account-G. G. Newton, foi dray badges, $7.20; and i lop s on ? Sutphen, for dog collars, $41.28. Re port recevied and adopted. The Committee on Market present ed tho annual report of the Clerk o the Market; which was read and re ceived as information. The Committee on Water Work presented the annual report of tin Superintendent of Water Works which was read aud received as in formation. The Committee on Licenses sub mitted a report, recommending tha z licence to keep a juuk shop bi granted to S. E. Stratton. Repor received and adopted. On motion, Council adjourned. S. MCMAHON, City Clerk. The New York Herald thinks tha when Mr. Johnson is deposed, nuc .'old Ben. Wade" is President, th? first act of the radicals will be tlx hanging of Mr. Davis. The lierait therefore advises him to forfeit hil bail, and leave the country at once. Ia the District Court of the United States, for the District of South Carolina. In the mattel- of William Glaze_In Bank? ruptcy. THIS ie to give notice, that on tho nixth day of April, A. D. 1868, a Waxraut in Bankruptcy wat) issued against tho estate of WILLIAM GLAZE, of Columbia, nf luuu?au? Diaixiut, ol tho Stato of South Carolina, who has beon adjudged a bank? rupt upon his own petition; that tho pay? ment nf any debts, and tho delivery of any property belonging tu said bankrupt, to him or for his usc, and tho transfer of any property by him, aro forbidden by law; that a meeting of the creditors of said bankrupt, to provo their debts, and to choose ono or more Assignees of bis estate, which will bo held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden on the twentv flrat day of April, A. D. 1868, at 12 o'clock M., at YorkviAo, S. C., befbro W. 1. daw? son, Esq., ono of tho Registers of said Court. J. P. M. EPPING, U. S. Marshal as Messenger. Ry T. W. CLAWSON, April 9 thm3 Deputy Messenger. In the District Court cf the United States, for the District of South Carolina. Zn the matter.of 8. M. Myers cfc Co.. bank? rupts, by whom a petition for Adjudica? tion of Bankruptcy was filed on Ute second day of March, A. D. 1868, in said Court. IN BA NKIi UP TC T. THIS is to givo notice, that on the Urst day of April, A. D. 1868, a Warrant iu Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of S. H. MYERS A CO., of Columbia, in tho District of Richland, and State of South Carolina, who have been adjudged bankrupts, ou their own petition; that tho payment of any debts and delivery of any property belongiug to said bankrupts, to thurn or for their use, aud the transfer of any proporty by them, are forbidden by law: that a meeting of tho creditors of the said bankrupts, tn prove their debts, aud to choose one or moro Assignees of their estate, will bo held at a Court of Bank? ruptcy, to be holden at the office of Fick ling & Popo, Columb.a, S. C., before Henry Summer, Register, on the twenty-second day of April, A. D. 1868, ai 10 o'clock A. M. J. P. M. EPPING, U. S. Marshal as Messenger. By GEORGE LARSEN, April 9 thm:; Deputy Messenger. In the District Court of the United States, for the District of South Carolina. In the matter of Philip Epstein, bankrupt, by whom a jtetition for Adjudication in Bankruptcy teas fi'eil on Ute second day ot March, A. I). 1868, in said Court. .IN BANKRUPTCY. THIS is to givo notice, that on the hecond day of April, A. D. 1868, a Warrant in Bankruptcy was issued against tho eatato of PHILIP EPSTEIN, of Co? lumbia, in the Distriot of Richland, and State of South Carolina, who has beon ad? judged a bankrupt, on his own petition; that tho payment of any debts and do livery of any property belonging to said bankrupt, to him or for his use, and the transfer of any propsrty by him, are for? bidden by law; that a meeting of the cre? ditors of the said bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more As? signees of his estate, will bo held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to bo holden at the offico of Pickling A Pope, Columbia, 8. C., before Henry Summer, Register, on the twonty-second day of April, A. D. 1868, at 1 o'clock P. M. J. P. M. EPPING. U. S. Marshal as Mossenger. By GEORGE LARSEN, April 0 thui3 Deputy Messenger. S CR EVEN HOUSE, SA VANNA II, OA. kymt^\ THE a,)ovo HOTEL, of JLC?S^^JS modern construction; with ?ptaJoB^?^ a1' ('i0 c0'ivenienees of thc ffl^Tf 'gjff1 -best Northern Hotels, has recently changed hands, and is now con? ducted by T. S. NICKERSON, of thc Planters' Hotel, Augusta; National Hotel, Atlanta, and Nlckei'son House, Columbia, S. C. Thc fnrnitnro throughout is-of tho most elegant description, the rooms scrupu? lously cloan and well ventilated, and the attendance is equalled by none in the South. Travolcrs stopping at tho abovo Hotel will find the comforts and conveniences of their own home?. The Proprietor pledges himself that evory delicacy affordod either by Northorn or Southern markets, will bo constantly supplied to his table. SAVANNAH, GA., March 19, 1868. March 24_ Imo NEWl?OODS! SUGAR-CURED HAMS. Sugar-Cured BREAKFAST STRIPS, Fino CREAM CHEESE, Whito ARMY BEANS, Mountain PINK-EYE POTATOES, Jackson's White Northern POTATOES. DEUTSCH HERRINGS. G. DIERCKS, MarchO At Scegcrs' Old Stand. IMPORTANT. PLANTERS and GARDNERS will find KLLERBE'S PLANT TRANS-PLANT? ER, (Patented 16th of Octobor, 1866.) at JOHN C. DIAL'S; by which surplus plants of norn, cotton, or of any plant, may hn Iraus-planted in tho samo timo that the soil can bo replanted, without disturbing tho tibrons roots. J. C. DIAL, Jan 19 tJmo General Agent. FINAL NOTICE. ALL persons having claims against th? estate of WM. HOPKINS, deceased, will present tho sarao proporly attested; and all persons indebted will mako pay? ment to MRS. E. T. HOPKINS, Executrix, Hopkins T. O., 8. C. Pcb '.) m 13? Helnttsh'a Q,ueen'a Delight, for Tot tor, Pimplos, Blotches, and Emptions on the face.