The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, April 16, 1868, Image 2
COLUMBIA;
Thursday Morning. April 16, 1868,
The Spirit and the Need* of the Hours
Chste2nbri?.ndf she French ph?c?c
plier, somewhere speaks of <men
"who float ou the gulf of time, and
cry that all ia lost, because the
socioty to which they belonged has
come to an end around them, with?
out their having perceived it. Al?
ways judging the present by the past,
they apply to it the maxims of an?
other age, persuading themselves al?
ways that one can raise to life again
that which is no more." There must
be 7ery few persona who would deny
the force of this reflection; and espe?
cially at this time, when the public
sentiment of this State is seeking ex?
pression, must our public men? accept
the warning contained therein. The
spirit of our people is rising from the
depression caused by a "lost canse."
We have reverently laid aside in
memory, the glories it gave birth to.
We will never ignore the gallantry,
tho self-sacrifico, the heroism asso?
ciated with that cause. But as "the
warrior banner ascends to Heaven, to
greet the warrior's soul," we bid it,
with moistened eye and quivering
lips, a sad farewell; and then turning
to the "sunny land" still left us, and
to the necessities of family and kin
dr?d and friends, we address our?
selves again to the duties of life,
and propose to ourselves tho noble
task, than which no nobler ever en?
gaged a patriot soul, of lifting from
tho .ground onr prostrate State, and
making her again to stand erect in
pride, wealth and prosperity. But
to do this we must have men con?
trolling public notion, who are fully
alivo to the new order of things-not
men "who float along the gulf of
time and cry that all is lost." Wo
must have men who will, accept the
situation and apply to it the just
'maxims of the present time-not
men "who always judging tho present
by the past, apply to it tho maxims
. of another age." In fine, we must
have mon who will practically givo
up that which we have lost-not men
"persuading themselves always that
ono can raise from tho dead that
which is no moro."
These aro tho mon which tho peo?
ple now demand, and none other will
they have. Already can the signs of
a now lifo be seen in our noble old
State-not such poisoned lifo as radi?
calism, with its negroism dominant,
seeks to impart to it, but such life as
the late movement moans to give,
and sustain, and make enduring.
From this time, South Carolina, in
the hands of her loyal sons, takes a
new leaso of life, and activity, and
vigor. Abating nothing of her an?
cient honor and dignity-planting
borself on the foundations of mode?
ration and justico and earnest re?
solve-and accepting tho Democratic
standard as tho political flag under
which she intends to re-enter tho
political arena of the country-tho
bid State will seok, in behalf of her
faithful children, to mako her future
as prosperous and happy as her past
has been glorious and honorable.
Nor will the success of tho radical
party in tho pending canvas rotard
the growth of this spirit. There may
come over tho State a dark cloud,
with thunder and lightning and hail ;
but let stout-hearted men and patient
women labor, wait and pray. This
cloud will pass away, and tho sun of
Au?torlitz illumino earth and sky.
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Congressman Ashley and Collector
Mackey appeared uninvited at a Ger?
man festival, io Charleston, on Thurs?
day night; ond on being asked what
was their business, stated that they
desired to mako political speeches;
but tho Toutous refused to listen, and
tho would-bo-speooh-uiukers wore re?
quested to leave.
D?mocrate of Richland Distriot, to
the polls to-day; on? more struggle
for tho right. The voting yesterday
bas shown what you can do. Vote
to-day as you did yesterday, and the
ric tc ry iz cure. L.uu <J ? cc j man vote
to-dayj let no excuse-be grave enough
to keep yon away. The rights of the
white man and the colored mar. aro
alike, at stake. Work, work, work;
God and country call you.
DEMOCRAT.
Mn. -EDITOR: The near approach
of tho meeting of the stockholders
of the Greenville and Columbia Rail?
road Company induces me to call
their attention to the claims of some
of the officers of the company, for
extraordinary services rendered dur?
ing the last six months, and the moat
discouraging circumstances. The
present Superintendent took charge
of the road just as the business sea?
son set in, with the motive power
and rolling stock almost completely
ran down, and a very limited supply
of material on band, and with a
business increasing with an unprece?
dented rapidity; he hao thrown into
market an immense amount of cot
ton, groin and other freights, with
only s?ven old engines and about
sixty cars-the most of them old and
requiring repairs after each trip. The
forth-coming report of tho President
will show how henvv this business
has been for several months. Tho
writer wishes he oould go into par?
ticulars to show. Daring the month
of February alone, it amounted to
fully $50,000. With constant, sleep?
less energy, Mr. James O. Meredith,
the Superintendent, has made three
old engines to haul more freight than
they were originally built to pull,
and at the same time three constant,
heavy trains woro passing over the
road. He hos pnt the road-bed and
track in for better condition than ii
has been since the war began. All
this has been accomplished by the
application of thorough business
knowledge and nnremitted labor aud
personal attention, which looked
closely after everything pertaining to
the benefit of tho road. He found, on
taking ohargo of his office, that there
was not wood onough to run his
trains a month, and the credit of the
company so low, that cash was re?
quired to get anything; and was
forced to go to work to establish a
character and oredit for the road.
This, together with tho most excel?
lent President, he has been ablo to
do, and now he has the whole line
supplied with wood sufficiout to run
his trains for soma years, and con?
tracts out with parties supplying
both wood and timber for trestles
and track on tho most accommodat?
ing terms for the company. Pile3 of
wood, cross-ties aud stringers lio
thick along the track, and hands put?
ting them iu place rapidly, and all
parties satisfied that they will bo paid
in tho propor time.
The writer does not wish to say
anythiug to the disparagement of
former officers of tho company, but
it must be admitted by all who ob
sorvo that, that Mr. J. O. Meredith,
tho present Superintendent, has
.shown a talent ns a railroad mau not
equalled by many at his age, and
this, too, without auy former expe?
rience in the office. It is true, that
as Master Machinist at the shops, ho
exhibited great energy and first rate
judgment; still, no one supposed that
this young cann, without experience,
could take charge of and carry on so
extensive a concern, and show him
solf so entirely and peculiarly adapt?
ed to the office, taking into consider
tion, at the same timo, tho bad
condition everything was in at the
time. Tho writer thinks ho deserves
a pointer: endorsement by stockhold?
ers, for the great development of tho
dormant resources of the Greenville
and Columbia Railroad, as an encou?
ragement for his course. Tho pnblio
vordiot of "Well done, good and
faithful servants," is snroly duo the
President and Superintendent; and
under their 8uperior management
this will soon become a first class
railroad. With a prospect daily
brightening, wo hopo to see this, one
of the most important roads in tho
State, bo ablo to assume and pay off
hor old debts, and prove, as it pro?
mises to be, tho great channel of
wealth, prosperity and abundance to
tho State, as well ns of thoso who
live on its lino and at tho terminii.
AN OLD RAILROAD MAN.
Tho groat Mr. Sumner speaks pa?
; tronizingly of the late John C. Cul
' houu us "that ingenious person."
Distinguished Sien ot South Caro.
' linn -Pant and Present. - '?
, In forme*- days office sought merit,
and. merit'gave position; honor,
pride? patriotism, chivalry, dignity,
virth?' onA -el?-respc?ci, ooiiiiii tuted
the ingredients indispensably essen?
tial to political promotion and apcial
equality. The people of South Ca?
rolina were trained and educated to
respect, and be guided by that chart.
Th?y surveyed the political field in
honesty; defined their lines on prin?
ciple; planted their corner-stone on
justice, and established their boun?
daries by fidelity. Buch were her
title deeds, made out and signed by
the memories of the past and regis?
tered upon the book of immortal
fame, which gave tone and character
to the State and socioty, not surpass?
ed by any other known to the world.
Revolution has, however, wrought
out a new order of things. The
tyrants of war have destroyed their
archives, obliterated tbeir lines, and
defaced their title deeds of hopes.
There are now but few of the
lineal descendants to tho bequests of
virtue, many of whom have been
forced to abandon the soil of their
ancestors, to f. 7oid contamination
and pollution from the intruding in?
cendiary, who have impregnated the
State with their plebeian levelling
ideas and low standard of morals, with
such rapid inroads upon the escut?
cheon of her laws and societj', by
engrafting Ethiopian and Northern
equality, so as tb break down the
elements of refinement for which she
has been so long aud proudly distin?
guished.
Among thc remnants of tho old'
school at her capita), are General
Wade Hampton, their Washington,
and General John S. Freston, their
Demosthenes, the living monuments
of Carolina's noblest of noble sons
robbed of their fortunes, disrobed
of their political equalities by fraud?
ulent usurpation of Federal power.
Thia seems but to add-if possible
a new and more brilliant lustre to
their crown of unfading virtue.
Hopo lend* enchantment, not in tho
distance, that tho gag of the Federal
I bayonet will pass beyond her politi
i cal horizon; then will their Washing
I ton and their Demosthenes be re?
stored to their political mansion, from
\ whence tho voice of wisdom will be
i heard and listened to, accompanied
! by oratorical and intellectual thnu
! dor, and vivid flashes of wit, elo
! quenco and logic, that will inosculato
tho public mind, by infusing a frosh
hope that their beloved Carolina will
be restored to her former laud-marks;
reset in the political heavens, robed
in the magnitude and resplendency
of her past, surrounded by ber
sat?lites and designated upon tho
astronomical map as Carolina, tho
fixed and radiant slar of virtue.
COLUMBIA.
Colored people, beware how you
vote to-day. Your enemies are found
out; corn and bacon tickets have
proved them false. The forty acre
and mulo scheme has proved them
falso. They want your votes to get
themselves into office-not to help
you. Como to the polls to-day aud
vote with tho Democrats. They pro?
mise you equal rights, qualified suf?
frage, and we can trust them; they
never deceived you, they will not de?
ceive you now. Show them that you
aro ready to go with them, and they
will do you full justice. If you ure
under oath to vote the other way, tho
oath is not binding, because law and
morals forbid any such oath. lie
men to-day. You can carry tho elec?
tion. MANV COLONE? DEMOCIUTS.
The Democracy of Richland once
move appeals to the colored citizens.
Yesterday you carno out likomeu;
try it again to-daj ; you are on tho
winning side. Tnko your stand for
tho right, and you will not regret it.
Your true friends aro with von. The
enemy is nearly beaten; they have
deceived your people, and have been
found out. Come out and vote, to
dny; the Democracy of Richland is
at your buck.
QUALIFIED SUFFRAGE.
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DEATH ar CAIT. KIRK;-Capt. Man?
ning Kirk, a well known officer of the
Confederate uruij', mot with u fatal
occident on Monday last. He was
caught in tho fly-wheel of a mill
which ho j nul iu the neighborhood of
BlufTton, and bas since died of his
injurio-.
Iiooal J.toma.
THE POLLS YESTERDAY.-Another
quiet day yesterday. 4S2 votes were
poded, at tho lower box. of whi:b
222 were white. 254 polled af tho
upper-125 white. The Democratic
majority at lue upper box is 17. 'To*
day is the last. Let one and all at1
tend.
LOOK AT THIS.-Do tho votors
know that if this radical Constitu?
tion is adopted thc taxes will amount to
$2,000,000, whilst heretofore, in the
most prosperous condition of the
State, the taxes amounted to only
$600,000? 31,000,000 alone is for
educational purposes. Who pays
this but owners of property?
THE ELECTION.-We have cheering
news from various quarters of Demo?
cratic successes. Here, the election,
on yesterday, was supposed to bo
decidedly favorable to the Democra?
tic party. Many of the colored peo?
ple are voting with their Southern
supporters and patrons. Our people
generally are . lready exercising the
privilege of rowarding those who
sustain them, and arc not inclined to
help on a colored man who is indif?
ferent to tho interests of his employ?
er. Many white men, and eome of
our ladies, are finding out that they
oau themselves perform much of the
work that they formerly hired colored
persons to do.
EASTER ELECTIONS-Clu-isi Church.
Wardens-James Brown, S. Li. De
Veanx. Vestrymen-Colonel T. B.
Clarkson, Colonel William Wallace,
Messrs. C. F. Jackson, H. S. Thomp?
son and J. D. Bateman. Delegates
to Convention-Col. T. B. Clarkson;
Col. William Wallace, Messrs, C. F.
Jackson and H. S. Thompson.
Zion Church.-Wardens-Robt. H.
Clarkson, Holcott P. Green, Colonel
Ifcos. B. Clarkson, James Trumble,
J. S. Hannahan, T. B. Clarkson, Jr.,
Dr. J. S. Woodruff. Delegates to
the Diocesan Convention-Colonel
Thomas B. Clarkson, Halcott P.
Groen, W. Beaumont Clarkson, Dr.
J. S. Woodruff.
Messrs. T. B. Peterson & Brothers,
of 30(5 Chestnut street, Philadelphia,
have just issued au entire new edition
of "The Waverley Novels," entitled
"Peterson's cheap edition for the
Million," price twenty couts each,
or five dollars for tho twenty
six volumes, with n steel plate por?
trait of Sir Walter Scott, gratis. The
fourth volume, a copy of which has
been presented by Messrs. Duffie ic
Chapman, is Guy Mannering. This
is, wo believe, tho cheapest edition
of the groat author's works evor
issued.
THE STORM YESTERDAY.-The wea?
ther played fantastic tricks, yester?
day. Boreas blew a gale, of short
duration; rain fell in torrents, and
there was also a alight sprinkling of
hail Old Sol brightened np occa?
sionally. The thermometer, during
a portion of tho day, fell to a low
ebb, but eventually mounted, and,
like a pretty girl in a coquette co?
tillion, danced from one to the other,
without bestowing favors on any.
We regret to say that n portion of
tho parapet of Mr. Stonhouse's build?
ing, on Main street, fell on tho roof,
smashing it and leaving a hole largo
onough to drive a team through.
Fortunately, thc geode ia the ?L?io
below wero uninjured by tho pouring
rain. The tall chimney of Mr. Sim?
mons' bakery, noar the post office,
fell and injured the roof. A portion
of tho ruins of Christ Church wero
demolished, and old chimneys in
various portions of tho city wero
"levelled with the dust." Fortu- ;
uately, nb human being was injured ..
Friends aro most often like thc j
negro's ra >on-"Neber shine dark f
nights."
THE ELECTIONS.-Tho following re?
turns of tho first day's voting, have
been received from different sections
of the State:.
Charleston-White '1,105: colored
2,546.
Gadsden-459-of which 35 were
Demoorutic. At the time the cars
passed yesterday, 400 votes had been
polled-about 50 Democratic.
Greenville-389; 82 against Con?
stitution. At McDonaldsville 115
polled; 8 against Constitution.
Anderson Court House-433; 103
against Constitution.
Greenwood (Abbeville District) -
210; 40 against. Ninety-six-187; 73
against.
Newberry-753-whites 121. Up
to the time the train left yesterday,
the vote was small.
DICKENS.-We have received from
Messrs. Duffie & Chapman, two more
numbers of "Peterson's cheap edi?
tion for the Million"-"Hard Times"
end the "Holly-Tree Inn." Price
twenty-five cents each. The cost of
the entire set is i?4.
Mr. McCartor has presented us a
copy of "Charlotte's Inheritance,"
a new work by M"- M. E. Braddon,
author of "Anro. u .Tloyd," "Elea?
nor's Victory," etc. Miss Braddon's
genius has gone on ripening from
year to year, and there is hardly any?
thing within the proper scope of fic?
tion, which sho could not successful?
ly attempt. Harper'A- Brothers are
the publishers.
David, the King of Israel-a portrait
drawn from Bible History and
the Book of Psalms. By Frederick
William Krummacher,.. D. D.
Translated under tho express sanc?
tion of the author, by the Rev. M.
G. Eat8on, M. A. New York:
Harper & Brothers.
The translator, in his preface,
states that this work is the most
readable which has emauated from
tho pen of the venerable author
whose name is a household word in
religions circles. The History of
David and his Times is full of tho
deepest interest and significance. As
we traverse the field here opened up
to us, and follow the descriptions of
Krummacher, the different scenes
and incideuts rise up before us with
all the vividness of actual events
passing before our eyes. The trans?
lator has endeavored to give a faith?
ful rendering of the original, and to
preserve, as far as the idiom of the
English language would permit, the
peculiar forms of expression employ?
ed by thc author. Tho reader will
sometimes discover in the phraseolo?
gy and structure of sentences a Teu?
tonic origin; but this, it is believed,
will not detract from the interest with
which the book will be read.
We are indobted to Mr. J. J. Mc?
Cartor for a copy.
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The post
office open during the week from &}?
a. in. to 6 p. m. On Sundays, from
4 ^ to 5,'ji p. ra.
The Charleston and Western mail*
are open for delivery at 4'.z p. m., and
close at 8'.. p. m.
Northern-Open for delivery at
8L.i a. m., closes at 2.15 p. m.
Greenville-Open for titi;very 5'.i
p. m., closes nt 8 p. m.
NSW ADVERTISE)!> s rs.-A ?'. "ir. IOU la V?.U
?;d to the following advertisommts, pub?
lished this nior-'.iun f*ir Iii* :;i* ttaie:
J. Clendining-Copartnership Notice.
M. VV. Bythewoofl-Auction bale.
1). C. Poixotte A Hun -Tn he Rented.
Win. K. Baohman-Admlniet'a Notice.
J. J. McOarter- -New Boplis.
Many Voters -A Card.
Thc trotting wino rearless was
burned to death iu a somewhat mys?
terious manner, oh Saturday night,
in the stables connected with the
Fashion Course. New York. As
soon as it was discovered thai the
mare's stables were on lire, the doors
were thrown open, but she wax
found already burned to a cinder.
She was matched to trot in the Juno
races.
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Quite a severo shock of an earth?
quake was experienced in Ports?
mouth, N. H., and vicinity, early
Thursday morning. Tho same shock
was felt in Salem, M.v-s.