The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, April 18, 1868, Image 2
COLUMBIA
Saturday Morning, April 18, 1368.
The True Issue* before the Country.
Tho New York V^orld says:
The following letter was addressed
to tho members of tho National De?
mocratic Committee by their chair?
man. It has got into the pupers at
tho "West, and we therefore re-pub?
lish it, desiring especially to signalize
to our readers tho clear sagacity
with which Mr. Belmont sees and
states the issues upon whioh and the
methods by which the Democracy
may win an easy victory in November:
"NEW YOBK, March 2, 1868.
"DEAB SIB: I have forwarded to
you the coll of the Demooratio Na?
tional Committee for the holding of
the next National Convention in the
city of New York, on the 4th of July
next. Yon will please confer with
tho State Central Oommitteo of your
State, to the end that she bo folly
represented in the Convention by
the number of delegates to which she
ia entitled.
"The National Committee is very
d?sirons that an earnest appeal should
be made to the conservative clement
throughout the Union, which hos not
heretofore acted with tho Demooratio
party.
"We coll upon every Demooratio
voter to unite with, us in our efforts
to save our freo institutions from the
lawless despotism which now threat?
ens the very foundation of our Go?
vernment.
"It is only by tho united action of
all who love the Union and tho Con?
stitution, that we can hopo to drive
from power in the next Presidential
election the radical party, which, by
its representatives in Congress, hos
attempted to usurp the functions of
the Judiciary and executive branches
of Government, and which, by pro?
fligacy and corruption in the manage?
ment of our national finances, con?
tinues to burden our people with a
system of taxation which must end in
public and private disaster, unless
arrested by a wise, sound and eco?
nomical polioy, such as a Democratic
administration is sure to give us.
"I hope you will lose no time, in
order to cause such measures to bo
token in your Stato as will bring to
our aid in the contest beforo us tho
combined strength of all those who
are opposed to Congressional usurpa?
tion and negro supromacy, and who
wish tho restoration of pence and
?nity between all the seotions of our
common country, under the blessings
of the laws and the Constitution, for
whioh our bravo soldiers and sailors
shod their blood and the nation
puiired ont its treasure.
"AUGUST BELMONT, Chvn."
Tho issues of the groat contest at
baud aro and should be these, and
theso ouly or chiefly:
1. Opposition to Congressional
usurpation.
2. Opposition to negro supremacy.
3. Immediate restoration of tho
unity aud peace of the nation.
Tho method of victory is to com?
bine tho strength of all those, what?
ever their past party ties, who unito
in that opposition uud this demand.
Wo take occasion to expross our
hoarty concurronco in theso views of
our nblo Democratic cotemporary.
The South Carolina Democracy will
toko tho fiold on theso issues, aud
will promise to carry tho State. Tho
success of tho National Democracy
lies in tho adoption of a conservative
policy ou tho negro question. Let it
tako an extreme position on this sub?
ject, and wo excito anew tho sympa?
thies of tho North and tho world in
bohalf of tho "poor negro," and on
dangor tho success of our party. But
plant oursolvos on tho rock of quali?
fied suffrage-on the right of tho
negro to some participation, accord?
ing to proporty and intelligence, in
public affairs, and our victory in the
Presidential election is as certain as
that "truth is mighty and will pre?
vail." Let not tho National Demo?
cratic party be driven by the excesses
of tho Republican party into the op?
posite extremos. Let it, unliko the
Bourbons, learn something from tho
developments of tho present. Let it
adopt tho wise suggestions of Mr.
Belmont, as given above.
Tho thirtieth annual parado of the
Charleston Fire Department will oo
cur on Monday, tho 27th.
Thc Election In Richland.
Our readers will notice, in another
column, tho result of tho election in
Richland. Tho XJIoiiicl Central Exe?
cutive Committee authorize us to
thank tho gentlemen of tho party for
the zealous, efficient and spirited
mauner in which they outered into
tho cnnvass. Their thanks, too, aro
due to thoee colorod men who, rising
above tho prejudices of tho hour,
served tho true interests of their race
and worked for the Demooratio
party, and deposited their votes
"Against Constitution." Tho radi?
cals have won their first and last vic?
tory. By their impositions upon the
colored people-by their tricks and
ounning devioes-by threats and in?
timidation-by carrying to the polls
the lame, halt and blind-by empty?
ing the poor houses and hospitals-by
voting men from the mountains to
Beaufort-they have prevailed, so far
as numbers are concerned. But the
substantial fruits of victory are with
the Democrats of the District. They
have filio wed their strength, and have
felt it themselves. They have made
the colored man feel it, and, feeling
it, well may he pause and reflect.
The colored man dominates here for
a time. He assumes to represont in
the General Assembly tho free-born
white men of our District. We blush
for the result; nay, more-we kindle
at tho thought. But we repress the
deep emotion of our nature, and ad?
vise our people patiently to wait; for
soon must this tyranny-this out?
rage-be overpast. As law-abiding
citizens, we must koop ourselves in
tho right. But in behalf of our
peerless women-in tho name of our
high-toned, gallant men-we protest
against that policy which reduces us
to this condition, and we denounce
tho authors of this unparalelled out?
rage against tho laws of God and
against the blood which flows in the
whito man's veins.
-n?i
BACHELORS.-The Roman Censors
frequently imposed taxes on unmar?
ried men, and men of full age were
obliged by law to marry, unless men?
tally or physically disqualified. The
Spartan women, at certain games,
laid hold of all the old bachelors
they could got theil- hands on, and
inflicted on them every mark of in?
famy and disgrace, dragging them
around their altars and handling
them very ronghly. In 1G95, the
English Parliament laid a tax on
bachelors, over twenty-five years ol
age, of X12 and 10 shillings for a
duke, which was graduated down to
ono shilling for a common man.
Uncle Sam has been very lenient to
j his unmarried nephews at all times,
I but ho might do a good thing for the
heavy war debt by laying a revenue
and ad capitum tax on them just now.
As this is leap year, if tho ladies uso
their privilego, old maids and bache?
lors, who are not already hardened
and inveterate cases, will not have
even the ghost of au excuso for con?
tinuing in tho state of "single bloss
, eduess."
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The Gettysburg Monumout Lottery
Gift Enterprise, which was backed
up, apparently, vory strongly, in
New York, has bursted. At least, the
Tribune asserts that the doors are
closed and thero is no drawing.
?-? ?? ? >
UNMISTAKABLE.-It is contended
?hat a newspaper man can always tell
what sort of a woman a man marries,
by the way he treats tho printer. Il
he gets a common wife, ho forgets
the printer altogether. If he gets a
tolerably good wife, he will send in
the notice of his marriage. If he
gets a vory good ono, he will sond tht
printor a slice of cake accompanying
the notice. If he gots an extra good
one, ho will send a greenback witi
tho notice. Aud if bo gets a glorious,
angelic creature-all affection and
goodness-ho is suro to send th<
printer a gold or silver dollar, witl
the notice of his happiness.
Religion and Card?.
A very sensible movement has been
made among the Youno; Men'? Ohria-(
tian Associations, in some of the
Northern cities, whioh plainly shows
that the world i* out-growing the
puritanic prejudices and stupid su?
perstitions that have heretofore
weighed like an incubus upon true
religion.. Ono of theso bubbles-tho
idea that nil human enjoyment is
born of tho devil and his works, and
that rational amusement is inconsis?
tent with christianity-is now being
happily exploded. The rooms of the
association alluded to, heretofore de?
voted exclusively to quiet reading,
mouldy lecturesjand bilious conversa?
tion, exhibited, until the reform, a
slim attendance and a dreary, dis?
couraging atmosphere. It was, there?
fore, decided to introduce such harm?
less amusements as usually accord
with the tastes of the yoong, as back?
gammon, draughts, chees, billiards
and-wonder of wonders-cards, tho
old-fashioned "Devil's prayer book,"
against which the anathemas of
whole generations of Boauerges have
been launched, and indignation dust?
ed out of countless millions of pulpit
cushions. Wo own to always having
doubted the nice discrimination that
attempted to draw the line between
evangelical and heretical amuse?
ments. Tho wisdom that invested
chess with sanctity, and proscribed
cards as infernal, always appeared to
us as more nice than wise; aud we
are glad to see that tho liability to
abuse an amusement is no longer to
out-weigh its naos. Wc ure sure that
all good people will welcome tho in?
auguration of n policy which robs
faith of its gloom and asceticism, aud
invests it with the attractions that
naturallj* should belong to it-a poli?
cy which follows the dictates of com?
mon sense rather than the bigoted
ideas entertained by impracticable
religious touchers, in whom all such
tastes and desires have been driven
out by sedentary habits and tho dys?
pepsia, aud who aro too entirely
wedded to traditionary usage to
brave, oven at tho dictates of their
better judgment, what are popularly,
but improperly, denominated tho
proprieties of life. The experiment
has been tried in several cities, and
with the most cheering results. In?
stead oi sapping the moral tone of
the young people, it has succeeded
in vastly increasing their attendance,
and thus keeping them away from
evil haunts and pastimes. It is im?
possible for a civilized Government
to make laws that will bo acceptable
to tho uncivilized, aud in the same
way the laws made by those old and
learned pundits, lilied with the odor
of sanctity, must look beyond their
own necessarily contracted wants, if
they have a sincere desire to foster
faith and charity in the young and
inexperienced. Age is the sunset of
life; youth its bright morning; and
the wolcomo rest that greets the
weary toiler at the close of his labors,
if imposed at the dawn, cannot be
otherwiso than repulsivo and op?
pressive.
AVOIDANCE or WAU.-Tho French
havo boon generally esteemed the
j most military of nations, but the dis?
content manifested under tho sweep?
ing conscription law, and the desire
to f>?nnnr? m??tBXy CC77?C? evinced in
such acts as applying at the United
States legation in Paris for naturali?
zation papors, ?oems to indicate that
the experience of past wars has left
an impression oven upon the mer?
curial and glory-loving temperament
of Frenchmen which is not easily
effaced. It will bo all tho better for
the welfare and happiness of our own
people if they do not permit tho sor?
rowful and instructivo oxperienoe of
! the late civil war to be oxpelled from
their minds by tho influence of po?
litical and sectional spirit and parti -
zan efforts to make them believo that
any question is at issue which can
only bo solved by au appeal to arms.
Iiooal Ttem.H.
An important notice gelatine WJ
corn by the car load is publish od
this morning, by Messrs. Stenhouse
& Co., of Charleston.
By dirootion of the city authori?
ties, Mr. Dearmau made au onslaught,
yesterday morning, on the dangerous
looking walls coruor of Maiu and
Camden streets; and "by a long pull,
a strong pull," etc., brought them
down.
Au advertisement of the Atlanta
(Georgia) Modioal College will be
found iu another eolumu. We are
informed that the institution will
afford facilities more than heretofore
in the studies of anatomy aud cli?
nical niediciue, eto.
One of our citizens was needlessly
frightened, a day or two ago, by the
discovery of a diminutive coffin,
with a threatening inscription, on
bis door-step. Of course, "Ku Klux"
was at the bottom of the affair, says
Madam Rumor.
The Cougareo is booming again,
and yesterday morning was within a
few feet of the top of the old piers.
As a consequence, travel was. com?
pletely blocked. It is to be hoped
that arrangements will soon be con?
summated for the orectiou " of a
bridge. It is a highly important
matter.
THE WAY THE VOTE WAS CON?
TROLLED.-The election that closed
on Thursday, if tragical in its future,
Mas comical in its exhibitions of the
ignorance of tho black voters. Men
voted who knew no more thau a
horse of what thc thing meant.
They were under perfoct discipline,
however. This election has caused
somo strange developments. It ap?
pears that tho League had bound its
members, by solemn oaths, to vote us
it might dictate. Somo affirmed that
they could not join their church,
uuless they would swear to vote ac?
cording to the League. Tho fiercest
threats were used to prevent negroes
from voting tho Democratic ticket.
Do this, and they would be mobbed,
hung, shot, ridden on a rail, their
head shaved; they would bo reduced
to slavery; they would again have to
get passes, Arc., &c.
In tho Fork, whore Capt. Beverly
Nash was as powerful as the King of
Dahomey, they obeyed orders like
good soldiers. The current threat
there was, that if they did not veto
as Nash might tell them, their "chunk
would //-. outed."
Thus thc thing was done. But lot
Nash, Thompson, Simons it Co. no?
tice, for all these things will the
colored people call them into judg?
ment.
A NEW FAUT rx NATURAL HISTOUY.
Father Hue, tho famous Catholic
explorer of thc interior of China,
relates that on ono of his long journeys
among that straugo people, his cara?
van embraced an unusual number of
jacks among tho donkeys employed as
carriers of tho expedition; that these
jacks at every resting-place kept up
such an abominable braying, espe?
cially towards the morning, ns to
render sleep impossible to tho abbe;
that at last he complained of this to
the master of the donkeys, who in?
stantly replied that his "gracious
highness" should be no moro disturb?
ed by this braying; that, euro enough,
a quiet night (fitli ?ie refreshing
sleep followed, and on inquiring into
tho causo in the morning, he was
pointod to the noisy jacks, each with a
heavy stone tied to his tail. "That,"
said the driver, "is the way wo settle
them. Tho jackass stands upon his
dignity, and will not bray unless he
can straighten out his tail; and with
a heavy stone attached, he can't
straighten it out, don't you soo?
Every time he tries it, tho weight on
his tail pulls him down, and ho shuts
his jsw."
If the uamo-sako of tho wiso King
mentioned in sacred writ, will only
tako a hint from the abase, his neigh?
bors will bless bim.
"THE SINS OF THE FATHER," ETC.
We are informed that the children of
the colored persons who voted tho
Democratic ticket were expelled from
the Howard School yesterday.
A CURIOSITY.-NEAT CONTRIVANCE.
Mr. Jackson has presented us with a
useful article, which ia a bijou in its
way-a fancy little ease, ubout four
inches in length und one inch in cir?
cumference, with protruding strings
-by means of which a fan is project?
ed and withdrawn at pleasure. Tho
inventor is a genius. Call aud in?
spect. The price is small, and the
article very useful.
Mr. Crawford-whoso choice col?
lection of hot-house and other plants
has attracted such universal admira?
tion-offers for sale a variety of gera?
niums, heliotropes, fuchsias, etc., at
reasonable prices. The attention of
the ladies is particularly called to
this collection.
OYSTERS AND CLAMS.-The propri?
etors of the Exchange Restaurant
(rear of Gregg's building) furnished
the Phoenix, lost night, with speci?
mens of tho excellent Mill Pond
"fries and stews" dispensed at their
establishment. They will preparo a
clam chowder for lunch, this morn?
ing, at ll o'clock, and their patrons
are invited to participate. Lunch
will ba provided every day hereafter
at ll o'clock.
ELECTION 'RETURNS.-The follow?
ing complete returns have been re?
ceived:
RICHLAND-Camp Ground 136 for,
85 against Constitution; Ford's Mill
34 for, 88 against; Columbia-Upper
Box 3C3 for, 418 against; Lower Box
889 for, 42S against; Davis' 26 for,
53 against; Garner's 107 for, 56
against; Gadsden 850 for, 184 against.
Total 2,502 for Constitution ; .1,257
against-majority for Constitution
1,245.
FAIRFIFAD-1,020; 1,375 for Con?
stitution, 551 against-mojoritv for,
821.
CHARLESTON-7,061; for fhe Con?
stitution 4,004; against 3,057-majo?
rity 1,847; whites 2.9S8; colored
4,756-majority of colored votes
1,768.
ANDERSON C. H.-756; whites 412;
colored 314-majority for Democrats
about 68. At Honea Path, the total
vote was 174-Democratic majority
42. There is no doubt that the De'
mocr?ta will carry the District.
CHESTER-874; for Constitution
57S, against 206-making 2S2 Re?
publican majority.
The Democratic majority nt York
villo is about 80.
NEWBERRY-Returns from Long
shore's, Frog Lovel, Suber's, Domi?
nick's and this box show 2.327
1,582 radical; 745 Democrat. Cro?
sier's box not yet counted, but sup?
posed to be nearly equal.
It is generally believed that Ooonee
and Pickeas will give Democratic
majorities.
Incompleto returns from Abbeville
indicate large Republican majorities
Passengers via the Charlotte Rail?
road report a Democratic majority of
47 at Fort Mills, York District.
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The post
office open during the week from S'e
a. m. to 6 p. m. On Sundays, from
432 1? 5S? P- m?
Tho Charleston and Western mails
are open for delivery at 4 's p. m.. and
close at 8lJ p. m.
Northern-Open for delivery at
8)4 a. m., closes at 2.45 p. m.
Greenville-Open for delivery 5}4
p. m., closes at 8 p. m.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.- Attention ia call
ud to tho following advertisements, pub?
lished this morning for tho Drat timo
It. O'Neale A Son-Bacou. Hams, Ac.
R. O'Noale,-Jr-Democratic Club.
J. A. Crawford-Plants for Sale.
Stenhouse A Co-Corn.
J. A T. R. Agnew-Segars, A'C
D. C. Peixotto A Sou-Auction Sale.
J. G. Westmoreland-Atlanta College.
Calisthenic Hall-Jfbbenainosay,
J. D. Bateman-Corn.
A party of Spanish brigands car?
ried off on old man in January, set?
ting his ransom at 850,000. He has
just been found in the depths of a
hugo cavern, where he had been
lodged and fed for more than two
mouths.