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DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. MUNICITAIi OFFICERS-CITY QODUMBIAi For Mayor. Coi,. J. P. THOMAS. For Aldermen.-VJ AVO No. ?. T. W. RADCLIFFE. CLARK WARING. JAMES OLAFFEY. WARD NO. 2. C. A. BEDELL. R. Jj. BRYAN. O. Z. BATES. WARD KO. 8. W. P. GEIGER W. T. WALTER. JOHN AGNEW. WARD NO. 4. EDWARD HOPE. W. C. SWAPPIELD. L. P. MILLER COLUMBIA. Thursday Morning:, Jone 4, 1868. Thoughts Connected with thc Recent Election In Richland. On. tho occasion of this late elec? tion, we taite the opportunity again .to"remind our Democratic friends of the duty that devolves upon them to reward friends and punish enemies ia every legitimate way. Those co? lored persons who have sought to aid those who are their natural friends and protectors, should be sustained, and will bo. But let every white man, having any-spirit, any back? bone,-firmly determine that those who find their hopes aud fortune in the radical party, shall also find em? ployment and aid there. All the world over, this, principle of not stand? ing by those who work against you and your interest prevails, and wo do not see why the Southern whites should form an exception to the mle. It is a shallow philosophy that sees no merit in this coarse; It is a rose-water philanthropic that fails to make the issue. With the great mass of the colored people, still miserably blind and sadly misled by those who ought to know better, it seems that it is useless to argue. None are so blind as those who do not wish to see-none so deaf as they who do not wish to hear. "Ephraim is joined to his idols-let him alono." Let us cease to talk, but let us stern? ly apply tho logic of nets-of legiti? mate instrumentalities nuder the laws. Another thought connected with the recent olection, turns upon tho failure of many of the whites to be? stir themselves and seek to carry tho election. Although it WAS important to every business man to place the affairs of the District in tho hands of tho Democratic nominees-although a complete Democratic success was a matter that appealed both to their feelings and their pockets-yet many of our people failed to make tho necessary exertion, and did not per? mit their usual evening nap to be distnrbed. Not exactly did they fid? dle while Romo was burning, but when every white mau should have gone bravely to work, there wero too many who did not allow the even tenor of their way to bo disturbed. Not iu this way, fellow-citizens, must our redemption ho achieved. Who would be free of an infamous yoko, themselves must inako tho strug? gle. At the same time, it is proper to add, that there, were ninny men, old and young, whom wo might name, who went to work and did for their country and District nil in their power. And heartily do we thank these workers in city and country. Another reflection is suggested by the conduct of those .so-called Demo? crats who put their names forward, in spite of tho regulnr nominees of the club, end thus aided iu tho effort to defeat tho Democratic movemcut. These men will receive tho just censure, at least of tho true men of this community. Bis true, that every man has a right to run, or not. Bnt, if ho havo the welfare of tho State and community at heart, wo sabmit that he ho3 no right to play into the hands of our political foes, and to aid in depriving us of tho political control to which wo aro en? titled. Whether designedly, or not, they identify themselves with tho radical party, and, for personal considera? tions, seom willing to put in jeopardy the interests of their State. GENERAL HANCOCK.-Our Wash? ington correspondent writes UB that General Hancock has been a Demo? crat all his lifo, and was a Breckin ridgo Democrat in 18G0. Conservative VIevrs Upon tho t^ucs llon ot Huflfi nge. > Wu commend ' to the attention of our readers the series .of articles, six in all, which we shall publish upon this important question. We have extracted them from an able letter, written to Mr. Sumner, by the Hon. Daniel R. Goodloe, of North Caro? lina. The views announced are calmly set forth, and will be found wiso, politio, just and statesmanlike : THOUGHTS UPON SUFFRAGE, FROM A LETTER OF DANTEII R. GoODIiOE, OF NORTH CAROLINA-NO. 1.-J. STUART MTT.T. ON SUFFRAGE.-I have seen nothing on this Bubjeot, in this remote- and seeluded part of tho world, from another groat English? man-the greatest of them all, indeed,-who, like Mr. Bright and Mr. Goldwin Smith, is, I believe, your personal friend. I allude, of course, to John Stuart Mill. But he need not speak directly on it, to assure the world what he thinks. lu one of his latest works, his " Consid erations on Representative Govern? ment," he has devoted a long and lucid ohapter to the discussion of tho question of suffrage. You have, doubtless, made yourself familiar with the book ; but, for the informa? tion of others, and in consideration of the high estimation in which you hold the author, I will make a few citations. Ho is the friend of uni? versal suffrage, but he would first prepare the people, by education, for the exercise of the high function. He inculcates tho idea that the privi? lege of voting tends powerfully to the education and elevation of the people, but ho holds, as indispensable, that there should be a competent degree of education to begin with ; and ho carries his theory of educational suf? frage so far as to insist that scholars, professional men, and others, who become eminent for knowledge, should have a plurality of votes-two, three, or four,-in proportion to merit. With these brief explana? tions, I quote os follows : "I regard it as wholly inadmissi? ble," says Mr. MilJ, "that any one should participate in tho suffrage without being able to read, write, and, I will add, perform tho common operations of arithmetic Justice demands, oven when the suffrage does not depend on it, that the means of attaining these elementary ac? quirements should bo within the reach of every person, either gratui? tously, or at an expense not exceed? ing what tho poorest, who can earn their own living, can afford. If this were really the case, people would no moro think of giviug the suffrage to a mau who could not read, than of giving it to a child who could not speak; and it would not bo society that would exclude him, but his own laziness. When socioty has not per? formed its duty by rendering this amount of instruction accessible to all, thero is some hardship in the case; but il is a hardship thal ought to bc borne. If socioty has neglected to discharge two solemn obligations, tho moro important and more funda? mental of the two must bo fulfilled first; universal toaching must pre? cede universal enfranchisement. No one but those in whom an a priori theory has silenced common sense will maintain that power over others, over the whole community, should be imparted to people who have not acquired the commonest and most essential requisites for taking care of themselves-for pursuing intelligent? ly their own interests aud those of tho persons tho most nearly allied to them. This argument, doubtless, might bo prcssod further, and made to provo much more. It would be eminently desirable that other things beside reading, writing and arithme? tic could bc made necessary to the suffrage; that sumo knowledge of tho conformation of the earth, its natu? ral and political divisions, tho cle? ments of general history, and of tho history and institutions of their own country, could be required from all electors. But these, kinds of know? ledge, however indispensable to au intelligent uso of tho suffrage, are not, in this country, nor probably anywhorosavein the Northern United States, accessible to thu whole peo? ple; nor does there cxi.st any trust? worthy raaohinory for ascertaining whether they havo been acquired or not." With such high ideas of what should bo the standard of literary attainments in a voter, and of tho unequaled advantages enjoyed by tho Northern people for acquiring know? ledge, what 'must bo tho astonish? ment of the English philosopher, when he learns that a Congress, com? posed almost wholly of Northern mon, has undertaken the reconstruc? tion of the Southern States by the disfranchisement of tho whole go? verning class, which includes the intelligence, tho wealth and tho cha? racter of the South; while, by tho same act, thoy enfranchise every emancipated slave and person of African descent? In a word, that the government of the Southern States is virtually taken out of tho hands of the white people and put into thoso of their late bondmen, not ono in a thousand of whom can so much as read a sentence! Ba.ids of Polish exilos have appear? ed on the frontier of Galicia, and are making riotous demonstrations. Ha? I nu Triumph In Central Asia The City of Bokhara Gaptarcdsnd the Kuhn Killed. Telegrams from Central Asia, for? warded by way of British India. Egypt, Malta and London, and thence, through the Atlantic cable, to the Herald, announce the highly important intelligence that the Bus sian' military advance in Central* Asia, conducted with great skill and wonderful persistency and endurance during the past two years, has cul? minated'in the capture of the city of Bokhara-the town of Alexander the Great, of Genghis-Khan aud Ti mour-by the troops of tho Czar, after a bloody battle, in which the Khau was killed. The possession of this, the richest city of Contral Asia, with its three hundred and sixty mosques, its commerce with Persia, Turkey, Tartary, China and India, its famous seat of Mohammedan learning, and the dwelling of the chief of Islamism in that portion of the world, makes ample reward for tho courage and patienoe with which General Bomanoffsky conducted tho soldiers of the White Tsar-as the Emperor of Bussia is called in thc territory, to distinguish him from tho Black Tsar, the Emperor of China-away from the borders of Chinese Turkestan, on both banks of the Jaxartes, to his grand objective point, Bokhara. ? The campaign inj this direction constitutes a great event in tho war history of the day. Moving forward, under an almost intolerable heat, the Bussians fought and won the great battles of Irdjar, Sumarcand, Khod jent aud Tachkend, tho Cossack cav? alry meeting the horsemeu of Bok? hara on their owu ground, and defeating them, while their nrtillory and infautry were an overmatch for the great guns aud troops of the Emir, even when tho sovereign of Bokhara commanded in person. Holding Bokhara, Bussia estab? lishes her power-political, military and Christian-in tho whole country North of tho Jaxartes, from the "Celestial Mountains" to Lake Aral and the city of Tamerlane, and thus premonishes Europe that sha is likely to becomo tho future arbiter of the Asiatic question, not only in tho central governments, butin Hindus? tan. This victory at Bokhara will enable the Czar to control the. North-western frontier of ludia towards Afghanis? tan. Notwithstanding the fact that, by means of tho recent native battle at Guriskh, Shere Ali Khau, tho deposed ally of England, had been restored to tho throne in Kandahar, Mr. Disraeli claimed, some short timo since, that Britain wai move an Asiatic than an European power ; aud tho news from Bokhara, which we publish to-day, indicates pretty plainly that, if she wishes to retain her new position, she can scarcely embark in any moro wars in the Crimea, or on the line of the Danube, in support of Turkey. [Arew York Herald. WATCU HUI OR MATCH HIM.-Some of tho telegraphic despatches say that, at tho military-despotism-uegro superiority convention at Chicago, after the announcement of Grant's nomination, "the flags in the rear of tho stand were raised, and revealed to tho audience a miniature house paint? ed on eau vas, on which was painted a full sizo figure of Gen. Grunt, with Columbia at his side, and over his head the words, "Match him." The New York Tribune says tho words were " Watch him;" whereupon tho World says: "If there is a man in the country who will bear 'watchiug' by Colum? bia, or by anybody interested in her welfare just now, it certainly is the personage who carried on such a clever little negotiation with Andrew Johuson about tho War Department. But was it quite civil to placard tho fact so conspicuously? And who is to do tho 'watching'-Colfax, or Greeley, or Wade?" Why select a miniature house on which to display Grunt's figure? Doubtless to bring to mind that part of thc consideration expressed in tho bill of sale, which Grant signed and handed over to them, whs a house in Philadelphia, a house iu Washington, and $100,000 in bonds. Thc military-despotism and nogro suprcmaoy-ites are fond of allegori? cal allusious nnd illustrations. Not long ago, Harper's Weekly hud a large cartoon, representing Grant as Prometheus. Leniprierc says that Prometheus was a thief aud a liar, "and surpassed all mankind in cunning and fraud." This was not complimentary to the dictator; bat perhaps Harper s Week? ly had discovered points of resem semblance which justified this piece of exquisitely bitter s?tiro upon Grant.-People's Weekly. GEORGIA.-Tho Macon, Georgia, Telegraph, of May 17, publishes a list of tho names of tho members of the Georgia Legislature, designating their politics as follows: Senate-radicals 19; negroes 3; total, 22. House-radicals 5C; ne? groes 22; total, 78. A CANDNID CONFESSION.-The edi? tor of tho La Crosse Democrat asserts that Boutwell told him in Washing? ton city, a few weeks ago, that im? peachment was "apolitical necessity -a pieoo of political strategy, whioh, if unsuccessful, ensures our defeat in the Presidential contest!" Negro' Suffrage. The no vf ly-built Chicago platform believes that it is a good thing for Congress to force negro suffrage upon thb States of the South, but thinks it vvill nc' do to try the same thing on the ' them States! The elec? tions in ou*o and Michigan, in Min? nesota and Kansas, have brought up these radicals "with a round turn." They felt compelled to abandon their declared purpose of forcing negro suffrage upon tho North by Act of Congress. They wero ready, it is said, t take moro "advanced ground" (that is thoir term for usurp? ation) on this question, but were re? strained by the fears of their candi? date, Grant. This gentleman seems to have had his eyes opened by the election. When bo wrote his Sheri? dan letter to tho President, ho was for forcing negro suffrage, on the ground that it was tho sentiment of the people. Ho has changed his mind on that point. The overwhelm? ing majorities against negro suffrage in such States as Ohio, Kansas, Meehi gan, etc., have forced him to abandon his ground, and now he wanted to go into tho canvas on a mum platform. He had tried this mum plan himself, and he knew of no reason why it could not be carried out iu tho party platform ns well ns the party candidato. It wasattompt ed, aud failed. Unhappily for the wire-workers, the negro suffrage question was so situated, that to speak ou tho subject at ali was lo becouio committed in some way. This is tho very singular result of tho effort at Chicago to accommodate both tho friends and opponents of negro suffrage: "2. The guarantee hy Congress of equal suffrago to all loyal meu at the South was demanded by every consi? deration of public safety, of grati? tude aud o? justice, and must bo maintained while the question of suffrage in all the loyal Slates properly belongs to tho people of those States. That is to say, in plainer and more honest words, wo will force upon the Southern States a doctrine which wo reject ourselves at home. Wo aro for negro suffrage South, but not North! A moro wretchedly weak position than this-weak, because dishonest was never assumed by any political party. It deserves what it will re ceivo-the condemnation of the peo? ple. No party can stand up before tho world on such a palpably di> honest plank as this negro . suffrage plank of tho Grant and Colfax party. \Rartfortl Times. From the Charleston Mercury, of tho 27th instant, it appears that General Conby has issued an order, makiug certain changos in tho City Council of that city, and the substi? tutions aro thus explained : Ward 1-J. D. Geddings, paying no tax, vice W. T. Wragg, M. Di, paying a tax on $12,000 real estate and nu income tax. Ward 2-H. Judge Moore, paying no tax, vice J. It. Pringle, paying tax on $2,000 real estate and tax ou a very extensive business. Ward 3-Robert Howard, (coloied, ) paying a tax of SISO on real estate, vice R. M. Du tier, paying tax on $5,000 of real estate aud a large busi? ness tax. Ward ?-Ii. T. Potter, paying no tax, vice J. Small, paying tax ou $25,000 real estate and a large busi? ness tax. George W. Clark, paying a large tax on a business varying from $10,000 to $15,000 per mouth, vice J. H. Steinmeyer, paying tax on $20,000 real estate and a large busi? ness tax. William Weston, (colored.) paying no tax, vice E. Willis, paying tax on $20,000 real estate and a largo busi? ness tax. George J. Cunningham, paying tax on somo real estate, and a largo own? er of city stnek, vice H. Gerdts, pay? ing tax on $15,000 real estate and a large business tax. J. D. Adams, (colored,) paying no tax, vice J. F. O'Neil, pnj ing tax on $14,000 real estate and a large busi? ness tax. Ward 5-R. F. Dereel, (colored,) paying $30U tax on real estate, vice Z. B. Oakes, payiug tax on $20,000 real es lato and a largo business tax. Ward G-R. H. Cain, (colored,) paying no tax, vice E. W. Marshall, payiug tax on $12,000 real estate aud a large business tax. Ward 7-E. P. Wall, (colored,) paying $30 tax on real estate, vice E. D. Euston, payiug tax on $30,i;00 real estate. R. E. Dereef is of Indian, and not of negro descent. Ho has nlways been regarded as a respectable and conservativo mau. In 1SG0 ho paid tax on $23,000 real estate and four? teen slaves. Messrs. Bernard O'Neill and Stan? ley G. Trott, two rcspcctablo white men among thc new appointees, have resigned. Cain and Adams aro Northern negro adventurers. Moore is nu impecunious white, nativo of Greenville, S. C. Weston, Wall and Howard belong to respectable colored families of this city. Marshal Neil, in his report to tho Emporor, declares the Chassopot riilo to be the best-in use. All tho French infantry are now supplied with this weapon. - Liooal T.tems. At ll o'clock, this morning, a splendid Innch will be served up at Exohange Restaurant, (ia the rear of Gregg'.i 8toro,) by the proprietor, Mr. J. Clcndiuing. Bo punctual, in order to obtain some of his fiuo green tnrtlo soup. "Wo call attention to Mr. R. Joyn? er's advertisement. By this it will be seeu that he is fully prepared to meet tho wants of tho public in his lino. Colonel J. P. Thomas has bceu unanimously elected the annual orator of the Euphradiau aud Clario sophic Societies of tho South Carolina University. Tho address usually delivered in the fall. In yesterday's Phoenix occurred this passage: "Further, wo may remark that the Mercury is disposed to be more poiuted than eloquent in calling that resolution "Major Thomas' qualified negro suffrage resolution at Colum? bia.' " For "eloquont" read elegant. We ure indebted to Messrs. Duffie it Chapman for a copy of tho Im? peachment Trial of tile President. Tho whole matter is herc collected, aud the volume contains the portraits of ?ovcral of the leading characters in thc impeachment matter. Agreeably to the recommendation of the State Central Executive Com? mittee, that each Central Club send in to said Committeo the names of one delegate for tho Congressional District iu which it is located, and tico for the State at large, responses have been received from Newberry, Spartanburg, Fairfield, Lexington and Laurens. We observe that the Newberry Herald and tho Anderson Intelligencer concur with the Phoni.c, in the in? expediency of auother Convention. Tho Yorkville Enquirer has also taken tho same view ; also the Cam? den Journal, aud other State journals. Democratic Clubs arc still spring? ing up in the upper Districts and elsewhere. That mid lookiug machine, which stands in front of Messrs. Fisher A Lowrance':? store, is one of Ceiser's graiu separators. It can bu workod by five or six hands, and is capablt of threshing, cleansing and bagging two hundred and fiftj* bushels ol wheat per day. It will remain or exhibition two or three days, and wt would advise our agricultural friend, to call and examine it. Messrs Fisher & Lowrance are the agents. The election closed yesterday. Tin result is not yet known ; but it ii certain that there has been n heavj Democratic gain in this District. It ii kuowu that tho city proper is Demo eratic, and all the country precinct! Democratic excepting Gadsden, whicl is thc radical stronghold, but which wo presume, will not be so long, nile tho immigration movement has beci carried ont. Whole number of vote polled at upper box, both days, 715 ut lower box, 1,21-1. We hoard a colored man, at tb close of yesterday's proceedings, re mark to a fellow conservative, wit] {jennine sadness : "Well, I am sorr for my race ; they can't see their tm interests." They still adhere to the promises o radicalism, not feeling that these an " Dead Sea fruits that tempt th?? eye, lint turu to ashes on their lips." It is proper to remark, that, ex cepting tho leaders, tho colored pee plo of the city acted well. Man, voted the conservative ticket, am many absented themselves from th polls. It is tho ignorant plantatio: bauds whom tho leaders voto as thc; pleaso. Those como from the plan tations below the city. MAIIJ ARRANGEMENTS.-The pot office open during the week from 8) a. ra. to 7 p. m. On Sundays, froi 4 tu 5 p. m. The Charleston and Western mai arc open for delivery tit4?? p. m., an close at 8}? p. m. Charleston nigl mail open 8}<? a. m., closo <?}? p. m. Northern-Open for delivery i 8,!g a. m., closes at 2.45 p. m. Greenville-Opeu for delivery 5j p. m., closes at S}X p. m. The New York Herald urges on tl Democracy Chaso and Dix for the candidates. Tho Times believes tin a strong effort is making in the inti rest of Chase. "We call attention to the meeting of the Bichland Democratic Club, called for Friday evening next, at 8}? o'clock," in Gregg's Hall. Let every member attend, as business of importancewill come up. A CAMPAIGN PAPER.-The proprie? tor of the Phoenix bas received seve rnl communications from pronynyit and influential gentlemen of the up? country, asking that ho publish, for the benefit of tho conservative peo? ple of tho State-black and white alike-a cheap campaign paper, de? voted especially to political informa? tion and suggestions and truths, to the end that tho causo of the Demo? cratic party bo strengthened, and that whites and blacks alike may realize that the peace and prosperity , of the State depend upon the adop? tion of the conservative principles set forth in thc platform of the De? mocratic parly of 'this State. He has conferred with the State Central Executive Committee of the party here, and they advise that, inasmuch as thc Phoenix is already carrying out the views which our friends of the upper country desire enforced, the Weekly Gleaner, issued from this office, and containing the matter of our daily issues, be directed to the campaign purposes alluded to. He proposes, therefore, to devote oue half of the Gleaner to political mat? ters, and to make it, par excellence, a paper for tho political use and pur? poses of tho conservative movement iu this State. The Weekly Gleaner, for the next six months, will, there? fore, be furnished at the following rates : To single subscribers.$1 50 . " clubs of 25 " . 1 25 " " " 50 " . 1 00 Thc proprietor maj- addk that tho Phatnix tvill continue to do tho best it can for its patrons, and as its pros? pects improve, will elements of new interest be added to the paper. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Special atj tention is called to the following ad? vertisements, published for the first time this morning: ,R. Joyner-Hotel Stables. Bichland Democratic Club. Hunt's Hotel. Wanted to Rent. For Sale. Wm. McGninnis-8400. Tho following little gem, from the pen of Alice Oarer, can be read with a profit by every one-saint as well as by siuner: "Do not long for wrong or evil, You will liud them if you do; As yon measure to your neighbor, Ho will measure back to you. Look for goodnos, look for gladness, You will meet them all tho while. If you bring a smiling visage To the glass, yon meet a smile. OBITUARY. Died, in thia city. on. the afternoon of Juno 3. 1868, WILLIE HUMES, infant son of W. Richard and Mary E. Cathcart, aged cloven months and twenty-three days. WANTED TO RENT, MA respectable and genteel COT? TAGE, "Uh outbuildings, suitable for a emull family residence; located on tho East of Main street Mould bc pre? ferred. Apply ut tho store of Messrs. Campbell & Jones. June -1 2 FOR SALE, rfs=35^Sa A u-0(-',ave PIANO. Terms cp^pSiSHliberal. Apply ut thia office. ff? 2 j J ?no-I_ $400. AFRIEND has placed thc abovo amount iii my hands, with permis? sion to loan tin: sanio for twelve months. Juno 1 2 WM. McQUJNNIS. RICHLAND DEMOCRATIC CLUB. rp HERE will bo a meeting of thia Club, X at S.j o'clock, oh Friday evening next, at Gregg's Hall, for tho purpose of nomi? nating ono DelcLjato for this Congression? al District, and two for tho state at large, to tho National Democratic Convention, to ho hold in Now York, July 4th, 1SG8. R. O'NEALE, Ju., Juno 1 __ _ Secretary. HUNTS HOTE% RATES OP BOARD: PER DAY-Transient Roardera.?0 Day Boarders, without lodging, (in advance,) per wcok. 6 00 Snppor, Lodging and Breakfast.2 00 Singlo Meals. 7?c. Lodging. 75c. June 4 Imo TO THE PUBLIC. NATIONAL HOTEL STABLES. INASMUCH asmyStabloa aro not con? venient for orders to parties up-town, 1 have placed ft SLATE, to receive orders for Conveyances, Horses. Passengers, Ac, at HAYNESWOUTH ii CARROLL'S BAR? BER-SHOP. AU.ordcrs promptly attended to. Patronage solicited. ROBERT JOYNER. Proprietor National Hotel. Juno i Imo