The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, July 21, 1868, Image 2
TUB DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For President,
HORATIO SEYMOUR, OF N. Y.
For vice-President,
GEN. F. P. BLAIR, OP MISSOURI.
COLUMBIA.
Tuesday Morning:, July 21,1868.
Education in tile State.
In this connection we are pleased
to note the fact that efforts are now
making to place Forman University
upon a firm basis. Sinoe the war
ended, uuder great disadvantages, the
faculty have managed to keep this
valued institute open. But now
special aid is demanded to prevent
its fires from going out. Its Presi?
dent, Dr. Furman, and Prof. Lan
neau, have been appointod to repre?
sent the claims of tho University,
And we hope that they will find a
response from all denominations.
For though ;this University is under
Baptist auspices, yet we know that
its teachings are not sectarian.
Another institution that deserves
notice is Woffbrd College. Although
greatly injured in its resources, by
the lato war, this College is still
earnestly at work. Its commence?
ment recently took place. The com?
mencement sermon was preached by
the eloquent Dr. Whitefoord Smith.
Prof. DuPro delivered the annual
address before the Calhoun and the
Preston Literary Societies, and after?
wards came off the regular com?
mencement exercises. .
Tho speakers wore: Elias B. Can?
non, Spartanburg; Barham W. Fos?
ter, (son of Senator Foster,) Spartan?
burg; W. C. Kirkland, Richard D.
Smart, Beaufort. All of whom
are represented as acquitting them?
selves well. This onded the thir?
teenth commencement of tho Col
lego. Wo wish both Furman
University and Wofford Collego
abundant success. They have able
and excellent officers, and refined I
communities in which they are
located. In connection with tho
Furman University, wo must not
omit to state that tho academio de?
partment is in a flourishing condi?
tion. This departmeut is in charge
of that efficient teacher and thorough
disciplinarian, Prof. J. B. Patrick,
well-kuown as an officer of tho lalo
Arsenal Academy of this city.
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Thc Public Printing.
Tho Columbia correspondent ofthe
Charleston Courier writes as follows
ooucorning this deliberate robbery of
tho Treasury by tho radical members
of tho Legislature. The Constitution
which these same individuals adopt?
ed, u few months ugo, provides that
all work of this character shall be
givon out by contrnct:
Thus far, only ono job has been
fixed np-tho public printing
which, by tho concurreut resolution
of tho two Houses, was yesterday
awarded to Mr. J. W. Donny, of
Charleston, under circumstances
which are worth ventilating, as
affording a fair indication of what is
likely to bo clone in the "jobbing"
line, and what tax-payers may expect
. to pay for tho luxury of haviug a
reconstructed Legislature.
There were throo compotitors for
this printing-Mr. J. W. Denny, one
General Pierce, a Republican adven?
turer,-who mado one of your Fourth
of July speeches on the Citadel
Green, and Mr. Julian A. Selby, of
the Phoenix, who has been State
Printer since tho close of tho war.
Mr. Dennj', who is iu affiliation with
tho dominant party, and did tho
printing for tho Convention, was
naturally tho favorito, and, when
the proposition to omploy a printer
temporarily, until au election could
bo held, was made, his offer v?n?
rushed incontinently and unques?
tioned through tho Senate. On the
strength of this, ho brought up a
small quantity of material and a
pross from Charleston, and, having
located in tho vicinity of tho Legis?
lature, applied himself industriously
in canvassing for tho pormanent
work, and was successful, as might
have boon oxpected; but not until he
had passed a quasi pledge that ho
would begin tho publication, shortly,
of a daily nowspapor, dovotod to the
interests of tho party, and willing to
recoivo, without a murmur, tho
immonso patronago, in the way of
official advertising, whioh the Legis?
lature proposes to contribute to the
support of a Republican organ.
Ci Gen. Pierce, little need bo said.
Ho mado no exhibition, other than
on paper, of his ability to do tho
work if it was awarded him, and his
bid for it was so little below Denny's,
that it was not worth noticing. I
will do bim the justice to Bay, how?
ever, that it was his ingenuity which
propagated the idea of publishing a
radical paper ii he could get the
printing to do, and eventually forced
Mr. Denny to givo a similar assur?
ance.
Mr. Selby has a fine establishment;
has done tho work for years, to the
satisfaotion of overebody, and would,
undoubtedly, have teen the mau for
the place, had he not been a Demo?
crat. Wheu the Committee wore
entertaining propositions-not bids,
for they declined to call for them, for
vory obvious reasons-he submitted
a proposition, with Denny and
Pierce, and now for the sequel. His
proposal was never brought to the
notice of either House; the Commit?
tee reported favorably on Denny's
offer; it passed, unchallenged, in tho
Senate, and when, in the House, an
inquiry was mado whether tho work
could not be done cheaper, debate
was gagged by the operation of the
"previous question," and Donny was
oleoted-although Selby offered to do
tho work at two-thirds what was
charged by Denny. I speak by the
card, and give the figures, in order
to provo it, and show how you may
expect to be taxed to death to sup?
port a party uow iu control of the
State. Tho calculation is made on
tho basis of what the work has
averaged for many years past, it
being thought likely, however, that
tho' session Avili lust sixty days,
instead of" twenty-three or four as
heretofore.
Denny's bid: Journal work,
24 pages per day, GO days,
at $2.75 per pago. .$3,900.00
Bill work, 25 pages per day,
60 days, at $3 per page.. 4,500.00
Permanent work, 4,070
pages, (including Resolu?
tions, ?c.,) at $4.36 per
page.17,745.20
Permaneut work, 250 pages,
figure and rale work, at
$8.72 per page. 2,180.00
Making a total of.$28,385.20
Selby's bid: Journal work,
' 24 pages per day, 60 days,
at81:80 per pago..$2,592.00
Bill work, 25 pages per day,
60 days, at $2.25 per page. 3,375. CO
Permanent work, 4,070
pages, (including Resolu?
tions, ?vc.,) at $3 per page. 12,210.00
Permanent work, 250 pages,
rulo and figure work,
same price, $3 per page.. 750.00
Making a total of.$18,927.00
Or $9,458.20 less than what is charged
by Denny, and yet Mr. Solby ex?
pected to, and would have, made a
profit at his own figures. What
Denny will make, tho public eau
easily conjecture. The work way
not be as great, though it is likely to
bo greater, than I have estimated;
but, iu either event, the disposition
of charges is unaltered.
This is tho way "little jobs" are
fixed up for South Carolinians, and
this is tbe way that the tax gatherer
will compel you to sustain a radical
journal. It is only the beginuiug,
however. There aro several other
"nice littlo jobs" on the carpet, and
when tho figures are rolled up at the
end of the session, and you aro
allowed, on tho evo of tho November
elections, to study them at your
leisure, I think very many of you
who havo apathetically disregarded
tho ballot-box since tho inauguration
of the reconstruction measures, will
be likely to deposit your votes for
Seymour and Blair.
Tho President has issu? d his pro?
clamations announcing tho adoption
of tho fourteenth amendment by
South Carolina and Louisiana, in
accordance with tho Reconstruction
Acts. The proclamation.; contain
tho same expression of doubts re?
specting the legality of the Legisla?
tures and tho constitutionality of the
Reconstruction Acts.
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The Columbia correspondent of
the Charleston News, in enumerating
various candidates for Judgeship,
says:
Ex-Gov. Orr may be mentioned in
the ?fimo category. . He has many
warm friends and well-wishers in
both Housos, and General Scott
especially would feel his hands
strengthened by haviug near him ono
so thoroughly versed in the affairs of
tho State, and capable of smoothing
his way over tho rough and unbroken
paths of a newly constructed State.
THE PEOFOSITION OF CHIEF JUSTICE
CHASE.-Tho Washington corres?
pondent of thc Now York Herald,
writing uudor dato of 14th instant,
says: "Chief Justice Chase declared
to-day to a Western friend, that while
ho could not personally accord with
tho resolution against the Recon?
struction Acts and bcliovcd that tho
presout Constitutions South ought
to staud till changed by tho people
of each State, all voting, yet he was
a Democrat, a S ta to rights Demo?
crat, and ia full sympathy with the
Democratic porty/'
Dr. Francis K. Brummett, of Lac
castor, died on the 8th inst., aged
seventy-eight years.
THE LEOISLATUUE. .-*;
PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTEENTH DAY.
SENATE.-,-,:
COLUMBIA, .Taly 20.-r-The Senate
met at 12 M.
After the usual prayer, the journal
was read and confirmed.
The Chair announced Allen, Nash,
Sims, Duncan and Haya, as the
Standing Committee on Roads,
Bridges and Ferries.
The following papers were present?
ed and referred to appropriate com?
mittees:
The petition of J. JU. Wright, of
York, asking permission to establish
a ferry.
The petition of J. M. Wilder, of
Sumter, praying the payment of cer?
tain fees.
A resolution, instructing the Com?
mittee on Inoorporafions to ascertain
whether the charters of any bodies
incorporated by the General Assem?
bly of this State should bo altered or
renewed under the new Constitution,
and to report accordingly.
Also, a resolution suspending, for
this session, the joint resolution
adopted by the General Assembly in
1836, requiring three months' notice
to bo given of intention to ask for a
charter.
Also, an account of thc Sheriff of
Sumter District, for sorvmes ren?
dered.
Also, tho petition of T. P. Walker,
praying tho removal of his political
disabilities.
Also, an account of Dr. Geiger, of
Richlaud, for a post mortem examina?
tion.
Randolph gave notice that he
would introduce a bill to enable all
minor children, or persons known
heretofore ns free persons of color, to
recover value in specie or United
States currency of all bonds, depo?
sits or monies converted, without
their consent, into Confederate
bonds or monies.
Tho bills organizing Circuit Courts
and to regulate appeals und writs of
error to tho Supreme Court, were
read, und ordered to bo engrossed
for third readings.
Tho Senate then adjourned until
12 o'clock to-morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tho House met at ll o'clock a. m.
The roll was called, uud tho pro?
ceedings opened with prayer, after
which tho journal of Friday was read
and confirmed.
The Committee on Claims mado a
report upon tho application of l?. T.
Limehonse for compensation for ser?
vices rendered. Tho Committee in?
dicated that they wore prepared to
report favorably, but that the peti?
tion hod not tho requisite certificate
appended. Whereupon tho paper
was ordered to bo returned to tho pe?
titioner to supply tho deficiency.
The following papers wore pre?
sented, and referred to appropriate
committees:
Account of W. H. Dial, of Rich
laud County, for bread furnished tho
State Arsenal.
Account of Dr. Edwin Parker, of
Abbeville, for medical attendance on
the prisoners in tho jail of that
County.
Tho petitiou of tho Lincoln Re?
publican Guards, of Charleston, a
military organization, praying an Act
of incorporation.
A petitiou from sundry citizens of
Rock Hill, praying an Act of incor?
poration as a town, and a petition
counter thereto.
Tho petition of W. C. Langley aud
others, asking an Act of incorpora?
tion for tho Kalmia Mills.
Accounts of C. E. McCormick, of
Marion, for services ns Tax Collector,
as also for advertising.
The petition of citizens of Pickens,
praying the establishment of a new
election precinct, and tho removal of
Wolf Creek precinct to Pickens
Court House.
Also, tho report of tho Commis?
sioners appointed by the late Consti?
tutional Convention to select a sito
for tho Court House of Oconeo
County.
Tho petition of Wm. H. Wigg, of
Georgetown, for permission to prac?
tice law in all the courts of South
Carolina.
Also, a resolution charging tho Go
nernl Assembly with tho establish?
ment of free sohools in St. John's,
Berkeley.
A resolution was offered, to author?
ize ibo Chair to issue a writ of elec?
tion to fill tho vacancy created iu tho
House by the assassination of S. G.
W. Dill; but the Chair decided that
it was out of order at that time, as
tho Speaker had not been officially
informad of the death of Dill, or that
ho wns elected to the Houso.
Baseman gave notice that, on Wed?
nesday, ho would introduce a bill to
'prohibit discriminations betweon
! persons engaged in any business
wherein a licenso is required, from
any municipality, Stato or Federal
authority.
! A resolution was adopted, to ap?
point n Committeoof Fivo to inquire
and report upon tho practicability
and probable cost of fitting up suit?
able rooms in tho new Stato Houso
for tho meeting of tho General As?
sembly, and Stolbrand, Wildor, For
riter, Mobloy and Jones, were ap?
pointed as the committee.
On motion of tbe Chairman of tho
Committee on Privileges and Eloc
j tiona, leave of absence was granted
tho Anderson delegation until Mon?
day next, until which time further
action in tho matter of tho protest
against their taking their seats wan
postponed, so as to give them an op?
portunity of preparing their de?
fence.
DeLargo offered a bill to secure to
the State tho benefits of tho Act of
Congress donating certain lands to
the different States for the establish?
ment o' AgriouiiuraiColleges; which
was read and ordered to be printed.
DeLarg? said that he was in pos?
session of a communication which he
desired to submit to the House in
private, and therefore moved that the
House go into secret session; whioh
motion prevailed.
. After a secret session of fifteen
minutes' duration, the doors were
opened.
Jenks introduced a I ill to regulate
tho election of municipal officers iu
incorporated towns aud cities; which
I was read, and ordered to be printed.
I Tho bill provides that the munioipal
elections shall be ordered by the Go?
vernor, within twenty days after the
passage of the Act.
The House then adjourned uutil 12
o'clock m. to-morrow.
-HM-.
CHARLESTON, S. C., July 17, 1868.
The impulse given by tho late Demo?
cratic Convention to tho better ener?
gies of tho people of the State are
finding an echo in the action of the
Legislature now in session, and will
not fail to prove to the negro that,
however he is told to the contrary,
he will find the Southern whites, De?
mocrats though called, both able aud
willing to appreciate honesty and
good will on their part. They aro
beginninc now to find out that the
few reuegade whites who lead and
fawu on thom, are only doing so be?
cause they imagine that to be tho
course most conducive to their inte?
rests.
If tho Legislature will only act
cautiously and wisely, they will fiud
their best friends among their for?
mer masters, and will see that if
honesty is not to be found in the
party called Democrat, that there
will hardly bo any uso to search for
it uuder radical banucrs. "We be?
lieve the day not far distant when
they will cast party feelings and
names aside, aud vote for those men
who stand high for merit aud states?
manlike ability. The hubbub raised
around the uame of Grant, cannot
last long; ho is not tho man calcu?
lated to sustain it, for the negro
knows, as well as tho Southern
whites, that Grant and his army
never whipped the South, but tho
South whipped herself. She grew
tired of the war, aud gave up of her
own accord. If that was not so, why
did not Grant take Richmond when he
tried so hard in tho summer? When
almost every man iu General Lee's
army had left, Grant, with his 100,
000 men, marched and took Rich?
mond; this required no second Napo?
leon to do it. His career shows
nothing that he has ever dono or
said which raises him above ordinary
men. His friends, who expect somo
thing from him, praise him and run
him for tho Presidency. But sup?
pose he is elected? He will bo a
mere puppet in the hands of other
men. And, if tho Government at
last must be managed by an abler
man, why should not tho people cast
their vote for that man in whoso
honesty aud tried ability they put
most trust. We, horo, believe it will
be done; and believe, also, that the
negro is tho ono who will take as ac?
tivo a part in it as any other class.
South Carolinians, whites and ne?
groes, love their State, and when so
much is nt stake as tho fall elections
cover, party feelings will be laid
aside, and white and black will walk
to tho polls and there fearlessly do
their duty to themselves, their coun?
try and their State.
NULLA BONA.
WHEN W ILL MILITARY .KULE IN THE
SOUTHERN STATES CEASE?-We learn
from the New York World that some
of the Generals now on police duty
in the South are endeavoring to
make it appear that military rule,
there, is drawing to a close. If so,
how comes it that tho Paymaster
General has just submitted the fol?
lowing estimate of the amounts re?
quired for the execution of the
Reconstruction Acts in these States
up to Juno 30, 1869?
In tho First Military District,
(State of Virginia,) to Juno 30, 1869,
8100,000.
In tho Second Military District,
(States of North Carolina and South
Carolina,) to June 30, 1S69, 824,000.
In tho Third Military District,
?States of Georgia, Alabama and
riorida.) to Juuo 3 ), 1869, 8150,000.
In tho Fourth Military District,
(States of Mississippi and Arkansas,)
to Juno 30, 18G9, 8108,400.
In tho Fifth Military District,
(States of Louisiana and Texas,) to
June 30, 1869, 880,000.
The Lancaster ledger says : "It is
with great regret that we have
learned of the death of Wm. I. Siu
clair, second son of our late fellow
townsman, George Sinclair, aged six?
teen years. His death was the
result of au accident to him on the
railroad cars, in New York city, ou
the 27th ult. Attempting to step
from the cars whilst in motion, he
missed his footing, was caught aud
his limb3 crushed by the wheels."
Xjooal Xtems.
? man named A. P. Turner con
teats the seat of Colonel ?Joel Foster,
Senator from Spartanbarg.
We learn that the Representatives
from Anderson, in disregard of the
justice of the case, will probably be
ousted from their seats by the negro
radical majority of the House.
James Minor, the colored Demo?
cratic war-horse, will accept our
thanks for soveral pounds of most
excellant butter, of borne manufac?
ture. Minor can do many things be?
sides speech-making.
Extensive preparations are beiug
made by our Democratic follow-citi
zens for the grand Democratic jubilee
next week. Illuminations, fire-works,
processions, transparencies, speechi?
fying, etc., will be the order of tho
night.
ESCAPED FROM JAIL.-We learn
that on Sunday evening, as Jailor
Dunkin went up stairs to secure the
prisoners-who had been allowed tho
range of the upper story on account
of tho extreme heat-ho was assault?
ed by several of them and knocked
down, and seven of tho birds suc?
ceeded in making their escape.
Three voluntarily returned yesterday.
Putnam's Monthly, (with which is
incorporated the Northern Monthly,)
for August, has been received. It is
published by Cr. P. Putnam & Sou,
GG1 Broadway, New York. Ou its
coutributoriul list are to be found the
names of Maj. Joseph Kirkland, Mrs.
E. C. Kinney, Susan Fennimoro
Cooper and other prominent writers.
MR. EDITOR: Allow me, through
the columns of your paper, to ask
the question, if the ''Richland Vol?
unteer Rifle Company Association"
intend to celebrate the 8th of August
as usual? Many who are interested
would be pleased to see the matter
takeu in hand at as early n period ns
possible. ONE OF THE CORPS.
The photograph accompanying the
following communication, can be seen
at the Phoenix office:
MR. EDITOR: This cut represents
Joe Crews, of Laurens District, (a
representative man of the rads,)
making a speech to his sable con?
stituency, at Clinton depot, some
weeks back. Don't ho and his crowd
look well for South Carolina politi?
cians and audiences?
Wade Hampton delivered a speech
in Baltimore, in which he said: "I
am going homo now with a great load
lifted off my heart. I go back re?
lieved of nuxiety, and with assur?
ances of safety. I believe we shall
carry nearly all, if not all, thc South?
ern States, if we haven fair election."
AT LAST.-Tho Heavens wept at
our misery last night, and to-day tho
well-nigh blighted staple and fully
scorched grain will bear welcome tes?
timony to tho tears of Heavenly com?
passion with which they have been
blessed. The soil, bedewed with this
long prayed for and merited com?
passion, will bo softened with grati?
tude, and from its bosom will leap
up in tnssol and ear, and tho snowy
adherents of old king cotton, living
witnesses of tho goodness and grnco
of nn Almighty hand, which causeth
the sun to shine and the rain to fall
upon all classes of people, and under
whose direction tho harvest shall be
made glad with tho song of tho
reaper.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING-BRILLIANT
ADDRESS OP EX-GOVERNOB B. F.
PERRY.-In accordance with a public
notice, n meeting of tho Second Ward
Democratic Club was held last night,
and was very largely attended. After
some preliminary business, Col. J. P.
Thomas announced that ex-Governor
Perry, from tho delegation of this
State to tho National Democratic
Convention, was in the oity, and
moved that a Committee of Three bo
appointed by the Chair to wait upon
that gentleman and invite him to ad?
dress tho meeting.
The motion was unanimously car?
ried, and tho Committee appointed,
with Col. Thomas a? Chairman.
After an absonco of a quarter of an
hour, tho Committee returued, in
company with Gov. Perry, whose en?
trance into the Hall was recognized
by the audience with deafening
cheerB. Gov. Perry waa conducted
to the stage by Col. Thomas, who
introduced him to the audience in a
brief speech-which was character
^.^ Ml .,, .Il ,. .i i..?Ml?.
ized by his usual logical force and
appositeness.
After the enthusiastic applause
.with which he was greeted had sub?
sided, Governor Perry gave a olear,
succinct and glowing description ^
the manner in whioh our delegation
to the National Democratic Conven?
tion at New York had been received.
He said that his colleagues and him?
self had gone into that body with a
keen seDse of tho propriety of pre?
serving perfect reticence, except in
BO far as it might prove necessary to
the interests of the South that the
voice of its sons should be
heard; but they and he were
agreeably disappointed in finding
that not only were their votes
but their voice and counsel also soli?
cited. The delegation had expressly
declared their disinclination to take
an active part in the proceedings of
that Convention, and had agreed
upon the plan of casting their ballots
only when the Northern Democrats
had determined upon whom they
would concentrate their suffrages.
In consistence with this policy, our
delegation had voted for Pendleton,
who appeared to be tho favorite at
first; and afterwards for Hancock,
whose record was sans pour et sans
reproach, although he had fought us
on many a battlo-field. But when
Ohio, whoso sons most strenuously
urged the nomination of their great
favorite, Pendleton, had deolared un?
equivocally for Horatio Seymour,
and Stato after State fell into liue
with his standard at their head, the
delegation from Carolina came also
to his support, and now had no rea?
son to regret having so done. [Great
cheering. J
The Governor then paid au elo?
quent tribute to the ability, virtue
and patriotism of Mr. Seymour, and
proceeded to notice tho claims which
tho candidate for the Vice-Presidency,
Gen. Franois P. Blair, bad upon the
Southern people. His allusions, in
this connection, were eminently ap?
propriate and wise, and when he re?
ferred to the famous letter written by
Generul Blair on the eve of the Con?
vention, the audience could nolougei
; restrain its feeling, but united in ai]
enthusiastic expression of commen?
dation of tho principles therein ex
pressed.
Governor Perry then portrayed, ir
vivid colors, the misfortunes and de
gradation which would accrue to th<
Southern people on the election o
Grant and Colfax, and with grea
earnestness implored bis bearers tc
exert their utmost endeavors to iu
sure tho snccess of Seymour nm
Blair. Alluding to the bill which ha:
recently passed the House of Repre
sentatives of the United States, ii
reference to the count of tho electora
vote, he justly designated it as tin
most infamous measure of partizai
legislation which had ever been in
ilicted upon a people, and showed
logically and clearly, that its purpos
was to count tho votes of th os
Southern States which were cast i:
favor of Grant, and to exclude th
others. Concluding this lino of ai
gnment, he said: "If Grant bi
elected by the observance of th i
policy, then will the principles am
policy enunciated in the letter c
General Blair find immediate am
general application."
Governor Perry was onthusiastica!
ly applauded at tho conclusion of hi
eloquent remarks, which time au
spaco compel us to present in thi
imperfect form, and, on motiou c
Colonel Thomas, tho meeting aJ
journed. ?
Great regret was expressed at f8
inability of Gen. Hampton to bo pr<
sent. He will, doubtless, report i
au early day.
MA?I? ARRANGEMENTS.-The po
office open during the week from 8.1
a. m. to 7 p. m. On Sundays, fro
.1 to 5 p. m.
The Charleston and Western mai
are open for delivery at?j? p. m., au
close at 8% p. m. Charleston nigl
mail open ~8}? a. m., close A%. p. ni,
Northern-Open for delivery
8}i a. m., closes at 2.45 p. m.
Greenville-Open for delivery 5
p. m., olosos at 8% p. m.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Special a
tention is called to the following a<
vertiscmonts, published for the fir
timo this morning:
Meeting Columbia Lodge.
Thos. J. Bawls-Professional.
Meeting Independent Fire Co.
BosadaTis.
' E. E. Jackson-Flor Je Mayo, Sn