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?? ? ? y - ?-T-'?--;-?-' COLUMBIA, S. C. Saturday ?ornin?, May 15, 1869. _. ?r -' , y,- i.T Kurope Combtnlnf Agklntt the Radical?. Tho news received from Europe, and pub? lished yosterdny, is most important. Bug land, Frunce and Spain are about to form, or bave already entered into, nn alliance offensive and defensive on tbe subject of the Alabama claims and tbe Cuban rebellion. The proposition is to resist the demands of the United States Senate in settlement of the Alabama depredations, und to securo Spain io - her possession of the island of Cuba as against all aid to be furnished, di? rectly or through connivance, by tho Go? vernment of the United States. If this foreigu uliiunco has really been formed, iu what plight does it leave th? Govern mont of the United States? Through her ac? knowledged repr?sentatives,' sho hna rejected : the Johnson treaty in a inanuor hardly com? porting with deoenoy, while a Massachusetts Senator pronounced a speeoh which ull agreed, contained tho settled views and ultimatum of the Executive and both branches of Congress. That declaration of opinion and intention has gouo forth to the world as tho deliberate policy of the Go? vernment, and here wo haye it cou fron teil and opposed by the bayonets and war ships of tho throe- leading -nations of Europe! What aro we to do, asks tho Savannah lie publican ? To fight thom successfully, or either of them, except Spain, on tho seas, is moro than we can do with safety, while the idea of st contest with all combined is aixnply preposterous. It is evident that wo have a "lion across our path," and one that we have put there by our own disreputable bravado and mismanagement. Tho Go? vernment in the hands of statesmen and honest mon, we could have settled all dis? putes with England, and secured possession Of Cuba, 'without ill-feeling or an angry word; but under tho counsels of the radical leaders, the oountry has been wickedly thrust into a position where it has no alter? native but to light a hopeless war or inglo? riously back down. And the rosult is just what every sensible man in tho country ex? pected. Which horn of the dilemma shall we grasp? That is the question now. It is evident that this humiliating condition of affairs is not the work of tho people of tho United States. It has been brought about by party leaders, who have been governing the oountry with a despotio hand, and with? out the slightest regard for popular opinion or desire for the last six years. It is not the poo pie's quarrel, nor the people's humilia? tion, and wo speak the honest sentiments of alargo majority in both sections ot the Union when wo utterly repudiate all re? sponsibility for their conduct, and demand a. radical chango in their policy. The people want nothing that is wrong. They ?pe honest themselves, and desire that the 'foreign relations of their Government shall be conducted hy tho strictest rules of po? litical ethics and equity. It is no buck .jdown in /?tw, nothing derogatory to the national honor, to insist that their public agents rctraco all false steps and do unto others as we would -have them do unto us. President G rn nt is not yu.t too far compli uuted with this business-at least so fur as the world knows-lo -reject'tho evil counsel of radical pi HtlclatiSj and obey the voice of the people; and we trust he will clo it forth? with and extricate the Government from tho falso position into which designing knaves have recklessly forced it. .''The advices from Washington indicate 'that little or no reliance is to bo put on the cable report. Yet there is probably, as the Baltimore Hun suggests, considerable feel? ing and apprehension in Europe on the BUbjec ls referred to. ?-o Tlx Public Debt. Tho leading New York journals hold va? rious opinions respecting Mr. Boutwell's policy iu regard to the public debt, as de? monstrated in his s?beme of purchasing $1,000,000 five-twenty bonds per week as n sinking fund. Tho Tribune wants the Secretary to gc farther. It asks him to buy np ut onco $50, 000,000, thereby glutting the gold market and making tho bonds so scarce that those who have them will hold on, and those wht have thorn not will be eager to possoss them It thinks this course would put gold ant stock gamblers under tho Secretary's fee and give a tone to tho market which wouh lix the prioo of our bond;. It says: "His power is grcut; his opportunity encl us no man has enjoyed slnco Hnmiltou; w< trust ho will provo every way equal to hi position and its largo requirements, um that his countrymen will bless him as th man who reduced tho interest of their doh from ono hundred and thirty to leas tba ono hundred millions por annum, and thu created the means of paying off the princ pal in less than ft hali century." Tho Times is not so confident conccrniu the propriety of the measure. It snys: ' 'The idea of taking ap bonds long before j they reaoh maturity baa a pretty look end a sonorous sound ; it maj bo an excellent sub? ject for Fourth of Joly brag. But as a mat? ter of equity the Government has no right to purchase the uuinaturod securities of the bondholder, while large amounts of past due and dishonored obligations remain un? redeemed." The Herald, refers to the subject in a long editorial, in which it deals somewhat exten? sively with Htatistios to show what might be done in tho way of reduction of interest, and says: "If Mr. Boutwell could afford to invest $2,000,000 of gold weekly, for tho purchase of thc bonds, ho could wipe out the whole debt, principal and interest, inside of twenty I years; but, as it appears that he cannot do this, what olsu can he do in tho lessening of I our burden of taxes aud in bringing us within view by tho nakod eye of a complete extinguishment ?f this English-lookiug mountain of debt?" It goos on to reason that with a reforma? tion of tho whiskey rings, and reasonably honest revenue returns, the next year's re? ceipts ought to be ut least $100,000,000. That in retrenchment muclrmore can be done; that Mcculloch'? e3timato of expenses may bo heavily out down; that what with savings in interest cn dobt,-civil service, and in tho War, Navy and Interior Depart mouts, kc, aud the gaina upon McCulloch's estimates, there ought to be at the end of the next fisoal year a surplus of $152,000,000, which would enable Congress to cut dow? our taxations to the extent of $100,000,000, still leaving a margin for the pinch asir of 1,000,000 of bonds weekly. -o PoLincAii INDEPENDENCE.-Tho New York World notices an increasing tendency in po? litical parties to thrust out from their pale any and every man who does not endorse, without exception, nil their actions. It re? counts how tho dominant party of the coun? try treats that class of its members, aud ex? ercises ita tyranny over them. It instances that Andrew Johnson, in 1860, and later, when he risked bis life in behalf of the Union, and was applauded to the skies by bis Republican friends, but so soon, after Mr. Lincoln's death, as ho showed tho flightest disposition to differ from them on a single measure, ho was ridiculed and in sr lt J without stint. Thnrlow Weed and Wm. H. Seward organized, drilled, nud led to victory the Republican party, and foi subsequently venturing to question the poli cy of tho majority, they were promptly os tracised. Senators Dixon and Doolittle, who fought for the party when it needed al the help it could get, the moment they dare? to question the Congressional policy on re construction, wero branded as "traitors Charles Francis Adams, who served thc country abroad in a manner to entitle bin to hold an honored place in the nation, fel under their ban, because of some mysteri ous impression that he was not in full sym patby with all the measures the party advo cated. John S. Carlile, a Union mon whei and where the risk was great, and who ven tured to disapprove of some of their schemes was forthwith dropped from the rolls. Not withstanding he took tho stump for Grant lust fall, he was rejected for the avowed rea son that ho had not succumbed throughou to party rule. It instances Reverdy john son, Horaco Greeley, and others who havi fallen from their high position in the part] for similar independence of principle. I asks : "What opening, then, is there for mei who, while working with n party, can hoi? themselves free to criticise its action? Am answers, there can be but on? auswer, ant that is tho press. ***** "Henceforth it i.-i to be, even in greate degree than it is to-day, the censor o American politics. Fach party will have it advocates in journalism, but their inrlueno will bo in exact proportion to their iude pendenco. And is not tho converse true that tho successful journals of the futur aro to bo those which will maintain nu in tclligout independence, though they a times may run counter to some of the view of the party whoso fortunes they espouse and whose principles they support?" -o The Protestant Episcopal Convention ? assembled in Charleston, on Thursda morning, at 10 o'clock. The Bishop's at nual address-a lengthy, concise and intel eating document-was submitted. Rev. I Tr?nier called attention to tho 14th Articl of the Constitution, and called up his rest lu ti on, which was concurred in at tho la? annual Convention. Tho resolution wi adopted, und is as follows. Resolved, That Article 14th of the Coi stitution be amonded by striking out, in tl fourth line, the words "concurred in b two-thirds of the churches," and insertiu in their stead, tho words "adopted by twi thirds of both Orders." Tho resolution offered by tho Rev. ] Trapier, the day before, relativo to tl change of the name of tho Convention "Council," was lost. After hearing rcpor of committees and electing certain officer the Convontion adjourned. -o N?W SYNAGOGUE IN NEW YCRK.-The nt Hebrews' Synagogue Shanry Tefila, in Fe ty-fonrth street, near Broadway, Now Yor was consecrated on Tuesday, with tho cu tomary ceremonies. The sermon w preached by Rev. S. M. Isaacs. Tho i chitectura is of Moorish type, and t building itself is ono of tho handsomest that part of the city. A Western paper commenting upon t fact that President bas been presented wi a pair of flue horses, remarks that he 1 accepted tho present with a view of maki this a stable Government. TH? County and Town of Newberry-So. 8. To NOBTHSBK OA^AXOBTS AND EMI ORANTS: IO our articles heretofore published we bava directed oar re ra arks to the citizens of the County; but wo now venture the opi? nion to you, and will endeavor to give sub? stantial grounds for it, that the County of Newberry is blessed by , nature with certain elementa which, by the aid of capital, will render it worthy of your attention for cer I tain important purposes: First, as un agri? cultural County; second, as a commercial point; third, as finely adapted to manufac? turing ! It possesses ail the requisites *vh:ch have always built up wealthy und powerful ngii ! cultural and manufacturing districts, to wit: A geographical position in the State, a fer I tility ot' soil, ? peculiar adaptability to the ? cultivation of cotton and the cereals, nu tue? rons streams of water-all of which, wbeu I fully developed, will reuder tho County par? ticularly attractive. It is a cause for deep regret that these I thiugs have never been fully developed, but we trust that public attention may become j so enlisted that capita: and capitalists may be induced to come and see for themselves. It is our desire to preseut only a fair and moderate reliable account of its resources and situation. Capital is sadly needed, and most come from abroad. We see clearly, and know well the advantages for, and the profits which will result from, making this County a niniv.ifacturiug one. It is pateut to us that manufacturen will be commenced here soon, and become wonderfully multi? plied in the course of a few years. If many of the capitalists Of the North and Europe, whose dividends now uro not excessive, would change the locality and di fectiou of their investments, it would, we think, most assuredly, be a profitable oue. Newborry lies in the parallel of thirty-four degrees North latitude. It is bounded North and North-east by Broad and Euoree Eivers, and East by a Hoe ruuuiug from Hughey'a Ferry to a point ou Saluda River; South by Saluda Uiver: West by the Nine? ty-six road. Its Western border is about thirty-one miles; its Eastern sixteen miles. Tho average extent of the County is said to be about twenty-four miles square. It con? tains about 360,00? square acres; every one of which is worth 35 per acre. This will soon be trebled. Newberry presents tho most unbroken body of cultivated land in any portion of the State. There is not 1,000 acres in the whole County which might not. by proper agricultural industry, be brought into culti? vation; (10,000 acres are still in forest, 90,000 acres are in a state of cultivation; while, probably, 210,000 may be regarded as waste from improvident cnlture. Ac? cording to the census of 1800, it supported 20,000 persons, aud as there was a larger number of acres in cultivation then than at preseut, it may be put down, it supported about one person to every five acres Of cul? tivated land. The County of Newberry; if the land was properly cultivated and nia-, mired, could easily support 200,000 souls. Middlesex County, in Massachusetts, sup? ports 210,000. The census of 1850 shows of wheat made 79,375 bushels, of outs 100, 000 bushels, of corn 005,000, making a total grain crop of 814,375 bushels-about forty bushels to every person. This, it can be seen at once, is actually too small for the actual necessities of tho people, hence the importation of cereals. The cotton crop of 1S50 may be set down in round numbers at 20,000 boles. Within the town of Newberry, up to the 1st of April, there was sold 8500,000 worth of goods and 12,000 bales of cotton. There was raised in the County 12,0u0 bales of cotton. Within the circuit of the entire County S700.0UO worth of goods, wares and merchaudi/.e was disposed o?. Bunning through the Western part of tho County, for full thirty miles, wiuds the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, which, during the last year, under the skillful management of J. O. Meredith, Superin? tendent, a young mau of rare and unusual railroad ability-in verito, a railroad man with a railway head-footed up gross re? ceipts to the amount of nearly ?316,000, being an increase of ?130,000 over that of the previous year; 45,111 bales of cottou passed over it from the up country, being un increase of 15,000 bales; and 46,000 per? sons, being an increase of 13,000 over the past year. There passed, also, from Sep? tember 1, 1863 to April 1, 1809, along the line 6,000 tons of fertilizers, over 1,000 ol which lies now scattered over the cultivated soil of Nowberry. Newberry contains hundreds of acres ol the most luxuriant forests, consisting ol ash, elm, hickory, oak, poplar, locust, pine, maple and walnut, so that almost every va? riety of wood used for mannfacturing eau be procurad. This is a very important con sideratiou in the establishment of sucl: branches of manufactories as consume largt quantities of wood. LEARCHUS. -o Years ago, a Pennsylvania farmer atabbec his young wife in a tit of drunken insanity and fled to the West, supposing himself i murderer. Tho woman recovered, and afte; five years of solitary life, married again Her second husband died iu a few mouths and she also went West. There she met i prosperous and wealthy merchant, was wooed and wedded; and upon disrobing it the bridal chamber the bridegroom saw upoi her neck the scar of the wound he himsel had made, and recognized his wife of year before. -o TheJ Louisville Courier-Journal propose to celebrate "tho centennial anniversary o tho day when Boone first set his foot upoi the heights that overlook the valley of Ken tucky and planted his staff in tho rich soi of the fairest and most fortunato of States the coming 7th of June, which will be as i was then, a Monday." XL o o A 1 Items. -o Mnsie io the Park thia afternoon. The concert will begin about half-past 5 o'clock, o Parties wuo ?till hold State Treasurer's receipt? for deposits of old bills of the Bank of the State of South Carolina, eau obtaiu bonds upou the surrender of tho sumo at the Treasurv office. -o A fine oil painting of General Robert E. Lee is ou exhibition at the store of C. P. Jackson, Esq., and will remain nhout ton days. The artist is Professor Ammcn. of Davenport Female College, Iieuoir, N. C. Those desirous of inspecting a fiu?j work of art ure invited tn attend. Hoi? AT THC. COLUMUIA HOTEL -The young men connected with the University gave a "hop," lust night, nt the new hotel, which was wei! attended by the beauty und fashion of Columbia nu?i of the District. About 10 o'clock the daucing commenced, aud was continued with animation until ii late hour. -o MOOT COURT.- A number of tho youugei members of the bar and law students have es? tablished a "Moot Court" i:i this city, and, on Thursday evening, had their first trial. Judge A. C. Haskell, presiding, with thc following Court officers: Sheriff-J. H. Thom well; Clerk-Johu ?VI. Miller. Tin first case on the docket was the State rs. George Jenkins, iudicted for the homicide of Wm. Dennis, editor nul proprietor of tin "Columbia Intelligencer" iu April last. The State was represented by Messrs. J. T. Sioau, Jr., and H. NV. Lice: and the pri? soner by Messrs. Charle* F. Jan ney and Lewis LeCoute. After the examination ol many witnesses, able arguments of counsel, and a charge from bis Honor, the jury re tired, aud after a short absence returned, with a verdict of "guilty of manslaughter.' The prisoner was then sentenced to thc penitentiary of his own conscience for life, and to be thirty-nine times inflicted witli the light of the pleasant eyes of those whose presence aided in the detection of his guilt, and will afford such a brilliant guidance tc his future amendatory career. A large num? ber o? ladies were in attendance, aud exhi bited much interest in the trial. -o KISSING.-Wo propose to give a little ser? mon pu kissing. Wo say sermon, because kissing is like a sermon requiring, two head; and. an application. Our text shall be Wor? cester's definition of a kiss, viz: "A sainte by kissing, or by joining lips." Of the origin of kissing little is known, but, lik< Sancho. Panza, we invoke blessings on the head of bim who first invented it (kissing not sleep.) Kisses may be divided into tw< great classes-the kiss universal and th? kiss sentimental. The first variety is i charming salutation common among ladies and occurs generally upon any encounter public or private, und is very violent a times after an absence ol-three or fou days. There is no particular form to be oh served in these off-hand inoculations; i simply being required to "fire and fal back." But the sentimental kiss! Oh, y God?, how shall we describe it? It occur at ali times und all seasons and seems to b never out of place. Othello's farcwe kisses, which, tender and heart-broken n they were, having no power to bring poo dead Desdemona back to life, were the mo; truly sweet and touching. And there wei the grand, passionate kisses of Coriolum: - "long as my exile, sweet as ruy revenge! and sweet Romeo's dying kiss in the vauli of the Capulets. Under the head of sent mental may be ranked the young lover kisses, which are rendered with upturns optics. They occur commonly by pa moon-light, in grottoes and shady retreat We close this little sermon by two quot) tiona, one from Rev. Sidney Smith, and tl: other by au unknown author: " 'We are in favor of a certain amount < shyness,' says Sidney Smith, 'when a ki is proposed, but it should not bo too loiij and when the fair ono gives it, let it be ai ministered with warmth und energy; I there bo a soul in it. If she close her ey< immediately and sigh, tho effect is greate She should* be careful not to slobber a kis but give it ns n humming bird ruus his bi into a honeysuckle--deep but delicate.' " "What's in a kiss? Really, -when poop como to reflect upon the mut ter calm! what can we see in n kiss? Tho lips po slightly, aud then touch the cheek softl and then they part, and the job is complet There is a kiss in the abstract. View it the abstract. Look at it philosopr.icall What is there in it? Aud yet millions < millions of souls have been made happy 1 this kissing. Go where you will-ind) wh country you will-there is kissing. The is surely some virtuo in it." Our sermon has drawn to n close, a'id t! only application we can think of is to ur our readers to apply themselves industrio! ly to the stmly of kissing, when it is hop they will know moro about it. _ F Ml . ll 1,1 glffc^fc-o A few copies of the "Sack and Destruc? tion of Columbia" can be obtained at the Phoenix office. Price twenty-five cents. -o Oun JOB QTFIO*.-The Phoenix Job Office . is now prepared te execute every manner of printing, from visiting and business cards to pamphlets nnd books. With ample ma? terial and first-class workmen, satisfaction is guaranteed to all ut New York prices. If our work does not come up to contract, we make no charge. With this understanding, our busiuess men have no excuse for sending work North, when it can bo done at home. -o THE FOURTH OF JULY.-This year the Fourth of July fails ou Sunday. The usual custom in such cases is to observe the day alter tho anniversary, which would be Mon? day, but some of the New York journals are in favor ol' keeping Saturday, tho 3d, in? stead. The advantage of tho recommenda 11iou is, that if Saturday be kept as a holi j day, Sunday would follow ns a day of rest, j and the new week would be entered upon i unbroken. We vote Saturday. -o MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The following are the hours for opening and closing mails: During thc week from..8}? A. M. to C P. M. On Sundays from. .0 to 7 P. M. CHARLESTON AND WESTERN MAILS. Opens at.... 5 P. M. Closes a*.. 8>? P. M. C MARLESTON NIGHT MAIL. Opetis at. .8'.j A. M. Closes at. lift P. M. GREENVILLE M vin. Opens at.. 5 P. M. Closes at. .S;? P. M. NORTHERN MAIL. I Opens at. .2 P. IU\ Closes at. 12'.,' P. M. ?f--o NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Special attention i.s. called to the following advertisements, published for the first time this morning: Nomination County Commissiuer. Geo. Huggins-Life Insurance. C. H. Manson-jjivideud ^Notice. E.ctra Fine Beef and Mutton at Stall 5. G. E. A E. ll. Pierce-Artesian Wells. Daniel Horlbeck-In Bankruptcy. -_0-; I was approached last winter by a num? ber of gentlemen from the South, who pro? posed that I should take charge of a journal in their towu. They offered me, generous? ly, a share iu the stock and $5,000 a year as editor. I took fifteen minutes to con? sider, and then said: "Gentlemen, from what I hear ci your neighborhood, I think you might aafeh offer me $5,000 a year. You would be called on to pay only the first quarter. At the end of ninety days the funeral expense.*! of the editor would be your only liability." There are three things your true-born Ame? rican believes he can do at any time. One is to hold office; the next, to make a speech; the third, to edit a paper. And so he can in a way. Sometimes in the way Henry Auchy kept tavern in Indiana.-Don Platt. -'-o Ic is found in-Georgia that a row of cas? tor beans planted around a cotton field will protect cotton- from worms and other de? structive insects. -;-O FAMILIES TRAVELING may secure elegant suites of rooms, by telegraph, nt the A MK SOCAS HOUSE, Boston, with every conve? nience for comfort or luxury. Messrs. Rice have won au enviable reputation as land? lords. ?I15 -o REASONS W*HY YOU SHOULD USE TUTT'S IM? PROVED LIQUID BLUB DYE: Because the Barbers say it is the best. Because it imparts a natural color. Because it does not injure tho hair. Because it loaves the hair soft and glossy. Because it does not stain the skin or heil linen. Because its applicatio? ts dimple and easy, lie cause its elle ct is instantaneous. Because it is the best in the world. M15 C -o The fame of the celebrated PLANTATION BITTERS has no parallel in the history of Medicine. Tho thousands upon thousands of bottles that are made and sold daily is but proof positive of their wondrous vir? tues. Thousands of certificates can be pro? duced showing the efficacy and certainty of the cures which they effect, and the Medi? cal Fraternity, usually so jealous of anything which causes persons to think and doctor for themselves, are compelled to' acknow? ledge their wouderful virtues, and prescribo them under other names. They are sold by all druggists. MAGNOLIA WATEB.-Superior to the best ?imported German Cologne, and sold at half tho price. M15Jlf3 -o It may bo truthfully said that the greatest of ah* blessings is health, for without it, it is impossible to enjoy the life that God has given us. A healthy stomach, a good di? gestion, a good conscience aro requisites so important in a physical and moral point of view to humau happiness, that we presume no one will question it. To all alike is health essential for life's enjoyment and pursuits; to young and old, to rich and poor, to man and woman. Are you in search of wealth? health is essential; do you desire office and worldly hours? of what avail would these be without health? The beau? ties of spring, the song of birds, the deep bluo skies, all have a poetic fascination with thc pure in mind and body; but what aro they without health? To say with the poet, as one feels w.e throbs of a healthful heart: "This world is very lovely! Oh, that I may live." And so to continue, make use of tho means within your reach, Heiuitsh's Queen'* Delight, the panacea for all tho ills incideut to bad blood. It is a tonic, invigorator, liver regulator-cures disorder of the ste mach and digestion, headaches, nervousness, consumption, ?tc. M15