The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, January 04, 1870, Image 2
.January 4,1870.
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Gw*AMBit contains mora reading
then any other family paper pob
n the South-thirty.two long
printed in clear typet. : Ia ia
With original aa well as eeleeted
matte?-editorials, correspondence, gene?
ral news, markets, telegrama, interest?
ing stories, sketches, poetry, eta Dar
ing ian early"part of the coming year Ita
columns will I W tofaoetf 4 by f^MW
entertaining nouvdlatie, tho production
of a lady of thia city, and which bas
been pronounced by disinterested critics
as equal t? tho very b?st bf "Marion
HarlandV' works: This^aHfofy ia entitled
"Orkney, or the Fortunes of Juliet Clay?
burn-a tale of the Palmetto State," and
will run .through about twenty numbers
of the "GLEANER." Aa wo are desirous
of introducing tho paper-which ia in
every sense- a *'hom?companion"--into
every family in the State, we hnv$ de?
termined to reduce the yearly subscrip?
tion price, aa .follows-payable, in all
coses, in advance : ' Single copy $2.75;
ten copi?e, (to one post office,) 825.00;
twenty copies $45.00; fifty copies 8100.
The GLEANER and tho "Rural Caroli?
nian"-the popular agricultural monthly j
-will be furnished, for one Toa'* nt i
<our dollars. Address orders to PHOENIX
and GLEANER Office, Columbia, S. 0.
THE CELEBRATION BY THE
FREEDMEN OF THEIR EMAN?
CIPATION
The day on whioh Abraham Lincoln
put forth bia proclamation of emancipa?
tion waa celebrated by the freedmen of
Columbia and this vicinity. There waa
a meagre procession, a .large crowd at
the State House, and, we suppose mach
speaking.
Wo deem it very natural chat the
freedmen should celebrate the day.
Freedom is sweet to the human soul,
whethtr that soul dwella beneath a white
or a black skin, and men love it .whether
it means good or evil. They want it
this free io rn-whothor it ia freedom to
ivork or to idle-to live or to die. No
Southern man, however much opposed
to tbe party with whioh the freedmen
are generally connected, will begrudge
them the \ day they celebrate. Wo
heartily wish them well. If they deem
it a good day for them, we believe, that
it was a better day for the slaveholder.
We sincerely hope that their emancipa?
tion may prove advantageous-may make
them wiser, better and purer-better
men and women-better ci tizona.
According to our view of the matter,
it was iu accordance with the Divine
arrangement that African slavery came
and went. After its mission-"in many
respects beneficent to the oolored peo?
ple-had been accomplished, the flat waa
put forth, and tho institution ceased ita
existence. In tho emancipation of the
freedmen, we recognize the hand of
God, and we accept the change aa highly
advantageous in ita ultimate results iJ
that very class whose interesta 91
suppose have been affected thereby.
"Emancipation Day" comes, theri
fore, with no regrets to ns. And lot 1
freedmen celebrate it-just BO long os
they please-just so long as it preserves
its Bignifloacce. There is, however, one
thing to be regretted, in oonneoUon witjh
the freedmen*? celebration. vTfcit-ia*t3te
character of the white speakers that thi y
generally get to address them on the ie
occQsion0. Far better would it bo if tb y
oould, on "Emancipation Day," he tr
truthful, honest and wholesome'Vom?
from high-toned and enlightened apeak.
ors. Instead of this, too often ia it tl!.at
the mere charlatan and demagogue in?
terprets the day to tho assembled fre?d,
men. But this is an evil that time elope
will onre. This, however, we may wa]]
say: the freedmen in thia country jjre
not so strong but that it ia not wise for
them to be.modest in their claims. Jt
would be well for them to consider if
their ascendancy ia not temporai-yv-vlt
would be well for them to consider ho**,
if they abuse their present aocidei
power, history may not be found -
petting itself-in this, that -?hey v
sow the wind generally .peetp the wi
\A BEKPAIMURDER ES YOKE.-We l? ra
frSkfthe York ville Enquirer that ? De
Artffer, oolored, wea murdered in j ne
yardV Mr. Samuel O. Hemphilt, ni ar
GuthrtSaville, in this County, on Me?t ?S
night oVaat week, 20th instant. Gk0,
Hemphilrf colored, oonfesses that he {,
guilty of the morder, baa sorrendei 5<j
himself to ho sheriff, and ia now ia ji n
AB Boon as apprised of the fact, Ooroi or
James H. Fajssour repaired tc the p'-Cu
where the mulder had been committ d,
and after summoning a jory, proceet 3<j
to hold an inquW The witneesea ?x?
aanined, from their own kuowladm,
threw? but little light upon the affair, 1 ad
the mat?w?r j8 involved in some myateU
?he statements madeXby tbvmurdurer to
Mr. S. G. Hempbill arV> t/Xhe effeot tUt
Aroher ci me to the-.^onkf where he (Gpo.
Hempbill) was, wbenSja& two eompajfcc
od quarreling in tegatm^J^-V?igm^tmk
the latter claimr?i^?fT<*?*Bj. 70**%
cher seized mx(??if_V?o. atruok the latin
with it, a?o. Xxompbill, as soon fis
?nlog against th? wall, aeized*the a?
and at ruck: Aroher several blows with i\
about the head and face. George, supi
posing that he had killed Archer, oon^
voyed the body about one-third of a mile,
from the scene of the murder and conceal-*
ed it in the woods, On the body being
examined, the fact became evident that
wben it waa deposited in the woods, life
was not entirely extinct, as one of the
handa had olutched some of tbe leavea
strewn on the ground, and a billet of
wood, lying near, waa stained with blood.
Tbe jury returned a verdiot that the de?
ceased was killed hy George Hempbill,
No FRANKING; IN ENGLAND.-The Bri?
tish Post Offioe Department made $23,
O00.0J0 net profit last year, while oura
ran behind $5,000,000. No franking in
England. The Queen, even, who may
send a letter by another hand, must put
her own head on it to send it by mail.
t Him Mee niloc*.
To Tim EDZTOS OW TUM PHCBNIX : I take
for granted that your reader? willied a
common pleas a re, no lees than inp** in
tte brilliant snoeess of this dsnqjpter of
Cds-biz, zchioTCu t?v??ujr upua ihe Pa
ciflo coast. It ia bat a few jeers since Misa
r?uCiw.ouu-then a caniairice ol tine pro?
mise-left this oily to continuo and com?
plete hsr masio studies in New York city
ss a pupil of Torrianna, In 1868, she ac?
cepted a handsome offer to enter Max Ma
rotzek's grand opera troupe, then setting
oat for-its-Meatb sssstssa tesar. In the fall
of 1869, she awpt??* wg*8%mnf\^s*
prima donna, in Brignoli's Italian opera
troupe; end in that capacity she hos
been delighting San Franolsoo audiences
for a month pr mote BOW. , Quito recent?
ly a comp^sikWi benefit ?ris tendered
her by a large delegation of prominent
residents of that city, among whom'I see
ara'Edward Berire, the Gonsul-Goneral
of France, and Brevet Major-Gonornl W.
H. French., of the United States army.
Tba letter of tender waa in these words :
"Th? undersigned haring, during tho
past two week*, listened with great plea?
sure to your efforts in 'the rendition of
Italian opera in this city, and fully re?
cognising your talents as an artiste, and
the many difficulties nader which you
hate labored,.,so' successfully, desire to
express their approbation and apprecia?
tion of yourself before you leave our
chores, and would accordingly tender yon
a complimentary benefit, as a mark of
their regard and esteem,". The compli
meft.wms- accepter* itx a graceful note ;
asa the 22d of December was fixed as the
timo for the benefit, Lucia di Lammer?
moor, being*tho opera of the evening.'
. As Charleston rejoices in the fame of
Louise Durand, who has now a European
robita ti on ; and as Sumter beare with
Sride the plaudits that attend Louise
kellogg, whoso rich soprano, like that of
Miss Durand, has received the enthusi?
astic bravos of Parisian opera-goers ; so
Columbia has reason to note with proud
recognition the growing reputation of
Isabel Mcculloch. D.
-? m ? ?.
'. Tba nallroad Connection.
MB. Emt ok: The communication of
"Free Trade," in your paper of 29th
December, in relation to the connection
between the Charlotte and Greenville
Railroads, is utterly untenable and with?
out foundation in feet regarding said
connection. The proposition to secure
tho lowest pro raia freight and passage
to and from Columbia to other points,
does not prevent the Charlotte, Colum?
bia and Augusta Railroad Company from
securing through rates of freight to any
point it may please to carry for; nor
does it attempt to dictate rates to any
point except to and from Columbia.
Other place? may look to their own in?
terests. Jjt is the duty of the City
Council of Columbia to consult tba in?
terest of their constituents. Popnlai
opinion baa nothing to do with the sub?
ject, The up-country can get theil
freights as low from the North, or from
the West, without this connection, vic
the South Carolina Railroad Company,
as it can ?fa the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad. The latter road doei
not propose to better the condition of th?
oitisens on the line of the Greenville ace
Columbia1 Railroad, bot only to sa vt
drayagefor themselves. Popular opinioi
of the up-oonntry will be in favor of th?
city which makes it to their interest t<
trade with. ' If Columbia, by aeoorinf
pro raia rates to and from this city, cai
furnish the consumer with salt at tei
cents less per sack than it can be pro
cured elsewhere, then the consumer wil
boy in .Colombia. If the planter cai
net more for bia cotton by selling in Co
lumbla than in other places, then he wil
do so, and popular opinion will be gov
ernod by self-interest. If the pro ral
rates to and from Columbia will enabl
the merchants of Columbia to sell thei
goods lower and pay more for cotton
then it follows that Columbia will gai
in business and popularity. Self-intcre.
i$ ike ruling motive in business transactions
The proposition of the Charlotte, Cc
lumbia and Augusta Railroad Compan
is to get the right of way through th
streets of Columbia to connect with th
Greenville Railroad. The opposition i
the Counoil do not object to this cot
neotion, but ask that the interests of th
oity .be protected from unjust difcrirninr
tion in freight and passage. They onl
require what Council asked at the coe
aolldation of the Charlotte and Sont
Carolina with the Columbia and August
Railroad, and which they asked/or in vail
viz: that no discrimination shall b
made in freight or passage against Ck
lumbla.
To show that such does exist nt tb
present time, it is only necessary to sa]
that the freight on cotton from Rid?
Spring to Colombia, is $1.60 per bale <
425 pounds, or about 36 cents per IC
pounds, for forty-three miles. Whi
from Augusta to New Y~rk, a distance <
about 1,000 miles, via Columbia and Ai
gusta Railroad, the freight is only $-1.5
per bale, or 18 cents per 100 pounds, f<
carrying the same distance by the aaa
road. Or, in other words, while tl
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rai
road Company charge $1.60 per bale I
transport cotton forty-three miles, thc
will transport it over their entire roai
195 miles, for 88 eon ts, when it is to fir
s market in New York and pass throug
Colombia.
The citizens of Colombia invest*
their means in the stock of the Charlo tt
Columbia and Augusta Railroad Comp
ny. to promote the interests of their eil
zens, to draw trade to Columbia at
to build op their oity. They were n
ioflaauoo3 by consideration* of bene!
to New York, St Lonis, Oharleetoi
Charlotta, Augusto, or any other poin
and they ask, as a matter of right ac
justice, that their interests shall not t
??ffli^minjured by any action ?
tho Cou noll IT? ?Mr.??--.-? . - -
railroad monopolies, unless on sue
terms as Columbia shall suffer no detr
ment.
A combination of railroads can, on tl
system of (brough freights, discrimin?t
iso as to build np or pull down any oit;
ut their pleasure. The citizens of C
wimbia and those opposed to monop
lies ask that the Charlotte, Colnmb
and Augusta Railroad Company shall 1
deprived from doing this great injury
Columbia. Railroad Presidents or ?
rectors may write long articles to alla
the dear people to accede to their wish?
??ii they know no interest outside of (ht
own corporations. The tariff to-day m
bi liberal-to-morrow, when the power
gd\ned, it may be doubled. Council mt
thin see, that tne interest of Colomt
shorn not suffer ai their hands.
iT COLUMBIA.
Item?
of our Northern
onfcNe|r Y?sr's
.was inaagijraUtd by odanoe, participated j j
in by miiy IOU persons. As the echo
of the dook nnnoanood the death-knell
of the old jaar, a circle waa formed, and
"Auld Lang Syne" waa ohaunted by the
entire party; a more lively air was then
carried through, when dancing was. re?
sumed. On New Year's night, quito a
large party oongrogated at the residence
of Land Com mission or Leslie, and tq U
the exquisite muaio of the Post Ban^T] ]
whirled away several honrs delighUniy
MATTERS ANO THING H IN CHAKLBSTON. -
During a recent visit to Charleston, we
took op quarters at the Mills House, and
confidently assert that the lavish praise
bestowed onythe establishment by the
Charleston pacers, is correct in every
respect. The house has been refurnish?
ed from kitchen to attic-carpets and
furniture being of tho latest style, and
very handsome. Mr. J. Parker, of New
York, is the proprietor, ably assisted by
his son-who, in the management of the
establishment, has proved himself a ve?
ritable "chip of the old block." Messrs.
George MoGinlay, Campbell and others
are connected with tho establishment,
and aro earnest in their attention to the
wants of guests. We heartily commend
the Mills House and its proprietor to the
traveling public. The bar of the Mills
House, it should be known, is ander the
supervision oi Mr. P. Cannerly, who,
for courtesy, combined with a thorongh
knowledge of his department, cannot bo
excelled.
To Mr. Robert Graham, proprietor of
the Mills House stables, are we indebted
for a drive, in an elegant open carrisge,
around the magnificent Battery and over
tho delightfnl shell road to Magnolia
Cemetery. Mr. Graham has a foll com?
plement of vehicles of every description,
good h >rses and polite and careful driv?
ers; and, ns his prices are very reasona?
ble, an afternoon can be very pleasantly
spent, visiting points of interest in and
around the "City by the Sea."
CRUMBS.-To Messrs. bryan &. Mc
Carter are we indebted for the first re?
membrancer of the Now Year-a neat
memorandum book and a diminutive
pocket book. They are useful-the first
to record tho fleeting days, and the last
to have your specie-when we resume
solid payments-handy.
An envelope containing a marriage no?
tice, and a one dollar greenback, has been
on hand for some time. We have reason
to suspect the marriage is a bogus one.
If not, the author will please forward his
name, when the notice will be published.
The Chief of Police has in his posses?
sion a silver sugar-dish and silver waiter,
? marked "J. W. K. ;" also a breast-pin,
containing hair. These articles aro be?
lieved to have been stolen.
The almanao-maker8 prophesied that
we should have snow to-day. They made
a slight mistake-yesterday was the day.
"Dick Barry" distributed egg-nog and
sich to his numerous friends New Year's
morning. In the evening. Mr. Dieroka
gavo a "warming," on taking possession
of his new establishment, corner of Main
and Taylor streets. In each case the de?
mand was heavy, but tho supply of good
things fully met the emergency.
On Saturday morning, the police ar?
rested a colored man, who had drawn
and threatened to use a pistol on a com?
panion. While conveying their prisoner
to the gnard-house, tkey were set upon
by a number of colored persons and a
release effected. At one time it was feared
there would be a serious difficulty, but
outsiders interfered and quieted the af?
fair. The whole matter will rightfully
undergo judicial investigation; and it is
hoped the would-be rioters will meet with
deserved punishment.
A colored mon named William Webb
fell from the scaffold at the new Luthe?
ran Church on Saturday last, and was
seriously injured.
The premises of Mr. W. H. Orohard
were entered on Saturday night abd his
poultry-house emptied. The thieves also
carried off a lot of harnees, etc.
The white hawk has been pot in trim
by Mrs. M. E. Brady, of this oity. and
will form one of the ornaments of the
PHOENIX office.
We hear, authoritatively, that Judge
Orr is not, and will not be, a candidate
for the vacant seat on the Supremo Benoh
of this State. The members of the Bar
and the public generally, on his circuit,
are anxious that he should retain his
present position on his cironit, and Judge
Orr's personal wish is to remain on the
oircuit benob.
Gas consumers are warned to look after
their meters; as the present cold, snap
may canas the water to freeze. Wrap
the meters in an old carpet or blanket.
The twelfth anniversary of the Pal?
metto Fire Company will be celebrated
to-day. Tho oompany will tMu*%Afu\|jU
prooeed down Main to Plain street; np
Plain to Pickens; down Pickens to Ger?
vais; down Gervais to Main, and np
Main to Blanding, where the engine will
Elay-off. Io the evening, a suppsr will
e served np in the hall.
Auditor Tomlinson will aoeept oar
thanks for a copy of his report to the
General Assembly. It is ver/ full And
givos important Information.
The Greenville train did lot arrive
until 7 o'clock, yesterday evenng. The
delay was caused by the cavpg in of a
oulvert, near this city. Nobody hort.
The price of single copes of the
PHOENIX is five cents; and if a news-boy
exacts more than that anoint, it is
simply a fraud; and if Hs name is
reported at this office, be will be prompt?
ly dismissed.
maamaarnKssmaeBma iii II : .'
EMAJTOI^ATION DAT.- This day waa duly
Mlebrated by tb? ??lored people ou
tarday last, although bat a comparaUveJ?
small number j-wrtidpated. There
Beveral thousand it? the V****^' ln
186G; since wbloh ?mt, cm eM?^?oeeed
log anniversary, it bsa 'b*T***** Ul**
the crowd has Tj-B-anJtfwwii?*?*? *7
degrees and beaajwolly lee? There
iras not a white, ?oe in lb? procession,
whioh waa,f/*Tned in front of Janney's
Hall, at 2 J. o'clock a. m., and waa oom
poned of the various Republican Socie?
ties of the city, and numbering about
\y/s person?, who, preceded by the Re?
publican band and marshaled by Charles
Vfinort and Wm. Simons, marched
-brough some of the principal streets to
he Capitol Qronnds. In front of the
inilding, a large platform had been erect
id, arched with evergreens, etc. We
loticod on the stage Gov. Scott, Messrs.
Simeon Corley, John E. Robertson and
Wm. Shiver, Comptroller Neagle, Secre?
tary of State Cardozo and Senator Nash.
Representativo Thompson, Chairman of
he Committee of Arrangements, being
eader of the band, requested James
Davis to preside. Prayer ?as offered by
he Rev. William Johnston, (colored.)
Assistant Adjutant-General Elliott, color?
id, read the Emancipation Proclamation.
Sash (oolored) was ! nen introduced, and
-ead an address, whioh-as Beverly is re?
garded one of the "big gnus" among the
solored people-we give entire:
Fm ENDS AND FEiiTjOW-crnzENS: Seven
fears ago to-day the proclamation whioh
innounced that freedom had come to oar
race on this continent was given to the
(vorhl. As we stand here celebrating this
the birth-day of freedom to u*, all the
past with its privations, griefs, separa?
tions and horrors seems to as like a hide
jus dream. 1 iook into the faces of men
?nd women who in times past secretly
and stealthily wept and prayed that their
deliverance from bondage might come,
more from nn instinctive desire that it
should come, au irrepressible feeling that
it ouglU to come, than from a well
grounded hope that it would come. 1
want to revive in the memories of those
who stand before me a recollection of thc
longings and cries for freedom that wen!
ap from their hearts to God in timee
past. How they thought that with free?
dom they would lead better lives; eda
cate their children; build up around
them the safe-guards of a well-orderec
home, aad develope in themselves noblt
and useful characters. We all cherisher.'
such hopes. Al y friends, there is a mys
tory shrouding the history of oar people
which, when rightly considered, j usti
fies as in believing that we have s
destiny worth strnggling for. A prey tc
stronger people, our forefathers wen
stolen from their native land, and scat
tered almost to the fonr corners of tin
earth. The cupidity and cruelty of mai
brought ns to this continent, nnd plantee
us here; and we cannot be rooted out
We are accustomed to say that it wa
Abraham Lincoln who gave us freedom
Mr. Lincoln, great and good as he was
only proclaimed to us the freedom, whiol
had been coming ever since the first Afri
can was sold into slavery In thia country
There is a sense of justice in the heart
of men, whioh, thongh trampled unde
foot, distorted and diverted from ita tru
path, will eventually bring all thing
right. This feeling of justice, arouse
by the sight of a race doomed to slaver
in the midst of freedom and free institti
tions, inoreased in power and activit
until it culminated in what is uBuall
called tho Abolition Movement, begu
by William Lloyd Garrison, who prt
claimed to the nation as its duty: tb
"immediate and unconditional abolitio
of slavery." I am talking to men an
women who remember-who cannot fo\
get-the past. And they well know whi
strenuous efforts were made in this Soutl
land to shat oat from the hearing of tl
slave all knowledge of the great mov<
ment which was to result in his freedou
Still, information would creep in. Sontl
ern men, themselves, in their rage at tl
abolitionists, forgot to be prudent, ac
were the means of informing their slavi
that there was in the country a band i
men and women pledged to secure the
freedom. I do not propose to dwi
upon the history of the abolition i
slavery; it is enough to know that v
have been delivered from that horrib
pit, and that Southern politicians, :
order to save slavery from the advanoii
pnblio opinion set in motion by the ab
li ti on is tn, bronght on the bloody wo
whioh ended in its destrnction. Thus oi
deliverance came. All the forces of Gc
worked for us. Tho prayers and expc
tula tions of good men and women ; tl
thunders of artillery; the barning
cities; and the sacrifice of thousands
lives, were the means by whioh we we
mode free.
With freedom came citizenship. V
who were yesterday obattels have hi
laid upon us, for our own protection ai
for the good of our common oountr
the privileges, responsibilities and duti
of citizenship. How shall we ase the
in order that they may endure and rest
in good to ourselv- s and our oountr,
We believe (do we not?) that we a
worthy of the freedom which Ged b
given us? We believe that tbonj
"meted and peeled" for generations, \
have within ns all the possibilities pt
aessed by other men. How shall we co
vinco an unbelieving world of enemi
that we are flt for self-government? \
can do this only by governing ouraelv<
controlling oar passions, husbanding o
resources, developing by every means
onr power the better part of oar natal
and by tuiowing around our young sn
social influences as will make them pni
intelligent, industrious and disinterest
members of society. Oar enemies ba
said that political rights and privileg
would torn tw*r U?m4tu*m i?r 6nr pi
w-onon would be used to our destractio
Mow. while I think that oar coarse sic
political power was placed iu oar hone
contradicts such statements, I cann
shat my eyes to the fact that we haven
done all that the peculiarity of oar poi
tion required of UH; or to another da
ger-that of bringing every queatii
down to the test of color. Wo demai
of the white people of this country, th
in their political and oivil arracgomeo
they shall know no oolor. Can we <
less than this onrselves? If in Soul
Carolina, where we are in the majorit
.ve make distinction based upon colo
by what right can we complain, if ;
oommnnities where the whites are in tl
majority, they do the same thing? I <
aot think we have done this to any gre
?xtent; probably we have not insist
ipon onr rights in this regard as muc
m we should have done; bnt inflneno
I ara constantly at work-Mt in motion by
QV* enemies-the tendency of which is ]
Lo force ns into thia position. And it 1
seems to mo that np better nae can be i
mada of Otis day than to warn each J
o her against snoh influences. Let ns 1
take iustioe toward all fien, irrespective j
of color <tt oonditton, ^a th? basic for '
oar action; 'and by 1 Irin g in conformity
with that principle, we will secure not 1
only our own rights, bat will assist in i
placing apon a stable fonndation the j
rights of all.
Fellow-citizens, if we would be strong '
men and women, exercising a healthy 1
influence, over our own destiny and that i
of our country, we must resort to those
means wuioh alone give strength and in?
fluence to all classes. Wo must not sim?
ply get mosey, for instance, but we must
keep it, and use it only for high and
worthy purposes. We mast not be con?
tented to remain in the by-ways of soci?
ety, but mast aim to walk in the high?
ways of life. Wecaunot be too ambitions,
if we are only careful to qualify ourselves
for the race we propose to run. Most of
the present generation of men and wo?
men mast probably be content to remain
as they are, bnt if vie are willing to make
the necessary sacrifi?es, we may all con?
fidently anticipate a brighter future for
our children. Education, the possession
of land, and a better style of living, will
enable our children to tike and fill posi?
tions from whioh we have been debarred.
The constant exeroise of political rights,
if they are used with singleness and ho?
nesty of purpose, is, in itself, an edu?
cator of great power. I appeal to the
experience of every man before me. We
all know what we were at the close of
the war; and there is not a men before
me, who, having led a reasonably decent
life, is not better, stronger and nore in?
telligent than he was then. Thi\ free?
dom and citizenship have done for ns,
even with all the hindrances which onr
previous lives and training threw in <s_o
way. What may they not do for usjpf
we only rightly use the power they con?
fer? We must constantly keep in mind
that we are ?nrronnded by men and wo?
men, quick and jealous to see and pro?
claim to the world every mistake we
make. Men and women who, having
lived and grown fat upon our unrequited
toil, without giving ns the slightest op?
portunity for mental or moral improve?
ment, now stand pointing the finger of
scorn nt us, and assert that we are unfit
to enjoy the privilege of citizenship. Let
UR, by forbearance, wisdom and the
wholesome control of our natural im?
pulses, teach them a lesaon. They pro?
phesied that we would turn everything
upside down. Have we done so? I
think.not; and if they will only let ue
alone, and quit "nagging" us, or, if we
can show greater wisdom and magnani?
mity than they have done, their prophe?
cies will not bo fulfilled.
In the language of Jefferson Davis,
"all we ask is to be let alone." Bnt il
seems almost impossible to please these
"our best friends." If any portion ol
our people rest contented where slavery
and the war left thom, it is trompetea
forth to the world that we are unfit foi
freedom, aud that if left to ourselves, wc
will go back to heathenism. If, on thc
other hand, we manifest a disposition tc
rise in the world, build churches nnc
school-houses; go to the Legislature oi
Congress, and take active part in the af
fairs of men, we are immediately pro
claimed as insubordinate, faction!
and dangerous members of society
"reaping where we have not sown," ant
altogether pestilent and disagreeable
"Our beet friends" are hard to please
and I am inclined to think that the bea
conree to pursue is to disregard then
entirely, except as they are members o
the same oommunity, and entitled to th
same rights and privileges as we are
Whatever we may do in assertion of ou
own rights and dignity, let us careful!
remember that they are best protects
when we respect the rights of all othen
Above all, and beyond all, let us re m em
ber that we are American citizens; a!
our hopes and interests identified wit!
the success and welfare of our glorion
and free nation. We can do nothing i
South Carolina, of good or bad, that wi
not influence, in some degree, the destin
of our oommon country. Too long hav
the people of our State been in the bab
of looking upon it as something s?parai
and apart from that Union whioh giv<
to onr land its strength and glory. Lt
us cultivate a spirit of broad nationality
The more this spirit grows the moi
all the petty differences of race, cond
tion and class will sink and fade awn;
and the sooner the time will come whe'
the boast that the United States <
America "is the refuge for the oppresse
of nil lands," will be made practical!
true. It ia a great thing to have a natioi
to feel that yon are part and parcel of
great community, strong in its weak!
its intelligence, its power, and its ja
tice. And not one of the least of oi
blessings to-day is the faot that to i
such a nation is a possibility.
Nash was followed by Comptrolle
Oeneral Neagle, who in his harangue
twenty minutes' duration, was particule
ly severe on the unreconstructed of tl
South, and intimated that tho color?
people were the equals of the whites,
every respect. Representative H. \
Purvis, (colored,) then delivered a seni
ble address, which was well received. '.
the evening, the procession reforme
and with blazing torches tho participar
paid their respects to the different Sta
officers. Secretary of State Cardo
(oolored) responded to a call made np<
bim, and gave his visitors some who!
some advice. The storm forced the pi
i oessionieta to seek shelter a little earli
than they intended. And so ended t
fourth celebration of "Emsnoipatit
Day in Colombia." A "corporal's guar
will form the next procession, unless t
leaders stir np things more extensively
Tbe following were the inscriptions
on the banners:
"Washington, the Father of his Cou
i trv."..JVTi"'*^" 1
"His faithful heart, the bulwark of t
nation."
"The nation ereots his tomb in h
heart of hearts."
"His greatness she admires-his goo
ness commands her eternal love and a
miration."
"His life was gentle, and the elemen
were so mixed in bim that nature migl
stand up and say to all the world TH
was A MAM."
MAIIJ ARRANOKMEN-M. -The Norths]
msil is opened for delivery at 8 a. m
dosed at 8.30 a. m. Charleston, openi
at 5.80 p. m.; olosed at 8.80 p. t
Greenville, opened nt 5.30 p. m.; cloe?
at 8.30 p. m. Western, opened at 9.i
a. m.; olosed at 4 p. m. Gbarlestoi
?evening,) opened at 8 a. m.; closed i
r. 30 p. m. On Sunday, the post office
open from 9 to 10 a. m.
?! ' ? '?? ' " 'J.'I.-.
We er? informed that Chief Constable
Hubbard, with the assistance of Chief
Etadeliffe ?ad Mr. Gurley, of the eity po?
lee, hare eooeeeded in to-resting the par?
ies guilty of the brutal assault ?poe Mrs.
EUohardeoo, OB Monday, 27th. '? Credit is
lue Dr. Trezevant, who f urnishod the in?
formation which led to the arrest. There
s every hope that Mrs. R, will recover
'rom the attack. Although ninety-seven
rears of ?ge, she shows a strong will and
?etormination. The prisoners bear marks
>n their faces and hands of their recep?
tion by the old lady.
SALES. YESTERDAY.-Sale day in Janua?
ry is considered the heaviest day in the
fear, and yesterday was no exception to
the rale; a vast amount of property was
lisposed of, at good pri?es. The follow?
ing were the principal sales-D. C. Peix
otto Sc Soc, auctioneers:
A 200 aore tract of land, in the Fork,
at $4.50 per acre, cash. A sand-hill
tract, of lili),'-.i acres, at 35c. per acre. A
bouse and lot on Pickens street, 208 by
52 feet, $1.800-part cash. A lot os
Richardson, near Gervais street, 105 by
28 feet, $875 cash. The lot on the North?
west corner of Snmter and Lady streets,
104 by 72 feet, $1,000-part cash. Thc
"George Coon" traotof land, containing
70 acres, $100 per acre. The "??eed\
Point" tract, containing 496* acres, $2.21
per acre. The "James Campbell" traot!
containing 319 acres, $2.00 per sore. A
three-quarter acre lot, corner Barnwel
and Taylor streets, $1,975. A four sore
lot, corner Henderson and Lower streets
$675. Two lots on Wheat street, $371
and $320. A 384 acre traot, in the fork
83.75 per acre A one acre lot, come
Taylor and Winn streets, $1,565, par
cash. House and lot on Lumber street
near Marion-lot containing 126 by 7
feet-$750 cash. Six tracts in the lowe
part of Biohland, at prices ranging froi
$1.00 to $3.00 per acre-one-fourth casi
Lot of 3}-? acres, on Gervais and Lad
sheets, with buildings, ma*erial, etc
J_900-part cash. A highly improve
taw, in the fork, containing 1,280 aorei
85m) per acre-part cash. 250 soi
tr A in the fork, $3.50 per acre. 2G
acrcAin Orangeburg, $4.00 per acre
partmph. 1,855 acres on Tenable au
SpeaAsreeks, 50c. per acre. Two on
acre Ism on Blossom street, $121 an
$115. ?he "Gook Tract," in Rich lan
and Kerna w, 50 acres, at 50c. per acn
125 acresTraot, at Ringville, $11.00 p.
aore. A ^tomber of horses and mult
wore also omposed of, at good prices.
PERIODIC?. - The Little Corporal.
This brillianmivenile for January maki
its appearances a new dress, with ne
engraved titi,?ago on the cover,
claims to have amrger oircnlation tbs
any other juveflLe magazine in tl
world; and deserv%its great popularit,
both because of italariginality and ste
ling worth, and becJaso it gives so mm
for so small a price, wily one dollar
year. Published by mred L. Sewell
Co., Chicago, Illinois, mil the childn
should have it. It will sake them bo
better and happier, nUmhrongh tl
year. Y
j Good Wonts for the Pb nm-a mont
, ly magazine for yonng peopleV-profusc
illustrated. Edited by Geofe McE
nald, LL D. The January \rt, wi
twenty-six illustrations, has jusmeeu i
ceived. The contents are vaswd a
entertaining. Tho Baltimore .S?u?rn
says of it: "We pronounce it unhmt
ingly the first of juvenile peri?dica
Terms-yearly subscription, $2.50; 1
gie number, 25 cents. Club rates-TL
copies, $6.50; five copies, $10. Sp
men number mailed, postage paid, to
address, on receipt of 20 cents. J.
Lippincott Sc Co., publishers, 715
717 Market street, Philadelphia,
We are indebted to the same publ
ers for the January number of The ?
nay Magazine, a monthly of recrea
and instruction, with sixteen ilhu
j tions. Edited by Thomas Guthrie, I
j This magazine is the only one of its i
1 racter published in America; and
contents are of a notare that cai
fail to make the magazine extremely
pular. Terms-yearly subscription, $<
single number, 30 cents. Clnb rat
Two copies, $6.25; three copies, $9;
copies, $14; ten copies, $25. Speci
number mailed to any address, on re<
of 25 cents.
I Vick1? Floral Guide, for 1870.
have received from the publisher,
James Yiok, of Rochester, N. Y., ai
of his tastefully-prepared and beaut
ly-ill astra ted "Catalogue of Seeds
Floral Guide." It is printed on
tinted paper, with about 200 wood
graviegs of flowers and vegetables,
a beautiful colored plate-consistir
seven varieties of Phlox Drummo
making a fine bouquet of Phloxes
is the most beautiful, as weil as the
instructive floral guide published, g
plain and thorough directions foi
culture of flowers and vegetables,
published for the benefit of onstoi
to whom it is sent free without ap]
tion, bnt will be forwarded to all
apply by mall, for 10 cents, whieh i
half the cost.
HAUT BAT? af-ins?.-On aa?l
January 1, 2870, tbs Western I
T?le?w?pb Company will receive
sages at and for all stations on
linea, East of the Mississippi Rive
West of the Provino* of New Bran?
for transmission during the night, a
half the usual tari f rates; provided,
ever, thst the tolls on any messaj
half rates shall not be leas than ts
oents. These messsges are require
be written ?pon half rate messagabli
which can be obtained by applicate
the o iii oes of the Company. Mest
to be transmitted at half rates wil
received at any hour during the day
tween 8 o'clock a. m. and 10 o'oloc
m., at all offices ?hieb are open bet'
these hoar?. The Company rec
messages to b$ transmitted at half r
upon the excreta condition that it
not be liable for errors or delays ii
transmission or delivery, or for
delivery 0f flny message beyond
A FATS TEAT OF TUE ASTRAL OIL.-On
Wednesday night u little girl of Hr. H.
H. Conkllu accidentally knocked a lamp
from the table, breaking it and ?clatter?
ing the oil over two of her Bisters and
upon tho poor, The burner fell upon
the floor Wlifi tho oil, the wick ?till burn- '
ing, and Mrs. Conklin picked it up and
blew it out. without igniting the oil or
doing further damage. Mr. Conklin
think? this ls a fair test of the Astml Oil.
aa with the ordinary oil the bouse would
no doubt have bumed down.
Thia oil is manufactured by the Oil
Housoof Charles Pratt, 108 Fulton st..
New York, one of the oldest houses in
the country, being established ?a long
back as 1770. The name of this house
is sufficient guaranty that this is a first
class article. See advertisement ia an- -
other column.
?'. ,\i*
HOTEL ARRIVALS, January JJ.-Colum?
bia Hotel-E. H. Anderson. Miss If.
R. Anderson, MissT. V. Anderson, Dan?
ville, Va. ; J. E. T. Amaker, So. Gav;
T. Simmonds, Baltimore; G. T. Cobb.
Mrs. Cobb, Miss Cobb, New Jersey; J. P.
Adams, Riohland; A. Linenthal, City;
G. D. A vick, Louisiana; D. R. Phifer, .
Master Phifer, So. Ca. ; C. H. Sondloy,
Newberry; J. W. Shepperd, Richmond;
J. F. O'Neal. Charleston; Jas. Finnagar,
[ New York; E DeBorxy, So. Ca.; W. H.
Evans, Charleston ; C. M. Jenkins, W. 8.
Talbert. Ky.; L. C. Bnlow, Charleston;
James Tucker and lady, Boston; J. E.
I Thames, Charleston; B. C. Roseborogb.
Wi un sb o io; B. F. Alfred, So. Ca.; J. A.
j Brenner, Miss Brenner, MIMI T. Brssd,
Augusta; J. M. Rutland, Winoboro; J.
W. Fowler, New York; W. B. Williams,
D. F. Fleming. B. Bellman, H. T. Peake,
Charleston; S W. McKissick, Richland;
D. Jackson, Ala, ; W. O'Brien, R. B. Car?
penter, G. W. Bouse, Charleston; M. O.
Cornwell. So. Co.; W. E. Hagood, Ga.;
Miss G. Brown, Miss Annie Brown, E.
B. T. Graddick. So. Ca.;M. Baum, Cam?
den; O. D. Nathans, Paila. ; J. L. Hum?
phrey, D. E. Perry, New York.
Nickerson House.-Thomas G. Markly,
J. S. Q. Lancaster. A. A. Farley, New
York; W. H. Anderson, Florida; N. Al?
drich, Miss Fanny Hammond, Charles?
ton; W. J. Underwood, Louisville, Ky.;
A. M. Kirkland. Southern Express Com?
pany; Charles F. Janney, J. R. Scott,
jj. C. Courtney, S. W. Bookbart and
I three children. Sw LC; C. X. G. Butt,
I Charlotte; J. M Harris, Greenville; D.
T. Johnson, Alabama; Thomas A.
I Fletcher. Washington, D. C. ; James R.
j Pearson, Danville, Va. ; James Douglas,
Yorkville; F. H. Gordon, Auguste; J. E.
Lebby, James O. Lewis, Jr., Blue Ridge
Railroad.
Msw ADYEIVTISKMENTB.-Attention is,
called to the following advertisement?,
j published the first time this mernina:
P. Cantwell-Hay, Hay.
Mrs. M. J. Curry-Dress-making,
j Meeting Palmetto Fire Company.
Meeting True Brotherhood Lodge,' :' *
J. G. Edwards-G. Sc C. R. R. Bonde.
J. A A. Oliver-Notice.
Edward Hope-A Card.
! Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
G. W. Walker-Meeting Y. M. C. A.
! Geo. W. Williams & Co.- -Fertilizer,
j Daniel Horlbeok-Bankrupt Notices.
Mrs. MoKenna-School Notice.
Hanaban & Taylor-Dissolution.
Mrs. G. M. Cordes-School Notice.
I M. McDougal-For Sale,
j H. 8. Thompson-Male Academy.
WHAT rr is NOT, AND WHAX rr Bit
These truths are self-evident PHALON'S
VITALIA OR SALVATION POR THE HAIE ls
neither stieky like molasses, nor muddy
like s gutter-puddle.1 It is, on tha con?
trary, a genial fluid, clear, limpid,- aro?
matic, harmless, and will restore to gray
bair, whiskers, beards, and mustaches,
their original color ns certainly ss sen
Vj shine melts the snow. .Tl 3%
,V ALIKN'S LUNG BALSAM.-The remedy
j |Vr outing Consumption, Coughs, Bron-'
Aites, Asthma, and Croup. As an ex
pVtorant it has no equal. It is com
- poled of the activo principles of roots
. and planVs, which are chemically ex
j tracted, so as to retain all their medical
qualliee. '
MINSTERS AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS who
. are so often afflicted with throat diseases,
- will ikd a sore remedy in this Balsam.
9 Lozenges and wafers sometimes give re?
lief, bufv.bis Balsam, taken a few times,
1 will instit a permanent cure. With all
- those affined with Coughs or Consnmp
; tion, givo ilia Balsam a fair trial, they
will be ploaVd with the result, and con?
fess that the\SuHE REMEDY TB FOUND AT
3 LAST. \
i It is sold IV all Druggists, and by
t FISHER & HiEVnsu, Columbia, 8. C.
_Y _J1||25J8
9 THE BLESSING OV THE AGE.-No more
* Sick Headache, nomore Dyspepsia, no
r more Indigestion, no more riles* no
. more Chills, no moia Liver Complaint,
no more Jaundice, nofeorePain m the
Back, no more Kidney lesease, nomore
& Costiveness, no more Heartburn. TCTT'H
- VEO ETA BL K LIVER PILL ls a ?.er tain guar
l antee against all these distnssing com
j plaints. Jl fi
? CONSUMPTION is so often tte result of
t protracted liver affection, that liver dis
t ease may be almost farmed tbs tropical
consumption. The one should bt ?guarded
* against just a? much ak the otbe-. And
e no remedy yet discovered so effectually
s prevents consumption end cures liver
, disease as Simmons' Regulato*. Thou?
sands attest its virtue. Seelidvertise
ment \ -Tl P
o -!-?
t We have watched tho oouraJpf so
many djstrqmnJ, ?i^fiJfil'lJlj alafrl11
dyspeptics, of worn-ont and l?r* ,
K females, who have taken a newWf*f^
a life, and gradually reeeivw?Li?ffiri
. strength, health, and the pow#VBt?*i
pleasure from the effects of FtM Mfr,
[ BrrTKBs, thai we are not surprtfl
* testimonials daily received. Mt
, pleasure to do good in the 4M
> full must be the measure of Ibejfl
/ tors of these celebrated Bitteran
MAGNOLIA WATER.-Soperionfl
beet imported Gercoau C^logutJS
at half the price. #?
BLOOD! BLOOD!! BLOOD li?- tiffi
I say, this canker spot; thiaki
demning fruit of a diseased boM
a ted system; impaired health; dH
liver; foul stomach, and other |M
flow from this self-saS?e eau H
blood! Bad blood 1 th? primal sj
all disease. HEINXTSH'S QPfgaffi
LIGHT. This elegant/ preparanJl
only true remedy ysx diwoi^eenH
mo ring every disease and lg orjfl
disease, wbioh m?y bf ?g, ae/J
blood. It ia truly/a so/ fJ*gVm
sud thousands will attar