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Baron 81.1871. - -, j . I , ? j I i ;. ? orita? EiolObllsSiinent tilts Journal. this day. six years ago-Marou 21, 866-about one month after the burn? ing of Columbia,- the first number of this journal was issued.' This is. there? fore, the sixth anniversary of the estab? lishment of the PHCENIX. It is usual, upon an occasion like this, to indulge in reflections upon the past and to make promises for the future. We shall, however, not indulge in these veins of thought. The present bears upon us all with its duties and its gravo responsibilities. This journal expects to 6bnre the fortunes of the city and the State. Ita prosperity is linked with the prosperity of the community. It will continue in the future, ns in the past, to do all that is possible in its line to ad? vance the public interests, and will look with hope to the period wben the sun of a brighter fortune Bhall light up a land now struggling under the heavy load of political misrule, and rent by discordant elements. 'Certain, it is that there is no wisdom in yielding to the suggestions of a spirit hopeless and despondent. In spite of many and grievous disadvan? tages, Columbia has advanced greatly cince the calamity of February 17, 1865. Even now" many buildings are going up and- hew enterprises projeoted. We pos? sess rare advantages in health, accessibi? lity and manufacturing facilities. Work? ing on, therefore, with faith and hope, sternly resolving to exert all our man? hood in breasting the waves of adverse circumstances, we may count upon the ultimate success of our efforts to build up the oity and the State. And upon all legitimate efforts to reoonstruot the for? tunes of our people, well may we invoke the favor of a beneficent Provider"" . 'Tlic Ilope of tbs Coi Even members of tiff * '-' are beginning ?-> j?"V> party for ?fref. W*a?-*or we consider the interested country at large, or of tbsp ??"*te. it is equally the case that Md hopos of a thorough reform in our governmental nffni. . depeud upon the return of the Democracy to power. That this power is on the increase, is ob? vious to the observer of political events and indications. The people of the South in sympathy with the Democratic party can do much to advance as well as to retard this growing power, that Beeks to correct the abuses of Radical misrule and to put the country upon a more prosperous career. Let us, therefore, of the ostracised South, act circumspectly considering how our political movements may affect the prospects of those gene? rous friends that we have North in the ranks of the Democrats and the liberal Republicans. The influences that are to redeem the South must come from abroad as well as at home, and our for? tunes are associated largely with the for? tunes of the Democratic party. When, therefore, the suggestion comes to us from the Democratic organ at Washing? ton, that it becomes un to avoid extremes and to act with due toleration as well as vigor, we hold that it becomes us to heed the caution thus thrown out. ^. . - . THE LAST DESPERATE HOPE OP RADI? CALISM.--AS a last desperate hope the Radicals have resolved upon a Ku Klux war. For this purpose the session of Congress is to be prolonged for the pas? sage of measures which they vainly hope will enable them to inaugurate civil strife and bloodshed in the South and revive the war spirit in tho North. By this means they expect to restore harmo? ny in their own ranks, and divert the attention of the people from their usur? pations, corruption and misgovernment. In all this, however, it is to be hoped they will be disappointed. THE COONTV OP AIKEN.-The Legisla? ture of South Carolina, at its recent ses? sion, created a new County from portions of Edgefield and Barnwell Counties. The Barnwell Sentinel thus confidently predicts a brilliant future for the Coun? ty, which we trust may bo fully real? ized: "The new County has every element of success, and should very soon be one of the most important Counties in the State. In addition to the County seat, Aiken, the popular health resort, it num? bers the flourishing manufacturing towns of Grauiteville and Bath, the Porcelain Factory at Kaolin, the new factory in the t course of completion, between Grauite? ville and Bath, aud the decayed town of Hamburg. It has also in its limits avail? able water power, not yet brought into requisition, nod very productive cotton .'and corn lands on the Savaunah and , Edlato Rivers, nod the large water . courses feeding, the Bama. It is a favor? ite region for tho cultivation of the 'grapeand fruits, besides containing in? exhaustible beda 'pf the finest clay_for . tho manufacture.of tue best ware, with all these advantages, we predict a bright' future for our youug sister, and.as the largest portion of her territory has heou taken from us, will watch her advancing oareer with pride and pleasure." r . ft j D SP ABTM BNT, >' COLUMBA, S?fo.j, Maitob; 20?18fl. Ebrron PHCBNIX: Itia hot my intention tn onffanrQ in a noarapapnr m wi ( rr, T,or?y - T j have neither the time nor the inclination to do BO. I only eek; this once, suffi oient space ia your columns to present a I few facta and r?porte, in reply to your j c or resp o n tf en t, * ' Gal o h o e. " - 1. The Treasury Office of this State is subject to an annual examination, or investigation, by a joint committee, ap? pointed by the General Assembly. rEa olosed are the reports of the ?sverul committees appointed by laW t? perform that doty since I have been Treasurer, to which I invite ?ne attention of th > public. from no duly authorized investigo*'00 ?f u'l tli0 transactions of my office, nor never have. 3. The law clearly defines the manner of safe keeping and disbursement of the public funds which come into my hands, and it has been faithfully complied with . j? a? cases. Not a dollar has ever been received in this office bat what has | been and can be duly and properly ac? counted for; nor has one dollar ever been paid out of the; treasury without the approval of the Governor, with his signature upon the check, ns prescribed by law. 4. Whatever discrepancies exist, if any, in (he published reports of the Comp? troller-General, between the reports of the Treasurer and the Financial Agent, whether of a typographical Character, or from whatever cairne, they Will in due time be corrected, and the State has not | and cannot suffer harm. If any harm does result to any party, it can only full upon the officer who has cOnvaitted the error, not upon the State. " 5. The.Stato finances "uro improving. There was, it is true, a period of serious decline in the value of their securities, for which the Treasurer was in no responsible. That decline v-~ (?g attributable to tb-?Mse ?*fg^*WBe r? made. ?~ ?t^ggg^Sj , I trust, has beon The condition of the of these securities, for the ten days, is the best indication of it. te State is not in good oredit it is oertainly no fault of mine. 6. D?ring a period of almost three years which I have served as Treasurer of the State, I have been, brought into | contact with the better portion of peo-1 pie from all parts of the State, men of Eraperty and standing, professors of the University, lawyers, editors, merchants and public offioers of both politioal par? ties, and I state, without fear of contra? diction, that not one of them all will charge me with corruption or dishonesty in my dealings in a single instance, nor that I ever failed to regard strictly every obligation nnd promise made to them. 7. I know the authors (some of them at least) of the gross attacks that have been made upon me. I know their aims I and the end they have in view, and I say now, once for all, that, knowing my duty and my rights, conscions of having performed that duty, I shall continue to perform it, regardless alike of vile pub? lished slanders or the almost daily threats of unknown assassins. Respectfully, NILiES G. PARKER, Treasurer South Carolina. The following are extracts from the reports of sundry committees with re? ference to the Treasurer's office: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COLUMBIA, S. C., December 4, 1868. The committee appointed at the spe? cial session of the General Assembly, under the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the manner of keep? ing and disbursing funds by certain of? fioers," beg leave respectfully to submit the following report: That in accordance with the require? ments of the Act above mentioned, they bave examined tho books, vonchers and receipts of the State Treasurer, and fiad the books kept, the vonchers, drafts and checks drawn, and all moneys deposited, in strict accordance with the law; sod the general rontiae of business connected with the office transacted in a manner alike creditable to the Treasurer and his clerk. The letter of the law requires that the report should be made np to the 80th day of September; but it being so mani? festly an error, that your committee ar? rived at the conclusion, after consulta? tion with some of the State officers, to \ submit their report to the end of the fis? cal year, October 81. They would re? spectfully recommend that this General Assembly so amend the Act. JAMES M. ALLEN, A. J. RANSIER, WM. J. MCKINLAY. Committee. The joint committee appointed at the j regular seoBion of the General Assembly, by virtue of a concurrent resolution, passed March 12, 1869, and in accord? ance with Section 5 of an Act ea titled "An Aot to regulate the manner of keep? ing and disbursing funds by certain officers," beg leave most respectfully to | submit their report: In accordance with the aforesaid reso? lution and Aot, tho oommittee have ] examined the books, vouchers aud re? ceipts of the State Treasurer, and find th it tho manner of keeping tho books, drafts, checks, also vouchers drawn and moneys deposited, aro as required by law. The oommittee have found no warrant issued or drawn by the Comp? troller beyond the power granted him by law. J. H. RAINEY, WILLIAM MCKINLAY, JAVAN BRYANT. The joint committee appointed at the ! regular tissaion o! 186^-70, by rrirtfas of ? a concurrent resolution of February 2 1870, and in accordance with the Act of August, 1868, entitled "An Act to regu? late the manner of keeping and disburs? ing funds by certain officers," respect itally beg leave to eubmifc the follow! ifporfT^*" * ?.*.*''*, Jfjj^k* ; .2.. i TriVUsuBY DSQ?A6TMSS?T.--? ootnmittfejj would otate that they Made a*critical examinaron cf rd Hooks, rnm ?od r^eipte ?? &ho Ste^e] Trnanorpr. an ri find iliftra norrat {hi every partioular. Tho manner of leoop-1 i ig the various seta of books, checks and all receipts of moneys and disbursements1 of the same, 'drafts and deposita, has been 'in ncoordanco with the require? ments of h?W. . * ?***?* Tonr committee, in closing this report, ertfto?oe-the opportunity of saying that tho courtesy extenden! to them, while in discharge of the dut ios entrusted to them, na well as the accuracy and de? spatch observed in the examination necessary, afforded them much gratifica? tion and pleasure, and reflects credit on the interests of the State. (Signed) H. E. BLAYNE, BENJ. A. BOSEMON, JR UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER. WASHINGTON, March 18, 1871. Sm: Enclosed please find copy of a letter, written this day, to the gentlemen whose ?ames aro attached at bottom; and, as a friend of good order, aud one who, with myself, earnestly desiiing the prosperity of our State and the return of peace and harmony, I desire you to pub? lish in your valuable journal, and oblige, yours respectfully, T. J. ROBERTSON. To Mr. JoiiiAN A. SELBY, Gola robin, S. C. UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER, WASHINGTON, March 18, 1871. GENTLEMEN: The disturbed condition of nfftirs existing in certain localities of our State has caused mu the greata^ concern. ifvof Sincerely desiring thc> P'^rtof our our State and the Juv3^^it tbe mogt PeQ1 V? OoT'ofAny lifo if leonid be a.^Fdo^fl-?i any good os a pacificator. *~It ie^unneoessary for me to enlarge upon the terrible evils which threaten the State if the antagonisms of our so? ciety are not repressed. My idea is that the true road to peace is by peaceful means, hy justico and kindness to all dusses, so ihut none may feel themselves alien from the Govern? ment. I am not sangino of the effect of laws unless they are sustained by public opi? nion. My object, then, in addressing you is to oak your aid in arousing and concen? trating the opinion of all good oitizens in fuvor of law and order. Knowing your intelligence and good intentions, 1 venture, though not of the same politi? cal organization os yourselves, to invoke your aid in the premises. My suggestion is, that you put your? selves io communication with tho lead? ing oitizens in the respective Couuties of the State, so as tb organize and combine the moral power of the State in favor of peace, good order, and obedience to the law. I cannot but believe that the happiest result ii would follow your exertions, and harmony, good order aud general con? tent would soon re-visit our distracted State. Assuring you of my earuest desire to co-operate in this mission of pence, which is intended to secure the rights of every citizen, I remain, with highest regard, your obedient servant, , T. J. ROBERTSON. To Messrs. J. B. KERSHAW, M. C. BUT? LER, J. H. RION, S. MCQOWAN. ? o ? ? FROM MEXICO-EXCITEMENT IN TE HUANTRPEO.-A despatch from the City of Mexico, Maroh 9, states that much excitement prevails in the district of Tehuantepec, in consequence of conspi? racies against the lives and properties of foreigners. Many have fled, with their families, in order to save their lives, leaving their property behind. Fosters were affixed to the houses of foreigners, threatening the inmates with assassina? tion. Letters from persons present con? firm the statements. Oue says: "Wo must abandon the isthmus to God and the Mexicans." Another says: "Tho foreigners are flying for their lives. Among the principal persons threatened are Mr. Wolf, the United States Consul; Mr. DuBois, a citizen of the United States; Mr. DeGives, a Frenchman, and two priests; charged with appropriating tho statue of St. Vincent, their patron saint, and saying that the troops carried off the saint. The course of the Victoria, a newspaper: published in Oaxaca, has been influential in bringing about this state of' things. Minister Nelson is in? vestigating this and other matters, and addresses Mr. Fish on the subject. The Mexican press feels sore over the colonization of Lower California by the Americans. The fact is now very apparent to onr mind, says the Union Times, that the two races cannot live peaceably together and the country prosper, particularly with the inferior race as the governing power. It ia an unnatural position for either, and the white and tax-paying race will not longer submit to the degradation. The white people of the South have ex? hibited moro forbearance than we sup? posed they possessed; but the results of this unnatural position are fast culminat? ing in corrupt legislation, taxing one portion to keep up the extravagant go? vernment of the other, disorder and riots throughout the land. Force can? not reconcile the opposing parties. There must be ti chango in the governing pow? er. That alone will ensure a permanent peace. Tbe Northern people would not submit for one mooth to the humiliation and oppraseion which the Southern peo? ple have patiently Buffered for five years. It is inhuman to ask it, and disgraceful to the nation that forces it upon any part of her citizen?. The Roman Empire was once sold at auotioo. rea Hpcicll of H?pr?MMl?tt7C Kl? iioit. Washington despatch of Tuesday ?ne New xt?tk Herald says : ?.he cenBation in the House to-day was ? maiden speech of Mr. Elliott, the Sro member from South Carolina. Mr. gjL_ oLjCenbuoty, had introduced a Werai am??8ty M"? a?d ik WM OQ *uio ?WLEllioti made his speech. He is a EVdark n?*0? Dnt evidently tho ablest Ppibe five 'j?ph: men in the present House. Gene/" B,irler? who had kue Wpor, yielded t-HSWott, wl,? 8l'?ke from 'I seat in the ij**"*1?*10 T>ioity of where Butler sits. BmoU ieNwell educated and has a good -slivery-rather inclined to be amp^aiouiul. He ohurged down in. ro^d style upon tho Eu Klux, and then .sieged" that they were sustained and kruotenanced by the Democratic party pl tlio North in general and Tammany 'Hall in particular. Both Dem?crata and Uvpublicans gathered around him as he "puKe, this being the first upeech by a UUR'O in the House. At the close of his Rpe?ch he was warmly congratulated by n>v*ral promineut Republicans. The billlwas dually defeated, but whether on accjluut of Elliott's speech is not known. ^ '?ho following were the remarks of El? li, as reported in the Herald: Hr. Elliott, colored, Representative of ?th Carolina, said he believed he had WmW regarded as entertaining liberal fia on thia question, but tit a time HBthiH, when ho turned his ?yes t? l'ie 9th and saw the loyal men of that seo QB suffering at thu hands pf the very of men whom it was now proposed 'Og'iieve o? their political di?abii2?^-n lieBiust now and hero enter Jj^^t wae PjBest against this pr?positif on dis? cing but paying a ythe expense ol U>?lty and treusrtf-ot 8"n"?hed that the ^?tL i^'?rom Kentucky (Mr. Beck) ^^HBfentroduoe such a bill. Ho np p^/^^w the feelings of sympathy whioh tho^mteroan entertained for those men in tye Honth who are now prohibited from hohiiug office. They were the gen? tleman's allies aud compatriots. They are disfranchised simp'y because they rushed into rebellion against the besl Government under Heaveu, with the ad? vice aod Consent of such ns the gentle? man from Kentucky. He regretted thal the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Farns worth) ou Friday took occasion to com? pare tho condition of tho men who art disfranchised with thoBewho are allowee lo hold oflh;e iu the South. He tool occasion to draw a comparison betwecr. an old man t>nd his former servant win held offioe, a^d had made an appeal it favor of tbe former. But why was thii so? Because the old man with whom the gentleman, from Illinois sympathized in his heart joined the rebellion, whih the slave was ?oyal to the Government Tho one despised the flag, while tin other loved itfi The difference was, tin poor old manjivould only curse the Go vernmeut aurM maltreat and murder i loyal mao, whlL the slave was his pro teotor. Inst eal of the romoval of po litioal disabilities doing good, it wouh bo taken ns un&vidence that this Con gre.s'i desired tolhand over the Govern meat to tho tenner mercies of the dis loyal men, who ?te responsible for thi murders and ontiWea nt the South. B; their denunciation of Congress ant abuse of the President and all connecte! with the Government, they aro tho mei who commit the Heeds. They contrf bute to these deedljfr>y their tocia? iuflu euee and with t he/money furnished b. Tammany Hall to Keep up tho outrage in order to insurclDemocratic triumpl iu the South, il tty Elliott) was here ii behalf of tho loyal men to tell thes facts. The numberlof arms shipped t tho South on everylsteumer was uo evi dence that the disloyal men at the Sont are the instrumeutsMfor carrying out de signs of their Northern allies. He rep reseated white men w well as men of hi owu complexion, n constituency wer as loyal as that of aw- other man on thi floor. That constitilucy appeal to COD gress to do justice aft protect them b legislation, instead efl placing them un der the heel of thosnflko ruled with ai iron hand. I DEMOCRATIC CAUCU.1-The Democrat and Conservatives of Both branches o Congress held a caucjp at the Capitol on Saturday, Senatoi^Cusserly in th chair. A resolution wa* passed that i is essential to the interests of tho peopl of this country that the Democrats an< Conservative members of this Congres be in constant attendante upon this ses sion nntil the Anal adlournment, ant that the absentees be requested to returi at once, so that the evil legislation cou templated may be avoided. Resolution were adopted to appoiit a Democrats and Conservative Cougrewiouul Commit tee, to take charge- ol elections ant other political matter, aid empowered ti appoint a reside it Execn ,le Committee composed in wooloo*, /part of mern bera of Congres . for cai vaigu work. The following named ,i>iitleraen wer? appointed to CODI pose th kyongressiona Committee: Now York, ll.W; Slocum New Jersey, John P. Stociton; Penney! vania, Samuel J. Rundel; Delaware, Benjamin T. Biggs; Marlland, Steven? son Aroher; Virginia, jlir. Crichter North Carolina, F. E Slober; Som!: Carolina, Isaac G. McKisajjk ; Georgia, P. M. B. Yoong; Alabami P. M. Dox; Ohio, P. Vau Trump; Kejtncky, Boyd Winchester; Tennessee. W C. Wbitt horne; Indiana, M. 0. ISpr; Illinois, Samuel S. Marshall; Misicri, Erastus Wells; Arkansas, James M.^FIauks; Mi? chigan, J. G. Sutherland; florida, Silas L. Nibtack; California, Eugio CusueHy; Oregon, James H. Slate! Nevada, Charles W. Kendall; Idabo,{S. H. Mer? ritt; Dakota, Moses T. ArmAronc^^No appointments havo yet beqfiaB Mississippi, Louisiana, ifi Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kaus! bras ka. A boat, in which wero h\ men, was swept over Salami] Russell, Massach lisetta, night, and all the men werel mileB above Alston, thet/pafl '' ?j"?_ ' -'/; ''' |jj , j on tho Spartanborg ?nd^jH; 1 lili - - waa thrown from the ttMijPJ _ " . and rolled down an emMH" teen feet, nod capsized, ^"^W passengers, all of whom SH escaped with slight 'n^flB^B tlio8G perceptibly hurt are IR 'Bf Captain A. B. Woodruff?jjfl Crenahaw, J. D. OolemaufH Gist and lady, Misa Mattie ?fl Thomas, and F. N. Walk^fl even more remarkablu, tl fl infants in the coach, and j 9 was hurt. |--; PHONIXIANA.-The price H copies of the PHCENIX is (ive efl Book and job printing of fl attended to promptly at PHONMB A fount of minion of.about 200fl together with two-line letter, ueafl will bo ?o?d ac 40 cenia u puujpt tho cases. This is a bargaifl foundry price is G8 cents. Al sew second-hand bourgeois JflHn&fl 2fj and 30 cents. . P/^jffl chases, etc. , . , " "-1H j ?? -, . brief?, i . lW ^^.rs, hand-bills, bilwB Everything ia the way ot^SB^9?^99 i gotten up iu the best stvW that wc pledge ourselves fl tory to all parties. Letfl 1 you, business men, in thefl ders for the spring tra? proved machinery and s tefl challenge comparison in pfl ' Plain and fancy colored H . outed with neatness and defl most reasonable terms, fl > styles of cards, &a, on banfl in excellent style, at the The March number of j.;fl an illustrated magazine, fo^HRH funny work, is at hand.VHj j numberless fashion platevjHH colored, besides descriptiveyflj i admirer of fashion-aud ffl > not?-eau readily bo withewfl 1 Taylor, 391 Canal street, i I tho publisher, at $3 per aubfln 1 Woman's rights-HusbaucflHl 3 Some of the newspapers WM - about "the blunders of tvs fix \ gress." Its blunders are njt afl . pardonable. What it pollicufl i served hanging for, was itserimfl We are told there is nothing mamfl j vain. But how about aprettfl . girl? Isn't sho maiden vain? VS Never deal with aa uudertakerfl - eau possibly avoid it. They anfl B set, always wanting to screw youl < j Tho PoHtmnster-General has rfl J lished tho post office iu Lefl[ a Comity, known as Clark's Mill, fl pointed G. A. Clark, postmastfl y post office has been established at fl (, Mills, ia Orangeburg County, rm fl * J. F. Witt appointed postmaster. 98 Q Boutwell is right, after all, j nfl ? having tho public debt for poeternfl .. pay; for, if Radicalism continues tofl lt us much longer, we shall leave postfl nothing to pay with. V ' ? The Governor has apipoiatedlWintlK e Williams, of Richland \uounty| as NotaM s j Public, and Mr. L. C. Anderson, AssfcnYfl ' ant Adjutaut and Inspector-Genera! of fl y the State of South Carolina, H. E. Sp u Hay ne, Senator from Marion County, fl was, ou Thursday, elected Land Couts- Pl stoner by the Advis^?fcoard. j "9 f Sergeant Bate?,--^rlfljwill be reinem- ? jfl bered as visiting Col^bia, in 18?-S, j] Jj e during his "tramp" from Vicksburg to j ll L Washington with the United Skates flag, HjH I is about to issue a book, under the title [n^fl 8 of "Loyal or DislojgkV.Jjontaii ing a ful. VfiH ? account of his toufiB w^J.-a^J?i e?j?j&HSJ 1 rieuce North, durfT tho P fl 2 campaign, in 1868. Tho prictfl B per copy, and theadnvess of tbfl 0 Indiana Stale Sentinel aSLoc, I nfl - lis, Indiana. | fl * The story of Acteoi is renewefl uer was struck down by the verfl * baggers whom he sp much afl getting into the ornate. A ra fl j man and Brownlow wero amopafl . to vote against him; then Lefl . RobertEon, Seo. Boreman oTfl 1 to tho division of ftirginifl \ tho rest owe thei?> to Sufl ' struction policy. W. K. Greenfield, Esq..BBB i great increase of baa/iaestfl 1 extensive addition to his ?fl rium, and, at the surfe tiflSH ; materially to his ^ tiffi Among the latest, is AJB 1 open plnoton, whicl^jfl ' This vellido has btjifl of our successful ?fl inashort time, wilirfl EHUhfjeeta. ATH