The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-01


HsSpecial notices Is cents line.
. Arecent demonstration at the North
has sent thrill of horror through the
heart of the nation. The ''free Mig
gers of the great State of New York
have solemnly declared ''that the re-
construction policy of the President
does not meet their approval, and
that they have no confidence in An
drew Johnson Alas! alas!
The President is in an. agony of
grief. and suffers almost as acutely as
Governor Pierpont is supposed to
have done when a portion of the
Late negro Convention atAlexandria
agreed with the State Jo,HnM in de-
claring that they were not his friends
1t is feared that this terrible blow, if
it does not drive the President and
his Cabinet to some desperate act of
sef-destruction, will at least force
them to resign-but paralyzed as the
nation now is by this terrible calami-
ty, it is impossible to say what will
be done.
This fearful misfortune fell upon
the Administration and the South on
The Odd of the present month-truly
very .'black day in our national
history. The mortal blow to the
policy of President johnson was
struck between the hours of IL q. m.
and 3 p. M, on Friday last, at
''Hanft's Myrtle Avenue Park" in
the city of New York.
The day was 4 very sutry one, and
therefore well suited for strong not
to say S|ore,porering CoLoRED JUB1-
LsE," as the Herald terms it. Fierce,
fragrant, firm and ferocious, zone
thousand colored persons Of both
sexes assembled On the memorable
day aforesaid to Acommunicate the
President of the United States. The
procession was most appropriately
formed with a ssquad of police. and
a drum corps in 'front.'" and CDR
Conover and Union League No. in
the rear" Their order of battle was
precisely like that of Napoleon's, the
t'S0pnas and jackasses'' having been
f'sent to the rear" About 2 O'Clock
p. NJ, the united forces of Sambo and
Dinah made fierce assault upon
President johnson. The attack was
commenced by picket line of drums
and gongs, and the sava,as and their
companions in the gear raised a fear
full clamor. One thousand Sandbos
and Dinahs then assaled President
johnson with great ardor, Jas we
make our cas-" and COS" precisely
alike, we hope "ardor" will not be
spelt ''od04" by the compositor, as
the mistake would be both natural
and suggestive.] When it. is recol-
lected that day was hot one, we can
well imagine the fearful nature Of
that ''charge of the one thousand. :"
Their communicating chief, a person
named Broom, swept the President
fore and aft like broadside of grape.
Amid loud and fervent ecstatic excla-
nations of ''Glory!'' Dress de Lordp'
"Amenv' the aforesaid Broom de-
nonnced the President as '|traitor"
and a coward. He also called him a
dog "who barked brayely," but who
did not bite the legs Of the secession
lists half as much as he, Broom, :"
wanted him to do.
The aforesaid ''Broom," having
doubtless upon many occasions star
tied impecunious passengers who were
snugly slowed away in the shady
places of Hudson river steamer, by
loudly ringing bell and asking them
to, ''step up to the Captins offs and
SETTLE" declared that General But
ler, 'or somo one else, was ringing a
bell IL Massachusetts which would
toll the death knen of every traitor
in the White House," Having ex-
terminated President johnson, the
''colored jubilee" wound up with ire
freshments' and "a dance i Phcw
. Richmond Times, 25M.
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