The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-28
pairing large bodies of their peop,o
Tor precisely such an enterprise.

he was very popular in the South. and
just the leader to carry this through
successfully. Always gentle and cour-
teous, but brave even to rashness. he
won the p'audits of the people and
the hearts OF his soldiers. Whenever.
he raises his standard again, thou
sands will flock to him and follow his
fortunes.
THE DEDUCTION.
thus the Mexican imbroglio seems
complete. The elimination of Eu-
ropean intrigue ana domestic perfitly
seems to be at hand. The great re-
public is to be forced into conclusions
Tor the safety of republican institu-
tl.aa on this continent and the rescue
OF q weaker sister State. For half 8.
century, money, diplomacy and force
nave been alternately brought to bear
to check our advances and erect q
monarchy Ill our path of republican
empire. Providence extricates us from
domestic turmoil just in time to catch
the Toe mapping at our gates. We find
nun IN .1AtyT""'e ele!ich,," with the
blood OF his victims Oh his hands ~,
the dagger raised to strike ourselves.
who shall repine, if, unhec,ling the
renonstrance and the wrath of this
great people, the aggressor should
defy his fate, and Who, should case
s1se, will not join in the cry rc-echo
IN: from the ST. Lawrence to the.
lsthmus OF iehauntepec, Down with
tie empire: Ions live the republic!"
Abandoned Property In tl,r South.
!he frequency Of complaints in re-
gard to Tie recovery of buildings
CANNED to nave been seized as aban-
doned property, and so hsld i,y tho
officers OF tAc Government. is bicoD,-
ing q matter Of public importance,
There seems to be occasions for SO
many changes OF officers ..uc, transfers
Of jurisdiction from unc department.
OF the Government to another, and
from one bureau of Il department to
another. that owners of'proterty find
great difficulty in tracing Possession
and ascertaining the prupcr parties to
whom to apply for redress.
The Government az WASHINGTON
does not, III most cases, seem to under
stand the real situation Of Southern
property. Property owners in the
South not untrcQucnt3y own several
residences. In this vicinity, for in
stance, We. know OF gcntlcmen. not !,
.ew. who have Il winter town house, a
residence on the sound for n,id-s,,m-
lnr*, and - plantation residence in
Inc country beside. Of course it is
..aposslble for these gentlemen to oc-
"npE all these Residences at one and
the same time. On the approach of
our troops to this town some of then
were vacant, and We're taken posses
sion OF as ''.tandonc.
Another case of promsty similarly
held is that owned hy Estates vet in
probate, or the properly Of widows
and orphans held by executors, OF
course sucn property cannot be attain
ed, and the Government does not
mean to hold it; but having been
found ''ahanaon<d' that is, with no
owner present to claim it-thc autho-
rites seized it, and now the rigntful
owners experience an endless amount
OF difficulty iii recluilniuG it. This is
the case in at least one instance nov
IN our mind, where not only is the
property owned by q widow, but her
representative is loyal man beyond
dispute, having already been entrust-
ed with responsible Zee in this
town, and complied with ri The re-
qulrements of oath, &c.
Much property is now held bv the
government representative here that
has never been formally seized by the
officers OF the Treasury Department,
and is not now nor never has been
entered on the books OF the Treasury
Agents; and yet the owners, being
loyal men within all the requirements
OF the law and the proclamation of the
PRESIDENT, cannot recover possession.
our citizens are put to great inconve-
mence and loss because of this distress
OF their property, and are unable to
see any remedy. The Government is
beng injured also from the same
cause, by reason of the tendency such
treatment works tn waokao tbn oo,,E