The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-19

section. AS soon as this had become
Known, the negroes from off the plan
tations fockcd to the camps, and
there received whiGkcv and advice
They were told t!.a5 now they had be-
conc free they ncee not work; they
ought to take pcssess ion OF all their
masters property; tLcy were entitletl
10 it; that their actions would bc sup
ported ny the military. OF coursc
this put - stop to all contracts and
labor Our. negroes in few days con-
cladol not to work, bat declined to
leave the. place, and demanded food.
Complaint WIS made at headquarters,
and the complainant was scpoly in
formed that if he (the CoHlAandcf)
heard OF sny aaore disturbances, he
would arrest him and send him down
to Castle Pincllncv;; That the freed
men must be treated properly. Ex-
plantations We're not heard, and all at
tempts That way were met by soldicrly
(?) rebukes. Appeal was lnade, and
was nlnS in the same manner The
result is jcst this. Every one that can
do so VIII leave the country aud so To
the mountains. No crops will be plant
ed, and the sw"et-scantcd oman and d
brother will enio= The priceless pi-
vilcga Of freedom, and the greet adj
vantage Of starvation. This one illus
tration is a fair and truthful state
ment Of the ''lGbor system Of South
Carolina. The same state of affairs
exist all over the country. Here in
the city, some days ago, some riots
occurred between the white soldiers
and the co!ored. Some of the latter
were killed. It was thought by the
Commander (Gen.. Hatch that the
effect would be rather bad if it were
said that there was not the most cor
dial good ieciinS existing between the
two classes of soldiers aud, to pre-
vent anything of thc KIND, an order
was Issued, stAt,i. tlIa:, in:,smnch SIS
certain ''cit;zens of@Chsrlc>ton h&,;
been detected N wearing the uniform
OF The United States Army, and that
riots had occurred between sait! citi,
zelis and some OF the soldiers, it is
orde'cd that when any citizen shall
I've discoverc,? wearing said uniform
he shall be imp.isoncd," etc. and
that to prevent any further disturb
ancn, no citizen shal! be allowed to
Walk III the streets a!.e.r S o'clock at
night, unless provided with Il pass
from headquarters
1t s'hopcd, now tnat the Governor
has issued his procl,nsation-onr civ
ing great satisfaction to all a better
state Of affairs viii exist, and the labor
system Will really be organized into
some practical shape. We arc to have
the Convention il September, anl
there i; 10 doubt bat what our repro
srntatiJa there Will BE just such !, one
as We desire. The people OF this
State, :l:s .l;:vr SAID, ,ire sincerely de
sl"ous Of conforming to tho actual
situation. and, il they are allowed to
speak for themselves, vii; take the
earliest opportunity Of secUrin,: law
and order. We Will have no party
issues i'll the election for the 'o:.vcn-
ton. Int there is a:ilo%t universal
Ssrin;na1icn to select .lew men-r>i,-
resentaiiTe ones whQ, heretofore,
have not hycn known IN The political
; world, and who have 40 political hob
blcs. There is little news 6f Il local
character in Charleston. Gen. Gill
more leaves the city to-day for the up
country. and will meet Governor
Perry ut Columbia. We are to have /,
new daily journal soon, to he called
Ihe DaIty Ne~s. a fine opening for
such an enterprise exists, and if the
publishers properly conduct it they
VIII meet with great s"ccess. dc
not know any of the parties connected
with the paper. Mr.. Mcmillan, the
; publisher, is an old Nercu.y m;m,
believe. OF the other parties I know
<, nothing. tor. -Nem YORK.; NcnS.
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