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

showed me the receipt for debt of
about fifteen hundred doEars con-
tracted before the war, which ne had
paid in full; and he asked, for four
months on 8 bill of eight Thousand
dollars, which was readily given.
Still another settled his old indebted
ness with one-third cash and eight
and twelve months notes for the bal
ance, while he got ninety days on
three-fourths of his new bill. One
man said he had many friends in the
North, ahd they all knew he had been
q thorough rebel, he expected some
taunts, but tried to carry himself like
a gentleman, and was coulteously re-
ce1ved, 'eVen in Boston" These are
specimens of q score of answers have
received to this question.
Many of. the stores were more or
less injured by the shelling. A few
OF these have been alread:- repaired.
and are now occupied-very likely by
Northern men. Two dozen, great
and small, are now in process Of re-
PAIR, and scores stand with gaping
doors and windows. The doubt as
to the title of the property and the
wise caution of the President in grant
ing paFdons, unquestionably has
something to do with the stagnation
so painfully apparent, but very much
OF 1t is due to the hesitating shiftless-
mess of even the Southern merchant.
who forever let's ''I dare not' wait on
81 would"
GOOD ORDER.
The city is under thorough military,
rule but the iron hand rests very
lightly. Soldiers do police duty, and
and there is some 8 o'clock regulation,
but, so far az can learn, ANYBODY
goes anywhere at all hours of the
night without molc~taSoir ''fhere
never was such good order hers be-
fore, said an old colorcd NAH to me.
The main Streets swept twice 4 week,
and all garbage is removed at sunrise.
eli the Yankees were to stay here
always and keep the city so clean, I
don't believe we'd have yellow jack
here any more, was q remark I over
heard Oh the street. ''Now is de fust
time sence [ can mem er when brack
men wassafe in dc street 'er night
fall, " stated the negro tailor in whose
shop l sat an hour yesterday The
military force now in and immediately
about the city consists of about eight
hundred white and three hundred
colored soldiers. The 55th AIassa-
chusetts have been stationed only
short distance away, but it IS at once
going home--two or three companies
starting tomorrow, I believe. There
is strong hope among the citizens that
the Government will soon be turned
over to the civil authorities. I asked
the negro tailor what would be the
effect-''They'd begin to.kin de col
ord people in less as a week. I
think the control Of the city may,
Ahowever, soon be given over to the
Mayor, but only onthe condition that
some military force be kept near, and
an officer be placed in command who
viii know how and when to give Good
advice to the civil authorities. I
think, notwithstanding the profess
slons Of the people. that it would, be
a measure full OF owl promise to re-
move the military entirely from the
district.
THE PEOPLE.
On the surface; Charleston is quiet
and loyal, and I do not doubt that the
more intelligent citizens are wholly
sincere in their EXPRESSIONS of q de-
sire for peace and reunion. The city
has been humbled as no other city has
been; and I can't see how any good
man, after spending few days here,
can desire that it shall be furtherhu-
inflated merely for revenge. Wheth-
er it has been Inundated enough for
health is another thing. Said one of
the Charlestonians on the boat, s..You
won't see the real sentiment of our
people, for we are under military
rule; we are whipped, and we are
going to make the best of things; but
we hate Massachusetts as much Us we
ever did," This idea of making the
best Of things is one I have heard