The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-07-20
meated every part Of the interior, and
IN very few isolated sections the

relations. Of ma ster and slave in some
csses particularly exist; but the number
OF such instances are diminishing
oaily, and will utterly cease to exist
as the agents of le Bureau succeed
in reaching the localities that are still
tainted.
Professor S. NJ. Mccullough and
Gen. Thomas A. Harris, prominent in
the rebel service, have been brought
here from the coast Of Florida aud
lodged in prison.
A gentleman recently arrived here
from Florida states that David L.
Yu'ee, ex-senator from Florida, has
been lodged in Fort Pulaski, together
With Acting-Goveroor Allison, whose
predecessor committed suicide. This
Informant represents that although as
much cotton will not be raised as
heretofore in Florida, the corn crop is
very abundant. A public meeting
was lately held at Mariana to initiate
measures for the restoration OF the re-
lations Of Florida to the Union. No
delegation has yet appeared in Wash
ington on this subject.
President johnson was waited on
yesterday by Messrs. James A. Jones,
r. A. Lancaster, VIM. Fl. HaxaIl and
J. L. Apperson, representatives. of
merchants and others Of Virginia, who
wished him to amend the amnesty
proclaim alton by striking cut the thir.
teen,h exception-the twenty thousand
dollar clause. They represented that
this feature inrerfered with the develop.
ment of industry b! binding up capi>
tai, and in this way oppressed the
poor, and that when they endeavored
% borrow money in the Northern or
Middle States they were at once met
by the objection that perhaps :hey
had OYER twenty thouands dollars, and
if they had, the accommodation could
not be extended, so that they were
unable to give work to the poor men
who called upon them, &c.
The President reminded them that
the amnesty proclamation did not
cause this distrust; it was the COM
mission of treason aud the violation of
law tlAt did it. The amnesty pro
c'amation left these men Just where
they We're besore-it did not add any
disability to them. Ii they had COM
mitted treason they We're amenablc to
the conliscation law which Congress
had passed, and which lie, as Pres.
dent could not alter nor amend. In
the amnesty proclamation he hal Of.
iered pardon to some per>ons, but
that did not injure any other persons.
Would they like to have TIE amnesty
proclamation removed? w ould tilev
feel any easier in that case?
4 Delegate-No; but it would
assist us very much if you wonld
extend the benefits Of the proclama-
tien to persons worth over twenty
thousand dollars.
The President replied that in max.
ing that exception he had acted on the
natural supposition that men had aid
ed the rebellion according to the
extent Ct their pecuniary means. Did
they not know this?
4 Dsleyae-No, I did not know it.
The President-Why, yes, you do.
You know perfectly we'll it was the
wealthy men Of the South who
dragooned the people into secession. I
lived in the South, and know how
the thing was done. Your State was
overwhelmingly opposed to secession;
but your rich men used the press and
bullies and your little army to forcs the
State into secession. Take the txenfu "