The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-06-01

W Ithout delay he sets himself up rs an
authority outside of the Government,
and, therefore, III opposition to the
Government; for during such crises he
who Is not with us is against US.
Knowing the immense gravity which
attaches to his words on account OF the
position lie occupies, he calls together
two or three thousand blacks, aud does
not hesitate 10 suggest doubts Of the
policy of the administration towards
them, adding :hc significant sneer that
he-thr great negro worahlrper.-ls
no longer in It's councils In the very
face of The Constitution he announces
that he knows no reason why the
privilege Of suffrage may not be at
once and universally given 10 the
blacks, thus pledrcilinS Il constI-
tut ional question which may possibly
be brought before the Supreme Court
for its decsi'n 1t is lad enough for
the Chief Justice to volunteer these
semi, judicial opinions: bat it is worse
for h:m To volunteer them Cor political
purposes, "o:n@ into tic market to hiJ
!or negro votes against the person who
arrested ex Governor Aiken, because
that Southern loval>t had thirty thou
sand dollars worth Of silver plate au,,
twenty thousand bottles O: old wine in
his cellar. Is Mr.. Chase ignorant Of
! the horrors OF st. Domingo? Is he
unnnGtUl OF dc iact that those hor-
rors arose, not from the actual p,ocla
! nation OF freedom, hu, from the efforts
to re-adlUst the >tntHS OF The enamel
patcd Iack>? lenorautly or wil.ul!v,
he Is provoking 4 new social war be-
tween the races OF :?e South. His
( w"r';> a'r incouGin:v. :ni 'hrv en-.
ha:.,>s the Govcinm,rM,. Instead Of
Lr!4$s at h.> '2*. .! ,:H;v AT Vi a>in.
, ton. tn ASS, in the :r;a! Of he :.>>,>.
/ sln:hloA conSrra.vrs, he is c.cclinMcpy-
ING among possible vo'rrS for suifra rcs
which may vet he denied them. With
. ell our respect for the ci.i::c he holds.
We cannot torAr.r rei'alin. sue. pro
cccdinos IN Tie stro'.ur>; terms In
deed. our respect for L.. Eii"f Justices
crminc renders Us Ii" more impatient
w;tA hn who hrJrag@lcs aud dis
graces it.-N'c,r orI. Ucrud.
Important Notice TO Cotton Owners.
OFI'rl: or IS. PvEcuASlHG AGEHT,
Charleston, S. c., May -, 1865.
Tie attention Of all cotton owners
is called 10 tAc following extracts from
the "-AmenIc.i Rcsu!a'ous for the
purchase Of products Of tie in>urrec-
'ionary States on Government account,
issued from the Treasury Department,
of date May Q, 1865, and approved
by the President, Of the same date.
4. Agents shall be appointed by the
Secretary of The Treasury, with The
approval Of trc President, to purchase
for the United States. under special in
structions from the Secretary Of tie
Treasury. products Of States declared
to he III insnrrection, at such places as
may from time to time be designated
by the Secretary Of the Treasury as
markets or places Of purchase.
III. The operations Of purchasing
agents shall be confined to the SINGLE
article OF Gotten; and they shall give
public notice at the place to which
they shall be assigned, that they will
purchase in accordance with these
regulations, all cotton rot captured or
abandoned, Which may be brought to
IV. TO meet the requirements of
the s;h Section Of the Act of July 2.l.
1864, tie agents shall receive all
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