The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-11-21


announced his purpose not to enter
upon the roll the name of any member
from any of the States lately sein re.
bellion," until the House organizes
and admits them. The present indi-
cations are clear, and, we fear, un-
mlstakable, that the House Will sus-
tain the clerk, not only in denying
our Representatives any voice in their
organization, but in excluding them
from the floor of Congress during the
entire session, and as much longer as
they can
The propriety of such policy, both
as regards right and expediency, has
already been thoroughly argued and
discussed ; any further discussion of
1t now would be tiresome and vain.
We merely wish to warn our people
to nerve themselves for more cruel
trials of their fortitllde than they have
yet endured to school themselves in
the exercise of patience and discre-
ton. They will have need of both.
II there are any among us who do not
appreciate the difficulties in the face
OF which the President inaug,lrated,
and has partially developed his wise
and patriotic policy, they will have
their eyes opened when they get their
first view of Congress. We do not
promise that they Will see a cloven
foot, or barbed tail, or will smell
birthstone but they will see every
thing else.
All that We can do is to look On.
We are powerless, except to injure
ourselves. This we can do in almost
any way in which We choose to set
about it. Indeed, so numerous are
the ways and means on hand, that
about the only way in which we can
be secure against harming ourselves
IS to remain entirely passive. We are
certainly helpless, but we do not be
heve our situation is hopeless. Our
people need not stand idle. however,
while awaiting the isaue OF events.
they cannot control. 1t becomes them
to employ their energies III the only
direction in which they can be made
available-towards the Development
and organization of our immense in
dustrlal resources.-R'chmonG Times
HORRIBLE CASE OF DEsrIrrr1oS AND
DEATH.-The New York papers relate
the following. We wonder where
Messrs. Beecher, Chaplin, Phillips and
other professional philanthropists are
on such occasions:
Coroner Barrett was Yesterday no.
titled that 4 woman was lying dead in
the basement of 80 Richardson street,
=. d., and on repairing to the place
was horrified at the spectacle it pre-
sented. In one corner of the cold
and unfurnished apartment the ema-
cl;.1ed figure Of a woman was lying
cold IN death. In an opposite corner
her husband was lying in dying
condition, and huddled together in
the middle Of the room were their
four little children, the eldest only
five years of age, presenting an APP
pearance of the most abject destitu-
ton and suffering. It appeared on
the inquest that the name of the
familyis Rufel, and that the deceased,
Catharine Rufcl, died from destitu-
ton. Her husband has been sick for
the past two months, and being q
stranger in the land, having arrived
from Germany within a recent period,
he knew Of none to offer his little
family helping hand. Mrs. Rufel
died between eleven and twelve o'clock
on Sunday last, and there were none
present to help her in her last extre-
nifty. Coroner Barrett directed Mr.
Rufel to be sent to the hospital at
Flatbush, and notified the Superinten-
dent of the Poor TO take care of the
children.
JOHN VAN BrEES AND Gov. SEY
MoUR. UR.--Secretary Depew, of New
York, wrote a lively report Of con-
versation with John Van Buren, in
which the latter gentleman compli-