The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-06-29

aC Nup3 ana elsewhere: Capl. aye
was in the full exercise of his right Of
property when he transferred his vessel
to the Captain General of.Cuba, and
that Spain is now her legitimate and
sole owner. Ii, OF, the other hand, the
belligerent. rights 81 the South had
been annul'ed at :he time Of the rem
dition of the Stun-wali, that vessel
would! have ceased to enjoy the immu-
mites and privileges conferred in such
case to belli-1ents, and as such
might have been seized and coniiscatcd
as Il pirate. In both cases, then, if
we trust this theory, the Federal Gov
ernmens has no right to claim from
Spain the delivery of the vessel. She
IS to remain in tn, hands Of the power
to which sne has been given.
Parties just arrived from Charleston,
with the intention. they say, OF not
returning to that city, tor many years
at least, give the goonest account Of
the state OF affairs in that region. In
their estimation the Palmetto State is
threatened with a social revolution
which nothing but the permanent cS-
tabli>hment OF a strong force IN several
localities OF the interior can prevent.
They represent the negro AS perfectly
'.rsnanagcable. full Of pretension and
in-".ence, unwilling to work, and
addicted to all the vices which Idle
ness engond>rs In :he rice districts,
where the black population is to the
white as four to one, threats have
been preferred by the tnrnlrr against
the latter which have induced many
planters TO leave 1hcir property and
come North. from whence they intend
to sail for Europe ! hay" spoken to
half a dozen, who have all held the
same language and manifested the
sar:c apprehenSions. Their fears, II is
to be hoped. are hwy the result 0. a
frightened ,,nag!na' lnn. IT. is impossi
b!e, however, 10 deny that they are IN
earnes. and really anticipated the evils
which they fear.
The organization Of negro labor in
the South, cer:alnlI V one Of the mo>t
important problems Of the hour, has
excited and is srlIl holding the atten-
ton Of both Northcruers and South
crner<, who would be glad to find some
system enabling them to realize i'm
mcdiatelv the benefits Of the activity
and industry OF a popuatlon Of four
millions Of souls. Many plans hav,
been proposed, hnt none yet so efficient
as to warrant the belief that the final
solution Of the problem has been ap-
pretended. In the French colonies.
where theories for the organization Of
black labor have been put into prac-
tice, | see that religious orders are
playing a considerable part III the
regeneration Of the negro, debased by
slavery. In several places, especially
in the Island Of Reunion, the reli gious
orders have formed associations o.
blacks for working large tracts Of land,
in which the pomp and ceremonies Of
the Catholic relig on are used as a
powerful means OF action upon the
ignorant negro. These associations, |
understand, have produced the best
results. The Legro has all along paid
the greatest respect to the orders OF his
superiors. and shown docility and
activity truly arkabIc. These as
sociations arc organized pretty much
as a convent. or rather like the colo
MES Of Indians over which the Jesuits
held sway so long in the Spanish pos
sessions Of America
Parties who have krown intimately
the rebel Vice. President, Alex. Ste.
phens, previous to the outbreak Of the
rebellion. having asked permission