The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-07


not to be defeated at the apDroacb;no
elections III the Northern States. the
radicals resort to all sorts OF false
hoods TO sustain their cause. In the
last number of the Philadclphia
Press Forney'sJ we find the follow
ing:
''The public may well be startled
at the announcementth that tie Prcsi-
dent OF the United States ii: s been
engaged ii. Transferring arms from
th, possession Of the Govern ment to
that of Gen. Lee and corp 3ration of
which he is the head.
''Iherc is III Virginia Il military in
stitute, over which Robert T.. Lee
prcsidcs. This institute was broken
up by Gen. Hunter, u native of Nir-
glnia, but a loyal soldier during the
war, and the buildings and library
We're burned by him because they
We're used to train officers for the
Southern army. This Institute has
recently been re-opencd, and arms.
including battery, have been fur
nlshcd for the students by the Prc&i-
dent OF the United States.
-NO", Wis ID 't ttSSttt OF l:iISciOOtS.
There IS not one single truth in the
statements, SO far as they apply to the
present time
First. Gen. Lee is tie President of
Washington College, and has no sort
OF connection with the Virginia Mill
tary Institute The two institutions
are rather rivals than otherwise.
Secondly. The President OF the
United States has transferred no arms
to the possession OF the Virginia
Military Institute Gen. Grant him
self gave the orders alluded to, de-
claring at the time he consented to
furnish the battery that the boys
must he educated properly.
Thirdly. Forney knew he was lying
when he made these statements.
There has been 10 report published,
i'll any shape or form, from which he
could have derived thcim The facts
have been given IN no instance other
wise than us We have repeated them.
He lied deliberately for the purpose
of influencing the elections which are
to take place in Pennsylvania next
week. -Richoaond Dispatch.
Work vs. STARVATION. - What is
stated below by the Montgomery
-NaH, OF the idle and vagabond habits
of the negroes of that city, is no
doubt true IN regard to them at a
good many other places:
1t is pretty generally known mat
there is IN the suburbs Of the city n
locality known rs the ''Freedmen's
Village" built of miserable wooden
structures, tents, "holes in the
ground, " &c, immediately on the
banks of the river, and inhabited by
large number OF worthless, filthy
negroes, many OF whom steal for Il
living, and very few of whom will
work under any circumstances
Disease, OF course. revels in this be-
nighted locality. TO show the
character Of some Of the inhabitants
OF this "village,' we will give the
following incident, related to MS by
an old friend yesterday. He says a
neighbor of his who was short of
hands, accosted one of the .:citizens''
'o iii' ioSi'tcl!tt III tHc village, ana
offered him good wages to go into
the cotton field, when the negro
replied: "Sir, l would stay in town
and starve, before l. would pick
cotton for anybody"' This shows
what Il mania there is among the
negroes ''to live in town, and Wien
they reach the city their ambition has
reached its acme We have thou
sands III our midst now, many of
whom are actually starving for
the want of work, but from laziness.
Winter is fast approaching, and then
the mortality will assuredlv be heavy.
There is work enough for all-if |
they would only do it. They should
be made to work, and the vacrant
act enforced.
CONFLICT WITH THE MILITARY. A
snort time ago, Il citizen finding
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