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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-03

SENATOR STEWARDS UNIVERSAL
SUFFRAGE AND UNIVERSAL. AMNESTY
PRo7osrr1oN.--On Tuesday, Mr. Stew
art, of Nevada, gave notice, in the
United States Senate. of an intention
to submit q substitute for his recent
joint resolution, which shall provide
that no discrimination in civil rights
and disabilities, nor in the exercise of
the elective franchise, shall exist
among the population of the United
States-Indians not taxed excepted
on account of race, color or previous
condition of servitude; but in case of
restrictive qualifications by the States.
this provision shall not work disfran-
chisement of any persons now enti-
tied to vote.
Secol-e,. Obligations md liabilities
incurred in aid of insu rrection and
rebellion, and claims for compensa-
tion on account of emancipation of
slaves, are void, and shall not be as
sumed or paid by any State, or the
United States.
That whenever any one of the
eleven States, whose inhabitants were
lately in insurrection, through its
Legislature, having been first author
lied to do so by majority of its pre-
sent voting population, including all
who would be qualified to vote under
the laws thereof as they existed in
1860, shall have ratified the foregoing
amendments to the Constitution Of
the United States and passed laws in
conformity Herewith, then, and in
that case, such State shall be recog-
nized. and its representatives admit
ted into Congress, aud general am
nesty shall exist in regard to all per-
sons in such State who were in any
way connected with armed opposition
to the United States Government,
relieving them of all pains, penalties
and disabilities which they may have
become liable to by reason of their
connection with the said insurrection.
The last resolution declares that it
is not intended to assert q coercive
power on the part of Congress to
regulate the right of suffrage in the
| States.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-03

SOUTHERN GOVERNORS, AND CoNsE-
oUENTLY SOUTHERN STATES, REcoa-
N1zED.-It having been stated that
Governor Fenton has refused to grant
acquisitions upon or receive papers
from the Executives of Southern
States, upon the ground that he can
not recogni ze then, as States in the
Union, the Albany Brening Journal
says:
Governor Fenton concluded that
while it was not within the province
of his Office to decide whether the
States which have been. in rebellion
are now thoroughly reconstructed or
not, it was sufficient for him to pro-
ceea upon the fact that they had
Governments in regular operation,
and enjoying the recognition of the
Federal authorities. Asa consequence
Of this decision, he has responded to
two acquisitions made by Governor
Wells, of Louisiana, and to one
emanating from Governor Worth, of
North Carolina. He has not refused
to make requisition upon the Cover
nor of North Carolina, because he
has not been asked to do so. 1t is
manifest chat if the application were
to be presented, he would necessarily
respond to it, upon the principles
which he has laid down for his
action"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-03
Excellent commeata.

y The Baltimore .Sun has the ablest
article we have seen upon the veto.
We give a short extract:
''In detail, the President analyses
every section of the bill, and paints
some hideous constitutional deformi-
ty in every one of its provisions.
Those measures which have hereto
fore encountered constitutional OBJ
lection have ordinarily been found
repugnant to some single require
ment of the fundamental law, but
the bill in question seems to have
been fran I'd with a special purpose
to embody in itself as many offences
against right as the ingenuity of man
could throw together in one law. It's
title, strange to say, is tAn Act to
protect all persons in the United
States in their civil rights, and fur
nish the means Of their vindication, ,
while every section in it contains pro-
visions which violate the rights of all
orders of society, and war against
those guarantees of municipal autho-
rity, of legislative, executive, and
Judicial independence of State Of
ficers, which was essential to the pre-
servation of even the shadow of free
dom, and without which the very
name of State would be n mockerv
in our political system.
'"The cardinal vice of the bill is,
that it throws down all distinction
between the internal concerns and
the external relations of the several
States. It passes directly to the
regulation of the minutest relations
of personal affairs, asserting dominion
over contracts, suits, parties, evi-
dence, the laws of inheritance, pur-
chase, sale, and occupancy of real and
personal property, and all laws affect
ing the personal security of individu-
ais. 1t is no answer to the objection
to state that it processes to do so
only for the purpose of declaring
that there shall be no discrimination
in the laws of the several States
where the race OF color of any person
born within the United States is the
cause of discrimination. Still, there
is the assumption of interference
with the whole range OF municipal
power for this cause; and if for one
cause, then for any other which the
discretion of Congress shall select,
may the internal policy of State
be brought within the vortex of Fede-
raj authority
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-03

ADMISSION OF TENNESSEE. The COR
respondent of the Baltimore Sun,
one of the most reliable of the Wash
ington letter-writers, says that the
admission of the Tennessee represen-
tatioa depended chiefly on the fate Of
the civil rights bill, and that its veto
renders it quite certain that Tennes-
see will not be recognized at this ses-
sion, either with or without condi-
tions.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-03

The CASE OF CAPTAIN SEMMEs. "A
Washington despatch mentions IL
rumor that Attorney-General Speed
has made report to the President
upon the case of Raphael j. Semmes.
i'll which he argues that he is not in
Guided III the general parole granted
to officers of General Johnston's
army
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-03

LARGE COTTON SHIPMENTS. .-Exten-
slve shipments of cotton were made
from this port during the week end
ing last evening, the aggregate having
been l6, 500 bales, valued at So, Ill, :
335, of which to Liverpool there were
exported 13, 257 bales, valued ut 81
492, 442; to Havre, 2,15O bales, va
lued at $403,77 and to Bremen,
1,099 bales, valued ut $2O4.112. Thus
far in the current commercial wear.
beginning with September 1, 1865,
the shipments of cotton from this
port have been 337, COG bales, or equal
to an average export Of about II ,25O
q week. The estimated stock availa-
bic here at present is $50, 600 bales.
Neao Yoah Times, 2SM m.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-03

tate Tor sale atythis Office
NOT LOCAL, But GENERAL.-Why must q
skilful chemist always be n female? Civ.
1t up? Because, if he's not all Anne-E Eliza.
t-aadltzer;) he must be Charlotte-Am,
(Chdrldtdn).
COOP THrNds.-As the RS have not
yet played out, oysters can be eaten with
perfect safety. Mr.. Pollock, OF the Rear
House, has just opened supply of thes.
blvalves, and will serve them ND in the
very best styles. We return him our siu-
cere thanks for waiter OF good things.
not forgetting ice-cold claret sanearees.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION. The election for
Mayor and Aldermen of the CITY of Colum.
bia passed off quietly Yesterday, With the
following result. We hav. omitted .hs
ballot in detail, as several IT the gentle
men voted for had declined:
Foa. Mayor
Maj. Theo. Stark received 243 yotes
majority OF % over his opponent.
Aldermen
WARD No T. w. Radcliffe. 100
d. P. Mcdonald. ..... 26;
A. NJ. Hunt. .. =. POS
WARD No. John Stork.. .2l5
John Mckenzie . .235
4. S. Nickerson 1877
WARD y" 3.-Wm. P. Geiger. a6S
DR.. John Fisher .252
VIM. T. Walter 1874
WARD No. 4.-R. Wearn rn 27O
John Alexander 247
4. Il. Taylor.
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No STEP BACKWARD. deputation
from New Jersey waited on the Pre-
sident on Wednesday last, with the
tender of a series of resolutions COM
mending his course and policy. The
President made brief reply, but to
the point. He said he had advanced
too far in life to make any retrograde
movement, and that in relation to his
policy, he ''could take no step back
ward"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-03

NEGRO EQUALITY venerable
Gen. Leslie Coombs, of Kentucky,
in late address to the people of that
State, before whom he is candidate
for reelection as Clerk of the Court
of Appeals, uses the following sig
,nifcant language on favorite radi.
asssl topic:
Other candidates may do as they
please, but, so far as I am concerned,
[ will do nothing to weaken or divide
those opposed to the monstrous and
unnatural doctrine rampant at Wash
ington, of negro social and political
equality. Gods curse has stamped
the negro with an inefaceable black
skin and a woody head; and, in/His
providence, has kept him Tor sir
thousand dl Sealiss Sesfs ii close proximity to
otnes<sees, but always su6ordinate-i
PPdhd and body, as well as in civiliza-
ton and refinement; and yet we have
the spectacle now before us of de-
Eberate conspiracy in the North to
bring down our favored race to the
negro level, in violation of Gods
law and all written history The idea
of eleuoting the odorous sons of Africa
to the Caucasian status, is about as
absurd as trying to perfume dog fen,ael
by tying it up in boquet with 7oinks
and roses"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-03

I The CABINET ON THE VETO.
il stated that on the President
Submitting his veto message to his
Cabinet, that Secretaries Seward,
McCulloch and Welles fully endorsed
it, while Speed, Harlan and Denni-
son gave no endorsement of it. No
suggestions were made by any mem
ber of the Cabinet.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-03
Local Items.

Mortgages and Convcyances Of Real Es-
tate for sale at,this Office.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-03
C0LUMBIA.-
Tuesday Morning, April 8, 1896
The Veto Message.

Althou ugh We have published a
brief synopsis of the Presidents mes
sage vetoing the radical ''Ciyil Rights
Bill, yet, as a large number of our
readers may not have an opportunity
of reading it in other journals, and
as it is worthy of place in every
newspaper in the country, we place
the document complete on record in
our columns. - . ~ 1-{S@C
AS it will doubtless receive care
ful perusal from all, any extended
comments on this admirable State
paper are unnecessary. The ablest
lawyers in Congress and in Washing
ton say that its legal objections to the
bill are upanswerable.t Its whole tone
and positions taken show that the
breach between the President and the
dominant faction in Congress is ire
conclleable. The Executive has care
fully examined and analyzed the
chief Objectionable provisions of the
bill, and has showed conclusively that
ITS title, ''Anl Act to protectan per-
sons in the United States in their
civil rights, AID furnish the means of
their vlndicatfon," is complete mis-
nomer. 1t protects no class, and, if
adopted would 1atitute conflict
between the Fed Il authority aud
the State judicial that would de-
stroy the independ nee Of the latter,
and open the door injustice, perse-
eution and fraud.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-03

proceed TO w WaShlngton and repre-
sent definitely the action Of the Con
yention.
The New Orleans Times asserts that
there is sufficient labor or force in the
State OF Mississippi to produce 3OO,-
OOO bales OF cotton of 450 pounds per
bale.
The Wisconsin Assembly, by q
vote Of every Republican member
but one, have instructed 5heir Sena-
tors to vote for the Civil Rights bill,
Notwithstanding the veto.
Maj. Gen. Slocum, late Democratic
candidate for Secretary OF State, has
accepted the secretaryship of new
express company, with capital of
$15, ,0O0,O0
The National Bankers Express
Company, embracing an organization
OF 2,1O0 banks, has consolidated with
the other Express Companies. Adams,
Harnden and others.
The Legislature of New Jersey is
IN session, waiting to elect some Re
publican to fill the place from which
Senator Stockton has been ousted.
The Georgia Legislature has passed
the Stay Law over the Governors
veto, and law Furnishing horse steal
ing aud burglary with death.
Reports of further trouble among
the New York Insurance Companies
are in free circulation.
The total population OF Boston,
Massachusetts, is 1872, 264.
a heavy earthquake was fel: along
the California coast last Monday.
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, ahs
Georgia, is en- route to Wasbiaa15
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-29

BOTTLED BEE-The National t1l,igencer calls
upon General Butler to explain chow he managed
20 get himself and army into that interesting posi-
tion Of which General Grant speaks in his famous
report, when he says General Butler was corked up
tight, 1s if IN a bottle" %y 15. q.
He won't do it, Mr. Inteligencer, so we viii ex-
plain the matter by relating few facts. 1t is q
fact that Mr.. H1dreth, Benss brother -in-law, was
at that time engaged ii sending bacon, boots
shoes, sugar and coffee across the lines to the
Confederates at Drurfreesboro', N. c., which was
transported to Richmond by the Petersburg and
Weldon Railroad, for which cotton was received in
exchange. Hundreds of people know this to be q
fact. Now, we shall not say that the General was
responsible for this uado any further than grant
ing permits; nor shall we say that he was intcr-
ested in it himself but since it is fact that Po-
tersburg was defended at that time by q home
guard Of citizens, less than Gye hundred strong
and that he did allow himself to be bottled up at
Bermrd da Hundred, we are under the impression
that the Generals brother-in-law reminded him
of the fact that If he. with mis- splendid army
corps, should defeat less than five hundred Of tho
citizen defenders Of Petersburg he would cut off
the market for hebacon" and kill big cotton trade
These facts may let our contemporary into tho So
zcret, why General Butler allowed himself to be
.scorked up tight as If in q bottle.' And BY look
ing on the .maps Of North Carolina. the fntoli-
gencer may find a very good reason in these facts
why this loyal General did not take Fort Fisher
We are Of the opinion, gathered from these and
other corresponding facts, that the brave General
had more Cotton chan light on the brain. WA
S - - 5 Norfolk 0EdS SDonsSssioa.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-29

RUEhy AFFA1R.-A singular orgie took place
u England last month, at New Brighten, ! town
On the Mersey. brig, laden with rum, went 10
pieces, anG the casks foated toward shore. The
populace crowded down to share the plunder, and
the account says:
Servants and married women were Of the nun
Der. Ihe crowd got hold Of cask after cask, which
lney specS.ss pes ..roaehsa; ana tno,s they began to
drink the raw rum, some Of it above proof. with
fierce gusto. Several Of tho puncheons washed
ashore were turned on end, the heads knocked out.
and the contents drank to the d-egs: others were
pierced and nd sucked at in turns bY the maddened
80 .Eha oaIse4nancas Of the f11rinras DO
groups, blind with intoncation, yelling and curs-
ing till they fell apparently dead upon the sand cr
were dragged by the heels out of the surf into
places Of safety. One young man guzzled the
fiery liquid till he fell down and died without any
return Of consciousness; another, after nnaniach-
al iraught Of il, tl.ehleSS: headforemost into pool
among the rocks, and was well nigh drowned be-
fore he was taken out. painter poured the Iai-.t
from his pot, wired it with grass, and drank lie
beach. number. Of servant girls and rnarr7oj
women who went down to the boanh TO see t. =
wreck, which had been and was washine nahr,ro
we're prevailed upon to taste the rum. Tho cTrsa
quences can be c,n1ectured. Numbere Of the fe.
males sunk <nro a state of lnsensibiLty and were
snpJec+ed to tho greatest indignities, One young
Wcman, very well connected, in company with 8
more elderly female, was prevailed upon to take
some OF the raw spirit, and She like many others
attacked by three rufhans. She was discovered At
9 late hour Last night, lying in the sand hills,
quite Unconscious, and taken to her home by the
police" Nv
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-29

TIE AurHoR OF "EcCE Ho,1o.'-The author Of
s:Ecce Homo turns out to be (if the Spectator is
nght), as every one who has read that work OK
pected, a new writer. Tho style, both Of thought
and Of writing, is SO different from anything chat
had been previously published, that it seemed i'm
possible the book could be the production Of any
vel! known HNer0tev. Mr. Seeey is Professor Of
Latin at London University. He was educated bY
Or. Mortimer at the City Of London School, and
then went to Christs College, Cambridge His
university career was adistinguiahed one. He was,
in 1857, bracketed Senior Classic with three other
men equality between four men so high up in the
list being very rare event-and one of the four
was Mr.. Snow, the well known Eton master. He
was also First Chancellor's Medal list and Thir-
teth Senior Ophme Supposing that Mr.. Seeley
passed his final examination at The average age.
he would now be only about thirty years old. He
is q son Of Mr. seoley, the well known Low Church
publisher. of Fleet street,. he may have learnt
tie adoption Of the sncogzio from his father, who,
tWenty-three years ago, published anonymously =
book which attr cted great deal of mott e, and
whose authorship was for long time undiscov-
cred. It was entitled t"The Perils of the Nation
an appeal to the Legislature, the Clergy, aid tho
Higher and Middle Classes.' It appeared at a
time when Sociology" was not the established
and recognized science that it now is and when il
was rare thing for literary men to turn their at
tention to social wrongs. The book attracted all
the greater attention, because just at the time
that it appeared the Poor Law controversy was al
its height-L07adon Spectator.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-29

. PARDoNs AND REspITEs.-We understand that
the punishment imposed upon Wesley Taylor, a
free. person Of color, Of lancaster District, for
malicious trespass, has been pardoned by the Gov
ernor on payment Of costs.
Also that Sampson Petty, a free person Of
color convicted at Spartanburg, he's been pardoned
Both these pardons were issued on the recon-
mendahon OF the Judges who tried the cases.
charles Parker, convicted Of horse-stealing and
sentenced to be executed on the first Friday OF
Sanuary next, on the Recommendation Of the So
Ecltor has had his sentence commuted to ten
years hard labor in the Penitentiary.
samuel Hyler sGkas Caleb Washington, sen
fenced to be- executed on the first Friday in Janu-
ary next, ct Lexingtenc for stealing cotton, has
anemcnt at hard labor IN tie @ e fr zen Ten
pears. .~tf u 'Ar' 1A''t' T., - 80 80
John Rantin, J. H. L. Smith and q. Wetherhorn.
an OF whom are under eighteen years OF age and
9nder the sentence Of death for burglary in
Charleston, have had their sentences connmuted
ny the Governor, to hard labor in tho; penitxsn-
tlafy for the term Of five years. -. ~ M
Ferry Dunharn convicted Of the murder OF Thos.
=. miuer, at Rckens, and .sentencedto be execul
1eA on Inc l4th in tant has been respited 81 the
seYeEnor until the first Friday in March next.
- nuel H1bber. freedman convicted ar housa.
ofeaklng atsNewbe1ry, and sentenced to ho hnne
On ON tne nrse Eraday January, has had bis ae1S.
Ss s4%is RE asEs5ss %ss e 9e5z Rs e
yaa1s aara 1a5o1 e lie rcniteAszaasyvoasi q ea:i
" Caro- s9ssGs,
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JUDICIAL lsENNLsCENCE.-T San Jose (Cal J
.Nercu1y relates the following incident in conncc-
ion with the h-story Of one Of it's judicial orna-
n1ents
In the early history Of Santa Clare county (say
as far back es the year 1850, or thcrcabouts). we
had county judge, who g.von to excessive
Potatlons lio was old and lame, and aside from
wholly incompetent for the position. It IS rcatctl
that tue bar became 60 thoroughly dissatisfied
with this dispenser Of Justice, that en- u certain
occasion they sent him request to resign, signed
court was then in session, on tho morning follow
ing tho p esentation Of this request ovory LAWYER
was present at the opening OF tho court, anxious
to SEQ what effect the petition would have upon the
judge.
As the time arrived the judge entered the court
room, and for once, perfectly sober. His counte-
nance wore q sad and contrte expression. AS he
walked. With hating stops, down tho aisle, he
raj who had sgnou tue petition, md they sincerely
regretted the stop they had taken. The court
opened with q 'ehoar ye," etc: and the venerable
form of tho judge roso from the bonch. After
toring voice to address tho bar :; sGentlemen of
the BAR" said be, last night I received petit
t1on from YOU, couched in respectful language
ss sttng forth certain reasons why should
Conscious Of my many inhrnitics, and realizing
the necessity Of q pure judiciary, throughout the
silent hours OF tho past night have had your pc
s.tlon under painful, and, I may add, prayer;u
sympathetic Of his listeners wore moistoned with
tears. The Judge proceeded: II feel, gentlemen.
that you have acted from high sense Of duty in
Gus maatser, and in responding to your petition,
(straishtening. himself up and changing entirely
MS manner and tone Of voce) t'I viii geo you all in
Ii hrst, and then I wouldn't. Mr. Gcr11 call
the next case. The effect was somewhat startling.
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North Carolina tteu,s.

:, WILLIAM GAR1s BROWNE, Esq. -Weriearn from
tho following article from tho Homo journal TINT
our distinguished townsman Mr.. Browne, one Of
the most accomplished painters in tho country, is
engaged in painting, to order, likeness of Pros-
cent cent :.s6 Johnson Mr. Brownies paintings indeed
the President is dcsorvcGly high compliment to
his genius:
'tMr. William Garlc Browne Of Raleigh, North
Carolina, and so1 Of William Browne, artist {whose
death, in his eighty-third year. wo recorded last
woeis) is engaged IN painting to order q portrait
Of President e johnson; Mr.. Browne has been on a
hsslng been called here by his fathor's illness.
He returns TO his home, IN Raleigh. in few days,
where no bears fne reputation us a portrait
painter"
JUDGE BUxToN.-Wo take pleasure in stating
that we are authorized to state that Judge r. p
Buxton is incorrectly represented in tho article
copied BY us from the Washington Star, as favor
ing the disruption Of the State Government CT
North Carolina. just we expected -Raleagh
Sentinel.
-, a COOP *oP.s1I1cy.-Tho recent murder Of
!i Mr. =. Hardison IN Creven County, and the num-
ber OF ouragos in that section, prompts the New
bern Journal Of Commerce to piopose the raising
OF $1,000 by subscription, as reward for the dis
covery Of the perpetrators Of the act.
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says sensibly. in late 1sttAr -f,,st
tafs 4hansss Arkansas and Tent,asaso
No troad ls ten tnse: rs saett.rc
nsSo Zoe Snion aaa%1 sioctanR Senators ana m