The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-01
Our FOREIGN PoL1oY.-The Rich

Our FOREIGN PoL1oY.-The Rich
nond Times says:
A portion of the Northern press
| favorable to President Johnson con-
tinues to urge upon him the adoption
of u vigorous and even aggressive
foreign policy. It is contended that
by such u course, he can best avert
the dangers which menace his admi-
nistration, and unite the country in q
loyal and patriotic support of him
self as the representative of the
power and dignity of the Govern
ment. We some time since adverted
to the obvious propriety and neces-
sity of this diversion, in the shape of
an active foreign policy, from the
animosity and bitterness OF our do
mestic disputes. A foreign war six
years ago would have averted the
effort for disunion, and saved the
country the effusion of its blood and
the sacrifice of its resources. Could
we but have an interesting and excit-
ing complication now with some
other power, whether great or small,
we should Immediately begin the
work of restoration and pacitication.
We have numerous and fruitful
sources of contention with several
powers, promising rich harvest of
complications to .subserve this most
laudable purpose Of patriotism 1t
is not improbable that the President
may be induced to listen to the coun-
sells of his friends, and embrace some
one of these opportunities. Maxi
milan may be threatened with imme-
diate expulsion from Mexico This
would bo defiance to Louis Napo-
leon. Our best opportunity, doubt
less, is to bully England into recog-
milton Of the claims for the depreda-
tions of Confederate cruisers. The
late speech Of Lord Stanley, and the
indicate, conclusively, that we can
bully England successfully. Let rs
begin the war cry Immediately against
either Maximilian or England
SAD STORY FROM ALABAMA The
Selma (Ala.) Messenger relates the
following sad instance:
A little business in the court house
led me to inquire into the financial
condition of this portion of the
country, and L learn that sheriffs'
sales are becoming so common that
almost no purchasers are found for
the valuable lands and other property
exposed for sale 4 gentleman in
formed me that some twenty farmers
had been sold out lately, their lands
bringing less than 81 per acre A sad
instance of the reverse of fortune
produced by the war was mentioned
IN the case of old Mr. Prewett, of
this County, whose estate was sold
out on the first Monday in this
month. AT the breaking out of the
war, he was the wealthiest citizen of
Tuscaloosa County. He owned $50
slaves and large tracts of land. He
had large sums of money out ut in
terest, secured by mortgage on negro
property and land He was home
spun, economical countryman, who
bought everything at the lowest price
for cash. He paid his physician s
bills before the doctor left the house
When General CroXton came to Tus-
caloosa, he took from this old man
some forty head of horses and mules,
all his money, provisions, &c, which
was his first calamity Next came
emancipation, which swept his slave
property. Next came the breaking
up of all the men to whom Prewett
had loaned money, or for whom he
stood security. Finally, an execution
was levied on his property for few
thousand dollars, and all his real es-
tate was sold under the sheriff's ham
mer for $500.
CorroN AND REFORM The Allan
tic cable informs us that the Man
chester mills are now running on
''short time" This is the device of
the manufacturers to keep down the
price of cotton, by temporarily de-
creasing the demand But if the
cotton crop be as short as good au-
thorities assert, the price will be very
high, in spite of the manufacturers.
The ':short time" will have one good
effect, however-it will give the work