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

The Washington National RepWJli-
can, of the 4th, says that the COM
manding officer of the military post
at Darlington, forwards to. the Com.
missioner of the Freedmen's Bureau
an application from some of the most
prominent citizens Of Chesterfield
District, asking the Government to
come to the relief of the starving
poor Of that District. The petition
states:
There is now. great suffering
among the poorer classes of the white
people of the District for the want of
the necessaries of life, and the dis
tress is increasing and extending
every day, while there are none there
able to give relief or save these des-
titute ones from actual starvation.
'"Ihls District suffered more Sc
verely by the march of Sherman s
army than perhaps any other in the
State, from the destruction of provi-
sions and the means of providing for
the future, and there is now neither
grain sufficient to keep the popnla-
ton nor money to purchase it with.
The state of affairs is becoming truly
alarming. Every day, poor women
are begging, in the streets of Cheraw,
for meal Or corn to save themselves
or children from starvation, and the
petitioners would gladly afford it, if
they had it. Therefore, in behalf of
these sufferers, they apply to the
Government for assistance, and state
that, to be effectual, it must be
speedy"
We hope and trust that our own
people, in the Western part of the
State, who were more fortunate dur
ing the invasion of the enemy, will
now come nobly forward to relieve
their suffering fellow-c citizens in the
Pee Dee country.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-10
John Bull.
The Richmond Times saws:

SANAA~AAOhSk L tVtcS says.
The English papers are filed with
the most gushing expressions of gra-
tltude for the services Of the United
States Government in keeping the
Fenians from Canada. John Bull
talks about the matter with tears in
his eyes, and expresses himself like q
man who would like to take a drink
with Brother Jonathan as a mark of
his distinguished consideration. The
fact is, the old sinner does owe us a
great deal for saving him from those
Fenlnns; for, until we took them in
rear, 1t appeared that there was really
very little IN front at all calculated to
en1barTass them. Canadian courage
oozed rapidly, and the pluck of the
provincial volunteers evaporated at
the first fire. With them expectation
mad been on tip-toc too long, and
when the Fenians really advanced,
they We're suddenly seized with an
affection very nearly akin to what old
hunters call the buck ague," only
more violent and possessing n motive
power
How long British gratitude will
continue, remains to be seen. Per
llaps it will last until the next steamer
brings intelligence Of some clash in
English and American interests. At
any rate, we should duly appreciate
and cherish all the nice things that
arc being said about us with such a
gratifying profusion of bows and
compliments.
There can be no doubt that Eng
land has cause to be profoundly
grateful to this country for doing
what the former power would never
herself have done, and did not do.
during the late war between the
North and South We of the late
Contederacy have no cause to feel
grateful towards Albion for her viola
tons of her neutral obligations to-
wards the United States while we
were nj war with the latter; because
it Is very we'll known and understood
that the aid which we received was
not on account of any good will,
either felt or manifested towards MS.
hnt simply rendered III order to break
up the Union and destroy danger
Gus rival We can never forget the
hcartless seliishness with which Eng
land bore herself during our bloody
and disastrous struggle, coolly pock-
ctlnG all She could wiring from the
necessities of Il gallant people, bat
thing for existence. And while it is
gratifying to reflect that we have IL
President who faithfully discharges
his duty i'll the enforcement of the
neutrality laws, yet we cannot forbear
a feellng of disappointment that the
tcnlans did not wrest Canada forever
from the greedy clutches of tho Bri-
tisll Lion
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-10

If we imay Judge from the tone Of
I, speech recently delivered by Brig
ham Young, that potentate will hardly
submit without a struggle to the in
novations Of the bill to regulate the
mode OF selecting jurors in Utah, and
ior other purposes, now before Con-
gress. Hear what the old sinner saws.
If they undertook to try him in
GENTLE court, he would see tho Go
vernment in hell first, and was ready
to fight the Government the rub. He
had soldiers, and rifles and pistols and
ammunition, and plenty Of il, and
cannon, too-and would use them.
He was on it. The Governor of the
Territory was useless, and could do
nothing. He was the real Governor
of this people, and, by the power of
the Most High, he would be, forever
and ever. If the Gentiles didn't like
this, they could leave, and go to hell. {"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-10

\ telegraphic despatch, in the S%
Francisco Bulletin, reports that par
ty OF fifty Cinnamon, from Virginia
CITY, Nevada. were attacked near the
Owyh"" river, by about $50 Indians.
10: ,~'tv-ninc OF the Cinnamon were
killed. The Indians stole several
teams OF horses and mules They
also stole drove of sixty head of
cattle, and killed and dried the meat
III sight of the fort
Abram Lincoln, cousin of the late
President, is an itinerant peddler,
residing in Harrison County, Indi-
ana. He bears strong resemblance
in form and feature to his great rela-
tive
Corinth, which suffered terribly
during the war, is fast recovering from
its effects, and gives strong evidences
Of prosperity.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-10
The Truth Coming Out.

B. c. Truman, special cores
pondent Of the New York Times,
writes:
''Thc more 1 see of the Southern
people, and the more opportunities 1
have of witnessing their department,
the more respect and love them,
and the more l deeply sympathize
with them in this their most gloomy
hour. I candidly believe that had
we taken them by the hand and
treated them as brothers, as it seem
ed that we would do Immediately
after the surrender of their armies,
better state of feeling would have
presented itself now than has existed
before for thirty years.
That writer has told the truth.
Had the Southern States been ad-
initted, we would, to-day, have n Go
vernment we could be proud of. God
reigns, and we cannot despair
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-10

Inc Johnny Reb. Minstrels. ara nm
professional tour through the up connt,v
and we bespeak for them a kind rece,t;o,,
BOOK AND JOB PRINrINa.-The P.pnir
once 's now fully supplied with card.
coioreo ana white paper, colorel ink. wood
type, etc, and is in condition to execnta \,
manner of book and Job PRINTING in ~,
shortest possible time.
IHE ELECTION To-DAY.-Our citizons u;u
bear III mind the election for Represent.
1--WE, which comes off to-day. Colonel.
ihomas and Childs are the only candidaam
IN the field. The polls will be opened j.
the Post Office and at E. Stenhouse's store
THE "HEATED TERM. Sunday and vos
terday we're the warmest davs Of tho 600
son. and the heat was not confined to this
quarter OF the globe, Judging from our
New York dispatches. We were forciblv
reminded Of a joke told of one of onr old
citizens A few years ago, on q very hot
night, he was sitting en- dishnbiUe on the
piazza IN front of his house, tanning him
self vigorously, when one of his daughter.
came out with the thermometer in her
hand, and called the old gentleman's at
tention to it. ''Tako that darned thing
away, he yelled; sits hot enough here
without that"
NEW ADvEE IISEMENrs. Attention ia call
e' :" the following advertisements, which
are published this m"rning for the first
:. Ste. house Pure Liquors.
r. :ct X Berashi--Congaree Restaurant.
Schedule on Charlotte Railroad.
Eutaw Encampment- Meeting.
Calnan 4 kreuder-Gr Groceries, &c.
Three Wives Wanted"
}; }. McCarter-More New Books.
Browne Il Schirmer-Corn, Bacon, &c.
Durbec x Walter-Furniture at auction
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-10
The Wedge OF Gold.

The question is often asked.
.'What shall we do to restore the
feeling of friendship between the
North and the South?" Just so long
as each section. or portions of each
section, hate the other, give vent to
their passions, boast over each other.
revive the past, threaten in the f,,-
turc, just so long We will be 2 divided
people. \ little incident has Just
transrlred in Indiana which is touch
ing, and which will do more to melt
into love the bitterness engendered
by the war than can be easily ina
gincd.
When our army occupied Baton
Rouge, force was placed around the
deserted mansion Of Col. Bird, who
was abroad in the Confederate service
At last 1t was deemed advisable, as q
military necessity, to destroy it; and
honse, furniture and library were at
once reduced to ruin. 4 Young Ame-
rlcan officer saved two splendid cut
glass vases of gigantic size, of French
manufacture, and two books from the
library, which he forwarded to his
uncle in Indiana. Said that uncle to
me, 81 never wanted them; my wife
never wanted them; felt like thi f
every time L looked at themw But
how to find the owner-how to &C.
turn them the question. After
trying several plans without success.
he finally asked the Grand Master
Mason OF one of the Western States
to write to the Grand Master of the
State of Louisiana, and if possible
through him find out where Col. Bird
could be found, if living; and if dead,
who the heirs were He was growing
more and more nervous over them.
Although the plumber of war, they
were not his. 1t was peace now, and
they must not remain in his house.
y few days since, he received a
touching letter from Col. Bird, who
had survived the great conflict He
was raklnG among the ashes of his
home. not knowing that thing had
escaped the fire. Yes, he wanted the
vases, the books. 1t WAS I'll that was
left the only link he had to bind the
past and present. Send them care
fully; spare not expense. Such was
the tenor of his letters And then
hls thanks and expressions Of regard
for the kindness and tenderness that
prompted such an act
Last week the vases and books were
packed, and are now on their wa~ to
Baton Rouge.
How many houses in this fair land
of ours have this wedge of gold in
thcm. How many are furnished out
right from the plumber of the war,
Some, | know If there is any one
M..o can sleep easy under such load,
he deserves pity.
\p,c J,nrL. OLco,.ro,.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-10
The Education of the Freedmen.

The Governor of Florida, we are
told, has, by SONS means, secured the
whole control over the education of
freedmen in that State. Rev. Mr..
Duncan, who preached at st. Luke's
NJ. r. Church, last Sabbath, has been
appointed General Superintendent.
In few months, he has organized
thirty two schools, in the principal
towns, and the large majority of the
teachers are Southern men. Some
are negroes and some are Northerners.
In selecting from the latter class, care
was taken to choose only those men
who intended making the South their
homes. The radical element was dis
carded altogether. Mr.. Duncan re-
ceived the warmest cooperation from
the Northern merchants who had set
tied ut jacksonville and other points.
They wanted friendly relations estab-
!lshed, and mutual affection to exist
between the two races. and they knew
this could never be found where
abound New England school-marms,
who come here only to make a little
money, and whose hearts are full to
the brim with hatred for the people
Of this section. Mr.. D. and his assist
ants, In every case, consulted the
leading freedmen, sought their assist
ance and secured their earnest CO.
operation. Thus, number of schools
have been established, every one of
which is self-sustaining.
The advantage of the system is the
proper education of the freedmen.
the teaching him that his future must
be identified with the Southerner, and
that the kindest feeling should exist
between former master and slave.
t1s lmpracticable, at present, pro-
badly, to put in operation such pro-
ceedures in our State, but we can i'm
Columbus. Every one must perceive
that it is both our duty and interest
that our former slaves should be
taught Alright, and that the South
should, by kind and prudent nea-
sures, get control over their educa
ton before New England can. School
marms will be here in crowds next
fall. We have young and old men
who would teach schools if public
opinion, expressed plainly, would
give its appreciation. There are also
colored men who would make good
teachers. Each school could have
number of free pupils, and still be
self-sustaining.
One thing is necessary. A com
mittee should be appointed to con
suit freely, explain matters, and gain
the cooperation of influential freed
men. A conference Of this kind was
held in Augusta, on Friday. The
colored men warmly promised aid to
the movement. Prominent gentle
men have suggested that the COM
mittee here consist of three-Rev.
Messrs. Evans, Devote, and some
prominent alderman-said committee
to be appointed and requested to act
by the City Council. To it could
also be entrusted the business of pro
curing teachers. No money is re-
quired for the movement-onlv mo-
raj support. We hope these sugges
tons may be improved and acted on.
COlunabus .Su,.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-10
Forncy's Rnscality.


The New York Herald very properly
says that when Forney takes his peu
III hand to address anybody, it is very
difficult to tell what will not he re-
vealed. The Herald says:
''He can never keep his own secrets
or anybody's else. We noticed this
popularity in his famous Forrest
Jamison letter, in which he revealed
plot to suborn witness. That
revelation made blot upon his cha
racter which he has been trying ever
since to rub out. But the moro he
has rubbed, the larger it has grown.
All the patent lotions advertised i'm
the radical papers have been pur
chased and used by the Chevalier
Forney, in his effort to get rid of this
black blot which has annoyed and
worried him as much as the blood on
her hand did Lady Macbeth. But
instead Of getting that stain off from
his character, the Ckevalier Forney
has put another on. In the following
letter to President johnson, which
we find in the Washington Repubh-
can, Forney reveals the motive of his
present opposition to the statesman
whom he therein endorses as q great
patriot and an honored patron:
NEW YORK, January 81, 1866.
MY DEAR Mr.. president: ] have
been in the city for two days, and
now write under an impulse which l
cannot restrain, because I feel it to
be for your own good and that of the
| / TO
you are resolved not to be unmindfnl
OF your own fame, and that You will
not allow your friends, who heartily
sustain your policy, to feel that they
are without your aid and encourage
ment, whether you are q candidate for
President or not; and if YOU are not,
shall be greatly surprised, with the
wonderful. favor that crowned your
restoration policy You should not
allow the great Offices to go toindif-
ferent men, or those clearly in the
interests Of your foes l need not
repeat to you that I am now, as ever,
for twenty years shown in my writ
lngs, and since your great act of pa
triotlsm in 1860, especially, your
open and avowed friend. Where I
am to-day, my two newspapers, both
daily, show to the world. Hence, i'm
what ] now say, L speak no idle
words, but mean all ] say The col
lector's office at New York is a post
that you should dispose of outside of
all the politicians; not that I mean
to defy them, but to select your own
man, who should be free only to help
you and serve the Government one
they could neither attack nor use.
Such man is Henry S. Stebbins, of
this city. He was elected to Con-
gress in 1862 as Democrat, but, like
you, refused to follow the party in
treason. He served short time
with great distinction, and resigned
on account of i'll health He was a
member of the Committee of Ways
and Means, and Won great applause.
He is very able man, educated to
finance, intensely national honest
and independent, and could furnish
millions Of security. He has an or
ganizing mind; would make YOU n
party or fight your battles single
handed. He is an Andrew johnson
Democrat, in short I write in the
knowledge that he would accept, and
that his appointment would be re-
ceived with JOY by the whole com
munity. Yours, truly,
90. W. FORNEY.
"'To the PRESIDENT.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-10

Tuesday Morning, July 10, 1866.
The Fourth of July.

The Fourth of July.
The New York Ne,cs draws strong
parallel on the occasion of the ce1e-
bration of the Fourth Of July How
ever much We of the South are suffer-
ing, we nevertheless hope that this
anniversary will never be forgotten
And our reasons for expressing this
hope lay in the fact that each return
ing anniversary is one of perpetuation
of the principles which governed the
signers of the ssDeclaration of Inde-
pendence.
The Ne,cs thinks we have gained
nothing beyond memories of glori
GUS past, if, having been reclaimed
from the sway of the mother country,
We permit the turbulence and ambi-
ton of factions at home to impose
despotism equally oppressive and
humiliating. The record Of the great
republics that have lived and perish
ed before us, bear witness that it is
easier to achieve independence than
preserve it.
The fathers of this republic be-
queathed to us the pure gold of re-
pubicanisnl, tried in the crucibles of
deadly conflict. But, alas! the prin-
ciples that inspired the men of '76
have been abandoned; the sovereign
ty of the States established ninety
years ago has been repudiated, and
the very essence OF liberty itself is
sought to be extracted from what is
left us of the Constitution.
But we meant to refer to the pa
rallel which the Ne,rs draws. That
paper says:
''The same outrages that were per-
petrated by Great Britain upon the
American colonies, and that finally
kindled the revolutionary fires that
eventually burst into the blaze Of
freedom, have been repeated by the
radicals in Congress upon the South
ern people.
'"They have refused to pass laws
for the accommodation of large dis
tricts of people, unless those people
would relinquish the right of repre-
sentation in the Legislature right
inestimable to them, and formidable
to tyrants only.
''They have erected multitude of
new Offices and sent to the South
swarms of officers to harass the South
ern people, and cot out their cub
stance.
"They have affected to render the
military independent of, and superior
to, the civil power.
They have imposed taxes upon
the Southern people without their
consent.
"They have taken away their char
ters, abolished their most valuable
laws, and have altered fundament-
ally the powers of their government.
They have suspended Southern Le-
gislatures, and have declared them
selves invested with power to legislate
for the South in all cases whatever.
There can be no denial Of the truth
OF this parallel, and although we
thought of it ourselves, in some of its
most prominent illustrations, we are
glad that it is drawn by Northern
journal. We can appreciate these
things SO much better when they
come from abroad, that we destroyed
the article we had written on the
DECLARATION of Independence" to
give place to the above pithy COM
mentary.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-10

The English counterfeiter of green
backs, recently arrested ut Atlanta,
has been sentenced to fifteen years
Imprisonment. On hearing the SEN
tence, he attempted to commit sui
eide by knocking his head against the
railing, but was secured.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-10

The Emperor Napoleon has signi-
fled his intention of being present at
the experiments Of submarine torpe-
does invented by Lieutenant Maury,
and has fixed an early day for his visit
to Nilleneuve Saint Georges for the
purpose.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-11-08
% 80" FoR THs rMsuSs
WINTER


Mr.. LOCAL. appear again
Winterg with bs dear Old plspsnrsf, Is
coming-jOl!y, jolly gay Wintcr-cider
drinking opple.eaIihg Winter-hckory
nut cracking.Winter. We kaow it by
the sharp nipplhs at COR ears. on a frosty
.morpiOg by cur ipsgng fingers, ty ou-
blue noses, by our cold toes. 'at,
The red leaves tall STEADILY from the
limbs Of the trees, aud their cDnstani rus
tie keeps the eyes Of the grey squirre
nskance, aud his head bobbing W and
d own, on the ,alert ;Or danger. Allow me
/ Q say as igressional paragraph aha, the
poor things must havs awful stiff necks
when lhey retire wearily to their holes al
night. Bu havetley any business to be
81 scary and rssyi II would s,cm not.
The wood chopper, ers long now,wlil lay
down his axe, and alp his strong arms
srrundihis waist, as he says To himself;
"NV III soon have snow. - sage obs2rv-
,ion, OF course We will, o. 5,.al,,,y ,i.,,,y a.
e The farmers ore hnuliDg 10 Their wood
for winter fires. They ufe hnuling in
apples, potatoes cabbage ard ether y in
Ter provender. ] like ~ see them at il
Tor then think there sis prospect OF
comfort Tor the peopis this winter. Win
ter is coming. There is anoher sage
observation, ,qunI IL plausibility uud
display Of prophetic instincts, to lP re
mark just now ipaeedf inihe mouth Of
the wood chopper--well, candor, etc -
The wind at nightfull sings a requiem
Sign boards roiateon theireipuFods, al
hight long aith q peevisb vail. AFter
while il will snow sure enough, as the
wood chnpper mas said, and the a ,kes
will circle about j., the air with provokiDg
inde6aiicness Seeing which, The schaol
boy --potthe pale, death clainee lsd whh
white cheeks, Thin fingcrs and aunken
cyesi but the sturdy, red-cheeked. sputy. !.
devi-mAy-carc boy-a schcoi boy, but
not much Of scholar rs yet; he. when
be sefs. The illkeslsoltIy sailing ebout.
aud remembers the hill side, his skates
aud the snow balling time he had last
winter, will probably say :" bully" earn
estly. The school girl wiIldeubtIess say
(" Oh, goody." II, however, she is sew.
enteen years old or over, she win not say
'-goody," or anything else, but shc will
think about sleigh rides, bridges. him.
and 50 opp b bbnA W ~
The young man who never thinks
about such things, and Is oaly reminded
Of them by the sudden sheet Of snow,
will be agreeubIy surprised. for'it will
put him 10 mind Of sleigh riding, and
from the suddenness Of the pleasure lhus
thrust upon him, he will be persuaded
iaso going = Os c0arse .lio will, aad ho-
body ever wished for snow more than he
did. They can't fool this child much on
lhAt score, ! can see They shink ius,
as mAeh ofwinter's dellahlsss anybody,
but dop't ike 10 say 50 for the mos,
feolisk'ressons ~ lhe,~osld. Hail, Win.
teri come along; yop win hayes sssr,y
lweIceme nom. MisHH Moose.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-11-08
AN RfsctdaI Worm ;IMcdici6e
Br0Wn's Vermifage Comhts.

0ANWAe 'oAMheHN SehaAtos
On WoKa LozEK0Es. Much sickness, undoubtedly,
with ehldisn snd aduits atrbatsd TO other eausss
- oceasioasdby wows. The +" vEEMWuaE Coz.
nrs," although sasctuai Ia .dsstsoyi & worms.
eeadoeo pe,sills Hjsfya ae TIE posi dsIesis child.
rhpsysluabls eoabinasoRhAs besn skeeeu u.ed
by physicians. and fouad - be safe and safs Ia sr.d
ieaitng worms, so hunfuito children.
cHInDRsH HavIHo woRss rsqaifs inmsdials At.
lsniapsas neglaoief t1s ironhly oftsA eausss pro.
ionesd aeknsa.
SYMPTOMS oT wonMs N cHILDHEn are ofisn
ovss'ooAsd wor@sin the stomach andbowsls oau.,
irritation which Be removed only BY The use Of
suss sRfdFt rbf ,lsl'hipalion, Of in sasisa,s
sssa 10 @akiag naows's 'fvtRsHres 'cohsrrs .
"a 'aeh asie give The beat pospbls sset nl,h ssfss,
CURTIS 4 nR),Ps, Psopsisior.. Nav. Yosk =
ssltshy sllasslsH !. ss4Islas'. At sgsts.s boa.
hsssse'=s1 2 . y JIay . NJ
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-11-08

THOSE Of our business men, de-
sirous cf n.noat card, circular, bill or let
head, should not fail to give us on eatIy
call. as we are prepared to execute any
thing in this line, in the la'cst style aud
at city prices. --4l-l an.lDl