The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-09
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The correspondent of the Balti-
tmore Stns writes:
The radical press lay much stress
upon Gen. Sheridan's last dispatches
to Gen: Grant, as settling the propo-
sltlon that all the blame for the inau-
guration of the late riots at New Or
leans rests upon Mayor Monroe and
certain ex-rebels. I have been per-
mitted to read the last dispatches
Efrom -Gen. Sheridan, and Z .am' en-
abed to say that they DC. not estab-
lish any such proposition. Gen.
Sheridan gives o more extended &C
count of what he belieoes to be the
facts than he gave in his despatch of
the 1st instant, of which I sent you a
copy. He does not, in the late de-
spatches, review nor scarcely refer to
the conventioners and their conduct,
but he gives eam more detailed state
ment OF the reported behavior of the
police and Mayor Monroe, whom he
styles sthat bad man." and whose
removal he recommends. But Gen.
Sheridan does. no. take back nor
modify In the least his estimate of the
character Of the usnrpers who pro
voked the disturbances, and who are
responsible. for the murders and
bloodshed that took place on the
3Oth of July. One thing comes ont
clearly in the dispatches received
here by the President and Con
Grant, and that is, that whateEernay
be said of the conduct of those en-
gagged in this deplorable occurrence.
the ''ex-rebels' we're fighting to main,
balm the authority recognized BY the
Government And Congress. It should
be borne in mind, however that thus
far we have received nothing but opi-
mons from Gen. Sheridan, formed
upon hearsay testimony, not given
under the solemnity of an oath. An
official, and, it is hoped, an impartial
investigation, is now going on, and
In few days we shall have q history
OF the whole affair in an authentic
form.
L have authority for saying, that as
soon as the President is officially in
formed of the organization of the
Throckmorton administration in
Iexas, he will direct the same steps
to be taken as were taken in the
transfer of the provisional Govern
ments of the other States. A pro-
clamation declaring that Texas has
resumed her practical relations. to
the Union may be looked for on
Tuesday or Wednesday next.
The sum realized by the ladies at
the Analostan Island entertainment
on the 1st instant, for the benefit of
Southern orphans, was $13O, aud
with this success to begin with, a
committee has been appointed to
repeat the festivalfor the same lauda
bile end.
The number of benefciaries of the
so-called equalization bounty Act
Will, 1t IS found, be SO inconsiderable
IN proportion to the number of claim
ants and expectants, that the measure
will, instead of popularizing Con-
gress, bring down upon it fierce de-
nunclatlon. For every one who re-
ceives the bounty twenty others will
be disappointed. The radicals may
lose twenty votes by the measure
where they will gain one. To be
ooAo' 'noJ may promise co ROB the
treasury to greater extent next
session. but the equivalent for addi-
tlona pay for members, without
which q majority could not be OBJ
tanned, will be wanting.
The new army bill contains q pro-
vision excluding from any appoint
ment under it all persons who were
engaged in the rebel service, civil,
military or naval. Thus the Presi-
dent can select no officer for the army
from the States lately in rebellion.
The President is expected low, or
Immediately after the adjournment of
the Philadelphia Convention, to make
some vacancies in various Offices in
the Northern States, and fill them by
the appointment of national Union
men. Therefore, there is much pres
sure upon the President for Offices,
from the highest to the lowest grade.
Some of the more lucrative Federal
officers in this District will probably
undergo reform.
The Legislature of Tennessee has
granted charter for college for
colored people, to be known rs the
Central Tennessee Methodist Epis-
copal College" A site has been
secured on the summit Of College