The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-05-26
5 REpRshEssaaNrr1ArIvrs Nor MAsrrRs, o,

LorK DemocraClc General Committee
was held in New York city on last
Thursday night, at which the follow
ing resolutions were adopted, togetl1-
or with resolutions sustaining the
President In his late vetoes:
Resoloed, That the action of the
Senate of the United States in de-
clarlng the chosen Senator of the
State of New Jersey not entitled to q
scat In that body, and the expulsion
OF the Hon. James Brooks, the able.
fearless and faithful representative of
tho Eighth Congressional District of
the State Of New York, and the giving
OF his place to one who, despite of
his boosted wealth and respectability,
consented, if he did not corruptly
pledge himself, in order to obtain a
seat which the confidence and sup
port of the people did not elect him
to. are but instances of the fragrant
injustice of an arrogant and tlespotic
party who violate every faith and
pledge, and unblushinely vaunt the
integrity and purity Of their purpose,
and stigmatizc all who dare to differ
from them or refuse to sustain their
measures
RcSolccI, That the only security for
the Union, and safety of the blessed
privileges that are environed by it. is
return to the sound doctrine that
the representative is but the servant
of the people and not their master.
Gen. Grant finds ''thnt all our
White volunteers are anxious to be
mustered out" but that the blacks
ARE willing to serve till tho Govern
ment wishes to discharge them.
VIII it he believed that the T,ib,t,,e
actually finds i'll this fact IN areu-
ment to prove the superiority OF the
black over the white race! The
white volunteers, dis,laining 10 be
maintained at tile Government eS-
pcnse as a kind OF policeman on
soldiers pay during peace, are anxions
to cut loose from the leading strings
OF the War Department, and to
"take the chances once more us
active producing citizens in the
world of civil industry. The negroes.
on the contrary, cling to the skirts Of
the Government, are unwilling to 90
to work for themselves. and dclibc-
ratelv prcfcrto ''scrve" rs long rs the
Government thinks it worth while or
Is Obliged TO maintain them. The
characteristic traits Of tile two races
could not be better illustrated: and
the T'ih""e is responsible for calling
public attention to this curious rein
forcement Of the old assertion oi the
shareholders, that the negroes are
born to serve, theirs of Canaan the
knec-hcnler," and not to be trusted
on the stream Of lifc without the
cork Jacket OF Dependence upon Il
superior. We" Io,'H Uo.Ih.
STATE ETEcrIoNS The State cleo
tlons in the several States are hcM rs
follows:
In New Hampshirc, on the first
Tuesday i'll March; in Connecticut.
on the first Monday, and in Rhode
Island, on the first Wednesday OF
April; il Virginia, on the folrtl,
Thursday i'll May; in Oregon, on the
first Monday of June; in Alabama.
Arkansas, kentucky and Texas, on
the first Monday, in Tennessee, on
the first Thursday. and in North Ga
rollna, on second Thursday oi .Au-
gust; in Vermont, on the first Tues
day, in California;, on the first
Wednesday, and in Maino. on the Sc
cond Monday of September; in Flo
rida and Mississippi, on the first
Monday, in Georgia, on the first
Wednesday, in Indianna, Iowa, Ohio
and Pennsylvania, on the second
Tuesday, and in West Virginia, ON
the fourth Thursday of October; in
Louisiana. on the first Monday, in
Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
Massachusetts,, Michigan, Minnesota.
Missouri. Nevada. New Jersey. New
York aud Wisconsin, on the first
Tuesday, in Colorado, on the second
Tuesday, and in South Carolina, on
the fourth Monday of November
There are no State elections held in
the months of january, February,
July and December.
IErKIFACTION OF \ BODY. a few
days since Mr.. Edwin Fl. King. MS
undertaken, took up the body of the
late Wm. B. Tallcy, buried in the old
Foundry burial gronAd, and rein
TERED it IN the Congrcssiona! Gene
terry. The body had been inferred in
low ground, and the grave was hall
full of water. notwithstanding it
has been sixteen years since the inter
ment was made, the pine ease and