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,seetinr inRitchie County.

The Union men of Richie county
held n meeting at their Court House
on the 10th, and adopted some excellent
resolutions. ChapmanJ. Stuart, Esq,
presided. and Charles III. Day acted as
Secretary of the meeting. General Har-
ris made speech to the assemblage.-
The resolutions took strong ground
against the 90 effort now being made to
sfreoreanize the Democratic party un-
"der the false pretence of loyalty and
s. under the new name OF Conservative
"and against the effort to distract and
divide the loyal people OF the state by
Is the assumption that there exists an
81 irreconcilable difference between. Con-
IS gress and the President" The Union
men OF Richie recognize only such
differences of opinion in matters of
detail as almost always occur
amongst men honestly engaged in an
" effort To accomplish the same object.
They "desire that our present diff
"cuIties should be settled upon such
"a principles as thatthe result of the war
/" may be secured in the establishment
of freedom throughout the length and
- breadth of the land, to all the iEhabi-
IS tants thereof. They recognize 1tas the
s'duty of all loyal men to support the
"pIatform of principles adopted in
IS wheeling, on February 22d last; and
"piedge themselves to do everything
in their power to secure the success OF
Hthose principles in the election to Of
"fice of the men who heartily endorse
"and support them; and TO thwart the
"efforts and machinations of our enc
ssmies to transfer the power of the
estate tosrebels and tr,Iitors."
Finally the resolutions conclude as
follows:
Resolretl, That we believe that the party
now operating under the tirnl-name of Com
servatism" are the same party In spirit and
design who tried To overthrow the Govern
Inent OF the United States and to snbvert the
government OF this State by force OF arIns
ResS,rcd, That we stand pledged to support
no man for Office, however small 1T may be,
who stands directly or indirectly connected
with the so-caled Conservative party, believ-
ing them TO be wolves in sheeps' clothing"
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= Territorial Condition.

Some OF the gentlemen in Congress
seem to be acting under the delusion
that by rcmanding the late rebel
States to Il Territorial condition, the
Southern people will be made to feel
more scnsibly their impotence con
trasted with the power Of the Gene
raj Government. The testimony
from the South, gathered alike from
newspapers and individuals, is well
calculated to dispcl this false idea.
The state of public sentiment in that
part OF the country seems to justify
the telegram from NIilledgeville,
printed in New York papers of
Saturday, which said, 1.-The sentiment
III the Legislature seems decided in
favor of q Territorial Government
rather than the acceptance Of the
Constitutional amendment, OF SINH
lar terms. The truth is the people
at large are Indifferent as to the
course Of action which Congress may
adopt. The question as to whether
they shall have a Territorial or some
other form Of Government, is most
remote from their thoughts. The
subject Row pressing with terrible
Significance is, Glow shall we get
something to eat?" Everything else
is subordinate. They conceive their
condition 90 be as bad as possible-a
Territorial Government could make it
no worse. First Of all, they want to
know how labor can be made avail
ablr.
-About Mobile there are $1,000
negroes living in Incidence, While
many Of a;e best plantations arc over
grown with grass and cottonwood
aud on the levees above New Orleans
scarcely any produce is seen except
that land from Northern steamers.
There some signs Of Improvement,
from the discovery on the part of the
negroes that their dependence Gu the
Irredlneils S Bureau is prccarious, in
consequence of which some are
making overturcs to their former
masters for employment. The more
intelligent, especially, scorn to ap-
proach the bnrcai,. regarding it as au
institution bestcd suited to paupers
1t is believed that considerable num-
bcrs viii be compelled to work the
coming winter, from sheer necessity.
\ strong desire is felt on al sides
that the local authorities shall
regulate the employment OF labor,
SO far IS relates 10 the enforcement of
laws, and all interests favor AZ equal
protection. regardless Of color or con
dition.
These subjects, relating to the
means OF obtaining a subsistence, arc
the ones that command earnest at
tentlon. and cannot be cvaded.
About politics people care little and
say less. SO Congress need fear no
remonstrancc, whatever action it may
see lit to take
Nc" loyh: Jom2lm Of Comnserce.
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No IMPEACHMENT. The New York
Hera}d, Of Wednesday, says:
The House vote Of Tuesday last,
on Mr.. Ashley's resolution for a spe-
cial committee of seven to inquire
whether any officers of the Govern
mcnt have been guilty of impeacha-
BILE offences, does not look much like
the impeachment OF President John
sou. The vote being on a suspension
of the rules, which requires two
thirds Of the whole vote cast, stood
elghty-eigh to forty-nine, Mr.. Ray
mond, with some half dozen other
Republicans, voting with the Demo-
Gratis III the negative, and so the rules
were not suspended. With such Il
vote on q general inquiry, we may
safely conclude that this House will
never come to the direct qaestion of
impeachment of President Johnson.
1t appears, indeed, that the radicals
are beginning to buttonhole him in
friendly frame of mind, in behalf of
certain office seekers; and such being
the case, Mr.. Ashley will save time
by leaving the impeachment question
to General Ben. Butler and the next
Congress-
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Souca CAROLINA CONFERENCE. We
extract the following from the pro-
ceedings Of Conference on Friday
last:
On motion, the bishops were re-
quested to. hold the sessions of this
Conference in future ON the Wednes-
day Immediately preceding the first
Sunday in December.
Cheraw, Morganton, Charleston,
Abbeville and Spartanburg, respect
lvely, pctitioned for the next session
OF Conference to be held in their
towns. After several votes were
taken, it was unanimously agreed to
hold the next session at Morganton,
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HE IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION.
The following is the resolution refer
rcd to IN q Washington despatch, as
having been offered by Mr.. Ashley,
of Ohio:
Resolred, That Select Committee,
to consist Of seven members of this
House, be appointed by the Speaker,
whose duty it shall be to INQUIRE
whether any acts have been done by
any officer of the Government of
the United States which, in the con-
temptation Of the Constitution, are
high crimes and misdemeanors, and
whether said acts were designed or
calculated to overthrow and subvert
or corrupt the Government of the
United States or any department
thereof, and that said Committee
have power to send for persons and
papers, and to administer the Gus
tomary oath to witnesses, and that
they have leave to report at any time
Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio, suggested
that it was customary, in cases Of
this kind, to name the offenders
alluded to, and to mention some act
or acts justifying the action taken.
We did not desire to notify the world
that we were holding grand inquest
on all the civil officers of the United
States
Mr.. Randall, Of Pennsylvania, OBJ
Jected to the resolution, but, on mo-
ton, the rules We're suspended and
the resolution was passed.
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MAxa1ILIAS.- the 1st of De
cember, MaXimilian issued Il mani
festo to the Mexicans, in which he
tells them he at one time had deter
mined to ablicatc, but was induced
to change his mind by the Council Of
Ministers and State, who decreed that
the welfare of Mexico demands his
retention of the throne He, how
ever, announces his intention to call
q National Congress, which shall de-
termine finally whether the Empire
is to continue. In the meantime, he
relies upon all MeXicans to follow up
with courage and constancy the task
of regeneration which they have con
fided to their ''compatriot," (h.m-
self)
The latest adviccs from Mexico are
that the Mexican Church party has
agreed to furnish Maximilian $40
600, 600 and 10000 Mexican troops
Ihe despatch announcing the death
Of the Empress of Mexico is believed
to be bogus.
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GEN. GRANTS PosrrIoN.-The Ma
tional h1teNigencer, of Thursday,
says:
The second paragraph of this brief
report contains significant intima-
ton He frankly acknowledges that
the class which will acknowledge no
law but force is ''much smaller than
could have been expected after such
4 conflict" rs that in which we have
been engaged. Sufficiently formi-
dabie' to require the presence of an
armed force, ''thc condition Of the
States that We're III rebellion against
the Government may be regarded as
good enough to warrant the hope
that but Il short time will intcrvene'
before the bulk Of them can be with
drawn. The condition Of affairs is
better than could be expected,
although Mr.. Wilson and the New
York Irjbuae would have the country
believe that the constant occupation
OF the Southern people is to murder
freedmen and burn their school
houses. Nor does General Grant see
any need of territorializing the South,
and maintaining q permanent militia
ry occupation. He has more faith in
kindness than in military power, and
evidently repudiates the violent pro-
gramme Of those who would hold the
South by the tyranny OF arms
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We had the pleasure of a call, yes
terday, from Gen. Robert Lowry,
one OF the Mississippi commissioners
to Washington, to intercede in be-
half of Mr.. Davis. Gen. Lowry bring
back no word or hope Of encourage
ment from the President, nor does he
believe there is enough conservatism
left IN Congress to save us from the
vortex Of destruction into which IA
dical mlsrule is carrying the country
at railroad speed. When Messrs.
Hillyer and Lowry first called on Pre-
sldent Johnson, there were lea to be
lieve that universal amnesty would
soon be proclaimed, but a couple of
weeks later this impression was re-
moved, and they now come home
convinced that the day of Mr.. Davis
liberation IS still far distant.
Jackson (Miss.) clarion.
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A special despatch from Mexico by
way of New Orleans, contains news
to December 5. Bazainc had issued
amanifesto, declaring that the French
troops would hereafter remain neu-
tral, taking no part whatever in Mexi-
can affairs. Gen. Rodrigues, with
800 men, dashed into Orizaba, on the
4th, and captured q lot of mules. He
could easily have captured the En-
peror and his Ministers. An anti
French and anti-American demon
stration was held in Orizabo when it
was known that Maximilian would
resume his throne. An imperial re-
port says that Gen. Diax has declared
for the empire, and brings 5000 men
with him. Maximilian issued a pro-
clamation at Orizaba on the 1st in
slant, which was promulgated in the
city of Mexico on the 5th instant, an
,nonncing his resumption of the reins
of Government, and stating that ii
National Congress would be con-
vened, which should vote on the
question of the continuance of the
empire e-Ne'c York Herald, 1911.
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The National LteUi0euce,. saws.

"It will be seen from the report of
the proceedings in the Supreme
Court of the United States on Mon
day, in the cases of Milligan, &c.
that the Court has decided that Con.
gress has no power to authorize the
trial Of citizen not in the military
or naval service and by a military
court where and while the ordinary
courts of law are open and in ope-
ration"
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HE MANCFACToR!Es OF New YoRK.-
Among the many extensive establishments
III New York whose products extend into
every part of the country, is that Of Col
gate u Co, where almost every conceiva-
bic form of Family and Toilet Soap is ma
nufactured. These Soaps have Il reputa-
ton for purity and efficacy that has given
them an enormous sale
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A QUEER ADVOCATE OF PEACE.
There is published in New York city
a journal entitled The Adrocute Of
Peace. A late number contains the
following sentences:
IF, in its laws, it (tho Government
says. that rebellion is the climaS OF
all crimes, but, by its neglect to exc
cute these laws, says it is no crime
whatever, it stultifies itself, neutral
ICES on this point nearly its whole
power, and virtually invites to future
rebellions without end If such men
as Davis and Lee, Breckenridge and
Forrest, are not to be hung, then no
rebel can deserve a halter; and we
may as well blot out at once our
entire criminal code, and make our
country, without further delay, an
elysinm or pandemonium of rascals
and villains.
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FINANCIAL.-The -NNioull Mkel

FINANc1AL.-Thc National I4leM-
gence', Of Thursday, says:
The whole country looks to Con-
gress for wise fiscal measures. Con
gress has the power to mako money
scarce or plentiful. They can increase
or diminish, at pleasure, the pur-
chasing powers Of the currency. The
general impression is, that there will
be no very decided legislation upon
that subject at this session, out bust
ness men are prridenuy waiting to
see what Congress will do with the
tariff, currency, banking and internal
taxation.
The bill providing for regular sales
of surplus gold in the Treasury, now
before the Committee Of Ways and
Means, will, it is supposed, be re
ported in some form.
The Senate Committee on Finance
have the subject of the tariff before
them, and Will continue the consider
alton of it during the holidays. The
Treasury has prepared q bill providing
q system of taxes, internal and eX-
ternal, which will also be laid before
that committee for Coz. liberation.
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COLUMBIA.
Tuesday Morning, Dec. IS, 1896.
Christmas.

Again we welcome the natal day of
Him who brought peace on earth
and good will to men; again we hail
the return of that genial holiday,
which we all remember from child
hood; for this is day set apart spe-
cially for children's Joy and children's
happiness. For children, fond pa
rents squeeze into crowded confec
tionary and toy shops; for children,
old bachelors-and even the worldly
minded and close-fsted among that
fraternity-open their hearts and
their purse strings for their especial
benefit. Merry Christmas! May it
be merry, at least, with the young
folks, who know nothing of the strife
and rancor of politics, and who,
from the earliest days, have claimed
it as their own.
To children of larger growth, the
day also is q cherished anniversary.
Its hallowed associations, from the
time they hung up thoir own stock
ings, until they filled those Of their
children; its general sympathies; it's
warm hearted store of expressions of
good will and it's cordial hospitalities,
all combine to make men better, and
to feel that there is one day, at least,
on which all may be happy, the old
and the young, the giver and the re-
ceiver, of various presents and
friendly mementoes.
We would, on this festive occasion,
ignore politics, with its asperitics, its
bitterness and strife. We try to for
get that the South still suffers from
dwell on that beautiful sentence,
''Peace and good will to men" Ii
we had angelic powers of persuasion;
if we had trumpet voice that could
reach the dwellers of the land in
every section, we would exhort that
the words of this sentence might be
engraved on every heart, and be
adopted as the motto Of every class,
association and organization Of man
kind throughout our distracted coun-
try.
But amid all our political strife,
and in the depth of our poverty and
distress as a people, with q gloomy
and threatening future before us, On
this festal day, wo should put aside
all that would cloud enjoyment or
mar the festive pleasures of the occa-
sion. We should divest our minds,
if possible, of the cankering cares
and harassing trials we have to con
tend with in cold-hearted world.
We should look forward in faith and
hope to q brighter return of the day,
and, above all, give scope and full
play to the warmes5 affections of our
hearts to those who are dependent on
our moods Of temper, or on our ibe-
rality, for their happiness and enjoy
ment. In this spirit, and entirely
ignoring other topics, except the
current news of this day, the Picnic
extends to its friends and readers the
compliments of the season, and
wishes for all GA merry Christmasn'
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-12-25

MANUFACTUREs IN THE SOUTH
Statistical information at Washing
ton shows rapid increase in cotton
and woolen manufactures Ill the
Southern States. Georgia has now
seventy-eight factories, many of them
Of the first-class, and engaged i'll
manufacturing calico, as well as the
coarser muslins and woolen goods
There are also several large establish
ments in the course Of erection in
Northern Mississippi.
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THE Posr OFFIcE.-The office will b,.
open this day from 9 to 10 o'clock u. N
aud from 81 to g o'clock D. M.
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The State Department at Washing
ton has received official information
that the cholera has again broken out
in Constantinople.
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,5.-eo Ga GI EEoEns-

Tho Phosnir office is on Main street, 4
few doors above Taylor Cor Camdon) street
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South Carolina Conference Appoint-
raents.

nardie; Bethel, j. L. Wightman.
Cooper River-E. J. Pennington.
SummervilIe-Colin Murchison.
Walterboro-John w. McRoy.
st. Bartholomew-Thos. J. Clyde,
j. j. Snow, sup.
Bamberg- Charles Wilson.
Allendale-A. J. Stokes.
Hardeeville-J r. Coburn
Black Swamp-Aug. w. Walker.
State Normal School-H. M. Mood.
ORANGEBURo- M. CHRIETzBERG
Orangeburg-W. G. Connor.
Eastern Orange-W. w. Jones.
Branchville- Thomas Raysor.
Upper Orange-J. j.. Sif Av.
st. Matthews-Wm. Hutto.
st. George's-J. Z. Penny.
Providence-J. S. Conner.
Biackville- l.. Banks, r. 3.
Tarrant,. sup.
Barnwell- -Abram Nettles.
Aiken-John p. Morris.
Graniteyille Mission--JohnR r. Pick
ett
Lexington Circuit-W. Carson
MARION DISTRICT J. BOYD, P. E.
Marion-S. II. Browne, T. Mitch
ell, sup
Marion Circuit-L. NJ Little, L.
w. Munnerlyn, sup.
Buck Swamp. B. Platt.
Liberty Chapel. B. Campbell.
Darlington-A. J. Stafford
Darlington Circuit -Simp. Jones.
Brownsville-M. A McKibben.
Georgetown-Joh A. Porter.
Black River-J. c.. Stoll.
kingstree-W. ". Mood
Jehossee and Black River Mis-
sion-A. Erwin.
Lynchburg-D. J. Mcmillan
Conwayboro-J. II. G. Mckinney.
Conwayboro Circuit-G. H. Wells.
Waccamaw Circuit and Mission
c. Belts.
CoLUa1BIA-C. H. PR1rcuARD, p. E.
Columbia-Washington Street and
Marion Street, D. J. Simmons, w.
Martin.
Columbia Circuit-D. w. Scale.
Richland Fork-Manning Brown.
Sandy River-G. w Ne Creighton.
Rocky Mount. l.. Shuford.
Chester-S Leard.
Fairfield-A j. Cauthen.
Camden-C Thomson.
Sumter-J. Stacy.
Sumter Circuit-J. W. Murray
Bishopville-P F. kistler, a. Nc
Corquodale, sup.
Manning w. A. Hemmingway.
Santee-S. J. Hill
SpARTANBURG DIsT.-R. 2. FRANKS.
Spartanburg- g-W. A. Gamewell.
Spartanburg Circuit. b. Masse-
beau.
Rich Hill-V. A. Sharpe
Pacolct-J. f. Watson
Unionville-O. A. Darby.
Cane Creek-J. W. Kelly.
Belmont-J. S. Erwin.
Goshen Hill-Joseph Parker.
Rutherford May.
Marion, N. &c. G. Gage.
McDowell-J. D. Carpenter.
Columbus-J. A. WSod. Z.
Woford College-A. M. Shipp,
President; W. Smith and A. II. Les
ter, Professors
SHELBY DIsTRIcT-J. w. North, P.E.
ShelbyAR. B. Aston.
Shelby Circuit-A. P. Avant.
Lincolpton-S. Lander.
Lincolnton Circuit-John Finger.
Dallas-C. E. Land
Yorkville-W. L. Capers, l.. A.
Johnson, sup.
York Circuit and Mission-M. A.
Connolly.
Rock Hill. NJ. Cline.
Pineville-N. X. Melton.
Charlotte-W. c. Power.
Charlotte Circuit-W. S. Haltom,
r. l.. Dufey, J. W. Alternately, sup.
Newton-.B. G.. Jones.
South Fork-John Watts
Lenoir-G. W. Ivey.
Happy Home-J. G. Hartsell.
Morganton-P. G. Bowman, J. S.
Nelson, sup.
Morganton Colored Charge-J. s.
Nelson.
Davenport Female College,. r.
Griffith, President; S. A. Weber,
Professor.
Mecklenburg Female College-A.
q. Stacy, President, at Charlotte.
Mt. Bethel Academy-J. G. Crisp.
WADEsBoRo DIsT.-F. Nj. KENNEDY.
Wadesboro-E. W. Thompson, W.
L. Pegues.
Cheraw-Robert Harper.
Pee Dee Colored Circuit. w,
Coward
Ansonville-John A. Mood.
Monroe-J. r. Little.
MOproo C;ro,,;& T. CooxIa,o1
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NewberrY-N. S. Black.

Newberry-W. S. Black.
Newberry Circuit-J. Ii. thinner
man, J. B. Traywick
Laurens-A. N. Wells, r. r. Dag
Reedy River-F. Aud.
GREENvILLE-A. Il. STEVENS. 2. u.
Greenville-J. W. Humbert.
Greenville Circuit-R. 9. Oliver.
Reidville-W. Bowman.
Pickensville-J. j. Workman.
Walhalla-J. NJ Carlisle, sup.
Walhalla Circuit-F. NJ. Morgan.
Seneca and mooSaloo-H. j. Nor
gan.
Anderson-George L. Round.
Anderson Circuit-W. 4. Hodges.
Pendleton-D. ID. Byars.
Orphans Home Mission-'I. H.
Edwards.
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HorEFuL. Washington CORES
pondent writes:
1t is remarkable, however, that
some members Of the Administration
cherish and freely expressed hopeful
views of the result of this madness
of radicalism. Mr.. Seward has,
within Il few days, strongly declared
his belief that all the radical mca-
sures would fail, and the Presidents
policy would be triumphant. The
AttorneyGeneral, Mr.. Stanbemy,
says that Andrew Johnson, ut the
end of his administration, will be
the most popular m:ln in America;
the events will Justify and snstain his
policy, and that the American people,
disgnsted with radical misrule, viii
overthrow the radical party.
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SPECIE PAYMENTS A,;D THE LEGAL
TENDER CURRENcY.-Mr. +. G. Spald-
ing, Of the Farmers and Mechanics
National Bank OF Buffalo, having, in
letter to Secretary McCulloch, cx-
pressed the opinion that the currency
could be moderately contracted $50
as to preserve 4 to!erably easy money
market, III order to be able to fund
the compound SKIES and the seven
thirties into longsold-bearing bonds,
between this and the 18th OF July,
1868; and that the specie standard
could be reached with at least $3.50,
100000 Of plain legal tender United
States notes still outstanding, lIr.
McCulloch replies rs follows: