The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-06

It is stated that Mr.. Seward, Mr..
McCulloch and Mr.. Welles are for
reconstruction, and stand for the
President. Mr.. Stevens would hardly
have made his denunciatory speech
to-day unless q wide and deep gulf
was between the President and the
radical ascendancy in Congress.
IMPORTANT RESULTS OF Mr.. Sew
| ARDS TRR.--A special sdespatch to
the New York Neacs, dated Washing
ton, January 30, says: -
The Secretary of State arrived here
on Sunday, from Havana, having
successfully accomplished most i'm
portant diplomatic mission. On Mon
day, he had a long interview with the
President, to whom he communicated
the results of this mission. At the
Cabinet meeting to-day, all the mem
bers were present, and the matter was
made the subject of special discus
sion. I have before intimated that
the object of Mr.. Stewards visit to
Havana was to bring about o peaceful
and honorable settlement of the Mex
ican question. I am now able to
state positively that he was invested
by the President with extraordinary
and plenipotentiary powers for this
purpose. A high officer of Maximil-
ian's Government, clothed with SINH
lar powers, met Mr.. Seward at Havana
and an interview took place there, at
which the basis of the settlement was
agreed upon. The agreement does
not provide for the recognition of
Macmillan, nor does it require the
United States to make any change in
her foreign policy nor to abandon
any cherished principle. I am not
even aware that Mr.. Seward made any
pledges or promises whatever; but on
the same day that the DeSoto left
Havana, French steamer left that
port for Vera Cruz, and it bore to
Macmillan the verbal assurance that
the policy of neutrality on the part
of the United States toward Mexico
would be continued and strictly en-
forced.
To-day Mr.. Seward communicated
to the Cabinet the gratifying fact
that the evacuation of Mexico by the
French troops would be commenced
Immediately, and that it would be our
own fault if that evacuation was not
complete before next July. The
Mexican question is now in o. fair way
to be settled peacefully and honora-
bly,, and there are only two ways by
which that settlement can be retard-
ed-irst, by violations of neutrality
on the Rio Grande; and second, by
the Introduction in and passage by
Congress, of offensive and injudicious
resolutions like those of Schenck's.
WHo WILL Nor WoRK.-It is as
sumed, by great many well-meaning
people, that the freedmen will not
work except upon compulsion. We
have heard this belief expressed by
people of various characters, but
there is one class from whom it comes
with peculiar force. It is those peo-
pie who never work themselves, and
are, therefore,, greatly scandalized
that their prerogative, of doing moth
ing, should be thus invaded. If they
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various localities an example of use
full industry, it might possibly have
some effect. These persons are un-
able to understand the attractions of
labor, when they see it SO completely
eschewed by some who pronounce
the most eloquent eulogies upon its
beauties and advantages.
The proposition is, that freedmen
will not work except upon compulsion.
Well, compulsion is all that makes
any of us work. There is nothing
in work SO very fascinating and de-
ightful, that any one chooses it for
itself. ''He that will not work neither
shall he eat,'' is the great law which
keeps in motion the wheels of the
worlds industry. When this law
comes to operate fully on the freed
men, we shall see whether they will
work or not. We mnst make allow
ances for the effects of sudden eman-
cipation, and wait till the classes, who
are expected to become self-depen-
dent all at once, have time to realize
the responsibilities of their new
position. Richmond Republic.
A novel and ingenious style of rob-
berry was developed in Carmine street
yesterday forenoon. A policeman on
duty was accosted by another man
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