The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-05
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nromised to yield IS per cent. Of her crop OF 1906
South Carolina, So; Alabama, AZ; Mssissippi, "a
Arkansas, 1S, and Tennessee 9, while Louisiana
and Texas show a consi lerable falling of from last
vear's crop. This result is attributed by the Bu-
reau to the appearance of the cotton worm. We
lesrn otherwise, however, that the true cause ls
the unvillingness of the negroes to work. let
ter from Northern gentleman, now on one OF tho
s'Sea Islands" says ut only requires Yisit 10
those islands {, make thorough pros man
of the rankest abolitionist. Now that picking mas
commenced, the hands have to be watched nlghs
and day. and, with all that can be done, they will
stiIl steal g. great deal. They sell whatever they
steal TO few white men here who have q bad in.
Ansnco Il Don them, and corrupt them for gain and
in homes of getting their votes. The negroes
have been taught TO believe that the land is to be
given them, and, if the military were net with
in reach it is doubtful whether they could be kept
even in the little subjeotion in which they are.
They are the most idle, worthless, hlthy, and sui
| len set OF creatures ever saw. They quarrel all
day. and when night comes they keep their eternal
fiddle going till late hour, and dance the douoie'
shuttle and the hoedown to its music. They have
ruined many Southern planters who have but lit
tie oapital and endeayored to work their planta-
tations on shares. In almost every case the ne
groes got short Of provisions from extravaganza
and carelessness, and abandoned their crops TO
find work for money elsewhere. The moment
thev earn enough to feed themselves for Few
days they quit and wandar about or lie down and
sleep. Our corn crop, hI.y acres, was enhreiy
lost for want Of labor"
| TIE WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT OF the New
York Times, of October 1, says: call the state
ments heretofore published regarding the trial Oh
| JEFF. DAVIS have been mere surmises, and the
| Government has not authorized them, nor has 1t
made public any intimatonsof what it intends do
ing. It is semi-offcialy announced however, that
the Government VIII ask for further delay, when
the trial comes on In November next, and that the
counsel for the accused Will then make motion
to enter mohe pros. Judge Underwood Will OF
course be present, but it is not yet definitely set
tied whether Judge CHASE will preside. The mo
ton to ouash will be argued and decided in aupro-
babiity during the early part of the term. 1t is
duo to Attorney-den. STANBERY to say m this con-
nection. that although he has been consulted re-
sardipg the matter, and may have advised the
prospective delay, he cannot be held accountable
He complied with Dis.rict-Attorney CHANpLER's
request for assistance in prosecuting the trial oy
employing Hon. W. NJ. EyARTs as assistant counsel
Consequently Mr.. CHANDLER is alone responsible.
The same correspondent also states: During Q re-
cent interview with an old Tennessee friend, the
purport Of which has been retsiled publicly, Mr.
JOHNSON stated that he would take bis final stand
against Congress by resisting itss right, If it as
sumsd it, to suspend him during tho progress OF
the impeachment trial, if he was simpeached. So
many ifsapoil the threat, but it is probable that
the firstupportnnity afforded the President to take
stand against Congress on this subject will be to
veto balproviding for suspension rom Office OF
eli public officers who may have been impeached,
until they fave been tried, which will undoubtedly
be introduced and passed early in the session.
oSc OF TIE EDITORS of the New York Eoening
Mad has visited Barnum's Museum to witness the
gorilla, and thus describes what he saw: 1--WE
could see the tops of the bars, though, and it at
once occurred to us that such small iron rods as
they are would be utterly insufficient for the re-
straint OF creature capable Of bendhk double a
bar of iron AN inch and three-quarters thick, as
this ons is said to have done. The first glimpse
we had Of the ANIMAL however, settled the gorilla
question, and set tho mind at ease concerning the
iron bars. We saw before Us, huddled low down
in the cage against the bars Of which its nose WIS
pressed, a very fine specimen of the baboon--a
species Of simian with which the gorilla, being an
ape, cannot properly be classed. The baboon In
question appears to be one OF the cynocephda, or
dog-nosed baboons, bearing strong similarity to
the h1rnadryds-so so called-that used to be e1hib-
tied with tho VAN AMBURG collection two or three
years ago, and not very much disslmilar, except IN
superior size to tue chocma baboon in the colec-
tion at Central Park At any rate, the creature Is
baboon, having tail, and the bare spots on the
posterior peculiar to that species OF quadrumane,
and therefore it cannot be gorilla. We do not
think that Mr.. BARNUM displayed his usual saga
city in announcing this new baboon OF his as
gorilla, though far be it from us to hint that his
usual mendacity was at fault. The humbug is too
glaring one to deceive even public so gullible
as ours. But the thing might have been done |
better by leaving the gorilla alone, and introducing
the stranger under some such original designa- |
ton as the AnGropophagus HoTrtdas, or Man. |
eater from the mountains of Madagascar
THE BALTIMORE Sun, in referring to the artillery |
purchased by Gov. SWAMI, says ''The Radical |
journals, instigated by incendares in this State,
who are seeking, by the propagation of defama-
tory falsehoods, to exotic popular passion in the
North against Maryland so as to induce Congress |
10 subvert the State government, and put into !
the hands Of faotious minority, who can never |
attain power by the will Of the people, are endeo-
voring to convert the purchase by Gov. SWAMI OF
few cannon for the Maryland militia as startling |
evidence Of an intention to assist President JOHNSON
in making war upon Congress. The simple truth of i
the matter is that the quota for arms coming from
the Federal Government to Maryland was $4,000,
and Gov. SWAMI had corresponded with Secretary
STANTON upon the subject in which Secretary
STANTON consented to furnish the State two bat
teries Of artillery Of six guns each and the value
being somewhat above the amount OF the quota,
the State was to pay the difference. Gen. GRANT
the successor of NIr. STANTON, not having carried
out the arrangement, the Governor employed
part Of the State appropriation for carrying out
the militia bill to purchase single battery OF SIX
guns. Are the Radicals prepared to accuse Secre-
STANTON Of conspiring with Governor SWAMI to
assist President JOHNSON in making war upon
Congress? This whole matter, however, Of psrti-
land is too ridiculous to pursue further.
IT IS A SINGULAR circumstance that not all the
pacific assurances of the French Government,
even though they are accepted and interpreted in
in pacific way by the Prussian Government, are
sufficient to alay the belief that great war is i'm
pending between France and Prussia. Our latest
European aadcss and files display Ibis hctfina
very remarkable manner. Some of the journals
are arguing with the public as strongly as they
can to produce belief that NApoLEoN's promises
have been N le in good faith, and have been ac-
cepted in good faith by King WILLIAM, or rather
by King BIsa1AncK; but evan while arguing in this
way there seems to be an undertone Of doubt
whether their position will bo justified by the
events OF the near future. 1t seems, in short,
that this pervading idea of coming struggle is
deep and universal md mot fo he ar,eedilv ren1oy-