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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-30

GERRrr SMITH ON THE SITUATION.
Gerrit Smith, under date ''Pcterboro' !,
March %, 1867" to William Lloyd
Garrison, gives his views on the situa-
ton. His motto IS ''universal suf-
frage'' and ''no punishment for the
South. This IS the sum and sub
stance of his cpistle to Garrison,
mich has . great deal OF amiable
and humane sentiment in it. He con
tends that, if Congress proceeds fur
ther with It's Interference with the
domestic affairs Of The South, estate
Governments will soon have disap-
peared'
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-30

Coon ADVICE El;oat \ II:DHEA1
JUDGE. Judge Bustecd, Of the United
States District Court Of Alabama,
recently advised the negroes of
Lowndcs County, III which l4e urged
them to hold aloof from politics, and
not neglect their work to attend po-
litical meetings or to vote. He
frankly told them shat they were not
yet prepared to vote intelligently, and
it was better for them not to vote at
all than to be led By Designing men
to vote improperly.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-30

THE SOUTHERN LoyALIsrs' OBJECT
The Southern loyalists justly object
toany and all special legislation for the
relief of such rebelleaders as promise
to support the reconstruction mea-
sures of Congress. They contend
that the new Governments demand
new men, and that, above all, these
Governments must not be shaped
by the architects of the ruin of the
South. 1t would, indeed, be pitifuI
and fatal confession that the hosts OF
conscientious lovers Of the Union il
the insurgent sections did not contain
sufficient craftsmanship or common
sense to organize these initial move
ments, and that all the talents were
only to be found among the ranks
that contained all the treason
UaShi0qt3n CIr.1i ic}s
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-30

SOUTHERN RELIEF A meeting was
held, on Monday, at the Assemblys
Church, Washington, to take mea-
sures for Southern relief. About fif
teen ministers of the Gospel we're
present. Committees were appointed
and other business was transacted
with view to concert OF action.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-30

TIE SUFFERING ~ TIE SOUTHERN
STATES. A letter from Governor Orr
of South Carolina, thus refers to the
gift Of u, 600 bushels Of corn sent
by the New York Relief Commission
to tLis State:
The donation is very timely, and
will relieve hundreds from the pinch
ings of actual want, if not Of absolute
starvation. Never was a charity more
worthily conceived or bestowed than
yours, in feeding destitute people.
Our great necessities will continue to
press us, and can only be relieved by
the generous and benevolent from
abroad, until the middle OF July,
when, if the wheat harvest is an ave
rage yield, the Central, Northern and
Western section will be partially
relieved. Permit me to reiterate nv
thanks. in hchalf Of the suffering and
destitute -of this State, to yourself
and your generous compecrs, for their
noble and philanthropic charity"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-30

The Mobile, New Orleans and Chat
tanooga Railroad was formally opened
on the 21st instant
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-30

PLANT CoTroN AND CoRS.-The
Greeuville AdcocAe says: Nature has
placed it III the power OF man toraise
everything at the South which is ne
cessary to supply all reasonable de-
mands. Our people are now actually
rejecting the bounties of climate and
soil; and, in their mad folly for cot
ton bags, are paving the way for their
utter ruin and degradation. When
the land passes into the hands of
another race, then the people of these
States will be strangers and servants
upon the soil which gave them birth.
And those who own the lands will
show their immense value by the
abundance which they will raise and
have around them. Instead of being
dependent upon other States and
other people, they Will make them
their tributaries.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-30

CARDs! CAEDs.-Show cards. bus;
ness cards, visiting and wedding
cards, executed at the Pl<eair Job
Office, in the neatest styles of the
art. Cards OF all sizes constantly
on hand, and all orders from town a.
country promptly attended to.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-24
The Grant Correspondence.

From The N. Y Times.
The leading Democratic journal of Massa-
Chusetts, the Boston Post, publishes as from
its Washington correspondent the following
statement
"There is great anxiety manifested here to
get at the correspondence between the Presi-
dent and General Grant on the removal of
General Sheridan, AS stated last evening,
General Grant sent TO Mr. Johnson written
note protesting against any change In Sheri-
reasons. To this the President returned tart
reply, with retteration Of his order. The
friendly interchange of views, as will fully
appear when 1t comes TO be published Specu-
Iation is rife as to the object of General Grant
in putting written protest on file, thus risk
ing q charge of characterization"
This version of the affair is much nearer the
truth than thatwhich our neighbor, the Herald,
attempted to pass off as genuine. According
TO the Herald General Grants protest against
the removal of Sheridan was 'written in a
very friendly way" a harmless, pleasant
fOrmality, signifying nothing. The same
Veracious chrOnicler described the Presidents
response as "pretty full, and much in the
same friendly style as Grants" The object
of this manipulation of the subject is evident.
II is to Johnsonize Grants utterances-tO re-
present his differences with the President as
trivial, instead of rough and radical, as they
really are. By this treatment 1t is hoped Mr..
johnson may acquire the benent OF Grant
alleged support, while Grant may be compro-
missed in the opinion of those who look to him
as standard bearer of Congress.
our own information is, that the HerGIds
svnopsis of the correspondence is imaginative
and untrue, while the brief Characterization
of il by the Boston Post comes very near the
truth. Rvery version which attributes u
General Grant feeble and merely formal re-
nonstrancs against the action of the Execu
tive. does him gross injustice. We are as
sured. on authority that we cannot doubt
that, in opposing the Presidents decision, h'
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-24

employed stronger language than is ordinarily
supposed 70 be compatible with the respectful
tone of official intercourse. Instead OF beng
the kind, easy, friendly letters OF which tne
public have been told they were on both sioes
cOldly official Nor was this the case only III
reference to the removal of Sheridan. In CON
neotion with Mr.. Stanton's suspension, Ieh-
eral Grant was equally plain-spoken ana en-
phatio. He told the President that only an
astute lawyer could discover reasons to sus-
tain the proceeding, and that no reason could
be given which the country would accept as
satisfactory.
This conflict of statement on a matter con-
cerning which the country is entitled to know
the whole truth, illustrates the necessity for
an early publication of the correspondence be-
tween General Grant and the President in re-
gard both to Mr.. Stanton and General Sheri-
dan. We can understand the motive of Mr..
Johnson in Withholding these letters from the
country. Doubtless he realizes the advantage
to be derived from the bare suppostion that
Grant is, to some extent, on his side. But
any advantage of this nature will be too brief
in its duration to atone for the odium which
the President inours by his apparent oonneo-
tiOn with the disingenuous statements which
have found their way into newspapers. Three
months at the furthest will drag from him the
documents he now keeps secret. Why wait
for the compulsory call of Congressf Why at
tempt to evade the responsibility for 'policy"
which is altogether his own, and the conse-
quences of which he should be content to
carryH Let the people read these Grant
Johnson letters without delay.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-24

the four and Eve hour men would be likely 20
object
In this connection we turn to the trade
unions, combinations for the purpose of in
huenoing wages. and coalitions for the sake Of
organizing strikes in foreign countries. In
Russia, Portugal, Denmark Sweden, and
sicily, these things are almost unknown. In
France, in Austria, and in Prussia they are
summarily put down by force and the leading
Offenders are severely punished. But in Great
britain these strikes and combinations are not
only frequent and formidable, but to a degree
they are successful in gaining the concessions,
or fayors, or rights" they claim. But only
to degree, because the effort, vague and
indefinite ITSELF grasps at something equally
Intangible and indefinite. Labor de-
mands something, and forthwith throws away a
weeks wages and gets nothing. But this
cropping in the dark will lead, by-and-by, to
daylight. There will be eventually abroad
and here and everywhere a thorough under
standing and complete harmony of capital and
labor. Combinations and coalitions, other
than those looking to the cooperation of labor
and just division of the profits of labor, and
strikes and political agitation, and attempts to
regulate by law the hours of labor, will all fail
to benefit the cause of labor; and the Congress
now sitting in Chicago may advise and advo-
cate what schemes it will, but events will
show the justice of our conclusions. The
Labor Congress declares war against capital,
when its real mission in the interests of labor
is one of harmony and peace.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-24
NapoIeon,s New Move.

From The ". Y. Tribune.
1t has for some time been expected that the
common interests of France and Austria in
three of the great European questions-the
Eastern, the German, and the Roman-would
ultimately lead to formal alliance of the two
powers. The accounts of the interview of the
two Emperors and their Prime Ministers at
Salzburg, leave but.little doubt that whatever
obstacles may thus far have stood in the way
of such treaty have been removed, and that
an understanding has been effected. The an
nouncement by the official papers of Austria
and France that the Conference at Salzburg
has secured for Europe long term of peace is
a poor blind; while the cable despatch in yes
terday's issue that a defensive alliance has
been concluded, and that an agreement, both
in the German and Eastern questions, has
been arrived at, is, without doubt, nearer the
truth, even should it be entirely based on sup
position.
1t is stated in the cable despatch that Aus
tria will organize the South German States
into Confederation, and will place herself at
the head of the Confederation. Such measure
has long been the avowed wish of the Govern
ments of both Austria and France and it is
by no means improbable that this is the most
important point of the agreement between the
two Emperors. If the report should turn out
to be true, it would be fact of the gravest
Importance. The South German Governments
have taken all the initiatory steps for a
union with Prussia. They have bound
themselves by a military treaty to place,
in case of war, their entire army under the
chief command of Prussia. They have subse-
quently agreed to new Custom Union treaty
between them and Prussia which provides for
the election of Custom Union Parliament.
This gradual advance towards the unity of all
| Germany has been met, it seems with the
hearty approval of the majority of the South
German people. If Austria and France will
try to enforce the Austrian demand, they
must not only arrest this progress towards
| German unity, but must undo all that has
thus far been accomplished in the promotion
of the Union scheme. 1t is a move much
more defiant than the French demand, in 1866,
for the cession of few German towns, or the
proposed purchase of Luxembourg.
No details are given as regards the agree
ment said to have been arrived at between
France and Austria in the Eastern question.
But it will be difficult for these States to hit
upon any plan that will not be distasteful to
Russia, and it is therefore most likely that an
alliance between France and Austria will be a
direct incentive to an alliance between Prussia
and Russia. 1t may be that negotiations have
been going on with Berlin and st. Petersburg
! to represent the move of Austria and France
as inoffensive and harmless; but it is not likely
! that either Prussia or Russia will view it in
| that light.
According to present appearances the
Franco Austrian alliance is the germ of very
serious complication. We shall probably sooI
learn more of it.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-24
RumOred Reorganization OTthS Cabinet.

From the ". Y. Herald.
The National Lntelligencer. paper in which
the coming events of President Johnson's
policy are supposed to cast their shadows be-
fore, takes a strong position in favor of COM
plete reorganization of the Cabinet, on the
ground that as at present constituted it lacks
the unity of sentiment and harmony of action
essential to vigorous and successful admin
istration. The article is the more significant
inasmuch as its substance was announced by
the telegraph in emi-Oficial manner in ad-
vance OF its publication. We are there
fore, bound to accept it as an authorized
exposition of the Presidents sentiments,
and foreshadowing of the course he intends
to pursue.
In this view it becomes evident that Mr..
Johnson has resolved to make a fair and dis
tinct issue with the radical party ON the ques-
tlon OF establishing negro supremacy in all
the unreconstructed States-a policy that
would place the five hundred thousand eman-
cipated slaves of the South in the position
formerly held by their three hundred thou
sand owners, and give them for half century
to come controlling influence in the affairs of
the national Government. While Seward and
other members OF the present Cabinet have
willingly acted as the bottle-hOlders of the
President in his small fights with Congress.
their whole antecedents link them indissolu-
bly, with the negro, and it is very likely that
they may be unwilling to follow Johnson
the whole length of his opposition to the
negro supremacy programme of the radical
leaders. In such case no other course is
| left open to the President than to complete
the work he has commenced, and send Seward,
MeCulloch, and the rest to follow Stanton and
Sheridan.
And what nextP Can this be the end of the
new movement Will Mr.. Johnson be salts
fed with a simple change of persons in his
Cabinet If so, he would only stultify him.
SELF and place himself in far worse position
than he occupied before. Congress, upon re-.
assembling in November would refuse to CON
firm his suspensions, place Stanton and the
rest back again in their old positions, and un-
doubtedly carry out their long g-threatened
policy of impeachment. No; having gone
thus far, President Johnson is bound to take
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-04
Philadelphia Trade Report.

THURSDAY, April 4. There is very little
QueIcitron Bark here, and No. is held firmly
at $40 q ton. Il
The receipts of Cloverseed continue small, and
the stocks are exceedingly light. Prime lots
are in good demand at full prices; sales of 200
bush. new at Sl050@ll u "a lbs, and some from
second hands above the latter quotations.
Timothy ranges from S325 to SO so, Flaxseed is
dull; 1t Is quoted at S3@s3'05,
Two eargoes, about 10000 boxes, Messina
Oranges and Lemons, sold from the wharf on
secret terms.
There is no new feature to present in the
Flour Market. There is some demand from the
home consumers, but a toJal absence OF any
inquiry for shipment Sales of 500 barrels, in
Guiding superfine at S8'25@9; extras at S950@
1850; Northwestern extra family at S1l'50Gl350;
Pennsylvania and Ohio do. do. at Sl1756Dl4'25
and fancy st. Louis at S16 Rye Flour is selling
at S7'259750. Prices of Corn Meal are nominal.
There is very little prime Wheat here and
this description is in good request by the local
millers but the views of holders are considera-
bly, above those of buyers; sales of Pennsylvania
red at S393'25 500 bushels California at 1926 and
1900 bushels No. spring at so 60@270. 400
bushels Pennsylvania Rye sold at Sl'52 Corn
is in steady request, and prices are higher sales
of 5000 bushels yellow at Sl'l3@ll5, In the cars
and from store, and S1-14 Rfloat. Oats are scarce
and wanted sales of 1000 bushels Pennsylvania
at zoe.
Whisky is scarce; sales of the "contraband"
article at Sl'20@Dl'35.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-04

would put a tax of two and half cents pound
on cotton, when not one mt Is put on the corn
and grain raised in Ohio, Indiana, and otner
Western States. l will vote for no party that
will perpetrate such an Indignity. Therefore
when we are reconstructed / hope that our rep
resentative will go TO Washington and declare
allegiance TO that party which will do us Justice,
and that, in my judgment, is the policy Tor South
Carolina to pursue in this emergency.
General Sickles, in response TO compnmen'
tary toast, said that although he was not pre-
pared to promise what he would do ne could
at least tell them some of the things that he
could not do. For instance, he did not mean to
deprive himself of the cooperation and counsel
of his old friend, Governor Orr, nor did he wish
State unless his duty required 1t. He alluded
in encouraging terms to the subject Of negro
suffrage, which, although it might be bitter
pill for the Southern people now, would, he
believed, in the end prove blessing in disguise.
The Generals speech was received with much
applause.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-04
The MississIppi Levees,

Failing in their efforts to secure an appropra.
ton from Congress, the people along the Lower
Mississippi went vigorously to work to repair
their damaged leVees and construct new ones.
The spring freshets, however, appear to have
overtaken them'in the midst of their work, and
entailed the accustomed loss aud destruction.
The New Orleans Piodyune is apprehensive that
portion or all of the city may be submerged,
owing to the 'critican condition of the leVees
at and above and below Carrolton. A week ago
to-day, Colonel Claiborne telegraphed to Cover
nor Wells, from Point Coupee:-"Bg crevasse
al Grand LeVee. No chance 10 close it." At
the same time the water was reported to be
breaking through the artificial banks at various
other points. We are now informed by des.
patch from New Orleans that the richest por.
tions of Southwestern Louisiana will be deyas-
tated; seven parishes already are overHowed. The
grand levee of the Morgan Sea, one of the
largest works of the kind in the world, has
gwen way, while another has broken, nine
miles below Baton Rouge, which will occasion
"mnense damage" II is a source of regret
that the people delayed so long to begin the
task of repairing their defenses, in the hope that
the General Government would perform the
work for them. Had operations been COM
menced earlier in the season, the present de-
struction and ruin would have been aVerted.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-04
The southern soldiers.
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF QUARTER SESSIoNS-Judee Brews'
ter.-Prison cases were before this Court. .,,...
Yesterday the Grand Jury, in making their returns
to the Court presented FIVE certain bills as Ignored
Counsel for 1.-THE Commonweaa ~ Ihese GSseS 9oad n
into the matter, he had discovered that there was
serving upon ad he So bsen sumoRed and
therefore, in order that all the succeeding business
wSVS move e' the Court to have the matter looked
into and correct the fault II II were found The gen
penter Reed street. The gentleman now serving on
the Grand Jury is named Joseph IL. Dallas orck-
The Court answered that the Commonwealth would
be held responsible as the deiendant snI M bt mao 10
challenge. But the matter was LEFT open' In order
Frederioa Hoide plead guilty to a charge of the
larceny Of g. the properly OF Albert SPes s nscty
domestic in SPECIFICS family ana In tha' capacity
Celia Henderson was convicted of charge OF the
perty yamountlng to s2l, belonging 10 Joseph Hay.
This defendant was also servant in MT HAYS house
ceny Of basket plates, etc These articles were
and David Waller was arrested on suspicion: The
witnesses testified TO what Others had said, but
one games Lynch WAS acquitted Of charge Of the lar
ceny Of boots and SlSthins valued at 9! the PGcps,ty
as sailor in an English schooner. He went aboard
the sni az 70 W Sm OF
James DonOhue was convicted OF charge of the
noD,ngg Of store at FouIth ana Brown
with The Ps@1ss ant n%S SHSeT 5sS HPn PbAs-Juago
E. Griiths John H. Deiss Ia An sctiOn 9i asssn,ps
The allegation was that paia'n engaged e shs deiehS M
vie The defendant promised 10 mike them TO the
Of ss ths ses w ahS a TSGn no uns Sh
he nlaintif demanded the money he had paid which
was GsTiee HS Wallace Vs Martin BaSser landlords
tenant claim for arrears OF rent verdict for the
fp5nHsTRICT CoURT-Judge shsTswood. Osborn
Conrad Jones VS. Lewis ~ BGSomSh efanss son nSY Cn
| ment. On trial
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-04
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFIcE or THE EVENING TELRaRAPR,l
nlhnrsdnY- AnIil 4. l8hZ.


The Stock Market opened very dull this
morning, and prices we're weak and unsettled.
In Government bonds theSe was no material
change to notice; 1O-4Os sold at SO; 1917 was bid
for July, 1865, 529s; 1924 for 1852 6-2Os; 1888
August 7.3Os. Cityloans we're in fair demand;
the new issue sold lO1i, no changei the old do
Railroad shares, as we have noticed con.
tinue the most active on the list. Reading sold
at so 69.lOO@50l, slight decline on the closing
nrice last evening; Little Schuylkill at ala, NO
Change; Norristown at 594, no change; Lehigh
valley at SO, no change; and Minehill at 574, 40
change; 1914 was bid for Camden and Am6oy;
55S Tor Pennsylvania Railroad; 324 for North
Pennsylvania; 80 for Elmira common; 40 for
preferred do; and 2S4 for Philadelphis and
Erie. ..
City PASSENGER Railroad shares continue dull.
Chestnut and Walnut sold at 4s3, no change,
l9B was bid for Thirteenth and Fifteenth; 211
for Spruce and Pine; 72t for West Philadelphia;
IA for HestOnville; 80 for Green and Coates;
and 28 for Germantown.
Canal shares were firmly held. Susquehanna
Canal sole RtlG, asligbt DECLINES % was Did ZOE