The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-15
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ton's wards" Con1scadon (not 30 very milf
howoy-r,l is Of course tho means by which t6ta
idea Is TO DO carried out. Ho snys: 'I would gina
cyory adult freedman, who was tho hoad 81 az
family small holding, say Of forty or ilfly acrcp,
out OF tho lands OF thoir forInor masters. III
could not find enough in tho old plantations upon
which they woro owned, would mako il up out Of
tho adjoining land, 80 that every freedman might
remain on tho spot whore ho was rsiecd, and II ho
could not find other labor, lo could occupy him
self and support his family by working his own
farm OF homo. I think this would bo productive
Of good To tho who!o country and 10 ell clnssos Of
mon--to tho former masters well as to tho for
mer slaYes. Tho frcodmon would thon DO an indo-
pendont ycomanry, fecing their own freedom and
manhood ana Golf-relianco, which would bb bcttor
for them thnn tho bnllot. This, sir, is what
would Ike 10 do il 1.-Two and have tho power 10 do
it. But at tho present momcut, considering the
demoralized condition Of Tho Republican party
for it is badly domoralizcd-I mny content myself
with tho payment OF tho losses Of loyal citizens by
tho war, and tho provision OF liomcBleads for tho
freedmen, and with such mild confiscation as may
bo necessary to accomplish those objects. shall
not, under any circumstances, feel satisfied with
loss than this"
TIE PRESENTS OWEN to the Popo, at tho rocent
money. There arc besides hosts OF gold and sill
vor and precious stones. Cardinal MATTHEW,
Archbishop Of Bosauquou, has presented him with
outonsior several foot high, and having its mas
sive gold disc enriched with diamonds and rubies
of raro brillancy. The bishops Of Canadh hnyo
brought work Of art In the shape Of silver ship,
with ovory detail reautifully executed. Tho
balance OF this costly toy is composed Of gold
nuggets, and each OF tho cabins contains heap
OF gold monoy from . different country. The
masts and cordago nre gaiiy dressed ssd will :,
J; very old b;si:op sought =, audience
Of the Holy Father, leaning lnrgo thick stafr.
Monsignor PAooA, ma ,ter Of tho ceremonies, told
him that ho must first lay his staff aside, as the
etiquette Of tho Court did not permit Of his carry
ing 1t into tho Pope's presence. Tho bishop
| claimed exemption from the rule, and tho Pope,
hoaring what WAS going on, ordorod him TO be ad-
| mitted. Accordingly he appeared boforo Tho holy
Father and, rendering his homage, stated that
his diocese was 30 poor no had nothing to bring
| him but his stick. This tho Pope took in his
hand, and found very heavy, on which ho looked
nt it moro closely and perceived That it was form
| cd Of solid gold Tho Archbishop Of Mexico has
sont Tho Holy Fa,dei ,oec orcgcs, and an Eng
lish bishc hss presented him with tho lsrsa srs-
OF fl0O O0U. ..,.
RonEnr TooMps, it appears, proposes the or
ganization Of a now National party, or rather to
''got up revival" OF the old Democratic party on
tho basis Of tho kentucky Resolutions. These, he
says contain the principles Of his whole political
life; and he js ready now, he says ito spend and
be spent in the sacred cauBo.n In loLter to Mr.
W. III. CoRRY, Of Cincinnati, Corresponding seoro-
| tary Of the I ,mocrehc Central Committee, he
further snys: ~ accept any man brother, in
pesoe or Tar, who will honestly stand by and de-
fend tlom. I will bo with him as long as tho
weakness Of humanity will enable mo TO stand by
the truth TO my own hurt. Therefore, '8ink or
swim, survive or perish, nm with the West and
South for the nlaintena Of the Cincinnati Pint
form Of April 18TH will take immediate measurss
TO organize the State OF Georgia thst basis, and
will urso tho true OF the tso-osled) ten robeI
States TO tall into lne.' You can fully count on
them-I have tiled them. will leAve home to-
morrow with tho view Of beginning tho organixa-
tion in Georga, and enlargins your subscription,
| as the means OF propagating truo constitutional
ideas and will andeayor to send you subscriptions
from time to time tho organization is enlarged.
I regret nothing In tho past but the doad and tho
failure. and am to-day ready to uso tho best
means can command to establish tho principles
for which fought"
TIE ROMAN CATHOLIC Bishop OF Liverpool has TO
Gently administered public robuko to a oongre-
Cation Duol eon,os Zoo raroly from tho pulpit In
these days. His industrial schools for tie poor
were suffering for the want OF funls. His congre-
CATION was wealthy and fashionable one. Ho
appoaled 10 their charity, and put up poor boxes
IN the church. On Easter Sunday he opened these
bo1es-after ak wooks-and found, what2 hfty
Thousand pounds ten-fvs-one thouBand7 Ho
found nineteen shillinga and sixponoel Thero-
upon ho gave them piece Of his mind in these
words I had hoped TO compliment yoo to-day
on your good deods, to have praised your charity
to the poor, and to have parted from you with my
blessing. But how oan my lips speak benson
on those who have treated Chriat,s poor as you
have done-who havo closed your hands against
the needy, and have shut your ears 10 the wnil OF
tho hungry From You appeal to tho great God
Of Heaven, whose image ye behold cruoiaed upon
that cross and who will como in power aud msjes-
ty to judge you-bofore whom every shortcoming
will be revealed. and who will tell you 10 depart :"
1t was richly deserved, and tho PhAriseoa of
Catholic Liverpool, sneaked out Of church with
out their Bishops blessing. The Bishops name
Is DR.. Goes. stn%y
Or THR PosrMAsrEns in South Carolina, says o
Northern exchange, lately commissioned. forty
arc ladies' and Of these forty, thirty-two are
| single. This is another indication Of tho "good
time coming" OF woman's equality That there
| are many agocations in which women might aerye
with equal advantage to tho public with the men
we have never doubted. But long g-estahliahed
belief in the inordinate curiosity Of tho soI, md
| an immepaorisi scepsloism OF ths ability Of
| woman to keep o secret, have combined 10 make
it problsmatical whether the postofico is, In oil
respects, proper field for their oIertions. Horrid
men will not be perfectly confident that tho fair
postmAsters (they arc not known as pos, nisrcsscs
OF the Postoface Departmont) will not find oat
what is in the letters nnd afterwards retail Il as
village gossip, and hen the old joke about de-
ranging the males Is familiar TO everybody We
can imagine no severer trial Of official virtue than
young girl, serving as postmaster, beng called
upon to sort and hand over TO her lover and her
rival the letters Of tender correspondence and
il the fair South Carolinians can stand this tst.
they mny o~ssly be entrusted with tho right Of
suffrage, and with the duty VI Liquidation inio the
! bargain. stE
WRITER, who has been among thom, says that
| the Bur9undians sre fond Of their grost big vine
snAils; but ther principal merit Is thnt they are
good, strong. nourishing fo3d. The way the snails
arc generally served In good houses, il this !:
Seven or eight Of them are brought on little hot
silvor plAte, with a tiny silver two-prongcd fork,
made on purpose. The seven snails arc by no