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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-11-22
Quickly Gainad---Quickly Lost.

Sa}ins TO ourselves. is not this great
Babylon, that | have built by the
might OF my power, aud fJ the hon.
or OF my majesty p sometimes our
SeIi-concrit is dashed to pieces by a
iaIl. five are not forced to make
onr dwelling with the beasts OF the
lield. and To eat grass rs oleu.' a
'lllt-e.ot crcumstances often forces
upon AZ humble estimate Of our
talents and a clearer recognition of
tie Tact that the Most High ruleth
III the kingdom Of men ahd eiyeth
1t to whomsOevcr He Will Blessed
Is the man who eatetb grass as OK.
en- in his youth
Few men retain their balance
when suddenly elevated to fortu ne
or public position. Unframed by
/ previous preparation to stand on
slippery places they grow dizzy.
reel and tdli. Only one man out OF
the hosts OF Israel was found fit to.
stand OH the summit OF Mount Sinai.
and he Was covered with a dark
cloud Even those who endure for
a season the trials of new position
bsrou,r9 9tlasf dissaii.6aI ond ,.inId
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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-11-22

Winged prayerssx1 l
winged auSYcr-they arss &c 4
speedily.
God Is q sure paymaStcr. ana yet
he expects we should sue him before
he pays.
He who thinks he has enough OF
"a" Holy Spirit. will quickly find
him, self fyanquished BY The evil spirit.
Il is III, ,lcrstood that the Posi-
dent will comm eHce the preparat on
of his annual messa%e on THURSDAY,
Visitors, rs a ger heisu '''L,-'
viii not then be received ~ lI'
President until after the message
shah have been completed.
An English surgeon has published
a medical protest against the Oxford
and Cambridge boatraccs, which he
says ar, likely 10 produce heart dis
eases nom over cNertlon.
A roroncr'S iul1 al Buffalo. \. N..
lately decided that ehild's death
was caused by the injudicious ad-
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The Cler.y n Connecticut are do
ing as well a. th'Y can, but they
cannot marry pcop'c rs l3'j liz thc
supreme Cour, divorces ,4cih
,.,n.
thou otdt''i 0'IIu, l,'oN w. ','', 49,,
win i."''eIit's q =. .'"'' ~ I'm
wipes them trom thN remembrance
thy heart shall ieri rest lhN IhI''"
shall nctrrproach thce'
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act with rs much energy as if we cN
pcctcd everything from ourselves
and we should pray with as mucl
caucstueSs as five expected every
thing from God utter,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-11-22

How often do you knead bread 7
asked one housNiie ofanother How
often 2 Why, ! might say We need
it continually replied the other
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-11-22

There are 29j proG'ss'ona proof
readers in London They are pald
an an average. Sl0a week, aud gen.
.erallt starve Ia death, or leave the
world some way at the aseof forty.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-11-22

1--WE 81 IBSCRIBER, Ia agent for the ccIc.
brntcd Escy n Co.'S unssru-
n,cnt, with the NoN Humane Trcmulo Ut.
iachment making II the most perfect instr.
mout In the world and will furnish the same
~ families or churches on the most reasonable
etAs Persons wishing for Instruments, by
Addressing the suhscrihcr will hc called upon
~ their homes Also Instruments 10 let
New and secondhand piauoos for sale of all
VI, beet M kcrs.
VI. II. CONANT.
oferd, n, H., July ~, 1851. .--7W
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-11-22

IRON FOUNDER ANB NACIllNGST.
~. N4yu-cturr- of h-rcHl,G.a. lmId smrnts
BRADFORD. VERMONT.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-11-22
For the Opinion.
CongratuIatiOn.

TO HATTIE.
Good wishes, breathed heayouward.
For the | confess;
True happiness may you
Hence ever possess.
May mutual forbearance,
Affections sweet light,
charmed bow of promise.
Keep clouds from your sight
Nay fragrance celestial
ENhale from the flowers,
That bloom in your home-sphere
'Nea5h love-builded bowers
Let wisdom, empartcd,
Make choice Of the way,
That lead, from things changing
To unchanging day.
Let odors Of incense
Sweet daily ascend
From prayer sacred altar
And with your songs blend.
StH upward your pathway
!. BY Sunshine made bright
= Till robcd and Immortal
dEeAu walk with the white.
!. . ,.s. BETA
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-11-22
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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-11-22

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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-11-22

God is q sure payma Stcr. and yet (
he expects we should sue him before
he pays.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-11-22

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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-02
EinancinI.

To THE EDITORS OF THE PHOENIX:
In times gone by, when, in the fou-
rishing days of the South Carolina
College, DR.. Francis Lieber was au-
thorfty on all questions of political
economy, we were taught that that
thing called money was common
medium of exchange, which had q
value of its own-which value was
readily ascertained.
Ii the old hero of Waterloo were
here to-day, we think it would puzzle
him to tell, or ascertain readily"
the true value of a ten dollar gold
piece. Mark you, promissory notes,
paper money, circulating medium,
greenbacks, shinplasters, bills re-
ceivable, city scrip, et id, dc, are not
money, but simply representative
substitutes. One of these substitutes
-greenbacks-is to-day worth three
per cent. per month on loan, and yet
it is Mt discount of from thirty-five
to forty per cent, when compared
with money. What, then, is the
current relative value of the coin?
Illuminating on this subject, orr
mind reverted to the fact that ON.
-four barrel was empty, and we pro-
pounded to ourself the following pro-
blem, for solution of which we must
appeal to the student at college, or
some four grocery merchants; for we
cannot solve it. Flour, thirty days
ago, was worth S1S per barrel; to-
day, it has q nominal value. Thirty
days hence, we predict it will be
worth not more than So per barrel.
Now, how much specie will the pur-
chaser have to pay the merchant
thirty days hence for barrel of -four
received to-day, provided the barrel
of'1our is then worth SIS in green
baclls-greenbacks being ut q dis
connt of thirty-five per cent, and
the credit, loan or use of the money
being worth three per cent. per
month.
We've thought the times peculiarly
adapted to the study of political eco
nomy, and especially to that branch
of it which treats of money; for in
this way alone we are reminded that
there ID such thing as money. We
never see any of it.
ADAM SMITH.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-02
privileges enjoyed BY their former

privileges enjoyed by their former
owners. -. -.
And these people have claims on
the whites of the South which ought
not to be overlooked or disregarded.
After the first hilarity and joyous
excitement naturally consequent upon
their sudden acknowledgements had
passed away, we find from all quarters
of the South, for the past season,
they have worked well, and the abun-
dant crops which now gladden. the
hearts of the Southern people fur
nish ample proof of their industry
and determination to do their duty in
that sphere of life they have been
accustomed to occupy, and generally
are destined to occupy. True, they
work for wages, but that work might
have been done less faithfully, and,
consequently, with less favorable re-
suits. They, therefore, deserve COM
mendation as class for the orderly
manner in which they have conducted
themselves; for the work they have
chcerfully performed, and for their
evident desire to promote education,
morality and virtue among the rising
generation Of their own caste.
We commend this subject to the
earnest consideration of our whole
people. Let all do their part in aid
ing the freedmen in every laudable
enterprise, in watching over their
interests and encouraging in every
way their efforts for self-elcvation,
and we are convinced there will be
little cause of complaint against
foreigners or strangers coming among
them to mislead them by their teach
ings. But let us fold our arms and
look on with indifference, and it is
easy to forcsee the result estrange-
ment, at least, between the two races,
and affording ample opportunity for
designing men or politicians to lead
our colored people astray.
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Congreesss.

The National Republican Commit
tee have called the members of Con-
gress to meet tomorrow in special
session, the chief object being the
revision of the reconstruction Acts.
The correspondent of the New York
Herald telegraphs to that paper of
Friday, and says:
"The approaching session of Con-
gress excites rather more than the
usual degree of interest felt in the
meeting of that body. The question
is asked on every hand, will the
coming session be long one?' and
the replies most frequently given in
dicate the prevailing belief to be,
that the session will be short. The
members already here, with one or
two exceptions, have expressed hopes
that the business before Congress
may be speedily disposed of, and the
majority of the letters from members
Mt distance express decided opbosi-
ton to protracted summer session.
Several members have written that
they will be in their seats when the
roll is called, but will not promise to
remain to lcgislate upon any other
question than that of reconstruction.
The impression now exists that no.
thing moro will be done during the
session than passing an Act defining
and perfecting the Shellabarger-Sher
man laws and voting al additional
appropriation to carry them into
effect. It is we'll known here, how
ever, that the champions Of impeach-
ment are whetting their knives for
another attack, and the friends of
financial reformation are also on the
qu rire for an expected opportu-
nifty"
The -AnI-.S'areyy !Stan,1od gives its
programme as follows:
"First the President must be de
posed from Office, in order to clear
the way. Next, we must have, not
an explanatory Act, but new law
of reconstruction, with more ample
guarantees for orr clients, the former
slaves, and for all loyalists.' The
nation, which CRISIS, saws the Sand
"", ~ eio ye"e'O"S anu tlmely alu
of the blacks, must give them a
federal guarantee of their future
equality with the whites; in ceher
words, the Constitution must be
amended so as to give them perma-
nently the right of suffrage In the
third place, we must have scontisca-
tion of the large landed estates of
those engaged in the rebellion, and
free homestcads for the former
slaves. add to this says the same
journal, Mr.. Summers measure for
education, and then q reconstruction
will have been begun which, having
the necessary conditions, will go for
ward to complete success. We should
think this would do for beginning.
Afterward, we suppose, Mr. Wade's
scheme for n redistribution of pro-
perty will come in.''
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-02
The PRESIDENT IN New ENGLAND.

The PRESIDENT IN New ENGLAND.
The New York Times says:
We regret that President johnson
is unable to spend more time in New
England. What he has seen of it,
though only in the leading cities,
must have given him very valuable
impressions of the people, and their
habits of thought and action; and
the more he sees of them the deeper
will these impressions become. We
venture to say that if the President
had understood the people OF the
North-had appreciated their peculi-
arities and been able to sympathize
with their sentiments and opinions,
whether he agreed with them or not,
we should have escaped that sharp
political antagonism which has so Sc
riously affected the process of recon
struction and SO grievously disturbed
the public peace. On the other
hand, we are equally confident that
if the people of the North had known
him better at the outset, they would
never have distrusted the integrity
and patriotism of his purposes.
Gen. Banks was quite right when he
said, the other day, in Boston, that
the great want of the people in the
various sections of the country was
better knowledge of each other.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-02

The WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
the 9TH of June, it commenced to
rain, and except about three days'
intermission, it has rained more or
less every day since. Some of these
rains were very heavy and accompa,
MED with strong winds, which have
damaged corn seriously. Owing to
these protracted rains, crops on low
lands got submerged, and with that
and the grass-which has not been
idle-we fear the crops of all kinds
have become seriously damaged.
Darlington Somierner.
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A correspondent of the Mobile
Times, writing from Camden, Wilcox
County, one of the most populous
and wealthy regions in Mississippi,
says: 81 was particularly struck
with the frankness and Wilderness of
heart with which these people accept
the terms of the reconstruction bill,
anxious to comply with every clause
in full, and utterly ignoring them
selves in the desire for preferment or
aggrandizement.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-02

We regret to announce that Mr..
White, one Of the proprictors of the
Charleston Hotel. died on Saturday
morning last. Nh. w. was an Irish
man by birth, but had resided for n
number of years in Charleston. He
was employed, in 1910, in the Charles
ton Hotel, and by an upright and
manly course, became proprietor of
the establishment.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-02

For THE SOUTH. Masonic ova-
tion, in aid of the destitute and
suffering Masons of the South, came
off in New York, on Thursday even
ing, at the Academy of Music, and
proved q complete and gratifying
success. The programme included
musical performances, both vocal
and instrumental, and an address by
Hon. James 7. Brady, who was fire.
quently applauded.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-02

The London Times, the great rep
resentative of popular opinion in
Great Britain, has a leader on the
release of JEFF. Davis. Tue gist of
the article is embraced in the follow
ing short extract:
"With the release of JEFF. Davis
it may be snid that the last scene
of the great civil war in America has
come to an end. 1t is worthy close
OF q great contest, and ON act of
moderation of which the people NAV
be proud, and OF which they are
likely to receive the benefit in the
subsidence of angry passions, and
the restoration, or rather the crea-
tion, of national feeling pervadinp
the entire Union"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-02

SOUTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITY. .-Sa-
turday, 10Th of June, being the first
public day of the University of South
Carolina, Certificates of Distinction
were conferred upon the Juniors, and
Certificates of Graduation upon the
Seniors, whose names are given be-
low. G. BRUCE WALKER,
Sec. Faculty University of S. G.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-02

BATTLE OF FORT MoULrRIE.
day was celebrated by the military
authorities, in Charleston, as follows:
AT sunrise, salute of thirteen
guns was fired, and during the dav
the National flag was displayed on
the public buildings occupied by the
military authorities, the forts and
on the shipping. Civilians did not
participate in the exercises of the
day further than focliing in immense
numbers to the Battery in the even
ing, to hear the delightful music dis
coursed by the Post Band. I'm
fortunately for their calculations and
pleasure-seeking, steady rain COM
menced falling just as the first piece
OF music had been performed, and
everybody was compelled to go away
sorrowfully and reluctantly.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-02

The ONE AMONG TEN THOUSAND. -
A pastor in Boston, Mass, recently
refused to accept an increase of his
present salary, from S2,000t to So, 900,
on the ground that he had enough for
all his needs, and that there were
persons in his parish who could not
afford their proportion OF any larger
sum.
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vens, Geo. w. Taylor. ~
------~---,->- ><--e-~~---------.-
DISTRICT No. Our Northern
exchanges publish the following let
ter from General Sickles to Senator
Wilson:
H'DoUARrERs 2D My DIST.
CHARLEsToN, S. c., June IS, 1867.
Hon. Henry IIIlSon, Chief Of Jfihto,y
Committee, United States Senate.
My DEAR SIR: 1t is probable. in
view OF existing circumstances, that
Congress will convene in July. 1t is
proper, therefore, [ should inform
You that the appropriation of So. .OOO.-
600 to execute the reconstruction
Acts is altogether inadequate. I am
informed that my estimates for April
and May are less than those of other
District Commanders. Indeed. the
whole sum was more than absorbed
by the estimates for May. For the
Carolinas, ut least $5OO,OOO will be
required.
L have applied to the Navy and
Treasury Departments for certain
facilities, which, in Wow of the small
appropriation, [ presumed would be
granted, but my requests have not
been favorably considered. under.
stand that the Secretary of the Navy
assigned as his reason that no aid
must be expected from that depart
ment in the execution of the recon
struction Acts of Congress. The
Secretary of the Treasury expressed
his desire to do all he could, but did
not feel at liberty to make any dis
bursements for objects not precisely
within the jurisdiction of his depart
ment. 1t is usual, I believe, when
the appropriation for an object au-
thorized by Congress is Insufficient,
to make the necessary expenditures
and trust to deficiency bill" but
in the execution of these Acts this
course will be impracticable, mas
much rs the principal disbursements
are for the services of persons who
depend upon their pay for support.
L have the honor to suggest for your
consideration, and of your colleagues
as we'll, that the interests of the pub
lie service require, without delay,
further appropriation to execute the
Acts of Congress for the government
of the rebel States. Very respectful
ly, d. E. SICKLES,
Major-General Commanding.
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Major-General Commanding.

Posi- OFFICE HoURs.-The Office is
open from S a. m. until 81 p. M,
and from 6 until 7 p. m. The North
ern mail closes at 81. p. NJ, and all
other mails close at s p. tm.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-02

WoN'T CoMMUNIcATE.-There is
good reason for saying that Mr..
johnson will not communicate Of
ficialy with Congress until that body
has made known its plans and pur-
poses.
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.Isooal Ttera-aaa 81 /.


Local IteHaaa
The following are the nominations
of the Executive Committee for the
Convention to be held on the Oath
of July: John Caldwell, G. H. Bald
win, CHARLES Thompson, Beverly
Nash, VIM. Myers.
The meeting of citizens to be held
this evening is to approve the nomi-
nation or make others.
BCRKE's WEEKLY FOR BoYs AND
GIRLs.-We have received from j.
w. Burke & Co., Macon, Ga, the
first number of o cnildreli's weekly
paper with the above title. 1t is we'll
gotten up-its articles original, and
interesting for the young folks. The
paper also abounds with illustrated
rebusses, riddles, &c. We hope the
enterprise will succeed. Terms -
PEI annum.
School ExAM1NAT1oS.-W. Fl.
Wigg, ESD, Superintendent Of the
City Male School, had a public ex-
animation of his scholars, yesterday,
III. Janney's Hall. The school num-
bers 110 pupils, who were examined
in reading, grammar, geography and
arithmetic, and from their proficicn-
cy, reflected great credit on their
preceptor, and afforded infinite salts
faction to those present. In the
afternoon, the hall was thongcd to
its utmost extent to hear the exercises
in defamation; and to say that the
youthful orators acquitted themselves
admirably is but faint praise-all
knew their parts well, and required
no prompting. About twenty pieces,
embracing dialogues, poetry and
prose, were spoken. W. T. Walter,
Esq, (who is undoubtedly the father
of this institution, having worked
faithfully to get it into successful
operation,) delivered premiums to the
following scholars, giving few words
of pleasing advice and commentator
to each recipient:
Perfect Charles Hen
MES, James McFie, Thos. 3. NcFie
and Andrew Heidi.
Recitations-Senior Boys-1st, A.
G. Squier; I'd, VIM. D. Radcliffe. Ju-
nior Boys-1st, VIM. Ford; Cd. John
Altee
At the conclusion of the exercises,
it was announced chat there would be
vacation for one emonth-the exercises
to be resumed on Monday, the Goth.
EXAMINATION OF SCHOLARS N A
CoLoRED School. attended n
pleasing exhibition, yesterday morn
ing-the examination of the female
scholars attached to Miss Lydia Nc
Dowells school for colorcd children,
on Charles Wilder's premises. The
teacher called the various subjects
rapidly, but, i'll majority of in
stances, the scholars were equally
prompt in their answers. This is n
private institution-that is, not con-
nected with the Freedmen's Bureau.
The intelligence and aptness dis
played by the scholars show that the
system used by the teacher is ad-
mirably adapted to the capacity and
intelligence of the pupils. There are
other schools for the education of
colored children in this city, which,
we understand, are in a fourishing
condition, and which we may have
an opportunity of noticing at some
future lime.
The FOURTH IN THE SECOND Mill
TARY DISTRICT following is
from an order just issued by Gen.
Sickles, in relation to the celebration
of the Fourth of July:
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-02

\ fine lot of Desirable Goods have Just
been opened by Mr.. r. c. Shiver, who still
adheres to his popular principle of good
articles for little money. Read his adyer-
tisement, and then examine the goods.