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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-09

The Sto', Pamela, Mississippi, says:
GA very distinct shock of an Garth
quake was felt in this vicinity, at B
o'clock last Monday morning 1t
awakened many of our citizens, but
was of short duration. In the South
eastern portion Of this country and
the neighborhood Of Water Valley
and Grenada, in Yalobusha County,
it was more violent, and created con
siderable alarm
AsToNIsHED. The New York Tri-
6nne says: That Governor Brown, OF
Georgia, should sustain the recon
struction plan Of Congress will as
tonish the Countrywide South even
more than the North.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-09

BUTLER AND NoEIassEv II Cox
GREss - INpEAcHsnSr.-T Tic Balti-
moro (f4se1tes Washington letter, Of
Monday night, says:
When the Clerk, in calling the roll.
reached the name Of Butler. of Mas
sachnsetts, quite . sensation was pro
duced. He answered ''herc' in a
weak and tremulous tone, in striking
contrast with the manly and distinct
voice of Morrissey-tho calling OF
whose name also gave interest to the
prsherwise wearisome proceedings. BY
the way, it is very current that Butler
will seek Immediately to take the rib
bons from the hands of Stevens, and
also run an opposition line against
Sumner and Wilson for the manage
ment OF Massachusetts affairs. It is
also thought that ii Congress shall
determine to adjourn shortly, the ma
naGement OF the Impeachment will be
left IN the hands of a committee
with power to call Congress together
rs soon as they shall have completed
the investigation.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-09

An official communication show,
the aggregate amount of S539, 900
expended for subsistence stores issued
to destitute refugees and freedmen,
or persons not belonging to the army,
for the six months ending with De-
cember last. OF this, nearly S24, 900
are set down for Tennessee, SS8, 900
for Louisiana, $4,000 for Alabama,
$50, 900 for Georgia, $51, 900 for South
Carolina, S33, 600 for North Carolina.
$1,000 for Virginia, $4,000 for
Washington, and other sums varvino
from $s14 to 81, 100, were expended in
other Southern States.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-09

THE TooH NEGRO N THE NORTH
The hypocrisy and insincerity OF the
radical party is fully illustrated in the
following report Of the proceedings
in the House of Representatives, at
Washington, on the 29th ultilno:
Quite IN amusing scene occurred
Ill the Honse this afternoon, which
was rather more enjoyable to the
Democrats than the radicals. Mr.
LeBlond. OF Ohio, watching his op-
portunlty, rose and asked a few
minutes for personal explanation.
The Speaker recognized him, and he
read q despatch from Columbus,
which appeared in tne CHyouicle, OF
this morning, announcing that the
popular branch of the Ohio Legisla-
ture had voted by twenty-four ma
Jorlty against 4 resolution to strike
out the word white" from the Con-
stitution of that State, and also an
other despatch announcing that the
General Assembly Of New York had
refused to allow impartial negro suf-
frase IN the election Of delegates to
the proposed constitutional conven-
ton.
Nh. LcBlond congratulated his
Democratic friends upon the fact
that they had been sustained in op-
posing negro suffrage by these two
great States-New York and Ohio.
The evidence was overwhelming, and
only Mr.. Garfield, OF the radical
side, undertook to reply, by havingaa
proclamation read from the Mayor of
Iazoo City, Mississippi, against va
grant negroes, which, he said, was a
good antldote for the dispatches
announced by LeBlond. The House
didn't think SO, however, and the
laugh was rather against the negro
suffrage party of that body.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-09
GOVERNOR BROWN AND REVERB

GOVERNOR BROWN AND REvERDY
JOHNSON. S.-Governor Brown has made
speech explanatory of his recent
letter. He assumes that an accept
ance of the constitutional amend
ment will free from political destrnc-
tic and give us Congressional rep
resentation. Mr.. Reverdy Johnson,
who is probably better posted than
Gov. Brown, says: "The constitu-
tional amendment, if it had been
adopted, would have brought into
this chamber and the other chamber
representatives from the South. Now
it will not"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-09

ELIGIBLE MES.-The Richmcnd
Dispatch says on this subject:
Should the worst happen for this
State, and a portion Of our citizens
who have served in public offices be
rendered ineligible, it becomes a mat
ter OF interest 10 consider Who are
eligible and how the important Of
fees are likely To be filed Having
looked about somewhat, we feel quite
checred 10 find SO many capable per
sons still left to take charge of public
affairs. We think, ourselves, that
when the proper time arrives for
selection, if we only manage rightly,
there will be no want Of representa-
tive men for the State. We may be
troubled about Congress, if we ever
get the privilege OF representation
there. We think, with the DispatcA,
that one advantage which may grow
out of Acknowledgement will be the
bringing into action number OF
young men, who may have both
energy and hope to take the places OF
some who have little Of either hope
or energy. The men we need now
are men of spirit and confidence in
their ability to work out prosperous
future for their country.
Charleston NeuS
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-09

loan of only a few weeks. I sub
NIT that q law which thus places
labor i'll the hands and under the
power of capital is faulty and vicious
IN the extreme.
If we desire, Mr.. Chairman, to
elevate the material condition of the
freedman-and that is the direct
road to his moral and intellectual ele-
vatlon-we must open to him profit
able avenues of industry. The fate
of the negro and the cotton plant in
this country seem to be indissolubly
connected, and just in the degree
that we retard the cotton culture, we
retard the progress and the profit of
negro labor. In urging the repeal of
the cotton tax, therefore, feel that
am most effectively pleading the cause
OF the emancipated negroes of the
Southern States.
The idea that we are Furnishing the
South by this tax (which some gen
tlemen advance is utterly delusivc. if
1t were not indeed unworthy. The
cotton tax is not an injury to the
South merely, but to the whole coln-
try, and quite as great an injury to
the manufacturing and commercial
interest as it is to the agricultural.
Resentment is always an unsafe basis
for legislation, and especially unsafe
when applied to business and tinan-
cial questions. Let Us throw such
feelings aside and look at the CUES
ton in its true light Let Us rcmem-
Der shat heavy export OF cotton,
with cheap cotton 1T home. are among
the most desirable objects Tor the
whole country that can possibly be
attained. Let us remember that the
tax OF SD per bale is not merely an
oppression and u hinderance to cotton
growing in the United States. but
that it is q bounty and L stimulus to
cotton growing in Egypt, IL India,
and everywhere else tlat the plant
can he successfully cultivated. We
may, / know, get several millions per
annum from this tax. but every dol
lar derived from TINS source is u loss
OF five dollars il It's adverse effects on
other business interests OF the coun-
try. It is 4 tax, III short, Mr.. Chair
man, which we cannot afford to col
lcct, and which, III my Judgment,
shCrIu be RENTED at once.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-09
The Tenure of Office Bill.

AAAS OA OA1Fc 1S11I,
The following, from the National
Repu6licon, gives us in brief the
effects of this bill as passed over the
Presidents veto:
at y o'clock, on the 4th day of
March: the tenure of Office bill was
most beautifully illustrated. At that
hour, under that law, the official ex-
lstence of seventy-siX Assessors and
seventytwo Collectors of Internal
Revenue, who were rejected or not
acted upon by the Senate, ceased. 1t
Immediately became the duty of the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
to provide against this extraordinary
interruption in the most important
branch OF the financial department of
the Government ACCORDINGLY. he
tele9raphed to the Assistant Assessor
OF the assessment district, or divi-
sion, where the rejected Assessor
resided, in each district, TO at once
assume The duties of acting Assessor
,intil otherwise ordered.
IN the cases Of the collectors. the
senior deputy collector of each dis
trict was teIcSraphed to assume the
duties OF acting collector, retaining
the office. III each case. where it is
now situated.
In the same department of Govern
ment, collectors Of customs, survey
ors, naval officers, officers of mints.
&c., Ne, ceased to exist by the same
nnwise and summary Act Of Con-
gresS.
Our foreign affairs are a good deal
disarranged by the same cause.
The business OF the Interior De
partment is also interrupted.
In the Post Office Department, The
tenure OF Office bill is Going great
damage. \ very large number of
Offices in different parts of the coun-
try arc without postlnasters. and some
tirst-class Offices at that. This was
mainly caused by the refusal OK the
Senate to confirm good men who
We're nominated by the President.
TIE Senate considered politics pa
ramount to honesty, capacity and pa
triotism. The Philadelphia Office was
LETT without q postmaster, and the
iLttit " uO9t tcI III oI O1llCo ceased 10
exist held in his hands about $40. 600
belonging to the Government. BY
Congressional legislation, his rcspon-
sibility to the Government termi-
mated on the 4th instant The Post
master-General had to assume the re-
sronsibility, against law. OF placing
some officer III charge of the above
named office.
Ia the Attorney Generals Depart
mcnt, the same difficulty exists The
Senate refused to confirm or reject
the marshals of Massachusetts, and
Louisiana; hence, on the 4th of
March there were no officers to serve
a process. The result is that in Bos-
ton, the United States Courts are
stopped for want OF marshal to per-
form the functions belonging to his
Office.
This is specimen of the malig-
nant legislation OF the Thirty ninth
Congress. Let the people take no.
tice. .-NotioaM Repn5!ico'
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-09

The Nashville Union aud Dispatch
says it is reported that Governor
Brownlow would suppress the Mem
phis Acalmche on account of its bit
terness. We don't think so. There
are some things that even he Will not
venture upon.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-09

PRENTICE on THE SITUATION.
following paragraphs from the Louis
Vile Jom-Isa}. of ehc ID. are sound
and readable:
There is one thing the radicals
should consider. The conservatives
arc far the larger portion Of the popu-
lation OF the country, and IN the
summer Of 1868 1hcy will be even a
larger, Il much larger, portion Of it
than they are now. And such ma
iority will govern, either by moral or
political power, or-otherwise. Let
the fierce and insane oppressors lay
these important truths to their hearts
and heads. Anything is better, or at
least less bad, than eternal submission
to insolent despotism, especially the
dcspotism of majority.
I'VE need not repeat our advice to
ON Southern friends to stand as
firm as the everlasting hills They
10 not need the advice. They
show that theirs is stern and grand
resolve that no influence or power
can cause them to break. They viii
keep their self-respect and the world S
respect. Their skies are now black
with the shadows Of an unnatural
night, but the morning-red will ere
long be visible. And then they can
exultingly claim, the day-spring 9
from on high has visited US
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-09

GIFT ENTERPRISE Sw1NDLE. The
Providence JownM reports that gift
enterprise firm has disappeared from
Westerly, Rhode Island, with some
thing like 100000, forwarded by
deluded people, in anticipation Of
grand distribution of prizes.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-09

The music of wealthy church, i'll
lew York, costs more than the min
ter's salary.
The tri-weekly standard., 1867-03-09
Treason Rampant in Virginia.

The Charlottesville Chronicle, for example,
says, There are three courses for the Legis-
lature to take. The first is to fight The
second is to fold arms and 10 nothing The
third is to call State Convention" And
then that paper says, There would be a
unanimous voice in favor of the first, if we
had any power to make a decent resistance. ~
And yet such people are to call Conven-
tions through the State Legislatures, and
take the necessary steps to restore the States
to the Union. Never! The Union people
of these States will never be led any where
by men who proclaim that they would
unanimously resist the national authority
if they dared, and that they are restrained
only by fear of consequences from involving
the people again in war. Such sentiments,
announced by these rebel leaders, furnish
the strongest argument in favor of action
only by the loyal portion of our people in
the work of reconstruction.
The tri-weekly standard., 1867-03-09
RecOnSt StructiOn.

We make the following extract from let
ter to the Editors, from highly intelligent
citizen of one of our Western Counties. We
are in the daily receipt of letters of SINH
lar character Our friend is right. The
State must be reconstructed by persons sac
ceptable to Congress, or worse will come of
it." Let his warning be needed:
"It is unnecessary for me to say to you
that have great confidence in your politi-
cal sagacity, and while have differed with
you upon some unimportant points, bearing
upon reconstruction. l am free to say, that
in the main you have been right.
/, like many in the South, accepted the
| g Presidents plan,' not on account of any
improper or disloyal feeling towards Con-
gress or the North, but from an earnest desire
| to embrace the most (as we supposedly eXpe-
ditious mode to reconstruct the South. TO
get back quickly, was what we most desired,
the manner of accomplishing it mattered not.
An earnest wish pervades all classes of our
people that the country may be at peace, and
all wish speedy reconstruction of the gov
ernment, and will accept in good faith the
plan now proposed by Congress, and will
give the best possible evidence of their ap-
proval through public meetings, at the bal
lot-box. sc. would gladly give my sup
port in the promotion of that object, but,
unfortunately, fall within the excepted class.
shall, however, on all proper occasions, adj
wise our peopleto organize, and at the proper
time, that they select delegates that will, in
every way, be acceptable to the people at
home and unexceptionable on account of
previous political differences to the dominant
party in Congress. This must be done. 1t
will be idle to assemble in Convention per-
sons whose antecedents are obnoxious, and
whose actions, speeches and resolves will be
offensive to the great ruling masses of the
North. 1t would, instead of improving the
political condition of the South. render it
infinitely worse. There noe Gun be no half
aoay ground. We must be reconstructed ac-
cording to the plan proposed, and by those
alone acho ,oHZ be acceptable to Congress, or
worse will come of It.
In view of the magnitude and Importance
of the question and speedy solution of the
difficulties in our path, l would respectful
ly suggest that you take the responsibility of
assuming that the Standard is the organ of
the party that must reorganiZe and recon-
struct the State of North Carolina; and as
such organ, that it call Convention to meet
in the City of Raleigh at an early day. 1t
may be asked why may not the Gov rnor or
the Legislature or both together do this9
for the best reason in the world The Re-
publican party North look upon both Gov
ernor and Legislature as disoyal and con-
taminated with treason. A ne,o order must
be set up, both men md measures. The times
demand ne1o ideas, neao organizations, ncoo
representatives, NEW MEN. Let us make
haste to establish the NEW and get the old
State on its legs again-there can be no hope
for her future without reconstruction it
would be madness to reject it.''
The tri-weekly standard., 1867-03-09
Tri-a}eekly Stamdard.
SATURDAY. MARCH 9th. 1867.
Union or Disunion Z
RA1EIGH. n. @.

The people of this State have at length
reached point where they must act, and re-
store the State to the Union, or incur the
hazards of anarchy and civil war. The
Union people of this State especially have
borne as much and as long as they intend to
bear. They sntend to act. All honest,
thoughtful, decent citizens will either unite
with them in the work of restoration, or re-
tire and remain quiet while the work is be-
ing done.
The Union people of the State will not per-
nit this work to be obstructed or interferred
with. Traitors must take back seats and be
silent. We advise our Union friends to keep
time to submit to no insults from traitors and
c0uards
The loyal people, thanks to Congress, are
now about to take charge of public affairs
Let them do so with a firm hand, and with
q fixed purpose to put down and keep down
those pestilent leaders and their minions
who have ruined, and who would still furth-
er distract and afflict our people. The issue
is Uuion or Disunion. He who is not for
the Union deserves to have his property con-
tiscated, and to suffer death by the law
Our people have been worried, and trifled
with, and imposed upon, and injured long
enough by the rebel leaders. To bear with
these leaders further is to pull down upon
the heads of al-the innocent with the
guilty-irremediable and final ruin.
The tri-weekly standard., 1867-03-09

GENERAL GRANTS PosITIoN-The Wash
ington correspondent of the Boston Adper.
tiser writes as follows in his letter of the 25th
instant
THE fate of the reconstruction bill at the
hands of the President is not yet certain,
though the prevalent opinion is that veto
will be sent in tomorrow. or on the follow
ing day at the furthest. General Grant does
not hesitate to say very frankly and pointed
ly that it would be advisable for the Presi-
dent to give it his signature. At an inter-
view with the Secretary of the Treasury
this morning he asked the Secretary what
the President would do with it; would he
sign it /? The Secretary evasively answered
that he did not know. The President had
not said what course he would pursue. The
General remarked with much earnestness:
Il hope he will sign it. think it would be
well for him to do So" The Secretary again
said he could not tell what the Presidents
purpose was, adding g He takes time to
look into the whole question before acting"
General Grant thereupon responded: DO
you think he is open to conviction? Would
my opinion have any weight with him?
don't want to bore him if he has reached his
decision, but very much hope he will sign
the bill" Some further conversation was
had. showing General Grants strong desire
for harmonious action between the President
and Congress. Whether he took occasion to
see the President on the subject is not
known"
The tri-weekly standard., 1867-03-09
The Meeting on the 9th.

We trust there will be full meeting on
the 9th of the gentlemen named by Col.
Harris, Chairman. Come up, friends, in full
force. The occasion is one of transcendant
Importance. Every interest we have as a
people is at stake
No matter what Congress may do mean
while in the way of an enabling act, and no
matter who may be assigned to the military
command of this State, it is of the first i'm
portance that this meeting should be held.
1t will bring together number of leading
Loyalists from all parts of the State who
can inform each other fully as to the temper
and wishes of the people; and it will be a
good starting point in the work of recon-
struction, which must be performed sooner
or later.
We appeal in the most earnest terms to the
gentlemen named to permit no ordinary con-
siderations to prevent them from attending.
The tri-weekly standard., 1867-03-09
News from Washington.

| We copy the following from the Baltimore
San of the 5th:
at appears to be settled that the present
session of the fortieth Congress shall not ex-
tend beyond this week; but this is to be
definitely settled in caucus of the republican
members tomorrow night
No important legislation is to be attemp
ted except the Impeachment investigation,
| which will undoubtedly be resumed and re-
| terred to committee with power to pursue
| the examination of witnesses during the re-
cess, and report at the next session, which
| will likely commence on the first Monday in
| October
A struggle is In progress to get the matter
| referred to the judiciary committee, in con-
junction with an additional special commit
| tee of six members. General Butler disap-
proves of the line of investigation pursued,
and the character of the testimony sought by
Mr.. Ashley. Gen. Butler thinks it futile to
be fishing for minnows when they should be
trying to catch whale, and therefore he will
move for an abandonment of petty charges
against Mr.. johnson, and urge trial on
broader and less personal grounds, viz
| Usurpation of legislative power and the dis
position of the railroad interests in the South
| The latter proposition may be abandoned, as
it is shown that the railroad property was
disposed of under direction of Mr.. Stanton
and General Thomas.
In Cabinet session, to-day, the subject of
the appointment of military comandants for
the five districts in the Southern States, ma
med in the military government act was con-
sidered. A complete list of these assign
ments was not decided upon, but it is un-
derstood that General Schoield will have
command at the first, which includes Vir-
ginia, and General Hancock will take com
mand of the fifth district, which includes the
States of Louisiana and Texas.
The people of Virginia, it is stated, desire
the retention of Gen. Schofeld in that dis
trict. The commandants of other districts
may be determined tomorrow, but pro-
bably not until the next meeting of the cab
met"
On the 9th instant, Mr.. Sumner introduced
a bill in the Senate to guarantee a republi-
can government to each of the Southern
States, andto protect the loyal people of the
South, accompanied by an oath for voters.
We learn that Judge Kelly, of Pennsylva-
mia, has introduced similar bill in the
House.
The Sherman and tenure Of Office bills
have been officially published by the State
department..
There was to be a Republican caucus on
the night of the 9th.
The tri-weekly standard., 1867-03-09
THE ALEXANDRIA MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

THE ALEXANDRIA MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
AT the election in Alexandria on Tuesday,
for Mayor, there were three candidates, viz ::
Hugh Latham, the present incumbent, VIM.
H. Marbury, nominated at mass conven-
ton of citizens on Monday night, and
George R. Tucker. the nominee of the radi-
Gals and colored people. The total white
vote polled was 1857, of which Latham re-
ceived 432, Marbury 500, and Tucker &c.
The colored vote, which was refused by the
regular commissioners, but which was taken
by commissioners of their own appointment,
consisting of two white men and two color
ed men stationed at each election precinct,
amounted to 1888, all of them being cast for
Tucker. The radicals intend to contest the
election before the courts and before Con-
gress, they claiming that under the recon-
struction bill lately passed by Congress the
negroes were entitled to vote. Governor
Peirpoint, who was in Washington at the
time, gave it as his opinion that the negroes
were entitled to vote. The opinion upon
which the commissioners of election acted
was that negroes could not vote until the
State had been reconstructed by conven-
ton called under the provisions of this bill.