The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-16

OPENING OF TIT BAR OF THE COMMERCIAL HOUSE
By reference to our advertising columns 1t WILL Dc
seen that the bar of this house, at the corner OF
Queen and Church streets has been re-opened'
and the proprietor, Mr.. G. OsT1cH, ID prepared u
serve his customers with the choicest liquors, So
gars, &c.
The WEAruER.-Wo have seldom seon moro
disagreeable spell Of weather than that WHICH VIC
have endured for the past week. The SKIES nave
been alternately in sunshine and tears, ana tne
muddy earth has been deluged by torrents Oh rain'
which was quickly evaporated by the burning i"9'
of the SUM- This transition state has been lar from
pleasant to parties whose business called tnem
abroad, and has proved serious draWDack TO
registration, but tho injurious effect OF thls
weather will be more severely felt IN the country
where the growing crops have been exposed 10 lts
fury. The telegraph informs Us that IN every Sec
ton the same rainy weather has been experienced,
but no damage to the crops has been thus Tar re-
ported, and it is hoped that they may YET escape.
Along the coast the Sea Island cotton planters Will
bo the heaviest sufferers as this crop Is generally
planted ON grounds open to the ocean breezes, and
storm at the present time would have q dlsas-
trous result. It is customary for the Weather-wlse
to predict storm at this season OF the year. Ou0
the action of the skies is somewhat unusuaI, Ior
we have been treated to April showers IN August,
unaccompanied By the celestial fireworks that are
tho general concomltants Of summer storm, put
the whistling wind and driving ram tell plainly
that Boreas is at his work and the 'nunoefoo's VI
Jupiter may soon be heard.
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BE UP AND DoNa.-A glance at the returns from
tho different precincts will at once shoWan astonlsh-
ing majority of colored voters. This discrepancy is
observable in every ward, and is only to be account
ed for by the supposition that the whites have not
given the subject due attention, but are determn-
ed to await the issue passiyely. We have In vari-
GUS ways endeavored to place the true condition
of the country before the community, and to show
them that the power to make or mar the future re-
mains with them. By neglectng the work OF reg
istration they disfranchise themselves, and are
poweress to render the country any service BY their
votes.
The labor Of registration Is but shght, whlle the
advantages that accrue from it are incalcuiable.
This fact is well known to the blacks, and their
leaders are urging them to tho polls by every
means in their power.
Since the polls have been opened only 62S
whites have been registered, while in the same
time 2O9O blacks have signed their names, leaving
majority in favor of the latter CT 14G2. This is
only the result of four days of registering, and if
the difference is so great while the subject Is still
topic of general discussion, what can be expect
cd when tho term appointed for this purpose draws
to close. Figures do not Lie, and plain state
ment OF the case shows that unless the white citizens
shake off their ethargy and hasten to enroll them
selves they will find that it is too late, tho day OF
grace will be passed, and they will have the plea
sure of rejecting that by their inactivity they
have lost not only their own rights OF citizenship,
but have injured others who were striving TO do
their country some service. In New Orleans, and
other Southern cities, committees were appointed
whose duty it was to 60 around and visit the
whites, and urgo upon them the necessity OF reg
istering. The same course should be pursued in
this city, and tho matter brought home to every
mans attention.
There are not more than five hundred citizens
disfranchised in Charleston, leaving voting
population OF about $500 whites to 5000 blacks.
Under fair system Of registration this would be-
come apparent, and it only remains for our white
citizens to show the same zeal and activity as tho
blacks to produce this result. The torchlight pro
cession seen last night is one Of the signs OF the
times, and shows that efforts are being msdo
among the blacks to induce all to go to the polls.
One of tho transparencics bore this inscription
'sAn who have not registered should go at once. .
This advice is equally applicable to the whites,
anu We endorse it heartily, trusting that it will
produce beneficial result