The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-08
CURRENT TOPICS.

CURRENT TOPICS.
THE ANDERSON Inteligencer of Wednesday says
that at the earnest solicitation ofmany friends Gov.
ORR consented TO address the people Of Anderson
District on last Monday, upon the political condi-
ton OF the country. After reviewing the various
plans presented since the war for the reccnstruc-
ton of the Government, the Governor earnestly
insisted upon the acceptance, by the people OF
South Carolina, OF tho plan of reconstruction
now proposed, as the only means Of preventing
the administration of the affairs Of this coun-
try from passing into the hands exclusively OF
the ignorant, and consequently the barbarian an1
the tyrant, and as the only hope OF making this
country even tolerable He showed, from the
census of 1860, the great preponderance OF coored
over white voters in the State, and our utter ina
pility to defeat Convention, or to protect our
selves whenever We make an issue directly with
the colored people. According to the census OF
1860 il appears that there are sixty thousand col
ored voters in the State while there are only forty
thousand white voters, leaving Oh majority OF
twenty thousand colored voters. 1t is true, per-
haps, that there are not as many colored men In
South Carolina now as in 1860, but it is almost
sure that the proportionate decrease has been
much greater with the white than With the col
ored men in the State, since the commencement
Of the late war. Governor ORR insisted upon tne
cultivation Of the most cordial and kind relations
betweenthe two races in the South, and the forna-
tion Of no alliance with the two great political par
ties OF the nation.
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= An ENGLISH soENTu1o paper describes q steel
boat, designed by the Chief Constructor OF the
British Navy, which is 10 90 in search Of DE. LYs
HasToNE It will be built exclusively Of steel and
charcoal iron plates, one sixteenth Of an mch In
thickness, and in sections. The heaviest Of these
sections will not weigh more than forty pounds.
The boat can thus be taken to pieces and carried
on the backs ofnegroes from one piece Of water 70
another 1he keel will consist OF shalf-lneh Ton
plates, in corresponding sections. The boat WIN
be fitted with mast and; fprefand-aH sails. 1t Is
to be built at the Chatham doohyard. Mr.. fouNa,
of the royal yacht, commands the e1pedi-
ton, which IB tor stTt az On carry tasy' e'eei
is thought by Professor WINTER to be an e1-
cellent- material for more domestic vessels, such
as ssucspans. The entire vessel may be in one
niece without rivets or soldering, win heat tquiek-
er, and is more heslthful than copper. Russ, Of
Gratz, has carried this idea into and man
ufactures steel household utensils very suoc ess-
fully. Z. sTcyi.TFHo-- Hft1 u75ff-']sd %
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TIE GREAT AdEaIdAN excursion to "Paris, Italy,
Greece crimea, Holy Land, &C., Will leave New New
York to-day, according TO advertisement. Though s
the two names which first gave it ec!at lSAEhRAAs p
and BEEcHER) have been stricken from the LIST OF
passengers, it is still expected that The affair will
prove quite gay and festye.p Yet the dissppoint-
ment among tho excursionists because OF the abb
sence Of Gen. SHERMAN is hard to overcome. 1t
win be, remembered that, when Secretary SEWARD
learned Of the intended tour OF Gen. SHERMAN, he
issued general circular to all diplomatic and con-
sular functionsries abroad toreoeive the eminent
soldier with all possible hospitality and Distinction
This secured the e1cursionists. an uncommonly