The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-24
During recent visit to Charleston,

we had the pleasure Of meeting We
neratedand venerable gentleman, who
formerly oficiated as priest SIN st.
Peters Church, in this city. We al-
-lude to the Rev. Father Birmingham.
Although lame and ill for several
years, we are much pleased in being
able to state that he has entirely reco-
vered his health, and walks as erect
as he did when, thirty years ago, the
writer of this paragraph used to clam
ber over the paling enclosure of
the church and grounds, to visit his
old friend, and stroll with him among
"the dead mems homes" listening
the while to kind words of advice.
But we very much fear that the good
seed thus early planted have produced
but Indifferent fruit; at least, so the
reverend father imagined, as, aftor
long and pleasant chat, he raised his
cane, expressing the belief that there
would be more efficacy in that mode
of treatment than in words. MIR. Bir-
mingham has many friends in Co
lumbia-outside the pale of the
church-and he would meet with u
warm welcome, should he pay a visit
to his former place of abode. May
he live many years in the full enjoy
ment Of his present health and
spirits.
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MEssEs. SEEoERs & Co. AND TIE
CRY CorScIL.-In reply to tho Com
mittee on Licenses, Messrs. Seegers
" Co. publish the following card:
To Messrs. TEemm, Alexander ond
HINT
GENTLEMEN: In the Phoni.r, of
July 20, arc several statements which
are most respectfully considered to be
mis-statcments; and as they, to use
your own language, "are calculated
to mislead and convey n false impress
sion to the public" we beg leave to
set ourselves right with you and the
public.
First. You say that our card is cal
culated to mislead and convey a false
impression. We think you are mis-
taken, and would ask you to please
explain yourselves. We made no as
sertlons; we brought no charges; we
made no complaint; we only asked
y'.u to state to the public how it was
that we had not paid our license. We
were Ignorant of any oftnce or vio-
lation Of the law-we thought we had
complied with your lawful ordinances
and regulations, but finding ourselves
mistaken, we simply ask for informa-
ton. How could that be calculated
to mislead? We're we wrong for wish
ing to be set right? It rather appears
to us rs il you wish to produce the
impression that we are attempting to
place you in false position, and to
lnlure you, when the fact is, that we
adopted the only course open for US
that is, to ask for information.
Second. You say. since the pro-
mitigation of General Order No. 80,
the Committee on Licenses have re-
quired every applicant to exhibit his
return or receipt from the United
States Collector or Assessor, as IN inn
or tavernkeepcr. This you give as
one of the reasons why we were re-
fused-not license, but renewal of
our license. Allow us to state that
our noncompliance with the regula-
ton of tho committee was not owing
to disrespect of the committee, but
to our ignorance, the result Of wrong
information.
You next say that all applications
must be accompanied with the money,
and that we have never complied with
this regulation; and yet you admit
that we left with the City Clerk $3.50
in city coupons. Now, gentlemen,
we did not know that city coupons
are not money; we did not know that
the city had repudiatcd; it was never
promulgated that the city bonds and
coupons are worthless; we considered
them good: we Daid va1ue in f,lI for