The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-12
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...-steanaef Charleston, New York;
schoon er James A. Griffin, Boston.
& Sailed ship Sedbourgh, Liverpool
RIoHMoND. August [ l. The negro
who was shot last night, at the con-
servative meeting, was inortally
Wounded. He made an t1,itte- 1it -usofsers
n statement day, to. re effect that
he was not engaged in ne stoning.
Two other arrests were made to. day
iof persons alleged to. have been in
the affray.cd }5:i sYl;If lr!sr = ~, r,7f-,
New ORLEANS, August l1.-The
militia, BILL giving the Governor dis
cretionary power to accept, arm and
commission officers of volunteer
militia companies, whose organiza-
tioD meets his approval, finally
passed both. houses. The bill en-
powers the Governor to call out and
dispose of the militia at his plea
sure.
ATLANTA, August 11.-In the Sen
ate, the question to sustain the deci-
sion of the Chair, which was that
inasmuch as Bradley had resigned,
the case was cut of the hands Of the
Senate, the yeas and nays we're
called-yeas 20; nays 10.
MONTGOMERY, August IL. Another
bale of new cotton received to-day
quality good middling; weight GOO
lbs; brought 421lc. at auction.
a Hutter was caused in the Legis-
lature to-day. Governor Smith sent
to the Senate, where it originated, q
veto of the bill authorizing the Le-
gislature to cast the electoral vote of
the State. Governor Smith saws:
sAfter most mature reflection, I am
forced to the conclusion that the bill
is wrong in principle, and that it
would be dangerous precedent in q
Republican Government. As my
Judgment does not approve the bill,
it is my constitutional duty to return
it to the Senate with my objections.
1t cannot but be regarded as remark
able, that the first Republican Legis-
lature convened in Alabama shall, in
the face of the principles of its or
ganization, which every Republican
processes to hold dear, deny not only
to the colored but to the white man,
the right by his vote to indicate his
choice for President and Vice.Pre-
sident of the United States, and take
the matter in its own hands. What
excuse can there be for it? Is it mere
party expediency? If so, then it is
an abandonment of principles, or an
ackno nowledgment that the material
out of which the Republican party is
composed, cannot be trusted. In
other words, it is to say that the CO.
lored men wifi not do to be trusted.
This action of the General Assembly
+ will be regarded as still more remark
able, when considered in connection
with, what seems to have been the
almost unanimous opinion of the late
members of the Republican party of
Alabama. 1t was declared by most
of0 f0them, and SO presented at Wash
ington, that large majority of the
voting population of the State we're
in favor of the new Constitution.
This was as much as to say that the
-Republican party was in large ma
lority in. the State; for it is we'll
known that none but Republicans
favored the Constitution, and even
some OF these opposed it. If the
party is as strong as it has been sup
posed to be, then the necessity of
,Tparty expediency does not exist.
But, even. if it did exist, would we be
justified in resorting to it? As,much
as desire the election of Grant and
iColfax. I am unwilling to become a
party in behalf of that desirable re-
suit to q scheme which practically
denies the very principle for which
( these standard bearers stand pledged
: before the country"
The message created q warm dis
cussion, and caused much bitterness.
Mr.. Coon strongly urged the defeat
of thelveto, and said the object of
the men who were sustaining the Go
vernon in this matter was to get up q
war; If the war must come, let it
come. He was ready for it, and
80, 900 freedmen of Alabama would
give the opposition belly-full of
war before it was over with. He
wonld stand by the Republican party
in Alabama in the war, and victory
would perch on its banners. Jones
replied to Coon, and told him that
his remarks were revolutionary, but
that If he wanted war, he could have
war, and the war would last until
none of his sort desecrated the soil