The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-02
THE PRESIDENTIAL CANVASS.

The canvass in behalf of General Grant has
not made progress; in fact, the most intelll-
gent men, frte from decided feeling in the mat
ter, whom meet, declare that he has fallen
behind. His position is fraught with many
dangers. If he receive the Republican nomina-
platform, or with very distinct Radical avowals
on his part; either Of which would drive of
large numbers OF Conservatives while the III ra
Radicals would not be pacifed A considera-
tion Of this fact has weakened Grant very much.
The programme of the Cooper Institute Grant
Committee is promulgated this morning., 1t Is,
substantially, that Grant must lie brought out
thus forced upon both political parties. The
scheme is the only one that has the favor Of
Grant, and it's official announcement was all
that was necessary to explode 1t. we are not
quite ready yet to elect President, and nave
two great questions that are yet to be settled,
to the uncertainty guidance of man OF whose
political opinions We know nothing, ana OF
whose wise craftsmanship wo have very little
evidence. What the South and the Democrats
might have reason to expect from the influence
that would surround General Grant, elected
under such circumstances, may be judged from
the fact that the Times. the principal organ OF
the Grant Committee. declares that negro sui
frage is established, and will be maintained In
the Southern States.
WELCOME TO ALkAs II. 6IEfdhNos
The announcement that Mr.. Stephens will
visit some of the principal cities Of the North
and address the people upon the subject OF
Southern affairs, has called out many express
sions of welcome from the press; but from an
underlined sense OF prudence, these express
sions are not 80 hearty, nor general, as those
which one hears in private Cit lcles. He IS neld
in the highest respect; he Will be eagerly lis
tened to-; and bis words will have good effect.
do not think that IN the whole number OF
Southern statesmen there is one who Is 30 well
understood and appreciated as Mr.. Stephens,
or who can exert 30 great an influence upon all
classes at the North.
WOMEN AS MPosrToRs-EMPLoYMENT FoR
WOMEN.
It may be OF interest to the craft to know.
that the effort to teach females the art of type
setting, which has been faithfully and per-
sistently made in this city in the past three
years, is not proving success, especially IN
the newspaper Offices. There are many dlth-
culties that have not been satisfactorily over
come. Among the most prominent OF these
decipher the ordinary run OF manuscript.
Young women who can write letter that will
be accurate in spelling, punctuation and other
essentials, seem to be utterly at sea when they
undertake to put in type the manuscript o.
another, even though it be prepared with great
care. The second difficulty is their unrella-
bility in emergencies. Newspapers which re-
Gently employed several female compositors
have reduced the number, or dismissed them
altogether. The subject Of employment for
adult. unmarried women, has Decome very
grave one. Those Of American and English
birth will not serve as domesLios, and these
places are left to the Irish and Germans. The
latter have much tne best OF it. Those who
work In shops experience great hard ships,
esrn very small wages on the average, and live
poorly. AL this has already produced an i'm.
meuHe amount Of demorallzation among our
female population.
BUSINESS MATTERS.
Capital in this market begins to come to the
support of cotton; confidence in the staple is
very strong, snd at present price, there is con-
disposition to operate for rise; oon-
sum ,tion is increasing, and must nov be fuly
$4,000 bales per week, which very slight i'm
progement il trade would carry up TO 50 OCO,
and thus the demand somewhat exceeds the
supply, and au advance would be necessary 10
restore the equilibrium. Ny information from
Washington leads me to the opinion that the
tax will be reduced to one cent instead Of aDol-
ished altogether. The receipts Of the Federal
treasury are now belo1 its excuses, and Con-
gress will be 10th to abolish the cotton tax.
General trade ls dull, but from the fact that
nearly all leading staples are selling at loss,
an improvement is very probable next month.
Gold is not likely to go much lower, unless it
be temporary, and II any is to decline it must
be public sscurities-government and railway
from which attention is likely to be diverted
by many influences.