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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-03
The Negro Consultation.

In analyzing this instrument, these
two points stand out in bold relief:
That by giving unlimited suffrage to
the colored man and DISTINGUISHING
many whites, it establishes the su-
premacy of the negro; and. secondly,
that in its provisions with respect to
taxation, it is SO arranged that those
who own no property shall tax those
who hold all the property. Thus we
have unlimited suffrage, whereby
ignorance is placed over knowledge,
and we have taxation without repre-
sentation. Nor is this all. But in
the matter of the land commission,
you have covert confiscation. A moro
infamous wrong was never perpetrat-
ed in the political department, than
is contained in the imposition of this
radical Constitution upon the whites
of this State.
Two millions of dollars, it is esti-
mated, may be collected of taxes
under this Constitution! And this
to be drawn from an impoverished
people! And these taxes, in large
measure, to go to tho support of q
people, many OF whom are known to
be idle, lazy and thriftless.
This Is the entertainment to which
we are invited, and we are disloyal if
we do not pronounce it "feast of
reason and flow of soul"
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Is @ay interest our readery oshaYe

is may interest our readers TO have
at hand q convenient reiers1cs OF the
shaHges in the price ofS Amefican
cotton in England, beginning wis''s i,
peried antccedent to; the war, q. ne
havsaheen at some paths to comp plete
such o table, and trust tho Sit win Re
found useful and correct, The
figures represent the average Tor each
month in the last twelve years; and
although the average does not give.
in all cases, the extreme rate, it will
be found to indicate clearly the inn
portant fluctuations. The quotation
10 for 'fair upland bowed" The
blanks previous to the current year
represent periods. when there were
no sales Of this;apality. and the price
sysaA altosse..hes nceesaal tbs ;5;17::ss5e ;5;7:ss5e
is in sterling pence, gold: i3v,4
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TIE ADYssTNIAN NEws.-Onc of
the most brilliant exploits of modern
journalism is the success Of the New
York Herald in getting the news
from the British expedition in Abys-
sinia. That paper has had minute
details of the progress of that expe-
dition, its battles and its success.
always in advance OF the journals Of
London. and often in advance of the
British Government itself.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-03
Personnel OF the Late Virginin Com
ventfon.


Personnel Of the Late Virginin Com
vention.
From the address of the conserva-
tive members of said Convention, we
make the following extract:
"The Convention consisted of 1O5
members, of whom some thirty-fiye
were conservatives, some sixty-fve
were radicals, and the remainder
doubtful. The radicals were COM
posed of twenty-four negroes, four
teen native born white Virginians,
thirteen New Workers, one Pennsyl-
vanian, one member from Ohio, ono
from Maine, one from Vermont, ono
from Connecticut, one from South
Carolina, one from Maryland, one
from the District of Columbia, two
from England. one from Ireland, one
from Scotland, one from Nova SEQ
tia, and one from Canada. OF the
fourteen white Tirginians belonging
to this party, some had voted for Sc
cession, others had been in tho Con-
fcderate service, others are old men
whose sons had been in the Confede-
rate army; hardly one has Union
record. A large proportion of the
Northern men and the foreigners,
were drifted here in some non com
Blatant capacity by the war.
"The Convention organized by
elccting New Yorker President A
native Of Maryland was elected Sec
retary. A Marylander was elected
Sergeant-at-arms. An Irishman, re-
siding in Baltimore, was elected Ste
nographer. The assistant cle:k was
from New Jersey. Two negroes were
appointed door-keepers. a clergy
man from Illinois was appointed
chaplain. Even the boys appointed
as pages, with one exception, were
negroes, or the sons of Northern men
or foreigners; while the clerks of the
twenty standing committees, with
two or three exceptions. were also
Northern men or negroes"
These are the mon who have pro-
posed fundamental law for MS noble
people as ever lived-for q State
that. has been rightly called the
"mother of States and statesmen
for q State. that has given to the
world such names rs those of Wash
ington and Jeflerson-of Madison
and Marshall-C' Leo and Jackson!
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-03

Circular OF the State Central Execu-
tive Party.
We publish in another column, this
paper. We think that the Commit
tee have pursued the only course
consistent with the interest of the
party, and we hope that there will
be an acqniescence in their sugges-
ton, that it is inexpcdient to call
another Convention. The party is
now on rising ground-organizing
and buoyant-and we can perceive
no good to result fr ON the proposed
Convention No. 9.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-03

The New COINAGE. The new five
cent coins from the mint in Phila-
delphia are the size of the present
piece; the three cent and one cent
pieces are somewhat smaller. The
devices on all of them are alike-on
one side the head of the Goddess
of Liberty, surrounded by the words
United States of America" on the
other side are the Roman numerals
I, TIT, and V.
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White Xote .Fot conssitutlon.r

white Vote .Eor constitution."
g TherC Charleston Msrcsfy niskes the
following estimate, which, noidopbt,
ID correct, = E.G
4 "Ths exact number Of white men
who did note forth Constitution
can never be known, for no tally was
kept Of the votes for and against
Constitution in a manner to distin-
guish between white and colosed
voters; but the table below. compiled
from official returns, when taken in
connection with well-known facts.
will prove to any unpreiudiced mind
shat 1 ,0O0rw6uld be- o liberal estimate
for such voters. iysAn ofleid table Of
registered voters was, published lip
cannection with the election returns.
placing the aggregate number of rer
aistered voters at 1873; ;597, but no
distinction was, made between the
whitea and negro voters. This aggre-
gate. Is 6,04l greater IMAM tne sggTo-
gate Registered vote as given In the
table below, which is taken from an
official reportpublished April 8, 1868.
Dividing this number equally be-
tween whites and blacks, we have the
following totals ,as o result OF the
election: Registered whites, 80, 1914;
registered negroes, a3, 403. For Con-
stitution, 70,758; against Constitu-
tion, ia7, ,2S8; not voting, IS,
Now, when it is remembered that the
negroes have been thoroughly organ-
lied for o year past by means Of
secret leagues, and at the previous
election for and against Convention
and the various registerings have
been drilled to act as q compact body
against the whites; while, on the
other hand, the whites attempted no
organization until two weeks before
the election, and were many of them
principled against voting, it will ap-
pear at once that the body of the
'non-voters should be credited to the
whites. 1t is established that q, 28S
votes were cast against the Constitu-
tion, and that 35, 551 registered voters
remained away from the polls-mak-
ing in all 1889 registered voters
who did not sustain the Constitution,
or, IL, 645 more than the entire white
registered voto. It is acknowledged
that few negroes voted with the
whites. but we can put that number
as high as 2,645, and yet must allow
more than 10000 negroes to have
sbsented themselves from the polls,
before we can acknowledge that any
white men voted for the Constitution.
The fact is, and we think it estab-
lished by the tables, both considering
the result in the aggregate and in
each separate County,, that only a
few of the lowest class of whites, not
in all over 1000, voted for the Con-
stitution; and that moro than $4,000
negroes gave their influence against
1T, either by direct voting or absence
from the polls"
In Columbia, it is pretty we'll es-
tablished that not more than six
white men voted the radical Ticket.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-03

A now machine for navigating the
air, invented by Scotchman, will be
brought out unier the auspices OF
the British Ecronautc Society. It is
n sort of bird, with body fifteen
feet in length, and wings stretching
out to the width of thirty-five feet.
A tail reaches out behind to give di-
rection TO tho movement, while the
wings are happod by an engine of
forty-horse power. This, it is said,
can be made to proceed through the
air at the rate of forty miles an hour.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-03
Democratic VICTORIES.

Although protesting no great nd
miration for the course pursued by
the leaders of the Democratic party,
before and since the close of the war,
we must nevertheless feel that if any
helping hand is ever extended to us
from beyond the Potomac. it must be
rendered by that party. We are
cheered of late by intelligence of
fresh victories won by this party in
almost every Northern State. Last
week the great State Of Michigan,
styled by the party the backbone of
radicalism, voted for certain State
officers, and the result is Democra-
tic gain to such an amountas to give
the party just hopes of a complete
victory in the next election Chicago,
the third city in size in tho Union,
another radical stronghold, and the
place where the Republican Nomfnat-
ing Convention sits in May, last week
elected q Democratic Mayor New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky,
Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Maine and California, have all gone
Democratic in the past twelve
months. Add to these the States
about to be re-admitted, and that will
eventually be controlled by the De-
mocrats, and We have Virginia. North
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida,
Arkansas and Texas; and if the peo-
pie will exert themselves, South Ca
rolina and Mississippi. Those States
alone casting a solid vote for the De-
mocratic Presidential nominee, would
be able to secure his. election, if we
have estimated correctly the aggre-
gate number of votes they cast.
We believe. from the facts pre-
sonted almost every week, in these
Northern election returns, that if the
Democratic party will put suitable
man in nomination in July next--a
man that can mite the conservative
elements North and South, against
whose past political course no cavil
can arise. and whose present views
accord with the principles OF the
party, that such man can be elected
to the Presidency. If the party but
exercise little more than its usual
energy in the campaign. We believe,
further. that the Southern States, or
most of them, when relieved of the
bayonet rule, can and will carry the
Democratic ticket successfully.
There need be no occasion then for
despair. In every State election
North, within the past twelve months
if we remember rightly, tho De-
mocratic nominees, if not elected
have closed vast amount of distance
formerly standing between them and
their radical opponents. Whatever
help we receive outside of Our own
efforts must come from this party,
and the promise of its speedy recep-
ticn is by no means groundless.
We mention these cheering facts,
not that we rely upon them, exclu-
sively, but thatwe should thereby be
stimulated to exertion in our own
behalf. We are not utterly helpless.
The radical storm has spent its fury
upon US, and we have passed the
crisis. Henceforth, we mnst work
more oncree:icaiiy for our ,iisenihIui-
ment, than we ever did for our in
dependence Onr allies are strong,
and their strength is daily increasing.
We can win orr own laurels of vic
tory, ii We bnt try. Our duty is be-
fore us. Shall we remain idle or not?
ToyheiHe Enquirer.
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TIVE AnyScrSIAN Nr-vc 0uo oe
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A CARD.
COLUMBIA, NTAY 2. is,

Sob " MDIA, MAJ =, lOCS.
Mr.. EDITOR: There is rumor c:.-
culating that 1 was turned out Of M
situation-where 1 have served faiti.
fully for eighteen years-as Sexton
of Trinity Church, for voting 1t is
false. l never voted, nor attended
any of the meetings. L will refer t.
the Rev. Mr.. LmBorde and Dir
Heinitsh, that 10Y resignation was
presented long before the election
L could not.retire without expressins
my heart felt gratitude for the kindly
feelings towards tho congregation
Trinity Church, for their contidy
which was placed in me.
May JOSEPH McNILLA
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-03

The OCEAN STEAMSHIP RACE. E.-The
following is the cable despatch giving
the hours of arrival of the steam.
ship City of Paris, of the Inman line,
and the Cuba, of the Cunard line
the contcnding vessels in the great
ocean race-at Queenstown, the
former on Monday morning and the
latter on Tuesday morning:
LIVERPOOL, April 29-S:25 II. m.
City of Paris arrived here at ten
minutes to 4 O'Clock, yesterday morn
ing. Cuba arrived at fen minutes
past 1 o'clock this morning. This,
with the Cnba's detention of one
hour and five minutes in steaming
down the harbor and crossing the
bar at SANDY Hook, gives the victory
of the grcat ocean race to the City of
Paris, beating the Cuba from port to
port about twenty hours and fifteen
minutes. The respective time of the
vessels in making the run is MS fol-
lows: City of Paris days and 80
minutes; Cuba 10 days and hours.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-03

Telegraphic advices from Nassau,
n. p, state that the Government was
successful in the late elections by Il
majority vi ten. The defeated party
made some riotous demonstrations
and were fired upon by the soldiers
Petitions for the removal of Gov.
Rawson are in circulation.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-03
The Ladies' Suppcrs.

MIR. EDITOR: was o visitor, for a
short time, on Friday evening. at
the supper room, and am prompted
to express the sentiments of sad and
sorrowful pleasure, which filed my
soul, as I looked round me upon the
busy and earnest members OF the AS
sociation and their visitors. Itlooked
to me more like q family gathering
than anything else, and that made it
q very pleasing sight. Yes; fnmily
gathering of our Southern people,
coming together again for one pre-
cious object, animated by one blessed
impulse, and aiming at one great and
sacred end. My thoughts carried me
back to the days when they used to
meet in various forms Of co-opera-
ton for our good "lost cause. I" All
that is past and gone, but it is plea
SAINT to see the people Of the South
uniting still together for o Southern
object; and what n sacred object that
is which stirs the hearts and prompts
Viz Clot 10 Va CnSSC
stand that over fifty fomilies get their
support in part from work done for
and paid for by this Association; and
many Of those who do this work
We're, before the war, in good cir
cumstances themselves. The object,
then, is to help our impoverished
Southern women to help themselves.
No wonder that the members of this
Association should have been toiling
so hard, day and night, to get up
these suppers, with view to aiding
so blessed an object.
In every aspect, Mr.. Editor, it is
important and desirable to forward
the great end of helping oar desolated
and ruined people 10 help themselves.
The beautiful aud graceful assem-.
blage who. presided at these tables
have accomplished much in this good
cause. They have my hearts warm
est Acknowledgements, as Southern
patriot, on behalf of those in our
community for whose assistance they
work; and may the cup of their own
blessings, joys and comforts be filed
once more, by mercifnl Providence,
to the brim and overflow. A.
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A freedman who left Charleston,
5. c., for Liberia, few months ago,
writes back the most glowing ac-
counts of matters and things there.
He says che never felt free until he
reached the colored mans own re-
public, and is quite rapturous in
describing the luXuriant fertility of
the country.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-03

A grand cathedral church, it is re-
ported, is soon to be erected near
Central Park, New York, by the cor
poration of Trinity.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-03

\ colored man, formerly belonging
to Caleb Coker, Esq, of Darlington,
was murdered by another freedman
few nights ago. Cause, thieving.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-03

New ADVERTISEMENTS. Special at
tention is called to the following al
vertisements, published for the fiyst
time this morning:
Meeting Democratic Club.
S. H. Spencer-Corn.
W. d. Starling-Beef.
United States Internal Revenue.
G. +. Jackson-Novelties, &c.
Joseph McNIillan--A Gard.
j. 81 L. r. Agnew-Cheese, &c.
jacob EoTin-IMuiiss and ;Iuauo.
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business!Portion of the city, is hand
somely finished, and presents many
inducements for hotel purp oses.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-03

IA HorEn CoMPANY.-As Major
Davis new Building is now rapidly
advancing towards completion, we
would throw out the idea OF engag-
ing it for q hotel, by companysof
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':Eaooal :E.resn@.

Oar citizens will be pleased to
learn of the return to his home here,
of Gen. Wade Hampton. our esteem
ed fellow-citizen.
1t was John P. Tinsley, Jr,, (the
popular clerk of the Spotswood
Hotel, in Richmond. and now OF the
White Sulphur Springs, Virginia.
and not John Lindsay, as stated,
yesterday-who arrived in Columbia.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-03

is in sterling penoe, gold:.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-07

Every one is perfectly familiar with com
mon colds. The chilliness and shivsring,
the dolness and langor, the soreness in the
head, stuffed nortrils, and still mere, The
irritability Of temper and general diseom'
fsst, have not only been experienced BY
every one ct some time, but it has been
the misfortune of most people to pass
through this unpleasant ordeal repeatedly
and frequently. We would recommend q
timely use of MADAME PORTER'S Gu
RATIvECOUGH BALSAM, because it al
ways cures. A safe. reliable and pleasant
remedy. Full directions on each bottle
Retaied by all Druggists at 70, 80 and Il
cents.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-07
NOTICES..

The great rush at Perry's to-day was on
account of this hot weather, We would say
10 those who have net left their orders to
do 20 at once and save delsy' Those who
como first will be first served. Call and
examine his new yles Of clothes and latest
fashions. Look at some of his custom
work, examine his stock Of men ard boys
clothing, his large display Of gents furnish
ing goods and you will bo satisfied, 1t is
the place TO buy above oil others.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-07

A fire broke out about o'clock this
morning in the back shop Of Simon 4 Mem
doris Great Western Straw Manufac-
tory, on the corusr Of Commercial Alley
and Perry street. In . few minutes after IL
Vas discovered the flames had complete
possession of the whole structure. The
harness shop Of W. j. Stephenson. the
next building north Of it. next took FIRE,
and in few minutes was past saving. The
carpenter shop of W. Sanders. the next in
range, was also soon cnve,opsd in Aimes.
Our energetic firemen were soon on the
ground, and did noble service in protecting
tho buildings in close proximity to the fire.
Tho west side Of Munroe l. Medly's wagon
and blacksmith shop Was partially burned
away. and the roof fell in. Several sheds
and out houses in the rear of the building
were also burned.
Simon & Misndorfrs stock was insured
for $500 in the London & Liverpool. Their
entire stock was consumed.
10 Stephenson's harness shop most Of the
articles were removed.
Tho tools and stock in Sander's earpsn.
ter shop we're insured for $500. He saved
most of his stock.
The wagon shop Of Munros 1 Asdly WAS
insured for $500 stock $500 in the Farm
srs' / Aechanies' Of Quincy, Iii. The
damage to the building probably amounts
to 500.
Ths three buildings on Perry street were
owned by Geo. L. Davenport, and were
probably worth 81 900. There was no in
surancs on any Of them.
The firsmen deserve great credit for
their prompt and efficient services. It Was
only BY great exsrtion that they saved the
wagon shop and Hewitt's livery stable
from destruction.
All day long those who moved their sf-
fscts from the threatened buildings last
night have bsea moving back, and putting
things to rights. Their trouble and incon-
vsnienes 10 greater than their loss. A few
more 6res in these old roeksriss will con.
vince the occupants that it is cheaper iu the
end 70 move to more acesptible quarters
than bs moved by fires, and the assistance
of frierda
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-07

Last yer the War Department spent
e95, ,000, 900 this year their expsnsss, un-
der General Grant, ran up to $l2S, ,s5S, ,466
AN increase OF over thirty three millions
in one yoar-a year Of profound peace, too.
This 10 what the radicals mean by rstrsncd-
~sent But il General GRAsr's rscommsn.
dation TO increase the army TO over 81 900
msa, besides the miscellaneous corps. aud
to increase the pay Of officers thirty three
per cont, Be adopted. the cost Of the army
next year will DO largely increased. And
With this increase will come increased in
dsbtsdnsss and increased taxAtion. Tax
payers. how do you like the prospect.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-07

Oua PoLlcs should stop the alf-civilissd
practice ofths boys, who, almost every eve
ming, can bs seen bathing in the river, much
10 the annoyance Of many whs pass along
the bank of the river. We think it 10 the
duty of the police, in view Of the many
complaints, 10 attend 10 this mattss. viii
they see that these boys select some more
secluded place!
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-07

WoRKs WKLL.-We notice that the big
chimney On the psv 6euring mill on Fourth
street near LsClsirs street, was smoking 10
nns style to-day for the first time. Wash
Robinson knows how 10 put brick tsgsthsr
90 that they must wsrk we'll. especially
when in the shape Of ehimueys.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-07

W. have some land near tho line Of the
the railroad, Uust tho place to make a good
farm, 10 trade for property in Davenport.
or improved farms. ELpRrpas 4 BRo, Land
and Insurance Agents. No. 40 Brady street.
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its falling of. impart vigor and lustrous
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IL deserved commend dation ~ toilet nrti
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young. 1t soils nothing. is free from
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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-07

0sn. 0aAsr appreciates the rights ofths
States. He tslegraphsd his sub ordinate in
Arkansas, efter that State was re-admitted
70 the Union. to turn over his authority 70
the civil officers ''ss soon az he thought Il
ssfS to do 80" Will il be "safe" for Grant
ill after the Presidential elsctioni u not
American rspublioanism and law . shame
ful mookory