The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-08
COLUMBIA. S. G..
Sunday Morning, January 8. 1871.

UNITED STATES OF EURoPE.--A calm
and well-considered letter from Hol-
lander to citizen of New York, has
been published in the Now York Sun,
which gives o dispassionate and what
seems to be an intelligent view of the
ideas and apprehensions of ''the Euro
pean situation" which are entertained
by the smaller neutral powers Of Europe.
It would be difficult to express the exist
ing sentiment more conciscly aud clearly
than when the writer says that the Bel
gians, of all parties, arc united with the
Hollanders now sin the honest fellow
feeling of two small fish who have acci-
dentally escaped the sharks jaws. and
mean to do SO deliberately in the future,
if they can" This allusion is to the
conviction entertained in those countries
that all the small powers have been bar
gained for, and that if Bismarck md
Louis Napoleon had agreed on the divi-
sion Of the spoil they would successfully
have been swallowed up. Whether
these fears were well grounded or not,
the writer INSERTS Tint 'tthe whole public
believes and knows now, and takes it as
Authenticated Beyond doubt, that the
crowned conspirators were bargaining
away our existence with MS little scruple
rs highway robbers exhibit over the
pluuder of victim" II is in conse-
quence of this conviction that, accord
ing to the writer, the idea, which little
while ngo was considered visionary, and
confined to such enthusiasts as Mazzui,
Garibaldi, the workingmen's unions, and
universal peace brotherhoods, Of couli-
tion of United States of Europe, is Owe
rywhere taking form and consistency.
Such q confedcracy would, no doubt,
afford panacea for the ills Of Europe,
if, unlike other confedcracies known to
history, the lions and the lambs thereof
could lie down in peace together.
A SPECIAL MESSAGE ON THE SoUTu.-
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune says, in his despatch
on Sunday:
''It is reported here thut the President
will send special message as soon rs
Congress re assemblies, relating to the
condition of the Southern States. Ac-
companying the message will be a con
siderable amount of testimony, in the
shape of reports, &C., from military and
other officers, which, in the Judgment
of the President, show that very bad
state of affairs exists in many sections OF
the South. 1t is believed that he will
recommend that Congress appoint a
committee of it's members to thoroughly
investigate the condition of affairs. It
is represented that the Presidents views
are very decided as to the need Of action
by Congress"
The Tribune, in commenting on the
above report of its correspondent. says:
"The rumor that tho President is to
recon mend Congress to examine into
the condition of the South, would give
rise to less apprehcnsions if there
we're not fear that part of the Re-
publican majority might straight in
sist that what the South needed was
more reconstruction. If there are evils
at the South to be rightcd by the inter
ference Of Congress, it should not be de-
layed. But we hold it wise policy to
make haste very slowly in interfering
again In any way with any Of tho South
ern States which have been restored to
their ancient rights and privileges
The TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO 1t
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