The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-10-21
Facts for tho People.

4N6ShoS O1hN AoOh oI6t--<2 AAd VI
mark in Texas is the Hon. Matt Gaines.
He is negro-the colored Demosthenas
Of the Texas Senate. And like great
many other sensible negroes in the South
nowadays, he is manifesting and incit-
ing Il strong feeling Of indignation
against tho Northern gentlemen who
are monopolizing all the best offices in
the reconstructed States He lns lately
been making stump apeeches through
ont the State, in which be has de-
nounced, in uumeasured terms Of repro
baton, the dapper little fellows who have
come down there from the North, and
provided themselves with slight panta-
looms. go!d-headed canes. and chicken
pie, ut the expense Of tho public, to The
exclusion Of the horny handed plunta.
ton laborers, who are better entitled to
the spoils. Good for Mr.. Gaines! And
abundant evidences Of the snme feeling
were exhibited ut the Republican State
Convention lately held in Virginia
During an animated but fractions dis
cussion upon resolution relating to the
distribution of the Federal patronage in
the State, several Of the colored delegates
advocated it's passage on the ground that
it's adoption would ''rid the State of the
hordes Of weak-kneed, dough faced car
et-baggers, half Of whom were really
the rottenest Of Copperheads. In this
convention the native whites supported
their colored brethren in their antngo.
nism to the capet-baggers; but the latter
class had so manipulated the primary
meetings that they had o majority Of
delegates, and consequently summarily
voted down the resolution which threat-
ened interference with their pretensions.
Edgefeld Adocrtiser.
SENSIBLE NEGROES One Of the color
ed men ut Colesworth was from Rich
mond. He said he would not live in
town my more; he was tired of paying
rent; 40 could save no money; town was
no plac, for his people; he liked railroad
work, and when it was done lie meaus
to huve farm of his own; ..town was
no place for him." There was very
general assent to this from the rest T
said: "Thon you'll marry and live on
your farm"
OF six negroes whom interrogatod at
this fire three could read and QUE could
write. Three said they had saved
money. One told me he had $500 in tue
bank-a savings bank-at interest. He
had German silver watch, whose time
he compared with mine with evident
comfort to his own feelings. One had
saved $400, which he had lent to white
family who once took care of him when
he was ''very sick" He got no interest,
but could get his money back when be
wanted it. told him his money would
bring him, at per cent. in a bank, $24
per year; but he snid, with come little
Indignation, that shed have done gone
died and had nuttin ct dem folks hadn't
tux care of him, and he didn't care for
interest If dey needed de money"
KanaWhd Falls Cor. N. F. Tribune.
The LATE RIor IN PHILADELPHIA
The Philadelphia Age, of Thursday lust,
says:
''The details, fully given in our re.
ports yesterday. showed that the turbu-
lence of portion of the colored people
was the cause Of the diaorder. They
slew one of their own number for the
offence of voting Democratic ticket,
and the unfortunate Cato fell in broil
which he lad himself begun with
deudly weapon. These IRE the sinple
facts, as they will appear, as there is no
longer any occasion to misrepresent
them. the election being over. /"
Wow THE Work Is DONE AT THE
UNITED STATES NAVY YAnDs.-Here IL
the way the workingmen in the Govern
ment Navy Yard at Vallejo, California,
were treated by the minions of tyran-
nioal and corrupt Administration at tue
late election. We quote from the Solano
Democrat. of the 9th inst, the following:
1--WE wish that every voter in America
conld have witnessed the scene enacted
in Vallejo. on election day. If it did
not disgust them thoroughly with Re-
publicanism, it wonld be because they
are hopelessly corrupt themselves. We
wish they could have seen tho long
strings Of men who were driven to the
polling places by the foremen of the
navy yard, aud compelled to vote All
open paste-board ticket. about half an
inch wide by five inches long. The
officers Of election had screens built in
front of the polling-places high enough
to protect the men from the scrutinizipg
eyes of their bosses, 80 that they might
have M opportunity to vote without in.
timidation, but this interfered with the
plans of the foremen. who went early il
the morning and tore off the plapks
They stationed themselves at edch poll.
ing-plsoe. A person peddled the tickets
and saw that they were deposited, while
apofbor otood hp mill, koaI,