The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-06

other 9th r." business fl.Rs .0i Baltimore. ask.
tsrffsd 70 ths, Uon %{aies M III T TFihah3e.
Kellogg presented "a. position Yeceiysd
oy telegraph, from the principal rioe
merchants uf Lonisiaha, s6sthit forth
thae the aboliti0n OF the duty on that
article will be rainous 60 the rice inte.
rests OF LoniStapa; he moved Il hs ra.
ierred. to the CommitEee, son FinAnoe.
FMr. Edmonds objected to setting the
pfsoedent OF receiving toleeraphio peti-
tions. and 1t was therefore withdrawn.
~ Is stated that several days ago, Sir
John Rose telegraphed to q banking
house ia EeEyYorE xnh which be has
business connections, briefly alludinp to
the treaty OF, Washington in the tone of
the Gohdon press. and urging modifi-
cation OF the American statement of the
cases as being absolutely necessary to a
Raoi9caGon. Of the British people. and
tho suppott"of the Ministry; and it is
iarther Aaid that the substance of this
Telegram has peoa communicated to GER
tain parties in this oity, with a view TO
ELECT The desired object. However true
this may be, it is certain that the ao.
counts from England produce no excite
mens whatever in Executive and Con
gresslonal circles, nor is it considered
tnas any complications between the two
countries can result from the agitation
OF the question in England; and il is
oeiteved that the matters ut issue will be
settled in accordance With the terms OF
the treaty. None of,the members of. the
tHo Com mitteea on FofeiRn Affaifs Have
nearu OF any dissatisfaction with the
treaty. ns heard from the London
papers, nor has their attention been
called to the subj by either Che ,Pres;.
dent OF tLe Secretary Of State; and il is
e9uelly certain that they aud other mem
oers or Congress will stand by the treaty
as IL 10. without yielding to any demands
winch will affect its pdrpbse: and suoh
"a also said to .ha tho determination of
those connected with the Executive De.
partment whose. right it was to present
ths American ststemeu. of the case, with
as much correctness as vas exercised nv
the British themselves.
The London Times, in its leader ~
Saturday, used the following language:
we repudisto the constrnction which
has 5een put on the treaty of Washing.
ton in the American case, and muet
Withdraw from arbitration, if this con.
struotIon ls insisted on; but this point
rectihed, we are ready to stand legally
by she treaty" The Times. of TO-DAY ia
u trald that the attempt to solve the Ala.
oama difhonlty may prove abortive. and
hopes its failure will not excite bitter
feeling in America. The Posi-. of this
morning. thinks it will be time enough.
when the United States refuse to with.
draw their demand for indirect damages.
to decide upon it's future action: mes.
sures are now ungracious. The same
tone pervades the articles of the other
morning journals to-day The weekly
press. most Of which weht to press on
Ehuraday or Friday, about the time the
furry Of indignation in the American
case cnlminated, was savage and belli.
the Saturdav Repieo.
They generally took the ground that the
United States preferred to have no set
and wished to hold these Ala.
oama claims as o perpetual menace for
political uses. The Daily Ne.cs saws the
queen, In her speech on the opening of
farlament. tomorrow, will express the
wish that the tribunal at Geneva NAV
be able to proceed with its duties on a
basis acceptable to the English Govern
ment and nation.
Probabilities-The low barometer in
Texas will probably move Easterly and
North-eastward \ over the Ohio Valley:
South east winds yeer to South. west ia
the Gulf States and Texas; theatre of
snow. with East and North winds extend
on Tuesday North eastward into Canada.
and an area of rising barometer, with
clear weather, prevail from Lake Michi.
gan to the Missouri Valley; cloudy and
weather prevail in the South
and Middle States.
THE FIGHT OF TIE EA1r1oxs