The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-18

PREPARING. EOR.0EERAV.-A Philadel,
phia letter to the New York World, dated
September 7, says:
The desperation OF the Grant party in
this city is. since the Louisville fzzle,
doubly intensified. Simon Cameron
swears eternal vengeance against those
who, so for as this State is concerned,
managed the miserable abortion. AS the
Pennsylvania role in the "Straight. out"
Convention was played by Bob Mickey,
our State Treasurer, who paid for trans.
portation, &c., and as the election of
delegates was conf1ded to Russell Ewett,
Chairman Grant State Committee, these
Two eminent statesmen come in for
great amount of Cameronian anathemas.
Many OF our merchants and other busi-
ness men believe that the money paid
out so extravagantly by State Treasurer
Mackey, for the purpose Of furnishing
delegates for Louisville, came from the
State Treasury, and that the people at
large will be compelled indirectly to pay
for the Grant Cameron Louisville expert
mont. All agree, Grant men and Demo
Gratis, that the failure of the movement
will result disastrously for Hartranft. It
Is apparent to the most careless observer
Of political movements. that since the
adjournment of the Louisville fraud, the
Democracy of this city and State have
been far more energetic and determined
in their political action than at any other
stage of the campaign. Democratic or
ganization is everywhere being perfected,
and within the next fortnight vigilance
committees will be actively at work in
each election division in this city, for the
purpose of checking the contemplated
fraud of the Hartranft crowd Of the Oo-
tober election.
The trouble that Hartranft anticipates
is from the rural districts; there the
honest yeomanry have been taught to
look upon official venality as crime not
to be condoned. AS an evidence of the
Intensity Of this feeling, the last issue of
the Volksfreupd, the leading weekly Re-
publican German paper in the State,
hauled down the names of Hartranft and
Allen, and in doing so, stated editorially
that in obedience to the imperative de-
mands OF it's readers, who were honest
men, they could no longer advocate the
election OF candidates so notoriously COR
rupt. The V0lkSfreund has an immense
circulation in the CITY and County of
Lancaster, where it is published. The
fact is, every intimation of coming
events points conolusively to BuckaleW
coming down to Philadelphia with q
popular majority of 10000, which will
be increased if an honest count of the
votes of this city is given him.
Great preparations are now being
made to made the coming Pittsburg Sol
diers' Convention success. 100 letter
carriers from the post Office in this city
will cast aside the gray uniform and for
the occasion don the blue. The custom
house will detail about fifty of its en-
ployees to go to Pittsburg as "veterans;"
and thus by sending there great crowd
OF Government employees. nine-tenths
OF whom never smelt powder, the great
est convention Of soldiers ever yet held
is to be made to order.
10 secure the reelection of Simon CO.
meron; It becomes necessary to defeat
Col. Deohert, candidate for Senator in
the First District, which is a yery close
one. 10 do this 800 Democrats have
been recently put to work in the navy
yard. upon condition that thew will vote
the whole Democratic ticket excepting
only the candidate for State Senator.
For this Office they are to vote for the
Cameron candidate. In addition to this
Republican votes are to be traded off for
democratic votes in the proportion of
TWO to one-that is, two Republican
votes will be given for Buokalew for each
vote given to the Cameron candidate for
State Senator. I mention this as show
ing the hopelessness of their cause and
OF showing how unscrupulous the Came
rom managers are, and how openly and
mercilessly they intend to sacrifice Hart
ranft to save the Winnebago chief.
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Texas claims that the oysters on her
coasts are the finest in the world, and
predicts that the oyster trade will soon
become one of the most important in
dnstries in tho State.
The tenth and concluding volume of
Bancroft's history of the United States
IS IN the press, and will shortly be issued.
The first volume was published thirty
i've years ago.
At the Kansas Agricultural State Fair
the sum of $3.50 is to be distributed in
prizes to those raising the best news
papers.
10 Columbia Merchants.
HNHE UNION TIMES, p .blished by R. NJ.
L Stokes. at Union Court House, offers to
the Columbia merchants q good medium.
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