The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-03

Tears; .tdle tsars, We well know what they
Te.ss q iTon 4; The depths os samos divine de-
The Union Times complains that Il
has bean cut off from our exchange list.
II bellows and blubbers in consequence
to the little cote,4e Of renders in it's
neighborhood, and maunders most
piteously about it in nearly column of
dreary trash. What was easy and pro-
per for us to do for sufficient cause, il
like death to the poor Times. Since it
cannot enjoy the benefit OF onr reports
aud news gratis, and indulge in psity
spite aud carping at the same time, it
has mado tho discovery that the PHOENIX
is not up to tho mark in it's reports of
the proceedings of tho Legislature. nor
in enterprise, independence and fear
lessnoss in its general management.
But although it lameuts our short, com
ing in these respects, it hus fuith that q
daily newspaper can be established aud
handsomely sustained in Columbia, en-
cash capital Of $1,000. "We kuow."
says this forlorn bag CT wind, "what we
are talking about, and know where one.
fifth Of that amount can 90 secured"
Well, We know thing or two, US we'll as
tho Union Times. First, We know how
to attend to our own business. rescrvipg
our advice for others until it is called
for. This we can justly claim. although
We have not had the diversified expert
once Of the Union Times man, at Lau-
rensvile, twice in Columbia, Asheville,
N. c., and now ut Union g. Fl. Iu
the next place, it is not diff l:uit to dis.
Germ thnt the time for his change of base
from Union to some other gullible COM
munity. is rapidly approaching. In its
fancy sketch OF "a good, experienced,
practical newspaper man." ut the head
of the model Columbia daily newspaper,
founded on n cash basis of $1,000,
whereof it whispers it knows where one
fifth can be secured. it is plain 70 see
that the Times hopes the response will
be made that it's editor is the coming
man. II the Times can be disposed of
for one-ifth Of the required amount,
aud some gudgeons can be found to ad-
vance the other $4,000. then r. NJ.
Stokes will be willing to throw himself
into the void Which go aches to receive
him in Columbia.
Nnw If Mr. Sfotoo hao ennk ,f,,t,
ing to establish either All independent
journal or branch Of the Union Times
in this place, ull we have to say about il
is, ''go ahead" Let him come; we re-
peat it, sir, let him come. The Legisla-
ture is now in session, and INDUCES for
four days in each week in Just such CAB
BILE as Stokes does in his weekly. No.
body down here is equal to the task oi
adequately reporting it. No one has
the requisite froth. foam and fustian.
A man is needed who can combine the
County advertising, designated by the
proper authorities, with originality,
boldness, independence, vim, enterprise.
fearlessness, all the cardinal virtues and
all the newspaperial accomplishments.
The Union Times editor is just the man
for tho job, and the job, besides being
delightfully."- congenial, is. at least. as
profitable as running the Times.
We hardly know which most to marvel
at in the Times its peculiar views oi
the causes of the failure of the last
Carolini ,r its statistical information
about i : 0enses. management, &c.
1t died IN the simple fact that it had
not business man at its head, says the
Times. No one in the Office knew any
thing Of any use in the makeup OF 6
newspaper, sc. Very awkward compli.
ments these, to say the least. Th.
Times strains in the effort to contras
the Carolinian favorably with tho PHG
NIX, 30 as to discredit the latter, and al
tho came time to show that the Carroll.
mian died from want of just such sense
as the Times editor has, in unpaid and
unemployed abundance. It thus deli
cately suggests his eminent fitness to
come in aud win, where the Carolina,