The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-31

neighborhood. BY all means, let them
be encouraged to come.
BRING In Labor.
We had, yesterday. confession Of
faith from the Union Herald on the sub
jeot of immigration. II wants immi-
grants with money III their hands. izoa
able to buy and Improve Iund, aud en-
ploy native labor. Iuasmnch as thers
is plenty OF labor in tho State. it sees no
necessity for any more. "Wo don't
want any moro just yet" Now we
think tha! there ia room Tor great
many more people here, both employers
, and iaborcrs. We need their muscle
and brain, their sturdy strength, their
quick intelligence, and their habit of
close application to business. The
Union Herald does not notice. the fact
that there is great dcstitution Of labor
in many parts Of the country, notwi.h-
| standing its abundance in the State. Ii
is here, but it has quit the cotton and
corn fields for the political arena. The
radical Republican party has summoned
them from their appropriate sphere to
one utterly unsuited TO them. They
have become politician laborers, aud
hang round the State House and election
polls. serving not their country but
their party. not wisely but TOO we'll.
There are vast areas of open land in the
State which cannot be cultivated ON this
account. For the knme reason Tho cult.
Walton is slovenly and unprofita BILE.
The lAborers are bed lced away from
their tasks. They become corrupt aud
demoza!ized through political ma.
ohinery. Labor must be had, reliable,
painstaking and eEcctive labor.
A STEAMSHIP REPORTED sunk Orr
| CAPE FEAR-GESERALLY SurrosED TO BE
THE VIRGINIys. The Steamship Topa.
wanda, Wiltbanke, which arrived here
from Philadelphia, lust Sunday, reports
passing sunken vessel nine miles South
OF Main Bar. with only her topmasts or
top gallant-masts out Of the water. The
steamer Brandt subsequently visited the
spot, her officers concurripE in the opi-
MON that the suukcn vessel WAS un-
doubtedly u square rigged steamship. A
pork barrel Vas floating above the
wreck, attached ia it hy twelve.inch
hawAer, the hAwser having been eyi-
dently nsed as tow-rope. The pilots
ut Bald Head state that 90 Friday last,
thOy observed. near the spot where the
wreck lies. II large steamship in tow OF
n l. al, T., ~
whether the latter was steamer or not.
Tho above facts, taken in connection
With the telegram in our paper. announc-
ing that tho steamship Georgia, from
Charleston. ut New York, had spoken to
the Pirg.nlus, III tow of Cape liomnin,
on the 2iti instant, ut 2 Z. NJ, renders
1t tolerable certain that the sunken ship
IS the world-rcnowned Cuban priyatecr.
1t ls probable that the Vlrginius. being
already loaky. was 30 much damaged bY
the gales about Christmas time, that IN
attempt was made to bring her near
enough to the bar to obtain tow-boat,
and finding it impossible to get her in
before she sunk, hor crew were taken off,
the man-of-war having her in charge
proceeding on her voyage.
A pilot boat went ont from Smith
Vile. on Sunday afternoon, and visited
the spot, and tho men who were on her
fully agree in tho opinion that it is q
steamship. Only C few fsot Of tho main.
mast is visible above the water, and
there are Numerous spars Aoating around
her, which arc probably still attached
70 The vessel by means Of the rigging.
tt ls thought that when sho was aban-
doned, the pork barrel was placed as n
buoy to mark the SPOT. The ship is. of
course, total loss. us it will DO almost
impossible to raise her. In few weeks,
her hull Will probably be entirely in tho
the Government at Washington will, wo
hope. feel quite relieved over this easy
solution Of the troublesome problem
which was to havo been decided on her
arrival in New York--her real owner.
ship. We opinc that few persons will
lay any claim to the Virginius sunk in
eight .atloms pf water.
IVio.i"9trn .IonrnM.