The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-19

an interest in the PHOENIX, that would be
refreshing it it were not uncalled for
and impertinent. First, it had para
graph about the publication in the PnG-
NIX Of the Act Of the Legislature author
izing the issue Of certificates Of indebt
edness by the Republican Printing Com
pany. 1t desires to know whether the
publication was paid for as an advertise
ment or not, and upon our answer to
that will hinge, in the estimation of the
Ne,ns. our connection with the COM
pany. Now. it would be easy to answer
the Re,cs on this point. and the answer
would not compromise US with intelii-
gent and sensible persons. It probably
would satisfy al reasonable curiosity
upon the subject. But wo will not
crafty the Neus by responding to lis
idle and meddlesome s:uH The Nc,cs
next indulses columns length in the
vain endcavor to show th-t the despatch
sent by US as the tolegraphic agent Ut
this place, in reference to the trial Of
Senator Patterson before Trial Justice
Cole man, was not literally correct, or
did not square exactly with the report
OF the case as printed III our columns.
It probably would be difficult for us to
frame any despatch or paragraph that
would be acceptable to tue Netcs. in its
present sore state of mind. We shall
not condescend to notice its innucndoes,
which it sustains by p ,lpuble mis- state
ment at the close Of its article, to the
effect that tho PHOENIX had suppressed
the important fact that Il. e. Rice, ESQ.
of Union, had natie affidavit in the Pat
tersou matter. The knowledge of this
fact first came to ns in the colu mus Of
the Ne,os, and was promptly transferred
to our columns, as the Nems either
knows. or ought tu know.
Again, the Neps finds fault ubout IA
private despatch which appeared in our
Issue of Sunday, about tho value of GER
tiicates of indebtedn, ss in Charleston.
1t denies the correctness of the stute-
ment That il no affair of ours, nor did
We know what the ratio Was. The de-
spatch was handed us for publication,
and we published it. It wus also bulle-
tined at another place IN this city.
What if the Netcs should be called to
account for every thing in tho sensn-
tional, as we'll as financial line, which
appears in its columns? It would be in
u pretty box. As to certificates Of in
debtedness, or anything else, We arc
free to form opinions, and free to cx-
press them, without permission of the
Net0S. When We feel disposed To pub
lish our views upon that or any other
matter, We sGnll do so, and no vlporing
Of the Ne'cs, neither its nsi sinuations. nor
!ts attacks, will alter them in any parti-
cnlar. Ii will be easy for us to show
that our course in regard to the printing
Of the laws hus been always squaro aud
above-board. Our accounts were
strictly regular. and small, too, and
unlike the lnrge ones enjoyed by lie
Nc"s.j i'll part unpaid 10 this date.
The Neus is greatly our superior
in the amounts charged to the State,
and leavcs US far bebind as "a collector.
When it had certain printing, and was
the accredited County organ of tho
party, it was mild as new milk. It even
gave indirect support TO his Exceileucy
Governor Moses. Nov it has nothing,
ana everything looks blue to it. We
keep serene all the while. We do Job
OF printing sometimes, when We can
get it on fair terms. But our com.
plexion in politics. our zeal in depuncia.
tions, our course in general, do not vary
with the varying circumstances of the
public printing. Perhaps our portion
OF it vas too small to affect our .ou;li.
brium; but the want OF i, or the dimi.
mutton in the quantity allowed it, or
something else OF the kiid, has thrown