The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-05

OLD LEADERS OF THE SoUTH-Th
New York World, referring to the COR
ruptlons in Congress. advocates the re-
moval of all political disabilities, in order
that the South may "send her old leaders
to Washington. It says:
''Let Davis. Stephens, Toombs, Chest
nut, Wigfall, and the rest of them, be
not only allowed, but encouraged, to re-
turn to Congress, and then tell them it
will be considered as very special favor
ii they will detect and expose the rocues
and jobs therein. It is charming to con-
template the alacrity with which they
would enter upon that task. It is human
nature to hit back, and how glorious an
opportunity for poor, beaten, despised
rebels and traitors to prove one after
another OF their conquerors and revilers
an immeasurable hypocrite and thief
For years, these old leaders have been
ground into tho dirt. spit upon. branded,
put upon record rs compeers of Benedict
Arnold and Judas. As q matter of
course, they resent all this with conoen-
trated fury, and 80 much raw material
should not be thrown away. Let us
utilize the waste hate-pit the rebel
against the robbcr, aud let the combat
wage"
The Atlanta San, commenting on the
above extract. from tho World, very
truthfully says:
"Just as the Northern people arc be-
ginning to discover the error of political
disabilities beipg imposed upon The ex-
perlenced craftsmanship of the South,
and the necessity of their return to Con-
gress to defeat the plans and schemes of
tue robbers OF The General Government,
we regret to say there is considerable
class of politicians (?) in the South who
have discovered that thess 'old lenders
nre old fogies, and do not represent the
progressive ideas Of the present genera.
tion.'
III these 'old leaders were back in
Congress to-day, they would be terror
to the evil-doers in the halls of the Ma.
tional Legislature, who are enriohipg
themselves by systematic robbery of the
public treasury. They could not be
bribed, nor would they wink at bribery
to the dctriment of tho public good"
GOOD SHOT.-Dr. Wm. T.. Field. of
this County, informs III that Oh Tuesday
morning last, he killed three wild turkey
goblers at ono shot, weighing respect.
lively II, l734 and 1815 pounds. making o
total weight of 531a pounds The boards
OF the turkeys measured nine inches.
The Doctor had bated them and con-
structed ''blind" near by, in which be
concealed himself, until they got in good
distance. when he fred one barrel Of his
gun, with the above result. He and Mr..
Thomas Looper caught two gray foxes
the morning before. II any of our sport
ing friends can beat this. we would like
to hear from them.-Pickens Sentinel.
In Germany, when the vote of the
jury stands six to six tho prisoner is &C.
quilted. A vote of seven against five,
leaves the decision to tho court, and in a
vote of eight against four, the prisoner
is convicted.
The detectives found ont that a recent
murder OF Oh old hermit at Solon, Ohio,
was left-handed one; so they arrested
the first left-handed man they found,
and he proved to be the right one by his
own confession.
The two wives Of Memphis man have
just become cognizant of each others
existence, after twenty.fl five years of ma
trimonial participation.