The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-16

lot people. spd the caEpet-haggegs-
who went Soath lsa.- TIE purpose of
achieving political promotion aud dis.
tipotion byHtakingh b advantage Of tho
preponderance Of negroes, who have
invariably aud naturally chosen to be.
lieve in the Northern carpet dagger
rather than the Soitherner, late q
rebel aud slave holder, havu by their
expressions aud infamous wrongs
brought'ubont this dangerous state Of
high wru"Ght exnspara.inn Oar
statesmen are iu doubt how to lea,
with sho qneation. They poiut to the
recent disorders in Lo1isiana nIl ar
kansas. and admit that we arc IN u far
way to become MS turbulent and revo.
lutionnry people as those of South
America. nnloss something is done,
and that right speedily. They at lust
understand that the most powerful
| nation cannot maintain peace and quiet
while it compels the peuple of a nun
Der OF States to accept intriguers aud
nero spcculatiug politicians as their
rulers.
The Republicans in Congress feel
that they must do something or ether
in order to keep up their character at
Fc7oiutionists, even il it hurts thuIu iii
party SENSE. Accordingly the word
has been passed around among the
faithful that the Civil Rights Bill ruust
De passed in some shape or other.
The Senate bill. now lying on tho
Speakers table, can be passed by u
majority. which con readily be had for
1t; but. AZ Grant is known to be rendy
to veto it. the game OF Butler, Blaine
| and The other leaders is not to give
him tho chance. It IL thought by
them that ii tue mixed school feature
be taken out the President will either
! sign the bill or that it may he russ.d
over his veto. The judiciary Com.
lnittee is to meet tom orrow to decide
what to do about the matter, aud ia
| worry much divided in sentiment; but u
! prominent Republican, who possesses
the best sources of information. stated
to-day to your correspondent that the
bill would pass minus the mixed schu,l
feature. Some OF the Radicals argue
that the bill has already done their
party all the mischief it possibly could,
and hold that to pass it now would
only cmbarrass tho Democracy. The
game ia to foroe conflicts between tho
whites and blacks ut tho South by
means Of this bill, aud uae the dis.
turbances for political effect.
A private despntch from IL promi.
nent conservative leader in New ur.
leans suya the reports OF immcdia. c
conflicts there nrn untrue. and that the
people nro Gnietty awaiting the action
OF the Returning Board. Ii the peo-
pie arc counted out by Kellogg, ar is
expected. ii is Thought by the carpet
baggerH here that there will be M up-
rising. This sweet scented crowd is
sold to be lessoning nearly every duy.
RALEIGH. N. c.. December i5.-ll
the General Assembly, to-day, two
bills were introduced in the Sauate &,
call convention for the purpose of
changing tue prescott State Constitu-
ton, known ns the Cnuby Constitu-
tion. Their. is bat little doubt of the
passage OF the bills. The pub!ic senti-
ment ct tho peopls is in favor Of "A
changs. The United States Circuit
Court will adjourn morrow. The
General Assembly will recess on tho
2lst instant for the holidays. The
public debt bill will not be taken IN
until after thu recess
NEW YoEK. December l5 The
schooner VIM. Wilaon. from Totk's
Island. reports, November 81. elk miles
from Porto Rico. on the passage from
Fort Spain to Turks Island, sh. was
hove TO by three blank cartridges from
Spanish var steamer. The Spanish
vessel sent boats crew alongside. and
after finding ont the cargo and .iest;
nation OF the schooner, allowed her to
proceed.
New ORLEANS. Decauber II - This
morning, an effort was ,aada 10 intro.
dara five or six colored girls ~ pupils
into the girls upper high school.
which resulted in tho withdrawal uf
ovrc fifty of the graduating classes.
ihisls the first attempt t!lat has t,r, q
nude to place negroes in this sclnl.
MoNrdoMERY. NJ December IL -.ibuut
daylight. two negroes went tn the store
of Mat. Strauss, GU the outskirt. Of the
city, walked him and killed him with II
car compiling iron. One negro stabbed
another yesterday. Tom Jyhneou, u
negro, Was ynstor,luy sentenced to De
hang Jauia1y 20, for numbering au.
other hegro, III a quarrel ovar u quar-
ter ol dollar. Six or eight ooiyreJ
toen were sent to the pcuitentiary.
RApier, defeuted for Congress in this
district, has served "a notice of coltcs.
on Mai. Williams. Congressman elect.