The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-26
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which has gone forth to the people to
gather themselves together aud rende,
thanks to the Almighty for his mer.
oies, one OF the lights Of the new
school OF oiergymen in New York in.
dulges in characteristic doubts oi
whether there is anything to be crate.
ful for. he finds that blessings. 60.
called, are not universal. There is no
plenty in Nebraska, none even in GER
tain Glasses of the city of New York.
There is no wealth except for limited
class. There is no peace in louisa ma,
and he might have said the same oi
other ill-used States. There is nc
good government to be thankful for.
ThsTe is not much intelligence, there
are only the possibilities of mind, &c.,
go. He goes on in this strain, and
finally concludes that We have a new
appreciation Of nature. and ought to
be thankful for that. as also for the
siddsnce from the ':eiementai devil, q
and the intellectual devil" That il
about all this Mr. FrothinghAm can
find in the whole realm of the universe
to stir his gratitude. One wise though.
be throws out, however. and that is,
that the people are not most thankful
when they have the most to be thank
fal for. The least check in prosperity
makes men think Of God. The sick,
and not those abounding in health,
persons not faring sumptuously every
day. but munshing their hardly gained d
cruat. are most likely to appreciate ap
hour Of exemption from the pangs of
hunger or the rack of bodily pain. Iu
tho same way We might reason that II
PROSTATE State. which has been for
years at the very lowest point of
political degradation. the prey Of
plnDderers. the victim Of misgovern-
ment. mischance, or something else
desperately bad. ought to have u
keener sense. more grateful feeling
for every surcease of it's political tor
lures, than State like New York, say,
which is in the flush Of great political
victory.
We try to hope that things here
having reached bottom. now must
necessarily tend up. We wish to
think that the orgies are over. For
this shadow of hope, for this CLEAN
of something possibly better in our
condition. let us be duly grateful.
Hope that comes to all, has not. after
all, deserted us. And, viewing our
selves apartfrom our political troubles,
and looking at the Affections of other
ommunities, from some Of which we
are happily exempted. wo should take
fresh heart and go on to the recovery
OF what is only temporarily lost.
While. then, in everything We give
thanks. and discern a silver lining to
the cloud that overshadows US, we
must not forget, what We are too prone
to forget, that labor is prayer; that
work is the price of euccess, and the
Indispensable adjunct Of prayer il
watchfalness. BY aud by, if we only
be true to ourselves, we may rejoice
that we have escaped the clutches Of
the Radical devil. more terrible fol.
low. We submit. than tho "clem entail"
devil Of the expounder Of Lyric Hall.
Tie storm of Monday, preceded by
an earthquake in Mexico, swept over
the country from the Gulf TO tho lakes.
The amount Of damage inland has, no
doubt, been extremely heavy. if tho
sad disasters involving loss of life and
demolition Of buildings at Tnscumbia,
Ala, keyser, West Virginia. and other
points are indicative Of more extensive
results. In many places roofs were
torn of, fences demolished and trees
uprooted.
FIRE AND HoM1clDE.-Last Friduy
afternoon, the gin-house of Mr.. j..
Wilson Fountain, resident near Cash
way Ferry, 10 Darlington County. was
totally destroyed by. fire. A large
quantity OF cotton seed stored in the