The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-07

verpool. reports that on the 1st OF May,
she encountered the steamship Linda,
from Liverpool, on fire, and took off the
crew. in longitude AZ. West.
ATLANTA. May 5.-The Direct Trade
Convention assembled to-day, Mayor
Anderson. OF Savannah, President. Ad-
dresses We're delivered by Gov. Smith,
Gov. Brown, Gen. Colquitt, Mr.. Green,
of Savannah. and others. About sixty
delegates were present. The convention
III conjunction with the Agricultural
Congress.
FoRT MONROE. May 5.-The drawing
OF tho Masonic Relief Association took
place this evening. Ticket No. 77,5O9.
held by J. r. Ried. of Norfolk, drew
the capital prize of S25. 900. No. 80, GAG
drew 1926
New YORK. May S "A young man,
named George Yun Velzsr. a clerk in
the Treasurer's Office of the New York
Central aud Hudson River Railroad, Mt
the Grand Central Depot, nbsconded
yesterday with $32. 900 of the company's
funds. It is said thnt another young
man, named Baxter, is with him.
The Merchants aud Traders Ex-
change, this afternoon, donated ST., 200
for the relief of the sufferers by the
Louisiana inundation.
The Inmsn steamship City of Rich
mond has made the fastest trans Allan
tic passage on record. She loft New
York April 26. at 1.20 P. H., and ar
rived at Queenstown May 4, ut IL 30 2.
M., the actual time being Z days, 19
hours and minutes. THIS is the fast
est time on record, by az hours
WAsHINaroN, May 6.-Buckner, of
Missouri, Vance, of North Carolina,
Bell, of Georgia, Grassland. of Ken
tncky, Hereford, of West Virginia, and
Whitehead, of Virginia. appeared be-.
fore the Committee Of Ways and Means,
in favor of notifications in the revenue
laws. such as the reduction of the tux
on manufactured tobacco, placing a tax
on stocks and bonds, tho repeal of the
tax on leaf tobacco. aud changing the
character Of fues and forfeitures, leaving
the same to the discretion OF the courts
The Comptroller calls fsr bauk state.
ments to May l.
To-day, Eidridge. from the minority
Of tue judiciary Committee of the
Honae. submitted minority report on
the condition of affairs in South Caro-.
lima. The report dissents entirely from
tue conclusions ofs the majority, and ia
generally copcurred in by the entire
minority OF the Judiciary Committee.
The minority say it is impossible to
turn deaf ear to the supplicating wall
of 800. 900 oppressed and despoiled citi-
zens, OF that once prosperous and hap
py State. praying only that inquiry be
made into their alleged wrongs. They
cannot And in the reproaches of the
conduct of the memorialists in the past
acy reason or justification for refusing
the hearing they now request. Their
fidelity to the Consultation and laws
now is unquestioned, and their plea is
made in respectful terms. The report
then recites, briefly and pointedy. the
list of grievanceH complained Of. and
predicates from them that the charges
Of the memorialists are true. The
minority say:
"We are aware Of the doubts and diff
fiouIty in pointing out precise clause
OF the Constitution authorizing inter.
ventIon, but that protection in oil things
is essential to good government. no one
denies. It should never be lost sight of
that for the constitution of things now
existing in South Carolina, the FEEDER al
Government is primarily responsible.
StiaS ~ ScoA utou ~ eo We may, QOlTl-
BILE as the work of its hands may now
appear. Congress set up and established
the state OF things that makes the COM
monwealth of South Carolina the foul
stigma it now is in our system. We do
not argue the right to interfere on that
ground at this time, but We submit that
we snbject our governmental theorem' to
the contempt OF the world and all intel
ligept men, in that we were all-power-
full to inaugurate and establish the pan
demonium now existing there; aud the
very moment it is done, are utterly pow
erless to interfere with it ut all, or to
save the property of the people from
the spokesman. Nor can We forego the
suggestion. that if this appeal were on
behalf of 100000 negroes, instead Of
300, 900 white Southerners, of our own
race and blood. such are the sympnthies
OF the majority, as heretofore exhibited.
that they would find, by right or wrong,
some means of relief. The petitioners
would not have been 40 coldly and Flip
PANTY turned away. It is a matter of
the greatest delicacy for the Federal
Government to interfere to protect u
part of the people of State from the
expressions and misrule of the other.