The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-25

from France of the Chicago Tribune
says that the habit of Frenchmen of
speaking Of their country as la belle
France. though ridiouled by some ira
veiers as an expression of.Yanity, is fully
justified by the charming reality. It's
endless variety of hill and dale, noun
tain and meadow, its limpid rivers and
streams. its varieties of forest and fruit
trees and shrubs, including every pre-
duction found in temperate and semi.
tropical olimateo, the care and taste ex-
h1bited In it's agriculture. the bright
sunshine even of its mid-winter, make
Franco one OF the loveliest countries in
the world. The climate of France ia
sald to be not unlike that of the Virgil
MAS, Carolinas. Kentucky and Tonnes
see, though it is not as cold in winter in
Northern France as in Kentucky, while
Southern France is milder than South
Carolina in summer. In the level por-
lions OF France, there are no fences.
There are 100000 furms. and vast
numbers OF people arc kept watching
the 1--we stock when grazing. The farm
ing In france is as good as in England,
and neater and more tasty. The wheat
production Of France exceeds that of
the United States. A population about
the same as that of the whole United
States is subsisted on territory no
larger than the four States of Illinois,
Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin, and al
mest destitute of coal for fuel or power,
while the soil is far inferior to that OF
those States. And yet, since the farm
ers came into possession Of the land.
eighty years ago. and ceased to bo to-
nants ground into the dust by land
lords. they have more than trebled the
annual products Of France. To-day, in
spite OF tremendous wars and invasions,
and OF an enormous taxatiop, which now
exceeds $500, 600. 600 per annum for ;ia-
tlonal purposes, exclusive of local and
municipal burdens. the country makes
marvellous display Of prosperity and
wealth. The cause of these wonderful
results is found in the industry, apti.
t1de, economy, sobriety and thriftiness
OF the French people, but, above all, in
the emancipation of the farmers from
the degraded condition of landiess serfs
and elevation into that of independent
free'holders, with no landed aristocrats
to seize their earnings and squander
them upon their own selfish indulgences.
TROUBLE IN THE CAMp.-The Wash
ington organ of our colored fellow citi-
zens-edited by Fred. Douglass and
family-hred this shot, the other day:
.This journal has stood by the Re.
publican party simply because that party
stood by the negro. Up to this time,
we'have had some but no vital reasons
of complaint, and we hope never to have
any; but it should be understood that
fair dealing towards Us by our political
associates is the indispensable grounds
offanything worth the name of political
cP'partnership, and should tho time
ever arise when our people feel that their
interests have been sacrificed in the
slaughter of any of their representatives,
we are but the servants Of our race, and
must INK our fortunes with their de-
mand."
Which means that the aforesaid organ
considers tue chief end and aim of the
Republican party to be the champion.
ship OF the African race, and wheneycr
that championship is not properly con
Quoted, ''the hand of Douginss is his
own" and he will proceed to place it
whore it viii DO the most good. This il
-.-.:-. -: !. :. ;,,o..a ;.su,, .nicn Ia, ,iuui-
nant party will do we'll to need; for it
comes from one having authority, and
not from Democratic scribe or n Cor
sorvative Pharisee. Douglass is power
in the land, and whenever he sounds the
alarm, the children Of Ethiopian Israel
will betake themeelves to their tents
and ooncoct general stampede which
may break good many political slates.
The Immediate cause Of this solemn
warning is the Senate's treatment of
Pinchback. Chicago Tribune, (Rep.
HE LowREY GANa.-The last of the
band of Robson County North Caro-