The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-26
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rains have fallen in India and Abe
prospects for crops continue most sa.
tisfaotory.
LONDON, September 24.-The mem.
bers OF the Austrian Polar expedition
declare that explorations in the direo-
tion OF the North Pole are hopeless OF
a satisfactory result, and that reports
OF an open Polar Sea are untrue.
MADRID, September 25.-The Re-
publican troops in the province of Ali
cante defeated tho Carlists at Alcoy
and Villena.
TeloRrsnh!c-Amer Matters.
New ORLEANS. September 25:-The
meeting of the Conference Committee
was informal. The MoEnery party
have notified the Kellogg people to
give written notice when they desire
to reopen negotiations.
ATLANTA, September 24.-The Odd
Fellows banquet at the Kimball House
was grand affair. All parts OF the
United States and Canada were fed.
They will meet next at Indianapolis,
Indiana. The Grand Sire is autho.
rized to establish the order in Austria.
if his Austrian Majesty will consent.
The illegality of holding sessions on
Sunday was re-affirmed for other than
funeral purposes.
New YORK, September 25.-Presi
dent Orton, of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. publishes letter,
denying that the transmission of mes
sages has been interfered with in the
South. He says, during the evening
of the day the troubles in New Orleans
began, q guard was stationed at our
office in that city, apparently for the
purpose of interfering with the free
access OF persons having messages to
send or receive. Our superintendent
made prompt and vigorous protest
against this act, and the guard was i'm
mediately removed. Iu two instances
our messengers were arrested by tue
Penn military. but on being taken to
headquarters they we're discharged; !;
the parties making the arrest we're
reprimanded, and no attempt was
made to tamper with the messages.
No committee of citizens to any per-
son whatever exercised any censorship
over dispatches or obtained access
to them, or were furnished with their
contents. The only persons to whom
any special favor was shown we're
officers OF the United States army, who
were permitted to occupy the private
apartments Of our superintendent, for
greater convenience in communicating
with the officials at Washington. Their
communications were given, as they
are by law entitled, precedence over
all other business. Mr.. Orton also
says: ut ia not true that our manager
at Shreveport is member OF the So
called White Leagne, nor that the
business OF that Office was interfered
with during the late troubles, nor that
there was any unreasonable delay in
the trausmission Of messages thereto
or delivery thereat, nor any iavoritism
shown in respect to messages of any
person or class of persons"
WASHINGTON. September 25.-Rs-
garding mixed schools. Carl Schurz,
in his Missouri speech, says: Inter
ruption OF the public school system,
the advantages of which they now ex.
tensively enjoy in separate establish
ments. would deprive the children of
the poor Of thing which is as neoea-
sary to them as their daily bread; but
in still other respects, the enactment
OF such law would not be beneficial
to the colored men. It would be u
dangeroug venture to the colored peo-
pie, if their social position was made
the objective point of new strife,
under circu instances so upfavorab!e.
Now that they have political rights OF
citizenship. it is much wiser and safer
for them to trust to tue means they
already have, to make themselves
respected and to leave all else to gra-
dual progress of public opinion, which
has already outgrown many a preju-
dice that few years ago was still
deemed invincible." He then said
that the way to solve the most difficult
problem of protection to tho colored
people was IN their own hands. In-
stead of exercising over one anot ther "A
system of terrorism, in order to,enforce
party discipline. they should encourage
among themselves individual indepen
dence. Not in union is there safety,
but in division. AS soon as every one
OF them casts his vote on this side or
the other, as his opinions or inclina-
tlons may dictate, each party will make
their protection a special object, in
order to attract a majority of their
votes; and when these votes shall have
become 80 numerous that the colored
voters become an important element
in both parties, the fullest measure of
probation will be afforded. It will do
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