The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-09
messuge -of-~the -Presideus-pro.,aht~.

cuastouin8 ot tue .iatel ieleeeJOQH.u II
condemns his position towards Louisi
ana, bnt' cotnnends mainly nearly all
the'rest OF the, message. ~, r
The San says the Presidents Mes
cage is reasonably sound on hard mo.
ney aud return to specie payment; bnt
| the Presidents arguments ara not as
urgent as his theories arc sound, while
somo Of his plans for retiring our paper
| money and reviving gold nnd silver as
circulating medium, will provoke ne.
we're criticism, unt only oi ipflationists
but OF bard money non rs we'll. With
this exception. his Recommendation
OF free banking aud the views lie now
expresses concerning currency. are but
n rsiterntion cf lis veto of tie yreeu-
bauk bill of Inst SESSION.
Tue World says President Grant
and Secretary Bristow are less in doubt
than tue Republican press aud politi.
cians az to tho significance Of tho over.
throw OF their party in the late elee-
ton. They have reached q clear OPT
Mon. by what means Qf by apy ;neans)
political revolution can be stopped
midway and tho Democratic PARTY
uindered from taking possession Of
every departmen. Of the Government.
IN the elections OF 1876 Immediatc
steps towards specie payments. uoe
promises of which the execution is
perpesunlly postponed. aud reform Of
the taiiH to the end of nbtainiuy a
larSer revenue hy lower duties on
fewer articles. TLis is their concur
rent advice. aud exhibits the Prs.i.
dents and Secretary's appreciation ut
last of the great evils t.om Which the
country Is suffering, and their admrS-
sion TINT those evils are Of legislative
origin an! admit Ut legislative remedy.
Add to these the tSo.bitancrs aud
| usurpa'ions Of power on tho rart of
the Federal GovurnmcGt, md Gene.
raj Grnut and Secretary Eristow will
have aiscern"l precisely the vu!nera-
Die points i'll the R.pubiican policy
| upon which the Democratic assault
has boon concentrated ind irresistible.
they ad.ise Congress to abandon the
defence OF what is indcfe1sible, TO
fruatrate further Democratic victories
bJ themselves doug what despairing
people have elected the next Demo.
cratic Congress to do.
DUSDsE. December So, 600 ope.
ratives i'll tae jlte mills struck against
u reduction Of wages.
NEW f1l:R, Drc.mher 8 -Gccyge
Hunter. editor Of tie Sty.cHnun. was
found dosd in the street, with his skull
fractured. A negro woman who plead
guilty to being an incendiary, was
sentenced to t:l years in the penisen-
.iary.
The Ee,shrr:'Tii,cn c.sv has been
postponed tu Monday.
FICKSEUEd. Dace:obcr s 1t is 70.
ported, this morning, that the negroes
Will renew the attack on the city TO-
day. The citigans ala a!! under arms.
und have been largely reinforced from
the adjoining towns. Companies have
been sent to the country. we'll armed
and equipped. The prisoners captured
yesterday are closely watched, to pre-
vent lynching. The negro loss yester-
day is estimated ut about seventy. One
while was killed and two wounded.
Crosby is still under guard. The
whites hold the entire city.
--LATEST Evidence Just received
renders 1t absolutely certain that Gov.
Ames and his Attorney G General, Geo.
T.. Harris. iucited aud advised the in.
o'iN" va thto city oJ tuo negroes TO-
day. This evidence has been laid
before the ablest lawyers of the city,
with Il view to arresting and bringing
these parties to this city for trial.
IEoY. n. l., December 5. .-Ihe uew
mills Of the Rensselaer, Company's
works resumed at reduced rates. The
strikers assaulted several wu1k.nen in
the dark.
WAsuISGToS. Decembcr 81 Z. IL.
Ia tho House, reports from vnrious
committees arc being made uud acted
on none of them important.
ln the Ssnatr, Spencer, Of Aiablro.,
introduced bill to provide for tho
transfer Of certain causes from the
District to tho Circuit Cnurt. in the
State OF AIabrua Onl.yei 10 be
printed. and lies on thr tabl-
WAsuISGI'1S. December S-3 l.. NJ
lo!and made report regarding Ar.
Kansas, which Was ordered printed.
y bill reducing allowances 10 bank tx
nmtners passed. A bill amending the
N.tionn! Banl, Act. in the matter Of
proceedings in liquidation. was post.
pnned al ,o-o,orrow. A large nu.ub.r
OF bills were introduced and referred.
and then the House went into com
mlttee on the general calendar, and
took up .li, tiii introduced last ses.
sion, by Kelley, OF Pennsylvania,
providing for tho Issue of $50 bonds,
convertibie and convertible into cur.