The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-15

Cotton-sa!as of uplauds. nothing below
Go,d ordi1ary, shipped December or
January, 816; sales of middling up
lands, nothing below good ordinary,
shipped January or February, 8 .516.
OF tho sales to day, T. 600 were American.
LIvERPooL. January 14-Evening.
Cotton-sales OF uplands, nothing be-
low good ordinary, shipped February
or March, 81; ditto. nothing below
low middliDg, deliverable January or
February. 816.
The TnA-Pnycrs' Convention Summoned
TO Meet Next Month.
CHARLESTON, January Is, 1874.
The Executive Committee Of the Tax
payers Convention mot to-day, mt the
rooms Of the Cha nbcr CT Commerce,
pursuant to the call Of the President,
Hoa. w. d. Porter. The meeting was
called 10 order by The President, aud
Mr.. j. Adger Smyth was requested to
act rs Secretary. a letter was read from
s. \. Taper. Esq, President Of the
Chamber OF Commerce., enclosing the
following resolution adopted by that
body:
CHARLESTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
CHARLEsToN. S. g., Dec. 81, 1873.
A. q regular meeting Of this Chamber,
held oD tho Goth instant, the following
resolution Was unanimously adopted:
Resolred, That. in tue opinion Of this
Chamber. it is cxpadient TINT the Tax
payers Convention, which adjourned
subject to the call of the President and
Executive Com mittce, shonll be called
together at nm early day, to. take into
consideration the present condition of
the taxpayers Of the State, aud th.: the
President Of the Chumbcr be requested
to communicate this resolution TO the
President of the Convention.
The letter Of President Tupper also
informed the Executive Committee of
the appointment, at tho request of the
President Of tue Convention, Of the fol-
lowing committee from tue Chamber Of
Commerce, to meet and consult with
them, viz: Hon. G. A. Trenholm and
Messrs Richnrd Lathers, L. W. Dawson,
W. A. Wardlaw aud J. Adger Smyth.
On motion, this committee was invoked
to join in the deliberations Of ths Exc
cuti7e Committee OF the taxpayers.
Gen. james Chestnut, the Chairman of
the Executive Committee, took Tho
chair, and, after q full discussion, the
following preamble and resolutions,
introduced by Gel Thos. Y. Simons,
were unanimously adopted. and the
delegates from Columbia wore requested
to make the necessary arrangements for
the meeting:
Whereas, the convention Of The tax
payers Of the State Of South Carolina.
held i'll May, A. ID. 1871, with view to
the protection of the rights OF the citi-
zsne, adjourned, subject TO be Assem-
bled on tho call of its President and
Executive Committee; and, whereas, the
| necessities Of the times, and due re-
gard for tie common welfare of all 'intc-
rests and Glasses, requires that the tax
pnyers OF the State should again mect
for counsel; therefore,
ReSolred. That tho Tax Payers Con
| vention Of this State be summoned and
requested to re-aasemble i'll the city uf
Columbia, on Tuesday. the l7ti. day Of
February ensuing, at II VI.
Rcsoloed. That for the purpose If Gu
larging the said convention, tho tax.
payers OF the State Of South Carolina
who nrc opposed to the frauds and cor
ruptlons which prevail, and who are in
| favor OF honest government, with exact
| and equal justice to all, are requested 10
meet at the County seats oi their re-
spective Counties. on tue first Monday
OF February ensuing. aud then arl
there elect or appoint additional dele
gates. equal to tho representation Of
each County iii the Uuusa Of Rsprc.
sen'ativcs of tie General Assembly, to
represent them i'll the Tax payers Con-
vention Of the Stutc, with u vi, to the
security of right and the prevention of
wrong W. y. PORTER, President.
General Howard isn't haunr. lIa
has relieved the Go7crhc:.nt oi deal
| of money and his services alc not ap-
rreciatcd. As he blcd for his country,
i4o concludes it is only fair that his
country shoa]a bleed Tor him and say
nothing about the ruHttcr, !,nt somehow
financial phlcbc'osny is getting out o.
favor, even il Wish;ny:o:.. Ii i, :: t,y-
ing CASE.
Oh tho $4,000. 900 inhabitants of
Spain, 12.U0l,G0J neither rcai nor
write. There ARC 1 900 villa ;cs, towns,
aud cities presided over 10y mayors,
1000 of whom nro Unable to sign thcir
names TO any public iocnmcnt. That
country is sadly in need OF !. govern
mcnt which Shall place II higher cst.
mate upon the Importance OF educating