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

tries, in cities, railroads, schools,
churches, accessibility to home markets,
and convenient orts for communication
with Europe? Indeed great task Of
this sort remains for the people Of the
South to do, and they should give no
rest to their eyes, nor slumber to their
eye-lids, till it be done. They should
set forth the advantages Of their coun-
try. they should invite immigrants to
come to it, they should go utter them,
and, when they come, they should
cordially adopt them into the social und
political system, and make then feel at
home as neighbors, citizens and friends.
SQCABBLE FOR THE GovERNoRsH1P.
"Traveler. the Columbia correspondent
of the Augusta Constitutiona!ist, writes
as follows:
The fight between the negroes and
carpet-baggers has at last commenced
with spirit. In one of my recent letters
stated that D. II. Chamberlain, late of
Massachusetts,, and the Attorney. Gene
raj upon whose ''opinion" the Infamous
conversion bonds" were issued, had
been announced by lis friends as q can
didate for Governor. Well. Governor
Moses, becoming jealous of the chances
of Chamberlain, called caucus of the
leading negro politicians on the 9th
ult., and withdrew from the arena; at
the snme time pIedgine the little ipflu.
ence he had left to Lee, who is colored
man, and who has frequently been an.
nounced as candidate for the stained
mantle of Moses. The Massachus usetts
men, followers of Chamberlain, on
learning this. became enraged, and are
now heaping imprecations upon Moses
from nll directions. It does very we'll
to allude to the negro as "a man and Il
brother" but when it comes to making
a Governor OF him, they cant tolerats
the idea" The carpet -baggers who
prevented the impeachment of Moses
last winter, by espousing his cause and
running to his defence. are now loudly
calling for the assembling of the Legis-
latare, 80 that he can be removed from
office; forgetting that if he is displaced,
the Lieatenant. Governor. Gleaves, o
colored man, will step into little Franks
shoes. AS the contest wakes warm, the
interest is increased, and how the mat.
ter will terminate We little care, as it is
none of our funeral" am satisfied,
however, that Moses. for a slight con-
will throw all Of his influence
in favor of the Democratic nominee, AZ
he swears that no Republican shall sue
oeed him. In my opinion. he is hold.
ing himself in readiness for "bid, !"
and. in the meantime, to annoy the car
he talks about supporting
a colored man to succeed him. The
sdinHy Whittemore has also announced
himself rs a candidate for Governor,
running upon the valuable record of
having stolen ship. Everything is in
the greatest confusion, and all are await
ing the arrival on the scene OF Elliott,
the "reformer," who will throw himself
into the breach and decide the contest.
Never was better occasion for the arri-
val OF truly great man than now.
l would suggest to the leaders of the
Democracy that they lose no time in
"seeing" Moses. He is evidently for
sale, and another such opportunity for
saving the State will not again present
itself think $4,000 u reasonable
sum for the salvation of South Carolina.
Tho Preston mansion will certainly be
sold at an early day. Fully 800, 900 are
due on the purchase money, and beside,
Hardy Solomon holds side mortgage
on it to the amount OF $4,000. Moses
cannot raise the money, and the man
sion must go. l have made careful in
quiry, and report herewith the magnlfi-
cent stock of debts which Moses owes:
Due Gen. Preston on mansion, $50, 200;
due Hardy Solomon, borrowed money,
3O, 600; due Gen. Dennis, $1,000; due
Gen. Gurney. $4,000; butchers bills,
1900; SILVER & Co, 1000; Iudlnn Girl
Cigar Store. 1000; II. d. Sem & Son,
IS; Geiger & MoGregor, druggists, Sc;
CardaFsIli IL Co., tailors. 1,50O; Coum-
bin Hotel, due since 1872. 500; sundry
County Treasurers, 10000; divers res
tnnrnnt keepers. shoemnkers nn,l "shys-
ters." 5000; Baltimore furniture deal
ers. 10000; making grand total of
1927, $50.
His assets are: Preston mansion, va
lued at $4,000, less the mortgage,
$50, 600; horses, carriages. &c, so, 900;
house cna lot IN Sumter, 1900; planta.
ton in Sumter, 5000; total assets, $67,-
900.
In the above estimate, have omitted
to mention the insignificant sums he
borrowed from eX Governor Scott from