The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-10
With characteristic effrontery, and no

With characteristic effrontery, and nc
doubt with malicious intent. the Har.
pers, in their last Weekly, present. side
by side, pictures Of Col. Withers. The
newly.eleoted Senator from Virginia,
and Elliott. coiored Congressman from
this district. The malice of the dcaigr
is apparent, but it is exposed and pu
nished by the impression which the por'
traits nuke on every candid observer
Elliott, in talent. requirement and ora
tory, us we'll as in appearance and e1
preston of countenance, is good Spe
oimsn Of his racs. We have no wish OF
purpose to detraot from his merits. But
it was unfortunate for him TINT ho un.
dertook to cope with Stephens in argu.
ment. even with Hoar, Butler and Sum.
ner TO back him; and the malicious Har.
per SUBJECTS him to q severe ordeal in
placing his counterfeit presentmeni
alongside the stately head, cla,sic fea
lures and speuking countsnanco of Col.
Withers. One is to the other as "Hypc.
ZION to Satyr." Our colored contem
porary journals Of this city are so much
ch"grined aud stunned at tho contrast,
that they make no alIusion to it what
ever. One extols the elegant, tho other
the fair, likeness of the distinguished Il
yonug colored statesman, but failed to
ses Withers. ga plague on such back
ing. say l." Why did they not go the
whole swine. and say that Elliott is
grand in type, commanding in mien,
lofty in port and elegant in feature AS
superior in these high Characterization to
Witders AS he is in genius. learning,
statesmanship, logic and oretorical MIA ( =
ne.ism to Stephens? There ought to
be Il legislative committee of invcstiga
tion 10 look into this shortooming.
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Gov. Moses ExTRAvAaANoE- The
Columbia correspondent Of the Augusta
Consfitutionaiist writes:
81 shall begin this 'scrawl' by telling
little anecdote of Tim. Hurley, nu-
tive OF the Hub, aud now mis-. repre-
sentative of the good people of Chnrles-
tou. who. by the way, is shrewd. and
excessively fond Of ID joke. A few days
since, he accosted IL we'll known citizen
thus: L will wager ] 900 iuest Huvanus
that Moces owes every merchant on
Muin street between tho State House
and the Columbia Hotel agreed, suid
p; we will soon test the matter.
Whercupon they started on their erraud
of inquiry. The first house entered
Was tho nrge grocery establishm mont Of
Ssnn & Son. Said Hurley: Mr.. Sem,
L am directed by the Governor to settle
tho little claim you hold against him
please iuforn me Of the amount Mr..
s.. delighted, rushed to his ledger, and.
in the most uff.bie manner, told Tim.
that tue amount wus first S93 Tor gro.
cerIes, aud IS which the Governor hnd
borrowed, soon after his inauguration
Hurley recollected that he could not puy
thu amount until the next day; When
tho party weut to tho nexs store, and no
on, until the Columbia Hotel wus
reached. Every merchant aud huber
dashrr along the way had claims nguillat
his Excellency, many Of them exuibit-
iDg huuds full of pay certificates Which
Mosee had ta.positvd With :!.rn. ovcr
80" y."ra -in.- on:s .,Hnl German.
| who owns restaurant aud bar, com.
pluined that his business must noon
perish, uulcss the Governor would nay
him for $500 worth of cigars bought
over yenr'ago. Hurley won his bet,
aud now. with his pockets we'll filled
with cigars, he relates che little incident
nnd offers smoke to all he meets
What Moses does with the lurge amounts
la handles is not known. Ex-Treusurel
Parker says he must spend ut less,
S2OO. 900 u yenr, and yet he owes every
body. and never has "a cent upon hls
'houor us Mason"
This self-sume correspondent, how
ever, makes the following announce.
ment:
/ THE Daily Uiioa. respectable
Radical orgau. has been ro established
l aay respectable, for it has ever battlcd
against corruption. e1travagance, etc
A COOP WAY TO ENCOURAGE IMMlGRA
TIoN.-iu Chester, the WORK of .ucun
r"ging immigration is moving in ths
right direction. Ga tho 22l uIt., .
meeting Of the grange representatives