The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-11
Eilloti's Speech.


out force or point. It is iiIled with
swelling defamation aud bloated ap-
pcals to bitter prejudice. From begin
ming 10 end it abounds in malignity and
vituperation. 1t is not the effort of
one who understands tho great question
which he rashly essays to discuss. Pre-
tending to be friend to his race, he is
practically its bitterest enemy. His
views are narrow, his purposes mis-
ohievous. And yet the speech has do
cided merits rs piece Of composition.
if original with Elliott. It is plausible,
smooth. passionate aud STEPPED through
and through with the African odor and
| the African spirit a. it is cxhaled from
the Boston manu!actory Of Butler,
Hoar and Phillips. How different from
the noble utterances and commanding
argument of AIR. Stephens, Of Gsorgia,
on the same subject.
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The grocer sells you q pour i of coffee,
but he docs not contribute the eugar TO
sweeten it; tho dry goods dealer sells
you yard of calico, but lie does not
give you the thread to sew it; all other
merchants sell you their wares, but do
not contribute M amount of goods
equal in value TO the bill purchased;
therefore, our friends must 10 longer
expect US to furnish double space and
matter for one price.
A secret organization exists in Cuba
not less terrible than the famous
Thugs" Of India. A few days ago,
five dead bodies were found ipp tho
streets of Havana, each with stab
through the heart. Scarcely n morning
passes that the ghnstly traces OF this &C.
cret body are not discovered. It is a
terribly significant fact that in every in
stance the victim of midnight assassina-
tion has been Spaniard who was known
to have been conspicuous in the horri-
BILE outrages that ha,. been perpctrated
upon the families of Cuban sympa-
thizers aud members of tho Masonic
fraternity.
TIE CoLoRED REPRESENTATIVE RE-
CENT SPEECH. special despatch to tho
Louisville Courier journal, dated Wash
ington January 6. says:
1.-The proceedings OF the House, to-
day, wero marked by an extraordinary
| scene, which would disgrace this coun-
try, if Congress could Disgrace any
body. The Radicals had fixed up job
| to put up Massachusetts negro named
Elliott. now hailing from South Caro-
linn, to deliver speech full OF insolence
and malignity which Hoar aud other
Radicals had written for him. Their
grand iden was to try to mako it appear
that n negro could be the peer of the
white man in debate, and, by studied in
science toward Messrs. Beck, Stephens
and Harris. to try to provoke these
gentlemen to an unseemly alteration
with negro. But they took no notice
whatever of EIiotts insolcnco. His
most offensive utteranccs, to-day, were
applauded to tho echo Ivy tho Radicals
of the House and by tho galleries aa if
at n theatre. tho Speaker taking no
pains TO check this disorder. At the
close ho was congratulated by Ben.
Butler. Garfield, Maynard. General
| Wm. Il. Sherman and Others"
HOTEL ARRIVALS. January 10, 1874. =
Wheeler House-D l. Turner. VIM L
Gary, Edgefcld; E G johnson, Massa-
chusctts; NJ Bancroft, r McNamec, A
G Tunstal!, Now York; J II Alvey, Z Il
Thomas, i Il Mowbray, Baltimore; s H
Mellichamp, B F Bryan, T. Riddick,
Wilmington; J S Browning, Is r Null
Inns. G w Bon,ar. Charleston; s w
Long, Kentucky; w w Kirkland, Sa-