The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-07

Ii the Louisiana Investigating Com
mittee will give Col. Mcrrow's evil
dence the weight it deeerves, it will
make considerable difference in their
report. Unlike Maj. Merrill, Col.
Morrow has never had his veraoity
called 10 question. On the contrary.
he is endorsed by Gen. Sherman as
being second to no officer of his rank
in ability and reliability; and as it has
been his mission to closely examine
the very matters upon which he talks
80 unreservedly, the country can we'll
afford to listen to what he says. He
has spoken freely and honestly, espe.
cially for the Red River country.
where his Investigations have been
carried on. Instead of reign of ter.
ror, in which the white citizens of the
South are the aggressors, be pictures
communities that desire to be law.
abiding. and would be with half a
chance; instead of persecution of CO..
lored voters and ostraoism of white
Republicans. he tells Of burdenso me
taxes levied upon property owners and
stolen by white officials. If he can be i.
lieve the profession of the people. and
he thinks he can, they desire to live
quietly under the Constitution of the
United States, and any decision won in
q fair election would be accepted by
them not peaceably but heartily:
Though louisiana is the Inst State IN
which he would care to invest, he would
have no fears about settling ANYWHERE
in that State and expressing his Re-
publican principles Such is tho cha.
racter of Sheridau's "banditti, "drawn
by IN officer who knows what he is
talkiug about.
Aud now we have it that tue Rspub.
licans In Congress propose to revive
the iroi'-clad test oath. in order to pro-
vent hfty three members of tho next
Congress- from taking their seats.
This is ona of the desperate devices
suggested 10 prolopg the miserable ex.
istence of the Radical party and pre-
vent reform which is inevitable. 1t
is the old story ubont Mrs. Partington
over again. Sydney Smith tells us
that there was great storm at Sid
mouth. A great food had set in upon
the town, the tide rose to an incredi-
BILE height. the waves rushed in upon
the houses. and everything was threat
ened with destruction. In the midst
OF this sublime and terrible scene.
Dame Partington, who lived upon the
beach, was seen at the window of her
honse. mop in hand, trundiinR her
mop. squeezing out the sea water and
vigorously pushing back the Atlantic
Ooean. The Atlantic was reused, and
40 was the spirit of Mrs. Partipeton: :
but the contest was unequal and the
Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington.
"S3he was excellent at O slop or q pud.
de-" adds the great reformer, "but
she should not have meddled with the
tempest" The moral applies to Con.
gress as we'll as it did to the British
Parliament. Mrs. Partington will be
again beaten.
a most wonderful and formidable
volume. which has been twenty years
IN preparation, has just been issued
Dy an enterprising London house. It
10 entitled the Mercantile Directory
OF the World for 1876" and com
prises over 5000 quarto pages. 7,
contains register OF the principal
business firms throughout the world,
ana appears to have boom complied
with great care and accuracy, and is
brought down to the latest nossiI.ie
dates. Tho United States and Ter.
ritorles are we'll represented. The
volume also contains glossary in ak
different languages of commercial
terms. names of trades, etc., end is so