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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-29

BENEDICT ARNOLD. New York
Commercial Advertiser has nm article
highly eulogistic of Benedict Arnold 1t
speaks pettingly of him as THAT young
soldier of the revolution who was already y
identified with the operations in front of
Boston" And again: ''He was the
brnvest of the brave" We are mildly
told, however, that che was not blessed,
as was Washington, with disposition
which could patiently brook the dissen-
| slons, jealousies and trenchery that chm
racterized the story Of the continental
| troops during the crisis of the revolu-
ton. Stung by sense of personal in
justice, and fired by belief that the
patriot cause would never succeed,
Benedict Arnold subsequently sought to
end the war by delivering up to the Bri-
tish tho key Of the North-the fortifica-
tions at West Point. His treason failed,
and he lives in history rs the arch trnitor
OF his day, though many of the oldest
families in the land had also espoused
the royal cause, and the chaplain who
opened the Continental Congress of ITS
with prayer had subsequently taken the
oath OF allegiance to the king and kept
it. Arnold had provocntion greater than
his temptations, and these no doubt
wrought his iruin. A greater soldier
than most of those who ranked with him.
he was ever kept in the background,
winning laurcls on the field to grace the
Drows OF others. At this distance of time
and in the glow of festivities, can we not
afford to be generous to the memory of
Benedict Arnold, whose grandchildren
have filled high positions of trust in Eng
land, and whose surviving defendants
are OF the most respected citizens of that
country"
The Adrertiser then goes on to de-
nounce the Confederate leaders in the
late civil war as worse than Arnold. md
because some of them have had statues
erected to them by people Of their own
section, 1t plaintively inquiries: Can
not we extend some measure Of forgive
ness to the man who stood by Ethan
Aliens side at Ticonderoga, who was the
first to thunder at the gates of Quebec,
and who won for us the field of Sara
togaP In the glory Of the centennial
morning, this great nation can surely
stretch the circle of forgetfulness over
the treachery Of 1850 as over the treason
of 1881. The former betrayed only a
cause.-the latter betrayed a country.
Great in his faults az, in his virtues.
BenedfctArnold was the son of our sires,
and for their sake may win charity"
~ The NeS York Commercial Advertiser
has the honor Of being the first apolopist
of Benedict Arnold Chat has ever an
pearsa IN this Or any other country.
The tseasod 0f the man, was purely per.
sonal and selfish. England despfsed
him az much tasi America: The CONNER
oial .AdUertiser claims relationship with
him. and boasts of him as s'the son of
our sirss:" should think 80.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-29
CO.-j'IlIliJll.lMl,lBI. . ] |. ] SC.
Saturday Morning, May 2s, ,4ls75,
Third and Antl.Third Term...South Ca.
roiina and Pennsylvania. y.

ss
The proceedings of the Republican
State Convention of Pennsylvania show
the adoption of the usual quantum of
specious generalitics. The work was
carefully cut out in advance, and the
convention only met to register the de-
crees of the great ring-master Cameron.
It was ushered in by declaration which
affirmS continued adhesion to the party.
That IN sfibund concern is assured that
the >Cameronians will be in Mt the death
and}set up with the corpse. Then come
what are called fundamental principles
which, like those passed in the Patterso-
niai Convention in this State, can only
be SO termed by singular perversion of
language This ambiguity or double
facsdhess Of speech appears the more
clearly il, at the same t,mo declaring
against. the third term, and eulogizing
the Government. But the only part of
the, proceedings which evoked any en-
thusiasin was the eenti-third term resolu-
tipn. Twas received with cheers. The
relief, the Joy which is felt at such an
expression, ,brihgs forcibly to view the
sense Of peril which the. Presidents
ambition has cansed in his party. The
ofice-holders, or the. e.expectants of Office,
were there in full force, and felt con-
strained to face the danger of this de-
claration, rather than disobcy what they
felt to be the general public demand.
And the chief himself, who holds the
Government patronage of Pennsylvania
in his hands, must have been keenly
conscious of the pressure of the great
public opinion Of the country, before he
could engineer q resolution through his
convention which might cause him to
lose that precious patronage. Since the
South Carolina declaration in favor of
third term'and rule by the bnyonet,
which was the work Of Cameron's tool,
Patterson, he has become conscious that
he was on the wrong track. Or, posi-
bly,, he means to keep two tracks open
the third term and the anti-third term
and shift his engine from one to the
other, according us circumstances and
appearances may advise either to be the
best AS for the PRECEDENT himself, he
appears likely to achieve the small dis
tinction of dividing his party on ques-
ton of merely personal preference Of
himself. Craftsmanship. dignity of rule,
the interests Of the country, the pros
perity Of the people, the honor of the
Government, are all small in his view,
and oil snbordinated to his sense of COM
fort and enjoyment of Office. Like the
wearied traveller who has reached COM
Portable quarters, and sat himself down,
he asks, "Shall not tax mine easc in
mine inn?"
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= > III :
How X Is in Louisiana.


Now Orleans to the New York Herald,
shows 10 the Northern public who have
not yet been reached by other testimony,
the real causes of the disorders which
have prevailed in Louisiana. First, he
says that the population of that State is
divided into Radicals md Conservatives,
and the Inter: no less than the former,
are Union men. 1t is absurd and worry
wicked to keep up the old war nnimosity,
by giving to the Southern Republicans
the specinl title of Union men. There is
no disagreement on that score. In the
years Immediately succeeding the war,
between 1865 and 1868, there was IL good
deal of savage and brutal wrong inflicted
on blacks; and in the same period, and
probably for year or two later, North
ern men who went there to take posses
sion of the State politically, and who Mt
once began prodigious system Of public
pluntler, were not always safe from the
anger and resentment Of tho native
whites So much for those days.
Whatever of wrong there was in
them, WAS mostly imported. A1ercenary
and base influences were set to work,
society was corrupted, and it WAS no
| wonder that somo violence and resent
ment followed. The only present cause
OF disorder, NordhoT says, lies in the
corruption and ineflicicncy of the State
and Parish Governments. But the Con-
servativc citizens hive accepted the COM
promise settlement in good faith, and
hope for an improvement in the admi-
nistration. Bad rs they know the Go
vernon and those about him to be, they
are willing to give them fair trial on
the new basis. The extent and far
| reaching character OF the evil inflicted
on the State by the missionaries of po-
itical hate and greed, the deep root that
the corruption they have disseminated
hos struck into the very conscience and
soul of their dupes and victims, are
artificial obstacles in the way of good
government more difficult to surmount
than those which naturally existed.
"The only danger" he says, "to the
peace of Louisiana, to-day, lies in the cor.
ruption and ineficiency of her rulers,
who call themselves Republicans and
have thus gained the countenance of the
Northern Republican party and the sup
port of the Federal Administration.
These men have committed grent crime
against the State and against the coun.
try, the greatest crime which civilized
men can commit; for their misrule has
struck blow at the very foundations OF
society here; they have corrupted the
public morals, they have degraded and
debauched the negroes, whom they were
sent to lead into the exercise of citizen.
ship; and, surveying the story of their
misrule, am constrained to say that
their plunder of the State, monstrous as
it has been, is the least of their offences
because it is graver crime to debauch
and demoralize State than to steal its
/ treasure"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-29

Philip Pfar3 a German, living ON what
is known as S)unker road. several miles
from St Lou1 Missouri, was murdered
Tuesday nigh by an unknown negro,
and his (PfarrD wife outraged. & Intense
excitement prfails, and twenty mounted
police have bbn securing the woods in
search Of the aurderey.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-29

One Of the Oldest colored residents OF
Johns Island, famed Monday Lime
house,. died suddenly on Monday hight
last The hge OF the pld man, is not
definitely Rn6Ya, but ffom ali accounts
ne 1ed must have Been nearly, if not quite,
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-29

Hotel. ARRIvA1s, May Columbia
Hotet-F. w. Whitney, Paterson, N. j. /;
J: II. Walker, Vn.; 7. Cook, Vermont; r.
Mayo Jr., Va; Miss NJ. Harvey, Sumter;
Z: &. Bowman, Jr., Texas; I'D. Giles
pie, S. c.; H. p. Goodwin, Greenville;
". j. Mcdowell, S. 3. U. r. r.
MANSION HouSe-Henry A. Meetze, A.
II: Caughinan, Lexington; A. F. Ruff,
Ridgeway: W. D. Stacks, Richland; d.
NJ. Donald, Camden; j. X. Hunter, w.
Z. Hunter. Lancaster; G.. T. Reid, s. G.. (;
l.. q. DeSaussure, j. NJ. Muller, city; J.
$. Bowers, Ncwberry.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-29

CTR MATTEHs.-H you are asked to
lend your PHGRrx argsest 70 the would
be borrower that he had better subscribe
A busy fall is predicted. Hope the
prophets will not be disappointed.
A rough estimate guessing you can
knock man down.
Cool and pleasant, yesterday morning.
but hot and uncomfortable, later in tho
day.
MIR. G. Q. Trumbo, of the clothing
house of Browning i Co., New York. +.
circulating around the State on plea
sure trip.
VINO has lost cow? An apparently
fine-looking animal fell into IN unpro-
tectcd we'll on Arsenal Hill, yesterday,
and was killed.
Pollock House Pat. furnishes green
turtle soup to his patrons to-day: and
being desirous Of pleasing the home
folks, will supply families with the de-
llghtful compound, at fifty cents quart.
The new Southern Life Insursncc
building was still further ornamented.
yesterday, by one of the largest and most
showy-looking signs which can be pro-
cured large, raised, gilt letters. Messrs.
h"igood & Treutlen are the agents for
the Southern Life, as also the Royal Ca
madam Fire Insurance Company-a card
relative to which is published in another
column.
Sherltf ROwcn nf( ('ho
to hang the prisoners, Bunch and Har-
dee' yesterday, on the ground that tho
reprleve granted by Lieutenant Governor
Glenves was illegal He obcyed the order
IN the first instance, but declined in the
second. He contends that they should
be re-sentcnced. So the murderers will
be tantalized by another delay. The old
idea that condemned prisoner escaped
the gallows, if the day passed without
his being executed, has exploded-the
decisions of the courts being thnt he can
be re-sentenced
A sturdy German, Mr.. Augustus
Moltke, until recently resident of Lon
don, Ontario, and member of the Lu-
thenn Church in that city, bearing let
ters OF recommendation from his pastor
and from DIR. Bratton, late of Yorkville
s. c., passed through this city with his
family yesterday. His destination was
Yorkville, where he proposes permanent
ly to locate. Two fine looking young
Germans-Eugene Maurer and George
Cornell-the one hniling from Stuttgart,
Wurtcmborg, and the other from Voll-
gach, Bavarin, both tradesmen, passed
through here yesterday
In SEAsoN.-Our neighbor, Mrs. Hoff-
man, is au faH in everything pertaining
to fruits, vegetables, etc. just now her
establishment appears to be filled with
good things, but Others are constantly
coming in. There are red-ripe and
juicy pine-apples; delicately- y-favored
bananas; thin-skinned Mesina oranges;
lemons sharp enough to make pig
squeal; sober-looking russet apples;
strawberries of unusual size; crisp beans;
hard-hoad cabbage; pinkest of tomatoes;
besides variety of French candies, etc.
Miss Josie Smith and Mr.. Hoffman will
show you every attention. The PHOENIX
Is indebted to them for courtesies.
-e~e-
LIST OF New ADVERTISEMENTS
X. Swaffeld-For Sale or Rent.
IN
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-29

Don't try and hold cat up by the tail.
A Maine paper says: "Eben smith, Of
brldgton. who was bitten by cat seve-
raj months since, and has since been
suffering extremely, cannot live long"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-29

LIST OF New ADVERTISEMENTS.
K affield-For Sale or Rent.
Z. Cnntwell-F. M. Beef.
Meeting Typographical Union.
Royal Canadian Insurance Company.
Ditson Il Co.-Bound Music.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-18
Lincoln and johnson.

The New York Times speaks truly when
il says that Lincoln and johnson, when
nominated at Baltimore in 1861 were pro
nounced representative americans. We well
remember the argument which then used
for substituting the name Of johnson for
IIamlin - that in representative traits OF
character, as well as in location, he would
bring strength to the ticket. II was claimed
that they represented the influence of Amer
lean Republcanism in the formation OF
character and in the molding Of personal des-
tiny, rather than what may be called ma
tional characteristics. Lincoln's was the
broader and more genial nature johnson
was satunine and passionate. Lincoln was
genial, and sometimes humorsome almost to
trhing johnson was terribly in earnest
II is not worth while now TO inquire into the
various elements which were so widely diff
ferent in the characters Of these two men.
But the difference in the estimation in which
they were held by the people is sufficiently
marked to suggest to every student Of the
times the unlikeness of the mental and moral
attributes of Lincoln and johnson. Both
may properly be called children of the peo-
pie. Each was a popular leader; but how
unlike in their manner Of leadership. Lin
coin, though constantly shaping public opin-
ion, appeared TO be pushed forward by the
people and he continually called himself
" the peoples attorney" johnson, inhexi-
BILE in his convictions, could not understand
how any honest and intelligent person could
differ with him. An opponent was an enemy
or worse. ,Iohnson's strength was in his
tremendous energy Lincolu's was in a
wisdom which, in some Of its aspects, seemed
like cunning. johnson invited, welcomed
and bosterously met attack. Lincoln depre-
Gated violence and hot debate his was the
soft but wise answer that turned away wrath.
lie vanquished his adversary with subtle
sagacity he sienced logicians with a jest.
No man more than either Of these spoke so
directly TO our own people and, notwith-
standing all the imperfections Of that one
who has Just gone out of our life, it may
truly be said Of him that his honesty and
directness gave him an mistaken hold upon
the popular heart. Wrong-hcaded and will
full he may sometimes have been, but never
false
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-18
Crop Prospects.

Crop reports from the West are Of more
cheering nature than last week. Although
/ the losses from floods and storms are exceed
ingly serious, the complete ruin which was
I feared has become averted by the favorable
weather Of the last few days, which has given
a brighter outlook to the situation. In the
inundated localities, except where crops have
been swept entirely away, the damage is
neither total nor irreparable while those
districts which have not suffered from floods,
show no falling off in the prospects Of boun-
tful harvests.
In Indiana, the corn crop on the river bot
tom is greatly injured, having begun to sour
and decay, and the losses in some localities
will reach fifty per cent. aud in others even
more. From Iowa the news is most cheer
ing. Harvesting began last week with an
abundant supply Of hands, while the wheat
crop is in an excellent condition. aud will af-
ford much more than an average yield.
The same is true Of oats and corn. Our
Nebraska exchanges state that the harvest
is progressing finely. Corn. though some.
what later than usual, promises to yield an
unusually large quantity while the quality
is excellent, and wheat averages twenty
bushels to the acre and oats forty. Fruit has
been somewhat injured by heavy hail storms
Altogether, the prospects for good harvests
are far more encouraging than was expected
last week from telegraph reports, which gave
us the worst news first, with considerable
exaggeration, as is usually the case. Al
though the losses from the mundation have
been heavy and will be felt. we have reason
for congratulation, inasmuch as an abund-
ance of cereals for home consumption have
escaped injury, with considerable surplus
for expectation to the more afflicted local.
lios OF the Eastern Continent.
An extensive New York commercial ho~eo
has just sent circular broadcast through
the country estimating the damage to the
gram crop IN the great states OF ONO and
indiana at forty PER cent In certain and
limited localities crops nave suffered much,
II Is true, out there mas been no such sweep
ing loss OF crops ~ either Ono or Indiana
as to justify the statement that forty per
cent has been destroyed In the first place,
the crops other than winter wheat, have
been twenty-five per cent above the average,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-18
A Matter Of "Interest."


At the close Of our abstract Of the State
+ ances for the year 1874 we said 81 1t
will be observed that the State Treasurer
has included in the receipts Of this year the
sum of sli,653.3l, derived from interest
upon the state balances deposited in banks,
and the total amount covered into the Treas
ury from this source, during Mr.. Pages
term of ofice-eight ycars-has been sl1,-
Os7.33. We look in vain, in many Of the
Reports Of State Treasurers previous to Mr..
Pages administration, for similar entries,
and in reports, too. where the amount so en-
tered would naturally be expected to be
much larger than at present"
We were led to say this upon the assur-
anoe Of gentleman who should have been
thoroughly posted, that not one cent had the
state ever realized from this source previous
to Mr.. Pages administration. Knowing
that Mr. Pages immediate predecessor
Governor Page-had negotiated the loans of
the state, from which source it was no more
than reasonable to suppose that more money
had been received than was Immediately
needed, we regarded this as a singular cir
chmstance. And because Governor Page
was our personal and political friend was
no valid excuse for suppressing such fact.
We simply deoired to call public attention
to this supposed state Of afiairs and have an
explanation. To this end we forwarded to
Governor Page, at Rutland, marked copy
Of that issue of the paper, but received from
him no response. II should be added that
Governor Page denies ever having received
the paper, which, considering the magnitude
of his business operations at that time, is,
perhaps, not to be wondered at.
Subsequently, Governor Pages attention
having been called to this matter from
another source, he came to Montpelier, and,
in company with the present State Treasurer,
we examined his books. Not satisfied with
our own examination, we Intercepted the
present treasurer who assured us that " he
had examined the books, and they were cor
rect in every particular" Upon this in
formation we made prompt, frank and ex-
plicit retraction Of anything we had said
which might be construed as rejecting upon
the honesty Of Governor Page as State
Treasurer. This we were bound to do, and
did it with the greatest pleasure.
And now comes the st. Adams Messenger
and intimates that what we said was de-
signed as persecution Of Gov. Page, at the
instance Of Gov Smith. Now, really, this
is too bad. Why, at the time Of our publ
cation of this item, Gov. Page was the ac-
knowledged accomplish of Gov. Smith in
what was, according to ths Messenger, one
of the most infamous railroad rings the
world has ever seen. And il, at that time
such information had come to the ears Of
the Messenger as wereceived, columns would
hardly have been sufficient for the moral lee
ture we should have had read us. We
really expected little commentator from
the great Reform Organ" instead of this
slap. But we are all destined to disap-
pointment in this cruel world.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-18
The Centennial.

The prospect for a full representation from
foreign countries at the centennial is, we are
informed, excellent. We regret, however, TO
learn that as much interest is not shown by
some of our American states. In the Ma
chinery Hall we are surprised TO learn that
there are but thirty-fve applications for
space from manufacturers of silk, cotton,
wooden, paper, Irvine and mixed fabrics.
Unless we do better than this, it is very GER
tain that in the manufacture of these staples
we shall be overshadowed by the more in.
dustrious and enterprising countries Of
Europe-by Belgium, England, Switzerland
and France. We have no representation of
the ship-building trade. Textile fabrics
threaten to make poor show.
As to the financial success Of the Exhibi-
ton, the Board says that they have 10 ap-
prehensons. The agents report they are
meeting with moderate success in gathering
subscriptions, but at the same time we think
the country should take the Exhibition more
seriously in hand Thus far all that has
been done has been the work of Pennsylva
mia, with occasionally struggling help from
the outside. The Centennial Exhibition
has gone beyond the control OF mere state
The honor Of the country is identified with
its success. Thus far wonders have beer
accomplished, considering the limitations
surrounding the gentlemen who have under
taken this work. A little effort on the par
of the other states, New England, New Yorl
and the great commonwealth of the West
and the Centennial Exhibition of Philadel
phia will be made a success not only wor
thy of the country, but going far towart
Strengthening the reputation of American
industry and American enterprise in foreigr
lands.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-18

INDIAN AFFAlRs.-There appears to be
plenty Of corroborative evidence of corrup-
ton in the management of our Indian az.
fairs. And we are glad to see it in way
of being unearthed. Prof. Marsh is the
right man to push the investigation clean
through it. lie has the ear OF the Presi.
dent. He has the confidence of the country.
He is plucky and fearless. He is not the
man to save Christianity by whitewashing
villanous professors. We trust, therefore,
that he will let us know the uttermost of
this matter; that il the present committee
Of investigation is morally incompetent for
their work, he will see to it that iniquity is
not covered up and il the right men refuse
to accept place on the committee, because
the power to get at the facts is purposely
withholden, that he will not turn back until
the requisite power is conferred, and a trust
worthy committee is appointed. The dark
est blot on our history is our treatment Of
the Indians. The feeling Of the country is
now up to do them some sort of justice.
Let us act. Let not Prof Marsh take one
step backward.