The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-08

come TO cast in his lot with us. accept
ing the honorable and responsible
position OF Pfssident Sf the Central
Bank Welcome, ols and ail! II
their own instinctss sand our wishes
could have sway. many more would
take mp the refrain. "Carry me back" /"
and seek to realize once moro the
charm OF q home in their native land,
There is no place like home.
"Where'er roam, whatever realms to see =
My. heart untravelld fondly turns to thee. u
The testimony given before the Con-
gressionai investigation committee at
Now Orleans. represents. of course,
both sides Of the question, but the
prepontlerauoe Of statement is greatly
against the rule of Kellogg. Nal ad-
ministration, partisauship, oppressive
taxation, disturbance Of the relations
between the races for political effect.
frauds, alteration of records, &c are
testified to by competent and respccla-
hle citizens. Bishop Wilmer, the
Episcopal Bishop Of the Diocese, gave
gloomy account OF the condition of
the country.
He testified that the depression of
business was without precedent; the
people are hnidespair, and those able
are leaving the State. The causes are
loss of confidonce, universal distrust,
heavy losses, the change in the system
of labor, and unnumbered depreda-
tions to which the people are exposed
without redress; and in the county it
is impossible to keep anything after
raising it, everything being stolen.
What is needed ia a government that
will be able to punish those violating
the laws. Juries are partial in iudg-
ment and unjust in decisions.
3. r. Foreman, who was IA member
of the Returning Board of 1872. in
criminated the judiciary. and traced
numerous evils to the interference of
the. Federal Government on slight and
shallow prete1ts.
The people. he said, are utterly un -.
able to pay the taxes imposed. In
many instances rents for eligible brick
residences will not pay taxes. An
other great cause OF financial depres
sion il q want Of confidence in the
integrity Of the judiciary. Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court Ludeliug
WAS convicted In the Supreme Court Of
the United States of stealing a rail-
road.
BY Mr.. Potter-That is figure of
speech.
Mr.. Foreman repeated that Justice
Strong, in the opinion OF the Court,
said that he Nudeling) had. by fraud
and chicanery, and by seducing others
to betray the trust reposed in them,
obtained possession Of the road, and
fail to see the moral distinction be-
tween that and stenliDg. Jacob Haw-
kins. Judge of the next most impor-
tant Court. is u disreputable character.
He was member Of the notorious
Lynoh Returning Board, and is utterly
unreliable. These are samples of the
rest under the Kellogg regime. There
are in this city three or four honorable
exceptions on the District Bench.
| These are the immediate causes OF
the distress aud depression prevailing.
The primary cause of all is the perpe.
tual interference by the Federal Go.
vernment with local concerns by N cans
of army und Federal officials in New
Orleans. II the Federal army had not
seized the State House aud controlled
the organization of tile Legislature IL
1872. the McEuery Government aud
Conservative Legislature would have
peaceable and complete control. II
the Federal army had not demanded
the surrender Of the Slate House aud
public buildings on the 1S.h oil Sep
tember. 1874, the McEuery Govern
ment would have complete, undisputed
and penceable control Of the State I'M
til the end Of the term Of office, aud
peace aud conflence would have been
restored
We do not say TINT the action of the
Returning Board was in all respects
| riUht IT, 10 aunnOk EN-, onv that ,u,~