The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-25


SoMB VERY DEsmABL1 STATE SacunI-
TIES THAr ARE Nor YET QuorED:@The
Hon. r. L. Cnrdozo, Treasurer of South
Carolina, is visiting this city. About q
| year ego, he was formally presented to
the readers of the Sun. At that time he
had Offices in the Astor House, and was
| trying to persuade the owners OF S12,-
000, 600 South Carolina bonds that their
best course was to accept 90, ,0O0, coo con-
solidation bonds in lieu thereof. This
time the dusky finnncier is quartered in
the Westmoreland Hotel, in rooms that
look out on the wintry bleakness of
Seventeenth street. Mr.. Cnrdozo was en-
when the writer entered his apartments,
and the visitor bore part of the burden
of the conversation thnt ensued.
MIR. Cardozo does not carry the cnrk-
ing cnres of Office in his fuce. In fnct
he has grown more portly and his face
shines more unctuously, and is wreathcd
with smiles betokening even greater self
contentment than marked it q year ago.
He III affnble to the point of volubility
and he expresses himself with almost
perfect purity of English.
"Has your visit any financial import,
Dir. Cardozo?" the reporter queried.
"Not Mt oil, he replied. "You zee,
was called to Washington by business,
and having finished that, l took little
run on to see your city. Relaxation from
the cares of State you know" he con-
tinued, with q nod of lofty condescen-
sion.
CHOW have you succeeded with the
conversion of bonds that made your last
mission here?"
"Finely, finely, I assure you. The
bonds have gone rapidly, although the
conversion il not yet complete. You
see, said he, with the confidential air of
one who announces an indisputable pro-
position, confidence is hard to restore.
You may destroy 1t in day, but it takes
months, nay, years, to complete it's re-
| storation. We are succeeding, I may
say, we'll, nevertheless. The old bonds
are quoted ut % in tho Stock Exchange,
and the consolidation bonds at-well, 1
believe they ore not quoted yet. But they
will be in n month or two" the states
man finished, in tone of hopefulncss
hardly refrain from terminating the in
terview at once and fastening to the
Stock Exchange to buy million or So
Another consideration checked his en-
thusiasm, however, and prompted the
query: "Have they ceased selling lands
| for arrears Of taxes?'
"Hem! hem!' the great financier's
| throat needed clearing, and he did not
respond 80 readily or volubly "Oh, no;
we have not ceased forfeiting lands yet
Tax snles happen everywhere, I reckon.
You'd be surprised to see the readiness
with which the taxes are paid, however.
One collector, in making his report to me,
remarked the gratifying fact that he had
SIS, 900 on his books, and all but 5000
or $500 were paid up without process
Reports from many other districts are
equally gratifying. Republicans and
Conservatives are equally cheerful, nay.
anxious in paying up. 1t all grows out OF
the officers Of the State We ut last have
q Governor who is both able and honest.
There's no discord, no bickoring. Re-
publicans and Conservatives are alike
hopeful and allie hearty in their support
of the State policy"
| "Was there not considerable discord
ut the late election, even in the Republi-
con rnnks?"
ooh, yes. Governor Chamberlain was
elected by only about 10000 majority,
but his inaugural set everything right.
He i'll it laid down his policy, and the
people who heard were wild with enthu-
slaSm. Even the boilers shouted That's
the man We voted for, only we called
him Greene, alluding to Judge Greene.
the Conservative candidate, you know.
They support him heartily now in his
policy and in his vetoes. He's the most
popular man in the State
'How do the State officers stand on the
third term question:"
"Well, the fact is, We haven't much to
say about it. The Governor always
thinks twice before he speaks, and he
has his hands full in regulating the
affairs of the State. We want to get
it straight first, then maybe we'll think
about turning our hands to mcnding the
nntion. = Ne,o York sun.
a REFLEcTINa MAN OF CoFrlNs. An
undertaken of ST. Louis, who ID onthu-
siastic in business, recently invited an
old gentleman friend to examine now