The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-15

they stand now, before the wonder and
admiration of the world, as noble
baud Of patriotic heroes. Hereafter,
seaaing of their deeds, Thermopyl@
will be.torgotten.
NJ hen l aided in the capture aud
execution Of John Brown-who was a
mutdefer on our Western Border, and
who vas fairly tried and convicted.
before an impartial judge and jury, of
treason, and who, by the way, has
since been made a god-I was proud
of my little share the transaction,
tor l deemed it my duty, and that
was helping our common country to
perform an act of justice. But what
was a crimein poor John Brown is
now considered, by themselves, as the
greatest and only virtue of the whole
Republican party. Strange transmi
grationl Vice tQ become a virtue
simply because ID bre indulge in It'll
l thought then, as now, that the
Abolit,onists were the only traitors in
the land. ana that the entire party. de-
served the same fate as poor old
Brown; not because they wish to
abolish slavery, but on account Of the
means they have ever eudeavored to
use. to effect that abolition. If Brown
were living, I doubt whether he hitl-
self would set slavery against fhe
Union. Most,.or many III the North
do, and openly, curse the Union if the
South are to return and retain single
right gqaranteed.to to them by every tie
which We once revered as sacred. The
South can make no choice. 1t is
either determination or slavery tor
themselves, worse than death, to draw
from. know my choice
havd also studied hard to discover
uponl what grounds the right of State
to ,sscede has been denied, when our
very name, United States, ard The De-
ci'e'' ~'-tr,tof in,lepehda r. ! toti, pro-
VICE i?r secession. Dnl ,''ere is 10
time for words. I wr;,e II Taste. . I
know now foolish I shall be deemed
tor undertaking such a step as this,
where, on the one side, T have many
friends and everything to make me
happy, where my profession alone has
gained me an income Of more than
twenty thousand dollars wear, and
where my great personal ambition in
my profession has such a great field
for labor. On the other hand. the
South have never bestowed upon me
one kind word; place now where l
have no friends, excep, beneath the
sod; a place where l must either be-
come private soldier ,or a beccar.
To give up all the former for the later;
besides my MD yer and sisters, whom
l love so dearly, although they so
widely d.fer'with me in opinion, seems
insane; but God is my Judge. + love
justice more than do country that
disowns it; more than fame and
wealth; more-Heaven pardon me if
wrong more than a happy home. 1
have never been upon a battle fed;
bat on. my countrymen, could you but
see the reality or effects Of this horrid
war as have seen them, in every
State, save Virginia. ] know YOU
would think like me, and would pray
the Almighty TO create in tie North.
ern mind sense Of right ana Justice
even should it possess no seasoning Of
!nercy--and thatahs would dsy up this
sea of blood between us, which is
oaiiy growing wider. AIaA poor
country, is she to meet iler threatened
doom?
-Four years ago would have given
a thousand lives to. see her remain, as
/ had always known her, powerful |