The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-09
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small vote; but, he added. with the
s!Nu Of q thorough politician,
''those who do vote will very fairly
represent the wishes Of the rcSt We
are = very proud and sensitive people,
and q good many have 81 natural dis
position to shrink from the oath Of
allegiance to q Government they cast
oil forever nearly five years ago. In q
year OF two they'll come in al right;
and, meantime, they'll be very glad or
the results which the votes OF their
n"ighbors will secure. South Carolina
IS and viii be cue OF the very best
Cnion States We have"
But what security have we, in re-
storing political power to Il comau-
nifty disposed towards us as yo,;l-, was,
and still feeling as YOU now repre-
#uut?''
''Oh, OUT people arc imp1lsive, and
they arc always decided, one way or
the other.
''Supposa the representatives YOU
elect shoulu be admitted to CONGRESS-.
ard South Carolina should tuus be
ciothcdeNith Ill licr old po0-er-you
vino before secession We're I'll. Union
men. Will be the only voters NOW, as
you state 1t. hut III two or three ,"cars,
OF course, everybody viii vote again.
VII not You oriGilial Union mon be
again out-numbered by the original
secessionists?"
u don't believe We over We're out
numbered. don't believe there ever
was a majority for secession IN South
Carolina
The poll books tell 4 different
story
''Yes, but remember VIC have been
fighting secession for :hir.v years and
had gor tired Of it, Men SAID thcs"
restless spirits viii never l,c quiet
until they h;,y" tried secession. Ii We
doa't lct them Try it now, they'll keep
Us in u constant turmoil until we do
Ii is bound to come some t:lao. and
We may us Well spare ourselves; further
trouble and let il COM now.
til. Union be destroyed. with what
cvce attendant horrors, rather than
one shoi'!l be bothered to keep Up
this perpetual struggle"
"Well, not exactly that. 70" must
remember there was /" Tremendous
PRESSURE myself had NJ. housc
surrounded by u lundrSl and fifty
armed men, one night before the cleo
ton, because thry Thought ] WAS Il
Union man. There was 40 making
head against the current
I'le South Caroliniun was :. gentle
nan. at once by birth, cult;uc and
bearing, (Which is more than can be
sad OF luuch OF the driftwnoI now
.hrown i;ppcrmost i'll Southern Socic-
t. IN the process of REORGANIZATION J
anA 50 ] litl nut add :,iond the mental
comment which 40 :H.n can help
making on thcs" cXnla:lations-that if
tue Union men were, rs l:c sad. IN IL
majority, they acted tilAn Ike towards;
and if they were nGs. they are acting
now Ike hypucIi;rS. But / could not
help saying:
':Bv yo;r showing, thea, tie rebel
element was res;>tlcaS before the pas
snGc of tie secession ordinances, and
universal al. it. As ,rol frankly say.
you were All rebels. We have Incurred
an cnrInp:..s debt IN Su''d'l:ng you.
and we knrw That there is Il. small
;'#rt.: AT the North, openly. and IL
larger one. secretly, dcSirous Of Tcpn-
dating that dcl,!. IN order in shake off
tho b"i,lci, of hra.y taxation. Now,
il South Carolina. and othr: States
occupying her position, are restored 10
power in the nation. What security
have we that ;,lI YOU rebels would CON
hn'e voting for heavy taxation to pay
the de't incurred iii whipping You?
Would there not be very great danger
Of yonr uniting with this minority at
the North, and thus securing a
rational majority in favor oi rcp"dia-
tion?"
QUESTIONS ''NoT YET DISCUSSED IN
SOUTH CAROLINA.
"Well, o'ir attention has mover been
called to that subject, and We were not
aware that there was likely to be any
portion whatever of Your people Ia