The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-14

ellnhnat1on from it of the question of
African slavery. with all the vast
quantity of learned rubbish that had
accumulated in the progress Of time.
The nice distinctions, the ine-spun
theories, the history of legislation on
the subject, the antecedents, votes,
opinions and speeches of public men.
the jurisdiction of Congress over
slavery Gin the District of Columbia
and in the forts, dock-yards and other
places owned or held by the Govern
ment, the question of squatter-sove-
leignty, and all the other difficult and
perpleIng questions to which the in
stitution of sluvery gave birth, are
now finally solved, and will, or ought
to, disappear from the political arena.
What boots it now, whether this pub
lie man held one dogma, or that
public man maintained another dogma,
in reference to. slavery. Slavery has
gone, and with it the necessity of can
vassing the votes and sentiments of
politicians on the subject The deluge
came, it Is now passing away. When
the waters entirely subside and the
dry land fully appears, We hope i will
reveal the complete annihilation of all
this learned lumber. When the hnti-
quarry of future period commences
his diliyent search for relics, he will
find no livA subject, but he will be re-
w,rded amply when he digs up the
dusty and dissolving frame work of
these once exciting subjects, Just as
the enthusiastic naturalist rejoices
when he finds the skeleton OF the
mighty mastodon, or the framc-work
Of some other animal that lived before
the flood. BUTT will be al unfinished
work, if, when the body has been de-
stroyed and has disappeared from the
view, the spirit-the rancorous spirit
-shoald survive. to nourish sectional
hate and to stimulate sectional hostii-
ty., All the prejudice generated by
the conflicts over slavery Will have to
pass away before this work will be
complete and thorough. This we do
mot expect to occur ut once, and in the
twinhling.of an eye. 1twould be un-
reasonable to DO so. The turtle and
the serpent feel the instinct to bite
after the head and body have been
separated. The habit Of hating must
be expected for IL. time to survive the
causes that inspired it, but for the
want Of no,lrislment it Will eventually
die. When two com5atuEts engage in
battle, and one has the ill-llfck to be
thrown down and beaten, all the
world over, the privilege of grumb-
ling is conceded TO him. so preva-
lent IS this among men, that it has
become 4 provcrb. 10 the defeated
belongs the prileSe of grumbling, and
to the ''victor belongs Tic. .spoils."
The victor is supposed to be in u good
humor He must be vindictive in
deed if he continues sullen and re-
sentful. The North ought not to
expect the South to rise from the
earth with a bright and smiling face.
with thanks upon it's tongue and hap
piness yelling UP in its heart. Nor
should it insult its late adversary with
tannts and jccrs, or Cypress it with
burdens grievous to bear It should
be patient, gentle and generous; trust
ing to time and kindly influences to
heal all wounsls and bruises, to restore.
cheerfumesssand to rcinstate former
friendly relations. On the other hand,
the South, having measured it's
strength and found it inadequate, and
being severely punished-positively
overpowered and conquered, should
rise up and put the best face possible
upon the matter She should confess
that she lost the battle, and witllit ill
that she staked upon it that future
terms are to be dictated not by her
self, but by her late adversary. To
all this she should, and does. most dis
tinctly, and without qualification, or
attempt at qualification, accede.
One thing more Is nccessary--it is that
she shall endeavor'to purge and eXpel
from her heart all malice and ill-will,
to discharge all the duties of good
nelghborhosA, and to live on as plea
SAINT terms as possible with the North.
When thes Northern aud Southern
people can be prevailed upon to bear
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