The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-07-24
Universal Amnesty and Universal
Suffrage

the lead OF Chlet Justice Chase aud
the New England Jacobins, have been
: ior the last two months Aounderinc
about on the question of restoration Of
the South, more especially in regard
~ negro suffrage. Judge Chase open.
ed the ball in 4 letter OF instruction to
his Western followers and then started
for. the rice fields Of, the South 10
address and consult with his colored
friends. The Jacobins of Boston,
taking their cue from Chase, com.
meuced their attacks upon the Presi-
dent, spiced with threats of another
revolution and war, and followed by
landations OF the negroes Of the South:
Like the Jacobins of France, thev
para ded~ themselves before the country
in high sounding phrases and glitter
ing generaities in reference 10 hu-
manity. In this movement it took
both Senator Sumner and Wendell
Phillips to make one Robespierie,
while Senator Wilson became the
Danton Of the faction
All manner Of schemes were devised
hy this Jacobin cliqne in and around
Faneuil Hall-includ;ng another civil
war to frishten the President into
the Immediate adoption of their plan
OF negro suffrage as military neces-
sitv. The radical politicians here and
elsewhere We're at the same time plot
ting and scaeming for the same object.
The soldiers aud veterans of our four
years war defeated their movements
in Ohio, while in this State the loval
leasucrs took up the same cause of
negro suffrage in their secret councils.
The 7rtbume (their organ in this city,
took all Sides, both for and against
ne5r1 suffrage; consented to onr policy
OF conferrins~he privilege Of The cleo
tive franchise upon the e'negroes, with
the restriction Of sufficient education
TO enable them to read and write: then
again coming out for universal suffrage.
After adopting all sides and angles Of
the question, prasing and denouncing
the President, Greeley finally came out
in yesterdays Tribune flat,footed in
favor Of the doctrine Of universal
amnesty and universal suffrage as the
basis 'of adjustment of the whole
question.
We accept%fat platform. We are
in favor of and advocate the doctrine
of universal amnesty and universal
suffrage. Although we can sec no
reason why JEFF. Davis should not be
tried, convicted and hung Just as we'll
aa,J ohm Brown, for melting insurrec-
ton, yet we are willing to let him go
tor the sake of harmony and the adop-
t:on.of general policy, unless Wen
dell Phillips can be hung with him on
the same gallows. But the difference
between US and the Tribune and his
loyal league negro suffrage agitators is,
that we prefer that the privilege of the
elective franchise shall be conferred
upon the negroes in legal and con-
stitutional way. We, therefore, prefer
President Johnson's plan Of arriving
at 1t to that Of the unconstitutional
and revolutionary mode adopted by
the Jacobns and the Chase radicals, oil
which the Tribune is the organ. The
question of suffrage has, from the
foundation Of our Government, been
wisely left to the several States tc
decide and arrange in accordance with
their respective interests.
We can see no reason-even in the
light of recent events growing out O.
the rebcllion-why New York o.
Massachusetts should possess this right
and at the same time deny it to tn,
people Of Virginia Or North Carolina
Nor are we able to see Why the peopl