The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-11-02
Progress OF Cancellation.

! AID o1ho1 patriots oi the New Eng
land persuasion, to witness the pro-
gress that is making in the work of
Cancellation. Every day there is al
ways something to show that it is not
the intention of President johnson to
take their advice in anything; and
the way he has of treating the people
of the South, has reused the ire of the
radicals to terrible degree. Tha:
he should not con6scate the property
Of f'rebels;" that he should not hand
over that property to the radicals;
that he should persist in pardoning
TRAITORS by the wholesale; that he
should not take Ben. Butler and Will
son, and Sumner and Thad. Stevens,
and others of that elk" to his sosom,
is all fearful to contemplate; but that
he should go on contumaciously in his
iniquitous proceedings from day to
day, obstinately refusing to accept
their counsels, to give them any more
public plunder, to put the whole
South in their possession to do with
as they please, shows such degree of
criminahty that they never can and
never will forgive him; and, for the
Presidents own sake, we hope they
never will.
It is said that the cavalier way in
which these patriots are treated when
they visit the White House, is enough
to try the patience of Job himself
and that they indulge in expressions
which are not allowed by the laws of
morality or decent respect for the
opinions of mankind. The idea of
keeping the men who handled the late
President as they pleased, and who
ruled the Government, dancing at
tendance at the Executive mansion,
day after day, is outrageous and it
should hardly surprise any one to
learn that the redoubtable Butler and
the irascible Wilson would rouse up
New England from one end to the
other in whirlwind of indignation.
Of all the unpleasant things in this
world, there is nothing more unplea-
SAINT to the nature of Butler or Will
son than to be snubbed, or to be treat
ed with Indifference. That they, the
Yankees of the Yankees, the radicals
OF the radicals, should be ignored by
Andrew Johnson, Southern man, is
past endurance. This is adding insult
to injury. Is it not enough that they
should be deprived of the Southern
plantations ? IL it not enough that
the Southern people should be allow
ed to continue in the possession of
their property Is it not enough that
disappointment should displace the
hopes of loyal expectations But we
shall not pursue subject SO unplea-
SAINT to loyal minds any further. We
merely desired to call attention to
few more indications of the policy of
President Johnson.
And first among the indications"
is the announcement that from five to
seven hundred pardons are granted
every day, and that, to expedite the
work, fuc sinaile of the Presidents
signature has been engraved for the
purpose Of printing what was before
,crihen. That looks like business, and
we hope before long to announce that
the President, finding this does not
keep pace with his generous, magma
nimous desire, has determined to
issue general amnesty. We may
state, however, that such measure is
reported to be III contemplation, and
it is our own opinion that it will be
promulgated in few weeks.
The next "sign" Of the good time
coming is the order in reference to
confiscation, which has practical
illustration in the following interest
ing item, which we find in the New
Orleans Della, of the 21st ult.
''By q special order from the War
Department, large portion of the
property Of our well known fellow
citizen, DR.. w. II. Mercer, has been
restored to him. The property con-
sists Of the square, with the improve
ments thereon, bounded by Robin,
Race, Front and Peter streets. 1t is
now in the possession of Mr.. Conway,