The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-05

! the batterest OF tne 1aepuOucan
sheets in that city, and which at one
time was for converting the States OF
1.-The South into territories, now thinks
that they are entitled to representa-
ton, and that there is but one proper
course to pursue. It is of the OPT
nion that the Southern representa-
tives should be admitted into Con-
gress at once, without regard to tho
past, upon merely taking an oath Of
fidelity to the Union. It says that
Congress, as well as the Executive,
should henceforth be kept strictly
within the limits Of the Constitution,
and avoid all Legislation that inter-
feres with individual action. It adds:
eff Congress and the Federal Go
veFnment attack no interest of the
several States, these on have no
cause of in-feeling aga..st the Fede-
raj Government, and peace and good
will will soon reign once more among
! those who should ever have acted and
considered themselves as brethren.
having one common interest, and
being all benefited by the prosperity
of each"
This is the truth pretty forcibly
said, and if it can curb the rampant
Leaders Of its party; we may look for
peace and restoration.
The New York Ecening Post has
also considerably modified its tone,
and the following extracts contain re-
fections worthy of consideration.
After scouting the proposition, that
there is immediate danger of another
sectional conflict, it says:
t'There is plenty of hot-blood on
both sides; there are but too many
| reckless and unscrupulous men in
every State ready to seize upon the
first occasion to rekindle civil war
But let the people remember that
such a step is fatal. It will be, rs
the spectator rightly remarks, ''war
beside every HEARTH" it will Mexi-
cani1e the country, it will destroy
liberty here at once and forever, as
well as peace and prosperity. A re-
pretext, now, will be simply ruin to
the country; it will hand US over to
interminable disorders; it will sub
vert the Constitution, and set up
over our heads a despotisln The
authors of such o misfortune would
be cursed forever as tho enemies not
only OF the American people, but OF
the cause of the people everywhere.
| "To avert such a misfortune is the
duty of all good men in every part of
the country. But to avert it we need
moderation in language and in ao-
ton, on all sides. None but careful
and judicious men should be elected
to Congress, and the people should
sternly rebuke all immoderate or
exciting language or conduct every
where. There is blame on every side };
the leaders of all parties seem to tend
to extreme measures, to int1ammatory
appeals, to the use of language whose
only object and effect is still further
to irritate the people of ono section
against the other.
"Now, all this is wrong; it is mis-
chievous, dangerous. There are too
many bad men in both sections ready
to take advantage of the irritation
and passion of men in authority, and
to interpret literally what is uttered
in Congress or from the White House
in haste and anger. It is time for all
true men to stand firm, and to unite
IN such action and such an expression
of public opinion as will bring us rs
quickly as possible back to al the
safeguards Of strict constitutional
government. There is no safety out
side of that; the danger grows greater
every day of total wreck of the ship
of State. There is but one remedy,
but one line of safety, and that is to
re-establish all constitutional forms at
once, and to put all the parts of the
Government machinery in opera
ton"
No matter what has wrought this
favorable change in the teachings OF
the organs of the Republican party
whether it is the dread of approach-
ing danger to its continued suprema-
cy, or whether they have seen the
errors of their past course-we are
glad to observe and chronicle it.
Cotton Estimates.
We have published several esti-
mates of the cotton crop made on this