The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-29

laughter. If you will indulge me,
sir, I will read single extract from
that address:
3" Events may prove that the causes
of our calamities are deep and per-
manent. They may be found to pro-
ceed not merely from the blindness of
prejudice, pride of opinion, violence
of party spirit, or the confusion of
the times, but they may be traced to
implacable combinations of individu-
ais, or to States, to monopolize power
and Office, and to trample without
remorse upon the rights and interests
OF commercial sections of the Union.
Whenever it shall appear that these
causes are radical and permanent, a
separation by equitable arrangement
will be preferable to an alliance by
constraint, among nominal friends
but real enemies, infamed by mutual
hatred and jealousy, and inviting,
by intestine divisions, contempt and
aggressions from abroad
"Here, sir, the right of State to
secede from the Federal Union was
promulgated in New England as much
as fifty years ago."
AS to the position taken by the
Southern States, in connection with
that of New England in multiplying
the fugitive slave law, he says, with
great point and force:
"a portion of the Southern States,
it is true, did put aside the Constitu-
ton, and set at naught the powers of
the Federal Government. Now, New
England says in doing this they COM
mitted crime which can only be ex-
plated by the hetacombs of thou
sand victims, sacrificed upon O thou
sand smoking affairs! How many
victims does she bring to the same
affairs, to be offered up by. the same
priests, in atonement for the same
crimes? [Applause. How many
does she bring, sir? We want to hear
no more lectures from that quarter
about constitutional obedience so
long Us Charles Sumner lives to
spread the tolls of their patent mis-
chief; no more of turpitude and glib
bets, while they themselves make
mockery of civilization by their adu-
lations of the crested criminals they
nourish in their midst-so long as
Banks is tolerated and Butler runs at
large. The radical party
is in favor of the disfranchisement Of
eleven great States, and of the utter
political extinction of millions of
American citizens. The President
and the entire conservative element
OF the country are against it-[ap-
plause against it, sir, because such
a policy is antagonistic to the genius
OF the age-against it because it
would be unjust, vindictive, despotic,
cruel and disastrous. Cheers. AS
l would spear the wolf that delights
to sweeten his tooth with human
blood, 80 / would hunt from the land
| the worse than wild beast of that fa-
naticism which has no pleasure above
its savage rapacity, and no Office
above the Offices of cruelty and of
death. Great applause. Away with
it, with its hates, its prosecutions, it's
rancor and its miseries-away with it
forever, sir. Then a new day-spring
from on high shall visit us-then the
lost days of our prosperity shall be
restored-then the windows of Hea-
ven shall once more be opened. and
the long exiled minister of peace
shedding from his white wings the
ambrosial dews of hope and Joy upon
our famished and fruitless earth, shall
descend to us again and dwell with us
in the midst of increased confidence
and happiness. Applause.
Mr.. Hanna then enunciates what
we have long believed is the opinion
of the masses of tho people of his
section. He said:
Il speak for the people OF the
great Northwest. The people, sir,
are humane and just. This cry of
terror does not proceed from them.
They want peace and restoration.
[Cheers They are weary of the
burdens and the taxes of q war
brought on by fanaticism, and which
they would have prevented by sound
reason and timely Cancellation; they
are weary of the vast expenditure Of
public moneys for the support of
worthless negro troops in States
where they are not wanted, not need
ed, and where honest labor invites
them back to the rich fields which
they have deserted; they are weary of
the prodigality, the iInpositions, the
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