The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-11
COLUMBIA.
Saturday Morning, August IL, 1855.
All Ia Not Lost


ton great injustice by nursing the
melancholy idea that, with our lost
political cause and the emancipation
of our late slaves, the South lost all
that was worth possessing, and that
she can never regain her former in
fuence and high position. We do
not believe any such gloomy forebod-
ings for the future of the States COM
posing the late Confederacy, nor do
we believe that the South has lost all
that the faint-hearted among us, per-
haps honestly, believe that she has.
We proceed to give the reasons for
the hope that is within US.
Flrst-The patient endurance of
our people, bowed down by the Ca
lamities of war, under tho unjust
legislation of the past twelve months;
their rigid adherence to the terms of
their surrender; their strict loyalty
to their renewed allegiance, and their
honest, if not cheerful, acceptance of
the result of the arbitrament they
have chosen, even while suffering
from taunts, jeers, misrepresenta-
tions and falsehoods, are infallible
evidence that the jewel they most
cherish-HoNoR-is not lost. Many
a baser people would have parted
with this, under all tho trying cir
cumstances to which they have been
subjected-parted with it for place,
profit or political power; but, thank
God! the Southern people thus far
have not only maintained their an
cient estimate of this priceless heri-
tage of brave and free people, but
have actually, in their darkest hours,
clung closer and closer to it, and
have made stronger efforts and
heavier sacrifices to preserve it than
ever before. This is shown in their
present proud position Of self-reli-
ance, calm endurance and trusting
confidence in the result, which they
occupy to-day. Honor is not lost to
our people-let them continue to pre-
serve it.
.Second-The true principles of free
government, and their devotion to
these principles the opportunity and
privilege of defending and maintain
ing them-is not lost to the high-toned
and patriotic citizen in any section of
the land. True, they are passing,
just at this time, through fiery or
deal, from the efforts OF misguided,
selfish and ambitious politicians, but
their defence is sure and their rescue
certain. Their defenders are now
gathering to their support, and sus-
tained and cheered by patriotic
Executive, and by the noble efforts
of conservative men in public life,
from every section of the Union, they
will be preserved. The opportunity
to aid in this glorious consummation
is not lost to the Southern people.
There is neither wisdom nor any ele-
ment of that perseverance which, in
sures success, in taking the ground
that, because we failed to secure one
way ofpreserving the true principles of
Government, viz:by the establishment
of separate nationality as people,
we must abandon all efforts to save
them from destruction. The issue OF
the contest shows that we were mis-
taken as G. people, in the mode we
tried; therefore, it is not only the
part of wisdom and policy, but it be-
comes our positive duty, to try an
other, and that is, taking the Consti-
tuition as our guide, as the Christian
does his Bible, and clinging to its
teachings, rally to the support of the
principles of Government based or
that Constitution. The people o.
the South can give these and theil
supporters everywhere their politica
and moral aid. The opportunity
therefore, of manifesting their an
cient devotion to the principles o
free Government, to the Constitution
and 70 republican liberty, is not lost