The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-03-10

propose, as an additional condition for nd
mission, that suffrage be conferred without
regard to race or color. A bill was debated
declaring nll the blacks citizens, confer
ring upon them equal rights and immuni-
ties, with power for their protection.
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Progress OF the Conflict.
The conflict between the President
and the radicals in Congress con-
tinues to be the all-ahsorbing topic of
public attention. While the Presi-
dents policy is undoubtedly gaining
strength, the great question is whe-
ther he will be able to carry his points
in the present Congress. OF one
thing the country can congratulate
itself-the radicals will not succeed
in any of their ultra, unconstitution-
al schemes, at the worst; therefore,
matters will only be left in their pre-
sent condition. Senator Sherman
has made a sort of half-and- d-half
speech, which, however, contained
more than an average amount of
sense for Republican senatorial
effort; and Governor Cox, of Ohio,
comes before the public in a letter
detailing the substance of an inter
view with Mr.. johnson, the point of
which is that the Presidents is in earn
est in his advocacy of his reconstruct
ton policy. Both of these efforts
are doubtless intended to conciliate
the ''party'' towards the President
and what he has already done, and
reconcile them to the inevitable con-
dltion of stand-still policy rather
than to hazard further attacks upon
him. They want their party to wait;
to do nothing; to keep their tongues
still, and see if ''something will not
turn up" to relieve them from the
necessity of a war with the President.
IF ever the time shall come" says
Senator Sherman in his speech,
"when 1 can no longer confde in de
votion to the principles upon which
he was elected, I will bid farewell to
Andrew johnson with unaffected sor-
row." There is not single PROPOSE
ton upon which Mr.. johnson was
elected but what is to-day an accom-
plished fact. The unconditional sur
render of those Offering armed oppo-
sltion= to the Government, and
return to their just allegiance to the
Constitution and laws of the United
States, was the position of all parties
at that election. That has been ac-
complished. The party that nomi-'
mated Mr.. Johnson, insisted upon
the abolitian of slavery, and an
amendment of the Constitution pro-
hibiting the future existence of that
institution in the country. That has
been done and ratified by the States,
and universally accepted as an accom-
pHshed fact. There were no further
principles laid down for the guidance
of the President in the platform upon
which Mr.. Johnson was elected. The
natural sequence which followed the
surrender was the reunion of the
country, and Mr. johnson but accept
ed the landmarks laid out by Mr..
Lincoln as the basis of his policy. In
this he has been sustained by all par
ties, till the Jacobins in Congress
seized the power of the legislative
branch of the Government to thwart
his patriotic efforts.
The leaders in this rump Congress
do not want peace and reunion, for
the reason that they know that, as
soon as the attention of the country
can be directed to the consid Grafton
of their financial policy, their mono
poly and class legislation, their op-
pressive and unjust systems of ex-
emptions and taxation, must go to
the wall as q party, for the people
will never submit to such odious sys-
TENS. They think by keeping up the
sectional animosities upon which they
rode into power, they can keep the at
tention of the people away from those
issues and maintain their past su-
premacy. They wish to hold the
South in vassalage, because to re-
cognize their rights under the Con-
stitution would settle all the dfficul-
ties Of sectional nature, and leave
the people to consider those questions
which so largely enter into their own
prosperity and welfare. President
johnson, however, has appealed to
the people, and it remains for the
Republican party to settle its own
policy. They have either to yield to
the demands of the President and
complete the reunion of the country,
Or meet him and the endorsers of his
policy at the polls. In the latter
event their utter defeat and complete
discontinue is certain.
augusta Chronicle.
TEXAS CoNvENT1oN.-The Conven-
ton is reported favoring the assump-
ton by Texas of taxes laid by the
Federal Congress in 1861.