The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-03-01
COLUMBIA.
Thursday Morning, March l, 1885.

Thursday Morning, March l, 1895.
The speech. (.
We publish this morning report OF
the speech delivered by the President
of the United States On the 22d nit.
Although his remarks we're delivered
extemporaneously, yet this reported
speech is fitting companion to the
more carefully preparedand ableveto
message, published on Saturday last.
They are both practical and states
manlike, and, above all, u man who is
honest in purpose and patriotic in
motive.
What a striking and pleasing con-
trast do the message and speech. III
their calm, dispassionate and deter
mined Language, present to-the fiery
denunciations of Stevens, Sumner,
Wade, &c. Digniied, tolerant to all,
and imbued with deep spirit of pa
triotism and deep devotion to the
welfare of his whole country, Andrew
johnson, if successful-andw we do
not doubt twill stand second to no
statesman of America, unless it be to
the patriot on tile commemoration of
whose birthday this patriotic de-
nonstration was made. These pro-
dnctions will live in history side by
side with the celebrated farewell ad-
dress of that pure and immortal
statesman. ] ft4 itft! Z
We will publish tomorrow the re-
solutions adopted at this great meet
ing. They breathe the same spirit of
kindness and moderation to the peo-
pie of the South as runs through the
address, and pledge cordial support
to the restoration policy of the Pre-
sident. Let the good work go on,
until that policy has beeomeacem4
pletely successful. I !.
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England's Prosperity and Stability.
The Richmond Times has an admi-
rable correspondent in London. In
his last letter he discloses an amount
OF material prosperity in. that king
dom that is truly wonderful, and the
Times justly remarks, that notwith-
standing these truths which it's cor
respondent makes patent to every
intelligent reader, wegsee continually
in the Northern papers, statements
all tending to show that England is
going fast to ruin.
The Times, in its comments upon
. these things, says:
'sEngland's prosperity, asluminous-
ly described by the correspondent
of this paper, is due to the stability
and justice of her laws and the per
manence of her Executive. She is
not torn to pieces once in four years
by the ruinous conflicts of great par
ties in their struggles for power and
plunder. Her Executive is heredi-
tary and permanent; and if we could
have permanent President like An
drew Johnson, it might be better for
u.s." s
There is no doubt, we think, that
much of the stability of the British
Government is owing to her limited
and Constitutional monarchy, and
it might possibly be better for the
stability of our institutions if these
party contests every four years could
be avoided Yet the Times will agree
with us, that much of the prosperity
of England is also attributable to the
wise conservatism of her statesmen
and people. No violent shocks to the
established laws are ever felt there.
and the British Constitution" is too
firmly entrenched in the hearts and
affections of the people for any dema-
gogue to assault it with impunity.
So will it be here. The Constitution
OF the fathers of this country is suffi-
cient to make her people great and
prosperous, if they revere it and
cling to it as they ought.
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Governor Cox, of Ohio, has written
letter detailing a conversation
which he had with President John
son, in the course Of which the latter
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