The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-04
COLUMBIA.
Sunday Morning, November 4, 1866.
For the People to Consider.

~ ~ iOl'tti'til bClLCNCNl tIllNI
rally admitted, that Mr. Henry j.
Raymond wrote the address Of the
Philadelphia National Union Conven-
ton. In that document is the fol-
lowing passage, commenting on the
constitutional amendment, now being
attempted to be forced-o the South:
''And the ten millions Of Ameri-
cans who live in the South would be
unworthy citizens of II free country,
degenerate sons of Il heroic ancestry,
unfit ever to become the guardians of
the rights and liberties bcqueathed
to us by the fathers and founders of
the republic, ii they could accept,
with accomplishing submissiveness,
the humiliations thus sought to be
imposed upon them"
Now, this was written in the proper
spirit of manhood and patriotism.
The next conservative demonstration
was the Soldiers Convention. at
Cleveland. That body of gallant
men declared, on this subject, as fol-
lows:
'''rhe Southern people, after fol-
lowing their political leaders into the
late struggle, and sharing tho risk of
their fate through four years OF ter
rible war, are called upon to aid the
prescription! Whatever punishment
their leaders may deserve at the hands
OF the Government, it is unintelligi-
bic that statesmen hare dreamed Of
oSh,iny thei' associates and followers to
ir19ict Mot Punishment upo,l Mem-es-
pecially Il punishment of lasting dis
grace, more terrible than any which
the Government itself is authorized
to impose. If, in the midst of their
errors, the people of the South re-
tain the ordinary fidelity of comrades
ln-arms to each other common
sentiment of honor which rules all
companionship-they will not volun-
tarily desert the men whom they have
voluntarily and steadily followed amid
so many perils.'
Now, how contemplate and puerile
do the efforts that Raymond is now
making to induce the Southern peo-
pie to adopt the amendment, appear,
after reading the above declarations of
those who, although not Of us, yet ap-
preciate the true feelings of the gal
liant people Of the South, when they
are called upon to not only repudiate
their tried and trusted leaders. but
to infiict upon them q punishment
of testing disgrace, moro terrible than
any which the Government itself is
authorized to impose y These are
the words of United States officers
and soldiers, who have had the op-
portunity to appreciate, and do ap-
preclate, the noble bearing of their
Southern adversaries in arms.
Raymond and his co-workers may
rest assured that the South, at least,
is conscious of the true strength of
her position, and comprehends tie
virtue and truth of that immortal
saying of her once great political
leader, mastery inactivity The
fight is N tila North, and the North
must fight It out. Submission, no
matter how degrading, will bring the
South neither honor nor profit. This
her people know, and all the smooth
tOngued DcrSuasiOns of facile North
ern politicians, to induce them to
make this last small concession to ra-
dlcal usurpations, are fully under
stood by item, and treated with the
contempt they merit. The proof of
this will be seen in the action of the
Southern Legislatures now in session,
OF to meet-Ahere is not q Southern
STATE IN tie Union that riN cast ten
roteS for lie adoption IF tie constit,l-
HonM amendment. 1t is in the power
of the Northern States to bring us
back to our rightful participation in
the affairs of Governments: but q
hight toned people, like those Of the
South, Will never voluntarily sneak
back as base panderers OF Bcryile
States.
The Next Session OF the Legislature.
Elections have been ordered to fill
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