The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-03-09

take an invoice and see If there was
enuf left to live for, our enemies were
shoutin hit him, kick him. mash
him, smash him agin.
We were then ut the bottom, Tam
many. We didn't know there was any
lower deep, but our enemies were
huntin, and they still are huntin
some deeper pit to put us in, and
some pendulum of Poe to swing and
cut MS. Well, we amt heathens,
we've been to meetin, we've seen mis-
shionerys, we've got churches and
sermons, and hymn books and pray
ers. We've got pious old men and
wimmen, and brave boys, and maid
ems who are finished all the way up
like the corners of temple. God
bless 'em, Tammany, partickler them
last, for in connection with them are
centerd the hopes of posterity and
the joys of our life. We've all got
hearts, old Tammany, and there's
many a good Samaritan among us
who wouldent pass you by and go
over on the other side. We've got
charity, too, and long suffering, and
patience, and hope in abundance,
though we can't believe them radicals
will walk right straight into heaven
without knockin at the door, That
docktrine of elektion is a powerful
thing, Tammany, but as shore as you
are born it looks sorter unconstitu-
tional to as for them fellers to enter
the celestial city. They may pass
amendments enuf to do it, and I
reckon that's why they are tinkerin
at the old document SO long; but
somehow or other, when 1 hear one
of 'em dyin, my thoughts materially
have downward tendency. I can't
help it, Tammany.
But maybe well get over sich feel
ings. Ny wife says we will atter,rhile.
We are all right towards you, old
Hall, and our Legislature have been
tryin for about two months to har-
monte things generally, and any
reasonable man ought to be satis6de
with the efforts they have made. But
we can't satisfy them radikals, I don't
care what we do. We elekted Mr.
Stevens and Hershel Johnsin to the
Senate, and they are mad abont that.
They wanted Josh Hill and Jeems
Johnson becaus they was Union. Well
now, Mr.. Tammany, its better al
ways to take men who have done
sumthin than men who have done
nuthin. Mr.. Hill deliverd his fare
we'll address before he was bet, and
he said he would like to know why
we sing hosanna to Andy Johnsin,
who fout agin US, and yet we won't
elekt him who dident. That's what's
the matter, Joshua, if I may be al
lowd to apostrofize you, you dident
take nc side-at all. You say you can
take the test oath and git it. Well, I
don't see how exaktly. You run for
Governor in sixty three, and you writ
a letter agin Reconstruction, and
compared the old Union to a porcelain
case that ,cas broke, and couldent
never be mended agin-no, never.
And don't you know if you'd been
elekted you would have had to take
the oath of Office, and be swore to
support the Constitu ton of the Con-
federate States so-called, now de-
ceased. But you are smart Joshua,
and it was funny what you said to the
General that night, when he axd you
if you would have taken that oath.
You pausd Joshua for nearly minet.
1t was a nifty tite question, considerin
the porcelain vase that was broke. ]
don't blame you for pausin, my friend.
Finally says you, "Well--General-I
-I-dident- -much-expect-t to-be
-elekted." Bully for you, Joshua.
But now about that see saw bisness
you spoke of, you saidin your speech
that you was playin see saw in poll
Tx, and if your end of the plank
went down Georgy it would go up
in Washin N, by which I suppose
you meant that you was ready to
swap ends jest to suit your pekuliar
seckumstance; and that's what's the
matter agin Joshua You have been
see sawin too long and changin ends
too often. Twasent no time to be
swappin hosses my friend.
But see here Joshua, Mr.. Marshall
may be q clever reporter, but he
treated you badly. He's left out a
heap of your speech. He amt had
printed that see be saw flyer at all,
and it was I assure you most beau
tiful metafor of speech. And hes left
out them little sparks of Southern
patriotism which you emitted. How
somever, may be these things would
have been in the way Of the WasAin-
ton and of the see saw. I'll tell you
my friend, where You wasted time in