The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-12
Well Said.

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the Republican party, has lately for
saken it, and written letter defining
his position. The following para
graphs take thestrue ground Of every
patriot at this tinle:
"I-look upon negro suffrage and
the recognition of the power in Con
gress to control suffrage within the
States as the virtual subordination Of
the white race to the ultimate control
and domination of the negro in the
State of Maryland.
81 deny that the admission of the
revolted States, by loyal representa-
tlves, subjects the reconstructionp plan
OF the President to the charge that
no guarantee has been secured for The
future. The States asking admission
have, by a constitutional amendments,
granted universal freedom to the
negro, and they have further guaran-
teed q reputation of the debts in
CURED by them in the rebellion.
These guarantees T deem as securing
for the present all that can be reason
ably asked. %t
Il look upon the war now being
waged upon President Johnson as
ungenerous, unwise and uncalled for,
and believe that it's longer continai-
ance will greatly embarrnss the na-
tlonal prosperity, by keeping alive II
state of uncertainty and distrust in
the public mind. both North and
South, certain to eventuate in fnan-
cial trouble affecting the tide of inn
migration now flowing i'll upon us
the domestic commerce between the
States-and exercising aJnost destruc-
tive and paralyzing influence gene
rally upon all the great interests of
the country"
The first position taken by Gov.
Swami is beyond oil question correct,
and is not only applicable to his own
State, but to all the Southern States.
Yield the point that Congress has the
power to regulate the suffrage ques-
tion III the States of the Union,
forcing, MS it has avowed its purpose
to do, negro suffrage on the late slave
holding States, and the result would
be simply anarchy and the ruin of
the South. But even the Northern
States would kick against such a bare
faced usurpation of power as to per-
NIT Congress to regulate their State
election laws. Besides. Judge Nelson
has declared the States restored to
their constitutional rights and privi-
leges, and the right for each to reg,l-
late this question is one of these.
Gov. Swami is also right in his
second position. The Southern States
have complied with all the requisi-
tions demanded of her by the Execu-
tive OF the Union, and the freedmen
In them all is guaranteed protection
to life and property. Beyond the
guarantees given, the South cannot
go, without a degree of humiliation
which we do not apprehend she will
submit to.
The Governor is right when he
apprehends that Il much longer con-
tinuance of the radical war on the
President "will greatly embarrass
the national prosperity" It will do
more-it will provoke a reac ton
among the people the radicals mis-
represent that may lead to q revolu-
ton which may ruin the best inte-
rests of the whole country. The
people of the North are already evinc-
ing symptoms of disgust at the de-
strnctive course of legislation pur-
sucd by this abominable faction, and
it is not possible that free and en-
lghtened people can stand it much
longer. They must decide to pre-
serve theirliberties by the only course
left them-to ol,st every radical from
his seat in Congress. Peace, harmo-
ny and q restoration to the good Old
times of the nations prosperity will
duly follow.
THE LAWS AGAIN TRIUMpHANr.-I
the case of Henderson, contractor,
who has been on trial before q court