The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-06

Friday Morning, July 8, 1885,

More OF the National ConvSnsaozz.-
Every mail brings us additional
evidence that the proposed National
Union Convention finds favor with
the good and conservative through.
out the land, North and South.
From Massachusetts, ws have an en-
coursging voice from that sterling old
and able conservative journal, the
Boston Posi- which, in an article on
the subject, says that the proposition
is q Recommendation which will com
Inand general attention, and it hopes
sacofdisl response, from every Con-
gressional District in the country.
The people, 1.-The Post says, are tired
of partisan jugglery, and ask fo,
seasesmsnship; they are disguised
with the counterfeit loyalty and pa.
triotism the radicals present as genu-
inc, and demand that honest devotion
to the country manifested in endea-
vors to restore peace, and harmony
between the North and the South,
and q Union Of the States founded
upon the Constitution.
We like this sort of talk from a
prominent journal at the capital of a
radical State. A convention of SIN
eere, honest, capable men, seeking
ing the elevation of the country, dis
daining the mere tricks Of partisans
and trusting to the purity and wisdom
Of their motives and acts for the peo-
ple's appreciation, would receive
blessings from their countrymen, and
a firm support Of their efforts to re-
lease the Government of the radical
incubus which oppresses it through
the deminancy of party which dis
regards every principle of true repub-
icanism in their grasping after per-
petual power
We are in favor of the Southern
States being represented in such a
body, and We trust that they will not
prevent it being national assemblage
by their refusal to attend it. We sub
join few further extracts from the
press of the country, in various Sec
tions, in relation to the matter.
The Memphis Aca1ancAe, the most
intensely Southern of journals, an
nounces the call as follows:
cat last! At last! Light is beam
ang once more light from the rising
sun Of liberty! The people-the peo.
pie OF all the States North, South.
East and West, are soon to be heard
IN an old-fashioned peoples comven-
non. The people are now about NOV
ing.. and the idea will become i'm
mensely popular. Well, we can but
rejoice at it, Thank Heaven, the peo-
pie are moving. We have anxionsly
waited for this "moving of the deep. -
and it has come at last. Now, let all
row together for a common end as a
common good"
The Democratic members of Con-
gress have drawn up and signed an
address fully endorsing the Conven-
ton, and urging Democrats all over
the country to elect delegates who
may take part in the proceedings.
The New York Times says:
''Union Democrats, as we'll as
Union Republicans, may meet upon
the terms presented. We are dis
posed to look upon this circumstance
rs evidence at once of the desirable
ness of such meeting, and of the
liberal spirit in which the movement
has originated. In the present posi-
ton OF the country, it were neither
prudent nor seemly to quarrel about
names. The great need of the time
IS national, patriotic, constitutional
Union party; and to construct this,
we are prepared to forego sectional
shibboieths and to bury the preju-
dices that would keep Union men
asunder'
The radical Tribune. of the same
city, says:
Our advices from Washington i'm
port that Il Democratic luo,suncin,ne,.to
is soon to be issued, foreshadowing
the coming FUSION and giving ut
least the wink to all the semi-rebels
and negro-haters to help the boilers
to the utmost, with a plain view of
ultimate eamalgamation. Messrs Gu1h-
RE, of Kentucky, and Niblack, of
Indiana, lead this movement; but it
is expected to take in the entire sham