The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-19
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tory of the world, such radical
change in society, as that Of the
emancipation Of the slaves of che
South, ever took place with so little
disturbance or social disorder. Twen-
ty-fve years ago, had it been am
nounced that general emancipation
would ocour without revolt OF. blood
shed, the man uttering such q pre-
diction would have been set down as
adreaming visionary. The Baltimore
Sun says that nothing could have
been better than the conduct of the
Southern slaves during the late war,
and, considering the abrupt change
brought about in their social posi-
tion, their new-found liberty was used
with singular decorum and modera-
tion." Aa
AS regards this State, we can cheer
fully endorse the commendatory re-
marks OF the Sun. It is true, proba-
bly,, that our coloredpeople have been
less tampered with by political mis-
sionaries than those of other States
on the great travelling thoroughfares
of the country; and it is further to be
noted that our prominent citizens,
commencing with Gen. Hampton,
have manifested an interest in the
woll-being, Advancement and i'm
provement of the frcodmen, which
has naturally begotten in them feel
ing of respect and confidence in their
former owners, which has produced
the favorable condition of affairs now
existing "A this State. We sincerely
hope that this state of things will
continue, and that the whites will
show, by their efforts to aid the freed
mon, in the great interests of reli-
gion and education, that they are the
true friends of the race which have
been born and reared among them.
The great danger to our colored
population is, that they may be mis-
led by designing politicians. They
ought to take it for granted that their
frionds and neighbors at home have
deeper interest i'll their welfare
than any strang gers-no matter to
what political party they belong
can possibly have. The labor of the
freedman is as necessary to the de-
vclopment of the resources of the
South, as is tho capital or brain
work of the other race. Hand in
hand, they must labor together for
the recupcration of our desolated
sec lion, and the prosperity of the
owners of the soil must also bring
prosperity tothose they employ.
If the freedmen of the South de-
serve credit for their conduct, no
less do the whites. AS far as we have
observed, the latter have been liberal
in contributing to every enterprise
for the elevation and amelioration Of
the colored people. Churches and
school-houses have sprung up with
wonderful rapidity. Even when Ia
boring under the immense loss en-
tailed upon them by emancipation,
and by the destruction Of their pro-
pcrty incidental to war, every Chris
tian denomination in the South has
done its share in giving aid to the
colored people in founding their own
church organizations. And to this
policy must be attributed the reign
of social order, which, for over two
years, has prevailed in this State.
If this favorable condition of the
relations now existing between tho
two races should continue, it will not
be many years before it's good results
will be visible in the universal pros
perity Of the South. It will require
patience, forbearance and endurance,
but, in tho end, the good will come.
Our advice to both races is to abjure
party politics, and to work harmo-
niously together for the veal of the
South. No party, wo believe, ever
benefited the mere partisan, and
Wbi1o g. fnw Of tha loo. -.