The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-01-11
The so-cal:cd Union Party.


assumed by the faction that now 60
verns the country. They claim pm'
excellence to be The Union party OF the
country, and that they are the only
true loyal citizens to be found in the
land. But two years have nearly
elapsed since the attempted separa-
tion Of The Union was defeated, and
during that time the Government Of
the United States has been supreme,
and no let or hindrance to the cXecu-
ton of its laws. The legislation Of
the radicals has had full sway, and
yet, at the present writing, the coun-
try is as far, if not fart from
being united, than it was the day
the armies of the late Confcderacy
grounded their arms to the superior
numbers Of the armies OF the. Union.
Not one step towards the reunion of
The States has been taken by the
party who has absolute control in the
councils of the country. On the con-
trary, every act, every measure pro
posed, has indicated the purpose of
keeping ten States of the Union,
anxious to renew their allegiance TO
the Government they vainly endca-
vored to overthrow, out Of any part
or lot in the affairs Of that Govern
lnent
The result IS as natural as effect fol-
lows cause. The whole labor system
of the States which produced the
staples that, in old times, were the
sources of wealth, is now utterly dis
organized Capital refuses to come
TO the rescue SO long as our political
relations are so disturbed and SO un-
certain for the future; the manufac-
turers of the North and East are be-
ginning to realize the effect of the
policy and legislation of this so-called
Union party, and the whole material
interests of the country are crippled.
Besides, sectionalanimosity is fostered
in every conceivable way by these un-
scrupulous men. and lying and gross
misrepresentation arc heinstrument-
alities they use i'll their aggressive
crusade on the rights and liberties
Of the people of the unrepresented
States
Respect and reverence for the
Constitution aud the teachings
OF the founders Of the Repuh-
lie have disappeared. In the
old State House III Boston, tif-
teen years before the separation Of
the colonies from Great Britain, was
uttered the celebrated watchword of
liberty "Taxa:ion without repre-
scntation is tyranny and yet Mas
sachusettS, to-day, stands in the front
rank of that party which imposes
upon ten States of the Union the
most onerous and unjust taxes, but
denies them, in the face OF all ap-
peals for reunion, representation in
Congress. And now they propose to
impeach the President for faithfully
adhering to the Constitution; they
propose to abolish the Supreme
Court orremodel ii so that it viii
pronounce favorably on their abomi-
nable measures; and they propose to
territorialize the excluded States. AS
4 Northern cotemporary says, never
before in our conntry's history, would
any political party, however strong,
have had the audacity to proclaim
sentiments SO dagrantly reasonable
in moral sense, if not in alegal one
Such is the SO called Union party Of
the day, and yet the people Of that
section whose interests are as much
injuriously affected as those Of any
other, look on these bold movements
on the part of reckless partisans with
stolid Indifference and culpable
apathy. II matters progress much
longer as they are now progressing,
these people will have O. fearful