The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-01-30
COLUMBIA.
Wednesday Morning, Jan. 80, 1867.
South Caroline nt Washington.

the Cincinnati Commercial telegraphS
to that paper that Gov. Orr's scheme
Of reconstruction is being vigorously
urged, and that it is substantially
universal amnesty for universal suf-
1mge, except that the South is not to
grant suffrage until the Northern
States agree to do the same. The
despatch states that it is claimed by
Southern men, that President John
son and certain members of the Su
preme Court are now committed to
the plan. 1t further says that few
congressman favor the project while
most denounce it as flank move
ment in favor Of the President.
We do not know how much truth
is in this statement, for newspaper
correspondents reports by telegraph
are very unreliable these days, but
we feel convinced, if it should be
true, that his Exceliency would be
doing more service to the people Of
hisState to use his position, tact and
energy, in endeavoring to devise
some mode of relief for then, in
their present hapless condition, both
as to supply of labor and to the in
PRODUCTION of provisions at mode
rate price, rather than engage in any
political tinkering at the Federal
Capitol. The wants of the people of
South Carolina at this time are not
so much political as material; they
would be content to remain as they
are politically, could they be but as
sured OF sufficient labor and provi-
sions to enable them to produce a
fair crop the coming season.
Politically speaking, We are slow to
believe that Governor Orr favors
universal suffrage on any terms
whatever. Of one thing we are con-
yinced, that the people Of this State
would never approve Of any such
bargain with the radicals. Indeed, it
would be q source of great mortifca-
tlon to them to know it to be the
truth that the first. Executive they
have ever had the privilege Of voting
FOR, instead of taking care Of those
interests now SO absolutely requiring
all the aid his official position could
render or procure, should be suppl
eating any terms at the hands Of the
followers Of Charles Sumner and
Thad: Stevens, or negotiating with
them IN any way or for any purpose
We have never been fully enlightened
as tothe object Or success of Colonel
Weatherly's extraordinary mission to
Washington during the session Of the
Legislature. Of which he was'arSena-
tor; yet many Will not fail to connect
that Senatorial embassy with the pre-
sent visit of the Executive to the
same place, and will very naturally
imagine that the latter was the result
Of the former.
Whatever may Be, however, the
purpose of this last visit, We feel as
sured that no envoy, whether ap-
pointed by & few Senators, or self
constituted, who approaches the
representatives Of radicalism in the
rump Congress, now i'll session, has
any authority to represent or speak
for She people of South Carolina.
They feel liu,miliated enough already;
they are sorely smitten by the terrible
results Of the late confict-they are
IN poverty and distress, but they have
still left to them that honor and self
respect which would forbid any mean
cringing to the rabid partisans, who
would crush them as q race unworthy
OF anyright, social or political, and
who call this noble little State the hot
bed oftreason, and her.gallant people
anrcpentant rebels, who ought to be
totally disfranchised, and their lead
ers doomed to the gallows or bastile.
They we're the first to raise the stand
ard of revolt against a Government,
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