The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-14
COLUMBIA.
Thursday Morning, March Il, 1867.
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Southern Governments.

Southern Governments.
Although the above-named S5tute is
not lnc,uded in tne new military dis
tricts. yco her plight IS ten times
worse than will i)e any State which
VIII be under the ~upervisirn of the
five general officers who may be
assigned 70 those districts. Mach
better Will it be to be governed 81
protected by high toned officers of
the regular army. than BY such ;tn
unscrup1lous hyena as Browniow.
Not long since, he issued u procia-
nation il conformity to the iesisla-
ton OF those who now make laws for
the people of that down-trodden
State. IN which lie pretended that
Union men We're not secure in their
lives and property, and thatit was his
intention 20 promptly call out the
military force authorized by the
recent Act of the Legislature. to
punish those whom he called disloval
Men-that Is, those who do not sup
port hlm or his infamous measures
The State law referred to is said to De
one OF the most atrocious enactments
Of modern times. It authorizes the
organization and equipment Of one
or more regiments of troops in each
Congressional District, of volunteers,
to be armed 10y the State, and to be
subject to the orders OF the Governor
at his discretion. No one is permit
ted to join this force who cannot take
the vile oath prescribed in the fran
chise Act Of that State, and it is fur
ther understood that one-half Of each
regiment is to be made up of negroes
A despatch, published in the
Phoenlc, of the 9th instant, informed
our readers that Brownlow had issued
the order for the organization of this
State Guard,' as it is called, to
serve for three years, and of which he
will be commander-in chief. Now, it
IS easy to see to what uses and purposes
such Il force may be prostituted.
under the orders of such man as
Brownlow, IN whose br4;t>t ran,lle
now the evil spirits Of hatred and re-
vense. Vengeance, 10 the extent of
plundcr. coniiscation, and probably
to the b;ltchery of unarmed and le-
fenceless citizens, We fear. will fal
upon their devoted heads. The out
rage Of this band Will doubtless. if
not checked in some way, vie IN ,lia-
bollcai characteristics Wit. chose Of
the Tories during the Revolutionary
struggle. Is noj such Il Genlish DO
Acy sufficient 20 prolucs: Il carnival
OF blood ana anarchy y that distract
ed aAi oppressed State-just such q
carnival as that il which Drovnlow
would delight to be the principal
leader ana actor: But should his
passions lead him 10 any extensive
acts OF outrage and cruelty, he may
evoke Il vengeance from the gallant
people he now lords it over tla5 may
again drive him, like Il craven. 20
seek aid from other quarters.
Tennessee IS i'll the Union, and all
her citizens should be protected by
the Government Of the United States.
and ITS authority should be promptly
lnterposed TO save them from cruelty
and oppression. But we fear that
this authority, if exercised at all. will
be rather put forth to sustain Brown
low, rs our dispatches. yesterday
morning, announced that a resolu-
ton had been introduced into the
United States Senate, authorizing The
Secretary OF War to furnish hinl with
arms and equipments for the force re-
1e1rcd to. In the present temper Of
Congress, although immediate action
was objected 10 when it was offered.
the proposition will be acce led 10
and the military despotisln of Brown
low be thus established.
We repeat, that although our peo-
pie may regard the governments pro