The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-12
COLUMBIA.
Wednesday Morning, June II, 1857.
A Common Country--A Common
Cause,

The lost gigantic civil war that
has been waged in modern times is
that which was brought on by the
attempt to disintegrate OF break up
the Union of the States of North
America. A fearful and bloody
struggle, of four years duration, ter
minated in the utter failure of that
attempt. 1t is far from our purpose,
in what we write on the present
occasion, to discuss the right or the
wrong of the movement referred to;
we have had our opinion on that
point, and transitorily enjoyed it,
and whether we were correct or in
error, it boots but little now to say.
We have to grapple now solely with
the results of the abortivo effort to
dissolve the Union, to face these re-
suits, untoward though they may be,
with the same spirit of manhood and
endurance which inaugurated the
memorable struggle, and carried it
on, through veal and through woe,
for four long and weary years.
With the untoward Ito the South)
conclusion of hostilities, came q con-
vulsion-not unexpected her in
stitutions, which up-rooted her sys-
tenn of servile labor-a system which
she clung to and defended against re-
peated assaults for nearly half a cen
tury. With the downfall of the in
stitution of slavery should have been
wiped out all the animosities which
the assaults upon it from one section,
and its defence by the other, had en-
gendered and kept alive. With its
overthrow, there should have been
and we trust ere long there will be
q complete cessation of sectional re-
elimination, keeping divided, not
only in sentiment and political OPT
Mon, but in interest, the people of
the same race, country and kindred.
Now, that the fearful struggle is
over; now that the leaders tried and
trusted men-of the defeated party
have accepted the result of the final
arbitrament, of doubtless the final
attempt to disrupt the Federal Union;
now that dishonor can cleave to
neither of the great contestants; now
that the victor and the vanquished
acknowledge alike the prowess and
endurance of his opponent-now that
the latter accepts his defeat in true
and knightly style, and the former
secured the avowed guerdon for
which he took the field, on what
ground is there any further reason
for sectional controversy or party
animosity? None whatever. The
Southern people may rail at terms
which political party may have i'm
posed, and that p rty may consider
these terms obligatory, to secure
peace and prevent any future attempt
to break up the Government; but the
original cause of discord and enmity
has been swept away-the verdict
that the Union cannot be dissolved
has been pronounced, and is unalter-
able, and there positively remains
nothing dlioe to-day, if we may ex-
cept the Pickering but expiring en-
bers of ancient prejudices and pre-
sent disappointment, that should
keep the people Of this country di-
vided.
This being the case, as all will ad-
nit. the people North, East, South
and West have only one mission to
accomplishing complete reunion
and harmony of the whole. in the
wise and patriotic effort to make their
common country one of the greatest
and most respected among the family
of nations-one of the best governed
among them, and one in which vir-
tue, intelligence and industry will
find their largest and surest rewards
The man, in either section, who looks
to any moro contracted circle of his
duties and obligations rs q citizen of
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