The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-12-15

remove all alleged causes of COM
plaint on this subject, and thus anti
!oipate and render unnecessary Che
faction of the Federal Government,
j An additional inducemerls to shis
3line Of action on your part, I wonld
Brenlsrk that what You want. aboyb All
things. at the South. Il, internal har1
imony. II you had this, yon would
2receiye o large influx of white popu-
3lation and capital. This wonld be of
3incalcnlable benefit to you, both in
fits influence on your material in
]terests, and as relieving you from the
{apprehensions arising from universal
ssuffrage.
4 The obstacle to your receiving this
andN capital now, is the
$appre ehensfon which exists as to the
}anafchical condition of your society.
II is striking fact, that both the
7gteht political parties Of the country,
have thought it to be their Interest,"
Ito represent Southern society as in al
5e6ndiNon OF ohronic insecurity and
lviolence; the Democrats, in order to|
SHOW the evils of universal suffrage; 4
{and the Republicans to illustrate the|
{dfsloyal sentiment of the people, and
their consequent unfitness for any
part in the control of the Federal
Government. Between these two sets
ofrrepresentations, the movement of
3papulation and capital to the South,
Iis snlmost entirely checked. is your
fpetfoy to have it believed that ORDER
fsjgns supreme South! Hence you
fonght to do every thing; in youfI
power to make order the fact, and to-
it.. You should, / think,
Iketp several ideas prominently in|
view, as your policy.
4! You ought to regulate the rela-
!tions between the whites and the
3blacks, SO as to have rs much har-
Imony and good feeling rs possible|
between them. 10 this end, nothing|
us 80 efficacious as kindness to the!
blacks.
2. You ought to have perfect tole-l
(ruuce of political opinion. Let everyI
}ohe, white aud black, vote as he|
lplepses, md trust to your tact and|
inatural influence for a just share of
political power.
1 93. You ought. to extend n cordial
!atid kind welcome to the NorthernI
lpeople to settle among you, without
Regard to their political opinions.
iOnce ,you,did this, the troubles oil
the future would be largely over
come, and yonr material progress'
would be wonderful. See what i'm
migration is doing for the North.
west, in spite of its austere climate.
Think what immigration would dol
for the genial South.
4. You ought to seek to conciliate|
athe Federal Government. Rcmem-|
5ber the Scripture Injunction, "Agree|
4yith thine adversary quickly" The
aEederal Government for the present,
land for years to come, means the Re-
3ptblican party Do not wage al
frantic war against this party. Rel
2nember that the Democratic party
3islnot strong enough now to be of
3apy service to you. BE calm and|
3conciliatory, and wait the course of
events. 1t would be fortunate if you|
3were in that Independent condition.
THAT both parties North would bid
for your support.
5. General Grant will, I think,
earnestly desire to make his admins
3tration national, and to restore real
dpeace and harmony to the late belli-
3gerent sections. A moderate, con-
|servative course on the part of the
South. will facilitate his policy in1
this direction.
g. In conclusion, the thing you
want is peace. To get peace, youl
must procure it by peaceful means.
/ Let the Republicans and Democrats
3;Sonth wage bitter war against each
}other, if they choose; your conditions
calls for more reserve.
Yours, sincerely,
ao1 WILLIAM w. BOYCE.
Mr.. w. A. jennings, convicted byl