The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-04-14

white mans party, and that negroes
arc not permitted to join the Demo
cratic Clubs. In making this asser-
ton, he is either ignorant of the
principles and aim of the Democratic
party, or he Intentionally misrepre-
sents the facts. do not know of a
single instance where colored voter
hss been excluded from the ".lub."
Ii he applies in good faith, he will be
certain to be received. Gov. Perry
and Gen. Hampton, and other lead
ing men in the Democratic ranks, are
ready and willing to give the ballot
to the colorcd men in the State,
under proper restrictions; but they
are unwilling to give it to him under
such circumstances as will cause him
to work his own destruction and the
injury of the white race with it. The
Democrats are not seeking to produce
an antagonism of the races; but, on
the contrary, they ars taking the
only effectual step that can prevent
SO direful calamity.
cheerfully accord to, MIR. Corley
the merit of sincerity in the views he
entertains. A man who has breasted
the opposition that he has, must GER
tainly be sincere and desperately in
earnest. 1 give him credit, too, for
having worked his way up to his
present position from the ranks of
the laboring class. If it ever was a
doctrine among sensible people in
South Carolina that labor was dis
honorable and degrading, (Which may
have been the case in the saltwater
region, for it is an idea that always
prevails where a large amount of
wealth is accumulated to greater or
less extent l. agree with him, that it
ought to have been exploded. 1 am
ready, also, to make all due allow
ances for whatcvcr deficiencies OF
education and character he may labor
under-for it is to those deficiencies
that | attribute mainly those vagaries
IN politics and idiosyncrasies in mo-
rails and religion, that have given him
the uncnviablc notoriety which he
has acquired. 1t may be that Mr..
Calhoun ignored benevolence as q con-
stituent principle in some of his
political theories, from the necessity
of the thing; but Mr.. Corley ignores
common sense in his system. Claim
ing to be Il Republican, and willing
to accord to every man equal rights,
he entirely ignores tho opinions, SEN
timents and wishes of three-fourths
of the wliitc people of South Caro-
lima, when he would thrust upon
them Constitution and Government
which they do not want, and will
never willingly adopt. His definition
OF loyalty is adhesion to the radical
party, and the man who dares to
question the wisdom or policy of any
measure of that party, is branded as
disloyal, though he carries on his
person scars of honor and fidelity
won in defence of the Constitution
and the Union. It is idle to argue
with such men; they intend to sub
vert the Government formed by our
fathers, and they look upon ali who
will not assist them in their unhal.
lowed work as traitors.
No one more ardently and sincerely
desires the restoration of South Ca
rolina to her proper place in the
Union than do, but 1 want it to be
restoration in fact as well as in
name. 1t Will be entirely useless to
60 back in any other manner There
are good and true men enough
throughout the country, North and
South, to bring about satisfactory
and permanent settlement of the
difficulties by which we are environed,
and in due time it will be accom-
phshed. Let us do our duty, tr ust in
God, and bide our time. CATO.