The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-01-05

W. T. Sims, Union.'H' 7cT 80 "a Z
O. II. Allen, Greenville. -'i j" .c' =
The Fearful Condition OF the south
-What tho President Should DO.
The condition Of the South is be-
coming more gloomy and threatening
every day. Our, correspondents,
writing from every portion ofashat
unhappy country, tell the same. tale.
Although the condition Of theipeo-
pie and country is worse irdsofne
parts than in others, the evil is gene
raj and deep seated Everywhere
the negroes are falling into idleness
and disorder. Radical emissaries
have instilled into their minds ideas
of agrarianism and hatred towards
the whites. There is no security for
property. They, steal everything
they can lay their hands on. The
white people who own land and stock
have enough to do to keep body and
soul together; but the little they
have is being stolen or, destroyed.
Want stares both races in the face.
Cattle staying house burning, thiev-
ing all around, with secret gatherings
ofarmed negroes, have created wide
spread terror and apprehe ensions of %
bloody conflict between the blacks
and whites. This is no fancy sketch,
horrible as it is. It is, indeed, only
part of the truth.
ALI this has been brought about
by the atrocious radical legislation of
Congress-. Depressed as the South
was by the war, the people went to
work at first earnestly to restore the
prosperity of their country, and they
would have succeeded, for their rich
soil and valuable products only re-
quired peace and industry to ac-
complish that. Had the South been
restored as President johnson wished
and endeavored to restore it, and
had it not been thrown into disorder
and its industry paralyzed by the
infamous reconstruction policy Of
Congress upon the basis of negro
supremacy, it would now be pros
porous. Instead of being q bur-
den upon the North, it would have
contributed largely to the support of
government and to both our dom estic
trade and foreign commerce. Sena-
tor Morton and other radical Con-
gressmen may try to cover up the
facts by lecturing and speech making,
but the people will hold them re-
sponsible for this terrible state Of
things.
To whom, then, can we look for
help at this critical time? To the
people, in the end. They will drive
these radical destructives from power,
loaded with odium, as soon as they
have an opportunity. But, unfor-
tunately, this cannot be for some
months. In the meantime, the Pre-
sident should take decisive action.
He has overthrown them in the con-
temptible impeachment matter, in
the matter of their Great Mogul,
Stanton, and in displacing those rad
ical generals in the South who had
the impudence to defy the Executive.
In fact, he has gained greatly in the
esteem of the people where they have
lost, and is to-day master of the situ-
alton. Let him pursue the same
sagacious and conservative course till
the Presidential contest be over
and they will be swamped, never
more to rise again. But he must not
stand upon the defensive alone; he
must hit them hard. The condition
of the South gives him an excellent
opportunity, and he shonld imme-
diately on the re-assembling Of Con-
gress send in q message, in his own
terse and forcible style, showing all
the fearful consequences of radical
negro supremacy reconstruction. He
has the whip hand now and need not
be afraid of losing it. The people
Will sustain him. He is really the
Moses, without any hyperbole in the
simile, to lead the people out of this
dreadful Egypt. York Herald.
There is a man in Totness so witty
that hic Wi 70 poopufooturo, oil ~ y