The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-04-07

central consolidated despotism under
military rule. -.
s'In every stage of these oppres-
sions we have petitioned for redress
in the most humble terms" and re-
monstrated against their injustice
and cruelty. "NVe have reminded
them" Of the sacred principles of our
common Government-of that love
of liberty which actuated our COM
mon ancestry in the revolution, "and
we have appealed to their native
Justice and magnanimity, and con-
lured them, by the ties of our COM
mon kindred, to disavow these usur-
pations. "They have been deaf to
the voice of justice and of consan-
guinity."
Pe mast, therefore, smite cordially,
heartily and actirely aciM The National
Democratic party, North and South,
In their most vigorous efforts to pre-
vent all this monstrous injustice and
oppression and subversion of the
American Republic. We have reason
to hope for a reaction Of the North
crn mind in this great and perilous
crisis of the country. There are I'M
mistakablc signs in the political
horizon, which induce us to believe
and hope that the radical party may
be overthrown Mt the next Presiden-
tial election, and that Democratic
President and House Of Representa-
tives may be elected next fall. For
years past the Northern Democrats,
in and out Of Congress, have defended
Constitutional liberty and Republi-
can principles, the rights of the
States and lf-government, with n
zeal, patriotism, learning, ability and
eloquencc, worthy of the best days
of Roman and Grecian history.
In the meantime, we must unite
amongst ourselves as one man, in
South Carolina, to defeat this bogus
Constitution, which is submitted for
ratification on tho 14th of April
next; and which, if adopted, will
render our condition most ignomini-
ous, and to manly spirits, CALLING in
the extreme. 1t provides, not only
for our government by the negroes,
but that our sons and daughters shall
be educated with their children,
on terms of equality; and that they
shall have the right of taxing our
property at Hbiun,, and spend the
money as they please, whilst at the
same time, they contribute compare
lively nothing to the treasury.
1t is our sacred duty, too, for all
who aro permitted, to go 20 the polls
and vote for State officers, members
of the Legislature and members of
Congress. We should not only vote
ourselves, but persuade the negroes,
and show them that it is their inter-
est to vote with us. And in order to
concentrate our strength in the cleo
ton and have unity of action, we
would earnestly impress upon our
people the duty of forming Democra-
tic Clubs all over the State, at once,
and III every neighborhood. Let ac-
tion-political action-be the watch
word from the mountains to the sea-
board, and let the people of the
State, white and black, old and
young, rally and work for the endur-
ing interests of this ancient common
wealth, threatened now with politi-
cal invasion worse than that of Goth,
Vandal or Hun.
no. H.-OBJECTIONs TO THE RADICAL
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED BY THE LATE
CONVENTION.
In the present condition of the
country, we do not presume to
address you upon general politics.
That is sealed book to us. We
have no voice and are not counted
in the great struggles of the coun-
try. These struggles, ut the present
time, are chiefly about us and our
fate; but still we must be, if not in
different, yet silent spectators. There