The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-05
Tho Radical Game.


to protest against the allegations of
the radical party, that violent mea-
sures are contemplated by the whites
in this canvass. But in spite Of the
declaration made from time to,time,
by the press and public speakers; in
spite of the declaration of the late
State Convention, and of the State
Central Club, the wicked and design
ing leaders of the radicals in this
State, will have it that war is to be
waged by the whites upon the blacks;
that the latter are to be reduced to
slavery, &c. This, these political
mischief-makers know to be false;
but this capital is used to influence
the negro's mind for party purposes.
See the letter sent to Col. Thomas;
and we learn a letter of similar import
has been received by another of our
fellow-citizens. The idea is suggest
ed, very probably, by white scoun-
drel, that the torch be resorted to,
and thus the colored man is invited
to his doom. Now, we would suggest
to the colored people, that the time
has come for them to turn upon these
false teachers, and repudiate their
teachings.
Now, what these designing fellows
charge upon the whites they them
selves have actually committed.
Read the incendiary articles in the
Missionary Record and the RepubH-
can, radical sheets. Observe the
infammatory harangues attributed to
Whittemore. Notice the fiendish
language used by Elliott, a colored
member of the Legislature" Con-
slider the malignant utterances of
Randolph, also of the Legislature"
And last, but not least, bear in mind
the fearful threat of Judge Hoge,
that in certain contingency he
would throw off his judicial robes
and grasp his trusty sword.
lord Dalhousie, great God Of War,
Lieutenant General to the Earl OF Mar
Look, finally, to the numerous
armed organizations of negroes in
many parts of the State-a fact which
Gov. Scott himself has, at last, to
notice, although his proclamation is
SO worded rs to apply to the whites
when the proclamation is read at the
North. and to the negroes when it is
read at the South.
A few gentlemen provide them
selves with weapons for individual
defence; and O mountain is made of q
mole-hill. But it is competent and
right for arms to be given by the
hundreds to the freedmen. Read
what the New York World says.
Here is testimony from abroad:
"In South Carolina the negroes are
organizing into military bands, and
arms are entering the State from the
North for their use. Some few days
since we were privately apprised that
certain parties in the North were
sending these weapons to the blacks,
and now the carpet-bag Governor,
who finds that he and his co-adjutors
have raised q devil they cannot lay,
is out in circular reprehending the
formation of military organizations
and 'the introduction of arms into
the State. Who is introducing these
arms? We will tell yon. 1t is the
leaders of the radical party. All
these threatening indications, all
these foreshadowings of blood and
fire are dictated from the radical
headquarters in Washington. These
men are mad and desperate. It is all
or nothing with them. The issue is
not simply defeat but annihilation;
and, as o last desperate resort, they
seek to repeat the murderous strategy
by which they fired the Northern
heart with Memphis and New Or
leans"
There has been perfect reign of