The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-21
.COLUM,7B 7BIA, S. C.
Tuesday lIarnine, December 9l, 1883.
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As onf readers have observed, the bill,
called . bill TO extend the limits of this
city, has passed tho House, with this
Modification, that an election is to be
/ held ia April, instead of February, as
Z Originally prosided, and another election
ist0he held as the period of the general
State elections. We are not unprepared
Tor this result. It is about what was to
be expected. We regard this act of the
House Of Representatives as wanton,
outrageous and shameful abuse of legis-
latiye authority. 1t is kind of legisla-
tive outlawry. The fact Of tho matter is,
the present Legislature is composed
chiefly Of legislative outlaws. Their le.
gislation is frequently outside of law,
justice and decenoy-to say nothing of
coinmon honesty We tell them this
they may go on In their reckless career;
but for oil this, they will yet be brought
before tle harof public Judgment, and
when the time for this shall come round,
they win be held to a strict account by
those whose rights they trample under
foot, and whose sensibilisies they seek to
outrage This action of the House, in
seeking to upset on election held under
itsown laws, and in seeking to oust men
from the offices to which they have been
regularly elected, is in keeping with that
career Of: radicalism in the South, and in
South Caroline which makes it smell in
the nostrils Of the decent people of the
State. Let its arrogant and presump-
fuous exponents bear this is mind, that
It's days are numbered. The unalterable
resolve-the stern determination of the
men and the women of the opposition
make its doom certain. Between what
is involved in radicalism in South Caro-
line, and what is involved in the oppo-
sitiou. there is an ''irrepressible con-
hick..'" And in this conflict. radicalism
must go down. ALI that is natural and
logical and right, that it contains-this
will survive. All that is illogical and
unnatural. and indecent, that it contains
this will die; and when this dies, not
muchiwill remain It may flourish now,
''like a'green bay tree" But not long
will this be. Its leaves will wither; its
sap will dry up. It's fruits will turn to
ashes on the lips OF those who feed upon
them. Another tree will put forth its
leaves in Sonth Carolina, and it will be
something like thu upturned and pros
t,ate palmetto, and under its branches
all classes of the people will repose, Sc
cure in rights and secure in property
These are the thoughts that occur to us
when we reflect upon the iniquitous vote
Of the majority of the House. The eff
forts Of those radicals and Democrats
who voted and protested against this
wrong to the people of Columbia, we
acknowledge and appreciate. We have
no favors to ask OF this Legislature. But,
speaking for our citizens, we demand
justice and fair play. AS we expect some
day to have it in our power to dispense
justice, SO now we demand that it DO con-
ceded to us. History shows how Sylla
produces Marius, and her long trea-
sured wrath and sense of wrong finally
seeks retributive vengeance. Let. there
fore, the moderation of to-day secure
the moderation of tomorrow.
It remains to be seen what tho Senate
will do. We cannot but presume that it
will arrest the iniquity of the House.
We care, comparatively, little about tho
extension Of the limits Of Columbia.
That is small matter. It is unueces-
sary; but this does not amount to much.
But that, under the pretence of doing
this, it should be attempted to tamper
with valid election, and to oust men
having vested rights in their oHices-for
the purpose OF trying to place this city
in the hands of radicalism-to the Sc
rious detriment of the business and
the future of Colun.bia-thi is what we
are concerned about. Truly we have