The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-10-05

as elections occur, every Democrat should
vote, and thus keep up the party orgnni-
zation. In the meantime. do allow the
radicals the pleasure Of quarreling among
themselves. They are very good at it,
and they can break up their party sooner
than we can by pitching into it. on all
occasions"
FAIRFIELD Me,cs remarks, in re-
ference to the suggestions thrown out by
radical demagogues to the freedmen:
Higher wages depend on no labor
unions of unskillful laborers; for, add
and combine nothing to nothing as you
may, nothing will result. Higher wages,
and comfort, and education. and pro-
gress, will not come from small farms
i'll themselves, but. on the contrary. they
promise. at present, to become mere re-
oeptaoles of ignorance, idleness, vice,
poverty and death. OFF to themselves
if wrathful Providence ever permits
the contamination of radical wickedness
separated from and hating their natural
co-laborers and conservators, the edu-
Gated and intelligent whites. their mise
rable occupants, without science to di.
rect or capital to turn to advantage their
labor, will lag in the rear of our civiliza-
ton, and one by one, in a few decades,
will drop down and perish on the road.
But small farms or other property ac-
quired by patient. skillful, docile labor,
would, in time, expand into broad acres,
cultivated by intelligent combinations Of
civilized men. Steady work-honest,
skillful toil-that's it-there is the real
secret OF certain progress, bringing count
less blessings ripe for use in it's train.
With the flag of an imperial republic
waving above them, the pledge of all Of
their just rights as citizens and as men,
the freedmen can trust safely in steady
work, in honest, skillful toll, but in that
only be secure"
SPARTANBURa.-'The Spartan remaks.
in relation to the proposition to form q
new political party in this State:
"The necessity of speedy, vigorous
action is felt by every wise and good
man in the State. But will the organi-
zation of party, under q new name,
effect any good? Can we reasonably ex-
pect to recruit our ranks from the ene-
my's camp, by writing a new name upon
the old Democratic banner? Are wo
ready for n compromise? What plank
in our platform can we consent to give
up? What article of tho radical creed
can we afford to adoptP Suppose we call
ourselves by that very popular and un-
meaning name, Conservatives, we would
be Democrats still; the change of name
would work no change of principle, and
our political enemies would be more stu
pid than we believe them to be, if they
failed to understand this. The great
paramount purpose of the Democratic
party in South Carolina o-day, is to de-
feat the radical party, and save the State
from the bankruptcy, disgrace and ruin,
into which it is being 'blindly and madly
rushed by it's present rulers. We would
be constrained to avow the same pur-
pose, by whatsoever name we might be
called. We have always loved the old
name, and we love it still-and are un-
willing to have it changed. It is the
political patronymic of host of patriots
and statesmen who made themselves IL
lustrious by lifelong advocacy of the
principles it represents. Surely their
descendants cannot consent to dishonor
them by blotting out the historic heral-
dry, which has so long been inscribed
upon their political banner, and yielding
to the substitution of O new-fangled,
time-serving name, which could only
convict the party of duplicity, by indi-
eating o compromise with our opponents,
whilst we mean to make no compromise
whatever. We have the most implicit
faith in the ultimate triumph of the prin-
ciples of the Democratic party, however
great may be the odds against US now,
and say ,tnder. this name and upon This line
let us tight it out to The end."
On another subject, it says:
ga DISCRIMINATORY see that the
carpet-baggers are seeking to make
themselves respectable by claiming all
the Northern men in the State as Of their
class. Thore never was a greater 4
take. We are proud to know we havo
numerous body of Northern men who
have come among US, and become iden-
tilted with the country, that are gentle-
men; who rank high in the esteem and
respect of the people of the State; who
have as great contempt for carpet-bag-
ger rs if to the manor born; who spurn
their pitiful attempts at affiliation with
them. Now, the carpet dagger is an ami
NAL in the shape of man, who, finding
that the South was crushed and humili-
ated under radical rule, and that Beast