The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-10-27
COLUMBIA, s. C.

COLUM BlA. -. ".
Wednesday Morning, October q, 1869
Political speeaIations--The Growing
Power or tho west and south.
We are not given to political specula-
tions. The fact is. we do not profess to
sse very far in the future. So many
changes are constantly taking place. so
many would-he prophets have been
proven false prophets, that we are admo-
nished to much modesty in political pre-
dictions. It is pleasant, however, some
times, to read andi consider the specula-
tions Of others. The New York World
considers the eres.:on~."Af!ss- lie ne.si
Census What?" The World is of the
opinion that. during the next ten years,
our politics will turn upon questions of
finance, currency and taxation, and that
the influence Of the West in our. politics
will be predominant. 1t suggests further,
that . new or restored power will come
from the South. During the next decade
the World expects to see the South in the
Union, with Increased power, and from
q similarity of interests, it hclds that the
South will reinforce the West, and that
their joint force will operate as unit.
On the question ofa protective tariff,
and those connected with the debt, it
argues. that the West and South will act
together. In fine, the World contends
that Westward and Southwark, the star
OF empire will take it's way-that the
combined West and South will, during
the next decade, have controlling ma
jority in Congress-. These words carry
cold comfort to New England; but they
are words of cheer to us of the South,
who yet hope that the day is not far dis
tant when the South-the oppressed and
outraged South-shall re-appear in the
council-halls of the country. in her for
mer dignity and power, and in the person
Of her true and genuine representatives.
Mr.. Horace Greeley, speaking of Mr..
Pendleton, of Ohio, remarks: "Had he
been born in his ancestral Virginia, he
would have been very active Rebel
with o large r. born in Ohio, he was
as nearly Rebel as circumstances would
permit" This leads us to inquire what
the philosopher of the Tribune would
have been if he had been in the South
We can very readily imagine that he
would have been red-hot "rebel"-a
n-.J ~--~re;nnisE" We do not know
that he would have shed much blood,
but no doubt he would have used much
ink, As is, we regard Mr.. Greeley as
highly complimentary to Mr.. Pepdleton.
It was the tone. the intelligence and the
manhood of the South that went to make
''rebels" and "secessionists;" and thus
it appears that we, too, are compliment
tary to Mr.. Greely. And we desire to
vein of magnanimity and philanthropy,
and it shows itself every now and then.
"NoTRINa IN THE PAPER. The Rich
mond Enquirer and Examiner has spicy
chapter on the subject of newspapers,
ELECTED by the stereotyped remark Of in
different readers. after scanning the "mi-
mature world" of daily issue of news,
that "there's nothing in the paper" 1t
says:
''And men are always grumbling about
their papers. and insinuuting how much
better they could do it. They talk as
fippantly about fine articles on every
imaginable subject, as if they could effect
such change. Let some of these over
running philosophers try ii for $50 days
in succession.
''And then they think it is nothing to
select for newspaper-you have mere
ly to run the scissors through half
dozen exchanges, and you have got mat
ter enough. Now this is Me most impor-
tant, and the most difficult department
to fill on q newspaper. Very few men
have the slightest idea how to do the
work. It requires thorough newspaper
man-who knows the public appetite
well-who knows what is going on in the
woodland who knows how to re-write
and nack q COIumn into n 6o1ap 1ipas