The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-02
G H A r T. ES ON.
FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL a, 1863.
Senator prague ON the War PATH.

Senator 8 prague ON the War Patti
When, some months ago, Senator Sprague,
Of Rhode Island, came down to South Car
olina, bought the Columbia canal and de-
olared that he was willing to lead the revo-
luton which must take place in cotton spin
nins IL america, it was not dreamed that
he would be the first Republican senator to
point out the flaws in the 1brazen armor of
his party, OF that he would, in his place in
the United States Senate declare that the
subversion of this government was in more
danger from q body constituted as the Sem
ate than from any other source. And yet
this, and more, Senator Sprague has done.
With q boldness which we cannot but ad-
mire, he has defied without betraying his
party, and is known to-day as Republican
whose devotion t8 the Union ia unques-
tened, but who has been able at last to see
the corruptions, the blunders and the crimes
of RadiOalism. and, seeing, has the courage
to denounce them, .t-rss
At the first swing Of the tomahawk, he,
nade sensation by declaring that there
were too many lawyers in the government
for the public good. OF the sixty six mem
bers Of the Senate, forty-ave were lawyers
7 and FIVE others had received legal eduoa-
>tionYl There was q surfeit illegal lore, and
the Rhode Island senator eeemed to wish
that he were second Car Peter so that
he might put speedy end to the quibbling
and special pleading which now take the
place Of stateoraft. And this was but the
beginning; for in regard to slavery he
made this remafkable admission: ','1.-
! Fr"Dhe mainsprings Of our prosperity had
"been slavery and foreign immigration.
"The former had stimulated the growth Of,
'scotton and made it an American monopoly.
''and SO had built up the notwithstanding and
''commeroial and railroad interest Of the
'North, and these had, in turn, invited and
''grown upon foreign immigration"
ft'was, however, in reviewing the conse-
quences Of the war that Senator sprague
spoke most emphatioally and pointedly. He
said: = q 'A'- h'tfs' 5@"t io stG
81, for one, in looking back upon the past
s'history Of this oountry-and the people,
"whatever philosophers may say, will come
"to the same conclusion-have come to
"be)ieve that your war has not been won
''for the liberties of any class of people:
s.your war that you have just partially oon-
"cluded has had no high, virtuous principle
cat the bottom or it. It has had simnle.
'"oontentions for power. for place, and for
Occupation, commencing here in this body.
'"and penetrating throughout the country"
And again '.~
'.Yon have, by the contentious beginning
"here, through the ambition Of ONE class of
''men, built up two great, two powerful
"bodies Of people; and you have built them
cup for q purpose, that; they might unite
with your own ambitious ends for ofi,e.
''and place, and power; and you have gone
''from here to- your respective peoples, both
''North and South, In order to create great
opportunities, that you might 60 on in that
sway. prospecting in employment and in
.sofaoe .,sae. ea. =.
''You fight against titles ana ar;stocra-o
*'cies: There never were titles and aris.
!, ,s.toeraoies that exercised the complete
F!epower and jurisdiction over everything
."that concerned 9 Pc opie3 that is ooncsntra-
"ted in this body today. ~ s-tf a2fg
"Sir, all have studied the results Of the
, '..1nquisition, commencing with the fourth
|:s'csntury and ending in this. !, Obnoxious
'and cruel as the result Of that action sue
h'gests itself to every mans mind, do not
'st'believe that its action caused more anxiety
'tmore trouble, more terror, than the acts
"of Congress applied to the, people during
"the wsr, both North and South, and sinoe
"the war has ended" >Saii 2. aa.i e=os4.r
TO these words we could add but little.
for they repeat what has been said in the
South q thousand times, in regard to the
war itself and the political party which has
ruled the country during the last nine years
And il any proof were needed Of the 81, ex-
cesses Of party dominion, It is foi,nd in tho
fact that q Republican senstor reptdiates
and condemns them, from Alpha to 0mega,s
from first tolsst.A f"-'@ l7''
The sodnd sense OF which Senator
sprague gave evidence In his visittto the
south, IS now guiding his action as legis-'
tor. As q man OF large means, as q manu-.
faeturer interested in the prosperity of the
whole couatry, he has desired to see the
expenses Of the governments reduced, it's
revenues honestly collected, and it's dis
burserneats 50 arranged as to give ease to
the money market not for speculative
purposes' hptfor; business and investment
There is but one barrier, in, the, way, and
that 10 that intoierant, selfish. malignant
Kadioalism, against which he has raised his
voice whileths senatorial and rspresen- en-,
tive rings control Legislation, the masses 9
must and will suffer. We have no faith in
'haif cures; but Senator sprague may, il
no persevere, shame his party into some
show Of Justice and Canarns;tv ifi