The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-21
Spirit or th. state PRESS.

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Spirit OF the State PRESS.
ORANGEBURG.-T Neus is willing to
meet the Charleston Ners upon the
platform of honesty, intelligence, 0irtue,
unirersM suffrage and amnesty, of accept
ance Of the settled issues Of reconstruction
ard negro olsu6rage." But the Ne,os wants
it understood that it is not Democratic.
It is conservative Republican. It can't
stand the name Democrat. because "it is
too unfortunate, and too significant of
failure" The same paper presents to
working men the advantages of "co-
operative building and land purchasing
association"
LANCAsTER.-The Ledger has railroad
on the brain. 1t is good thing to have
on the brain, and we hope it will soon
be transferred to the County. The pro-
posed line is from Charlotte, ria Camden
and Lancaster.
GEoRGETowN.-The Times has occasion
to comment upon "the everlasting tax
es."
FAIRFIELD NeuS undertakes to
expose "the mischief of the Union repu-
diation movement" The threat Of con-
ciliating the blacks it regards better than
the threat of reputation. This latter
measure it regards as part and parcel of
"that out-and-out white mans platform,
which we fought on last year, and were
completely and hopelessly whipped. p"
Now it holds that we must make another
issue. The Ne,cs says, in relation to the
third party movement:
"But why did we provoke the discus
sion, and reject with earnestness the sug-
gestion that ii was premature? Because
ideas work their way slowly; because we
wish no energy wasted next year in just
such feeble foolery as this reputation
movement; but desire to have the means
to be used-conciliation of the blacks
agreed upon unanimously long BEFORE
and the public mind Of every good citi-
zen of the good State of South Carolina
both black and white, moulded to but
one thought and but one purpose-the
improvement of our State government
Let us have but one party in South Ca
rolina, and that party those that love the
State, with no bitter, jarring discords to
disturb the harmony Of that party's SUBJ
lime and devoted effort to serve her truly
and to love her WE'LL"
CHARLEsToN.-The Ne,os says:
THE PATH TO V1cToRy.-W Whatever di-
versity of opinion may exist among the
decent people of South Carolina as to
the policy that ought to govern our
course in future political contests, all are
in cordial accord upon one point-the
absolute necessity of wrestling, at any
cost, and as soon as possible, the control
of the State from the crew of plundering
knaves who are now in power. Much
may even now be done towards the ac-
complishment of this result But our
people must shake off the apathy which,
in too many cases, they have manifested
in regard to local contests of seemingly
trivial interest. No opportunity must be
lost to elect an honest and respectable
man to any Office, however petty, that
may become vacant; nor ought an elec-
ton, under any circumstances, to be al
lowed to go by default in favor of radi-
cal candidate. Lot our friends in every
their organization with spirit, or revive
see to it tbbts no efforts are spared to
place their local governments Ia the
hands of men of capacity and character,
so that an anti.radical element may be
introduced into our civil machinery.
Success in small things will lead to .ri-
umph in greater ones; and the vigilance
and zeal that may be aroused in the
struggle for remote townships will be de-
veloped into mighty current of popu-
lar feeling, which cannot fail eventually
! to carry with it the mastery of the State.