The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-07-02


"Radtcal aeviva, Of 1knesvsNasniins Iss-
susa.', - u & 80 - -
] The washington correspondent Of the
New Y39k Rorld says: @
The haSAls have decided to force
through Cohgress the ConkAng naturali-
zation bill, which was debated In the Se-
nate yesterday, and set for vote on
Saturday next. When it comes over to
the House, the previous question is to be
moved on it. But the Democrats arc
forewarned. In the discussion yester-
day, the radicals. threatened civil war if
Democrat is elected President. ''Sir,
I say here" said Mr.. Senator Drake,
"that whenever tho time comes that this
nation shall nee clearly that the voices of
it's legal voters has been overthr own by
this vote in the city of New York, then
large portion of the nation will rise as
one man and declare that the man elected
shall never take his seat as such, and
then will come the first real civil war in
this country"
And the World adds, editorially:
On Saturday, tho Infamous bill de-
signed to obstruct naturalization and OBJ
struot the use of naturalization papers
by citizens holding them, was brought
up by Senator Conkling, who has it in
charge. He attempted to put it on its
passage, and as he hoped to bring it to
make speech. After remarks by the
Radical Senator Drake, who confessed
that it was aimed at the Democratic par-
ty in New York, the bill was vigorously
assailed by Senators Salisbury, Vickers
and Bayard, and went over until next
Saturday, whom it will be finally disposed
of.
Some of tho old Know-Nothing lead
ers-among them Chauncy Schmffer. q
noted old time Know Nothing orator and
agitator-are in Washington, lobbying
for tho passage of the bill.
The revival and adoption of the de-
funct Known Nothing issue by the Repub-
licans, is a noteworthy sign of the times.
It betokens consciousness that the me-
gro agitation has spent its force. That
Dagon of the Philistines has fallen in
the temple of it's worshippers, and they
are constrained to call on some other
god for help. They have succeeded in
introducing seven hundred thousand
black voters into tho body polite; but
those black voters are concentrated in a
minority of the States, and are inter
mingled with an intelligent white popu-
lation, always remarkable for political
activity aud skill. who are likely to gain
over the negro mind the ascendancy
which knowledge exerts over ignorance,
property over indulgence. employer over
employed, neighbors over neighbors, and
social standing over an inferior caste.
| rrho 1>1 100 Lon ~;
political trust i'll the negro; and hs some
thing must bo done to retrieve the fall
ing fortunes of their party, they can hit
upon nothing better than resuscitation
of the old hostility to the rights of nat
uralized citizens. AS the great State of
New York seems more hoplessly lost to
the Republicans than any other State i'll
the Union, the naturalization bill is
moro Immediately directed against the
Democracy of this State. Mr.. Davis.
one of our Republican Representatives,
is its author, and Mr.. Conkling, one of
our Republican Senators, takes charge
of it in the Senate.
The know-Nothing naturalization bill
is also blnndcr on the part of the Re-
publicans who arc pressing it, in another
respect. 1t will consolidate the whole
naturalizcd voto in fnvor of the Demo
cratic party. The war has shaken the
control of the party over the foreign
voters, and nothing could be better cal
culated to recover it than tho adoption
of the old Know-Nothing issue by the
Republicans. The whole body of foreign
born citizens will stand by the Dom o.
cratic party, and give us their jealous
support in defending thoir rights and
frustrating Federal oppression by coun-
teracting State enactments. Whether
the new naturalization bill passes or fails,
it equally discloses the hostile animus OF
the Republican party towards our adopt
ed citizens. They are reasonably jealous
of their rights, and will need no persua,
sion to throw their influence on the side
of their tried and steadfast friends.
The MATuEwEs MURDER.--Peter r
Holmes, who, more than two years ago,
murdered Mr.. J. Fraser Mathewes, near
| RaoDfOrt & r. WAC aftar cavaral ac-