The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-01-29

the present. re, ,obsssye its ELECTS chiefly
on the Gouthexn unSeQnhstyu Stetess.
which are rulea from ARaahipgten With &
rod OF iron, As metD Dilessly wielded az
that q the Cz6r of Russiat over the ssub-
jects Of his distant provinces. STheou
rage upon the Georgia Legislature, the
whole conduct Of Congress towards Vir-
ginia, (which will probably culminate in
the upsetting of all that she has done to
get back into the Union,) in violation of
the most solemn pledges. are the latest
groupings out of the Capitalization move
ment. The focal point is Congress-and
that is the mbst alarming thing about it.
The leading spirits in the scheme in the
Senate and House are gradually absorb
ing the powers of the Executive-so that
ne IS already 6M a passiue instrument an
their hdndS-and they clearly aim to
monopolize, also, the functions of the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Controlling the patronage of the whole
Government, and debating the judicial
decisions having at their back and com
mand vast multitudes of benefciaries and
tools all over the country-they hope
and expect to insure Meir reelection per-
petuully.
Capitalization is but another name for
a ring, composed of the radical master
politicians, to whom the humber mem
bers pay fealty and receive their reward.
It is Unsuitable, and must continue to
grow in avarice and insolence, until it
extends its baleful effects over all the
States of the Union, or is broken up and
forever overthrown by an indignant peo-
pie. When the South is reduced to
perfectly submissive and helpless state at
the feet of the centralizers, and her Lc
gislatures do only what they are ordered
to from Washington, then will come the
turn of the Northern States-and there
the shoe will pinch. From debating to
Georgia and Virginia, Texas and Missis-
sippi, there will be but one step, and
that not long one, to issuing and exc
cutting mandates upon the Legislatures
of New York, New Jersey, or any other
Northern Democratic State. The prece-
dent of turning out Democratic repre-
sentative from Kentucky and installing q
radical in his place (for no earthly reason
except that the former was accused of
having sympathized with the rebellion)
may be rs properly followed in the case
of member elected from any Northern
State. Congress has fully rs much power
to do it in one instance as the other. If
the people of New York should, some
year, have oil their Democratic Congress
men sent back to them, and their seats
given to the radical contestants, they
would then appreciate the power and ty-
ranny of GENERALIZATION. But we would
have them find it out and combat it be-
fore it has made such progress. To ex-
plain its evils and fix the attention of the
American people upon the immediate ne
cessity of overcoming this fatal principle,
should be the main duty of the opposi-
ton. It will not suffice to refer to it in
word and then dismiss it, as the New
Hampshire and Indiana Conventions did,
but the greatest stress should be laid
upon it. Old grievances and buried and
forgotten differences should be passed
over, and rally attempted to be made
of what is left of the spirit of true Re
publicanism and Democracy, of Ameri-
canism and freedom, for the rights of the
several States within their proper limits
against this enormous and all-grasping
despotism of Capitalization. It is now
the weakest and most assailable point of
radicalism, but if allowed to remain un-
attacked, will soon be built up into the
strongest part of its system. In n cam
paign properly begun and vigorously
carried on for its downfall-putting no
other motto than 'anti-centralization
on the banners, we believe that the Demo
cratic party could rely on she support Of
large numbers of those who now general
ly act with the Republicans.
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