The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-11-23
ooLuMBlA s. c. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23 1870 VOL

THINGS LOOK BETTER.-While we do
not make out from returns that the Re-
publican majority in Congress is so much
reduced as some more sanguine persons
do, yet the reduction has been sufficient
to make very great change in the re-
lations of parties to one another, very
much to the curtailment of the power Of
numbers in the Republican party, and
greatly more of their moral force. The
thirds majority which they have
welded ever since the war was powerful
for an oppressive legislation, and all par.
tisan malice and deviltry. The South
has suffered terribly from the license
Republicanism thus enjoyed-a license
completely unrestrained by any respect
for the Constitution and laws, or any de-
sire to promote the peace and harmony
of the country. That power, unscrupu-
lousy and selfshly exercised, has kept
the South PROSTATE, has prolonged the
ranoors and devastations of war, and de-.
iayed the restoration of contentment and
confidence among the people, and that
equality among the States which is Ms
indispensable to the national peace as it
is to prosperity.
Now this great power is gone, and the
dominant party will be compelled to pay
some respect as we'll to Justice and pub
lie opinion as to the propriety and de-
corum of deliberative proceedings. The
Republican majority will not exceed
thirty in the House of Representatives.
Should fifteen or sixteen gentlemen.
somewhat more considerate than the
main body of violent partisans, deter
mine not longer to follow the path of
vindictive Legislation, the Republican
party will be paralyzed for the purpose
of oil such legislation. We have little
doubt that the fifteen will be forth
coming. Indeed, we question whether,
with the knowledge that the two-thirds
are wanting to enable the ultras to whip
in the timid and those hating under O
sense Of right. the rancorous and pro-
scriptive policy will be longer persisted
IN. For the opposition it would be bet
ter that this policy should be still pushed
to the extreme; but we imagine that the
destructive Radicals will also make this
discovery and pause in their career.
Revolutions do not go backwards. So
do what the Radicals may, their power
will still continue to ebb and flow away.
until they are driven from the public
places. According to all precedent, this
will be their certain fate. It is demand
ed by the best interests of the nation.
The people find out such public ne
cessity sooner than the politicians.
These are bent on holding their Offices,
and cannot muster courage to change
front in party policy. So they stand still
while the people who do not hold Offices,
and do not desire them, discover by their
unbiased judgments that change of
measures is absolutely necessary for
peace and the quiet pursuits of industry.
This necessitates change of men, since
the men in power will not change.
Therefore we consider the political
affairs of this country in decidedly better
condition. The poison of the Radical
oorbra remains, but his fangs are extract
ed. He will not be able to hurt so much
when he bites. The people will not fear
him so much, and he being aware of his
disability, will be far more tractable than
formerly. One or two good blows will
kill him.
The war party is not fit for peace-and
peace, through the voice of the people.
will put an end to it.
Richmond Dispatch.