The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-05-19
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Thursday Morning. NAY Is, 1870.
Political Action.

servo accommodation which comes to
us from the upper part Of the State.
The point made by the writer, we have
no desire to decline putting before the
public. It is for the June Convention
to organize the mode of action for poll
tical Improvements in this State. Let
the peopls meet and reason together in
convention, and let such views as those
suggested by our correspondent and
others, receive fair and dspassionate
consideration. Whilst we, as before,
are now in sympathy and in principle
with o liberalized Democratic organiza-
tion, we shall be found in accord with
any Organization that shall bs adopted
by the men of the State to energize and
organize q canvass in opposition to the
present corrupt regime. We shall be
found to approve whatever shall be
adopted in the line of etectiue and earnest
action. We desire to lift South Carolina
up and open wide our gates to the settler,
the immigrant and the capitalist. We
care not how this is done, provided the
means are practical, efficient and honor
able.
OF this, however, we feel suro, viz:
That our mode of procedure should be
prompt, spirited and aggressive. Our
correspondent regards us as hasty in as
suming that this or that man is to bo the
nominee Of the radical convention. In
reply. we have this to say, that, in our
Judgment, it is always advisable to reach
as speedily as possible, the ultimate anal
ysis of matter, and equally advisable,
when satisfied upon the point, to base
action thereupon. We do not assume to
be wiser in our day and generation than
others. But we do often reach conclu-
sions in advance of the actual develop
ments of time, and in that event, we
become responsible for our Judgment
and stand or faH according to the result.
We are by no means satisfied that it is
good policy for us to wait and build our
hopes and plans upon the contingency
of split in the ranks of our political
foes. We do not regard it good policy
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work to future accidents. We know that
it is the tendency of many men, and
particularly, of weak or unprincipled
men, to gravitate towards the majority.
But we also know that it is spirited,
moving and aggressive army that gathers
recruits and has few deserters. The mi
nority in South Carolina must grow into
majority by fidelity. persistency, en-
durance and forward movements In
ancient times, brave man, struggling
with the storms Of FATE, was deemed Il
spectacle pleasing to men and gods. In
all times, help comes to those who help
themselves, and minority that is faith
full and active, has truth and justice and
right on its side, must ultimately win.
Hence, as we have before expressed our
selves, let our mode Of political action
be active and progressive. Let the June
Convention initiate action. Put out its
candidates, and sustain them. AS we
understand it. the opposition in South
Carolina want to put before tho people
no defeated aspirant in the radical con-
vention. The mon that the opposition
desire to sustain, should 60 before the
State with the imprinsatur Of MI original
and complimentary selection. This
will give tone to the canvass, and this
will give the elements of possible success.
MUNCHAUsEN ABOUT. The Knoxville
tTenn.) TVhig of late date, contains n
sensational account Of fight, which is
scid to have occurred in Ashe County,
North Carolina, between Mrs. DEAR
mand and Miss Kato Jackson, on the
one side, and Mrs. Jas. Davenport, her
three daughters and two sons, on the
other. The weapons were stones and a
small pocket-knife. At the first dis
charge Mrs D. was killed, when the in
trepid Kate, by her great skill, succeeded
in mortally woundipg one of her assail-
ants, disabling the others, and finally
carried off tho dead body Of her sister.
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