The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-24
ME-. EDnon: Il does not comport with

gage iaG useless newspaper controversy
with men that will indulge i'm misrepre-
sentation, as q "Native Citizen" has
done With my article over the signature
of ga Democrat" nor with one who
deals in nothing but falsehoods with re-
gard to the same article, as did the Daily
Union, Of the 10Th inst. expected to
stir up much Of the filth of the Radical
ranks, for their bread and butter was at
stake if tho Governor acted at all upon
my suggestions, but supposed it would
be among the old stagers of the ring,
who had been 80 long warning against
the good and well-being of the State, as
to consider it their right to do and say
anything they pleased that would put
the funds of the people deep down into
their pockets; but I confess was some
what surprised to see the newiy-fedged
members of the party so soon broke into
the harness. Wish him Joy of his sue
cess.
Hereafter shall pay no attention to
'their dogs of war, let them slip" rs
they will, nor to the yelping of their
hounds Of party" at my heels, but
evenly pursue my way, writing what
think proper, submitting to the judg-
nent of editors rs to whether they shall
right Republican, who is pursuing the
even tenor of his way, voting for whom
he pleases, according me an equal right
to my opinions, almost nondescript in
South Carolina will take him by the
hand as my friend if he will be such,
and bid God-speed, discuss with him
calmly our different opinions, without
questioning his honesty or integrity. po-
litically or personally; but to the vile
Radical crew that have, for three or four
years, been trying their best to produce
discord, strife, and even war of races,
between the whites and blacks; who have
persistently been cheating the Treasury
of the State out of every dollar they
could 10y their villainous hands upon
who have cheated the negro out of his
small earnings; who have openly and
daily received bribes to pass laws for our
| government, many Of which would be q
disgrace to Hottentots; who do not hesi-
tate to do anything, even to perjury,
theft and murder, to carry their schemes
| into effect-I shall show no mercy, nor
foil to strike them blow whenever it
comes in my way, whether that blow
| will do any real good or not. do not
ask one of them to turn Democrats or
Reformers; but ask them to give us
good government for the whole people;
to quit their bribery, theft. murder, le-
gislating for one class against another;
pnss an honest, decent election law; in u
word, to become honest men, and will
try to forgive their past offences, and
will certainly, as far as am concerned,
let them have peace. This would be q
/ horo mi too
it possibly might be done with most Of
them-at least with some outside help.
think already see indications that
the Governor dares not break from the
cormorant crew by which he has been so
long surrounded. If this III 80, / am
sorry for il, on his account as we'll as
for the welfare Of the people. We need
now peculiarly good government; as it
is, We con look forward to nothing bnt
ruin and final bankruptcy, unless the
party opposed to the powers that be can
contrive somo plan to overturn them
This we should, as good citizens, use our
utmost cxertions to do as soon as posi-
bic, and not desert the old State, MS
some ore doing, in her hour of greutest
need. had some hopes that the late
and present counsels of the Republican,
with the help of the few conservatives
that would assist, would do some good.
but I am afraid tho task is too great for
them to accomplish any real, substantial
change. The efforts of the Republican
for an honest administration of the Go
vernment are praiseworthy, and should
be sustained as far as possible; but I
think he will find it easier to hang scouu-
drels than to reform them, particularly
after they have tnsted blood, alias Trea-
snry pap, and tho funds of private cor
porations.
There was at one time IL hope that the
present Legislature would be an improve
ment for good upon the last; but from
all that has thus far transpirod, it is from
bud to worse. Every promise made du-
ring the canvas has already been fals-
fed, and the prospect now is fair that the
devil, with the help of Crews & Co.,
will, for the next two years, perpetrate
all the iniquity that their fertile brains
CON invent.
In my former article, second para
graph, twenty-second line, your typos
make me say Glands of the State" when
I wrote "bonds of the State" I have
no doubt that they done the best they
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