The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-05-25
What White Non Want In South Caro-

What White Mon Want In South Caro-
Testimony oonoerning, the ,Sogt4 tEpm
anf enemy with every unconscious Eias |
against the SontE CARROT .be chhr&ed
with too friendly; color. even BY the
clod-hoppers who feed on Kn KluS COB
Inns. We cite, again the teatimonyof the
Iri6une's own correspondent, this time
concerning "the views of representative
white men from all parts Of South Caro-
lina:''
The Tax.Payers' Convention has
afforded ms nn opportunity to learn the
views OF representative white men from
all parts Of the State. I have talked
with :'up-oountry men" and "low.ooun-
try men, with ex.Senators and Govern
ore. with Judges, Legislators, 'ex:Co1.
federate generals, colonels and captains,
with lawyers, merchants. editors and
plunters. Most Of the delegates were
men of strong. independent mind-old
political leaders and generals who won
the first time in many years; and not less
remarkable was the calmncss and dignity
that marked the proceedings, differing
widely from that rash enthusiasm which
we in the North are apt to believe are
characteristics Of the people of South
Carolina. The leading questions upon
which find suoh harmony of Benti-
ment refer to negro suffrage, the validity
and fnality of the reconstruction Acts, ),
and Northern immigration. The OPT
Mons expressed on these questions may
he epitomized as follows: .''H {
!. There is no longer any hope that
the work OF reconstruction will be- de-
stroyed or the constitutional am endments
declared void by the accession of the
Democratic party to power, or by any
other means. These amendments are
believed to be 6nalities, and, By acting
in obedience to them, it is believed that
remedies can be found for tho evils
which have thus far attended their ope-
ration.
2. All feeling of active hostility to the
Government of the United State, or
hope Of release from its authority, is
rapidly dying out.
8. Universal suffrage is recognized and
ncquiesced in, and there is no expecta-
tion or desire to deprive the negro of the
ballot at any time in the future.
4. Immigration Of Northern farmers
and mechanics with small capital. and OF
manufacturers and other business men
with larger means, to develop the re-
| oOuASco VI tuo CouHtEJ, ID cuIucSLIy QS-
sired, and would be heartily welcomed.
| Columbia, S. O.. Cor. Nen York Tribune
Ii these things be true of South Caro-
lina-and they are abundantly confirmed
in the letter of our own special CORES
pondent IS. d." on another page OF this
sheet-what is likely to be the view oil
representative white men OF the South
outside the fiery and fanatic State?
E8The representative white men Of South
Carolina. with cnlmness and dignity -
declare their acceptance land the 1ri-
Dunes own correspondent attests it) of
the reconstruction acts and constitu-
tional amendments as political fnaIities;
the death Of all feeling Of hostility to
the United States Government; their &C.
qniescence in negro suffrage now; and
their lack Of all desire to deprive the
negro of his ballot; their welcome to
Northern immigrants.
From this testimony on the spot we
infer that the World has not more faith-
fully represented the Democracy of the
State Of New York and of the whole
/. North in shaping the issues of 1872 thnn
it has prefigured the final judgment oi
the representative Democrats and ma
tural leaders of the South concerning
those issues. To this final Judgment
even JOHN Forsyth, in the !iobile Re.
gis.er, proclaims his belief that major.
,ty of the Southern Democrats have
come. .-Ne,o Fork World
A SPLENDID Work OF ART. We had