The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-04
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VO1!!O1MbH, - ~ 81.
Tussdey aornin,s, July a ls9l3
Ths sab-Oommittee-e OF Irvs.tigasfon.
gnsO Oongtassio 81 sHh; d6 naSFF6a. cS4;
sisting Of Senator. SCOTT and Rspre-
sentatives Stevenson and Van Trump.
commenced, on yesterday. theil, investi-
cations in this city. Politically CLASH
fed, Measrs. SCOTT and stAyenson are
Radicals, aud Judge Van Tramp, Demo
orat. Outside OF party, wet hops, that
all, are fair,,ihpartial cohmi ittsasmep,
who're intention it's to doseqaal saHd
exact justice in the oonsae o. their. OK
aminations. We shall not, in advance,
conclude otherwise.s We. hope chat this
committee will. take O. comprehensive
view Of she whole field before them. II
they sdiscover. that acts OF violence have
peel, committed iiissd in siiis stsa,ttss. aud that
men have, in certain cases. taken the
law into their own hands. let them in
qulre into the causes which produced
thsSe deplorable results! We hope that
in pursuit of outlawsi in the community,
they viii not lose sight Of the outlaws in
the State Government. In their efforts
10 puss tshhs;;r haaas .pss ...he mysterious
Ku Klux," let them not shut their eyes
TO the official thieves and plunderors,
who, at the capital and IL the Counties,
have given rise to Whatever Of disorder
bag s'ocourred in this State. Tile Wash
ington Patryo, sayss PA
1.-THE subspobnmittee sof Investigation
now sitting here, suddenly decided to
seia three foi i,thait humber. TO North
and South OarotihSaa, although there is
ngmore reason fol- going tthere than to
other parts ,eftthe South, which have
been misrepresented in the same way
T2is movement was instigated by Mr.,
Fool, Of North Carolina, and ex-Gov.
Holden, who may be regarded as the
two men, OF ALI others. who ,hbys bgen..
most active in villifying the character .os
she State, whose good name they dia-
honor as natives; and most vindictive ih
persecuting theiE political opponents.
In fact, the committee has. in the con-.
duct Of this investigation. been ittle
else than the instrument ofperso1al ma.
noe ana pRruSan vengeance. xQ01,hn
Holden were both violent OonfederaEes.
and the latter through his paper. was
one of the most blatant advocates of se.
eassion }or twenty Years. He adhered
toll during the war, until suocess Of the
Union army began to be certain. and
then, with Pool and other traders, he
turned hia coat, aid. they all shonted as
loudly for The Union, as they had before
done. in ita denanciation. As soon as
Presidents Iincoln's proclamation ap-
peared. Pool wrote to his agent ordering
all his negroes to be sold. That pre-.
eious document still exists. MS a proof of
his Affection for raco which he now
courts with the lowest arts OF disgusting
aattery.
s'We advise our friends in North and
South Carolina to be propared for the
coming of this committee, consisting Of
Senator Scott, Mr.. 2tsvenson and Mr.
Van Trump. They will leave Washing
ton tomorrow evening, and have doubt
less prepared, through tho connivance
OF Pool, Holden, and men Of tue same
stripe, class OF ready made witnesses.
suoh as have, been produced here. Let
them be- met everywhere by Sth4 best
citizens, and with calm But decided il-
sietance upon the fairest and fullest IN
vestigatior." O.