The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-30
..Wha. the south Asks"

Tho Savannah Republican, staunch
Democratic paper, expresses itself thus:
''Bnt the Jacobin programme is to
fight the next Presidential contest only
on sectional issues; to revive, if they
can, tho question: that divided tho North
aud the South in the late unhappy strife.
It is the only expedient left them for
binding tho unsuspecting people of the
North to their misdeeds. But, in order
to accomplish their purpose they have
been compelled, in advance, to prescribe
q platform for the Democrats Us we'll rs
for themselves. In no other way could
they get up tho antagonism that is their
only hope. The negro is the ever ready
subject. and Morton and Colfax hayc
even, thus carly, thrust him into the
foreground, and assigned to the respect
i've parties the suitable positions. I'm
fortunately, they have belied the South,
aud, as consequence, the whole Demo
cratic party, in making this issue; and
they vii! ignominiously fail. The South
has no negro issue to make in tho coming
contest. All her views are national and
conservative. We think we know the
temper and opinions of ler people on
that question, and, nt the risk of note
Of dissent from few extremists, wo now
take occasion to cmbody them in the fol-
lowing propositions. which, we believe,
will meet tho cordial assent OF ninety
nino out OF every hundred Democrats in
the South:
l. We regard African sluvcry as aho-
lishcd, finally nnd forever.
Q. Equal civil rights to overy class OF
American citizens, without distinction.
3. While wo hold that Republican 60
vcrnmest to be wiso aud safe, must rest
upon the virtue and intelligence of the
people, and view with serious npprehcn-
sion tho incorporation of n largo scrvilo
class Of unlettcred persons, wholly un-
fitted by previous education, habit or
association for an intelligent uso OF tho
elective franchise, with tho voting popu-
lation OF tho Union; yet, as suffrage
without distinction Of race. color, or
previous condition, has become engraft-
ed upon all the constitutions, State MS
we'll as Federal, wo accept the change ns
law, and, repudiating oil responsibility
therefor, will give it q fair trial, leaving
to the future to determine, by the light
Of experience, whether continuance of
tho system shall, or shall not, be safest
and best for the country.
These propositions, in our Judgment,
embrace the views of the great body Of
intelligent Southern men on tho negro
question, and if the Jacobin lenders can
make anything by taking issue with
them, they are welcome to the victory
The Piccoli Giornale, OF Naples, states
that another human skeleton has Just
been discovered at Pompeii, aud has
been added 10 The GTc cthers ~ the
museum. Tho ingenious syste@ by
which Senator Fiorelli is able SApro.
duce the shape and features of brpse
by the mold of inornsted asbs formed
on the body is we'll known. K the pre-
sent instance the impression is perfect,
and has produced results superior to any
yet obtained. The body is apparently
that OF o plebeian, in the prime Of life,
who had fallen backwards while endeayor.
ing to escape. The agonies of his death.
throes is shown by the contortions of the
oountenanoe and the left hand oonvul.
siyely clenohed.