The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-24
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| Peace"
| Mr.. Speaker Blaine, in his Saratoga
speech. eulogized the Radical party and
proclaimed that ''its ways" were "ways
of pleasantness" and all "its paths we're
''peace." We have not found it thus in
this section. "Its ways" have not been
very pleasant, except to the few who
have prohted by public plundering and
official thievery. Nor have ''its paths
been those Of peace. Tue Boston Pos
says:
Mr.. Speaker Blaine wears colored
glasses Whom he looks ut his party. Ii
he would become far-sighted rs states
man rather than remain merely clever as
politician, he will dof his visual nppa.
ratus and use the naked eyes that cannot
nood aid in the direction in Which he
turns them. Through his fnvorite spec
tacles he sees his party leading the coun-
try along paths that are exclusively
'peths of peace" So lovely is the pros
pect to his sight, he could Utmost con-
sent to depart altogether after enjoying
it If the ice-Presidency we're not still
an unattained goal, and thers were not
pleasant pastures beyond on which he
hopes to fatten. The prospect of oats
and soft bedding is comforting stimu-
lus to every back. But what an odd de-
finition is the Blaine definition OF peace!
Like dreams, it must positively 20 by
contraries What O pretty peace specta.
Gle, surely, is the fight going on with
musketry and cannon in New Orleans
the whole State thrown into confusion
and alarm by the employment of the
Federal army in q Radical convention.
Gatling guns rolled into the custom
house to keep the Radical Governor aud
his supporters out of the convention
and talk about "paths of peace" A
Federal captain seizing State Governor
while speaking and bidding him be still /;
half a political convention thrust down
the custom house steps. and oil inside
the Radical party, too;. and Speaker
Blaine clapping his hands on Saratoga
hotel piazza and crying, "bravo for the
paths Of peace!' What concealed
fund OF humor some men are gifted
with, to be sure.
/ Had he turned his eyes on New York,
very much pearer than New Orleans, he
would have witnessed plenty more OF the
same style of "peace. Tom Murphy,
on one side, and Horace Greeley, on the
other; Fenton at war with Conkling; the
General Republican Committed fighting
with the Central; feuds and intestine
eruptions from the Eastern point of
Long Island to Lake Erie; what plessa t
''paths of peace" these loving political
brethren all travel. And In Pennsylva-
mia; Cameron against Curtin and Geary,
and revolt in Philadelphia and all over
the State against the corrupt Treasury
ring-what peaceful path the keystone
State has struck into for long Journey.
And the squabble in Ohio over the Sena-
torship, Sherman and Delano and Cox
and half-dozen more hitting right and
lett for the prize in these days of enrich
ing perquisites; that looks good deal
like .'paths of peace" particularly to
Mr. Blaine, as he quaffs his morning
glass at the spring at Saratoga.
And the attitude and expression of
Trumbull, the fiercely plain speech OF
Carl Sohnrz, these are peaceful matters
for political optimist's contemplation.
But MIR. Blaine asserts that with all this
peace goes also perfect prosperity %
He has but recently left Maine. Has he
read in the Post the frank and crushing
testimony Of the Republican ship build
ers OF his own State, that it is nothing
but Radical Legislation, Radical iucom,
potency ind Radical corruption that is
running half the property Of tho State ?
that 81. 600 mechanics havo been driven
out OF the State solely by the unfriendIy
conduct of Congressp What will tho
voters OF Maine say, to hear that he went
directly from the midst of this general
decay, and publicly proclaimed from q
Saratoga hotel piuzza that the whole
country never before enjoyed such pros
perity? The Blaine style Of peace aud
prosperity fitly go together; but they are
II style that no people cnn very long en-.
dnrc, and will not long endure even to
maintain the clevercst politicians in the
places they covet.
On tho 10th instant. cargo of fresl,
beef from Texas was landed at Philndcl.
phin, consisting of 220 beeves, cut into
quarters. making about 40, 900 pounds.
The cattle were slaughtered in Texas on
August 1st; and, after being cut up, the
beef was Immediately transferred to the
hold OF the vessel, which was supplied
with ice after the manner OF refrigcra
tor, the steamer Fire Fly being bull
expressly for the transportation of fresl
beef. The yoyaRe from Rocknort tr