The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-02
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Friiay Morning, June 2. 1871.
Making Political CapItsl-----lE4-Prsst7r :;
.1,a' dent Davis Views, SUI. 5t,.

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.3,a' dent Davis Views. .'uiiJs .
As anticipated, the New York Times
and other Republican Journals. are seek
ing to make IS much political capital as
possible out Of tire speeches of exPresf.
dent Davis It is made to appeaF+tbat
Mr.: Davis is engaged on q special tour
for the. purpose Of firing the Southern
mind ahd arouBipg the spirit Of 6pposi::
ton TO the Federal Government. This
is not trub:; AZ we understand IL ,thhS
e4:Presidept, on e business tour, is called
ont by his friends. ID ,.4ecoghition of the
position he onoe held and OF ::lle man
hood lie has illustrated. under adyeraIty.
We !.resume: the. .ex- President would,
have preferred Remaining silent. PhH
called upon to. addressi his, friends, be
could bnt speak she honest sentiments Of 4
his. heart His,yiews may not be agree:e
able TO some people. But still be is,e
oitizep, and hh is entitled to give :axprea.
sion to hia opinions, and hiiY' opinions
will go before the country and pass for
what they Az, Worth 4,;Whase1ver there u
Of truth sand wisdom in them Twill do
good: ;Whateyer there is oE mere ,senti-
nient and error will fail to receive the
endoriseimnvesnt Of the Southern miihSd.: We
TIg bJibs thss sNgeKn IL KnaEjehs; ksay| RReis :sn-'
titled to e1presshis views, and that every
generous mind. should appreciate the
spirit and directnhas with which he
speaks out. r. stlaa be fred country.
Why should he. speak ,ethenHhan his
genuine sentimantas SFd1t6sfmorG it
w1Ebs found harda to make treason out
Of anything he has saids Rightlysac-
eeptea. it.win lbe found that Alt.N .NDayis
haar made :sorae yeEysexceHant spgges-
tionss-to the Southern. people. he; ;ad
vtssspo appeal tp arms: On the contra
zSs.he urges obedispessto the laws. He
adsisss that. presefaing their political
fsi6. and making,Io unworthy conces-
stongi the Southern people should bend
ali their energies to; industrial develop
sa.. We do II. ys,ayaz =s..55is.asz s..5 s.;
Mr. Davis suggestion of political, neu-
trality. for although it mightjbe agree
able to ns to let Sppolitios'aalone. the
trouble is that s'poiitios' wifi not let us
alone. And hence We regard 1t the part
Of the citizen to exert all his influence in
Behalf Of good government by an active
discharge Of his political duties.
But the effort is to link the ex- Presi-
deusss ntteranoes with the Democratic
party, Aud in. this way it is sought 10
prejudics the claims Of this organization
IN the minda of the people of the North.
The ex-President has certainly shown in
htn zeuarsa5 tthht that no hhe Is no Democratic
partisan. In truth, he advises ths South:
ern'people Ao, remain political neutrala.
70 connect Mr.. Davis speeches will, the
cause OF the Democracy is, therefore,
plainly unfair and illogical The amount
Of the matter is- simply this: It is NOT
agreeable to certain journals TO find MIR.
DAvis the recipient Of thonora on the
part Of the South. In this respect the
Hpnth is not likely to heed the tastes OF
these journals and. their sympathizara.
We believe that the great majority of
the whites Of the South-the so. called
"es-rebels" are disposed to unite with
the generous men Of the whole country
70 bring about on era OF genuine good
will and real prosperity. They are dis
posed to let the dead past bury its dead,
and to unite for the public good upon
abroad and liberal field of harmonious
cooperation. But the New York Times
and its co.oTitios will find no true South
ern man ready to forego tho sympathies
of the past or. meanly to turn his back
npon the men who, in grent and ear.
nest struggle. were his official represent
atives.
TIE FoRT MILL ''Ku KLUx. Last
week mention was made in our columns
OF q highly colored story published In
the Columbia Union, in relation to A'Ku
Klux' operations at Fort Mill in this
County. As.wo then believed, the story
burns ont to have but little foundation,
She informer of the U)tid, having at