The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-13


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HoRAcE GREELEY ON THE SoUTHERN
WHrTRa. -Mr. Qreeley's last letter is
from Memphis. and It disoassea;the oon-
a;t;ss ef the white people os The South,
q previous letterShaying been devoted q
the blatks. . Like everything else that
comes ftom the pen Of Mr.. Greeley.
hist~isys in this case, saysth Savannah.
Ca s.Rspu0ltcan. are entirely theoretical
The c6sracteristiczpt the mapsis to argue
all qAhstions and sorm MI opinions upon
what I'D fancy MAY. enggest us tbs pAilo-
sophy Of the case, with bpt siittle regard
to actual stubboEh fqcts. In this letter
he contends thats wo-thirds oisthe Tor
mer zlayehcldera.a Of tile South ore a11-
ious for the restora!ion,pf slavery, though
he comedies that such j rcpuit is moral
impossibility- The poorer whites. he
Hys, fas eontraaiisstinguiiahed from the
ariatocratio, classes, have risen in wealth,
industry and dignity under the influence
of emancipation. !, He then proceeds to
discuss the political condition and pros.
poets OF the South. as follows. closing
with sone complimentary remarks upon
heienergy and aourage with which our
people have proceeded to the work Of
peoonstructing their. fortunes:
That those who struggled and fought
nor secession generally believe they were
night in 30 doing. I cannot doubt. Jef-,
hrson Davis late speech fairly expresses
their average convictions and feelings.
But, while they still affirm the right 81
secession, am satisfied that minority
OF them believe its practical assertion
was unwise and inexpedient. They hold
that they should have made their late
struggle in the Union and not against it
under tho flag OF onr fathers, and not
Mat of the stars and bars-in ostensible
defence OF the Federal Constitution, not
in resistance to its authority. They pro-
pose to- ronew the fight, but not with
gun and sabre. They expect to regain
as Democrats, through elections, the
power they lost as rebels through
which profits by the lessons of expert
once. Here and there hot head may
talk OF renewing, at some more auspi-
cious season, the struggle for an indie
pendent confcderacy; but the great ma-
jority have had. enough Of war. I feel
sure that another Southern secession ia
all but impossible. .
And, while bitter spirit is cherished
by many, I feel sure that the number
who acquiosoe, if they do not absolutely
rejoice, in the restoration Of tho Union
h daily increasing. Thousands hato the
'toarpet-baggers," with their alleged cor!
suptiona and stnliations, who protest
Mat they do not hate the Union. They
persist in q clamor against what they
call "nigger equality" (but which means
negro enfranchiyemenf, negro educa-
Mon.) which precludes their swaying the
negro vote as they otherwise might and
would; but they will seek to coerce
enough of it into voting the Democratic
ticket to give them majority of tho
Southern electoral votes for next Presi-
! dent. But the blacks grow year by year
moro independent in fact as we'll as feel
ing; and it will neither be easy nor safe
to repeat the terrorism whereby Georgin
and Louisiana were nude to vote for
Seymour in 1868. Should the Soutl,
show an anti-Republican minority in
1872, 1t will be consequence Of injudi-
cious appointments aud removals, OF
actual or reputed prodigallty in logisla.
bion or in Office, or Of terrorism or con-
strUint exercised over the voters, and
not decision of the people on the ques-
lions which vitality difference The two
parties.
PATRIoT1o AND TRUE.-The Fourth of
July in Richmond, Va, is to be glorifiod
by tournament. under the auspices of