The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-10-19
COLUMBIA. S. G.
Thursiay Morning. October 10, 1871;
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article which appeared. yesterday, in the
Oolumbis Union, headed .'The Conven-
ton aud the State Central Committee. :"
As our readers are aware, we have not.
as general rule. chosen to take issue
with this paper upon the various matters
it has again and again introduced
which matters have been we'll calculated
to provoke hostile criticism. As much
as we, in common with the more intelli-
gent portion of this community, have
had occasion, not unfrequently, to con-
denim its partisan utteranoes and its mis-
representations Of the spirit and conduct
Of large portion Of the white people OF
the State. we have preferred to let it
take its way and work its mission. We
propose. on this occasion, at least, to
review its statements, consider its ami
mus and analyze its propositions. The
article headed Ga above. first undertakes
to call in question the action OF the
Radical State Central Committee of this
State, with respect to it's connection with
the National Oolored Convention,
now in session in this ofty. With this.
we have nothing to do. About this, we
care not. In this. the point made by
the Union may or may not be well taken.
We shall leave it to fight this question
with its Central Committee. But the
Union does not stop here. In the article
under consideration. it goes on-this
organ of South Carolina Radicalism-t to
express its confidence in the fidelity Of
che colored men to the Radical party.
With this, we have no complaint. The
Union's confidence is not, we presume,
misplaced. The colored men OF this
State. and OF the South, are. we believe,
with few exceptions, bound hand and
foot to the Juggernautic car Of Radical
ism. Few colored men they are who
dare think for themselves. Their Radi-
cal. oarpet-bag masters think for them.
Body slaves before, they are soM slaves
now. Tho Union knows this. The
Union knows how pliable the colored
man becomes at the magic name OF the
great God and morality party" that
freed him, and in whom only he can live
and move and have his being! We are
not, therefore. surprised at the conf
dence of the Union. It counts upon the
colored man. It loves him. OIL how
dearly. II believes in him-at least. 30
long as he votes right, and thus keeps
the Union and its friends in the green
pastures and smooth.fowing brooks of
official patronage. But let this pass.
W. all understand this. Let us, now.
consider the points to which We more
especially direct attention in tho Unions
article on '.the Convention and the State
Central Committee" There is in ses-
sion in Columbia body OF colored men
that is composed OF delegates from oil
parts OF the country. The Union sees ita
opportunity TO arouse the antagonisms
Of race-to stir up strife between the
whites and blaoks-to breed mischief
to foment prejudices. It brings promi-
nently forward those terrible terms.
DHMooRAr and KU KLux, and links them
together. to make political capital Read
the incendiary language which we ex-
tract:
:9The oolored man gravitates toward
the Republican party as naturally as the
needle does toward the pole. It is the
party which gave him his freedom,
which elevated him from the level of a
brute, whittier he had been thrust by his
natural enemy-the Democratic party
to the full plane Of citizenship. It made
man of him; and put in his hand tile
only distinguishing mark OF the Ameri-
cad Citizen the ballot. thas protected
him, thus far, to the full extent of it's
power in the enjoyment of these inesti-
mable privileges even against the most
powerful political combination that ever
existed-tbe Democratic party. Had
that organization the power it would,
this day, re.enslave the negro. degrade
him to his former position of serfdom
and rob him Of every political right
which he now enjoys.
''Those who sit to-day in this conven-
tion-the peers. politically. OF the