The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-04

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amnesty Gill yet Ihpofted eby aYonEr
niittee dosa not tSpToposo Cd splace aksEhe
disposal Of the State, inss Guy ,ofaoiae
capacity. those quail lities'M htuh kyoh. snps!
pose me to posseSs., s, Neveitha Iiss
franohised md t"unpnrdo on0d rebeisv
though we be-, T claim, ia common with
others similarly situated, to- have done
more to promote. peace and order in
South Carolina than all tho so.called
loyal people within her borders. Iam
still for peaoeAn lasting peace such III
you rightly suppose onn only be pre-
served in any community by'ia Whole
somo public opinion. Ny co opera
ton shall not be wanting in any feasble
plan for harmonizing society hero But,
to be perfectly candid With you, must
declare my settled conviction that, while
l do not apprehend any further disturb-
ances, unless there be fresh irritntions,
there can neDer be that security ,ohicA ,ciN
erer preserrc Tie peace Of society. until
some IF tho errors Of the past be corrected
ana some of our grievances be remorcd.
All class legislation should be repealed.
Taxpayers ought to be secured repre-
sentation in the Legislature adequate to
their protection. Honest. capable and
competent men should be placed in Office.
Accomplish these things, and this whole
people will rise up and call you blessed,
Less than this would leave the same
causes at work which havc produced the
prevailing discord. and thero could not
be thnt security which constitutes the
essential foundation OF society. The
white people Of South Carolina nre now
enslaved by their former slaves. Taxa
.:cc @itho"! representation" was the
battle gauge accepted by our revolution
ary sires. Unrepresented aud politically
DISTINGUISHED, We arc taxed for wRnton
purposes, beyond all precedent, and
without even the poor privilege OF pro-
test or appeal. Cannot our rulers under
stand that, sooner or lnter, even ou,.
endurance must give why under such q
monstrous imposition?
1propose to invite meeting OF promi-
nent and influential men from each
County, to consider tho condition Of
things and to consult for the common
veal. 1t you or any Of your political
associates can propose anything that will
tend to satisfy the demands and necessi-
ties OF the case--to hnrmonize and
to ame!iorate the condition of the peo-
ple-I doubt not they will consider your
suggestions most carefully mud respect
fully. I shall be most happy to be the
medium Of any such communications as
you may desire to make to them. I trust
this proposed measure may meet your
approval, ns it accords with your own
suggestion. 1 shall invite tho 90 o.opcra-
ton Of the other gentlemen named.
Appreciatipg the sincere aud patriotic
purposes which induced your com muni-
cation, and thanking you personally for
your good opinion, am. very respect.
fully, yours, J. B. KERSHAW.
LETTER FROM GENERAL BLAIR Gene
raj Frank Blair has written q letter TO
the editor Of the Montgomery {Aia. J
Null, in response to request that he
should endeavor to compose tho ''dend
issue controversy nmong Democrats in
the South. In regard to the Recon
stractioT Acts and tho amendments, he
says, is. effect, that if the Democrats
Garry the country in 1872, they can do
what they please with tho Reconstruc-
tion Acts, and to that end it does not
matter the worth OF a straw whether
they aro legal or not; if it bo decided to
repeal them, they will be repealed; If it
is not, they will not be.
The New York Board OF Education,
composed Of pa, ties of MI religions, have
just excluded from the public schools of
that city all text books published by
Harper g. Bros. This was done as an
expression Of Indignation and disgust at
the infamous cnricatures of the Pope aud
Catholic religion, u subject upon which
the bigoted pencil Of Mr.. Mast has lately
boon constantly employed. Thus the
publishers suffer to tho extent Of about
$40, 600 per annum, and US their souls lie
in their pockets. wo may now look for
something akin TO repentance.
New England is increasing SO rap lly
i'll foreign population as to threaten lie
ultimate extinction of nli tue chiof cha
racterlstics Of the Yankee race In the
lust decade alono, tho increase OF foreign
born amounted to thirty eight Per cent.
of tho entire population. Besides this,
negroes rushing to the footstool of the
abolition fathers have swelled their num-
bor to nearly $4,000 souls. and the joyful
cry is, ''Stili they como"
Tho people of Bordeaux manifested
their patriotism at the arrival of the 75U
members Of the French National Assem-
bly, by demanding fabulous prices for
f,.Ix ,I.,ks 4 .