The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-09-05


State-the object OF the sympathy and
commiseration of every intelligent and
considerate persona monument of mis-
government and persecution-is to be
struck at to inspire the "wholesome
alarm" spoken of by Radicals through
out the South. That is. to fill the South.
ern public mind with dismay and restrain
tue Southern people from opposition to
she war party now in power.
Martial law is 10 be declared in GER
tain districts. What do those who do
clnred that the Ku Klux law gave no
such power to tue President say to that?
The chairman of the Committee to In
vestigate Southern Outragcs'' suggests
to the President the propriety of this
measure. He understands what is nu-
thorized by tho Ku Klux law, and so
does General Grunt, not that lie is u law
yer, but that he knows what powers he
asked Congress- to give him, and that
was ono Of them.
Poor South Carolina! Her case cnn-
not be made mnch worse. She would
ho glad to be remanded to the territorial
condition; md Congress has rs much
right to remand her to this condition ;s
it had to pass the Ku Klux law, under
Which the President proposes now to act
'Ihe Territorial government would be in
hnitely preferable to the rulo of barbar.
ism. 1t is far moro necessary that that
wretched State should be put under Ter
ritorial government than it was that the
District of Columbia should be. The
Radical party in Congress discovered
that with the negro power in that Dis
trict there could be- no peace nor rest
without change Of government, and
they did not hesitnte to nuke the
change. But South Carolina is not to
receive the benefit Of any considerate
measure of Radicalism. She is reserved
for penalties and punishments-to be ex.
posed daily in her humiliation and to
receive her allotted stripes-to show the
power of the victor and to strike terror
through the land.
Well. this relentless war purity cannot
| rule alwaya-nor, let us all devoutly
trust, will it be permitted to rule the
country moro than for brief period
For the sake Of the country, aud huma.
nifty, its days should be soon ended.
Richmond Dispatch
MARTIAL Law IN SOUTH CAROLINA
The idea of martial luw for any portion
of South Carolina liz, in our judgment
| so partisan aud uncnlled for In its cha.
racter as to demand The severest rebuke
and censure. We had hoped the time
had arrived when the pence, happiness
and welfare Of communities and States
would no longer depend upon either the
| caprioes or interests of mere party
but would have solid basis for their
| security in the returning common sense
nnd patriotism OF the people.
Tue course Of the war which has been
waged by the Radical party, both in and
out of Congress, by Congressional enact
ments and upon the stump, hns prevent
ed the peace for which the vital inter.
ests Of the whole country yearn, and
| which, but for this course, might aud
should have been attained long ago.
Six years of agitntion, since the conflict
of arms on the battlefield has ceased,
should certainly suffice for disseusions
and measures OF wrong and severance,
without now again attempting to perpo
tuate this sad history by the procIama-
ton of martial law. The whole land
sighs for rest. and return to self-go.
vernment and the accustomed civil ad-
ninistration of the laws. In this Stats,
if properly exercised, the civil arm Of
tue Government is ample for the protec-
tion of life. liberty and property. The
groat difficulty hns been, that the Radi-
cal party Of the country dues not desire
that pence should be preserved in this
way. It is not for the interests of their
party. 1t puts an end to their wild OK
aggera.ions. and to that capital in trade
by which they alone hope to preserve
their arbitrary power and continue to
mislead the public judgment.
In South Carolina, all of the depart
ments Of the Government are largely
Republican. The Executive, Legisa-
tive and judicial departments are in their
entire control. To say TINT these nre
not sufficient for the administration of
Justice, is at once to confess their iucom-
petence and efficiency. It amounts to
an acknowledgment Of the utter fnilure
of Radical rule, and its inability either
for domestic peace or security. This
must be tie broad confession upon which
any idea Of martial law will rest.
The Washington Republican has quite
a sensational article under the head
"Martial Law to be Proclaimed in Spar
tanburg md York Counties. South Ca
rolina." This action, it is said, is urged
by Senator Scott, the Chairman of the
Joint Congressional Committee, which
visited this State, and who claims that
| President Grant should iasna q nrpola. /.