The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-03
COHUMBIA,, ,S.E e..
SATURDAY merning, June 3, ls3ly,
Democratic AmlIatIon.

a correspondent of the Anderson In
selligencer, who signs his 'artielscA." in
some comments upon the recent: Tax
payers Convent ton 1isrd hare, speaking
ss President Portet's remarks, says: !,
'.He further advised the Convention
to avoid party politics. Now, this ad:
vice was perfectly proper, so farias the
deliberations Of the Convention were
concerned. /, That body came together
with the taoit understanding that it was
to be q minging' of members Of both
parties. This, of. course, excluded all
1asstoas Of Rs Pgoy an$ pettg aty In ~,
few remarks wIich followed. 4, insl any
further meaning.t than this, it.is we'll that
it b5 now unsa erstood. e # it meahs that
there is to be no party: name, f0t. tue pro-
posed union with Stair mi ndelr men,,
who ore 'our. friends, ,'.or, in other mud.
pIainer words, if it is intended TO an
nounce thhti t6ergis TO be no Dem ocratic
party knowh' id next years canvass in
this State, the people .ought.to know it,:
They want time to consider aud consult,
before. making any more political cxpe-
riments. S''' '.''t
We nh Hremember,the, Reform; party Of
the last canvass. This written favored
thas movement; becanss her believed it
was right I'd 'offR, the cb]qred Voters OF
South Caroline what never Ind been Of
fered ?them--a' political :. uniDn on fair
and eqnal terms, Adhering to- that COP
viotion, hsvoted for ths' coforad omi9ee,
on the Reform. tioket for Anderson.
osa osge So s$ as'9 Isi SsPaIbsfSss q Sy;6s ;5ss
Reform party opBht to have done the
n,
that this nominee ives unworthy OF the
nomination. To.,asoertain his worth
ness was concern aof the County Con
vention, and not of the votsrs; who pro-
posed to be bound by its action. To be
briah .She Reform movement was q fail.
ure9 At demoraliNed aiportion Nof the
Democratic party, and furnished ;ax-
cuse for many ea 1eavepitss ranks, some
OF whom may never return. ,:;' ~
"ItHgst be remembered, howeysrs that
Mr.. Potter did idnotSsdy thRt we are to
haye no DemocFaticI party Whether
hisfsrharks are 'tfeaA entering wedge TO On
ASSERTION OF thak.,iast, is another Gues-
tiOn,se1f he is to o:be SD understood, then,
littlaas it may Count, this writer'is one
Wig will be found opposed to any such
policy. In his opinion, it needs only
one more nnoh canvass as the last, to re-
cruit the Republican, party by SCORES and
~ halaT51S. :.c;:: e!:o ~i:;.s =sss ,;s G. s.hh;s
State. Men OF comprehensive views;
and full OF hope for the future Of this
sion have died away, (and they are dying
away will refuse TO. be forbidden to
look: beyond, tue narrow limits OF this
State for political help and co-opera-
tion. The need of this honr is for us to
stretch out our hands to Democratic
brethrep; who, in steadily increasing
numbers, are fighting the battles OF the
Constitutions in, all the States of this
Union. Wewant to become members Of O
great NATIONAL Organization, which pro-
poses to administer the Federal, Govern
ment uppn; safe; principles, but which
aims to leave the Internal Affairs Of each
State to th9' people. heieoF.. Let ua BOW
take this position, which experience has
shown wa .ought always to have occu-
pied. Ws;want to do thisi In: order to
save ourselves at home. It is as plain as
day that if we doznot look beyond the
limits OF ;our, State. in sympathy, as we'll
as Tor sympathy, we can expect nothing,
and deserve nothing. The national
Dem Dem ooratioI party san better afford to
to forego our claims for its Co cooperation.
- AoAA' AtACr VIZ. 0L0 4Ot
now acting with the Democracy, are sour
friends and desire the political saliva
tion Of the State. they will join us on
this ground, also; for sil see that tho Re-
publican. party has. failed TO restore true
peace, and to give US good government.
Iflthey will not 30 join us, they are not
sincere In the full meaning of that word !;
for they either mean to control the State
in their .own,party or at. least to control
it in their. own way. If another move
ment for merely local party is in CON
temptation, or is ever conmanced, to end
in failure, no man can sfoEetell the day OF
our political redemption A
We regard it very plain that Mr.. .Por.
ter's remarks were intended to apply to
the deliberations of the Convention.
Nor do we, for moment, entertain the
suggestion that the late Convention was
disposed to indicate any specific line Of
political action to the people Of the State.
Whatever OF political opinion it express!
ed was general in its character. AS to
the course proper to be pursued in the
next political canvass in the State, we
agree with the correspondent Of the In.