The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-09-10
Tho Necessity or Organization.

Iho Necessity OF Organization.
Our respected cotemporary, the Keo-
wee Courier, joins hands with the Na,bs
In deprecating organization this year.
we will add few words to what We
have already written on this subject. If
we intend to keep up the Democratic
party In this State, we must keep our
selves IN accord with its movements,
we are now totally disorganized, and
have been so since the dissolution of the
onion Reform party, last fall. We
nave not even q committee which could
take the initiatory steps to re.organize
the party, or with which the national
committee could confer, even upon the
most vital and important exigenoy. We
suppose that the party organizations are
never allowed to expire in other States,
Tor there is always work to be done.
Perhaps nowhere is there SO much to be
done as in South Carolina. Our oppo-
nents never slumber nor sleep. Have
they more need of vigilant and perseyer-
ing effort than we? Have they the pro.
mise Of more and greater rewards than
We, to induce their steadfastness? We
DO not agree that our people arc only
capable Of sudden and emotional effort
in behalf Of their liberties-that they
are incapable Of earnest and sustained
LABOR when proper patriotic task is laid
before them; They are not impulsive
and impressible. On the contrary, they
are stoioal, slow to take position, and
not readily aroused to action. There
must be- good cause to enlist their
energies, and it must be long presented
with the constant persistenoy of earnest
ness and truth, before they lay hold of
it; but when they do, you may trust
them for an impetuous, determined and
self-sacrificing devotion and constancy
to the cause. They who took the re-
sponsibility OF inaugurating the Reform
porty, last year, arc responsible nlso for
the dissolution Of the Democratic party
OF this State. When they dissolved
their temporary substitute, they left
nothing behind but political anarchy, in
the face Of a disciplined and triumphant
foe. An effort was then made to effect d
compact organization, which, by this
time, might, we believe, have held in it's
hand the political destinies of this State;
but that failed in obedience to that pro-
crastinating appeal now urged against
organization. We have not onIy to
unite our people, but to gain, by this
time next year, 10000 votes, or we are
doomed to ruinous defeat. The votes we
gain are to be won, not by agitntion or
public appeals to popular assemblies,
but by concentration Of assiduous
efforts upon individuals. In our OPT
MON, the most Of this work is to be done
in the first months Of next year, if we
propose to gather the autumn fruits
we repeat, let US organize County and
precincts clubs of prudent and thought
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m1ttee, active and energetic, who will
Quietly and efficiently work out the re.
suits of their own counsels. A DELAY
until next year, we fear, will be fatal to
our hopes.
1t is worthy of consideration, too, that
tho experience of our Charleston friends
cannot be reaorted to to deduce q rule of
action for the State. Their circumstances
are entirely different. They operate
upon adifferent sort of people altogether,
and by different means. Their work
may. perhaps, be more efficiently done in
week or two than in q longer period.
In the rural districts we must operate
according to our own experience Of the
requirements of the work. We COM
mend this subject most earnestly to the
consideration of the people. If we had
the ear of the thoughtful we feel sure we
could impress upon them at least por-
ton Of our deep convictions of the vital
necessity of rallying and organizing our
forces for the victory which may there
be rendered possible. Much, of course.
of its value and expediency would de-
pend upon the use made of the orQani.
cation when effected. It would not be
proper here to anticipate what might be
the forms and modes of efficient politi-
cal work, which the party might see fit
to prosecute. That in their united wis
dom they would find such work ready to
hand we have not shadow of doubt
Camden Journal
HE CHARLOTTE. COLUMBIA AND AU-
oUsTA RAILROAD. We lenrn that the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad Las pur-
chased leading interest in the above