The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-06
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Thursday Morning April g. 1871. III
7he New York WORLDS Remedy

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7ho New York WORLDS Remedy. e
The condition OF a1airs in this STATE,
proceeding from local misrule, is at
tracting attention abroad as we'll as at
home. That the patient is sick, is very
generally admitted; but thero seems to
be no little difference of opinion Us to
the proper remedy for the case. Our
cotemporaIy Of the New York World
comments upon MF, Msmminger's rene
dy. The World regards that remedy
good, but clearly impraotioable, as it is
not likely that the colored voters would
consent 10 Il ourtailment OF their voting
privileges. The IVorld has some sug-
gestions to offer. which, without COM
ment, we place before our readers. We
need that wisdom which comes from o
number of counsellors. The World sug-
gesta:
I. Tint the Massachusetts qualifica-
Sion be adopted, to apply,tu all voters
hereafter admitted to the right OF snf-
frage.
g. Introduce into the State Constitu-
ton provision that for the next ten
years the members OF the Legislature
ehaIl serve without ppy.. ,o-,
Giiass there ba Prohibition TO incur
any State debit previous to the year 1880,
except for the purpose of subdaing in
surraetion or replacing the public build
ings destroyed by Are.
4. Let fair estimate be made OF the
reasonable expenses OF the State Go
vermont, and then prohibit the raising
Of greater sum by taxes for q period of
ten years.
S. Give the Governor an absolute veto
on oil bills passed by the Legislature.
g. Extend Che appointing power Of the
Governor to all the subordinate execu-
tive md all tho judicial officers of the
State.
In introducing these points. the World
nays:
eve cannot expect our counsels or sug-
gestions to have much weight in South
Carolina; but such as they are, we will
venture TO offer them. We believe that
tolerahly good State government might
be organized without taking the suffrage
fsQR4 anY,whoynpW possess its1 The pre-.
se6t tsgoverRmeht tcaqhetsafa1d gthe peo--
pie are so agitated and indignant, that
anless new government is constructed,
the State will be plunged into the hor-
ro,a of civil war. followed by anarchy.
We are not intimately enough acquainted
with the public sentiment of South Caro-
linn, TO perceive that there would be any
insuperable opposition to revision OF
she constitution embracing the following
points, which. if accepted, would probn.
bly, rescue the State from it's present
deplorable condition"
And. in conclusion. it remarks: 4
Undoubtedly, more or less inconve-
nience might attend the operation OF
some parts Of this plan; but the State is
redueed 10 choice Of evils, nnd in its
actual situation, we doubt if anything
better can be, contriyed than m unpaid
hegislasurs, an absolute veto power ii
the hands of the Governor, and strict
limitation of the debt-inourring and tax
levying power for a term Of years. With
the A1assachlsetts qualification for all
future voters, the gradual improvement
OF the constituencies would render it safe
W haho tuo TeHtTlCtlOub on Inc taxing
power and loan power temporary, and
after awhile to pay the Legislature rs in
other States. But we should regard an
attempt TO make a sudden change of the
constituencies as unfortunate, both be-
cause it would certainly fail, and bcoause
it: would raise preindices against other
modes of reform which might be at
tempted by the same parties.
Our TROUBLES. -Liutenant- Governor
Ransier prints in Radical sheet the first
Of tive or three articles upon the trou-
bles in the State. In this irst letter,
Dir. Ransier talks very handsomely of
what is deemed TO be the condition of
affairs. He thinks, with reason, that
every good citizen Is interested In under
standing the real cause of our troubles,
and proposes to d'conttibute' his mite
towards the remedys The rest OF the
letter is taken up Id explaining that,
after tie war, the South Carolina whites
did not act in the right spirit; and in
asking the question whether the present