The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-19

vas PROUD dAy kor you. I'm that dky South
sedersSts yielded to Heavens decree aud your
',ttchgI .bs ttafions; gave up tho 'cadss for
Ehich she had sgsilsntly fought, and snrTsp-
ee1s!, all the hopes and al the dreams Ut
.ealed ths ,6ydiaance Of accession, aboIished
hsl institution Of African slavery within her
.,Ords!ss and 9resnmgdin general her obiiga.
tols to the rederKl Union.
rhs future beca me- promising. Tho late
!olfsdsrates aud 1urs people generally want
aroud: They we're disposed to give to the
s.,; s 6s ssysn sss ss..
iss.. Bus the conFse. Of good feeling WA.
iOt suffered % rue smoosh. snd to conduct uR
~ united people Aad . restored Union.
The fsll pirit OF partyism developed itself
she monseer since knywn ~ lRADIoALisn
:eared its angry crest. The scheme 1T uadl-
"a, rsconstr9etion SI Mss put 10 Operation. IT.
.uthGr, Ihsddens Stevens. b. Idly proclsimed
:, lst his followers had 'c4nped outside Of the
. j)0nstitutton. Thshoe began the troubles
sntch GAvs eliminated In tho situstion-mi-
itsi u daanclsl and geueral-whioh this un.
iappy state now preoonts. Before the pre-
.eas E.'vsrumons was impoeed. through Fede
raj Influence upon south Jarol.na, tho white
ieo2lo VI south Caroline made to Congress
heir CIRCUMSTANCES aud submitted their A1
feAL. ffhase are upon record. The writer
~ this lSstef wac chstrnaan OF tho committee
sshM bore thAt remonstfsnoe and that appeAi
Washington aud laid IL before the Recon
truotion dohimittse of Congress. he had
he hun IT. snd she privilege OF addrassinR
mat committee In the basement OF the Oapi
Observation-Disclosures Stevens himself
sud protested tagainas the monstrous wrong
q nat was about 10 be done ~ the ostraciz d
shite people OF South CarolIn.. He ven
,ared further to say that tho regime foisted
i,pon this state was illogical; thatl 1t contained
hn seeds OF srnin. and decay; that Il contra.
tened the laws OF God. and that. therefore. i,
could not and could not endure. Will not
JDur Rxce!lsucy admit that the writar's anti
jipations have been .wiflly realized? Look
snis dayiat our Executive, Our legislative his
tJrys our ruined finances, our disorderetl
,tste stricken 10 its liberties and its indus
stteei Let your ,kxceilency contemplate the
,pectecle which yon yourself present-to-day
seeking 80 hold mp with your bayonets the
,outh oarolinai Zthe pyramid which pismy
sharp apex instead OF ita broad base.
but the soAeme OF Radical reooustruction
Tas p.aoed In operation. The demands OF
PARTY required the experiment to be made
tory OF South Carolins for the Last three
jeark2 Il In the history Of plundered And
outraged psople.. Il Is the history OF misrule,
1rshiyacN naud and, corruption. No sooner
aad the doors OF the State been opened, prior
60 the beginning Of the reconstruction era,
~hen horde OF hungry. thjeviag political
sdventurnrs came 70 our State. Thess dst-
tered tho hopes and fossered tho prejudices
DfI the enfranchissd freedmen, and struck
nsnds aud united fortunes with the native
seneg edasss Time Wea form ed cc..hi tte..
whence proceeded all the evils that have come
upon this state: Loyai. Leagues-seoret,
'gious and industriai3 IN oharacter--were esta.
blished all over the State. The antagonism
uetwesn the two races that inhabit, south
Carolina was artfoliy kept up: Then followed
Radicaiism "a disgrace to civilization. Gov.
Scott, organizes his negro militia. and arms
them Rith Winchester rifles and ball car
tridges! Estate Officials steal and County
,a1lsials quickly toIloT their example. The
Gov. Scott opens tho doors OF the peniten.
'isry to bis oonvict-pets, aud sends them
back to the cpmmqmties whence they had
ueen taken by ihse hAnds -of9ins4ice. The
Land Commission perpstrates it's swindlss.
the whole State ErytIi5 becomes n.ss CO
corruption with spxrceiy Z. healthy spot upon
Encouragement surfase;S The atrong arm Ut
xteh and
50 ina1stances. need your Excellency wonder
that Ontlaws In the high 1fiolal seats OF the
sts.e should have epge1detsd the apirit of
,aIsss lea IL unass snss e.ronm.
,nrtions OF this state, .cts3of iolenoe should
have been committed 5 Il 1t unreasonable
har, provoked beyond endurance. local do
fenstys and Pr1teetiye bands may havs bet n
think, we know what the jaGkment Of the
country will be whom ell the facts Of, the case
shall be brought out. That judgment will be
that. II men iu tho up.connrry have sInned,
hall not be surprised II ths. countvy doss
lot yet wonder st the moderation and eidur.
.uce Of our people. ~ & IL IufI
Let your Excollenoy now understsnd me
Siy on shts and asys
Tor political OK disciplinary pnrposes.. be-
ilove that tn evil therewith Aest lied conn.
terbalsnotb the 6ood. There are, In addition,
ethiost considerations which control my judg-
1Iuesrion Whilst, therefore. CANNOT defend
What there is, or may have been, of Ku Kiux-
ism IN South Oarolina. Intend, hevsrtheless.
20 give my Impressions % 10 its tyue phii0<o-
ss
its original purpose; however nsed In soD'e
csses to crafty personal malice and carry
privAte onds; whatever there 10. or has bnen,
~ Ku KIM xis.n in portions OF Houth Carolina,
our State regime, aud had tor tts object the
the summary indlotion OF death upon evil
'ioers. This was bold resolve This was .
the ditease was also desperate. and the pro.
'ncation great cannot defend the aots Of
summary vengeance committed, either by
white men or negro men. I leave the actors
q H.!nss .nsse ,rsn,aotio.s ~. TO the Judgment Of
belore these tribunals each man, who has
assumed the resppneibility Of executioper.
mnst q answer Tor himself, The onus Of the
sot = rests upon the setor. Butkhose conaide.
r.tlons snail not prevent me froaa:raisipg my
voice against the Efforts t0 nis-repsesens our
people and to make politi al ospifaf ont Of
nose :, acts OF Violence which have been the;
nirect resuit OF 9 corrupt And feeble sdminis-
whete there 10 no law. th nj the y,oonla nhonld |