The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-10-29
G ).LUMB'IA...-, C.
Sunday Morning. October % 1871.
Eafamous it''n sentiments--IThe SYar Upon
South Carolina. /, II inl !.

JUL Ao6u6. Ot y0ht6IOhyihS luo. onsAo1i VI
the remark that he hoped the oitiaeps, Of
the np.country would fire into the United
States troops, SO that '.,~ could ''fix
them,H Hloould '..show them what hell is,' -
was Solomon L. Hoge, ex.Judge. ex-
member OF Congress-, and the recent as
pirant fol-. United States Murshal John
sons place. That he made the remarks
attributed to him, we have the best au-
thority. We have time, place and cir
cumstanoes. This lunguage was even
stronger than given above. Il is our
duty to arraign Mr.. Hoge before the bur
of the public opinion OF the country for
this infamous sentiment. Il is our duty
to do so, because we believe that the
said sentiment lies at the bottom Of the
feelings which have prompted Mr.. Hoge
and his oo-conspiratora to use their in
fuence to bring upon South Carolina
the military rule that now obtains over
more than one-fourth Of the Counties of
tho State. Mr.. Hoge belongs to that
.olasc Of political adventures who came
TO South Carolina to intervene between
the whites and blacks. and to live upon
the spoils of politics. He is bitter
Radical, who has done his full part in
creating aud. keeping up ilI.feeliug be.
tween the races In South Carolina, that
Ike might carry out his individual ends.
His public career is we'll known here.
With no knowledge Of the Law, he rose
TO be one Of the Associate Judges on the
Supreme Bench Of the State. With no
statesmanship, by means of noisy donna
.goguism.I he became q Radical member
of Congress-. He Heexhausts these honors
and becomes ''brieAlss barrister" in
this city, feeding upon. the crumbs that
might fall from the tables OF the State.
Aud now he enters upon now career.
He aids in the effort to bring the power
of the General Government upon the
object OF his malice-the whites Of South
Carolina. He is impressed with the ter.
rible outrages attributed to Ku Kluxiam.
The corruption of the Legislature-the
Mand Commission swindle-the profit
;gacy of our rulers-the grand stealing
that State and County officials have car.
ried on-the County abuses the cases
Of hbarn:burning and gin-houses do
stroyed all these moved him not. But
when the outlaws in the Government had
produced outlawry and Lynch Law in
portions Of South Carolina, he becomes
aroused. He enters the conspiracy; he
thinks that United States Marshal John
sonlis no: sound; he wants to secure his
place; he wants to "fix" the people of
the up-country. Well. he does not get
the. place Of United States Marshal: but
he and his co-intrlguers, aided by the
labors, of suoh papers as the Washington
Chronicle and the Ooiumbia Union, do
bring upon South Oarolind- the law Of
the sword in nine Counties Of the State.
The soldiers Of the United States come,
and although the citizens are subjected
TO vronga and outrages enough to stir
fever in the blood of age, and to make
manhood's sinews strong as steel. yet
they submit-;very properly submit.
This is, now, what 80 disappoints Mr..
Hoge and his associates in infamy and
in malice Not satisfied With the wrongs
and damage inflicted upon the people of
the prescribed Counties, he hopes to
God that the United States troops will
be fred upon, 80 that the full strength
OF powerful Government may be
brought to bear npon people already
cruelty treatedl Mr.. Hoge wants to see
an infuriated soldiery let loose upon
helpless communities. The sentiment is
outrageous, and we ask any fair minded,
unprejudiced man, if it does not imply
heart fully bent upon mischief. aud
this man is fit representative of the
class in South Carolina who have mis-
represented us at Washington, and
brought this present infiiotion upon q
struggling State. Looking to the fell
spirit thus evinced, we may we'll say TO
this schemer and plotter, and his asao.
oiates-to each: "Hor long, oh! Cataline,
,oiA thou abuse our patisnce-to ,oAat es-
tent ,oiA thou carry thy un6ridled insolence
Of guiA?"
We, therefore, charge Mr.. Hoge with
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