The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-05-24
The Hhles and .he Oo,orsd En,lo.opn.r.

~ao White and tho Oolored PhiEoaopher.
slsvs ST tSe Ists vsssiSblS I 1rifsa Ess sTSs Hon.
nen. and, had imbibed = his intSr-
course, with thattFespectedn . gentleman
much valuable information,. and many
sound views in morals, politics and reli
glon, which the Veteran jurist and Phil:
iosopher delighted, 30 greatly. TO impart.
TO al! around him, happened'on the train
which brought Mr. Horace Greeley to,
this, city. Seeking an interview,with the,
color6d citizen entered into an interest
ind oolloquy with.Mr. Greeley, touching
the condition of. his race in the South.
The main discussion WHICH arose be-.
tween these two Representative men.
turned upon the point made by the
colored peraon. that his people were sub
jsoted tc far greater wrongs and burdens
from the GLASS yof greedy, remorseless
and corrupt tadventurers, who came into
the South to pluuder, deceive and EN-.
broil them with their white friends and
neighbors. than they ever suffered from
the vtoIences OF Ku Kluxism or the hos
tIllty OF the ex-rebels.; He assured Mr..
Greeley that the interference of Con:
grasa, and OF the North, in their behalf.
as long as II was limited to mere menaces
against few disorderly characters in re-
mete parts OF tho South, would afford
pns httle+i relief, as long as the whole
negro. population of; this section. were
preyed upon by horde Of political cor
ntorants and social disturbers. scattered
through the country, and EN-.
gagged In filching from the. poor laborine
4egr9ea large portions of their hard earn,
1ngs, and in i1citing their hostilities and
1ealousies towards the permanent and
hoIest|portidnl of the white people;. Who
had: snnh great REASONS for PRESERVING
peacef9ls :hafmo4ioHs and mutually de.
pendant relations between tho two races.
The 'Northerh Radicals had made them.
selves responsible for these heaftless ati;
tators and cruel despo pliers, of the South.
They had enoonfaged, IInatigafed and
defended them. They Had constituted
them the missionaries of the rsnsw ciyi,
lization." and had, by varions Acts of
N9ngress, given thenn c4yHe BLANCHE to
Sn anS haelS S9Hfse od IL kasat dsgfads;
their alders and abettors There would
always be such q rebellion of honesty.
deoency and eIf.respect, aRainst auda.
cjons ..presnmptiop, npbonnded oorrrGip-
tlon, degradation OF offfda and Authority
and perpet1al pltnder and agitation. II
ku klqklsm could be 40 Directed az to
rid the. country Of these evils, IL onoht
TO 5e encouraged rather than suppressed.
.,s pnfortu9ately, However. the poor ne
gro suffered from both. parties. Ha was
deceived, planGered and demoralized By
The NoFtheEh adyenturers, and spoil
seekers. and ID tnrn wHa nersecmLa ana
threatened by the Kal KIax. The latter
would disappear with the former. But
Inc Northern Itadisais cared nothing Tor
the frat grievance; indeed, they only In
creased and stfaDg gthened IL by passing
!ays to encourage ~ W!haaifSssef You find
alond :mouthed deolaimer against Ku
Kln!Hism. and advocate for military inter
!!erence in the affairs. OF tie. South, set
him down aa one OF the 40. 00o thieves
which they, haye SO richly deserved by
their Wholesale pillageH OF our people.
To ,suoh effect, did an Intelligent CO.
lored brother. DISCOURSE to the Raiioal
philosopher, whose natural honesty and
benavofence have been 80 seriously
warped by lifelong pnrtisanism. The
vigorously stated truths were not with
on. q visible eject on the susceptible
nature OF the Radical idealogist. He
could not deny the justice Of the oom-
plaint and the force of tie logic. But
his. simplicity could Suggest no better
remedy than that of substituting scala
vags, or native fol, i'm ported plundereers.
The colored Radical did not believe in
the efficacy Of the prescription. He
thought that only thorough reform Of
the. Radical party, which would purge it
entirely from On all-pervading tendency
to despoll, opprese and depredate upon
the people Of tho South turn it into
honest ways. and compel it to recognize
the right Of the honest. intelligent, law :,
abiding and real people of the Southern
communities 70 make their own laws and
direct their own government. Until
! this was done, Repnblicanism in the
Sonthi was a mere. mockery-an idle
taunt.and o grieyous wrong.
Herein was much wisdom and truth
communicated to onr,worthy contelnpo-
rary., which,, We trust. will be carefully
laid BY. for future deliberation and edifi-
catiob; abounding iu suggestions and
texts for sage counsel and valuable
admonitions 70 the party oyer which he
exercises 80 large q control.