The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-07

sleep broken by the fear OF the lash. Though
rain. and though the wind. may blow freely
between the rude logs of his cabin, still Il
must be held aacred from intrusion, because
It Is, however humble, the oastio Of an Ame-
rlosn citizen, and NO man shall violate 1t or
oppress his person there with impunity. II
GRIMES arc committed, the judicial officers
shall issno their warrants to arrest tho crimi-
nals. Ials. II legal process is resisted with arms,
and c"l"hed citizens, to promptly overcome
that resi- stance. at all hazards. II this fails
ana well believe, il we'll directed, it cannot
iailIthc Governor will order strong forcs
OF militia into the County. to aid In execntinv
the law; and IL they should bs driven back
then. and not until then. will the aid OF the
United states forces be invoked, and thew will
be called on only to reinforce the military arm
OF the Stste, and not to supersede It.
have thus, fellow citizens given Won m,
views frankly and unreseryediy. They may
be somewhat modified az to past events by
t,ots unfolded in the future; but the prInci-
pies on which those views are founded shall
never change. It ia said that that child re-
members his mother most tenderiy who knew
her In the days Of her youthful beauty, or in
sne bloom OF her carly ~0m anhooi, before
time or sorrow had marred the lines of her
never,forgctten face. With feeling kindred
to this, do r0call the past glories of nv
state, and the period OF her brig ghtest mate.
rial prosperity. before her hearth stones rad
peen broken and her fields furrowed by the
red .ploug ghahare OF war. Since then the
brightest blades Of her chivalry have baen
broken on the shield ri their country. Thou-
sands OF her true-heartcd and gallant sons
sleep IN nameless, though still remembered
graves. In tho name of liberty, wo struok in
the cause OF slavery! Let us, however. turn
our faces away from the past. cherishing
only the lesson that it teaches, and the me.
nlnry Of the dead who hallow it,
am satisfied that your ancient prosperity
VIII return, and with TEN fold increase, under
the new and better system. On one OF those
ms]ehtic prairiea OF tho great West, there ia
! river, along whose bright stream mud bean.
tliut banks tho emigrant travels for fifty
mi %. when. to his astonishment, it suddenly
ioaea itself III the sand. aud is not seen again
Tor many, days march. beyond the spot
where 1t bocamo lost TO view. It. however
re-sppears, and rolls ita welcome waters
onward through the plain in broader and
deeper volume. Thus may it be with our
state The sources of her industrial wealth.
ana the means OF diftusing happiness among
her whole people, although temporarily hid
den from sight. still exist, and are even now
re-appearing. Let us utilize them, and not
| chain ourselves to the decaying corpse OF
dead and gone policy. The man who sup.
i'll the States OF the North, sufficient to
upheave or change the cardinal PRINCIPLES of
the present political system, ia simply imi-
tating tho boy who waite for the sky to fall,
that he may catch larks. He resembles the
stubborn traveller who refused, years ago. to
pay ferriage on the Mississippi and halted on
the bank with his team, 10 wait until the
river ran by. He may yet be there, waiting
hopeinliy, but the mighty river still rolls its
ever-Increasing waters to .he Gulf.
Ii can by any legitimate means aid in
bringing the two races iuto harmony in this
secton, one OF my proudest aspirations will
De realized. They have already q common
hope aud a common interest ia this 81. te.
and only need To be welded together by a
common faith.
For myself desire to say that tie inno.
cent man, however poor and humble, shall
never want councillor or a friend in the
court preside; and no citizen, however high
his degree in the sociLl scale, or however
fierce his political partisanship against me,
snail ever be able to deciare, with truth, that
have done him an intentional wrong; or
that hsVe boen that moral monster-an up :
Just Judge.
To my colored fellow. citizens, I would fur
ther say, am sensible of the fact that nv
coming here. az the Judge of the Sixth Cir
cult. has inspired you with expectations that
are gratifying to me, az an evidence OF conf
dence on the part Of tho race to which
chiefly owo my elevation to tho bench. That
confidence | shall not betray. for gratitude
and honor alike impel me- to merit it, Both
Officially and personally, | shall take the
deepest interest in your welfare, al we'll as in
that OF the laborers OF my own race. The
law shall be administered IN mercy and the
balance, whether the cause to be- weighed be-
that OF the white man or the black. This,
know, is all that you will ark OF me; and this
you have right to demand.
Feilo~-citizens, in conclusion, l thank you
for the courteous attention that you have
given TO language that you are not accustom-
ed to hear; and which might, il my motive
were misunderstood, arouse In many Of you
spirit Of resentment. "Let US have peace
was tho noble sentiment OF the great soldier
who is now the Chief Magistrate or our coun-
try, az he WAS about to lay aside his victori.
GUS sword to become the first citizen OF the
Republic. The sentiment that he uttered
then, he means now. He is your friend, and
desires earnestly to see all American citizens
in South Carolina dwell together az brethren,
under the shelter OF common mansion. For
you. the path OF duty is the only path Of peace
and safety. For every iuan there should be
place OF repose between the cradle and tho
grave, and this people need rest from the
strife that has fretted and convulsed them 30
long. II can hasten the return OF harmony
among you, and contribute to the establish
mont OF an enduring peace in this section,
then will my dearest wish have been accom-
pshed. That may eifcctualy do this, / ask
your confidence; and assure you, from my
heart, that will earnestly endeavOr to de-
serve it.
WHANGLE OVER a MURDEEER's BODY.
When tho body of George Bolts, exc