The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-06
Greeley and Brov-n-Letter from Gon.
Boauregnrd.

Greeley and nro~n-Letter from Con.
| BoaureRnrd.
NEW ORLEANS, May 27, 1872.
To THE EDITOR OF THE NEW ORLEANS
TINES: 1 am informed that many Of my
friends were disappointed at not obtain
ing response to their coll for my views
relative to tho subject under considera-
tion at the great meeting Of the people
at the st. Charles Theatre, on the 25th
linstant,. especially when was one of the
/ signers Of the call for that meeting, and
bad been selected as one of the Vice
Presidents on that occasion. ] did not
respond for two reasons-in the first
place, able orators had been selected to
address the meeting, aud they were en-
titled to the floor; secondly, not being IL
public speaker, l might have used Ian
gnnge which might not have expressed
exactly my meaning. thereby doing per-
bnps more harm than good.
1t is but seldom that I tuko part in
politics, which o1f:r generally but little
attraction to me; but when tho questions
at ISSUE are vital to tho snFcty Of our
institutions and welfare of the Stnte or
country, every patriot should step to the
front and assume the individual respon-
slollIty which belongs to o proper man
hood. We have renched, l think, one
OF those critical periods OF our history
when we should ''hang out our banners
on tho outer walls" We aro now in
greater dnnger of losing our liberties
and the little that is lett OF our property
than in tho fatal year of 1865 We had
then "hope" to guide and cheer us along
the dreary path We had before us; but
now nll is darkness and gloom nbovs
| nj IL, Il. f.-1
the choice Of tho pilots who are to take
us to port of safety; they should he
we'll acquainted with the bars aud quick
sands which lay i'll oar course.
| proclaim it as my conviction that
that the hour has struck when the voice
Of the people shall be- heard, reverbernt-
ing in loud and clenr tones, from Que
cnd ct the Union to tho other. In times
of national peril, it is onr privilege, as
we'll as our right. to be heard in public
assemblies, and no citizen should shirk
that sacred duty.
The old purtics are powerless to save
us. We must call on al DISCONTINUED.
elements and parties to nnito with us to
resist the encroachments aud corruptinR
influences OF the Government under
which We are living, or. I should more
properly say, dying" for slow but
sure political death is now staring ne in
the faco. What. then, mny be asked, is
the remedy that we have at hand? 1t
may be an unpleasant one to many of us,
but we had better make q virtue of ne.
cessity aud accept it ere it be too late.
TO me it appears plain that to insure
success we must all unite under the ban
nar Of "the Constitution and the laws, -
''re- union and REFORM" "Eonestv and
universal amnesty" That banner has
been lately raised at Cincinnati under
the leadership of Greeley and Brown
in the past, two OF our most earnest aud
dangerous enemies, but two also of the
purcst and most honest of men, who,
when they shall have said to the country,
''Let US have peace" will mean it, and
will give us pence in spite of all opposi-
ton. For my part, prefer having as a
friend one who has been my open and
fearless antagonist to one who has
Friendship on his lips, but hatred in his
heartl"
In conclusion, may ask my friends if
we are likely to go amiss by following
the example of such men as Seymour
and Blair, Democratic candidates for
President and Vice. President in 1868,
and of Charles F. Adams. who would
have been very acceptable to the Demo
Gratis, it is said. if chosen by the Cincin-
nati Convention in preference to Horace
Greeley? Those gentlemen, we arc in
formed, approve and endorse the nomi.
nation of Messrs. Greeley and Brown,
and adopt the Liberal Republican plat
forml Why should we be more hypo-
critical than they are? Are they not
supposed to be better judges than We are
of the merits and qualifications of the
candidates, who can or should command
success? Let us, then, bury the Ratchet;
forget and forgive. on both sides, and
march i'll solid phalanz TO reform aud
victory. G. L. BEAUREGARD.
No DELEGATES Marion has refused
to nominate delegates to the State Demo