The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-30


A1InHrH.-AK, I. .E1oopnw xAPPxAtl-
aSenasor Viokers. Of Maryland. concluded
? m able and eloquent Argument in the
Senate, Monday,in favor OF the removal
of:a traces of prescription. as follows,
IL has been said that the sublimest
word in our language is duty. and tho
most important. respeotability; that The
man who has conquered nation is not
great until he has conquered himself, for
trpe greatness is moral greatness and no.
biIity Of spirit, and that he who cannot
forgive others breaks the bridge over
which he himself must pass. Let us
rise to the moral grandeur OF duty and
respeetability, achieve q victory over
prejpdioes. over our memories Of the
past, our resentments and spirit Of re-
taliation, riss' to tho dignity and honor
OF our station, andsto tht.Iexalted stand.
ard OF puEe, and generous, patriotism,
forgetting, ourselves, apd all ofr conflicts
and differences in the love we bear to
our fellows, equal in all the elements of
true manhood to ourselves. II was said
by Oh eminent historian, that the true
end OF politics ia to make life easy and
people happy. Let us verify in our his
tory to-day this adhge OF wise man,
and leave no blot on the history of our
times by maintaining distinctions among
equals. You boast Of having struck the
manacles from the hands Of the slaves.
while you place them upon the mind.
he'volition, the freedom OF the whites.
Let US act up to the wisdom of states.
man, and while yon proclaim the liberty
or the bondman, pronounce the emanci-
patton OF our race; withdraw your mill
tary from Southern soil, and restore
tranquility and order. Suffer not the
deeting and unworthy influences OF
party to weigh down the mighty ba-
iances OF human rights, the; immunities
OF the citizen aud the demand of the
nation; but, in view of the humiliations,
sufferings and destruction OF the past
looking with presoience and hope Of the
patriot to the stupendous greatness and
glories OF happy future. rise to the
tue character of our position, and re-
et8re to our people and the States JUS
t!ce,, confidence, equality and constitu-
nona! rule, the only secure and solid
FOUNDATIONS Of free Republican institu-
tlopss., Can there be anything in the
RishA0ry OF governments and OF men,
higher, ntobler. suhimer, than great
people. by their Representatives and
2S.tyAoS oOaASUAnhuB dtl tTAC6b Oh pro-
.ecr1ption, and bringing back into COM
mon fellowship, into communion and
brotherhood, those who are bone of our
bone and Hesh of. onr flesh, who speak
our language, worship the same God.
and seek to serve the same country!
Send, therefore, the white.winged mes
sepger Of peace, reconciliation and hope
TO those who will contribute to our
growth. unity and prosperity"
len YEARS OF RECKLESS C1TY GOVERN
aRNT. The Philadelphia Age speaks oi
nnfaithful members of the councils,
'rtngs' OF various kinds in that CITY
during the past ten years-the gas
ring" the highway ''ring," the water
."hng" making q lavish waste of money
IN all possible ways. The city debt.
from $l9, 600, 900, mounted to S25 600.
600, then $50, 100000, then $40, ,OOO. 600,
and now II even reaches $50, ,OO0, 600,
and sits, says the Age, like an ill-omened
bird upon all the best interests of the
eity: With the increase of debt came
increase Of taxation. Starting at 81. so
on the hundred, it has now Reached So
on the same amount, while, the rate OF
assessment has largely advanced, 80 thnt
property which paid 5000 taxes now
pays 50, 400. The Amount of the an.
.nual tax levy has risen from 1000, OOc
to over $4,000. 900. Averaging, saw,
;$8,bO0,000 year for ten years, tie
amount collected in taxes for that period
has been $35, 600. 600. while,' during tic
same time. the debt haa been increased
We: O0O. 600. making an annual amount
OF sc, 600, 900 in which the city has been
involved by its loose, e,handed rulers. The
tastes and rssoally habits incident to tbs
patriotic deviltries OF the late OWL war.
doubtless. have had, much to do visb
these results. OoI. Mcclure. in accspt.
ing she Senatorial nomination of ihe
Fourth District against tho ieader OF the
Ely ring, denounced the political pros
titute," who attached themselves 10 q
party to use it as tho instrument for
personal enrichment and public piunder.
THB CoANa NEW STATES. Radical,
who have the grand central idea OF 20
yernment on the brain ore exceedingly
desirous OF admitting all our Territories
as States, and then'build up their central