The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-25
The Electoral Ticket.

The Electoral Ticket.
We run up this morning at the head
Of our columns the Greeley and Brown
electoral ticket, which has been selected
by the Democratic and Liberal Republi-
can Executive Committee. It is late
being announced, but better be late than
never. The gentlemen chosen are of our
most worthy and public spirited citizens,
and must prove entirely satisfactory to
all the conservative elements in the
State. It is too late, we presume, to
make anything of canvass in this
State; which would, indeed, be an un-
necessary and useless expense and labor,
any way. The white people are unit
for Greeley; the colered people unit
for Grant. It would be unwise and un-
profitable to have bootless wrangling
over the question. We must go and do
what we know to bo our duty, and they
can go and do what they conceive to be
theirs.
We should be glad to make political
combination with our colored fellow -citi.
zens. 1t is absolutely necessary that
something of the kind should be done in
order to secure good and honest 60
vernment in the State. In national
affairs, however, though it would certain.
ly be more healthful that race should not
be the dividing line; yet. if such be the
case; if every or almost every respecta-
BILE white man in the State sincerely
favors the Cincinnati movement, and the
colored people, en- naosse, distrust Gree
ley and prefer Grant, why there is no
help for it. 1t is plainly the. duty of
every citizen to attend the polls and
give his free and honest opinion upon
the issues before the country by the
casting of his vote. "The price of
liberty is eternal vigilance" No citizen
who processes an interest in the welfare
OF his country, and who would preserve
for himself and his posterity free 60
vernment, can excuse himnelf for apathy
and Indifference when matters of grave
public moment are presented for deci-
sion.
We will probably be defeated in this
State, possibly throughout the entire
United States. in the contest between
Greeley and Brown and Grant and Will
son. But what of that? AS we have
seen somewhere said, there is surely one
thing in life more honorable and more
desirable than success, and that is to de-
serve it. With the power and patron.
age of the General Government, more
dangerous by far in its corrupting inf1u-
ences than ever before, and more shame
lessly used-with Grants war record as
the successful General of the Union
armies-with the strong sectional feel.
ing of the North still swsying the better
Judgments of numbers of it's citizens, all
arrayed against them - Greeley and
Brown may. perhaps, fail to be elected.
But they deserve to be, and will be, too,
if the true men of the country in all SEQ
tions will do their duty.
The preliminary skirmishes in the
State elections have been somewhat in
our disfavor, but not enough to dis
hearten brave men from entering hope
fully and courageously into the final and
decisive struggle on the 9Th of Novem-
Der. Let US. therefore. ''gird up our
loins" here in South Carolina, and
though we may not count upon changing
the vote OF our own State, We can send
shout of good cheer to our sisters and
nerve their hearts to greater endeavors,
and by showing to them that. though
"perplexed." we are "not in despair"
they will prove that though "perse-
cuted," we are ''not forsaken."
The New York Herald of Sunday says:
"Mother Theresa and Sister do Ohantal,
two Of the most distinguished ladies in