The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-26
Carl schurx's Speech.

the speech delivered by the great founder
Of the Liberal movement and the great
est statesman now in public life. Senator
Schurz, OF Missouri, delivered at st.
Louis, On the 22d instant.
It is an elaborate campaign address,
evidently prepared with much care and
study. It will, we presume, be printed
in pamphlet form, for distribution, for
its length prevents it's being given in
full by the newspapers, except by few
of the largest Of them. This is the first
speech Schurz has made on the cam
paign. and the GRANTEES who hove been
laying much stress upon his silence, in
ferring thereby that he could not sup
port Greeley, will find but cold comfort
in his earnest advocacy of Greeley and
Blown. and his able and scathing review
OF Grant and his administration.
In his arraignment of Grant and the
regular Republican party, Schurz takes
up first, as Of chief Importance and the
leading issue in the campaign. the recon
oiliation Of the South.
To renationalize the South and bring
her people not only in actual but also in
willing and affeotionate submission to
the power OF the General Government.
Senator Sohurz holds to have been the
great and patriotic mission of the party
in power at the close Of the war-and
what the masses Of the Northern people
expected. But instead of endeavoriug
to win back the confidence and regard OF
the crushed South by acts of kindness
and consideration, the great German
orator goes on to show how, by proscrip-
tive oaths, political disabilities, unconsti-
tutional and wicked interference with the
sacred rights of local self-government,
&C.. the United States Government had
been steadily pursuing course which
cannot but perpetuate the estrangement
and bitter feelings of the war. It 10 this
portion of Mr.. Sohurz's speech, so re-
plete, as is all of it. with noble and pa
triotio sentiments, which chiefly attracts
our attention and challenges our highest
admiration.
We cannot but reflect what differ
ence there would be to-day in South
Carolina, for instance, had man enter
tanning the pure sentiments of Schurz
been President for the last three years,
instead Of Grant; and had the policy
which he advocates prevailed, instead of
the narrow, sectional and partisan views
OF Morton, Conkling, Ben. Butler, Nye
and the other bad men who have shaped
the counsels OF the Government. While
we now grow despondent over the CON
tinuance of carpet.bag mis-rule. oppres-
sion. the prevalence of crime. the enor-
nous increase of the public debt. intole.
rable taxation, and the rapid deprecia-
ton Of all our property, if we had
had wise and a non.partisan admi.
nistration at Washington. we would
to-day be enjoying the blessings of good,
honest government, and making rapid
strides in the march of industrial pro.
gress and in the restoration of lost for
tunes.
The Republican party, under Grant,
did not aim at the prosperity of the
South and a genuine reunion of the
States. The chief, and we may truth
fully say the sole, aim of their legisle-
ton in reconstrncting the South, has
been to strengthen and perpetuate the
power OF their party. They have been
bold and bare-faoed partisans. putting
their selfish individual and party ends
before any considerations of the public
good and the prosperity Of the people.
They have. in fact, willingly and with
their eyes wide open. sacrificed every
good which governments ordinarily en-
deavor to promote. for the single pur-
pose Of the building up q Republican
party, so-oalled. Will any man in bis
senses say that when the Radical Oon-
gress eniranchised the negroes of this
State, who were utterly ignorant Of Go.
vernment affairs and in majority of
3f ono and whan ot tt,a eor~> a.: