The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-17
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Tuesday Morning. December II. 1872.
Tho LouIsIcsa 11uddle--Treatment Of
the south.

It looks as If it is not in the book Of
fate that we are ever to have peace and
good government in the South again.
The state OF things in Louisiana and
Alabama is disgrace to free institu.
tions. In Louisiana, the opposing fac
tions have gone to the most dangerous
extremes, and to oomplioate the evil ard
add to the scandal, the United States
Government, instead OF standing aloof,
has assumed the partisan role, and dis
played disreputable favoritism. At the
late elections, Kellogg was the Grant
candidate, and MoEnery the fusionist or
Greeley candidate for Governor. The
former was backed by Casey, Collector
of the Port, the Presidents brother-in.
law, and the Custom House clique.
Casey wishes to succeed Kellogg in the
United States Senate, after the 9Th OF
March. McEnery was sustained by Gov.
Warmoth, who also has pretensions to
the distinction OF Senator. The cam.
paign was conducted mainly in the pros.
pective interest of these three sinking
oarpet-baggers- Kellogg, Warmoth and
Casey. Col. MoEnery is evidently gen.
tleman. Each party claimed success in
the election, and each had it's returning
board to make its showing accordingly.
After war of injunctions and counter.
ipjunctions in the courts, the result
upon the surface wss two returning
boards, two Legislatures, two Governors,
and progressively two United States
Senators. At this juncture, the Kel-
logg- Casey Custom House faction ma
nsggea To in!erest the Aauiia;s..s:.t:on d.
Washington, and they have since fought
with that great advantage on their side
Armed with, the decision OF convenient
Judge and the authority of the baton OF
United States Marshal, they have
taken possession Of the Capitol, i'm
peaohed and displaced Warmoth as Go.
vernon; and in his place put Lieutenant
Governor Pinohbaok. General Emory,
in command of the Government troops,
holds them in ready reserve, prepared al
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hand. This is miserable business. and
more than that, it is dirty mess. While
the spirit Of faction holds high carnival,
and these carpet-bsg rascals contend for
the prize of Senator, the true interests
OF the people are disregarded, their
business suffers, and the central power
enthroned in Washington takes long
stride forward. Its lurking unkindness
and enoroaohing disposition are manifest
in its recent notion. Its partiality is
fagrant and conspiou GUS. If it took any
part at all, it could only have done it
honorably and justifably in behalf of
the regularly constituted government
under Warmoth. But its. duty was neu-
trality. It would have been far better
for it to have let these contestants settle
the matter themselves. The hopes which
we some time ago expressed, that the
President would pursue policy just at
least, If not generous, towards the South.
do not promise fruition. He seems
ready to play into the hands of the
e1ecrable set of men who have been sus-
tanned in several of the Southern States.
by the power of the General Govern
ment, only to plunder, swindle, corrupt
and degrade. We begin to despair OF
any right or just action on the part Of
the Administration and it's close support
ers. The people of the North need some
Of the lessons Of experience which We
have received here. They are slow to
perceive that the terrible wrongs done
the Southern people will at last come
home to those who originated or permit
them. It is only question OF time.
hen the bayonets which are now 80
freely and joyfully used against US will
Le fixed at the throat of the people of
the North themselves Only this can
awaken them out OF their lethargy, or
arouse them to sense of their cruel in
justice. A word of manly rebake or dis
couragement from the President would
have magical effect upon these dis
organizers; but it is withheld, and in
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