The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-01

a BROADER .HoR1zoS, ,mSenator Carl
Schnrz, in his speech ct Greensboro,
North >CaE9ina, last Saturday, touched
the marrow Of the whole question or The
treatment Of the South. Referring to
the faithful legislation OF Congress for
the protection Of the colored race, and
the fostering care with whioh @efr free.
dom had been watched, he.Haid thar this
having been accomplished, The eNeof, the
party had to sweep broader gp6titioal
horizon. The freedman has been Che
waFd OF the nation;~ he has beenyten-
99onraged in his ,tihid epdeavors to, make
his; own way lin the world; he has not
Deen' 1911 TO the unreasohing fury of men
who suffered the padgs Of defeat and the
numlhatlon OF di$franc nchisenent. But
the negro does not longer ask special
privileges; he is able to take care of
himself. and only demands that he shall
have equal rights and libetties with his
nelghbors. 80 it becomes our duty to
give these privileges to the white ,ex.
rebel as well as to the black ex.slave.
Inc time has come (when the war has
been over for eight years) for all to make
tnelr way IN the world together. It is
the duty OF the Government to give 20.
ntlcal rights to every citizen of the
Union; not only to the men who have
Deen freed from bondage, but to those
VINO iaid down their arms aud in good
iaith accepted the issue Of battles fought.
Ihe Senator; tracing the history OF
reconstruction, shows that while the co.
iored people have been protected by
stringent laws aimed against their late
masters, they have secured the fruits OF
freedom, and have learned to stand
a,one. But, meantime: the long arm of
Federal power has reached Into every
Sonthern State, IN order to control cleo
LIONS, oPpress the people, and ,perpetu.
ate the existing gAdhinistratfon 1n:power.
s;aH. Whatever need there aahaYel been,
elHet years ago. Tor ,repressiye ,measures
aud stringent legislatinny none, can ,ho-
nestly argue that othis .nneessity,. must
exist indefinitely. We must. hrotett the
Liberties. of the few, but. need wa endan.
ger the liberties Of the many 2 .Yat f. IA
hard to convince the. he.Administrapon and
Its followers thab it is time for THE South
to be restored to d normal cbnaition Of
things. The bands ofIM M ilita1N iespot.
ism, once upon those, States, it seehsim.
possible to have them lifted The South.
ern' people cannot BE trusted t6o, vote:
they are mot trAsted. to, manage their
own affairs. phey are continually. re-.
minded shat they are in trammels and
not free oitizena-peers Of any Others In
the Republic. Tits. evident enough that
this system Of repression is sought to be
continued only that tho party sustaining
it shall be kept in power. Let rs have
the South held down few years more.
they say, and we may keep our seats in
the H0yernment: after. us, the -deluge.
But the reign Of terrorism aud the
carpet-bagger is over. The horizon is
broadening, and people do see that we
cannot aford to violate the principles of
justice by keeping any class of. men
under ban. 1t is time that political
amnesty were complete and sectional
legislation brought to an end. There is
no longer any reason why laws nomi-
nally of general application should be
!eyeled at the Southern StatesgaEone
Held fast by painful bonds, the3 3Sbnih
has been plundered of her resources until
thrill of indignation has run through
the North at the woful sight. 1t is
enough! National legislation must en-
brace in its benefcent scope all citizens
and all classes of citizens. The. day, OF
revenges is past; the era Of real peace
hos come-Ne,o York Tribune. -It.I