The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-01
The Repabllonn Goes for greeley.

The Republican Goes for Greeley.
The Charleston Republican shifted its
sails Thursday, changed its helmsmen,
hauled down the oolors of Grant and
Scott, and hoisted the better one Of
Greeley and Brown. In q neat article,
the Republican announces its adherence
to the reformed f"ith, and pledges itself
to the support OF Liberal Republioanism
and honest reform in the State Govern
ment. Up to this time, there has been
no explicit response from the Republi-
cans of South Carolina to the Liberal
movements, and it is with much gratif-
cakoh that we see the Republican NOV
i1g off in the right direction. We pre-
sumo that the Republican knows what it
is about. and that it has not taken its
aew departure without due deliberation,
and an assurance of Republican support
and coA Antenance. There is, we hope,
and lava reason to believe, power be-
hind ahe Raper-a band Of Republicans.
few in nnhbers yet, perhaps, but strong
in influence, in character, and destined
to be far sttonger still in the righteous
ness Of theif own cause, and the rotten
ness of their. Republican opposition.
They will form the nucleus around
which will form the Liberal Republican
party OF South Carolina, whose mission
will be to cleanse and purify our govern
mental atmosphere, vindicate the prinoi-
pies OF true Republioanism, give US a
peaceful. honest and economical Govern
ment, and render practical and perma-
nent benefit to the oolored race, by
showing them able and willing to exer-
else the high trusts of citizenship in the
interests OF their State. There needs no
argument to show that the most damna.
bls injury that could have been inflicted
upon the newly enfranohised GLASS has
been inflicted by their professod friends,
who have abused their confidence, de-
bAuched the morals OF most of the
trusted leaders of their own race. and
heaped upon them the stigma of having
organized a Government which is "a
disgrace to civilization" and 'a stencil in
the nostrils Of all honest men," They
are the true friends of the colored ruce
who strive to lead them Alright, who
| honestly point out their errors in the
past, and are willing to cooperate with
them in correcting those errors, and III
establishing q Government comparable
with the best of them in our sister States,
and thus dlsproving that negro suffrage
is curse to the country.
| ThiL is one of the noble objects OF
Liberal Republioanism, and the one
which should most strongly commend ii
to the favor of every intelligent colored
man. It is in this view of it that we are
led to hope that Liberal Republioanism
will secure Republican following in
South Carolina, aud finally sweep the
entire State. But Republicans them.
selves must start the ball. It must be q
Republican movement. inaugurated by
good men OF that party, and led by them,
in order TO command success. Give the
thing Democratic coioring and you
kill it at once with the masses of the
blacks, upon whose votes it's success
solely depends. We had an illustration
of this in the Union Reform movement
in 1870. II that had been started under
Republican auspices, We are confident it
would have succeeded. and saved the
State from the millions of debt which
has been heaped upon it. and the bunk.
rnptcy and ruin which now stare us
in the face; but it was not, Hence the
failure.
We find in the Paris journal the fol.
lowing interesting Intelligence relating
to the success which our travelling
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