The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-01
TIL. mi.sopta LibsY.la.

td;thiHlmqy yemmt, says: 30. 4
yslTke aSti-S S|rant movement in .sths
West y takihgpractioal shape, and ia 81:
hibitipg signA, of vigorous activity.
The Dem ocrasic party has been watching
and waiting for that movement to prove
itself something more than an internal
teud in tLeRepablican ranks about msn
and party policy, liable TO be composed
by the frst authoritative voice spoken
by ths fatty in national .oonvantipn
But. il sesms evident that the anti Grant
sentiment is coherent in plnn, and do.
termined OF lpurppse. TrThe leaders can.
not be ipGmidated or cajoled. They are
inspired with thorough conviction OF
the unfitneas of Grant for his present
position, end are determined 10 unseat
him. They hnve taken one .deoiied
step, evincing the sincerity Of their pur.
pose and earnestness. They have called
convention Of the anti Grant Republi-
cans of the county, to meet at Oincin
natl on 9Th OF 'May. This is ono month
in advance Of the Republican National
| Convention, called to meet at Philadel-
phia, and which, it is pretty effectually
understood, will assemble simply to
register foregone conclusion, the re-.
nomination of Grant. It is generally
understood that it is to be an office
holder's c0pEentiop, which iH,tq. be run
in the, iHfrest Of thf prea3hf i1chm.
bent, and which will hardly tolerate any
freedom OF ohoice or of expression Of
opinion. What the real voice of the
party is, may be perhaps more clearly in-
dicated by the May convention in Gin
| cinnati. This anti. Grant movement is
| calculated to inspire moro hope in the
minds OF patriots. It lights up pros
pect of the redemption of tho country
from the hands of the spoilers, and Of
defeating the centralizing tendencies of
this military dynasty now installed in
Office.
''The Democratic party will prudently
hold back and watch the political ele-
ments. u can Eact more wisely IN ma
tional convention after both of these
Republican onventions--Grant and
anti i-Grant-shall have assembled and
acted. What the policy Of the hour
may dictate in July or August, events
yet to come will develop. The indica-
tions are encouraging for a true reform
and better Government It is in the
power OF the Democratic party to control
the situation. It will do 80 If it. listens
only to prudent counsels. aud acts with
out prejudice against the allies, whose
assistance it can command on just and
equal terms"
The Missouri Republican, of the 26th,
says, on the same subject:
The Missouri Liberals opened the
Presidential campaign on Wednesday
with shout and charge. They do not
go back, nor stand still; they move
straight upon the enemy's works. They
discern, as if by instinct, who is their
foe, and their fire converges directly
upon him. Their artillery is trained
upon the White House and the Congress
sional majority, and they do not oven
attempt to conceal the fact that they aim
at nothing short of the defeat Of the
Administration party and the overthrow
OF the nnrepublican and undemocratic
policy of force which that party main
tains. The speeches, the letters and the
resolutions are oil aimed plainly and
boldly ut President Grant and those who
stand with him. They contain no apollo
gies for nor excavations of the move
ment; they are not marked by the tre-
NOR and reluctance OF mon who, while
believing they are right, fear they may
be wrong; they have all the high spirit
OF men who know they are right, and
nll the bold. unquestioning faith of men
who feel sure of triumph. Such words
as ''rsnegsdes," traitors" "selling out
to the Democracy" aud abandoning
Republican principles, have no terrors
for the men who met at jefferson City
on Wednesday; they ran this gauntlet in
1870; they bore oil these denunciations
then, and not only came out unhurt, but
they gained victory over their de-
nouncers, which has left it's mark on
them to this day. They are confident
that what WAS done in Missouri two
years ago can be- done in the whole
Union now; and as the whole Union
needs deliverance from corrupt and pro.
scriptiye rule as urgently rs Missouri
did. they resolve to attempt it with pre-
cisc!y the same method that has already
given one success.
The Liberal convention was respecta.
bic i'll numbers and intelligence. Had
it been only half MS large rs it was, it
would still have been sufficient, for the
movement it represents is ono of those
aggressive revolts that challenge popu-
lar admiration, and gather strength as
they 60. Tho men who took part in it
did not counsel with their fears; they
did not wait for some overt net rs a pre-
text to bolt from the regular party; they