The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-27

OF death, for they are bones in the
grave, but to shake hands with those
who warmly applauded, and doubtless
still applaud, the cowardly and savage
act."
we think our readers will concur with
us IN the opinion that this elegant extrao,
illustrates the very soue7 krau OF politi.
cal composition, and is as much remark.
able Tor the judicious melanqe of its in.
gradients as for the exquisite aroma OF
Its Literary favor. It is difficult to nc.
count for such violent eructation OF
political hatulence from the month of q
professor Of constitutional history and
OF public law" except on the SUSPICION
that lie has swallowed the wind. bags oi
Hi1oius along with a whole cyolopmdia OF
political ]argon. For let our readers
observe this curious specimen of literary
conglomerate, and let them nicely nm.
alyze the logical conference of it's oonsti-
tuent parts: Nominating Mr.. Greeley:
It's peculiar method; the Baltimore rati'
hcation; Democratic and Republican
concublnage; no surrender of Democrats
TO Hepubicans; no telling about elec.
tions TILL they are over; what Lieber
knows about" one election before it is
over; President Greeley worse, far far
worse than President Buchanan: seces.
sionists declaring for Greeley and "the
lost caose;" pitiful State rights doctrine
Netherlands; unavoidable "disloyal dis.
ORDER and probable sanguinary con.
fusion" under Greeley; financial ruin
unavoidable, TOO; nothing too extrava.
giant to apprehend under Greeley, (com-
mon sense and decorum in professors OF
constitutional history and public law ex-
cepted0 repudiation; pensioning the
rebel soldiers; assuming Southern debt.
p.erhaps-why intellectually resolu.
tons glerified. though Greeley counts
them frank treason;" civil ..bloodshed
staring us in the face (monstrous!) y
amicaole features out of place in states.
imlanshlp; cloudy compilation of Mr..
Sumner as Lieber's friends, "widely
known IN both hemispheres;" misfor-
tune OF being obliged to shake hands
with ones ancient foes; happy thought
in the grave"
This political philosopher, amid all
hls ravlngs, lnvokes malediotions only
on his political opponents. So fell is
nls political hatred that he shrinks
aghnst from the thought of olasping
hands across the bloody chasm; and he
com mpiacently recalls the fact, that hard
us 1t must be for MIR. Sumner to forgive
any at the South who ever wronged him
ID word and thought, that Senator is at
least spared the trial of taking the hands
!hat were raised in violence against him
IN the Senate Chamberl Those hands.
says the political ghou], are 'bones in
the grave"
1t is easy to believe that the man who
mus erects the standard of party on the
grave OF q fallen political adversary, and
VINO expects others to share in his NOR
pa resentments, would not deem it less
than loyal duty and pious privilege to
spit on the ashes of that dead son of his,
VINO. as we have been told, gave to the
ooutnern rebellion somsthing which. we
Tear, 1t was never in the heart of his
lather TO give to any cause.-the homage
oI an unselfsh and a manly devotion
Happy Tor that son that his hands, too.
are now .bones in the grave;" for if they
were still warmed by the pulses of a
living heart, they might grope in vain to
una ene answering pressure of O father e
cordial grasp. Dr.. Lieber makes it evil
dent, by his style of political discussion,
that he has as little respect for the in.
stincts of affection and the sacred ohari-
ties OF domestic life as for the decencies
and amenities of candid debate. Pro-
Tossing to be political philosopher, he
fails into recklessness of statement and
looseness of partisan libel which would
disgrace the veriest Roderiok Random of
the political hustings; while it certainly
does not add to his repute, either as 2
man or as political adviser, that in a
day of national reconciliation, he prefers
TO sit apart from his fellow. citizens. as if
he could find congenial atmosphere
only in that Third Circle of Dante's
Inferno"
-Ihere pours
One heavy, cursed, cold. relentless rain.
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