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

That truly speaks from God within;
That never makes q league with sin:
That snaps the letters .despots make, !,
And loves the truth for ats own sake: |
That worships God and Him alone.
Aud howsnO more than at His throne:
Aud trembles at no tyrant's rod;
4 soul that fears no one but God:
And thus can smile ct oarss or ban
This 10 the soul that makes Q man." !, !
Thsy do aot Hlash-Ths PHILOSOPHY OF
.ao,, . Rlush-Oar WasrArs.
II We were called upon to indicate the
grand point OF difference between man
and the brute creation. We would not ssy
that 1t consisted in the possession by
man OF intellect, for instinct is closely
allied to reason, and il is difficult to de-
cide where instinct ends and reason be.
gins. Nor would We say that the point
Of difference consists in the exhibition
BY man Of heart, for the affection Of
btutes is often very remarkable, and not
unfrequently they exhibit more love and
genuine gratitude than the lords Of
creation. What. then, is the peculiar
mark that indicates the line that sepa-
rates man from the lower order OF orea-
tion? We have theory OF our own. Il
is a Nush-the red ensign that our inner
MORAL SENSE hangs out sometimes as the
emblem OF modesty, sometimes OF pions,
indignant anger. sometimes OF devilisb
wrath, sometimes Of fue emotion: but
sometimes, and just as frequently. Of
shame. The Caucasian man and woman.
the lieht-oolored races. are susceptible of
q blush. The dark k-colored races may
blush also. although the mantling blood
escape the human eye. But the brut
cannot and does not blush. Hence.
after all, the blush Of honor or OF shame
marks the human being.
TO what. now. the reader may ask. do
these general propositions tendp We
reply. that they srei eisugsested 10 order to
show tho nnbIushing efftontery OF those
oficialsswho have been guilty Of mon
strous >winaling aud Of large and party
thefts. These people seldom or never
blasb. What, then, tis the infsfenoea- /,
is this: These people are more or less
than nssn. More We know they are not.
Loss they are. They cannot blush.
They steal and swindle and lie, and then
they walk about our streets, or ride in
costly equipages. and all the time they
hold h'gh head. They flourish like n
green bay tres,;or rathor like deadly
upas tree. But their day is coming. It
will be seen that they have built q ,on
the sands. and their house will fall. God
grant that the time may soon come when
HONESTY shall again be at premium.
and RAsoA1ETx At its proper discount.
We declare amending war upon the
foes Of the State, and the path that We
and our oo.workers tread leads to vic-
tory. We say to the good people of the
State. be hopeful. faithful and rssolute.
FAITH. Horn aud JusT1oE, these three.
and fol, ,us, under Heaven. che greatest Of
these is JusT1oE. CHARITY is for peni.
tent men aud penitent women. It was
for tho. penitent thief that the Saviour
had pardon. It was to the psnissnt
women. taken in adultery, that he said: !:
'9o. and sin no more" Let US never
forget the scene where even the for
heTsance Of the Son OF God gave
way. and He overthrew the seats Of the,
money-ohangers and soourged them ont
OF the temple. y
Shall We be deemed too severe. il we
wage stern war upon the "den of
thieves" who have profaned the temples
OF our LIBERTIES and sought to destroy
the temples OF our INDUSTRIES? Not SO,
for known unto all men is our modera-
ton, and the moderation Of our ont.
ragged, pIundered fellow.citizens,
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We are informed by the census report
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