The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-03
S. G.
Wednesday Morning. July 3, 1872.
Tho World veering Round.

Tho World voering Round.
Our telegraphio dispatches, yesterday,
announced that the New York World had
declared itself convinced that the nomi-
nation or endorsement of Greeley and
Brown, at Baltimore, was q foregone
conclusion, and intimated that its oppo-
sition would cease, whether it concluded
to advocate their election or not. We
have been at loss to understand the
motives of the World in it's malignant
attacks upon Mr.. Greeley, and in its in
consistent political tone generally. since
the action of the Cincinnati Convention.
It ranks high among the ablest journals
in the United States, and has been for
years the acknowledged chief organ of
the Democratic party. The South has
had no more apparently sincere and
earnest friend, nor Radicalism a more
determined foe. than this great journal.
Az for ourselves. we had learned to
feel for it AN admiration close akin to
reverence. For crushing argument, keen
satire, pithy humor. and graceful soho
larly style. it need yield the palm to
none Of the leading metropolitan jour
0als. We had willingly attributed to It,
too, until its late tergiversations, sin
cere and unselfish patriotism. It is not
pleasant to have this confidence shaken,
and we were 10th to think bad things OF
the World. But this is not the first time
that the World has offended, and at
tempted to stab its friends in the back.
In the campaign OF 1868, when every
nerve should have been stretched by
true Democrat to do all in his power to
elect Seymour and Blair. the World de-
serted its colors in the hottest of the
conflict, and clamored for new leaders,
when it was evident that its revolt could
only result in q panic among the already
disheartened Democracy.
The course of the World then was
as inexcusable as it is now. It could
have done no possible good; it might
have done great harm, and it was ex-
plaiuable upon only one OF two hypo-
theses-the paper had either been
bought up the Radicals, or else for the
sorry satisfaction which weak minds ex-
perience in being able to say, ''I told
you SO" it was willing to render dou-
bly, sure the defeat OF that party of
which it pretended to be the organ. IN
the present instance, by the utmost
stretch of charitable confederation, we
cannot account for the present or recent
tone Of the paper upon any supposition
creditable to it's integrity. Some say it
has actually sold out to the Radicals, and
we must confess that, in moments of irri-
tation and disgust, as we read its venom
ous articles on Mr.. Greeley, this suspicion
would force itself upon our own mind.
But this presupposes suoh diabolical
epirit OF hypocrisy and deceit, on the
part of the conductors of the World
suoh depth both of intellectual and
moral debasement-that, in oalmer mo-
ments. we discard it as almost beyond
the bounds of possibility. Others say
that the paper is lsboring under tenn.
porary alteration of mind. There is
evidence, truly, of an attack OF Greeli-
phobia, but the method in the Worlds
madness causes as to doubt the genuine
ness of the disease.
Neither Of these suppositiona are pro-
bable or satisfactory. We have theory
OF our own which, to our mind, fur.
nishes the most rational solution of the
matter; and, at the same time, may to
many appear the least discreditable to
the World
That paper has never had from the
first any purpose or desire to sustain the
Liberal Republicans. The object of its
support of Schurz, Trumbull and Gree
ley, in the inauguration and develop.
ment Of the Liberal movement up to the
date OF the Cincinnati Convention, was
to create schism in the Republican
party, through which the Democracy
might be again restored to power. It
has been false, shsmelessly false, but not