The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-12
Answer to "a wh,,e DIechanIc."


Answer TO "a White BI1chanIc.r
In our issue of yesterday, there ap-
peared an article signed "a White Me-
ohanic, ia whioii an expression ct cpl.
Mon is asked of us. We do not hesitate
to give it. We read our correspondents
article with great satisfaction. The
points made by him are we'll taken. It
becomes our people to give them attcn-
ton. No people will prevail who foil to
assert themselves boldly and Justly. We
do not hold the negro man to the severe
accountability that we should If we
know ourselves. we have no prejudices
against these people; but we do hold
that the white man is bound to look
after himself. The negro man has the
right to regulate his political affiliations.
we have never sought to interfere with
him. We have been willing to let him
take his own way, whilst we have deter
mined to take our own. If, however, he
chooses to lend himself and his votes, as
he now does almost TO a man, against
the interests of the white race and Of
good government, the white man ought
and should take care of himself The
colored race organize habitually against
US. and yet tho whites are expected to
withhold the ec talionis. Sometimes the
doctrine of lee talionis is necessary. and
due to self-interest and manhood. Let
us now take case in point.
We have here in Columbia a grocery
store kept by Messrs. Cooper & Taylor,
colored men. We are told that the CO.
lored people crowd that store. They
stand by their race. We do not com
plain If this. and we wish Cooper &
Taylor success in honest efforts to
do good and thriving business. If.
now. the colored people act thus,
shall any one complain if we say that the
white race should look out for them
selves? Our doctrine is to stand by our
friends and the friends of the State, and
to fight in every legitimate way our ene-
mics and the public foes. If there be q
merchant here who foregoes his princi-
pies and sacrifices his manhood in order
to get trade. he ought to be dsconnte.
nnnced by all good and true people in
the city and in the country. On the
contrary, in the case Of merchant who
boldly announces his principles, and
stands out like truo man against cor.
ruption and frnud. let him be sustained
and supported. These arc our views.
We think they are sound. We want; in
this city aud in this State, a stern public
opinion and just, resolute, public ac-
ton. The people must take caro- of
themselves and not play into the hands
of their enemies. Men will come and
settle aud build and trade in q city where
there is sound, healthy. manly feeling.
The public pulse-let it, we say, beut
strong for the right and the true. With
these views, it will be seen that we are
in accord with much that our cores
pondent So. ). We commend his article,
and we advise our friends to read it over
"Soih' LILO 10 tuC AI6uC NO
need in the city and the State white set
tiers, men who will vote with us for the
right, feel with us for the beautiful and
work with us for the msefM and the good.
At the samo time, let us deal fairly with
the colored man and treat him rs he be-
hnves and deserves
-H
MILITARY ARnEsrs.-Snce onr report
of last week, VIM. Ramsey, Columbus
Ramsey, Samuel Randolph and T. Ross
Sepaugh have been arrested aud impri-
soned by tho military authoritios. Lean
der Spencer has been sent to Colulnbin;
and the following have been discharged
from the prison here: j. r. Wilkcrson,
w. 5. Wilkerson and j. II. Bloodworlh,
lenying seventeen yet in prison.
The negro Joe Carter and his gang,
arrested some weeks ago by The military.
we're turned over to tho civil nlithnii les
on Tuesday last. l'OrEriNe En1uirey.