The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-07
CetIEEJMEEBIA, E MEE s. Sc G..
Thurs .ay Morning. August Z. 1878
signs OF tho Times

signs OK tho lines
The self preserving instincts Of the
people Of this country are coming to the
aid Of the sober deductions of their
judgment, in reference to the rnpt
and dang, rous tendencies of the party
in control Of the Government. These
tendencies are so manifest that they ore
beginning to reach down to the con-
sciousncss OF even the humblest in the
land. Movements. grounded in this
consciousness, are quietly going op,
which look to the settlement OF the Co.
vernment in new. hands and Oh a new
basis OF principles. The great farmers
awakening in the North west. and the
profound agitation throughout the
North, in behalf of the rights cfAabor
among the laboring classes, while aimed
Immediately and ostensibly at the COM
binations of capitalists. and speoulators,
end tho monopolies of railway rings, go
really to the root of the matter of bad
government. Eminent men in the
dominant party withdraw from its
counsels and retire to their tents to
await those changes OF time to which
they look moro hopefully than TO their
own efforts. Others more active and
more patriotic, like tho leading sscsders
under the banner Of Greeley and re-
form, boldly take, as they took, the
consequences of manly protest against
corruption. The movement, under
Greeley, was not wholly abortive, and
the eloquent hsrangues aud lucid ex-
Posures of Sumner, notwithstanding
their bitterness, have done much good
In opening the eyes Of the rank aud Gle
to the dangers ahead.
Conspicuous among the more recent
political events which show restlessness
and dissatisfaction with the condition of
affairs, are the platform and resolutions
Of the OAio Liberal Convention, at Co.
lumbus, based upon the letter Of Hon.
". S. Groesbeck. copied into our CO.
lumns few days since. He thinks that
the Democratic party has committed err
rors Of policy, and made somo damaging
surrenders. It must enter into new COM
binatious. and utter no doubtful voice,
before it can retrieve its influence, and
win success. The views he expresses are
sound and unexceptiouable. and mostly
identical with the Cincinnati platform,
with the notable addition of an rncom-
promising position on the subject Of
free trade. The action Of the Ohio Con-
vention is highly commended by Demo-
cratic, Conservative and Liberal Repub-
lican journals, aud are likely to meet
the approval of thinking and inlepcnd-
ent men OF the Republican party itself.
1t proposes frankly to accept the results
OF the war. to oppose all forms of mo.
nopoly and Capitalization, and to main
tain the reservations Of States rights,
and local governments It raises high
the banner of strict construction, and
the broad ensign of free trade, and pro-
poses to carry the war into Africa against
prohibitory tariff. Whether tho Ame-
rican people will heed this action and
rally under the standard which is raised,
or not, il cannot be excepted to Oh any
substantial or teDuble grounds. It may,
and likely will, be blown away ut pre-
cent, but will have strength enough to
re-appear after many days. The declara-
tions arc good. true and timely, and will
not return void.
HE SLAVERY OF DEBT. r.-Those who
have always enjoyed competency and
freedom from the care and anxiety OF
earning their daily sustenancc, Gun have