The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-16
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Tuesday Morning, September le. 1878.
General Grant and the south.

sAoos GSS UoAu6 oltIAou VI buo ~ QlteSl
States" he does not care to express his
opinions on Cmsarism or any oths. topic
OF public agitation, scandal or gossip.
The retioenoe Of the Confederate Gene.
raj is characteristic. A proud man, as
yet unrelieved OF civil disabilities, and
therefore Q practical alien in his own
land, he prefers to stand silently and with
folded arms upon the bank of stream
whose tidal -ebb aud flow is no longer of
serious concern to him. He is right
enough as times go, albeit the country
can i'll afford to spare any Of it's good
men from active life; and it would, per-
haps, be carrying speculation into the
regions OF fmpertinsnt curiosity if ono
should undertake to guess. in spite of
his brusqae letter. what may be the bent
Of his. mind touching the old con.ade
who. at this moment, has it in his
power, more than any man. to set per-
sons prescribed like Gsnerat Johnston
upon their politioaliegs. That General
Grant, the Louisville Courier. Journal
asserts. has never been unpopular with
what is known distinctively as the Con
federate element. but that, on the con-
trary, there are soldierly reasons Why
the Confederate element should regard
him with sentiments Of personal kind
ness and respect, is a fact which fur
nishes Cmsarism with its meet suggest.
ave danger; because, if General Grant
should be elected for third term, there
10 likelihood that he would fnd q
united South ready to support any pre-
tension he might see at to set up in the
direction of stronger and juster .ad-
ministration of the Government than
has been secured by the unequal ba-
lance OF powers and parties during tho
last seven years. The real thing. there
fore, to be apprehended in the future,
il the gradual attritions OF the one.man
power, rather than any specific designs
of the President. General Grant, we
take it, is simply going upon the princi-
pie which has seemed TO guide him
since his rise in the world. That princi-
pie is the getting Of all he can. and the
keeping Of what he gets. But as there
is no consid erable means of opposing
him at the South, and as the conduct OF
the Northern people, acting through the
Republican party. has had the effect of
quenching sound national and pa
triotic spirit among the Southern peo-
pie, it cannot excite much wonder that
his election for third term will break
down all opposition to him in that
quarter where opposition has proved so
fruitless. This overthrow of impedi-
ments would need only to be followed
by the opportunity in order to build up
feeling of self.advancement on the
part OF the adventurous. Men would
begin. and not without reason, to say
that the choice between Gao psarism and
Radicalism is choice between master
in whose service there is chance s.oi
promotion, and master whose domina-
tion has been always ungentle, ungener-
GUS and disoouraging.
The responsibility for the organiza.
tion of parties in way to insure ue
against the reelection of General Grant
rests, therefore. entirely with the North.
The South threw up tho sponge last
year. 1t was the only hearty supporter
OF Horace Greeley. and when it made g
the surrender of its prejudiccs in order
to signalize its entire submission to the
DEGREES of war, it closed its account
with the past. It will hardly re- open
the books. In the future. it will be O
simple follower, not leader, in ideas.
taking care to make the best terms il
can with the inevitable, whatever tha,
may happen to be. Thus, unhappily,
the South. enfeebled by misfortunes
and discouraged by NAL administration,
may be considered rnit-growiug re.
gion OF tendencies dangerous to liberty.
Cmsnrism is misnomer. It remains
to be seen whether General Grant can
compass the forms of denomination
through the army of Office holders com
manded by him. Then it will remain
to be seen whether any successful oppo.
sitlon to his reelection can bo set m in