The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-27


Fairfield has since the war but once
cast over 1000 white Votes. and yet
the ne8soaS have cast as high as 2,4O0.
Docs hany sane man believe Nhere u
this disparity in numbers between tH2
pSacesEip this County? Look ut Il
geographically. From Jack3on Creek
Northwest to Feasterville, Che whiteA
will number as many as the blhcks:
and from Wsteres Greek East TO Peay's
Ferry, and Southeast to the vicinity
OF Long Town and on to Cook hu m,
there are very few Inhabitants Of
either race. anu no onu can with pre-
sent data prove that either race pre-.
ponderates. All that immense trao.
Of country once owned by Peay, Har.
rison, Ford, Goen, Bryan, June,
Aiken and others, who amongst them
owned several thousands of slaves, is
to-day the walk Of the deer aud the
roost OF the turkey. A correc cen >us
would prove that If Fairfield has 1900
bona II le white voters, she has not
1.60O oolored, aud this is larger ma
jority than I am disposed to allow.
But even if there be this difference,
are there not 30l negroes out OF the
l.SO0 that arc of sufficient intelligence
and honesty to have sickensi OF the
corruption of our political lenders, nd
who begin to wish that u change could
he brought about? will not believe
that there are not, until see a fair,
honest effort made to redeem our
down -trodden State.
But, you may ask. how are We to get
Il correct census? Very easily. There
is rot IL township in the State in which
there are not good, truthful, energetic
men that will agrcn to mako u tour of
their townships and secure correct
record Of the souls as we'll us lh., voters
in taid township, for so smaiI sum
that it would be no nppreciable tax
npon the voters TO pay it; and this
could be done i'll the month of August,
III ample time to prepare for general
uprising of the honest people 10 secure
a good government.
But, Mr.. Editor, whether this be
done or not, will rest with you aud
your co-laborers of tho press. You
and they are greatly to blame for the
present lethargy Of our people. Cau
you not indncn yonr fellnw citizens to
arouse themselves aud shake off that
political lethargy that for so long IL
time has depressed them? We may
| appeal to Congress aud send com nit.
tees to tho four extremes of the earth
1T will be all to no purpose, unless we
make n manly effort a. the pulls Re.
demptiou must come from within, aud
one com bined effort on the part of all
the good men OF our State will give Us
controlling influence in the next
! Legislature. A VOTER.
The CIVIL RIGHTS BILL The Au-
gus.a Chronicle ana Sentinel speaks az
follows of this iniquitous measure:
1t is obnoxious In nll its provisions
aud from every possible point Of view.
1t Is unwise. unjust, oppressive and
unstatesnanlike. Instead of bene-
6ting the blacks it will ipjure that
race ns we'll as tho Southern whites. 1t
was conceived in policy Of hate and
is consummated for the purpose of EN-
! broiling the two races in the South and
of perpetnating the power Of tho Re-
publican party by mea us Of the trouble
which it is expected to bring about.
As they won the campaign OF 1872 by
means of the Ku klu1 excitement, so
do the Radical leaders expect to CON
quer two years hence upon O civil
rights platform. But however much
we may abhor such law and its uu.
thors. there will be something needed
besides denunciation and reviling.
The whito people of Georga m ust con :
slder whit is to be done, or what can
be done under the circumstances We
| publish u communication this morn.
ing, urging the Governor to convene
the Legislature in extra session in
order that the common school sys-
tenn may be swept away. This is our
correspondents remedy; but hs sng-
ges.ion is 30 grave that it should not
ne hastily acted upon or hurriedly en-
dofsed. That this system must go
Gems Il foregone conclusion, for we
cannot expect tho white people to con
sent to mixed schools We must ulso
devise some means to save our Stat.
University. ana to protect tho hotels
and boarding houses. Perhaps, how
ever, it will be best to await tho action
Of the House upon tic bill; aud we
may then trust to Gov. Saith to do
everything in his power for the pro-
tectlon Of his people.
C!nciuEati is excited over olcnmar-
Garlnc or artificial butter. Aud we'll
she may be. Ii it is lnatie ont of COW :