The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-26
COLUMBIA, S. c..
Thursday Morning. March 20, 1874.
Apologies for tho "Lost" ResoIution.

Senator Maxwell's letter OF explana'
tion is as clear as mud, concerning the
loss Of the joint resolution which direct.
ed the Attorney General to prosecute
Parker. The most that can be made
out of it is. that he denies having ever
had the resolution in his possession at
all, although, he says again, he had
been under the impression all the
time that he had given it to the Go
vernon. The fact, and his Impression
Of the fact. as ho states both. are ire
ooncileable. He professses to have no
recollection of any such Act, except OF
the certified copy, for which he gave q
receipt to the Assistant Clerk of the
Senate, on Wednesday evening, nnd for
which, when delivered by him on
Thursday morning to the Governors g
Private Secretary, he took q receipt at
8 8o'clook, aud subsequently another re-
ceipt from the same person, in which
N'the proper date was put at his MAX.
well't) request" Thus we find abund-
ant light thrown upon what was done
with the duplicate on Thursday, but
none upon the adventures OF the origi-
nal on Tuesday.
Having delivered himself of this con-
-fession, Maxwell sincerely hopes that it
will ''set at rest" newspaper people
from any attempt to blaok- mail him."
His piteous cry against being led into
temptation ought not to fall upon stony
hearts. By all means, let Maxwell's vir-
tue not,be tried any further. His agency
IN. the matter, whatever it was, pales
Unto insigni6cance before the late but
brazen avowal OF the Union, that show
it (the joint resolution) was lost, who
lost or spirited 1t away. or what became
.of it, is immaterial, forit amounted to
nothing. any way" What will the LIE.
gislature, which passed this ACT delibe-
rately, think OF this new doctrine? We
should have supposed that. even if
pnssed in spite, even if uncalled for, no
loyal Radioal would dare to spurn it in
This fashion. This sort of talk really
amounts to commendation OF the lar
ceny by which it was made way with.
The guilt or innocence of its destruction
is made to turn upon the Importance of
the measure itself. If one person can
judge OF this, another may. II the
Unioa holds it to have been unoalled-for
and impertinent, then the purloiner or
destroyer may be considered to have had
justification for the same reason. He or
they, as we'll as the Union, may have
thought it unnecessary. We commend
the view to the attention of those in the
Radical ranks who have proclaimed
their desire for reform of abuses. How,
in the name of common sense, can you
expect any idea Of responsibility to be
entertained by the colored people. who
receive such instruction as this? It is a
disgusting plea for immortality. It is q
shameful encouragement OF fraud.
So far from the resolution being in
significant, it was one of the most i'm
portant OF the session. The holders OF
the fraudulent bonds are mastering
their hosts both in New York and in
South Carolina. They are organizing
to resist .Ae expressed will OF the best
elements in the Republican party in the
State. They are told that they reckon
without their host, in attempting to de-
feat the bond-holders. They threaten
and caiole by turns. There are men" !"
says letter recently made public from
one of Parker's allies in New York, who
''have the keys OF credit in their hands,
and will take care to keep the door of
relief shut against the 'Prostrate State,
until they (the Legsasure) aooede to
tho just claims now so insolently.
though ignorun!ly, trodden under foot. "
What is this but to say there is divide
in this matter, and an intimation to the
legislative robbers that if they pursue q
certain course they will receive their
share? The hint is not lost The rcso-
lution has been formed to mako fight
for these bonds. The prosecution OF
Parker is to be stided By fair means OF