The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-04-11
COLUMBIA, s. G.
Saturday Morning. April II, 1874.
Moral supbort.

Grant Of the Committee OF the Tax.
Payers Convention has met with the
most unqualified condemnation Of the
respectable Republican press Of the
country. The scene in which the Pre-
sident figured so unfortunately was no.
toriousiy due to excited personal feel.
ing, which had mo .justiacatioI in the
extent to which 'it was entertained, nor
in the place or circumstances under
which it was exhibited. We have alb.
stained from sum comments as il wousi
naturally provoke. In the sincere de-.
sire to have our oqudition rightly un-
derstood and Justly appreciated in
Washington. we have thought it advisa-
bic for, our people and the representa-
tive conservative press to restrain the
expression of disappointment, chagrin
and modification which they felt at 80
unexpected, 30 causeless and so petty q
display of spite. where they had a right
to expect flushed courtesy and masterly
statesddnnship. II wasE splendid op-
portunity for : the President to make
friends worth having, and in an hour;to
make an impression which could, only
be made in q life time under less favor.
ing circumstances, But though spurned
by President Grant from motives of
mingled pique and dislike. the cause
itself is not hurt. It stands before the
country with additional claims to candid
consideration. It asks nothing but
Justice. and it will not be content to
take anything less. The animosity
which has 80 long been cherished to-
wards the South is at last on the wane.
Men can no. longer ride on it's waves
into plAcss OF. power and trnst. New
issues are brought forward Old things
and old prejndices are dying out. Per
scouting Radicalism is on its last legs.
The sense Of the, country is that the
strife Of sections shall cease. that the
Government shsll be made more homo
geneons, and that the States of the
South shalls be left free to work out
their destiny In their own way.
The matter OF orr complaint is now
before. Congress-. Some Republican
journals condemn us for sending it to
the White House at all. "What has the |
President. asks the Chicago Times,
"whose function is, that of servant.
and who is gradually but surely being
sent to his own proper official place, to
do with afording relief to South Caro-
lima taxpayers. who. are plundered by
Republican party -tax.eaters on every
sidep" Perhaps it was q mistake. It
looks 80 now. But it was kindly meant.
twas conaidereds to be- only proper
respect to the Chief Magistrate. It has
now gone where ii will have better
chance II may encounter blows; but
there are those on the arena Of Con.
gress who will return them with inte-
rest Let the whole matter be tho
roughly aired. The very beet thing to be
done. after discussion in Congress. will
be to send strong committee OF it's
members into South Caroline, 10 inves-
tigate it's condition, with power to send
for persons and papers. We are content
to abide the issue. Congress may still
do nothing directly in the way OF relief
after such investigation, but it's moral
effect here would be wholesome, and the
facts it would elicit would be instructive
/ to the rest of the country. and perfect
5vindioation Of the movement Of the tax
payers. As was conolusively shown by
Z Mr.. Porter to the Judiciary Committee,
we have in this State an agrarian usurpa-
tion in form of law, and we ask of Con-
gress the opportunity which the ap-
pointment of committee will give, to
8 unmask and unkennel the frauds now
Bbeing perpetrated. III Congress-" he
3said. ''shonld determine TINT there is no
{ other remedy, the memorialists asked
& for the moral support Of Congress. Let
Z the National Government rebnke these
wrongs. Let these spoilers know That
they are expected to be honest, aud to
1 faithfully execute the great trusts ro-
posed in them by confding national
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