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

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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.
toriously due to excited personal feel.
ing, which had no justification in the
extent to which it was entertained, nor
in the place or circumstances under
which i vas exhihited, We have alb.
stained from such comments as it would
naturally provoke. In the sincere de.
sire to have our cQudition rightly un-
derstood and Justly appreciated in
Washington, we have thought it advisa-
BILE for, our people and the representa-
tive conservative press to restrain the
expression of disappointment, chogrin
and modification which they felt at so
unexpected, 30 causeless and so petty q
display of spite, where they had right
to expect finished courtesy and masterly
statesmanship. 1t was 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 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 places, Of power and trust. New
issues are brought forward. Old things
and old preindices are dying out. Per-
scouting Radicalism is on it's last legs.
The sense Of the country is that the
strife Of sections shall cease. that the
Government shall be made moro homo.
geneous, and that the States uf the
South shall- be left free to work out
their destiny In their own way.
The matter of our 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 sffording relief to South Caro-
lima Taxpayers. who are plundered by
Republican party tax.eaters on every
sideP" Perhaps it was mistake. It
looks go now. Bot it was kindly meant
It was considered to be only proper
respect to the Chief Magistrate. It has
now gone where il will have better
chance. It 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 Carolina, 70 inves-
tigate it's condition. with power to send
for persons and papers. Weare content
to abide the issue. Congress may still
do nothing directly in the way of relief
after suoh 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
vindioation OF the movement of the tax.
payers. AS was conclusively shown by
Mr.. Porter to the Judiciary Committee,
We have in this State an ngrarian usurpa-
ton in form of law, and we ask of Con-
gress the opportunity which the ap-
pointment of q committee will give, to
). unmask and unkennel the frauds now
9being perpetrated. "If Congress, he
said, ''should determine that there is no
other remedy, the memorialists asked
for the moral support OF Congress- Let
the National Government rebuke these
wrongs. Let these spoilers know That
they are expected to be honest, aud to
faithfully execute the great trusts re-
posed in them by confding national