The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-06
COLUMBIA, s. c..
II : II Z = TT.
alhn day Morning. December 6, 1874
sncers, Idle sneers.

SiIce the newly elected Governor
shac gut forth an indictment OF the
RaGisal Administration OF tho affairs
<fd South Carolina in graphic picture
'sd ets deplorable and disgraceful con.
nosaences. our Radical neighbor, not
NesasaiIg the exposure, and not taking
Handly to the stern remedies suggested
un she message. has brushed up ite
nxtgage mill and set 1t to grinding.
The Democrats Who have had the mis-
Gossune to offend this virtuous journal
By the successes they have gained In
so many States. como in for an undue
fshcro Of its choicest calumnies. In
s'ncroh OF food for it's vengeance, it
anFleres the whole field, from Edge
neia. in this State. where there are
a'ozno OF thet way Of thinking, down to
a'crss and round by Minnesota, to the
aseae democratic State OF Delaware.
ne fCmes with ill-suppressed wrath at
tho words OF commendation which
~Sthe Democratic press end the allied
"r1cOrs' have bestowed upon the re.
rrEmendations Of Governor Chamber
cxsz. It is afraid he will be captured.
ft gives formal notice thst the victory
III MIC election is ''ours," and no other
G1srties need claim it. It is in stew
Ss apprehension very amusing to look
ssrs en-. It is in painful state of du-
cseusness as to whether it can go tho
Uhole length of the reforms urged by
'sce Governor. The fact is, the organ
ha getting out of tune. It glides into
.iiscordart tones almost unceremoni-
'S15ly. Itcan see no use and no beauty
eGat itshould desire it, iu registration
Rnw. And other similar reform mca-
Tnres no doubt offend its gorge.
Jast now its nerves are disturbed
stooos 4he whipping-post of Delaware.
Gtseoks with forgiving spirit upon the
Atrocities which are daily committed
by The Molly Magulres of the disaffect-
I'D eoel region of Pennsylvania. The
Scranton Free Press informs US that
-'nurder runs riot and bloodshed is an
'se cry. day occurrence, while the shoot
l:aE of firearms is heard npon the
streets every night of the year. The
aGthorities frequently awake in the
@ss+saiSg to And the body Of man iy-
oaE "a the public streets, cold aud stiff,
ueseering in his gore. He had been
muTdered some time during the previ-
'5Ss Might, by whom no one cave the
E,,'tTpetrators know, and no one inte.
s-cfs Aimself to find ont. The writer
u<.veE saw on the borders of ofcivilization
~ state OF society more dangerous to
BUSINESS, to life and the peaceful pur-
asr7ts of happiness. than the Luxerne
'asal2 regions. Iu this community, dur
iunC che past forty years. 123 murders
sa<'se been com mitted, and only three
s,1asa have been hanged. Within four
.Neace twenty.four murders havs oc-
scucSe&, and 10 man executed at ALL"
AE CHS violence and turbulence are
ssettooked. while Democratic Della
mLre is roundly abused for iunocently
AsI'asaInlng a whipping-post for tho
'stHenGers against it's laws.
It liz an unseemly institution, We
VOC f.ss, but if we are allowed to Judge
az ttc cesnlts, it is preferable to tile
:s6axth Carolina penitentiary as admi-
u'Mterel by Dennis and Moses, and pre-.
S-,srs the breed OF sach characters ns
Mo'x E:sE in the lawless Prnnsylvuuiu
dHsl 'segion. 1t cannot be denied, US
SFeank Leslie's newspaper puts it, that
Sase state which whips criminals has
aaAs tewest men within her borders who
a'ezA'r1s whipping. Persons about to
-E:s-cs!. o. to commit brutal assaults, are
's9S,reiy clear that it would be mis-.
eaSe o. judgment to indulge in thoso
k'''eGhxres within tho jurisdiction of
L"esI~aro Tho twin fncts that DeIa.
ass.ee Whips thieves and ronghs. and
@Gat thefts md assaults aro loss !re.
'Rue at IN that than i'll any other State,
iS &':aporti"n to its population, cannot
'tax5y 90 refuted by any uuprcjudiccd
uIhr- Let Democratic Delaware alone