The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-17

popok representative VI tu0 aDllItF anu
conservatism of Republicanism in this
country, expressed it's extreme con-
cern, during the late election. as to the
probable conduct of the Southern De.
pocracy in the event of the defeat of
Gen. Dix. The New York World says
the Naion spoke in earnest, and says
it has no doubt that there are hundreds
if not thousands of respectfully edu.
catsd men in the Northern States who
have gradually brought themselves
during the last unhappy decade of our
history to think of tho people OF the
Southern States very much as tory
Englishmen babitualiy think of the
people OF Ireland. or us tho Austrian
conservatives used TO think of the
Lombardu- Frnetians in the tln, k DAYS
of that domination over I,uly which
Austria accepted to her own torment
aud to li1e discomfort Of all Europe ut
the hands OF the allies of 1915. The
World conceives that most Of these
duubters concerning the South are for
the most part people whose experience
OF public nff,tirs dates uo further back
than the outbreak of the late civil wnr.
Io MS 1t IL almost iucouceivable that in
this age of steam aud telegraph, intel
!lgcnt men IN one section of the saue
county >honld be completely befogged
As to the spirit aud character of the
people Of another section. Although
Hni,j ctel since the close Of the war TO
v.Xitions aud Irrational Tyranny,
which lius disturbed their pruce, me
nacei their lives aud eaten out their
sntstancr, the great niass OF the Sonth-
crn people. lave remained 1niet under
these ihflctlons, uud il may vel he
doubted whether even the violent and
lawlcSs elements, which are found in
the South, ns in all communities, have
com m!ttcu u. nany ontruges since the
war upon property md life. in proper.
tion tn population, Az have been perpe-
trated II the same period in the North
orr States. The World Justly remarks
that the internal history Of the Cuu.
federated States during the period of
t he civil war. Of which, unfortunately,
little more is really known ut the North
to-day than Of the internal history of
Japan during the same period, bore
the most striking witness to the essen
tial'y law-ubi1ing character aud the
fundamental common sense of the
Southern people. Public order, the
nights OF property, the whole of that
Vast police life in which the secret of
the civilization Of grent communities
most truly resides, were as little dis
turbel in the Southern States beyond
the rauge of nfilitury operations us in
the North. Tut the relations of the
black and white races during that time
were certainly very free from being re-
lations of reciprocal hostility. is ubso-
lutely demonstrated by the simple fact
that nothing resembling negro insur-
rectlon occurred in any part OF the
South. Tho emancipation of the ne
Sroes has not resulted in q war OF
races. but on the contrary, as might
be evident even to prejudiced Northern
observers. from the vast products OF
Southern agricultural labor which con-
tinne annually to be- sent to Northern
ports, aud from the leading articles of
commercial and manufacting enter
prise. tho two races arc working har-
moniously together for their common
material welfare.
So far from the defeat of General
Dix. CT, "Aa. !s E:cre To- the nnrpose.
the almost universal defeat of the Re.
publican party in the Uuited States,
having melted the Southern people to
revival of the secession spirit, or to
tho antagonism of whites against
blacks. the very contrary. 20 far as our
observation extends, seems to be- the
fact. We find Senator Gordon, of
Georgia, IN meeting called to cele-
brate the political victory, invoking
his audience to permit him to pledge
them In the Senate to renewed fidelity
to the constitution. while hia audience
received his address with enthusiastic
cheers We find other Southern speak
crs expressing like patriotic scnti-
meuts, and tue Southern press calling
for moderation and for the strict recog-
nition of the political rights guaran-
teed to the negroes. Facts like these
saonil convince candid aud independ-
| ent journalists in tho North that the
South is solldly and seusibly Conserya.
tive and lnw-abid;ng. and quite fit to
be entrusted ut least with local self
government, which is the height of her
present political aspirations.
Baltimore Sun.
Bishop ELLIOTT. Tie Hev. B. B.
w E!liOtt pominoia1 l,v tho vacant