The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-14
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Tuesday Morning. July IA. 1874.
The Fad Approaehes-Oue on tho
Supplies.

6upPlleSs
The sensation OF the moment is the
remarkable change which has taken
Ylacs in the views of the President
concerning our PROSTATE State. The
President sis strong party man, bni
abstter knoRledge, let as hope. Of our
wretehed copditian than he had when
the committee OF the taxpayers, pre-.
sented their memorial, has moved him
from his party moorings. Something
like prejudice. approaching almost to
bitterness. seemed 70 have found lode.
maht in bis mind, st ene time. hnt we
sre gra&iAed 30. believe that it is now
rapidly disappointing. II Is. nsvershe-
less. true as Senator Robertson said.
that the President can do nothing di.
zeoiy, nor is. IT, likely ihat Congress
will undertake anything for our relief.
Bnsxssre encouraged to hope, from
thesP qut;Eiyihgd, shat the. Presidents
Ympathies and moral influence will b.,
strongly enlisted on the side of the
honest peopie!in' the State, and against
those WHO. ip their ipaolenoe and o op.
pzassion, have relied mainly oa his
supposed proteotion.' That ia some..
thing Better still will IL be, if the
policy now indicated OF not in.
terfering to aid in the collection OF
taxas shall ibe firmly resolved upon aud
carried 7'out by the General Govern
msnt: Then, indeed, will the South
oarolins ring Government "fall
ahpoughsHand the great political mon
strosity OF The =ss bs overthrow wn. In
view Of the fact that no genuine re-
form Is contemplated by the Radicals
or is possible in the Stats, and that the
lhaAaL States Government, as We are
how advised. will withhold any assist-
ance 10 the enforcement aud collection
Of taxes from the tax.payers. only to
hs,sqaandsied and stolen by the tag.
grabbers, the duty of ons people is
plain. It is to go ahead ,resolutely.
form their tax unions. aud take uoun-
ssl together as to the most effectnal
gnG peaceful method of recovering
their loat rights and Of restoring once
more 10 the Slate q decent and tolera-
bic government. We may depe nd
upon it that the burden of this work
cannot be shifted from our own to
okhers' shoulders. It is our affair, not
sheirs. Aud il We do not show energy.
zeal and determination in the matter
ourselves. the sympathy. zeal and good
intentions Of our friends abroad will,
with the lapse Of time and our own
indifference. necessarily cool towards
us. We have gained immensely in
The last SIX or eight months. We
have brought our monster to bay. or.
to change the Agare. have placed
our criminal in the criminals box.
A jury OF the whole country has been
empaneled to try him. Wo know that
be can make no valid defence. He is
really covering with q sense of guilt,
but is an adept in the art OF appearing
and pretending to be limo cent. Soon
We shall hear his piteous appeals for
mercy and pardon. But We must con.
duct the prosecution through, have
him condemned, deposed and officially
and politically executed. And while
sfsis great trial is going on, and these
important issues are at stake, we do
not thihk it sensible or consistent with
the duty which we have undertaken,
81 which has rather been devolved
upon us. to feed our criminal with the
Eat OF the land, or clothe him any
longer with purple and fine linen.
Every contribution We make to his
support by payment Of taxes, or other.
wise, he will forge into weapons of de-
fence and use them against us. II We
are in earnest in this matter, then the
sooner We resolve to withdraw from
him all countenanoe or aid in any
shape or form, the more certain we are
TO get the verdict which will consien
him to infamy and banishment for
ever.
Keen Hand