The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-06

such 6rst took definite shape. That
day is the birthday of your ruin.
Your carpetbag washers made you
again the cats-paws to get their piun.
def; and you served them we'll. Then
two years more OF misrule, stealing
and lying followed. The results were
the same as before, only greater. The
falsehocds and frauds were the same,
only more unblushing and Infamous.
The gang OF spoilers were tho same,
only more numerous, more bold and
more base.
In 1868, We lad nominated gentle
man and q statesman, as q Democrat
let ns sny, against Scott. In 1870, we
had supported carpet. bagger Us u
Reform candidate, upon platform as
R'publican as yours WIS, against yont
Te-ioui;lat1aa oi:-i;a.. h=SSer Sc.t.. II
1872. that We might leave you no pos
sible pIea,) We supported Mr.. TomIin-
son. Republican nominated by bolt
from your own party-a Republican
whose honesty had forced him to re-
sign the office to which you had elected
him in 1868, and to escape from IL ring
whose touch was dishonor to him.
Thus. in 1868. in 1870 and in 1872, we
have opposed your ring nominations
with separate and different forces.
Your msjorities for the plnuderers
have been about tho same all three
times. That is, you have voted as u
race against US aud for the thieves; and
this after years Of terrible experience.
just the same as ut first. Yon elected
Mr.. Moses to be Governor, whose re-
cord in politics vas worse, il possible,
than Scott's hus ever been. You have
now had Moses two years; and it is
time for us all to face the matter
squarely. and to ask what you mean to
do In the coming elections. You have
the power to re-elect Moses or to elect
one-if one Can be fonnd-who is
worse; and if he eau in any way pur.
chase his nomination, you seem ready
to vote him into Office and into plum.
der again.
1t IL here, aud for this reason, that
l propose to speak plainly TO you,
because your electing him or any such
man would precipitate ruin upon your
own heads. Like Samson, you have
the power to pull down the temple;
but you cannot do it without being
u uoncu III IDo TU1uS.
Three times nuw-1868. 1870 aud
1872-you have been impo, led upon.
YJur adventurers have infused lnto
your impressible minds their own
cowardly hatred of US; and you have
done their dirty work. like the slaves
they have made you with their Uuion
League oAths and their secret pledges.
Three times your votes have been
counted; and when the returns came
in, you shouted victory! and then went
home to starve. They went home to
revel in their ill-gotton plumber, to
hate us and to despise you. What is
the result Of oil this? at home-I
ueed not tell you how manly thousand
acres of land hive been aud are vet to
be sold for taxes, and Home of these
arc your har,l-enrned little farms; that
the Industries are paraiyz.d which
should be fruitful Of revenue aud pros
perity; that you are poor. aud without
work. aud hungry, and naked, and
diseased, and sqialid, when you should
be. aid might nave been, prosperous,
healthy and happy; TINT yonr schools
are weIl-nlgh worthless. which on.ht
to educate you; and that ignorance,
wait aud crime domiueer where plenty,
education aud virtue ought to ;.bennl.
These things yon know to your sor-
row; aud. before the civilized world,
they make you the by word and con.
tempt Of the times.
Abroad-You are not too iguornnt
to see that tue Government in South
Carolinn. which you have upheld
which. III one sense. yon have made
ID failure; and that that failure is
being realized here in the North, ali
over the United Suites aud in Europe.
Your frieuds here aud elsewhere, see
ing all these abuses Of your power, are
dishcartened ut your fnilDre in six
years and disgusted with your utter
lncompetency for elfgovernment.
Men who voted aul fought for your
! emancipation, and who Invested YOU
with the powers OF citizenship, see
with deep disappointment that, instead
OF proving to be freemen when sluvery
was abolished, you have been tho
worst and most abject of slavcs--slaves
to the vllest set Of men that ever dis
graccd civilized Government. Your
history in these six years hus proved,
oven to the most ultra Of the abolition
lists. that Ignorance, even in IL negro,
must and will lead to its legitimate
results. No purity Of intention OH
their part. no interests Of party euds.
no prayers, no power human or divine,
Gun ever reverse that luw of nature and