The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-01

as no" pnt forth with thu label Of
danger. it appears meant to reflect
upon Conservatives. If 80, it is not
just.
South CARoLINA.-Mr. Redicll, the
intelligent correspondent OF the Gin
cinnati Commercial, writes Is letter
from Columbia. S. g.. under date the
23h July, in which he says:
Crossing from Georgia into Sonth
Carolina at Augusta, you see the bune.
ful effects of negro rule before you
have penetrated a mile into this
wretched State. Disguise it us we
may, the fact remains the sume, the
curse Of South Carolina is the icno.
rance Of majority of her electors.
From this have all her troubles
sprung. A stream cannot rise above
It's source, and the majority of her
voters being as Ignorant of the priuci-
pies OF our Government US the cattle
that feed upon the hills Of Ohio, it
naturally followed that the GoYorn.
ment fell among thieves as completely
ns If MI the Offices from top to bottom
had been parceled out umongn lot of
penltentiary coDvicts. The negroes, of
South Carolina are totally untit to ex.
ercise the right of suffrage, and to
plunge them head-Iong from condi-
ton OF no]ect slavery to the response
Die position OF electors was u mishup,
folly aud crimo. We sec it now
plain enough, and we would have seen
1t before, had not our eyes been duz-
zled by the prospect of getting large
Republican majority. We have the
Republican majority; but nh, the woe,
misery. debt, crime. corruption, wick
edness and villaiuy that this majority
of black voting machines have brought
uPoh poor South Carolina.
The Legislature is den If thieves.
and ignorant, stupid. bigoted black
thieves at that. Take the con eicts in
the ONO penitentlnry, organize them
into body, call it the Legislature,
and you have better body of men
than any Legislature South Carolina
has had since 1868. Aud further, sta-
tletlcs will show that tie Ohio convicts
arc better educated than the South
Carolina law makers, and better quail
he'd to perform tho duties of office.
More OF them can read, more of them
can write, more of them know the diff
ference between Watts hymns and the
Constitution of tho United States. Ii
the most intelligent men in the peni-
tentiary had been selected in 1868 as
legislators for South Cnrolina, and con-
tlnned In Office until to-day, have no
hesitancy in saying, that the condition
of affairs here would now be better.
In looking over the figures Of the
debt of South Carolina, remembsr
that she is small State in wealth.
worth not more than one-tenth OF what
Ohio is. In other words, Ohio is as
able to carry debt of $40. 900, 900 as
South Carolina is debt of 81, 600. 900
The cry of "Rsform! Reformr'
among the Republicans here is the
same old humbug. It is the same old
cry always heard just before an cleo.
tion. The Republicans OF South Caro-.
lima will never reform. The party here
is composed OF a mixture of ign norance
aud rascality, in abou. equal proper.
tons. The talk of "reform in the
party" and such party. is crazy
bosh. As long as the Republicans
control South Carolina, so long will it
be robbed and despoiled. The debt
will continue to grow larger, credit
will continue to sink, aud the thieves
to rule. Three years ago, when I was
here. (l97l.) there was just suoh howl
about "retronchment and reform" as
is heard now. I stated in the CONNER.
cial then that there would be no
reform, and that matters would grow
worse each year. The prediction has
been verified. I SEQ no more chance
for Improvement now than I SO " then.
And yet, when the whites of South
Carolina appealed to the Federal Co.
vernment for protection. what comfort
did they get2 How much did they
get from Grant?
ONE FAITHFUL WIFE, AT LEAST
The New York Times. of the 23i ult,