The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-03

many good citizens, suoh as the late
departed Janiiey and Caldwell. had 10
keep silent and live life Of hypo-
orisy, lest they should be butted to
death by public opinion and the party
lash. Well, We all unfortunately know
the fatal result of this assumed leader
ship. We were led blindly into the late
civil war. Many OF the best youth of
the country, in their prime and in the
flower of manhood, were laid in the
silent tomb; while others, after un-
dergoing many hardships. Ill starved
and each almost naked, with many,
after suffering imprisonment, wounds,
bruises, impaired health aud loss OF
property, and others without roof
to cover our heads, We found the old
bell-wether had arrived before ua, but
little injured, except the slight loss of
u portion Of his brains. His wounds
soon healed up. and ever since he is
subject to his old attacks Of leader
ship. He imaeiues he liyesiu tho good
old days, wh"n every man has no opl-
MON "f his own; when f.ee speech
did not exist, and white men were
penned nnd voted like so many
sheep. Sometimes, too. ho sue
ceeds by his bleating and abuse.
He frightened the people from accept
cepting The terms offered by the Cou-
9rrss OF tho Uuituu States Well,
poor ailly boys, by following hi,u
ay .iu. cru::li braiue,l us Ire is. CunnrH,,
punished III Ivy the tiftrcnth nmuntl-
ru:nt and hy the reconstruction law.
he imnRi;ics ho is "nonnrch Of ali ht
surveys" tried to dictate to the North
by forming The black co.!y; by prevent
ing us from takiug part in tho re-
organization Of tho State Government; ;
abused every man who tried to do
good. by tukirg Offices uudcr the new
regime, and prevented many from
joining nnd doing the country good
Snch mn as Senator Robertson, who
took Office from the new ,eyih.e, were.
soundly abused and vlI.itird. becunsr
they could not see through tue sprcta.
cles of the bcil-wether.
By the ireu!is of the old bull wrtlier.
AMI Ivy this l mean all the other old
bell-we:herS in zach County, the go
vernment Df the State aud Of the c,t,rs
haTo passed out OF our power. We
have hardly Voice in the State and
none IN til: city goSernmentu uf CuIum-
bla. Our substance Is sHnanlereu by
those in power ani who lend the oppo
sition 10 our destruction, and all be.
Cause the old belI-wether would not
lea: us right or allow others to lend us
ia safety through the crisis of orr mis-.
fortunes. IL ls rule or ruin with this
same OLD beilwether. His last freak
Is to JON hands with our old black
ram named Mash" IL fat old rascal,
who hns fed on the good things grown
On ia and our helghbors' farms, aud
who has led every raid on our rights
and Liberties. In fact, this old blck
ram Mash" has been our most inve,e.
rate foe ever since reconstruction took
place, and has voted for every>bad act
which disgraces our legislation. lie
has grown sleek aud oily on u salary of
5000 per year. and now owns much
property, the mems uf obtaining
which he Gan best tell. Now, the last
freak of the old bell-wether is to join
hands with this old blnck ram Nash.
and ask ns old Confoderates, his COM
panious in arms. us well as the sensible
people of the County, to embrace our
ancient enemy, to warm In our bosom
to life ''the viper who has already
preysd on our vltals." This old bell
wethcr has fooled us too often aud led
us into too many scrapes to get us to
follow him again. We must have nav
leaders. aud will loul. TO the working
men of the country to lead us IN the
future. We are willing to be led by
the farmers. the mechanics and the
merchants. but never by the old bell.
wether, who. with cracked skull, loss
IF brains and want of common sense,
crack the party whip and dare w to
vote against their wishes "What wise
man, when his sou asks him for brcmd,
will give him u stone. or in place of ~
'iSh. Will give him a snrpent." The
old beii-wethcr mny come down to the
level Of Nlsh, but W. cannot SEQ the
duty of supporting such old kinky-
beaded rams. mud won't associate with
them. MANY CONFEDERATES.
DEATH OF JUDGE GRAHAM. Judge
II. l.. Graham, Of the Charleston CIR
cult, died ut his residence, in Rutledgn
avenue, last evening, ut O'clock. after
IN illness Of only three days. He WAS
born in Marion County. aud was
thirty-se years old at tho time Of
his death. He received his education
ut the South Carolina College, aud,