The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-28
COLUMBIA, IS. C.
Saturday Morning. Ncvem'- 2e 1874.
The Civil l<lgh,. Fire-br.nd.

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Tho Civil Rights Firs-brand.
The Conservatives Of this State very
generally supported the election OF
Judge Grsen for Governor, notwith-
standing that upon being questioned
on the subject Ia the Republican Con-
vention. he said that if he were mem.
Der Of Congress he wonld vote for the
OWL Rights Bill. Bat they were very
fsT from meaning. or allowed it to be
implied, that they were willing to vote
for him because OF this declaration. 1t
was rather ip spite OF it. and because
shey recognized his honesty and abb
hty and his purpose to give the people
an honest and economical aduinistra.
ton OF public affairs. It is true. at the
same time. that many persons are in
different as to what Congress may do
on this subject. inssmuoh as We have
had Civil Rights Bill in operation
here tor severs! years. and would not
be very much affected by the passage
OF the one before Congress. Besides.
again. they are not unwilling that some
OF the States which are pushing it with
3 riew to offend the South, should
have taste Of it themselves. Bot this
10 not the general feeling. While its
justice is clear enough as regards the
States foremost in urging measures
oppressive to the Southern States, and
injurious to the sensibilities of the
Southern people, it would be mani
festly unjust to those peopls if We
showed Indifference to their wishes on
the subject. It is our duty. on the
other hand, to give them all the aid in
our power to prevent the passage of
measure which would be q fire.brand
amongst them, and set the GLASSES of
society against each other. And there
Is another consideration which cannot
be disregarded: The present school
system is working we'll in &c yeral OF
the Southern States. particularly in
Virginia. Georgia and Tennessee. The
white people have provided by leeisla.
Lion for the same accommodation of
schoois and teachers for the negro
children as for the white. and they ara
getting on peaceably and agreeably.
Each have their schools, and there is
no complaint. But the Civil Rights
Bill, IT put into operation, would de.
stroy this good arrangement, and in
iroduce disoord where harmony now
reigns. In other words. it would
break up the school system from which
30 many advantages are derived to the
colored people. Now they have the
benefit OF schools. the experience OF
which the white people mainly defray.
Pot OWL rights into operation, with
its odious feature of compulsory at.
tendance on nai.red schools, and all
shese advantages would be lost to the
n'acks. No man who has any regard
for the welfare of the colored people
"AA 6''o LILO AtO Of COQ0tonAOC6 to
bring about any such result.
It is hardly necessary to denv a
statement which journal of this citv
makes. that "the Democrats or Con.
servstives" Of South Carolina. "are
not only willing bat anxious that the
Uivi' Rights Bill should pass this Con-
gress, and that all the other States os
the South are equally anxious" that
1t should. What motive it can havo
thus to misrepresent the South and
South Carolina. is matter OF indiffer-
ence t" them. They are used to it
from that quarter and expect nothing
slse. Bat the coIored people. who e.e
able to discover the dangerous effect
OF this measure upon their prosperity
and advancement, ought to rebuke
the pretended friendship which would
arge it upon them.
LIE SITUATION AT New ORLEANS