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

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come, ors remain. amorget uas The
planting aid osher Leading interests, in
looking fos laborers or employers and
purchasers OF their lands, are disposed
to nAke no inquiries into the political
professions OF those who offer them.
selves. They are sick of politics. It is
the last refuge Of scoundrels. There
need be no fear but that, once intelli-
gence and virtue get foot-hold amongst
US, the true interest OF individuals will
be understood to be in harmony with
that of the State and ite healthy deve-
loI ment. We wish a speedy riddanoe
OF those OF whatever party. or color, or
from whatever quarter of the world
they come, who seek their personal and
party ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and haste to get
| rich at the expense of the country itself.
That is what's she matter vith it now.
There is no objection to Northern men
as such, to native, as suoh, or to oolored
men as such, but all GLASSES who have
discern ment. see in those who command
the voters, and hold the Offices. set of
vampires sucking the life-blood of the
State, and covering it all over with in
'smy.
The Herald makes the following
strange statement:
"With all the wealth and most OF the
land In their hands, and with the aid of
this &75, 600 of the public money, it
would not be very difficult for the
Democrats to import $4,000 emigrant
voters in time to carry the election"
How in the name of common sense
can the Democrats use this $75, 5,00O2
Is the Republican Printing Company
composed of Democrats? The Herald
has woolly subject. and is certainly
wooi-gntiiofihs. II tbs Republican
Printing Company carries out it's en-
gagements. it will spread before the
country certain statistics, facts, Sc. It
will be competent for any one, once the
publication is made, and he can get it,
to extend its circulation. Democrats
will not come into exclusive possession
OF 1t. Immigrants may read it or not;
or they may read and disregard its state
ments. It cannot and ought not to
serve political purpose. Least of all,
will it be likely to be used as foreign
campaign paper by Democrats or Con-
servatives. As for the money. it will
lodge in the pockets of the printing
company. whoever they are. Not a
Democrat will ever touch cent OF it,
or be able to use it in the interests of
his political creed.
The Herald justly fears that great
change will come about in this State
before a great while. It knows that the
sins of it's party are objectionable. It
fears any accession of good population.
lest the scale will be turned aglinst it.
1t shrinks from the enterprise. vigor,
virtue and character of new men coming
into the, State. Aud yet it is morally Ger.
tain that three fourths Of all such comers
would arrive prepossessed in favor
OF the political tenets held by the Re-
publican party of the United States,
and 80 grossly violated in practice in
this State. It practically says that the
present rotten system of things must
be perpetuuted. The wealth, land, in
telligence, culture and breeding on one
side must continue to be preyed upon
and insuIted hy men. for whom the
penitentiary is too good and the halter
too high an honor, aided by the pur-
chased or manipulated votes of the
ignorant. prejudiced aud credulous
blacks. Il points &c changes ;a North
Carolina, Georgia. Alabama, Virginia,
Texas and Tennessee. To prevent such
changes here. it would keep back all
civilization and improvements, and
stiae everything that looks to healthy
development. But this policy is like
that Of the dog in the manger. 1t will
not aud cannot lust long. We are will
ing to welcome immigrants, and we will
put up us political shibboleth to swear
them by. They are entitled to come,
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