The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-27

BAD GoyEzRNMENsr-BAD Every.
THING: "a bsdigoyerumeit makes sevety
thing bad. | There, never was 20 bad q
government in this country as that We
have had ever since the war. It's laws
are bad, and passed for bad purpose.
Degrading the intent and meaning of
government to the low, dirty work of
keeping the ruling party in power, all
the means OF government have been
appropriated to that object. The con.
sequence has been unscrupulous Of
ticials, partial and unjust construction
OF unjust and cruel laws, and a public
administration which has kept the ppo-
pie worried, discontented and nppre.
hensive. Any intelligent and impair
tial observer can we'll sec the general
bad consequences Of such things: a
fearful lowering Of the standard of
public Observation-Disclosures, fraud,
robbery, recklessness, and moral and
physical injury everywhere. Even the
victims OF wrong ore led-partly frc m
necessity, partly from revenge-to.
practice schemes for self-defence that
cannot be justified by good morals.
Look at tho government which i'm
poses exorbitant taxes on imports: it
teaches smuggling to community
that otherwise might not have dreamed
OF wrong against the government, aud
to adopt the ethical Justice of making
all acts right that are introduced to
accomplish just object.
Never before were the people III til.
United States 30 tempted, so pro-
Vok'd; and as they nre but human, VIZ
could not expect of them more lhnn
we have seen. Corruption, fraud,
falthlessness, prevail. Everywhele
they rear their heads shamecssly, and
nothing occasions regret but the fail
nre to succeed iu vlilainy. Ia our
Southern country, the Government
itself has get :, bold example in dis.
honesty. 1t has gathered through the
active measures OF low, nuscrupulous
agents-men OF known dishonesty, and
rogues, aud murderers-volumes of
slander ard imaginary tales of horror,
and upon them has based proceedings
against the helpless Southern citizens.
and made these slanders aud forced
outrages the pretext for legislation
most cruel and oppressive. How is it
Of Government could fail to make
nearly oil employed by it more or less
nnscrupulous, aud impel them to carry
out the wrong and tyranny thus pluinly
indicated. It would be miracle if a
people thus outraged should continue
unswersingiy circumspect 1t would
be miracle if, with such Govern
meni sending forth through thou.
sand conduits streams of corruption.
the whole body polite should not ab.
sorb the poison, and taint should not
show its red. malignant spots in all
directions.
What the people of the United States
must uo to be saved ia to reform their
entire Government. They must res
cue the country und the Consultation
from the gangrene Of Radical corrup-
ton. They must rescue the Govern.
ment and make it the Government of
the people, instead of mere party
machine. managed for the good OF
those who live and prey upon the
pains. and sufferings, and fears. and
discontents of the n ,tion.
The people of the United States
must do this in order to end the rapid
spread of corrnption-of that Radical
gangrene which is degrading and de.
stroying public virtue everywhere.
They must do this great work for the
nation, and that they may also save
the richest part Of this Union from the
fate OF Saint Domingo. II they know
their duty themselves, they should
perform it, and il the last spark of pa.
triotism and heroism has not departed
from the land. this will be done ut an
early day. Postponemcnt may be
fatal The ravages of the worst dis.
eases that ever caused the body polite
are now running their course with fear
fui speed -galloping consumption
never proceed more rapidly towards its
end in death.-Richmond Dispatch.