The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-04
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find any Act changing the time for the
election of County officers flon the
third Wednesday of October. as there
is one changing the other elections
As the law now stands, the election 10,
State officers shall take place on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, and that for county officers
on the third Wednesday of October,
and yet they must oil be voted for by
"one general ticket" We believe that
it is generally understood that County
officers are to be elected in November,
at the same time with the State officers,
but the law provides differently. This
may have been Ill oversight, bu,
what is writ is writ" and what is
more. we are bound by it, when it hap
pens to be written in statute book.
increasing Political Harmony BE-
tween the White anu Black People.
Those who work together ought to
vote together. It is something entirely
anomalous in this State TINT laborers
aud employers regularly vote against
ench other. Nothing like that is
known any where else in the world,
and no society can huve stability, per.
manent good order and prosperity
where it is done. It shows house di.
vided against itself, for every house.
hold, shop, farm, store and factory
has in it two classcs-those who re-
ceive and those who coufer employ
ment, those who work and those who
pay. a conformity OF view, not abso-
lutte, OF course, not slavish, by any
means, is natural to men situated in
this way towards each other. It would
be, and it is unnatural and unhealthy
where it is otherwise. People cannot
exist happily together, they cannot
prosper, where they are at cross pur-
poses.
1t is pleasing to see that in Louisi-
ana compromise is about to be
effected by which a good understand
ing as to Offices and public positions is
proposed to be secured between the
white and co'ored people. This has
only just become possible in several of
the States of the South. People Of
both races have come to it because Of
the terrible consequences of corrupt
carpet-bag government. Many negroes
are ready to turn with horror from the
men who have dcspoiled themselves
and the State. They seek allies among
the respectable and honest classes.
They see. as has been so well demon
strated by Delaney in this State, that
their position has been antagonistic to
their best interests. Wherever this
prejudice has been broken down in
this State, and the colored people have
tried the new policy Of agreement
and friendship with the native white
element, as opposed to the plnnderipg
imported element, ms in Union aud
Kershaw, they have found it to work
very satisfactorily. The example is
spreading. and may ie spread, for
there is sense, good feeling and indc-
pendence in it; and what is more, it is
the only sure mode Of escape from the
poverty, insecurity and manifold trou-
hles which drag down and destroy
those Of divided interests, feelings aud
opinions, occupying towards oue an
| other the relations We have described.
The Independent Republican Convcn-
ttnn.
The Independent Republican Con
vention met Friday in Charleston,
in Hibernian Hall. There was a
notable absence Of the carpet bag
crew. Nineteen Counties we're repre-.
sented, aud other delegations were
expected yesterday. Hon. II. G.
Dunn, Of Horny, was elected Presi-
dent, and the Convention addressed
by Mr.. ". A. Hayne, temporary
Chairman, Major Delaney, Congress
man Cain, and Wm. A. Thomas. OF
Newberry. At caucus hell in the
afternoon Of Friday, Major Delany
| was unanimously agreed upoD M the