The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-17
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.Tueslay Morning. November II, 1874.
Repubiloan Satisfaction With tn,
a.- Elections,

Tne Nation expfesse, it's satisfaction
with the result of thu elections. I,
has tear to shed for the defeat oi
Gen. Dix, who was overwhelmed. il
thinks. by other peoples sins. It en-.
treats the Democratic chiefs to speak
OF him more respectfully. It asks
:.the Democrats in Missouri to retain
"Carl Sohurz in the Senate. and de.
plores the defeat of W. W. Phelps, oi
New Jersey, for seat in Congress.
He has shown talent and accomplished
, much. and uas beaten only because G!
his plucky and self-respeoting course
in voting against the Civil Rights Bill.
This lost him the 600 negro votes in
his County. It numbers among the
compensations for this and other mis-.
fortunes. the election Of Gen. Kershaw
in South Carolina. Would that it were
SOL In another class of oompensations
1t reckons the defeat of Butler, Aver.
NGoooh and Williams in Massachusetts,
the imperilling of Senators Chandler
and Carpenter, and the overthrow of
Senators Morton, Logan, Upton, Gil
bert and Brownlow. The defeat of
Butler, the beast, has, perhaps, caused
more rejoicing even among Republi-
cans. not in Massachusetts only. but
among decent men everywhere. than
all Others combined. Hs can now see
his hideous likeness reflected back
apon him in the general Indignation ab
his career. and the solid satisfaction
universally felt that it is terminated at
last. The Nation gives his history in
brief. The Republican party found
him at middle age disreputable ori-
n.inal lawyer. Deserting from his own
Tanks to theirs. they clothed him in
'uniform, dubbed him General" and
were weak and passionate enough to
suppose his exploits at New Orleans, in
holding conquered city with q stern
tyrannioal hand, under the guns of q
powerful fleet and in command of O
large. garrison, to which were added
insults and ieericg, worthy of com
:mendation. s*Aftsr four years OF ridi.
onlons masquerading as a soldier,
he came home. and they then
dressed him up in black broad
cloth, and gave out that he was
statesman and sent him to Washing.
ton as an important aid in reoonstruc.
Tive legislation, where he almost i'm
mediately made himself conspicuous
ca the champion of a scheme for de.
irauding the public creditor. He
then turned philanthropist, and there
was nothing more ludiorous during the
seven years following the war than to
see him weeping with the Massachu-
setts R.dicals over the wrongs of the
colored man." The villain may rumi-
nate now in his retirement upon tho
truth of the adage, that curses and in
suits come back to vex those from.
whom they emanate. and that hypo-
crisy is only capable OF temporary tri-
umphs.
With v 6ne irony the Nation raises
the SOLDERING question, whether the
slection of Democratic majority in
the House Of Representatives and the
defeat of the Beast" does not con-
stitate violation of the Enforcement
Act; or. in other words, conspiracy
to deprive the colored voter of "the
equal protection OF the laws?" It
certainly looks very like it. The
"rnling sentiment" in majority of
the Northern States may now be fairly
considered likely to discourage the
black man from voting the Republican
ticket. Does not this call for Mr..
Williams interference? Ought he not
20 send troops into Massachusetts?
Certainly; there is as much reason for
issuing warrants in the Essex District
(Bntler's) as there WAS in South Caro-.
lima; Just as much need OF troops there
now as there was here at the time of
the famous fox hunt on tue Congarce.
Let Lapdaolet Williams look North
now for outrages. The season for
them is over in the South.