The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-09
COLUMBIA, S. G..
Friday Morning. October s, 1874.
A Party sign.


tion OF . new party paper in New York
city to advocate Republican principles,
so-oalled., though, as the Richmond
Despatch says, we have never seen evi-
dences Of any, and cannot imagine
how the party is held together. except
by what Mr. Calhoun called the cohe.
sive power Of public plander. The
party trade upon the rancors and Sec
tionalisms OF the war, the Goals OF
which they ever continue to fan to
keep them alive, and through their in
Anence to hold the Offices and the
smoluments of the Government. The
letter writer's from New York tell O
great many things about this new
paper called "7Ae Republic. These
stories are to be taken with grain of
salt; but some of them, we may Justly
conclude. are true, especially the lead
ing fact that this new paper is deemed
necessary for the welfare of the Re-
publican party. the former well-known
Republican organs having become too
conscientious, too civilized, too Au-
name. to do all the dirty and shocking
work allotted to them by the Republi-
can party. First. the 1ri6uaae became,
under Greeley, too tender of heart to
sanction, the brutalism of the Republi-
can party. Next. the Times was too
Intelligent, too civilized, to sanction
theimpolicies and croelties of it's own
party, and permitted through its CO.
lnmns little trnth concerning the
horrors OF reconstruction in the South
to steal out. This did not suit the
party views Of such men as Conkling
and Morton, and that old butcher,
Chandler, of Michigan, and their fol-
lowers. The Times was talented and
civil, and could not 'sgo the route"
With the butchers. SO they sought for
q Journal better suited to their ma
sures, and the Rel Sic is the result.
What it will be, we must wait to see;
va may reasonably expect something
more RELENTLESS and bitter against the
South than we have now in the jour
nails thatlhave been looked upon here
tofore as exponents OF party feeling
What a commentary We have in this
new movement on the chess board of
party organism. We are informed by
it that no paper in New York is suffi-
oiently relentless for Republicanism.
They must have something more gra-
nitive, more impervious and iron.clad
againstany weakness that may incline
to virtue's eide-ta the eide of truth.
The cause Of Republicanism is in a
strait, and demands stern and relent-
less prosecution and persecution. It
must have statesmen and journals to
keep the national and sectional ran.
oors alive and 'keep down rebellion"
Rhile Republican leaders may securely
rob the treasury and make abundant
tho means of leisure and of pleasure.
The country was made for them; and
what matters it II there be suffering,
pressure and sorrow, and discontent-
what matters it if the country is dis.
tracted and torn with dissension and
calamity, 80 that the rich and sleek
Republicans are in possession of the
streamso OF corrupt wealth. and mono
police. the honors and Offices of the
nation. They think that the milton
should be sacrificed for their good, and
whatevsr is necessary to give them
power and wealth should be done.
They are the saints of the land, and
are entitled to the fatness thereof.
We look upon the establishment of
this new paper as clearly showing the
gradual approach OF the Republicans
towards disiniegration. A new organ
will not arrest their downward course,
but help. on the contrary, to facilitate
It In this way, We heartily wish it
ail success. It will, in that case, be O
zesIons laborer in the line of logical
events. and will help to bring about oil
she sooner, that which should, accord.
ing to all precedent, have happened
muoh sooner, viz: the death of the