The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-27
COLUMBIA, s. e..
Thursday Morning. August q, 1874.
The Meaning ana Cost of Race Issue
to tho Black Poople.

to tho Black People.
The Union. Herald is exerting all it's
powers Of scissors and pen to arouse
the feeling of race in the breasts Of
the colored people OF this country.
The same cue is followed in other
parts ot :ks~ State. Wallace. in the
upper country, and Patterson; on the
coast. appeal to. the race prejudice
the one pointing his, bony, finger to
the virtues which reside in the scarf
ridge-boa," the other frantioally warn
ing them "to be on their guard and
be ready" The same thing crops out
& c:4cs quarters, and the Lesser lights
and subordinate rascals echo ,the cry
of violence. and teach the negroes
what power there is in Lacifer matches
and the charms OF numbering men, wo-
mon and children indiscrimiuately.
The journal alluded to spreads before
Its readers, every morning. the rakiugs
OF this vile aud violent stuff, which ap-
pear in iliinformed distant Radical
newspapers. the reproduction, with
additions and odious comments, of the
saborned Southern Radical press. This
press is mainly supported by carpet.
Gag governments, out OF tue earnings
OF the honest people. Thus the peo-
ple are really paying for this preoioue
hash OF horrors, which is served up
every morning, out of their own
pockets. We are told, foorsoth, that
the "struggle between the Republican
and Democratic parties in the South is
one essentially between the two races.
1t is no such thing, md least OF all in
this State. It may come, however, if
those who have an immediate aud self.
ish interest in having it take this
shape continue to court it so assidu-
ously. It may even reach South Caro-.
lima. Let the uegro consider what he
would gain by it. II he could see an
lnch beyond his nose, he would see
his doom in it. We turn away with
shoddering from the consequences OF
Snch contest. In this State, OF course,
he is numerically in the ascendant; but
enppose such struggle inaugnrated.
how long does he think he could hold
the ascendanoy? Grant, for argu.
ment's sake, that he might be success.
fol. What gosd would his success do
him, if he maintained it2 He would
be cheated out of its practical fruits
yes, cheated to- death-by his Radical
advisers. He is asked now to engage
in this foolish strife by Patterson,
Wallace and the Union. Herald. Does he
know for what? The objects are to
secure new lease of power to the
''rotten Republican structure" mis-
called Republican party, in this State.
Wallace loves to stay in Congress and
enjoy salary grabs. Patterson wants
to sharpen the Blue Ridge axe. put
money in his pockets land rule the
State as dependency of Pennsylva-
mia ring. he and the Uaion- Herald
champion Chamberlain for Governor
the man who.. while law officer of the
State. was at.the same time the lead
ing member OF the Board which au-
fhorized the issue of the fraudulent
bonda. BE. giso the attorney OF the
bond'holders and the very man to push
their claims. AArs, these the objects
which the colored people wish to sub.
serve? They are explicitly the objects
which those who would lead then. BY
the nose intend they shall further and
subserve. This is the Dead Sea fruit
which they are to gain by listening to
deIusive harangues and sophistical
editorials about the rights of their
race. There is no such question.
Your rights are secure; no one ohal-
lenges them or would attack them.
The real question you should consider,
the supreme effort you should make,
is for decent. honest, respectable 60
vernment. This you can never get,
while You follow these old political
hacks and practiced manipulators of
your votes. They will ride the race
issue Cf you play into their hands)
into Office: into emoluments and steal.
ings again. They will fas,en them