The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-17
COLUMBIA, s. G.
Tuesday Morning. November II, 1873.
Republioan Satisfaction with tho
Elections.

The Nation expfesse, its satisfaction
with the result of thu elections. 1t
has tear to shed for the defeat OF
Gen. Dix, who was overwhelmed, it
thinks, by other peoples sins. 1t en-
treats the Democratic chiefs to speak
OF him more respectfully. It asks
the Democrats in Missouri to retain
'Carl Schurz in the Senate. aud de-
plores the defeat of W. w. Phelps, OF
New Jersey, for seal in Congress.
he has shown talent and acccmp mp!;shc 4
much, and was beaten only because of
his plucky and self-reapeoting 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. Kersha "
in South Carolina. Would that it were
sol In another class of compensations
1t reckons the defeat of Butler, Ayer,
>Goooh and Williams in Massachusetts,
the imperilling of Senators Chandler
and Carpenter, and the overthrow of
Senators Morton, Logan. Upton, Gill
bert ana Browsiow. The doicat OF
Butler. the beast, has, perhaps. caused
moro rejoicing even among Republi-
cans, not in Massachusetts, only. but
among decent men everywhere, than
all others combined. HIS can now see
his hideous likeness reflected back
apon him in the general Indignation ut
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 cri-
a.inal lawyer. DESERVING from his own
.Eauks to theirs, they clothed him in
uniform, dubbed him General" and
We're weak and passionate enough to
suppose his exploits at Nav Orleans, in
holding conquered city with stern
tyrannioal hand, under the guns of
powerful feet and in command of O
large. garrison, to which were added
insults and ieeriug, worthy of com.
nendation. *After four years OF ridi.
calous masquerading as a soldier,
no 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 reconstruc-
sive legislation, where he almost i'm
mediately made himself conspicuous
as the champion OF scheme for de.
irauding the public creditor. He
then turned philanthropist, and there
was nothing more ludicrous during the
seven years following the war than to
see him weeping with the Massachu-
setts Radicals over the wrongs of the
colored man." The villain may rnmi-
nate now in his retirement upon tho
truth of the adage, that curses and in
suite come back to yez those from
whom they emanate, and that hypo-
crisy is only capable OF temporary tri-
umphs.
With 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.
stitnte violation of tho Enforcement
Aot; or, in other words, conspiracy
to deprive the colored voter OF "the
equal protection of tho 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
TO send troops into Massachusetts,?
Certainly; there is as much reason for
issuing warrants in the Essex District
(Butler's) as there was in South Caro-.
lima; just as much need OF troops there
now as there was here ct the timo Of
the famous fox hunt on tue Conoaree.
Let Lapdaulet Williams look North
now for outrages. The season for
them is over in the South.