The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-22


Of bis spesch, ths motives Of the sspa
tosi r s,pkios, \ began y dsenRn n..
vesnqE IN re2isipk lie srzse@@s -
surrt dered child dM Dc ibsti1id, q.
ShQtxh his uotivss were. no doubt,
good and In the interests OF peace.
The Governor was. evidently. his OBJ
jeetlve point.
Senator Donaldson. Of Greenville,
objected to the preamble tothe resolu-
sious. because it. took for granted the
very condition OF things which tho
COMMITTEES to be appointed under them
were to investigate and report upon.
He would favor the, inquiry. bat did
not regard 1t proper toI sorestali the
business Of this comnii.es. or to 40.
oept &c parte statements as the basis OF
its aetiop, Senator Dunn, of Horny.
while fsvoring the appointment OF the
oosm;:.ss. isit ihs same difficulty and
noyeda 10 strike ont the preamble,
Senator whittemofe thought il en-
tirelJ proper. and delivered . regular
political harttsBes f. which. amopg
other things, he apiesured the oonse-
quencss ftom Prescription, should it
become general; elp, e he the loss Of the
popular mihsttelsy. Patriots would
forget how Aor sing, aS hs already ap-
peared 70 hRte iotsotten how to quote.
my oonntry. 'tas Of thee.
Sweet ianC or lib drty,n &o., DO.
Ths d upshGt oi the matter was that
Senator Dunu a motion to strike out
the preamble wss lost by a-striot party
vote, there being seven for to twenty
one Against it. Upon the adoption OF
the iolnt resolution. the vote Vas the
same-twenty-ons. for. seven against.
In the House. the resolution was
adopted without debate. one-half OF
The members apparently not voting.
We have thought it proper to give
detailed account OF this Senatorial
spirit. we ara willing to believe that
Mr, Osin, is siueere in some of the
feyliuE le expressed. We hope. even,
that he means. we'll. Bat the diff
od.iss hiSt h.yo .paipuiDated in
EdgeAeld, if we are 70 credit the state
msnt. re GET esnnoti ibes sGsmedied by
Auy sach ps6SssiFas 81 sad Ny.
Paris Simkm4 ~hossi {Ncerity 40
~6aila, Aatiiiau t4u$as III IN 'AtthMa have Do:
vissd. H3hs CIuses were not beyond
thcirs dontfok' shyote ttpes aud had
tAsyaud other 0osuty iesaets Of their
pasty hsep, p,mesae meAegsteso iaster and
larger min de1, they .miRkt have pre-
Vented musSi oi's sShat, ~ nusts now
ssfiSasiy feeret. sHssihs been mixed
up in events there, being implicated,
tpSre or IesS, IL eowing the wind which
has bred whirlwind, il will be moro
appropriate for them to leave it to
some one else to pilot the ship in this
storm, Tho Governor. whose good
purposes Mr.. Gain professedly COM
mends, while in the interest OF clique
in his party, he condemns his policy.
We submit. is more competent to take
the helm. He is fully alive to the
seriousness Of tho situation and fully
capable of dealing with it lvi.lls, die
oreetly and firmly. He can embrace
all the population and xll the s=s.:lcas
circumstances in bis view. while Mr.
Gain can eee only one class, ono race
aud one sort OF politics, and only
those considerations which 60 to sns.
tain a preconceived. narrow party aud
race view. TO the Governor let all
good citizens look 10 this critical
emergency. We want peace. not
strife; quiet. not continued turbn-
ience. 'G.-.t ...p.f1.lat