The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-31

January. February or March. y56; de-
liversble February or March, TX.
The Reconstruction SHAM.-For
ten years the Republican party has
acted upon the assumption that the
Southern States we're conquered ter
ritory; that by rebellion" the seeded
States forfeited ell their political
rights, and hence could only be rein
stated In the sisterhood OF Statee, by
complying with certain arbitrary and
tyrannical conditions. They ruled
that common schools should be estab.
lished in the Southern States where
black and white children should min
gle; that only "loyal men" and former
slaves should retain the franchise.
The Democratic idea was that the re-
suit OF the war being the defeat OF the
attempt to establish Confederacy,
aud being accepted by the people of
the South. as we'll as the extinction of
human slavery. their old legislative re-,
lations with the Union should be
promptly restored. and their repre-
sentatives be. accorded seats in Con
gress. The Republican party, how
ever, having taken the reins OF power
by means OF the sword, resolved to
perpetuate their control by the same
means. aud have. since the surrender
OF Lee. played the role of military
conqnerers; placing ut their head q
military man who had. by no martial
talent of his own. becUme the General
OF the Army. Tine wondering wuriSs
has consequently beheid the marvellous
spectacle of a Republican Government
institnting a military eatrapy over
several sovereign States and degotiug
it's energies to keeping down, in the
Lowest degradation, the original inha.
bitants while encouraging the abuses
entailed by Officials who have invaria-
bly, proved as obnoxious. corrupt and
oppressive as the old Pu6Hcani of the
Roman empire. For ten years, then,
the Republican party has employ ed
the army. navy and other resources,
ostensibly in behalf of the negro, but
IN reality to perpetuate it's own power.
Its eystem Uf Reconstruction" has
proven miserable failure and swiudle,
it's shibboleth of ''liberty aud pro.
gress" has become transparent shsm.
It has proved itself an imposter. and
the people have found it out. But all
history shows what q difficult task it il
to fling of suoh vampire from the
life of the nation. The very intima-
ton OF prospective defeat has aroused
all the malignity aud cunning OF the
most active brains in the party. 1t
proposes, if it dies, to die hard, and
with the sword aud plunder in its
hand. Hence the Importance OF the
next two years to the prosperity and
civil liberty of the nation., The Re-
publican doctrine Of superseding the
necessity for individual seIi-reliance
has Its resultant in autocrecy or All oil
garchy. The American Democratic
doctrine is that one man he's no more
right to be supported by the rest than
another he's to govern the rest, and
that every man must contrive for him.
self as we'll ae to work for his bread.
1t recognizes ne legislation in favor of
class, aud believes that Democracy
is for those who govern themselves as
individuals and who are qualified to
bear their part in the government of
the whole. Those who. by neglect or
bad education. cannot take cAre OF
themselves, most complete their edu-
cation in tho school OF hard neoessity.
For ten yeare the reco obstruction sham
OF the Republican Administration has
sought by edicta TO life the negro ut
once to level with the white man.
Edicts to subvert social arrangem ents
are aimply revolutionary and destrnc.
tive. The fruit Of Republican policy.
greed and hypocriay. is, to-day. placed
in such glsring way before the na.
zion, that i. cen mover cover it's naked
ness. Like the king in hans Ander-
sens clever story. who allowed his
courtiers to persuade him that he was
attired ia regal robes, although entire
~ naked, little child can detect ut
once the fraud, and bring swiftly upon
the monarch the derision OF the peo-
pie. by the simple exclamation: "Why,
people. the king 10 nakedi"
Louisville Courier. Journal.
CALrFoRN1A.-In 1874, 1000 new
houses were erected in San Francisco.
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