The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-25
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Jects not covered by theStesoluttou
raising the committee, sriohl ast the
use OF the terms carpet. .baggers and
sealawags. frauds by either party in
the election. Che character OF the pnb-
lIc schools, and whether they we're
taught by Democrats Of Republicans,
males OF females, natives or foreigners.
The distribution of the Government
bacon, the minority think, was within
scope OF their inquiry, but the ma.
jority thought otherwise, and while
prescription and ostracism, carpet
baggery and soalawagery and SUBJECTS
OF q like character were most tho.
roughly ventilated, n full and thorough
examination OF the manner and pur-
pose of the distribution of the over
flowed bacon was not permitted.
Enough, however, was picked up, the
minority say, during the investigation.
together With the report of the Score
tary OF War, already given to the
House, to show conolusively that this
benefaction of the Government was
diverted from the object for which it
was given, and that large part OF it
was used for the same purpose; that
the troops of the United States wore
asked for to carry the elections by con-
solidating and massing the negro vote
for the Radical ticket.
| The minority next direct attention
to the marked difference in the con.
dition OF the adjoining States OF
Georgia and Alabama; the one peace
able and prosperous, the other de.
pressed, and. according to Radical tes-
timony, disturbed. In regard to
Alabama. the minority says: with.
out quoting their recognized and ap.
proved organs of public opinion, or
oulling extracts from leading exponents
| OF Northern Conservative opinion, it
is undeniable that peaoe and quiet,
obedience to law and respect for the
rights Of all we're enjoined upon the
Democrats of the State, mot only from
considerations applicative to Alabama,
but to the entire Democratic party OF
the Union. To bear aud forbear, to
submit to wrong rather than to resort
to resistance. was @ necessity to their
own success as we'll as necessity to
| the success OF their friends. Else.
where their experience since the days
OF reconstruction had impressed them
with the conviction that the influence
which the whites have with the freed.
men as to everything else except oil
tics would never affect the political
action OF the colored masses, as long
al that natural influence was neutral
lied and destroyed by Che presence of
Federal soldiers. They had reason to
| hope. a. least, that If all violence
growing out Of race conflicts could be
avoided, and the rights of all we're re-
| 'pected, even the necessities of party
would not fill their State with armed
men. Hence peace in all her borders
was necessity to the SUCCESS of the
Democratic party. It was less q neces.
sity to the canvassers of the party in
| the North. It was dictated by every
consideration Of policy, if not of bu
manity, justice and obedience to law.
Violence and disorder brought Federal
troops in their midst, and Federal
troops were standing reminders to the
negroes that they were sent among
them as their friends and their pro-
tectors against the whites. On the
contrary. the very reverse was the
policy OF their opponents. They de-
sired the influence OF the military in
carrying the elections, and they had
reason to fear that the army would not
come to their assistance as long as the
State was peaceful, quiet and orderly.
Disorder, real or pretended, vas to
| them the one thing needful for success.
Outrage and violence must be mani.
tested, and II it had no real existence.
their necessity required lis manufac-
ture. Success was hopeless without it,
and with it came the army and victory
ut the polls"
| ln the Senate. Spencer presented
the memorial of Republican members
OF the General Assembly of Alabama
to the President and members OF Con-
gress, setting forth. first, that changes
have be,n made by the Alabama Le-
gislasure in the penal code of the
State, by which system OF involunta.
~ servitude and peonage for African
citizens in the South il to be inau-
gurated; second, that political legisla.
ton has been enacted, by means OF
which 93, 900 Republican voters are
practically deprived OF representation !;
that the Republican Constitution is
restricted. and there is q practical
nullification OF the constitutional
amendment. They, therefore, ask
Congress to empower the President to
suspend the writ of habeas corpus in
certain contingencies, in order TO prs.