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

Of his speech, she motives OF the Seps
tor ;n waking y began = ds~nspa us.
He saA that The Ao&n IL Id Go.
vsrnoE in reqSirius The aru.psto be
surrsddered oSnld not be iSstiaSd, a..
thopsh his motives wsre. no doubt,
good aud in the interests OF peace.
The Governor was. evidently. his OBJ
jective point.
Senator Donaldson. Of Greenville,
objected to the preamble to the resolu-
tious. beoause it took for granted the
very condition OF things which tho
committee to be appointed under them
we're to investigate and report upon.
he would favor the, inquiry. but did
not regard 1t proper TO sorestall the
business of this committee. or to 40.
cept &c parte statements as the basis Of
its action. Senator Dunn, OF Horry,
while favoring the appointment OF the
committee. ielt the same difficulty and
Ecyea 80 -::..;kke CO. tho pT5smbie.
Senator Whittemore thought it en-
tirely proper, and delivered . regular
political harsngness IN which, among
other things, hs pictured the oonse-
quences from prescription, should it
become general, to- be the loss of the
popular minstreisy. Patriots would
forget how 10 sing, as he already up
peared to have forgotten how to quote,
my country, tia OF thee.
Sweet land or lib crty," &C.. DO.
The upshot of the matter was that
Senator Dunn q motion to strike out
the preamble was lost by striot party
vote, there being seven for to twenty
ono against it. Upon the adoption OF
the JOINT resolution. the vote Was the
same-twenty-one 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
spirt. We are willing to believe that
Air. Oain is sincere in some of the
feeling bo expressed. We hope, even,
that he means we'll. But the diff
cgities which havo caiminated in
Edgefeld, if we are 70 credit the state
ments We get. osnnot be ,rsmedied by
any such proossses "a he aud Mr..
Paris SimkhS whose Sinoerily we
would not. .iiutsfas,5sSn.' utfa, ',aithsr,i have de,
vised. The causes were not beyond
their eonstok' ss yone .Epe. and had
they and other County leaders Of their
party been more moderate, juster and
larger minded they mighs have pre-
vented much: OF What au must, now
seriously regret. Hs,ins been mixed
up in events there. being implicated,
more or less In sowing the wind which
has bred whirlwind. it will be moro
appropriate for them to leave it to
some one else to pilot tue ship in this
storm. Tho Governor. whose good
purposes Mr. Gain profsssedly com.
mends, while in the interest OF u 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 the situation and fully
capable of dealing with il -i.el.., Il:
creetly and firmly. He can embrace
ell the population and all the periloua
circu instances in his view. while Mr.
Gain can zee only ono class, one race
aud one sort OF politics, md only
those considerations which 60 to SOS
tain q preconcsived. narrow party and
race view. To the Governor let all
good citizens look 10 this critical
emergency. We want peace. not
strife; quiet. not continued turhu.
lence.