The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-17
COLUMBIA, S. c..
Thursday Morning, June II, 1875.

Wlnd-storm, yesterday evening, with q
slight touch Of thunder md lightning
and q heavy fall of rain. The clouds to
the Northeast presented fearful np-
pcarance. 1t had been unusually warm
during the day, but the storm cooled Off
the atmosphere capitally.
Do we believe TINT the Kelley motor is
what it is represented to be? Wc.ne;ther
believe nor disbelieve. We know no.
thing more about it than We have pub
lished. The telegraph found no one to
credit its claims previous to their estab-
.iishment by positive proof.
DEMoRALIzED AND DIsonGAN1zrD. "A
number of Democrats in the State of
Mississippi having said that they in
tended to "disorganizo" the vote of the
negroes, the Washington Republican takes
the alarm, and declares that these
Democrats and others desire and pur-
pose to "disfranchise" CuAce. The
strength Of the Republican party in the
South ). is the negro vote. Without it,
. that party is rs destitute of vitality rs n
body without heart There is no health
in it. It is not wonderful, then, that the
Republican sounds the alarm at the first
intimation of n purpose to do anything
that might deprive the Radical leaders
>of their faithfulnllics in the South. We
cannot administer any consolation to the
Republican. We ore firmly persuaded
e that the negro party will be "disorgan-
ized" next year. The negro worships
power. Even the symbol of it nwakens
his admiration. he is shrewd, too. And
inasmuch as he has, for the last ten years
acted with that party which ruled the
National House of Representatives it is
not at all impossible, nor even improba-
BILE, that he may think it best for him to
act hereafter with the Democratic party,
which now has the control of the
National House of Representatives.
Indeed, we may remind the Republican
that there is good authority for say
ing that the negro hns in some States lost
sight of freedmen's bureaus, carpet-bag-
gers, mules and acres, and turned his
attention and his hand and vote to the
men who give him the price of his vote.
The news must be distressing to the
Washington Republican and ali others
whose Observation-Disclosures depends npon
the continuance in power of the Radical
party. For that ''little organ" and all its
sympathizers we'll know TINT almost all
the money, as almost all the intelligence
of the South, is in the hands of the De-
mocratic, party. If money is to control
Sambos vote, and if the House of Repre-
sentatives, which holds the national
purse-strings, refuses to appropriate any
money to buy negro votes, how are these
property-holders in the South to be pre-
vented from buying up those votes? We
cannot answer the question. We don't
know that any Democrat will cOndescend
Ito try to purchase such votes. But we
are confident that the 148 votes of the
Southern States are hereafter to be cast
solidly for the friends of the Union and
the Constitution. 1t is retributive Justice.
Before the war, only three-fifths of the ne
groes were counted in making up the basis
of representation for the House of Repre-
sentatives. Now MI of them are counted.
Instead of counting only 2, 400, 900 ne
groes, we now count 4, 900, 600; and this
new counting is the result of the eman-
cipation and enfranchisement of the
AtOSAoco' LHc = III ulCl Cuey lOnucQ TO
tire at us, the Richmond Dispatch truth
fully asserts, we now use to blow them
clean out of tho water. The division on
the race line, which the unprincipled
Radical villains encouraged and proiited
by few years since, will hereafter in
sure their own political defeat and death.
Thus do the laws of nature vindicate
themselves and make the wrath of man
to praise the Ruler Of the Universe.
Thoroughly demoralized and disorgan-
lied the negroes arc hereafter doomed to
be. We exult over tho fact because it
indicates peace and prosperity for the
country. They were never fit to over
balance the votes Of white men. Here
after their votes shall weigh down our
side OF the scale. The Republican may
. make the most Of this kind Of treason.
The Princess of Wales appears to be
getting very strong hold on the affcc-