Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-05-18
KEOW EE COURIER,
Wrielay, May rs, asAO.


FRIDAY, May lS, aS4O.
In assuming charge of the Editorial Bureau,
we are aware that we occupy no irresponsible
position. 1t is the duty of the Journalist to
take high and independent ground upon all
questions presented for his consideration; and
when he falls from that station, he should loose
the confidence and patronage of the reading
community. While he advocat,s firmly and
docisively, yet with moderation the principles
and policy, which experience has proved most
beneficial TO the interest of our common coun-
try, he should expose, regardless of conse-
quences, in glaring characters, vice and error,
wherever they exist. In doing this, he but
performs his duty and merits no need of honor
save that of an approving conscience. Under
ourfostering care, it shall be the constant aim
of the CoURIER to correct error, decry vice, and
disseminate truth
In Federal politics, it will be purely South
em regarding Southern rights, interests, and
prosperity, as more obligatory upon us, and
more invaluable TO our country, than any blind
adherence to those particular tenets, which
constitute party distinctions. The adjustment
of several mooted questions, which for years
past have agitated and convulsed the Union
the riumphs of free trade-the salutary work
ing of the sub-treasury as fiscal agent, and
the introduction of new theories and policies
have contributed greatly to obliterate party
distinctions at the South. The sppellations of
Whig and Democrat are seldom mentioned
the parties are rapidly merging into one great
Southern party-and these terms will soon abe
remembered only as things that were" The
Northern people too are making strenuous eff.
forts to compromise their party prejudices,
and concentrate their strength. The jealous
advocacy by the North of Il c Wilmot Proviso,
both by wings and democrat. forming new
party, called the Free Soilers, is producing
there an amalgamaton of all parties, COM
bined to carry into effect an unconstitutional
aggression upon tho rights md htorosts OF the
South This doctrine of the Wihnot Proviso.
excluding us from the benefits deriveable from
Territories now possessed or that may be here
after acquired, has been thrown into our ma
tional councils, and has already to a great ex-
tent severed the fraternol bonds that united
us as one nntion and one people. 1t was at
first advocated by few wretched dema
gogues, whose hatred for the South, was only
equalled by their ignorance of the institutions
they condemned but now, they have grown
into mighty army of fanatics, awaiting but
the signal from their unscrupulous leaders to
precipitate their fury upon the South Al
ready have the Free Soiers acquired major
ity in ono branch Of the rational legislature,
and are making rapid strides for power in the
other. They prosecute their nefarious and
wicked designs against our rights and interests
with such malignant zeal and energy, that it
well behoov es the South to annihiate party
ties and pai y names, and stand with an undi
vided front, not only in defence of her consti-
tutional rights, and her domestic institutions,
but even in that of her honor, and her family
affairs This party seeking at first, as they
pretended, only the abolition of slavery in The
District of Columbia, cmboldened by success,
hOW ucSilc u SulTouiu us Wlln II Gordon Ol
non-slaveholding States, and when they have
US thus encirclod, their object is, directly, or
indirectly, to force us to emancipatc our slaves.
Such then being the deplorable state of feeling
between the North and the South it shall be
our fondost effort to advance the interest and
promote The harmony of the South, convinced
that her safety requires unity and concert of
action To the South then we say,
This above ALTO thine own self be true,
And it must follow, ms the night the day,
Thou can'st not then be false to any man"
With these brief indications of our future
course, and convinced that our readers will
concede that forbearance, which our inexpc-
rience solcits, and temper their criticisms with
mildncss, the subscribers commit themselves
to their friends and the public.
j, w. NORRIS, JR.,
T. NJ. KEITH, EDITORS
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