Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-08-23
THE POLITICAL SIN.

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The South against all the aggrcssions
and onsets of any and all parties;
very frequently against the misrepre-
sentations of the Wing press in this
State. us ...e tet
Under those circumstances, after
Manly publicly opposed ositions we
have battled for and striven to sus-
tain as the only ones for the South,
how could it be expected that we
could vote for himl We could not
have done so without giving the lie
tonearly all we have said and written
upon the question. This we were
not prepared todo, and we willingly
voted for Reid as much less objec-
tionable, as far more sound. IF by
this we have sinned, we are willing
TO meet all the just punishment that
awaits us. lf5ythis we have sinned,
we are willing to sin more, by follow
ing up the course twice as strong
lfthis be sin, there is no political vir-
tue at the South. It's gone.
We have advocated the Southern
course, and had ovote in accordance
with that advocacy and the sinceri-
~ with which we have been interes-
ted in the subject. To have voted
otherwise would have been inconsis,
tent.
Again, if Manly had been elected,
the fiat was ,c have gone forth that
North Carolina had by the solemn
act of his eli ction, gone against every
act of the South in the recent difficult
ties. That she was opposed TO the
Nashville Convention, opposed TO
Missouri Compromise as basis for
the present, opposed TO the chival-
rous conduct of her sisters, and in
favor of anything you might bring
forward, so that you called it com
promise. We did not want it TO be
believed thai we could add by even
the tractlon-our vote-to any such
understanding ofthe position of this
State.
Our determined stand alienated
the wings from us, and their OPPOSE
ton through their presses and else
where alienated us from them, so
that we did not care where voting
for David S. Reid placed us, we
were indifferent whether on the fence
or with the democrats, who on these,
the only important issues, agree with
us; and so,consistently with what we
have professed and now advocate,
we voted for him.
1t may injure us in pocket, but not
at all i'll conscience. So ifthe rest
ofmankind' are satisfied we are,
Hornets Nest.
Hiss 4ndre's Dream- III.
3. was on avisit to Miss Andre, and
being very intimate with the latter,
shared her bed. One night she was
awakened by the violent sobs of her
companion, and upon entreating to
know the cause, she said, i have
seen my dear brother; and he has
been taken prisoner 1t is scarcely
necessary to inform the reader that
Major Andre was then with the Bri-
fish Army, during the heat of the
American war. Miss b. soothed her
friend, and both fell asleep, when
Miss Andre once more started up,
eXclaiming, They are trying him as
spy and she described the nature
OF the court, the proceedings of The
Judge and prisoner, with the greatest
minuteness. Once more the poor
sisters terrors were calmnd by her
trIends's representations, but the
third time she awoke screaming that
they were hanging him as spy, on
tree, and nhis regimentals, with
many other circumstances! There
was no more sleep for the friends;
they got up and entered each in her
own pocket-book the particulars,
stated by the terror-stricken sister,
with the dates, and both agreed to
keep the source of their own presen-
tments and fears from the poor moth
or, fondly hoping that they were in
deed built OH the 'baseless fabric of
vision. But alasl as soon as news
in those days could cross tho Allan
tic, the fatal tidings came, and. to
the deepawe as well as grief of the
young ladies', every circumstance
was exactly impaired to them as
had been shown forth in the fond sis
tcr's dream, and had happened on
the very day preceding the night of
her dreaml The writer thinks this
anecdote has not been related by
Miss Seward, DIR. Darwin, or tile
Edgeworths, father and dauglsser,
who have all given TO the public many
Interesting events in the brilliant but
brief career of Major Andre.