Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-08-09

Why, in the name of the commonest
ofcommon sense, is it more tyranica
to require that they should under
stand this book, than it is to require
a knowledge of any other branch oI
learning? than il is to require an ac-
quaintance with the spelling book
The Majors 1e Of tyranny, if put
INTO practice, would exclude all tests,
and there would be no standard by
which to measure an applicants
qualifications, SO that the public mo-
MES would be given to any and all
who might think fit 10 apply for them;
and if upon AS application, b., a
foolish Commissioner should ask,
Can you read anG write, Mr.. A.,
the Major would be bound ia his doc
tmnes promptly to interpose with,
i beg your pardon, b., but | must
interrupt YOU for ihat is tyranny, A.
is free man and VIC have no right to
require him to read and write"
/ 1t is asked by what righttl Board
f presumes tc pass such a resolutions
iho Board has passed iaany such
resolutions among ,he number, one
10 this effect; "tIat no school shall
be located lor any applicant ' no can,
not Eyodu z3od dmoral charn c.r,~
ana ano .Oe tbs, no school shall
he located for amy >lpl:cant who is
given 10 intcmpcraucc IN strong
drinks" III the ac;s creating such
Boards, is anything said of moral
character OF drunk ness n Nothing:
and yet tie Beard has long since
passed and acted upon these reso.u~
tions, and MAJ. Keith has never pro
tested against them. If Ike Board
was usurpDg powers in enforcing
these measures, was il not Keth's
duty as a conscientious and faithful
public servant TO have protested a
gainst them, and what are we to think
OF the sincerity of one who having so
long slept under so many usurpations,
all at once affects TO wake up, and
raise great out cry about duty.
But we pass from this part of the
subject, confident that we will be
sustained by the moral sense of the
community. Morality, sobriety, and
intelligence are qualifications so ne
cessary to the instructors of youth
shat 1t is unnecessary for us even to
advert to them.
Now, one word about newspapers
and we have do with this disgust
ing discussion, The Major says 81
Jocuiarly said | did not read news
papers," now, if he is never in earn
EST when lie condemns newspaper
readln he has the strangest and
Taost serious way of joking of any
'f@hny mar in the whole circle of
our acquaintance. No. no, this is no
Joke: nor is the Major alone in his
hatred 10 newspapers; there is in
every community a c'ass of men who
hate newspapers ,-mcn who would
override and become the rulers of
The people, by keeping them in dark
ness-hatc newspapers because they
carry that light and knowledge TO
the cabins Of the poor, which they
would have confined 10 the palaces
OF the rich; these men hate newspa-
pers because, being faithful chron:-
c!crs OF the events of the day and af-
fairs Of the country, The Fght which
they shed shines through the thin
covering with which these dema-
gogues seek 10 hide their shallow
pretences.
Asto politics, who is most deeply
interested inshem! tbe people. And
3 who therefore should more thorough.
" discuss and understand them than
thepeople? But these things the Mai
would have left entirely to the man
: agement Of the "leaders."
Maj. Keith boasts of having rem,
dered the District good service; we
are glad to learn that he ha. done SC
much and hope he will not grow
weary in well doing"