Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-05-03
AIaba1aaa.--Gaov. GcHlier.

the case of Southern rights:
eve embarked into the Southern
cause with an honest purpose. We
knew that agresSions were threaten.
ened, and, in company with others,
raised ounvoice against the measures
contemplated, which we believed
would injure and dishonor us, and
we also advocated resistance to them.
Thousands who now preach submis-
sion or acquiescence agreed with us
then. We did not pursue this course
10 bring strength to the Democratic
party--no one but fool will say we
did, for the party already had an un-
mNeidly majority in the State. We
had no hope of accomplishing any
other object than the one we openly
advocated, ,>nd that was the indepen-
dence of the South, Every Demo
cratic paper in the States save one
(the Florence perhaps the
Mobile Register agreed with us up TO
the middle of October At that time
if Gov. Collier had convened the
Legislature, when called upon to do
SO, we believe alarge majority of the
people would now have been in favor
of secession or revolution, and the
Observer, and all the papers Of that
kind, as hot as they now are cold.
The people were then fully aroused,
and our opponents almost afraid to
declare openly against us. Gov. Col
lier's address and his refusal to call
the Legislature together injured the
Southern cause in Georgia, as well
as in this State, beyond a doubt. 1t
injured it wherever the address was
read; it encouraged the timid in back
ing out, and paralyzed the powerful
party that was fast organizing in de-
fence of our rights and honor. The
address disorganiEed us, and we have
not yet recovered from its effects.
"We stand now where we did at
first. The eatiss IS las good as when
we all advocated it. Believing this,
shall we desert it? And will we
not desert it if we support Governor
Collier?"
ga man who is in favor of seces-
sion or revolution for past grievances
cannot consistently unite with ma
tional party. Such is our position.
We fear we are on the weakest side,
but this should be no encouragement
to desertion. We had rather cling
to an 'obsoIete idea, if we believe It
to be good one than to desert de-
cllnlng cause.
"Blot out the recollections OF the
past wrongs inflicted upon us, and
we are as good a Democrat as any
imam. We were educated in that
faith; but that is no reason we should
act with such men as Foote, Cass,
King, Cobb, and others, with their
recent offences fresh in our recollec-
ton.
"When we believe that the South
ern cause is hopeless-tbat it is use
less to struggle any longer-we will
then resume our position in the Dem
ocratic ranks, ready to affiliate with
Lewis CaSs, James Buchanan, Ro-
bert Rantoul, OF any other Northern
Democrat, for we, see no difference
between them, only some are little
bolder in their assaults upon us than
others. When that time comes we
4 shall not be such a hopocrite as.to
talk of Southern rights and wrongs,
but will be a Democrat--a national
EFDfemocfatt-and nothing but Demo
crat. We will, howevercontinue to
stand in the secession, resistance, or
revolutionary ranks, as long asa sin
! gle man is left to wave his cap, and
'sIssayito us,s Sod speed iiimt'f''
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The Fugitive SIaUe L.asD IN Ros-
ton,-The daily papers have given
the full details Of the recent Sims
case; and although we take deep
interest in the yindication of the law,
we do not find occasion for extended
comment in this affair.". Our opinion
may be plainly spoken jim few
Ivst;t;;;ffStass4=7ssss words are quite sure we shall
offend many, but we can't help it,
and it is; that the 'salmighty dollar
had more to do with the law to be
carried out, than the love of the Bos-
ton people for the South, or the com
promise Of the Constitution. 80
/ The Bostonians were touched in a
| tender spot; they found out that there
was some virtue in the south, and
that their commerce was rather too
Valuable to be sacrificed to negro
sympathy. 4astc tLtce lacItTwnCe.
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