Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-09-12

cordingly done, hoacercr Incompetent he as,
or. tnconccmient 1t may be for him to serve
he has never seen the laws defining the
duties and powers of Managers, and (we
think it very doubtful whether one-tenth
of the Managers have ever scen them, it is
not probable that he can repeat the oath
required to be taken before the polls are
opened. Hc proceeds therefore in an IL
regular, illegal manner in this most impor-
tlnt business-seryes one term, has Mr.. G.
appointed in his place; and 4thus the thing
goes on salnlost in regular tfot;ltion, every
one anxious get out ofsan office that
brings ncithcF Koner nor profit, but on the
contrary attended invariably with trouble
and expense. -,,.
There are also many objections to the
manner of counting votes: it opens the
door to fraud and corruption in the most
cnticing manner. We do not speak, of
course, for all the Districts, but generally
one Manager takes charge of the box or bag
when the polls close, and he thus has every
opportunity, without the possibility of de-
lection, of changing the votes before he
reaches tho Court House, and no means is
left of ascertaining whether the true result
is given or not. Perhaps too, he may be
assisted in counting the ballots by some
unscrupulous PEI IN, for instead of the
counting of the ballots being exclusively
confined to the Managers, which is the in
tention of the law strictly Interpreted and
(to perform their duty correctly, it appears
to us that all the Managers who assemble
to count the votes should meet in the Court
House and then and there count the votes
and declare the elcction,) it is the custom
for each Manager on arriving at the Court
House, to get any one he can to assist him
to count the ballots which he has brought
up, and they retire to any convenient place,
and in this loose way most important duty
is discharged Under such circumstances,
it is not impossible for a dishonest partisan,
who may be pocuniarly interested to change
the result of the election. We think it
would be best for the ballots to be counted
at each precinct Immediately after the polls
close, when persons interested on both sides
would probably be present, and let the
Managers certify the result, and sign their
names and appoint ono of their number to
take the votes and the result so certified to
the Court House, where he should be COM
PEELED, under penalty, to appear with the
Same on the day following Mt 2 o'clock, p. NJ.
Having set forth our views in our peti-
ton, we refrain from saying more at pres
ent. The subject is one of great interest
and we ask our brother Managers of the
other Districts to show some interest in
this important matter which will result
bcncfcially to all
T.. W. SEIBELs,
Thomas GRAFTON.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept 1.-The U S.
Agricultural Exhibition opened here yes
terday Marshal p Wilder made an elo-
qucnt address. Fifteen thousand persons
were present, half of whom were ladies, the
flower of old KcntuclS. Many distin-
guishcd visitors were also present.
The day was devoted to the trial of speed
on the race course, and the voluntary ex-
hibition of horses. Six or seven hundred
head of superior stock were entered. En-.
tries still being made. Weather delightful
RI. e---s -s-------- - =
The present aged and able Secretary OF
State, General Cass, being invited to adj
dress the Michigan State s. S. Convention,
thus writes
cit will afford me pleasure to accept your
our Sunday Schools, and l consider then
institution among the most valuable an 4
efficient means of religious improvement
that have come in our day to encourage the
noble efforts which are making to amelio
rate the moral condition of the world. And
no rejecting man can look abroad upor
the dangerous and dolusivc yagaries which
under the name of religion, take possession
day by day Of tho hearts and minds Of men
leading to individual and social depravity
without being deeply impressed with tho
Importance of Jealous and concentrated ex
ertions to check the great and threateniu?
evil And it can best be eHfectually checked
by training the youthful mind in the knowl
edge of God and the truths of His revela
ton. Standing on this vantage ground
the battle may be fought and Won Anc
|, for one, believe the contest to be one O
the most moiilss bous which society has eve
bsen. engaged in, and the Sunday Schoo
Tuition of the youth an assured means, TN
+ der God, of eventual success. So believ
fling, my prayers and best wishes are viii
ESop" 9"
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#"MY son" said an iudulsent father Z
the only representative of himself, "yot
should always think three times, before yor
speak One day, as the father and 50,
wero standing at the FIRE, the formers coat
tail caught fire without his noticing it,
The son Thought he would think little
and said: "But, father, j think" "Wha
do you think" t'Why, father, thinl
your coat.tail's OF fire. y cried he, gcttint