Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-04-17
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1Lr. Editor; Will you dome the favor to-
withdraw my nauie from thelist of candidates
1ior the Legislatures Imake thisrequestre-
luctantly, because have been Yarmly solic-
itod to contiauc a, candidate, and moreover
Qm qnxious to discharge my whole duty in
the premises, but reasons of most urgent
character induce me to decline. My warmest
thanks are tondercd to those kind friends who
have bocu active in my behalf.
'N' Respectfully, rr Az. ArwIs.a
FOR TITB COURIER
M. E3itor l am not inclined to newspaper
discussions, but have read "Pair Plays" ar
ticle and object to SO much Of Il as relates to
District or settlement conseationS. The candi-
dates for Congress have been round. and tho
people have seen and heard them, and copse-
quently can judge for themselves. 1 have no
objections 10 conventional deliberations where
the great mass of the people cannot make tho
candidates. personal acquaintance; but such is
npi the case in piekons District.
would respectfully ask, what advantage caI,
we realize from conventions at WalhalIa Fair
| Play, Pickensville and BrNsstown? 1--we were
dtDtd0d anu StfO-uip(ue1lll ana
1 each party claiming to be in the right, then,
/ there would be no impropriety in n convention,
aud the faithful discussion OF politics and the
/ merits Of fmeIi.
'sFair Play" does not like the plan of mans
| friends nominating him in the papers. /, cnu
see no improperly in this iuethod. When We
! meet in convention, A proposes Baud the bal.
Huce ''pitch in, or propose SOME one olsc, and
/ where is the difference? - ' 3.'
| Does not "Fair Play kuow--docs not any
| thinking man in Pickens know, that more thar
half tho voters Of our District win think and roi
| as they please, in spite Of conycntioDs2 Tho
| time has boen, no doub6 when political conven
| tions would have been desirable in pickens Dis
I trict, but wien oreod Mr.. TERNER's statistics
of our own District" l look mt the bright side 81
the picture, aud quietly indulge the thought
| that every man cda aud o'ght to judge for him
self But still Il is insisted that we have q con
! yention, from the fact that we have so many
~; flIc District who no a,sd lSi2 this,j
| upon the subject of elections
Now, "Fair Play" we haye the "fox up
the question is fairly stated. What shall b.
done for these illiteratc iutemporate, undecided
voters of our District? WIN conventional delit
erGtions secure their votes upon the right sid
] of any question whatever, when it is known tina
nino-tcnths of them will vote for the man whC
I gives them the last BIO dram?
| And now, in conclusion for fear weary thi
! patience Of the reader, let me earnestly sugges
the propriety of such measures promptly takcl
by the truly thinking portion Of tho whole Dis
triet, as win induce the candidates. one and all
not to treat on ardent spirits. Let the pcopl
I keep cool and reflective, and they will DO NOR,
/ apt TO do right and V0te right, than otherwise
4 bnt just as long rs countenance treGtipg will
! u Wow of success in election, we assent to IN
moral degradation, not only Of the oofer, buthi
unfortunate wife and children. How any can
didatc can canvass the District in the usual wa,
of treating, and reconcile II to an honest con
! science, is matter that he probably under
stands better than do. IL we must meet il
convention let us think of these thing.