Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-11-20


ition being manifested on all possible occa-
sions. Apparently enjoying with gusto the
opportunities furnished by the frailties of
poor humanity, for material to eiyo vent to
the pcntup, mnlcvolent, misanthrophic feel
'ngs of their natures, seemingly totally OBJ
liviousof that excellent oldaphorsm "To
crr is human, to forgive divine"
! Awaiting themselves with avidity and
shark-like voracity of the casual inadvcr-
tcncics of their fellow creatures, to pandcr
to their morbid, deprovcd appetite for the
malicious aud disgorge their spleen and
venom on those who lave unwittingy in
cured their disploasurc, elected their envy
or excited their jealousy.
| Imbued with lofty notions of their own
ifrcproachable purity, they assail with yam.
fpyre-likc fcrocity the foibles of others, SIM
lply because they have accomplished more
good than the contracted conceptions of the
former can contemplate, or their dwarlish
minds and envious souls will allow them to
properly appreciate, and whose virtues their
puny aspirations would no'cr prompt them
to emulate.
With an arrogance cquolled only by their
ignorance, they aspire to the proud distinc-
ton of dictators and rcfo1ncrs, but unfor.
tunatcly, merely attain an cmincnce barely
sufficient to render conspicuous the meagrc
outlines of their own insignificant diminu-
tiYoncss Subjecting the virtues and mer-
| its of others to the most torturcus and rigid
scrutiny, in the hope of discovering dispar-
aging items, while their own cggrcaious
blundcrs and misdemcanors stand out in
bold and distinctly visible promiuoucc.-
Aye, they would cen discern lamantable
DEFICIENCIES in the system pursued by their
Divine Legislator, requiring the remedial
efficacy of their invaluable, superior sagac-
| ity Inflated with sclf-importance, thdS
utter their sage opinions in a bombastic
manner, and parade their brilliant ideas be-
fore an intelligent public with an ostonta-
ton which destroys the slight scmbancc of
respect ciaritably disposed persons might
be willing to accord them.
Indulging self-complaccnt ideas of their
own ($oi-aisGn0 perfection, cnvying and
railing abilities they are incapable of at
tanning, they involuntarily recall to our re-
membramce the tritc but true saying:
!" Many, though faulicr much themselves, pre-
/ tend,
Their less offending ncighbors' faults to mend y
These reflections, Mr.. Editor, have been
induced by the perusul of Communications
| which recently appeared in the Wuihuita
Bdnncr relative to Campmcctings, &c.
The writer's of these articles appear to
have tortured their imagimtions and taxed
their inventive faculties to the utmost cx-
teut, in dcvisiDg plausible prctexts to en-
cunlber the columns of that paper with
sensclessly,constructcd, incohcrent rhodo-
montadcs respecting Campmcetings and
| Methodist Preachers.
| Their ludicrous attempts to be witty de-
serves our heartfelt commiseration The
ridiculous inpotcncy of their mawkish eff
forts to pcrpetrate burlesquos and witticisms
forcibly remind us of the fitbled mountain,
the stupendous labor of which accomplished
! the production of a rat.
Essaying to be clover and entertaining,
| they render themselves superlatively ridic-
nlous and offensive, and merely display obil-
titles. to successfully compete with, in OBJ
( sccnenass of style, hnpurity of THOUGHT and
i subiimity OF vulgar description, the COM
! paratively chaste productions of the Nor
mon Prophet--Brigham Young, aye, to
eyon rival III lcwdness of expression, that
! dccorous lingo designated Billingsgate
We have not the slightest scintillntion of
q desire toinfringe;on the established usa-
gcs Of society, in rcl.ears; pg any part OF par
eel of the aforesaid cCmmu upications, (if in
deed we may be pardoncd for applying the
latter term to these cruGe assertions but,
on the contrary, cheofu, y consign them to
their inerited fote--silcnt contempt.
In referring to them in the manner we
have, we are merely influenced by the nat
ural impulse of anhouest man to dctestand
rcpcl ungcnerousin sinsinuations What prac-
tical good or even transient ben fit can be
der'.5d by the readers of the Ba, .,er from
the perusal of those prefix absurdities, we
are really at a loss to imagine, being totally
unossistcd by one isolated item lhat can
give satisfactory solution of the mystery.
Raillery, when directed agains, the
Church or its servants, looses what ssanty
zest with which adyentitious circumstances
may ihvestit, Cat least in our humble opin-
ion, )and assumes an aspect of fuppardonable
leyity, and would, in ,l. charity, advise
the writer's Of these stupid productions, if
they wish distinction, to pursue some other
course, MS every honest individual will dis.
counten0nce any attempt TO ridicuJe rcli-
sious afiairs. TON arRsT.
PickcnsSille, Nov. 6, 1851
ssSostE people, saida red-nosed individ-
nal, lsaranguiGg three or four bystanders,
ss@astc their moneyiH charity, others slilan-
der theirs in ennp0ftiup wives and fnmilies