Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-04-30
C0MMU MO A7TG0gN@,
ron l'hE KEowrE COURIER.
Popularity {

Wy, Eat0r: We Will devote n little time
20 sl'is important subject to which YOU will
please granta place in your columns, We
,hoi'i that VIC all live in a free country and
every one who does not exercise his liberty
nnbascdby byauyptllermptiye than, that, which
h's'own will dictates. ceases properly to he
man, or at least to he a,frccmau: we also
maintain that thc,lore oFpopularityNis exer-
cisinS baneful influence over ours ,conntry
and c'rrGptng her citizens Who can look
around and'make one. Impartial observation,
and deny this; there are too many proofs of
tito be seen every whore, there are foo many
of'our citizens who are filed with tic love of
public favor. who will gpin direct opposition
to theirtrIG sentiments 70. the sake of gain
ing popularity, and who are willing to floot
uponpopula,s broezes, notwithstanding tits
against the Interests and wisliesof5 the most
respectable ptrt of the community We
would not-l,ase so much objection to their
striving after p,pularity;ip order to obtain
an oihge, ifsthcy would always discharge the
duties of that ofiSe properly, but instead. Of
d3ing this s)hc9f thoui take to intoxicotinr
delnks and theme course negligence Of their
duties ensees ;sanl this, IS not the only way
they neg heir trust. for Sometimes their
dntylrequires that they should do somethin.,
or other that probablXwill lessen their pep.
tiarlty, then alas! 1T IL too true that tley.
neglect their duties, squander the time that
properly belongs to theirconsttuents which
IS but little less than tlleftor theft in differ.
cnt clothing. But the pop1lace being pretty.
easily ygulied, are sw,lyed by these olice.see-
7 kers Who bribe them in various way lyetlo
'lu't mean t0say that all candidates and Of
fiee1holders do actually bfile their constitu-
cuts by giving to them personally gold and
SILVER nor do We pretend say tl.at all can
didatcs,dp actually use unfitir means to be
elected but we do say that some 0f our cam
,.itdates. do by.means of money cut tiloir way
into s''mc Office tdiametrically in oppnsitioin
10 the desires Of the moro subStahtii,l and
onliGhte1ed part of our citizens uDd the true,
,ntcgest 81 all: THIS we call bribery and oh
8 tanning 0ibecsb by unfair metlnsS and inposi-
sioIton0pr. country. And We isonli merely
ask 1lowI this.eyil to.bc femedied Which
is very CORRECTLY ySnnswerel by saving. thatit
can be yclnedie,l by educating the pupunce;
for the more enlightened q man Is then
he willdcspise such things But the deal.
lDgs OF the candidate withthe voter are very
deceptive. rhedaes not Say pltihiy thatiie.
will give hilr drink 0fii6nIor if he will vote
Eilnd his actions phtinly say, thatSis Mat he
moons Aud IL the voter is nj all i6guenccd3
lsy the drink witch lie received. II is plain
7 that he is sh:ss:hed tho same az if lie had re.
eciyed money ut liiehands Whit a di4@r0ce
tits to.be bribcd and ther6is not Il mah il,
the Statoswito lwnnld bear To be told thatyhc
ishg hrihed And again NE car trace Tho
effects ofthe love of Popularity TO ourlast
Legislators, aiittwhas didit d0,there? tide
feated one of hegreatest enterprises in the
) @osld and it canDot be denied that lave Of
; 'puhic favor was the cause 6f its beng NUT
down, for soinco thenKeame sorry near siy-
ing flHttlley would vote for tltiebillS Sbuttiiey
feared ;hnt their consfitueRss ,sganId reject
them But how WAS il yitIs kIai l,gasyand.
MeaalSdER? it was very different with
them.
Y ReSardless Of eithor frownsof smiles. they.
stood firm and lsDshaken, forgetting self theS
iookel forward TO tlles great interest of their
o6untfy Bpllis is the spirit byswhich cgcfy
Citizen should be 0etslatcd naief wiis thiss stffe
case, onr eDaiitry would soon be relieved of
many obomluable nisd parnielgas ell t,lnlssss-'
The saying tIats birds of Il feather Will fisFek
tsaetlser Is gerry true oia. and lnigsst Very
wsitshc applied ID this cass, for ain ignoraiit
innn IS very nIltto choose the 60 ndi,late syhjch
isinDst like hiDsclfy and gIsis g,ies t,s prove
tllasan edacation wsliId work Il Ihtpp.y scFi0hgc
2insthosc affairs and IN fact 1t kas slfestiy
treating. as t,gRcticcl by q eandidatesllss be-
coma less genaFal tl,an f8uDcrlS. aiiti we trust
Tint twill Iinally 81 entirey pptaf flsbion
and we hope thai this plan viii be isss Ad0ptS
ed liy eaf Igcseiit e9naitlates VINO are eDtefs
ing ille field than Il was IKE iastttlae ~
VS. will close bS sagshg that asy man