Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-09-29
COMMUNICATES
Replies of the Candidates.
10 the Eai;or of the Keorec Courier.

respondent, "UeorgeS Creek" will, If elected
oppose any legislation on the subject of treating
Tbs people themselves must decide that matter; let
public opinion, that stern and unyielding arbiter,
put down such things. shall oppose any change
iR the{uspy Jaws, and .am opposed to q Penften-
$ In answer to 9th questop) "whcthcr the cleo
ton of LINCOLN (the black republican candidate
for President will be just and sufficient cause
for the dissolution of tho Federal Unon," or
whether he south should await some overt act
OF his administration q" | will barely observe TINT
those questions do not belong to the Legislature,
but will have to be re:errcd to q convention
Whether the State will decide in favor of separate
State action, or Southern confederacy, will be de-
tcrmimcd 10y that convention. To the assembled
wisdom and patriotism of that convention, l. as n
citizen of the State, will most chccrfuly yield the
decision of that important question; aud will, if
elected, vote for call of convention, should the
contingency occur. ".t
Whether It's nober in tho mind TO suffer,
Or take arms against n sea Of trouble,
And by opposing, end them"
| should think will not be much longer question
by Il free people. Our torciathcrs OF revolutionary
memory decided in favor OF liberty and freedom
from unjust taxation, and severed the bonds that
united them to the mother country After having
exhausted the argument they stood to their
and. gave us the best government in the world :
But Il government of n sectional majority, such as
is now believed will be inauguratcd by the election
of LINCOLN, and administered for tho declared ob-
lect of not only uniusy taxing, but of utterly de
stroylng our property secured to us ny the consti-
'u'ion' Which was the bond OF our union and The
express condition OF the federal chamer|ls not
died for; and hope VIC arc not the sous of such
noble sircs to bow the neck to a cnfold moro gall
ing and oppressive tyranny.
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W. EHHor: There appeared in the columns
or ,,,,r ,,,,,,r of tLo etb ,,I,;r,o = sor;os of
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h'~'S'"'ufe' N''"uS reasons nave mh"chceu
me in withholding my reply until now. | con
cetc the rirht of a poanlc to know the views
.ouI n,,;rionY oC ,bn.o uh,, sooL y, r,,,.osor,
'hcm' ana Sha'l IN difference To the wishes "f
"G Georges Creek make answer though it be
at Il late hour lin the canvass Had fine and
circumstances. ncru;t,cd +. sh,,,d b,vo -, cotr.
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{" ""N"o'''S ''''' 'l"',,'''S ''"'" '''o musings
-ncocSSlty VIII now force me to adopt this
medium.
~, In answer to the lst mtcrr"gatory reply:
That though there may be evils connected with
me system OF rrc!ung--that tho license law
oil our S,"te nitord S"liicieht protection to the
purity OF the ballot box and II enforced would
correct any abuses whlcil may now exist, l am
therefore opposed TO any inithcr Legislation up.
10 the Znh in'crroga'ory answer: That
am opposed '""''y cA"nBo OIL me laws upon the
S"M'c' Oh uSuiY'
/" "mcrrog"umn .1ru answer: That our com
mo" Jni'S arc Su"c'eht Tor present purpnSeS.-
onr St"le ~ engaged IN public enterprises
chHnGh-Ilct her complete those she has hpGnn
ana apply hcr surplus revenue to something
more needed than Ionitcnt'nty These are
n'fil"nS ilhcS ana thlnK II the policy OF the
sue 10 huSOahu her resources as much MS .'os-
s'nre'
,,, L" I"''F"Go''rY no mako tlls answer:
lhh' r"gar" 'ho agitation "t the question ot
Separate :'a'e 2c'th ~ th'S moment premature
ana unW,Se' cannot anticipate my course
mir the honpcnning OF certain contingency.
- convention IN lSoA determined that 1T was
"n and ineXypedlcnt for South Carolina to
settled policy Of the State to-day. The ques-
t'"n "i secession or no secession ls" question
,aot 20 tI'o ny :" N.Y. py E"ur n'e'nnerS
Is 49, w. W.; r &c i"Si," ''e ~ ''''
tv of thn Sin,e vests in thn nennlo ond tl,nr
Tho u,onIe mnst ,ncilr lilo orns,ibr ,f .n,,or,to
eccnss;n, TIo Ion;,t.d b., H. n;.i,, III '''tI
o,,',,,; ,l ~ r., I" " , wy 'Sut W. Gun
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e'r'' ~ Ln'r o'INen''"l 'InS' 9c'er-
,,.,,nIo I,. La 9 wy '3""s" N"'"i'''" 10
rcG"F"eu ny hcr southern sister States as rash
ana Pr'c'pIt@'c' an" 1t brhoovcs her and will be-
c""'' "cr "naer the present state OF affairs to
remain quiet ana await the action of those
Ht"'eS whose interests nre identical with her
own Qnlet-xet ready and prepared for ANY
ana every emergency. The position of South
Carolina is known in every State in this Union
--Shc is singular in her unc rnIprnnising dcvo-
ruOntO the rights and interests uf the South and
ready at any mnmcnt when her Southern sisters
shall have hosted Southern FLAG to rally I'M
der its folds. 1t is then the true policy Of the
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