Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-05-05
Correspondence Of the sOuth Carolinian.

ting at the news from Charleston. A gcner-
al smosh-up there seems to be inevitable. a
! great many of the faitbiulare wondering what
| will come after the slip.wreek OF the great
Democracy. The Republicans are in ccsta-
cics, aud anticipate an easy victory. Those
| who look beneath the surface think they see
the beginning of revolution which will break
the Contcdcmcy to pieces. The question is
asked Will the South be united? If not
united, what will be the effect of the election
of Seward? There, pguin, the question is
asked Is this Territorial question, of which
the great Democracy is dying, question OF
practical importance Will slavery advance
or not into new Territories under the policy
of Congressional protection? Tie general
impression is that there is nothing practical,
because there is no Territory open, adapted to
slave labor. 1t is thought there will be four
Presidential tickets in the field
]. The Southern Ticket.
2. The Douglas Democratic. q
The Southern Opposition, called Consti-
tutional Union.
4. Che Black Republican.
Supposng these four tickets run, conjcc-
turcs are already INDUCED in as To their re-
spectivc strength. The Southern ticket il is
thought may carry South Carolina, Alabama,
Mississippi, Foridl and Georgia. The other
Southern States it is thought may be carried
by the Douglas Democracy or the Constitu-
tional Unionparty. If Houston is run as an
independent candidate, as is not unlikely, he
may carry Texas Seward is likely to carry
enough of the Northern States to secure his
election. If not the two, three or four States
he loses will go for the Douglas Democracy.
Ii Seward fails to get majority in the cleo
oral colleges, then the election goes into the
House. III the election goes into the House
none will likely be made. The Senate will
have to cloct u Vice President This will
probably be the Southern man who may be
running on the Douglas ticket. Should the
antagonism which is mamlcsting itself so dis
tnctly in tho Democratic party operate IN the
Senate 10 election OF Vice President may be
Effected. lnthe election of President by the
House, tho choice lies between the three high
est while in the electoral college. The Sen
ate must choose between the two hightcst-
The most experienced observers think the
next six months are pregnant with more inn
portIut consequences to the South than any
other times in our history. Some of Douglas
friends say the best thing TINT can happen for
him, is that his nomination should be met by
the nomination of Soutncrn ticket That
Douglas wiilthen be held up North and South
rs the only Union candidate, and the Black
Republican and Southern ticket as the disu.
Mon ticket. Then this position will compel
the conservative mon South and North to ral-
ly to the support Of Douglas and thus secure
his election. That is, | think, taking o more
iattoring view of things than the future will
justify.
The House is acting in the capacity of a
debating society, and accordingly the attcn,
dance is very thin. Honorable members arc
relieving themselves of their buncombc speech
cs with great satisfaction to their anxious
minds for some time laborng under the sad
prospects that they would otherwise hY new
or the opportunity to do so if this chance was
not seized immediately. The House presents
the aspect to use the words of the poet, 4" of II
Banquet hall deserted PALMETTO
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WASHINGTON, April %, 1860-Tho NOM
inatiou of Mr.. Orr, by the Democratic State
Convention of South Carolina, for Ihe prcsi-
dency, has strcngthcd his prestige amazingly.
1t is considered great compliment, especially
as 1t has no precedent except the nomination
of Mr.. Calhoun by the State Democratic Goa
yention i'll lS44. MIR. Orr is looked upon
now as the embodiment of the Democratic
party of the noble and patriotic State of South
Carolina. 1t is said his opponents refuse to
20 into Convention if so, Mr. Orr has great
cause to be grateful to his opponents for such
generosity. This devotion of the Democratic
party 0. South Caroliar to Mr. Orr, if it docs
not give him place OH the Presidential tick
ct, will certainly give him the refusal of
place III the Cabinet, should the Democracy
carry the Presidential election, of which, how.
ever, there is the greatest possible doubt.
-
GENIUs.-Whon Tumerlanc had reared his
pyramid of 10000 human skulls in commem-
oration of tho carnage he had wrought, and
while leading his fierce warriors over new
feds of victory and blood the nations of the
earth looked on with admiration, and monarchs
couchcd at his feet, and the huzzas of mil
lions waited his name over thestceps of Asia
to the seas of Europe, the fate of all Kingdoms
appeared to lie at the mercy of his sword, and
the destiny of unborn ages, to hang on the
mandates of his will
1t was at this time in the German city OF
Alentz an unknown man was silently toilinu
with his hands and brains to form types fol
imprint of alphabetical letters He changed
the condition of his lie from that of the Tar
tar Khan No troops of warriors or countries
attended his steps, no strains of martial music
hcralded his movements. no monurcl,s ben
from their thrones to receive him or turned
pale at the sound of Guttemburgg Alone, il
the noiSelcss chamber of his thought, he wa
making his conquest without the aid of hol o.
from the rulers of men.
Compare now the results achieved by tn,
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