Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-11-17
nc eontended that the recorded policy Of South

He contended that the recorded policy Of South
Carolina for the last ten years secession by CO.
operation with ou, Southern sisters, and therefore
he thought it strange if we should now in the very
crisis of our difficulties when our need was the
sorest ignore our past policy and cease to ask for
co operation. lie read tho Ordinance of 1862
He also read the resolutions of 1850
II is then perfectly apparent. that such has been
the recorded policy of South Carolina for the last
ten years. We have long been satisfied as to the
causes of dissolution We avail ourselves of the
occasion of Lincolns election. but it is not with
us the only cause of complaint. We have remain
ell In the Union. for the purpose of obtaining tho
cooperation of our other Southern sisters--to ar
range the time when and the manner how, and for
nothing else.
Gut is this policy Of obtaining cooperation. if
we can. not fortified by both history and phoso-
phy-by the nature of the thing itself, rs well MS
the history of other nations. and especially reput
lies? The people of these Southern States have
more reasonS-mOrc inducements--more necessities
to unite than any people that has lived in tho
tide of time. We are one in territory-one in cli-
mate-one in institutions, and one more than ALL
one in Vrongs under the Constitution. Add to
It's. that we have an institution-Afrcan slavery
which is peculiar to us-absolutely necessary for
our existence, and in the defence of which we arc
isolated from the whole world. The powers of the
earth not only indifferent to IT, but absolutely
inimical toit Why docs this outside pressure not
fuse as into one, and compel as to unite. The his
tory OF the world is pregnant with admoniton to
us to unite. The history of Grecce-and especial
ly that awful chapter upon the Peloponcsan war,
admonlshes us. The history of poor unfortunate
disnembered Poland cries to us. The story Of the
Dutch Republic has its lesson, and the States of
Modern Italy and South America all combine in ur-
ging MS for the sake of honor. peace snfety and
security. to unite All these Join in declaring
that. United VIC stand-dividcd We fall" NV
God! why can we not unite? Are we not justi-
fled in exciairnng to the whole South. in the Lam
guage of Milton: Awake, arise, be forever
fallen ~
lie said he supposed we were all in favor of CO.
oNc.ation if it can be obtained Why not then send
this messenger to Georgia !-the empire State Of
the South-he Keystone of the Southern arch
wide in terriory-fertile in resources; whose ter
ritory is the first west Of the Savannah river and
adjoining our own for n great distance. South
Carolina has sometimes been accused Of prurient
desire to load the South or distract her counscs
let us send this messenger and thus disprove the
false and unfounded imputation. Let us forego
whatever credit may attach to going first, in order
10 promote the common cause Let us declare to
Georgia that we will follow her if she chooses to
lead, and together set up nation among the sister
hood of Republics. We beseoch her to come and
unite with us. But whether she come or not, let
our Convention be called, and the State of South
Carolina determine for herself
lie said he was opposed, now and forever to tn
king any step backward in this matter and there
fore he was anxious to take false step. What
ever action the State may take, we should stand
upon that action against the world in arms. Pru-
denoe, and caution, and determination but no 81 en-
backward In standing upon this action, ii will
strengthen our arms and nerve our hearts to re-
member that it was not taken under impulse but
after due delibcration, and last-it may be spas
modic-efort for cooperation. lie thought the
Convention should be called TO meet at a period as
eatly as comports with dignity and convcnicnce
1t that Convention, with the lights around it, should
think that the fact Of carrying South Carolina out
OF the Union would have the effect of producing
cooperation and Southern confcdcrnc hen such
action would have his hearty Appreciation And if
that Convention should decide secede alone,
even without the hope of co-opcration-if the peo.
pie in Convention assembled should decide to cut
loose her moorngs from this government, surround
cd as they are by Southern sisters in like circum-
stances. he said he would still be one of her crew.
and would endeavor to use all the power God has
given him, in common with every true son of
hers, to
"Stretch every thread OF canvass,
And spread every SAIL
Both houses adopted q resolution requiring
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