Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-08-18

clu'H'y Sohc, hOpeleSS OF the future, they
will be prepared for defeat because they will
have dcspaircd of victory.
Great as arc the moral effects, important
practical results would also speedily follow
The patronage of the administration would be
used to build up Republican party in the
border siave-States; and the Federal iudica-
ry would be rcmodeled, SO G,at the dogmas of
finatlcism would become the decrecs of the
Supreme Court Nor could we obtain peace
by an abjcct submission, if so inclined the
agitation would 90 on with increased volume
when it was found not to be hazardous and
we would ultimately be forced to ycldall. or to
resist undcr circumstances infinitely more dis
couraglnS than exist at present. TO acqui-
cscc in the vast powers of the Federal Gov
crnmcnt going into the hands of our would
be masters, with the intention of resisting Mt
some future time, would be to emulate the in
fatuaton of the Numdian King, who dclv.
cred his treasures, his arms, his elephants
and his dcscrtcrs to the Romans and then re-
ncwcd the war, having nccdlcssly deprived
himself of the means of defence.
If the South ocquicsccs in Republican
administration, | think the question of ne
gro equality is settled against us, and cman-
clpatlon only a question Of time / have
years and | have considered the succcss of
the Republican party in the Presidential elcc.
ton as involving the necessity of revolution
SO regarding it, | have thoupht tho orc,t
paramount object of our policy was to let this
Republican success occur, if it must occur.
under the most auspicious circumstances for
disruption, and those auspicious circum.
stances | thought would consist principally
n lp
the greatest unity South. These conditions
[ thought were most likely to be rcachcd by
wise and prudent moderation on the part
of the South, And | accordingly advised
and acted IN that direction, and | am salts
he'd | never gave wiser couuscls. ] said to
my constituents last summer, that we must
act with the most consummate prudence then,
In order to profit by tho most desperate bold
ness if it became necessary prudence to
give no prctcxt for the election of Rcpub-
lican, boldncss to relieve ourselves from such
election it it must take place. My policy was
consistent policy, prudence, when pru.
oenco m'Snt be advantageous, botincss when
nuonnI;, m"e"ahE e'sr was e'' me t'me is now 'P-
,; p,o'o"'nS W, m''I" IA my opinion inc only at
""''.e WI. pc po''"cSS. III inc hrpubil-
. ."" P'''y .','''Pn III ''e ireS'dchti"i cicc-
'ro"' ~ o"' n,",e mas no cno'cG out TO Imme-
~: "i''u,"" lo"' I"e 'n!oh' nor Is
,"'' 'o ,.'N"'oouS a" understanding as might
Oo S S""oe'aeu "' nrs' S'shI' m
'"PloHo VIC ''"o nave uohe th's' me only
~ W. oou'"'S ic''"'' 10 our enemies firSt'
Ivy mus. 'c' US "'one secondly thcy must
";II 1n'"po ~ ep'lco US. l'''ner alternative
VIZ, '''o"P','" our purpose
wy suppose thcy let us alono-vcry good
c VIII nave irce trade with Europe and get
long very well IN our happy mcdiocrity, far
pc'C'r than aS degraded satellite OF gor-
ecou' system, whose glorlos would be for 9th.
'erS' whose shame Tor us alone we would
not nave to pay any taxes, direct or indirect,
10 Nortnern aDolitionists-that would be some
c0Hson1loe. e'0.
suppose they undertake to cocrca us; then
''c Noueherh ot!tes are compelled to make
common; common cause e WIN us, and we wake up some
morning ana ma the nag OF Southern Con
,,raat al I'S,S h".,sS. oLo' tL U.s. ""' wouu DC
1'I,n P"'a Dos'o' '''l. P'9""o '''ou'c 10 'he
,r, ,.n'
Inc oonth sun mas splendid cards IN her
.:..: n.nus II sue WIN ohiy play them. The con
stnu'lon 81. ot Northern society Is artificial in
.no extreme; immense wealth has been ac-
I"'''"'"'1o ~! I"e'G; lc" are richer than the
hlneS o! Iho East; the multitude labor for
snoi. u"iy pre"d much OF this wealth is
p'1"."-'ne ,, Dro"th OF credit. civil con
n"S,on !. .h M.'l orlng tnelf paper system OF cred
IL tuihpiinS ABOUT thelr ears. Ihe first gun
nmn nrea III Glsli war VIII cost them SoOo, ,OOO,-
WILL lN., *. ii