Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-03-10
Col. Orr.

The Ncwbcrry CoaSercati5t, in an M t.cle on
Douglas and Cpi. Orr." does the latter Gentle.
man iniuSticc-not intentional, VIC presumc.-
The C0aSc'EdtiSt quotes the speech OF Col Oar.
in the democratic State Convention, ut Cnlum.
bia. four years ago, endorsing DOUGLAS and his
views. Thus far, we'll. At that time there
were few in the South that were not DoucLAs
men, especially amongst the dcn,ocracy. But
in his somcrsault on "Squattcr S,vcrcignty "
he went 10y the board South, rs we'll as in this
State The burden that opprcsscs the Couyerc.
0ii@ is, "why dos not Col. ORR dcnounco him
(DoUGLAs) rs unworthy OF conf,lcucc" now.
Has the editor Of the CJesercutta seen or read
Col, OHRs Crnytonvillc speech. delivered in
1893? Ii he will refer to that, he will find that
C,l Oar thus speaks of judge DIUGLAs:
" The course OF distinguished Senator from
Illinois judge Douglas, IN the admission of
Kansas, excited surprise All regret. The hos.
tile attitude he assumed towards the atlminStrn.
tion and the body Of the party. created an ap-
prchcnsion that he was paving the way into the
Republican camp but his late speeches in Ili
nois show that lie is combating with all his
energy and his great talents the dangerous doe.
trincs of the Republicans, and | now believe
that 1t Is his nurpusc to return to the dcmucrntic
fold lie will find that confidence is a plant
of slow growth" and that his alteration will
cost him many years of faithful service before he
is rcinstatcd in the high position rom which he
so suddenly and unexpectedly descended"
The gist of DOUGLAS detection consisted in
his abandonment Of the party on the admis.
sion of Kansas. But is he, on "Squatter
Sovereignty" or anything else. more obiection
able than "CASs, STuARr and othcrs'? Did
not tho State suppnrt Clss for the Presidency.
"A u.
this dues not amount to ANYTHING in the calcu-
lation of some. No: Col ORR must "charrc
Regeneration on DorGLAs," and "dcnounce
him as unworthy of confidence" Col. ORn has
rcpudiatcd DorGLAs and his "SGuattcr Sovc.
rcignty" and he can, therefore, very we'll leave
1T I" his opponents To lcnouncc him for his
political sins, both Of omission and commission.
The CoaSrrcfia and his party are not to be
surpassed in this line.
a word as to the Charleston Convention.
This is the subject that is rendering furious Ger
tain politicians and writer's for thc.prcss in this
State. Their inability to prevent the State from
being represented in it, has rendered them per.
tectiy denuociatory of everything pertaining
thereto. Themselves ofthe friends of the move.
mcnt are impugncd, and their patriotism oucs.
tioncd. DO these gentlemen expect to drive
those they cann"t coax and whip into their scr.
vice? If they do, they arc mistaken! Their
principles and policy, slouched under the cover
OF Southern rights will, if carried out, he fatal
to the canSc of the South Let South Carolina
bc governed by the course determined on by the
Convention Of lSj2-to follow, and not ATTEMPT
to lead the Southern States The departure
from this policy, 10y the last Legislature. is re.
Sulting III failure, and eStranging Virginia and
other of the Southern States from us practi-
cally there are but two tenablc positions: lst.
To cooperate and act with the South and her
friends elsewhere. 2nd, BY separate secession
leave the Union.
The former of these positions we believe to lie
the right one hence our advocacy of the policy
proper to be pursued at this time.