Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-12-01

Government towards the South. of anv moo.
pie In the Union; but never have they mani
rested discomfort without a sufficient cousc
1t may be the streak of French that is in
them; it may be the Revolutionary spirit not
yet extinguishcd within them and it NAV be
peculiar endearmcnt to their State institu.
tlons' When enter their legislative halls
and notice the dignity, the gravity, the order
the comfy in debate, and the respectful obc.
diencc yielded to the presiding officers. and
go thence to the halls of Congress-. and 500
the tumult which prevails fhere. | olorv in
my just adopted State, and blush for the I'M.
ted States, When ! enter their cmrts of
justice, and observe the like dignity, gravity
order, comfy and obedience thcrc.sce with
what independence and impartialty Justice is
mnlstcrcd-particularl the criminal ius-
tice OF the commonwealth, now almost lost
IN the Southern States-I do not wonder
that they are tinged with little more than
ordinary State pride. When | consider their
opcn,handcd libcrality in erecting public
buildings, building railroads, supporting
schools, colleges, asylums, and other valua.
bic and benevolent Institutions and rcmem
Der the oncrous burden of taxation which
they have to endure to accomplish these ends,
and the uncompaining promptncss with
which they shoulder this burdcn-say to NV
Selt verify, citizens of South Carolina, We
arc peculiar people in this great Republic.
and worthy of something better than blame y
but these arc not all-they are yclj1ious
people Look into all her churches on the
Sabbath day! They are all crowded; new
ones are going up, old ones arc being cnlarg
cd, and Tor about one hundred and sixty days
union prayer meetings have been held in the
capital OF the State, begun and prosecuted
win no eye to the existing porils of the coun-
try: When | consider all these things, cx
cl"lm Wen maycst thou, gallant, noble
generous pious State, fire 'at every cncroacl-
mcnt upon thy rights; for when they are
gone, you will have lost more than any other
state ever lest without a fault From nv
soul excuse thee forthy growing mpatience
"' every new aggression upon thy prerogativcs
thine honor, aud thy peculiar institution"
his is the State which has determined to
withdraw from the Union, let the conscqucn.
ccs be what they may, rather than submit to
Plack Republican rule. She will triumph
do not say that she will not have to ro
through trlbulntion. That is one of the
passports to distinguished place in Heaven,
a, ana consequently no certain sign of error
Two shots have been fred at her already
from the press of ncighboring State, and
many more Will come from quarters where
she had right to expect neutrality, if not
sympathy aud praise. But no matter; let
hcr bear them unmurmpringly; and, without
retort' move right ahead in solid column, as
she docs move, and will move, in an atmos-
phere OF prayer, asking no help, but rcccv-
ing thankfully, and she will triumph glorious
~ l feel it through all the fbers of my
nature nature that she will triumph glorously
The rayneGsp gp%t ut seventy years have left me
but little physieifl' strength, but wha' re-
mains is at her service. '"ss9e evening lazo
ls gathering on my mind, but tfffssta tffsis rs l'S,'t
enough left to beacon other States to hef 9elp |
and to this end now begin to use it. But
to secure readers, | must say little at time
L therefore close, for the present, with an
earnest request that the Southern press give
my brief articles a general circulation, for
the sake of an old man who has done the
South some service.
A. b. LONGSTREET