Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-22
"Eyents Deyelops Men,

tits natural, in times of public anxiety, to
ask who willleadus? Tho popularmnd is
restless until it;can rcpose in confidence upon
some obviously proper man for tho perious
hour. 1t is pnwise to lose our hopefulncss
because some mastorspirit does not appear rs
; quickly as our inpatient desires domand his
coming The, history of tho world shows
that tho public exigcncies of a people when
great events arc occurring; always call out in.
to prominence men for the tunes. When ev-
crything is ready, and the fullness'of time is
come, Providence places in command the
guiding and ruling man. While the ungod-
ly may sec nothing in this but the ordinary
course Of developments of character, purely
due to human and material influences, and
may philosophize about it as one of the phe-
,no,m!ena Of human history. the people who
believe in the God of the Bible will regard it
us the gracious plan of our morcful Sover.
oign, whose watchful care provides in wisdom
and love for every exigcucy of mankind, and
especially, supplies the domand which the
wcllbeing of His own people makes upon
Ills providence. The God who gave Joseph
for Egypt Moses for the Hebrews Paul for
the Genties; the Rcformcrs for corrupt times
III the Church, and men aud women IN every
age competent to take the commanding posi-.
tions which ordinary characters could not
iill, may now esupplicatcd and relied on to
bring into action every needful measure of
intellect and moral energy, and give heroes
and hcroincs III abundance to guarantee the
healthful and successful progress of good
cause. ~
1t is we'll, in this view of the matter, to
take care that our expectations and our con-
fidcncc arc not rather occupied with tho SER
want than with the Muster who sends him.
God will not give His glory to another. Let
us not forget the duty of trusting i'm God and
recognizing His hand in the gift of valuable
men. Tho wisdom of the maxim, 1t is
better to trust iu the Lord than to put con-
fidcncc in men," is what the Christians of
this land ought to appreciate and illustrate.
We have a good cause, md, so far, Divine
Providence has supplied us, step by step,
with just the men for the place and hour
Let us not be unfaithful to such goodness,
but heed its suggestions, and be encouraged
ny its provisions to larger faith. If we
shall DO our duty, and hunbly rely on Jeho-
yah, the blessing of Heaven will abide on
our tents, and the end of the troublous times
we live in shall be an issue of great good to
human society, and an enhancement of every
spiritual interest of Zion.
Let each man and woman of God in our
confederation offer unto the Lord tho PRAYER,
Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do Pr
Let us, unrcsevedly, give ourselves to the
Lord to be and to be led as He may deter
mime and those who arc faithful over that
which is least, shall God employ in success
slvcly higher duties, and to him that hath
shall be given, until we .hal lack for moth
ing, but prosper and abound in every good
word und work
Those who, with eager mpaticncc. seek
place, power, honor, arc not the ones whose
names shall be associated with the history of
the great events now transpirng /; but when
the memorial of the times shall be written
up, the finger OF honor shall point to those
whose unobtrusivc zeal aud unselfish dcvo
tion to their country and to the church Sc
cured them Gods blessing. and enshrincd
their names in mpcrishabc praise.
LIVELY RUMoRs. The victory at Great
Bethel, Virginia, occurred on Monday. 10th
inst. The locality is in the pcnisulo formed
by the James aud York rivers, in tho South
custern part of that State. Onthe 18th inst.
us we learned by telegram from Norfolk the
sound Of another battle in the Peninsula was
heard at Pigs Point Passengers who arri-
we'd this morning from Virginia. state there
is no doubt that another important conflict
had occurred, and they give rs n report that
the llncolnitcs were again routed. a re-
treat of Il portion Of their forces to Newport
News was seen, and rumor says that at the
close of the battle, the North Carolina rcui-
ment and Georgia regiment charged the en-
emy with the bayonct, who gave way in full
confusion, threw down their arms, cried tmur
der and fire." and fed
Ch"'4c$fon Eccni"g Nc~s, ,Saturduy 15M
TENNESSEE is READY FOR THE CoNr1Icr
Many of our fellow citizens in the cnun-
ties of Middle and East Tennessee have late
ly asked u.s. "What has been done to pre-
pare our State for defence 2"
we state from the highest authority that
every thing has been done that could be for
this object. There is now established on the
mississippi river five or six batteries of heavy
guns, including mortars. colunbinds, aud
thirty-two and twcnty-four Founders, con-
mandng the river from Memphis to the Ken
tucky line These batteries nre commanded
by Col j. j. McCown, formerly of the Uni.
ted States Artillery, now Colonel of corns
OF ten companies of Tennessee Artillery.
FIELD .DEFENoEs addition to this.
various field dcfenccs have been established
in West and Middle Tennessee, ut tho proper
points, under the direction of experienced
officers. s.--NoshriHc Union
MAJoR-GEHERAL DAVID T.. TwIGus.-
We had the pleasure Of meeting this gallant
veteran, this morning, who, we are pleased to
learn, has been appointed by the Govern.
nent OF the Confederate States to command