Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-02


Judgment Of the sovereign States now cOmpo-
sing this Confcdcracy, it had been perverted
from the purpose for which it was ordained,
and ceased to answer the ends for which it
was established, and peaceful appeal to the
ballot box declared that so far as they were
concerned the Government created by that
compact should cease to exist in this they
merely asserted the right which the Dcclara-
tion of Independence of Seventeen Hundred
and Sevcnty.six Q7I6) defined to be inalicn-
ublc, OF the time and occasion of its cxcr-
else, they, as sovcrcigns, were the final JUDGES
each for itself. The impartial and cnlight.
cncd verdict of mankind will vindicac the
rccttudc of our conduct and He who knows
/ the hearts of men, will Judge of the sincerity
with which we laborcd to preserve the GOV
crnmeut of our fathers in its spirit The
right solcmtly proclaimed at the birth of
States, and which has been affirmed and re-
affirmed in the bill of rights of States subsc-
quently admitted into the l'uion of 1850.
undcnIabIy recognize in the people the power
TO resume the authority delegated for pur-
poses of Government. Thus the SOVEREIGN
/ States here represented have proceeded to
form this Contcdcracy, and it is by an abuse
OF language that their act has been denomi-
mated " revolution" They formed no new
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rivalry between ou,s or,; o,b,r ,an,'f,.,,,'
inc or nov;ootino eon,mun;t;,s smnh os tho
States Of the American Union II nust fnI
low therefore that mrtu,l ;ntorcet eLould
invite Good will and l;nd Goo,;nns If Lom,
ever. nosson or Inst sbouId cl0nd u,o ;,d,,
mcnt or nfomc tbc omb;t;on of those StotnSo
we must nrcnorc 70 moot tho o,noro,onn, ond
maintain bv tbc final orb;t,.omort of tbo
sword. the position which we have assumed
amono the nations of thc Garth We bovc
entered unon q coroor nf ;n5nnordoncn on5
il must he inAcx;bIv rursncd ThromoI, n,a
nv wears of controycrsv viii orr loto assoo;
otes thc Northcrn Stoto. ,vo b,,,o voi,I,, ~
deovorcd to sncrre tr,un,;I;tv or1 nLtn;
spect for those RIGHTS 70 whicb WOO u,nro o,t
tied. As necessity NOT . cLoico wo (a,,.,
rcsortcd 10 thc rcmcdy of eonorot;on o,1
hencefortb our opnro;cs nu.t bo d;rootoJ -
the conduct of our own ofr.;ro and tbo .,r
petuitv of tbc ConCnacrocy ,yl';cb MO ho,,o
formed If \ inst ncrccntion of mntl,al IN
tcrcst shall hermit us neocnohlv 70 nursnn o,,r
separate political cnreer NV most eorncst do.
sire will have been fulfilled Bnt if tLis bo
denied rs and tho intogr;ty of onr ~ r;tor;
nj iurisdirtion no o.e,,;lnd i viii - ,.t 30
main for us with f,n rcsolvn - ,,,onaI =,
arms and invoke the BLESSINGS of prnyidcnco
ON onr inst cousc
As consncucncn of orr now co,,a;t;o,
and with n view TO meet anf;cinotc6 wants i
will be necessary to provide = sncrdv and cf,
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