Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-05-18
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| .War, long and fierce, seems now to be ins
4 evitable. In view Of ii, q few suggestions
lnaysnot be, out of place. -.
lst. TRUsr%ro GoD.--In the struggle up.
on which NE are entering, we believe that We
are right. But our success willidepend not
upon, tho strength of our arms, or even upon;
tho righteousness of our cause, hut upon tho,
blessing Of Him that fuleth over all. 70 OBJ,
tain that blessing, Swe must seok It.; wo must
commit our all into the hands of tho Soyer.
eign Of the Universe. He is a jealous God
lie must BIO sought unto Ho'will iotthe
work, and Flo will have the glory. Letour
cause be committed to Him, and twill be
safe j,
| End. STAND UP FOR THE RIanT. Tho
lord will fight our battles, but He will do it
through the instrumentality of men, There
is no inconsistency in asking God to work for
us, resolving at the samc time to do ourselves
what we can, God saved tile Israelttes at tho
Red Sea, but Ho did it by encouraging them
to On .forcara. They were not inactive
Our country is to be invaded, and if our
enemies arc successful, our rights-thc RIGHT
to life (; the right to liberty the right to vito
and children and home and country-will be
taken from us. It is the duty, then, as it is
the interest, of every one in his place to
stand up for the right 1t is the duty of
some to go to the field of battle; it is tho 'du-
tty of others to stay at home. But all should
DO willing to work for ono end, leliyerancc
from Northern oppression. Stand up for the
right, .
3rd BE EcoNoMicAL.--War brings with
it a train of'cvils, and among them is
scarcity of money and of the comforts of
life In the opening of contest that may
last tor years, it is then manifrstly proper
c1o I,
should cut off all unnecessary expenses, per.
sonal aud family, and observe in all things
the laws of frugality and economy Eschcw
Injuries. Lay aside trappings Prepare for
hard times. BE economical.
| 4th. ARM YoURsELF.-To prevent diff.
Guilty, it is sometimes the best way to be pre-.
pared to meet it, And when it comes, even
lite may depend upon our ability to resist it.
Ii tue. enemy comes, every one should be
| prepared to meet them. At such time ns
this, 1T would socm to be ominontly right and
proper for every citizen to secure, as far as he
may be able, tho means 10 defend himself
and his household. Arm yourself
Due Vest Telescope.
THE Petersburg (va.) Eepress Of Mon
day says
We wish that our sheet was the size of the
London Times, and our receipts would Justify
it, that we might spread before our readers one
forticth part of the glorious tdings which
our exchanges and correspondents bring us
from every section of this gorions old Com
monwcalth. Never have we seen enthusiasm
never such minaton-manifcstcd in
any cause, as that which now pcrvadcs all
classes and conditions of our people, regarding
the righteous cause in which we are all en-
gagged. The secession ordinance will be rati-
fed by clear majority of $50, 900. We would
not be surprised to see it 90 even beyond this
figure we hope the vote will be unanimous.
From PENsAcoLA.-Thc following facts
have come to our knowledge, says the Charles
ton nercury, from q source that we know to
be reliable
About ten days ago. General Bragg issued
an order intcrdicting, in the strongest terms,
all correspondence from Pensacola for publ
cation a few days later, hc repeated the
order, threatening a total suspension of the
mails, if this correspondence were not stop
ped.
There arc about 5000 Confederate troops
! at Pensacola. The work of erecting batte-
rics at all points within reach goes on briskly
and assiduously, though it is understood thut
they still lack some days of preparation to
enable them to open effectively The unfin.
ishcd gap in the railroad to Montgomery,
will be closed up by the 4th of May, which
will enable our Government to transport some
heavy siege artillery, which is greatly needed.
About twenty Columbiats, most of them of
cight-nch. caibro, and two or three mortars,
are already mounted. The other artillery is
mostly 32.pounders.
The depot for provisions has been removed
few miles in the rear of the camp, to place
it out OF reach of the cncmy's guns The
Navy Yard was the depot, but it was unsafe
to continue it as SUCH
! 1t is not thought that any immediate COLI.
sion will take place. The enemy urc too
weak to attack, and our forces arc unprepared
to attack them. Neither will, therefore, ut.
tempt an assault. The prospects indicate
slow and long siege, probably of six months
duration.
The garrison in Pickons is 0G0, and there
is reserve on the ships of about 1000
more.
The fleet of the enemy will not be very cf
fectiye 1t will be utterly impossible for
them to enter the bay and they cannot get
within, effective range of our troops. The
channol is narrownnd tortuous. The entrance
of sailing vessel, even with favorable
wind, is slow and difficult, on account OF, the
peculiar channel and tho peculiar tides that
run in it.
The flee. would be troublesome only in our
operations upon Santa Rosa Island
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