Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-15

the people, and was resisted by thcm, he ex-
claimed, shave VIC Government We
cannot treat with rebels; put down the trait
ors wc must show that wo have Govern
ment." When James / was driven from the
throne of lingland for tramping on the libcr-
tics of the people, he called for his army, and
cxcluimcd {" let us show that We have Gov
ernmcnt - When George III called uron
his army to put down rebellion in America,
Lord North cried out Justify, no compromise
with traitors; let us demonstrate that VIC have
q Government" When, in I84S, the people
rose upon their tyrants all over Europe, and
demanded guarantees for their rights, every
crowned head exclaimed, (" have we a Govern
cnt? and appealed to the army to vindicatc
their authority and enforce the law.
"Sir, the history of the world docs not fail to
condemn the folly, weakness, and wickcdncss
of that Government which drew its sword upon
its own people when they demanded guoran.
tees for their rights. This cry, that VIC must
have Government, is merely following the
example of the bcsottcd Bourbon, who never
learned anything by misfortune, never forgavc
an injury, never forgot an offront. Mu,t we
demonstrate that we have got Government
and cocrce obedience without reference to the
justice or injustice of tho complaints Sir
whenever ten million people proclaim, to you,
with one unanimous voice, that they apprc-
family affairs arc in danger, it becomes wise
move the apprehension. History docs not re-
cord ali example where any human Govern
ment has been strong enough to crush ten
millions of people into subsection when they
believed their rights and liberties were mpcr
lied, without first converting tho Government
itself into a despotsm, aud destroying the last
ycstigo Of freedom"
These were the sentiments of the Demo.
cratic party, Of the Constitutional Union party,
and of a large majority of the Republican
presses and party, only six weeks ago. They
were mine; | voted them repeatedly along
with every Democrat and Union man in the
House. | have seen nothing to change, much
to confirm them, since; especially in the Sc
ccssion, within the last thirty days, of Virginia,
Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee ia.
king with them four millions and half of
people, immense wealth, incxhauslible rcsour-
COS, five hundred thousand fighting mon, and
the s;raves of Washington and jackson.
shall vote them again.
! Waving tho question Of the doubtful legal
ity of the first proclamation, OF April 18th,
calling out the militia for "three months"
under the Act Of 1906, will yet vote to pay
them, because they had no motive but sup
posed duty and patriotism to move them; and,
moreover, they will have rendered almost the
entire service required of them before Con
grcss shall meet. But the autlacious usurpa-
ton of President Lincoln, for which he de-
serves impcachmcnt in daring, against the
very letter Of tho Constitution, and without
tho shadow of law, to "raisc and support ar
mics " and to "providc aud maintain navy"
for three or FIVE, years, by mere executive
proclamation, will not vote to sustain or rat
ify-ncvcr> Millions for defence; not man
or dollar for aggressive and offensive war
The war has had many motives for its com
mcnccmcnt it can have but one result,
whether it last ono year or fifty years = final,
eternal separation, disunion. As for con
quest and snbirgation Of the South, will
not imrcach the intelligence of any maa
among you, by assuming that you dream Of
it us at fine or in any way possible
Remember III. warming of Lord Chatham to
tho British Parliamcnt "My Lords, you
cannot conquer America" u public debt
of hundreds Of millions, weighing us and
our rostcrity down for generations, we cannot
escape. Fortunate shall we be if we escape
with our. liberties. Indeed, it is no longer
SO much Il question of war with the South,
as whether we ourselves are to have Constitu-
tions and ii Republican form of Government
hereafter in the North and West.
In brief, am for the Constitution first,
and at all hazards for whatever can now be
saved of tho Union next and for peace al
ways, MS esscntisl to the preservation of ci.
her. But. whatever any one may think of
the war, one thing, at least, every lover of
liberty ought to domond inexoably, that it
shall DO carried on strictly subject to tho Con-
stitution.
The peace policy was tried; it arrested Sc
cesson, and promised restoration of the
Union The policy of war is now upon trial;
in twenty days it has driven four States and
four millions and half Of people out of the
Union and into the Confectionery Of the South.
In little while longer it will drive ont also,
two or four more States, and two millions or
three millions of people, War may, indeed,
be the policy of tho Fast, but peace is nc
cessity to tho West.
| would have volunteered nothing, gentle
men, at this time in regard to this civil war
but, as constituents, you had right to know
my opinions and position and briefly, but
most frankly, you have them.
My only answer to those who indulge in
SANDER and vituperation, was given id tho
card of the 18th Of April, herewith enclosed.
Vcry truly, G. i. VALLANDroMAM.
IL has boen reported that several of tho