Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-08
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Fearless and Eloquent.


condition Of affairs at st. Louis, Missouri,
and have liadoccasion to Judge Of the despot-
ism, established in chat city under the control
and direction Of Harney. Like Maryland,
she is crushed for awhile under the heel Of
the military despotis.p, but we trust that ere
long the true citizens Of both States will be
enabled to drive. out from their soil the min.
ions of the psufper, and establish. their indie
ipendence Of q government tcnfold more ty-
,i:anical. than that which their fathers over
throw .P,.s,
l. There is one fearless journal in St. Louis,
the Missouri DaiIy State Journal. Itis ed
,itcd by gentleman known to many of our
readers Us an able and talented writer, and one
i who has occupied a prominent position in this
State s~ Wo- allude to j. Wofford Tucker,
ESQ.,, formerly of Spartanburg, and member
S'of the Legislature from that district. In his
issue of the 18th inst, we find leading edit
orial Of two columns, in length, and addressed
'fto Con. W. S. Harney, and to the people
of tho State of Missouri" When our read
ers reflect that this patriotic journalist is at
this time surrounded by thousands of federal
bayoncts, they cannot read the, subjoincd elo-
quent extract from the editorial alluded to
without a high admiration for the unshrink-
ing patriotism which inspired the writer, and
emboldened him to utter che scathing rebuke
to the tools of thetyrant, who, for the time
being, hold his. fellow. citizens in subjection
after giving them foretastc of the demoniac
spirit that is rampant, in,thc indiscriminate
slaughter of women and children Would
that Missouri, Maryland and Kentucky had
more such journalists as this outspokcn and
eloquent Carolinian: q, E~ s' il,
When the Austrian general went to Hun
gary to crush out the breathings forth of tho
desire for liberty, and .,hlc Hungary blcd un-
der the iron heel Of dcspotism, lie wrote back
to his master: Sire, your heel is upon the
neck ofyour eucmies. And Harncy may
write to Washington and say to the mbecile
tyraats who bound on their dogs for blood
g Masters, under your command, havo crush.
cd freedom in Missouri,
CONCLUSIONS How long will federal
bayoncts control and rcprcss the people of
Missouri? One, year? Two years /? lhrec
years? Not more than four years But
what after the bayonets are removed z Will
y nlissouriaus then be allowed to think, and to
act, and to vote for themselves? If so, what
is gaincd to the tyrant's cause by making the
= long and terrible account of rctribution which
must come at last I? Will athe bayonets re.
i,nain forevor2 Will 800, 900 armed men
hold Missouri as Austria held Italy 2 And
will that reignbe rendered perpetual?
Then what becomes of the theory of free
dom? What becomes Of the Constitution
What becomes of tho genius Of free institu.
tonsl What legacy do we leave our chill
dren Whpt task do we give to the future
historian? Purbliud fools! You dig grave
for your children, and your.rights, and your
security, in your fendish hate of tho South,
and of the, principles of democratic govern
ment You tgrccdily sign your own death
warrant But no, no, thank, God again
no. no u .,sl ~ ila ahys #,
s. a. better day is coming the storm will
I, have past---thc darkness will have cleared
away. Blood, indeed, will have been shed,
but that blood will sanctify the cause of ;,,s,
:. tice and of human rigRtl You cannot bind
,. thought with chains! You cannot stab the
soul with bayouotsi You cannot put assun-
der what God hath joined together! You
cannot break the DEGREES Of the Infinite Mind
< " Tyfants! in yain SO, trace the mazy ring.
To vain ye lmie minds dnwearied, spring;
io,cannot lull tho winged winds to sleep.
Arrest tho c-rolling world, or chain tho deep
The wild wDye contems your armed hand =
ttrolpd not bncks when Canute gave command !"
"Take courage, patriot men Be cheerful,
covering woman trembling with alright
. Goa rules tfesstofpi, and never shall the ut-
.conquerahlc will be, bound with Chains, or re.
pressed with bayonets. Missouri will be. as
& free as tho bird that cleaycs the air. Her
millions of sons and daughters will sing the
@r@ans' Of he5second warsof Independence
Tho tyrant hordcs will be. driven from her
soil Her ifreyidcs and dialtarplaces will be
,saercd,, where none dare hinder or make us
afraid The Southern Confederacy will stand
asifesurroundcd by avail Of FIRE. The COW.