Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1865-10-14
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10 the Voters

! Car ma, consisting OF tne y uolcial Diov. 1 50yo
I of Anderson Pickeps, Greenyille, Spartan
burg, Laurens, UniSh, York and Chester. 1l!ss ].
y FELLOW CITIZENS: /. have, after much h
hesitation, at the instance Of number OF 4
friends for whose opinion aud wishes lenter- #
tain great respect, consented to become g e can,
didate to represent you in the Congress Of tn the
United States. The election will probably !
take place about the, middle of November, and
as the time is vory.short, and the District very
large it would be quite impossible |llh for me to
see and make myself personally known to ass
majority Of you, even'if I considered It nee y
essary. orproper to resort to the ancient'mode
Of electioneering. But take it for granite,
that in tile present condition 1.-The count "
personal importantly for positio ohs would, with
the intelligent voters Of the mountain District
of South Carolina, be as distasteful, as mere
personal influence and friendship would be
,unayailing. That laying all personal consid-
erations aside, each voter of the District,ain !
tthis day of his couptry's tribulation, will, on
approaching the ballot box and depositing his
vote, be governed exclusively by the judg-
mept he moy form Of the ability of the party
whom he seeks to invest with Office, to dis !
charge the great duties that will devolve upon
him. Entertaining these views, distrustful OF
my own ability, but willing to submit myself
to the Judgment Of those whom T offer to rep
resent, it would be alike inconsistent with my
sense of propriety, and degrading to my feel
ings as a patriot, looking alone, if | know my
self, to the restoration and prosperity Of my
country, to hunt>yoa down at your residences,
in the social ,cigcle, OF elsewhere in detail,
with personal importantly for your suffragcs
therefore take his method of announcing
myself, and respectfully solicit your favorable
ored with your choice, Whatever ability pos
industry to your service. I would not, how
ever, be understood as ignoring the duty Of #
the candidate,to mix with and make himself
known to those whom lac offers p represent
On tha contraFy psnr,.eas % as the more desi-
rable, mode Of .accomp plishing that obJect7atf
present, to meet you at certain times and;
places, of which notice is annexed below, for
the purpose Of making myself known to you
personally and politically, and taking counsel
with you in relation to the great interests Of
our country. l earnestly and respectfully In
vite as many of the citizens of the respective
Districts, as can make it convenient, to meet
me at the places indicated, where propose
to address you and develope fully my views
end opinions touching the political condition
of the Country, andXhe best mode Of restoring
our now PROSTATE commonwealth to her an
cient prosperity, glory and tenown.
have the honor to be, respectfully, Your
obcdientservant, j. p. REED. e
j propose to address the people at the fol-
lowing times and places. erappointmcnts
will be made hereafter, if practicable:
Chester Court House, Wednesday, OCT. 18.
Yorkville, Thursday, Ootoberl9.
Union Court House, Monday, GottobeB Is.
Cross Keys, Union District, Tuesday, Oc-.
tober ID.
| LaurensC Court House, w ednesday, Oct 25.
Woodruf's. Spartanburg District, Thurs
day, October 2G;. = /.
Spartanburg Court House, Friday, Oct 27.
Greeavie Court House, Saturday Oct 28.
Walhalla, Monday, October 80.
! Pickens Court House, Tuesday, Oct 81:
4 Pendleton, Wednesday, November !. ...:
Anderson, Thursday, Novembers2.
nay The friends Of HON. y. r..
REED respectfully Announce him Candidate