Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-07-07


feels for beloved mother, over her grave
these remains arc still in the keeping of. the
War Department. Pontius Plate delivered
the body Of Jesus to Joseph of Armathea
but worse than Pontius Pinto is here.
| lsthis specimen of Northern civilization
and Christianity? These things were done
by Northern men, without any donuncation by
the great Northern cDlightcncd civilized and
Christian Republican party. Not ono word
havc read or heard from your Phillips, your
Beechcs, your Cheevers, your Gle,Icys, OF
your strong minded Massachusetts women;
i'll rebuke Of these most demoralizing acts.
and MS they touch upon everything which
they think vicious, they probably do not dis.
approve OF these transactions as coming in
the way Of Christian advancemcnt aud pro.
grcss.
Let lib now look at Southern picture. -
John Brown was arrested for crime kindred
to that of Booth. He was, in the most for
NAL manner tlied being allowed every facility
for defence, no special test oath being u.ecd
to prevent the sevces of any advocate. lie
was legally and justly covictcd to be- hung =
| Between his conviction and execution ample
time was given him for the settlement of his
worldly affairs and for the preparation of his
soul Tor eternity. After execution, his re-.
mains placed in decent coffin and then
handed over to his friends, that tiny might
observe such ohscquics as they might think
becoming. This took place among that rude.
ilhteratc, 'scmi.civilizcd people called Vir-
alnians, who had for their Governor at the
time even Henry A. Wise. Look upon this
picture and then on that. The North is very
learned, but do not think she has any Chris
tlanity or civilization to spare What she
hns she had better retain for home cumsump
ton, and, as hope, Improvement She is
more learned than the South, but Which is
the best educatod2 But, sir, dcmunciation
and revenge must, us was expected, have their
filings against an honorable reunion The re,
sentiment Of the civilized aud Christian North
it is attempted to rouse against the unfortu-
nate men Of the South by cpthcts unhrcom-
ing the learned man or the patriot They are
denoninatcd "murderers," :" red handed rch.
OILS" ' conscious traitors" Those who use
these ephithcts must see, if they will reflect,
that they arc not true. They must know that
Jefferson Davis, Robert Il. Lee. Stnncwall
jackson, and the thousand others who en-.
gagged in the late contest, never could he an
swcrab!e for the charge Of murder and conscious
treason. Stoncwil Jackson rests in his grave,
anu JSui oWu SIOHuGUU DtccUcT llluStrHlcQ
his character and rescued it from such an I'M
putation. Time will ,fcnd the character of
DAVIS and lee. That their acts imposed up
on them no consciousness of crime have no
doubt. The parting words of Jefferson Da-
Wis in the presence of the Senate, breathe the
strongest conviction of rcctitude and desire
for peace and to avoid bloodshed
Away, then, with these charges, that these
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conscious traitors. They spring only from un-
rejecting excitement or from dcpruved spir-
it of revenge. and with wise and considcrate
statesmen and patriots should never be allowed
to intcrposc obstacles to the reunion which all
such must now desire. Away, too, with the
expectation that the Southern people will ever
degrade themselves by accepting conditions
f'om the benefit Of which you exclude their
own chosen leaders. This shall and will nev-
cr be. Let the people sweep these obstacles
aside, and as we are enemies i'll war, in peace.
let us be friends.
Nlr. LeBlond, of Ohio. IF my friend from
Maryland will permit me, would like to ask
him single question. understand from
the argument Of the gentleman from Mary.
land that he takes the pusiton that the South
crn States, lately in rebellion, are out of the
Onion. Did understand him correctly?
Mr.. Harris. They had IL right to go out of
the Union.
MIR. I.eBlond. A constitutional right?
MIR. Harris. They had right in spite Of
the Constitution. 1t was right that grew
out of a compact
CONSUMPTION OF WHIsKEY.-It appears
by an official report that the amount of whis-
kcy-consumed annually for drinking purposes
is estimated by the commission as averaging
gallon and half por head to the whole pop
ulotion of the United States. large as this
may appear, it is shown that the consumption
lin Canada and the other British provinces
reaches over one gallon and a quarter per
I head, while in Russia it averages no less than
two gallons to each man, woman. and child of
the population In Great Britain. whore the
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