Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-05-11
B +. rt.r,nY.
From the Columbia Phnnix.
Convention or no Convention

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| We WcmhIiShch yesterday. .ni!,,r letter .,..,
| ex-governor IS. +. Perry. wi,i.i.. ni cnu. -"
| will be generally ,nrd hut at tie same ti,,.r.
| We must h" prnittvd To Scud forth with II Ia
| our readers cur own convictions IN rcl;tin Ia
the question discussed and the arguments tho
| writer las brought forward to sustain his no.
Siton. We take issue with him, both as re.
| CARDS his arguments and the conclusions de.
dnccd thcrrtrom. We sincerely regret that
Gov. Perry has felt it to he his duty, rs man
prominent in the councils of this State fo1
many years, to attempt to make this issue be-
fore the people. We considrrit unfortunate
in every issnret, tint such mn issue sl,onid be
mado Mt time when it is utterly rutilc-an
issue which, even if seriously considered and
the position of its originator endorsed 10y
portion OF the people, can only ~ productive
OF useless and damaging discord, where per-
tect unity is desirable. AS matters now stand
IN this State, as far ns our observation extends
the people seem dctcrainrd to comply with
the provisions Of the bill commonly called the
Reconstruction Act, aud which, until it's pro
visions are complied with, subjects them to
military government
We will pnss over the Governors rcitcra-
tinn of his own consistency IN political life
all admit it; and although that uniform,
straight forward course throughout WAS ~. s.ly
at variance with the political tcnets of the
w"p" of South Carolina and the teachings of
!,"r great leaders, yet his remarkable adhesion
tn his hc,crndox opinions, $50 called" always
attracted general attention IL nct admiration.
We will also forbcar comments on III. ;n.rico
cgoism, in the assumption that he tnrcsaw
aud predicted all the dire evils which followed
secession for that the results of the late con
iiict happened to give him right to the claim
Of a true prophet of evil, cnnnot be denied
But suppose these results had been otherwise
suppose the South had been able to success
fully maintain ih" cause she so n,nnfuily es
p"us,d n'h ,s ;sr.r, ~ thrSr evils. :. los, q:
property IN SLAVES ~. a!,so,ption or dcsl:ur
ton Of other property, aud thousand other
ills which the ,iesnlating STERN of var heanrl
upon hcr-wllnt then? 1t was supposablc
case, and had the supposition been verified,
we imagine we would have heard nothing Of
the Governors untoward prophecy. As it
| miyht have been then, so is it now, only lit
| tie more so. Then men who were possessed
Of that I'D dastnrdly virtue called prudence"
1--WE use Governor l'erry's own words.) in the
| discretion which that virtue teaches and en-.
joins, clearly saw that the United States was
"A great nation, with buundlcss resources at
| n''me ana hDrOad ana that-uSing u homcly
phrase--thc poor South stood no chance in i.
struggle with her-thcrcforc their course, and
therefore their gloomy prognostications. Mar
when al! their prognosticntons have been full
filed; now, when the South, through, per
haps, that same " dastardy virtue but we
won't say what cause-fccls that she made n
mistake, and her prominent leaders confess
that she did make grand mistake, and con
sequcntly urge upon her to retrace her steps
and take Mc only course icfi her to retrieve
her crror-thcy' are told that their counsel.
are "appcals to base fear such men a.
Generals Lee, Bcaurceard. I.ongstrect and
host o. rtl.crs can afford to stand that howcv
er-and the policy they commend denounced
as terminal folly" "delusion,' &c. w,
appeal from Governor Perry, invested ns h,
is with life long deviation to tho Union. t,
the people Of South Carolina, and ask them i
there is any just cause for such dcnuncation
uf the oounscls of their tried and trusted lead
ers, who, after doing all-with the gallant CO
operation of their pcople-that men could d
to maintain tho cause they had cspouscd an
failed, now advise them to return to their al
,, lcgiance TO that Government which they ha
renounccd, aud to that Union they had vaiul