Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-10-26
/. a Just View Of othes Rs,Aosion,''1


North and West, as, erincod by the result OF
their clcctions, than any we have yet read
elsewhere With this article our views coin-
cede for we do not believe that reaction IN.
dicatcs increasing strength to the Democratic
party, but merely the sober second thought Of
the masses IF the people, who are in favor of
pcnco and restoration, aud who think that
these should be effected us speedily as posi-.
tle, irrespective Of party organizations or their
success:
IF the continued rc.sction, as shown in the
recent elections. is Interpreted purely as
demonstration in favor Of the old time Dcmo-
cratic party. it will not only lose its real sig
nilicance, but it will be likely to do quite as
much harm az good to the country. The !,
strong pnint which it establishes is, that the
mass of tho i,olicst people, who are not bound
in party chains. nrc sick of radicalism and fa
natcsm in politics. aud in favor OF the Con
stitution, law aud order, nn early restoration
Of tho Uuion, fraternity and prosperity
throughout the country. The Democrats may
cone into power, but they must show less cor
ruptinn scliShness and devotion t" party than
a,as marked the course of hanyof their pron-
ncnt men hitherto, if they are Ion" accepted
as cxroncnts of The will Of the people.
The truth is, that the Republican party
became so strong. compact and confident, that
it's leaders felt themselves unchecked, aud
men with extreme views vainly thought that
they could lead the whole nation to the con
sumntion of their widest projects, in open
violation Of the Constitution, and ut the risk
of universal anarchy and confusion. AS these
radical lenders advanced from one step to an
other, their followers fell off their ranks grew
thinner aud less enthusiastic, until now the
more thoughtful among them refuse to bulge
another iuch in that direction. They cannot
be crmxcd nor driven in,o the harness again
until the course is changed. If the better
Glass among the democrats are disposed t"
unite with them in sincere effort ut rcor-
nation, their corporation can be secured for
such . desirable purpose. But the office
seeking radicals who betrayed the Democrat.
ic p,rty to lis overthrow. will see an opportu-
nity in this crisis and will rush in. if possible.
to assume central Of the popular movement.
If it is given to such hands, we may change
tuulrlncn. hut the GO try will he no better
off than before. We for better things
than this, however; aud therefore cnngratu-
late our readers on the auspicinus result of the
elections Ii it does nothing more than d.
vide parties more equally and thus operate
ton, the effort will not have been lost
II the returns from Ohio a,c to be relied
upon. the re- action against negro Suffrage is
even more determined than was expected
This demand in favor of the coored race has
been nude with so much dcnunclatory vio-
encc, that it had aroused the popular antipa-
thics ina corresponding degree and it will
be very difficult for any faction to secure favor
8e of ffc mSis 'snsri cI
and better educated portion Of the race might
have been secured at an early date. The per-
sistent efforts to extend the elective franchis
tfthe ignorant masses just redeemed from bon.
dngc, without names. kssnc or habits Of self,
restraint, has diminished the prospect Of any
favor in that direction during the existence
of the present generations
One OF the pleasant signs connected with the
political change now in progress is the salts
faction ut the result whicl, is plainly visible
anon" the most respectable ndhcrcnts of the
party whose extremists have received such
'ehukc. We think that the views we have
expressed above will meet their hearty ap-
prova. Conservative Republicans have more
reason thannn others to rejoice at this yind-
cation of the soundncss of their judgment
THE LATE ELEcrIoSs-Th New y York
4 Times" says:
.55 The Southern papers have really at last got
ovcrtheir dolcfnl dumps. -aniEgot into state
Of something like cxhiaration. in view Of
late Democratic successes. We hate to dash
their Joy in the latest; but it may be as
well for them to beware of counting too
much on the late elections. They hy no
means prove that the Democracy are going to
sweep the country next year, or anything Of
the kind. They by no means prove that the
Republican purity has collapsed. or anything
Of the SORT. They may prove that the people
Of the North arc not prepared to endorse the
revolutionary scheme Of the more violent par.
tiznns in the last Congress; bu, they do prove
that tho South will never be reconstructed ac.
cordin@ to the plans of the Coppcrhcad Dem
ocracy. If onr Southern contemp porarics can
n't,learn this by studying the election returns,
they will be taught it by others yet to come
ruAn1xsroN 0etqtSss qtSrt ~ II case tod.v
testing the validity Of tho pnnel of Jury
drawn Of voters and tax payers, irrcspectivc
of color. decided that although the Act of
Congress- Of lS40 required the Jurors to be
drawn ns prescribed by tho Legislature of
each respective State. yet thnt this must be
,,oI -, r,,o ~ Il.