Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-12-07

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pointing, pardonilg and veto powers :; in fl
corrupt interference in elections, and ncu cra1
~ IN tho commission Of acts nmountino +
"'Sh crimes and msdcncanors under tl,
constitution; and upon this recital it wa
oiaiscu with the moro general duty of inoui
of H. III" ic the official conduct Of the Prcsideu
a., hr h., oo o'''os, ana Oh rtpoI'i'is '",.o.h
dns;aroa 49, s,". su.''5 oi any acts "hlch were
corr,,nt ~, l1'o W overthrow, suoVcrt OF
or wh;ol y! 'no oh'eea states
t;on wn,,,5 o.o'n p'a,on OF tho constitu
mcunor rc,,,, i";,'" n'sn ci'mo or misdo
stituIi,nd nv,,E ,u' f . Pos'''on OF inc con
II viii hp "S,'o'' ~ NV =, liousc ~.
noint of ,rn,..,,;l,, .':"' '"o S'cae saicht
s,rcnnd ,n,l >,,lia.;., o"' II. INC lore
c,rntn,, .''ss 'ne attention OF the
voIvo, - 'a F'''"" y roTon, which IN
hcro - , W. 'pu'so' 'lo'".,on OF law And
- may oc remarked That perhaps every
we.isc,t'ed principles Of the government,
, ~nic'l mas bcch brought home to its present
"o".''stf't'on' whether discerning itself ia
srcGial ln'' actions OF the statutes or in the
pion'Sa'e use OF the high powers conferred by
:"c CONSTITUTION ON the President, Or revealing
.'so'' more ihah'fcst'y III the systematic at
'''"P' |" Se'zc upon its sovereignty and dis
pa''So ana supcrcedo the great council to
",'on Oh at sovereignty has been entrusted in
structirg the shattered Governments ~ w.,
rebel ST atcs in accordancc with Ills OWN " w;sh '
i'll tho interest of the great crimiu,l. ,hn
carried them into the rebellion, and IN snrh
a way rs to deprive the pcopln of thr l,,,l
States Of all chance of indemnity for the n3st
or security for the future by pnrdonn, thr;r
offences, restoring their lands ana h,,,,,;,,.
them back, their hearts unrcpcntaut and thar
hands yet red with The blood Of our nnonn
into condition where they could once n'orc
cnbalrass and defy, il not absolutely rn,c Tho
government Which they had yain)v cndco,or
cd to destroy. 1t is around this poi,tt and ~
auxiliary to hat great central idea th,t III
the special ncls Of malndminj.trnt;om wn I,oyn
will be found to s,rayitatc and w.
volvc; and it is to this point, therefore ns tho
great p}aS.rftaa p}aS. ftaav VII; .'se,iUJ" u Snu iIouso
"',i'ne1fst d'rtcted'
IL Is tact or history that the obstinate and
protractcd struggle between the executive and
ana legislative dep srtmcnts, arising out OF the
clain. oi more thah KlhSiy power on the one
haha' ana as stfon:',y maintained by INC
cfatloh OF thc just fi.shts OF So'ercight;yyc h,s
with 1t ny the people on the other, W. ycors
co'i'a:sea s!:s aas'o'a ,''f ,'a ~ I: M cxnn,ule
ana presented spec tacie thas; ass;,,,, tho ,,. or
mere and none III ''ntga1E, I1Ec advent Of the
inc n'uarts, began "i,h idtc nh, c,t,s.ronhc
present Chiei MaEE;s nl,,c whilc Il su'otc |
.,a' i's"'ea MN n.t;,- H;lh ",icr And horror.
the heirt OF ~ ,,;r;r,r AIMED canrt of Tie in.
was thG 49, rhn ca,,;,,i IF the rcnni Govern.
surr.~lL1 r. l1 c,u,,, ;,p o,,;nfs wcrc tn..;tiycs.
;,s n,,. NC IL * Iust. the strir, Of arms
bnl cn,scI mo hosts fla. h,l been cnth-
nrn,l t,. ,hn nynr,hrnw ,f ,his nation Ind ei-
thnr moltna a,y,v in drf.at and disaster or
,,.Sscl rndrr thc ennourri,,. land Of the rc-
n,m,l;n The nx,roorainary n,issson Of the
i IIS,.na,,t;,,o ,r,. f,ltl,,.l ,lthr~h rs ,hc
Cb;nf h, mi,ht possib}y treat
Nil, , L,ll;vr,cnt n arms tba cessation Of
.,'o ,r,, !, tIn ovortbrow of t1,c Rebellion and
tho tho unconditional surrender Of tho armies had
dotorn,;n.d tb,t nower To hold the con-
l,,,orod t.rr;to,y r;th;n our military crasp un.
i ~ tlo sovoro;,,, mower of thc nation yessin,o
=, t,n ro,,.nsnnt,t;vos the s,n,r Which had
,.;rt ,ho .r,vorJ nnon tbc th;,.j, of the Exceu-
,;uo @ and and nl,ccI he resources of the country,
u, ~; ,nnn nm' n,,d uonry at his command. should
hc m @ rn'lv ~ S,nl,r,, ;,s viii in relation to the
rnl,al. i ),ol nnnc,cr,l ,sall that remained
en-. };,,, - i, l,u, thc duties Of This soyc
rn;un ,ynrn n,t vot At nm end. An extent Of
c.,;torv of almost continental dimensions,
InsnIatrl Lv wnr, but still swarmine With
m;ll;nns If ncon!c. was at our feet awaiting
tho sentence which it had deserved.