Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-07-27
Stevens aud His Brethren.

Stevens on public men and public measures.
We extract the following paragraphs:
WADE AND Observation-Disclosures JEALoUsJEs.
Qucstion-You thiuk, then that q rcsolu-
ton of impeachment could now be carried /? "
Mr.. Stevens-I think not. 1t would be
defeated on account Of jealousy on the part of
the opponents of Senator Wulc The contest
between Wade and Fesserdcn for the Prcsi.
dency of the Senate waa Il very bitter one and
personal feeling and motives will Interfere to
prevent Wade from occupying the Prcsiden-
lal chair, even for single day. After
Wadc's election, Blaine, of Maine, said on
the floor of the House, "this Congress will
never vote impeachment. We don't want
any of Ben. Wade's Shcllywaggers abound
the White House" 1t is tlis sentiment that
will defeat impcachmcnt Every little tricky
politician who wants this man for postmas-
tar or that man for n constable, and does not
think Ben. Wade will give him what he wants,
will oppose it.
| NEW YORK ABOUT TO BE LOST.
| Question What do you think, sir, Of the
condition OF the republican party in New
York State?
Alr. Stevens think you will be killed by
conservatism in New York. Your rcpuhli
cans arc what The Indian woulf call q mighty
uncertain" They have no boldncss or set
| tied principle. Your last years platform was
one ut the most absurd and coaardly that
could be adopted in country running rapid
y to radicasm Greeley has generally spit
upon such platforms; but | suppose that he
will be for still more diluted one next year
Your representatives arc not rcimblt. look
upon l.%ilIin as All entirely demoralzcd man
Most OF the others are no better than he
Conkling has hitherto been true, and hope
he will continue sn in Ills new position l
believe New York will be lost this year by
want of earrcstncss inthc calsc, ard by the
dish water which has been th,ow.t around by
Gre ley and Gcrrit Smith.
PENNSYLVANIA GOING TOO CORRUPTION,
CAMERON AND GEARY.
Question thersarnl.liran marty we'll uni
ted in Pennsylvania? s77'.!s-7
Mr. StcvGns-L fear that we shall lose
Pennsylvania this next election. efc no:
think we hava earncstncss enough in the .otnte
to unite aud draw out the Republican strength,
while the Republican portion of our'l.cg'Sln-
ture has been so openly, VIGOROUSLY and
shamefully corrupt. that all the honest people
in the State are dishcartencd and diSgnstcf.
Question -You do not suppose that you can
beat New York in corruption, do you
had his men with their hands full Of green
backs, working in the Legislature. Ic had
not fourteen votes in his favor at the close Of
the election but soon after he had forty One
man now claims $4,000 Tor services, and
they refuse to pay him. This corruptioa will
certainly beat us here next election, unless VIC
draw out the Republican strength by getting
up fnror and excitement on impeachment.
Gcnry, too hurts us very much. lie is an
unhappy failure, and his nomination Was an
unfortunate thing for the party.
BUTLER.
Gen Butler, according to Old Thad, is q
thorough failure as a Congressman. AT
first said Mr.. Stevens, I" had looked upon
him as II man with whom it would be dnnger-
Gus to measure swords in debate But |
soon found that he had obtained reputation
under false prctcnses lie is at once superb
cial, weak and impracticable."
THE NEXT PRESIDENT.
Upon the subject Of the next Presidency,
Old Thad is not disposed to be com,nunica-
tive He regards Gen. Grant as a great sold
ier who has the best position any man can
ever occupy in the United Statcs and docs
not believe he would be foolish enough to
look for any other. lie thinks q success as
SrPDcIaI.tnhy DC u I;tliuTc hS u lCStucht Ohdoo
he regards as negative man, by no means
, popular or powerful Butler is humbug
Old Ben Wade has played himself out. In
fact it is probable that Old Thad believes in
the innost recesscs Of his heart that if, in the
| course of human events, the country should
look to Lancaster for it's next President. aud
should find him in two and half story rcd
brick house on South Queen street. the coun-
try would do by no means foolish thing,
and would be very likely to ind "Bark's is
willing,
TIE Rock Island Argus, alluding to the
advertisement for the yeturn of silver com
munion set, says:
| "Ncw England is not the only place where
stolen articles from the South may be found
! A search in Rock Island county would disclose
the fsct that some very fine professors of re.
ligiop are using articles in their houses which
they ought to be ashamed to keep from heir
proper owners. There is very large and
valuable silver waiter in certain house in this
city, the true history Of which. we should bo
| glad to- know There are other articles of sill
| verware in the city and county, which arc re.
ported to have been stolen from the people of
the South. There are also horses, harness,
carriages and other articles. in this city and
County which were stolen from the people Of
the South" = 4,*