Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-23

are political oncs, it is hardly to be expected
they will be decided by that tribunal. You
will also remember that Congress has passed
an act that Whenever vacancics occur OH the
Supreme Btnch, they shall not DO filled until
the number be reduced TO seven As the Su-
preme Court is now constituted, majority OF
the Justices hnvn ruled tho test oath uncon-
st'tut,onal5 but three OF them, Justices Mel
son, Gnnr and Wayne, who concncred IN tho
rnin2, arc now old men, physically infrm,
and cannot be expected long to occupy their
p"sit"ns When their posi- ma are vacant.
majority OF the Supreme Cour, viii most
iikcly entertain political opin'nns i" accord
with tue party now III power | 'h'nk, then,
that the Sout! has but little rei'et IN he pres
ent emergency to hope tor from that august
t'louns'' lho'r present docket, as VIZ III
formed when III Washlnstnn, IL sufficient to
ehE'S" their attention Tor til" noxt two years,
ana u VIII be III the,r power to put the cases
which may arise under the Shcrman Military
f'lll t" the foot OF the docket, aud thus avoid
decision TIL reached in their order
During the whole of that time you will be
under the Military Bill az it passed Congress.
know that l am slnudefcd aud misreprc-
sentcd, and my motives attacked for tho course
have felt it my duty to pursue on this qucs-
tiun but pasa by all imputations Of the
kind as tho idle wind that regard not. APP
plause They say | am not consistent. l
adult It, Aud who OF us is J was born in
South Carolina, IN Mr.. Cnihonus District
ahd was reared III his political faith, and sin
ccrcIy believed that the doctrines which he
tsught were the true principles Of this Gov.
ernmeht. But the sword has decided against
the doctrines of that political school, and we
ought to acqnicscc | WAS reared \ secession
lst, but | bow to the decision of the august
tribunal that dictates between States and ma
tons IN tho last resort l am not, therefore.
sccesslonist now. Applause. Therefore.
gentlemen, [ am not consistent. do not
claim it. The man who acts himself NJ, to h,
consistent at all times, and under all circnn
! stances, III my Judgment, acts very unwscly.
That which is expcdient to da, asa matter
ot policy may not be expedicnt Tomorrow.
As an illustration: would anybody in this au
dicncc, ten years ago, have thought it cxpcli
ent that negroes should be allowed to testify
IN courts OF justice, where whito men were
concerned! Clearly not linen they were
slaves but since that tune they have been
made as free 40 you ana |. would anybody,
ten YeA'" ago. nave th"ugne " e%rcdient that
negro si1o"'d DC alio"ed 10 sue wh!te man
',n Wear'y not h"t now the case is different.
lhen nc had master to look alter hls rights;
no" nc must look "l5nr thcm h'msc't, ana he
must nave them; ana II they are denied I'M"
nc must nave ,, the r'Snl 70 sue Tor them. Ap'
pause lhen we are not consistent. Wh"
Is there that. @ ten years ago would have adv"
rateu the ahol'tio" OF slavery III th's State
but no" that measure mas :. been adopted ~
unanimous vote An ordinance to that eifuc,
mas oech passed ny the Convcntion OF the
otnc' ana 90 not remember whether it had
a s'nsle opponent. EVERY man IN Gr'ral",
men, oy ms representative has voted t"r tn"
abolition oil slavery ana every one who has
been pardoned under the Amnesty ProcIana
non OF the President, has laid his hands "po"
the lio'y fvangel'sts and taken All oath that
ne would abide ny 1t. Why did you do it
n5ecausc the fortunes OF war were against you.
The tribunal OF the sword had decided "gains,
y"n. Were any of you consistent then
think not.
ls man degraded because he submits ia
this Bill My friends, let us reason tognth-