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

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capital Let ns invite both. And wbon
Northern and Westcrn men come among y,
leteis treat then, as friends. In rive v.r.
enSmics The war ha. ended. and ve .re
sag,ainuuder tho same government Our anee,.
tors wore the same. Our blood the suuo. Then
let(ns do all in our power to heal the wound.
ore9aslt by the war, and as little as possible to
'rrlsite.s.r his 49, he ti,.jt way to admae co our
owts} sSs"spoeity The ftiore population We
haSs, and the more thrifty, the more valuable
Is tise tarmers laud, the better the merchant \
trNgs, the more patirats the doctor has, tho
ni0Ie$ cases for the lawyer, the better tho
troiHhts Oh the railroad, aud, indrcd the bet.
tcr10r every interest OF the whole State
@lsam assaIcd because have recommended
aufFpeopic to d." what the cpnqueror rcqui:cs
on tlie suffrage question. Men are gravey
dtsSussIng the question wc,hcr the negro shall
be allowed 10 vote. I'hi, A u needless waste
of breath. Congress has settled that au !,
; tiois tor us. We have 10 power to prevent
it. SThey are now voters That is not now
the5question. 1t is, shall the great mass Of
ourswhite men vote
II we accept the position and act upon it.
the ballot will remain in the hands Of nine
tcnths of the white men of the South. If
we fetuse to do 30, it will be taken from them
aud given to very small class of white men
! and the negroes During the war the blacks
act'al nohly. We sent our white ,uen to the
! field nni the negroes, who knew our failure
wua their freedom. stayed ut houe and acted
as protectors to our faniilics and made a SUP.
port tor them upon terms of civil political
equality with us Many Of them have nurs-
ed our children, others have been the com,
panions OF our hoyhood, and our servants in
manhood. Their interest and ours must be
in agrcat degree identical il future What
sense is there. then in such actiun on our
parSas will alienate them, aud make them our
enebiies. think we better keep their friend.
shiJ and show thea by kind an,l Just treat
metf, that VIC are their best friends. In Civ
ing shis advice, tiust u.ay not br rcunsdcr.
ed sslacIliSh. lm not conrtiny tLeir votes.
/ fhsNflmve III right to vote t.r me, us um
rineiiieible to Office, um caught on three horns
Of thu dilemma, il you will allow the expires
sion, rs have been member of the State
Senate, Judge Of the Superior Courts, and
the Governor of my State, and have taken
an active part in the rebellion. While may
DC denied the political privileges of citizen
am not nnconrcrncd about the future of the
country. have children. relatives and friends
who are unt DISTINGUISHED. wish to sec their
government and their country the brst it can
be made.
Jew words in reference to the right of the
Governor and Legislature to ell a Cunvcn-
ton II is c"ntendcd that they have no such
authority. because the preamble Of the Sher-
lnan Act declares our StntoA$anvcrnmcnts lille.
gal. But it will be seen hy an cxa,nina ton OF
tine Act thtt the body of it declares them le-
csi Till act aside BY Congress BY the Shell.
lshargrr amcndnient it is declared that the
present state Governments are provisional
only -uhj the nh-n,',lnt authority of Con.
gr:Ss Nn~ what is Provisional Govern.
'nen'! II Is y Temporary one, subject to bc
set ',sit,r. hut legal while it exists The in.
t"ntiou OF Congress. no doubt was {, declare
the State Governments as organized by the
President, illegal, but to legalizc them tempo.
rarily, till Congress thinks proper to act them
aside. Any constitutional act, therefore,
which may now DC done by the Government
and Legislature is legal.
1t may be said the Governor il snbiect to
the constitutional amendment, and therefore
disqualified. This may be true; but it does
not yet tppcar. SO soon as that fact il estab
liSlcd nc may be snt aside. but this does not
ahnlish the Executive office any more than the
resignation of all the Judges in 1860 would
have abolished nur Supreme Court, or that
the death Of the Incumbent would abolish
the office. Charles j. jenkins may be dc.
cl"rcd Ineligible, but that does not destroy the
Government ofthr Stue Till he sao declared
by the authority having p"wor to enforce the
judgmcn. hs acts are lcgal--,nxde SO first by
the president, and then by Congress.
Cron that pnilS at least, We have now the
roncurrcnce OF both dcpsrtncnta Of the Gov
cra,Dcnt Which is right and which vronv
IN the contest over this question, it is not NY
purpose to enquire. do stand here at this
hour to praise or to ccnsure either. stand
here to sny what in my Judgment, is best
for Georgia in her present condition. I do
not think Governor jenkins should hesitate
to convene tho Lcgialature--to call a convep.
tion to comply promptly with tho requirements
Of Congress We should then elect dele.
gation I" Congress who oan take the oath and
take their seats. When this haa heen done
I en- satisfied the test oath will be repealed
hut meyer until then.
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