Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-10-05
The Presidents Views
WHAT LIE INTENDS TO DO.

The President is still an enigma. Such
Radical papers us the g philadelphia Press .
declare that he will suppress Congress by force
Of arms send Colonel Forney to Liberia and
make himself military dictator. The . New
York Times" aud its brcthereu roar more
| mildly than this and the Conservative D,
pers believe that the solution of this puaz'c
is that Mr.. Jnhnson #!l .lu --nohing. Still,
tic SprrulationS of parties are Interesting to
| t'n>r VIA" rrc So TAR aud yet near; aud the
i"l"wing brur" Of opuions may he taken
excellent sprrInrns ut their class
Says the Phladcip!i, Press:
WAsll>Grn~: September l2.--Lct,crs re
r"ivra here from i;c iS,ut!. si,uw that nuny
oi' the prop'. OF thar section Including Ger
t,n newspapers editors. nc,s rlly aniicip tie "a
| c"l".nnw u! the civil war when Congress
~ cts They argue that their paroles having
| been given not to fight against the government
they cnn"ot take up arm. agai>t the Nnitl, uu.
'~s untler the leadership ui Su,nr re,.Iyui%cd
power III TIE United States. rnd they "Xp, ci
that til" Pre- i'lrnt viii furnish tipt ,u.d,r,
| shit in the hicl witch they rnntiInuty
predict will "r"ur directly lnlI"w.ng auy at
| t mpt 1T imre chuent In lis ".,,n"cion
it shou i l'e understood t..t the Prr.id -. in
hi>.aDIly iutrrvi VS. with the ,nrrrspo. dent ~.
the = Boston Post aud If the :. N.w Dr.
e,as Plrayunr, an ex rebel soldier hy the
way lna I'D the latter to believe that sn ], =:
conflict viii orrur. and should bn further
k'numn tht after tie correspond, ut hid ,ub
ish'd IA stntrm,eht i1"!y copied tothe ci,cc,
hat the Administration expected Sheridan
t" head the q Army OF the Republic in
IN attrnpt fnrcbly dep,'sr him from th.,
i.xrruiv" Oh ,ir hr continued to furnial h,n
TODD for other ranrrt1s of similar character
it i. well known in Washington that this
i"wsf,"mriaf Hti"s .4chahx more rcli,bly
reflects the r'brlinus views Of his Arr-
'i"ncy than any uue else who as The ,l,,lbt-
nj credit OF ready access to his prrarnce -
y" doubt the correspondent often suggests us
ms rebel pre't'cct"m" may prompt. twcnt!
feasible steps towards the accomplishment ui
the result which all rebels d..iro, viz: the
overthrow of the Uninn party in the south !;
AMI J"hnsun, needing his advice us he du,>
that coming from the little man BnckIcy. uu
,i'nrizcs him t" feel the political pulls, thrnu.h h
the newspapers which he represents ~, IT,"
subject thus brought before him. Ii IL c,r.
lin that when crazy Cornell J"wrtt, the
nan with the carpet bag" came here will,
'sis cock md t'ul conspiracy story Mr.. John
-''r lnt"du cd him To this correspondent as
80, proper medium through Which to make II
public, aud it .ns accordingly spread before
IL" world Will, the .cni official indorsrmrn,
ri lis truth. which chnrnctprizcs all Of the
lisp tri's from that source.
think IL safe. in view of present indica.
,:",s to r~nra my predictions. m d. few
4 ~ since that the President will not drvcl
~ any more inpnrtant steps towards the exc
,ti"n Of hi. nv E~li"y until alter The Penn
sy!"Ana and Ol,;" rlertinns have passed Il
'',c, result f+vomrrhly tp him or palmer il,
H.. can draw any cons.l,tion "r assurance Of
-urpnrt 'roa them. | do not hesitate tn sa,
10, b, will openly r.-nnt tn order the rr.i,
,'rst'nn If III" glasses plrdn,,d ny his rccrn'
1Dnr.tr proclamation. In the meantime hc
a. perhaps atte,npt to delay the rlosnr of
~. rc"istrstion lists in Louisiana. hit il be
tin> sr h".nre Hancock nssu..rs command, he
.ii find in General Mosrr y. carnrrt and a>
i'"""st opponent Of hia rrrncous policy
s Sheridan himself, k'r Mover is ono of the
""st unr0',. promising Radicals in the army.
lis adicalism enabled him to urvive q Sc.
>e'r attack Of yellow fever recently
S.,s The New York Tines"
WAsnINnInN, Scptcnbrr 10 AS an in
| .'toatinn o. TIC Presidents latest temper nn
! the sta tio" rf reconstruction nffa;rs witness
| ~. 'ot' ING abstracts nt his views H. recent
| vrHI,r,'-sc IN conversations with certain pnli
'1cI,ns VII" called npnn him tnr the purpose
~ u'ci"g him to reopen r'g -tratinn fn The
+,uih He informed thr,n ,hrt he could not
81 ~ withnui iucurring r,.rtan risk of i'm.
np.rhurnt. and ,dnaittrd that the Rrronstrnc.
:inn ltes confer on he District Miit ,ry Com.
,"AudrrS sole control over rrg.tratinn Iii.
,r'y pnaer nf irtrrirrrn"r was the removal
"f commanders w!,,n tl.ry failed to execute
t!r laws in arrnr'lancr viii his vi~s Of their
legal construction. He nduittch that khr
District Commanders ar" acting under direct
'uthoriiy of Congress in til" pc'farm,"cc Of
civil duty and tn If h" should ttnmrt t.,
,S~,s,nc power M Commander n-Nhirf I" con
trnl the time Of registration md holding ""c
tons. they would have the right to refuse to
rlry his orders and would not be- amcn-blc
tn punishment for military insuhor lin ton :
If they did so he stated that the recent pro
mulgntinn Of the Amnesty Proclamation thrcw
np,n Congress- the ones Of d,privng legally
nu lifted voters from registry aud voting aud
he hoped TINT the Southern people would ~
prcciatr in that light. If any nne of the
pardoncd masses. he cnntinucd. attempt Il,
register, and are refused, the courts are open
|, t"then, and they can compel the military to
allow them'to register THROUGH tn. COURTS
If th"y d not do 30, h. conclude tho nItol
their dis'rpotisenient is with Congress. Ms
ho ,,lo;,nnd th,t In had doH,, III ko4 M, cn,, III