Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-06-22
Reasons for Reconstruction.

\ writer i'll the Augusta Press" is re.
viewing, in series of wcll-wrttcn articles,
the position of Gov. Perry, and in opposition
to his views From his last article, We quote
the following congcnt reasons why the people
of the South should push forward the work
of restoration:
Why is it that the New York or Boston
broker can obtain all the money he needs NJ
SIX per cent, on tho security Of shares in any
bubble enterprise at the North, when our
| land owners, merchants and manufacturers, are
refused dimc2 Why is that the merchants
OF two OF the largest and most populous csties
in Georgia arc compelled to ask for reduc.
ton of rents, on the ground that they are not
making expenses? Why is it that thousands
of acres of productive land, already planted
| in corn and cotton, have been unable to pro-
cure provisions to feed the laborcrs and bcasts
OF burden necessary to cultivate them and
gather the crop? The answer is, all this is
the case on account of the political chaos
which exists among US, the instability Of our
Government and the suspension of all law
as an eminent authority has Justly defined
martial law, or the government of the sword
While this condition Of affairs continues
property is insecure industry and enterprise
which depend altogether for success on peace
and a faithful administration of Just and sta
bio laws, arc parayzcd, and society, is in con
tinual apprehension Of the disturbance and
trouble which would result from declared nm.
tagonlsm between the white and black races
But restore to us tic power to make our own
laws, select our own officors and regulate our
own atfars relieve lis from the arbitrary and
capricious domination of the bayonct protect
us against the spy, the informcr and the de.
tcctive; and place us again under the pgis
OF the law, as defined and limited by the Con.
stitutlon Give us peace and the right of
seIf'govcrnmcnt, and we shall at once com.
mand whatever money and credit We need to
rebuild our trade, commerce, and industry.
ana re-establihh the prosperity of the Whole
people. Until these arc restored, and the op
preston and Instability of military rule arc at nm
ond, 1t fs folly to expect that our material con.
d'tlon will improve. Without capital, all our
intercst-agricultnrl mercantile and indus.
trial ai-must languish and die, and to command
capital VIC must command confidence
EzS' Tho latest Intelligence from Mexico,
whilst bringing us no positive news of the fate
OF Maxlmlian, makes the probability strong
shat his life will be spared. It appears that
treachery was the cause Of the fall of Ouerc.
taro. 1t is announced that General Lopez
who is represented as bosom friend of Maxi.
milan, betrayed his comrades for forty.ciobt
Thousand dollars in money; md tho work of
treachcry was arranged so completely and car.
RED out SO successfully that Maximlian and
his entire force were handed over to Escobedo
without hostile shot being fired.
Ev In Chicago corn that sold for s1.10
per bushcl tho third week in Nav fell to eO
cents por bushel on the 5th of Juno-a differ.
encc of ~ cents in less than thrco wceks-
Good Oats, which sold for 90 cents on Nav
aSsh, fell off to 60 cents on Juno 5th--a DIFF.
ference OF 30 cents in few days Better and
better. Rye, which sold for 81 81 in Nav
wanted purchasers in juno at 81 .O2-55 conts
difference. Wheat, No. spring, which ,was
quoted at 1886 per bushel in May, sold as
low as $l.90 infJunc--a decline Of 9s cdn.a
Two GREAT EvENTs-Tbe NOM cen;.
Tunnel under the Alps, and the Pacific RaiI.
road, are expected to be completed in 1870.
Passengers can then go by rail from New
York to San Francisco with hardly change
of cars, and European travellers will be ablo
to go through instead Of over the Alps. "