Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-10-19
Correspondence of the Cha rleston Courier

intention of the Radical Congress, at the
coming session. Mr. Cofax is making an
clectoneerng tour in the West, where he rep
resents the power aud explains the views and
purposes of Congress. He has, in fact, can
vassed all the Northern aud Western States,
and he knows better than any other man the
feeling and spirit of the Radical party. lie is
also better acquainted than any one else with
the policy of the Radical leaders of Congress,
and with the political position of members Of
the House
The substance of his recent speeches, as re-
ported, though correctly reported, was not
sufficiently explicit for lis object, and he has,
ina letter under his own signature, reiterated
the declarations of which had been made on
the stump. lie declares that the Senate will,
upon the meeting of Congress, send the sus-
pended Secretary of war, MIR. Stanton, back
the War Department and to the President 5
Cabinet. This annunciation is official. Here
tofore the action of the Senate was matter
OF surmise. Mr.. CoIfax has had personal
communication with nearly all the Radical
Senators since the suspension of Stanton. and
nc speaks with authority of their intention in
this matter
What can the President do upon this sub
Jcct Must he cease to he President? Must
ne take the llerald's advice and resign? He
niSht as well resign as to be thus badyercd
and paraiyzcd by Congress. lie had declared
whcn warned OF the consequences of the re.
Inoyal OF Stanton, that he would remove him.
even II he should be shot for it the next day.
15ut to be hampercd aud thwartcd in the cx-
ecutlon OF his constitutional powers is almost
as bad as impeachment.
| But Senator Colfax states without reserve
or qualification, that the President will be im.
peachcd. Of that we are assured from all
quarters. There can no longer be any doubt
of it,
| Further, the Speaker warns us that if the
President, or any of his Cabinet, or any citi-
! zen or other person that may undertake to re.
slst the despotic power of Congress, will be
forthwith hanged, by order of Congress.
These are all powerful and timely warnings
OF the danger of any further opposition to
the sovereign will of Congress, whether from
one quarter of the country or another. Up
on Maryland the vengeance of Congress will
first fall with peculiar force The Radical or
ators dwell with keen relish upon the chance
that will be afforded to punish "my Mary
land for offences, old and new.
day VIC hear, not from the Speaker of
the House, but from sources apparently au.
thentic, that tho Radical Executive Commit,
teellave determined to propose to Congress the
immediate call for twenty-five thousand vol
untcers, black and white, to be taken from
this District and Maryland alone, to assist as
Radical guard for the protection Of Congress
from any assault or insult they may incur from
the President or the Maryland "rebcIs. -
This will be the beginning Of the revolution
forecast by Senator Howard, of Michigan,
and what he thinks is necessary for the final
triumph of the Radical power
Congressman Shanks, of Indiana, col
league and friend, personal and political, Of Mr..
Coltax, has also enlightened the blacks in
Richmond upon the subject Of the Hadical
policy. Mr. Shanks as you will see, speaks
by authority. He stirs up the blacks to the
high duty Of supprcssiug the pretended rebel
insurrcction in Maryland Some pretext will
be found, perhaps, for the organization of
great army of freedmen to maintain tho Con
gress usurpation
Will tho Radicals, after the fall elections,
come to their senses? LEO
NEW ORLEANS, October 7-Thc evening
papers here contain an account Of tremen-
dous gale Mt Galveston on Thursday, the Sd
instant The damage to wharves, the ship
ping. goods and buildings is estimated at q
million of dollars. The overflow was greater
than it has ever been since October, 1887.
The following are some of the losses Mes.
srs, Wallace, Land & Co.. $4,000; Drocge g.
Co., $4,000 to $4,000; Stubbs & Co.,
$4,000; Scssome Il Co., 5000 to $4,000;
Wcstcott 4 Co., $4,000; Darian & Toyn,
$4,000 to $4,000. Hopkins lumber yard is
heavily damaged. The water at. midday lad
so inundated the gas works that it was inpos.
sible to build fires. The city was covered
with water foot deep. The third story of
new brick hotel was blown down upon the
Odd Fellows Hall, crushing it. The water
is spreading in some places across tho Island.
There have been no trains 1t is reported
that the Bay Bridge is washed away. The
telegraph lines arc completely wrecked
Sr. LOUIS October 10.--Thc United States
Circuit Court has granted a writ of hobens
corpus for Wm. Murphy sentenced to ten
years imprisonment. for burning Mississippi
River boats during the war, by a military
commission.
RICHMOND, October 0.--Gen & Schofield
left to-day for Washington. where he and 9TH
i District Commanders, tis stated, have been
called by the President.
RionMoND, October 10.--Outside of the
Republican, party, the election news has been
received here with general pleasure, and tho
bulletin, boards have been crowded all day
fNhn tcolorod rooon1a cnan, ~ ha Yorfsori rl,,