Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-07-13

nal intany Of the Scotch nation, that they
sold to tho English, for Il sum Of money, their
native sovereign, against whomgthey were wa
ging terrible war But tpeople of. South
Carolina arc about selling to tlic Black Re
publicaus, all the public uicn whom they have
heretofore loved and honored, for the humble
boon of being placed themselves on M equal
ity with their former slaves, and having those
freedmen to rule over them and their wives
and sons and daughters forever In rccoi-
ding and contrasting these two public acts,
history must regard the Scotchnah, in the
rcigh of Charles the First, MS n wise gentle,
lnan compared to the Caroinian Of the pres,
eht day. ..,.
Att tic beginning of our Secession move.
ment, the political cry, everywhere. was that
Southern men must govern the South. =
Now, the cry is that we must, have the Union
enfranchising our former slaves. In other
words, F" tho South must be governed by nc
grocs" I" John Quincy Adams, in speaking
Eof the puuishmentof impcaohmc"t declared,
in Congress, that he preferred the punish.
,ment Of death to hcin. declared by hs'coun-
try inonpablc.of holding, Office To this infa-
my is now added, for the Southern man., ina
bity to vote, aud the disgust of seeing the
! negro take his place in politics. But this
Sucrilicc, painfnl MS was to Mr.. Adams, and
must be to every honorable man, would be
chcerfully mnde' by the public men of Sputl,
Carolina, if twas all chat WAS required Of
| the State. The dishonor ofncgro suffrage
might be borne, too. if it were not for that
social equality which must cnsue and that
dark future which is presented to every in
lteiecut niud. In that future we shall see
legislation tho most iniquitous- acrariansm
! the most abhorrcnt- crimes the most at
rocious-with misery beyond endurance to
4 the women and children of tho South.
Is there q gentleman in South Carolina, or
even deccnt.man, who wishes to see negro
equality and negroes holding office? Is there
ono who thinks that the leading men of the
/ State should be distranchiscd and not allowed
to hold office under the Goperhncnt?aegSu Sure,
'ly not every one will answer. lfoM. fh.,"
can they vote for such a
What reason do.thcy give for conduct,so mon
strous? The only reason | have heard u.s.
that snmething worse will be imposed. What
that something is-worsc than negro equality
apd,a negro Governmcnt--I am at loss to
know. But this is taking counsel of our
fears, WHICH. no honorable man should ever
do. No danger and no punishment should
ever induce him to degrade himself, or do IA
| dishopor bic act. He should rather meet the
consequences, be those consequences what
they mays-the dungeon or death
/ 1t really seems thpt the Southern people
have been so borne down with t,onhle, opprcs-
sioh,tyrnnny and starvation, that their minds.
| ms we'll rs their principles, are unsettled A
lady remarked to INC, the other day, that it
seemed to her the spirit of the men was
|cr,lshcd out" When hear it graycly, pro-
posed to. abandon our friends Mt the North
and forp,, new associations. begin to think
| tint not only all spirit, but all principle and
all sense, have been crushed ont of us. The
! Democratic party North have always been the
| allies Of the South, from the origin of our
! lGoyernment. They have, since the war, as
| they did before the war made sacrifice of their
popularity and their political honors im de-
Tending the South. They have fought our
| a spirit and tlcco,ion t1 principle worthy of
| band of martyrs. A few thousand votes will
put this purity in power all ovcrthe north. and
those votes they are daily acquiring. Then
the Southern States will all be restored to the
Union with their constitutional rights unim-
lpaircd Just at this time, when this death
! Struggle is going on inr ollr rights and honor,
l,ajd we SEQ our friends and miliGS about TO gain
! ltl,crictory, We, aro advised to withdraw from
them, with n parting stab under the left rib,
nnd, seek new associ;,urs DnniI Webster
once snid to- Mr.. Gahona. in debate, that his
! (Calliouns) idea of chccSing'an aiIyim battle
would have been something new in tactics to
| tho Gicat Frederick. thiuk' the idcn Of
abandoning an ollyin bhttlo, and going over
to the enemy, is sonicthingin strategy, bolder
than tho idea advanced By Mr.. Calhoun. 1t
.bclongs totle school of Benedict Arnold.
| In Il short time, the registering Of voters
will commence. No ono should decline to
register IT. matters not how much he inny
fbe disaustvd with politics, OF how much lie is
Einppscdmto negro suffrage .nnd convention.
Let him, rcgistcr IN sell: defence, whether he
Intends to.votc i,r this election or not lie may
wish to vote ih some future election; this he
cannot do unless tie now registers It isat
all ,times.unwise orelinquish,a right, though
yoti may never expect to exercise it. No lnan
would like.for tho Government to odisfranehise
him, md he sIoud not, therefore. disffan.
chisc himself. A,nan's opinion often chang
es. only advise hinFto DO ina condition TO
crafty bis Sishes. &. There iss 4 story,of an:
old man WHO never had bec., DOT Of his town..
aud never wished or expected 70 70 out. Tho.
7 king ordered fiat ho should not. leave, and he
then bepa,ne. dissatisfied and wished to leave
I.tBe city, let those. who rofuso5 TO register
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