Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-24
Letter from a Republican Ex-senator of
New York

Letter from Republican Elk Senator of
New York
NEW York. August f0.-Thc following
letter was published this morning in the
&" I[eralds"
r" tie Editors Of Me Ncm York HeraM ::
NEw YoRK, August 8.
thank you for your manly announcement
in this mornings /" llcrald,'' in the article
headed the "Ncw Crisis" Your views in
that article arc so wholesome that I cannot
leave the city this morning, being tranSientls
here, without express ing gratitude. assure
you, sir. that tho present effort of party lead
ers TO secure political power by making the
Southern States negro States, is most alarm
ing, and the people of the North must not al
low its success ii they value their own free
dom and prosperity If the people stop to
think tles will spurD such an attempt with
Indignation. Nothing but false issues can
possibly allow suci, ruinous project to sue.
cccd. TO cheat the people. the advocates of
this ncfarous scheme will keep before them
tho idea OF martyrdom. and all that sort of
lling; but tho true issue should he ever
present to orr minds. and martyrs rewarded at
lees expense than the overthrow o. our inst-
tutions. Now, sir. I have done my humble
part in the late war for the Union two of my
sons have fallen under the Union flag. and my
part has been in contributions, and not in the
reception of II pcnnys profit during the strife,
but never have wished anything but a re-
stored Union; for this. and this alone, have
sacrificed and not for the elevation of the nc.
gro nor the dsfranchisoment of the people of
the Southern States If the people Of the
South are not to be restored to the Union,
then the old Coppcrhcad cry that the Union
could not be restored BY arms is verified. The
idea that the South must be Africanizcd De
f"re its States are allowed to return. is an nd
mission that the war has been wicked fail
nre, and has been waged for tho destruction
OF the republic. 1t is not dcbatcable rucs-
tion. We did not send our sons to die for
the crcation of negro States in the South. |
appeal to the great masses ip the North, who
generously poured out their blood in the con.
hict, if this was their object?
MIR. Editor. you have hit tender chord in
your remarks this morning, and know will
awaken the sleeping sense of the people on
this crisis. have purchased a plantation in
Alabama and contemplate removal there, and
AM encouraging others in the North to fol-
low me; but if that State is to be ~ negro
State, farewell to my purchase Tho reasons
are obvious. Fanatics may not sec them, but
men of common sense can. Ithank you again
from my heart. IRA Il. HARRIS.
A CoNTENrED MANA story has been
told Of an eccentric man Of wealth having
amused himself by oausing an inscripton to
be placed conspicuously, over the gateway Of
= beautiful property belonging to him, to this
effect: "This property shall be given with
out reserve, by the present owner to any ap.
plicant who can produce satisfactory evidence
that he is contentcd man" Soon therewas
an applicant. 81 think" said he, T" I may
lay claim to the, character of "a contcntcd
man" "That," replied the. owner, "is a
most enyiable character; but are you quito
sure that you aretruly contentea, man 2p-
" You may relylop II, cir, ,, said the othen---
inquired the owner. The applicant. retired
wiser than he was before.