Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-01-19
Il efsl eparate and equal station
stoTwhich the laws ofygfature and ff nati, re

ltSss ton on such
sprlncip iand organizing its po@s rts iii such
ftarms as ;ttien3s most like to Of
spass
tad l1s claimed that govsrhlp ents
tho goVefaed ', his principle liaa beenihela
sacred by the American peopl o{5 N orti and
SSout Then Tile secession revolution was
lna,1snrated Inn @thssGch 9nuni,nity in all of the
iSsonthefn felt its to. be My duty to
stand sby my co1ntry and home and friends,
anst chem itisteud a fgllting at,aiist
then, and share heir fate, hatever that
night be. lny syninathie ere Therefore;
with the gSoutl a1l Il wi cd az + suc cocss as
sincerely and as stdentl y as i had opposed
tho ion Of tile revolution Mhea d
people have sonce csta blishcd d regular govern
smeht, 81 hold that no one has rightito live
iwitl,inSthat government and be unfaithfulSto
it'd - e lisa trnitoriwlio docs !l3 4tS5 Is
~ llehs tlie Confederate States were con-.
qncfed,, 4 and liRd to- give up those cherished
principles for which E;they 5liad made SO many
md slcli great: sacrifices, aud had defended
tor t y four long bloody years, with5a gallantry
ana dhrlng$never surpassed in Grecian or Ro.j
man p history, the people ccyerywhcrs submitted
IN good faith to the stern decrees of war OH
the field of buttle They determined to rcncw
their allegiance to.. the United States, and
once more pledged stheira honor rs a people to
tho National Government. Never was there
e pledge giy,enin better faith, or ono which
would have been better kept by tho people.
In good faith, all the suggestions of tho Pres
iident, who was Commander.in- Chief Of the
conqucrihg army, were carried out. Slavery
was abolished I two billions worth of pr>porty
Swas given UP, the constitutional amendment,
sabolishings slavery was adopted by all of the
$Southern States, their tats Constitutions
were reformed to suit their changcG condition.
Senators and Represent were elected to
take their se,ts In Congress. Tho negroes
We're We're put on}al equal footing with white 4per:s
sens, as to their persons, property and liberty
a this was, ,done freely and scheeffully, be-
cause 1T could be done Ronorably and Without
self.dcgradution. Instead Of accepting these
5hard tcr,Is as satisfactory, and meeting their
cong uered zoe With that generosity mag.
;naiinity@ @hiehfalways characterize brave
aud honorable people, Tile Rad ical party North
ere proposing new terms, dishonorablc and
sdishonoring to the South, which every honor
i. .able. man seorns aud spits upon,
& The; proposed constitutional amendment was
not submitted tho State Legislature for
their adoption In a constitutional way. TWAS
i,oYon ~ ''ssea oy twottlrds or ooth llouses OF
stess, INC :, represeptstiyes g OF eleven
s. tfom at that time
nu ,nose states the very ones to Dc @ affected
Ny ~ was not aeft 70 INC
orr as the
ps. ,'uI.on ren'tes M'th groat proprlety
.no nlsSht to consider
NY y on thcse grounds;
i'. sn sptp's $ ele. proposes ene na!aent
NJ ana 70 the south
peSp;e cnn De ex g vote their own
,ie end makes
g.szens ot all ~ the southern States
8lth INC rights OF cltlzen-
SUP y Wlsnoa 4 legard 70 htness or moral char.