Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03
Registration.

ganlzation of tho State Government, tho for
nation Of the Constitution, under wl1icl they
and their children are to be governed, and the
framing of the laws under which they are to
live 1t is one of the sNddcst exhibitions of
the tunes, that sort of paralysis of indiffer-
oncc, or impructicablc and uuwise adhesion to
constitutional and political theories, long since
severed by the stern logic Of events, written
indelibly upon our history, by tho ruler of the
Universe, possesses u large portion of the peo-
pic of the South. In Virginia, where the
white population are largely in the ascendancy,
at last rccounts, it was very doubtful whether
the State had nos been turned over to negro
rule by the neglect of the whites to register.
In Georgia, the same result is seriously apprc-
hendcd Now, what possible excuse cum
those men render to themselves, who by this
neglect Of the simple duty of registration.
thus fatally wrong the State ? In Georgia,
under tho leud of Stevens, Toombs, Hill,
johnson and others, the old democratic party
| IL revived. The organization Of national par.
ties ut this time, have no possible effect
but further to distract and divide the South
ern whites, and incense their inplacuhle and
powerful! antagonist. If the white people of
Georgia are divided, as they must be- between
the counsels Of Gov Brown, on the ono hand
aud these old line democrats on the other, the
negro Will rule Georgia certainly and inevita
bly,. This is no time to make new issues, nor
to revive old oucs. What we need is to or
game State governments upon some sure ba-
sis, rescue our race from hostile and degrading
domination. THIS must bn dome. II can be
dcne by dealing wisely with the stormy cle
mcnts which surround us. Not by drawing
! party lines, nor by arrayin~ race against race
to our common ruin but by uniting all races
aud classes in common effort to pronot,
their true interest, as ctiz.ns of the same
State, all alike, dependent upon her welfare
and prosperity. and mutually dependent upon
each other 1t may now he too late, but al
honest. united and intelligent effort of our
| people iu this direction. would have insured
success. But surely no gnod can result from
u voluntary forfeiture of tn, right to vote
whether any good is to come OF registration
or not IL the white people fail to register
1t Will be laid at the door of rcbcllous obsti
macy, and may lead to the permanent disfran-
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Constitution of all whn willingly oE,itt to rog
lister and take part in the organization Of the
new government. Wilder and more unreas
onable measures than this may prevail, if our
people proclaim in advance, .cr enmity to
the new government, hy refusing to register
and let all who can register. use their best
power and influence to organize government
under which we and our children can live in
peace, at,least, if not in contentment.
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| 9 II .n--FNc FNcF-- 'r"D si,nn.>,, H.. 81 =
following funny paragraph relative to one Of
!! the " doad.l locks between the President and
Congress: The Tenure of Office law had an
unexpected result, which we hardly know
whether to call dcplorablc or comical A
postmaster was suspended for dcfalcaton the
Senate rejected the person nominated as his
successor; and under the law the dclinouent
had to be reinstated In communicative to
nm this amazing result, the Postmaster Gen.
cral politely requested him, AS favor to
the Departmental use as little of the money
OF the Government and make az cew false en-
tries as possible"
nss" The death of Judge Wayne leaves the
Southern States without single Judge on
the Supreme bench The Supreme Court is
to be reduced to seven Judges by Act of Con
grcss. At%prescnt, New England has one
Judge, tho. Middle States two, the Western
States four and the Pacific States one The
complaint used to be that the South had more
than its equitable share of the Federal Offices.
There does not secn to he much ground for
such complaint now.
i esS- Mr.. j. f. DENT, Sheriff of Richland
district, whose term Of office had cxpired has
given way to DR.. II. W. GREEN, who has been
appointed his successor by military authority.
GREEN has qualified by giving bond and TAX
ing the " iron-clad"
GH" We have received letter from our
esteemed Brother, B. RUSH CAMPBELL. ESQ.
Grand Lecturer Of this State saws tho " An.
derson Lnte''igcnccr," announcing that he will
be at this place Oh Monday, the 10Th of Au.
gust, and will remain until Thursday follow
ing. Ile will visit Pcndlcton on FRIDAY md
Saturday, 23d and 9th, and will be at Wol.
halla on Monday, the 2Gth where hc will
! probably remain fSr wcnk nr ,,o,o