Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-11-16
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second thought of the Amero,n people has at
last developed itself in action, condcmning
most cmphatically the principles and policy
of tho party in power, says the Phcnix."
Nothing but such stern rebukc ut the ballot
box could have checked the mad course Of the
party politicians who have held the rcins of
Government for the past six years and we
hope-athough it is almost hoping against
hope-that it will have the desired effect
the salvation of the country.
Now comes the time for the South to COM
mence in earnest the work Of rccupcration.-
She must make some sncrifccs, it is true;
but her imperative duty is to promote imnli
grafton from the Northern States and Europe
The large land owners should, with readiness
divide their estates into small parcels. and sell
them upon terms, MS liberal rs land can be
obtained in the Western Suites and Terrific.
rcs.
The Baltimore Sum-" coinciles with the
opinion frequently expressed in the editorial
columns of the Ph;cnx." that such suhhi!
vision and sale of PORTIONS of their property
to entcrprising men from abroad will make the
remainder that they retain for their own USE
as valuable, from the increased markets whi,h
! will thereby be created Tor various dcscrintipns
of industry, rs the whole now is These i'm
migrants must be invited not to occupy, in
any respect a position of intrrinrty, hut,
from their training in industrial habits and
enterprises, rs comforting benefits as great as
they can possibly receive.
An Intelligent and lahurious population, in
vtrd and received upon equal terms. aud co
operating with the present prnpretors in the
cultivation Of the snl and tlcvclnp:ncnt of the
resources nf the South in mining mamuGnc
! turing and the mechanic arts. would make
her future prosperity certain and add largely
III avrring the dismal fate with which she il
now threatened. Meantime. n 9 eat and no
bic fortitudc is to be exercised both as re-.
CARDS the political aud material situation We
have frequently rivrn this cnu,,sel. but If cy
cr it was necessary iii al the present junc.
tnrc
Ef- Juarcz has been re elected President
of the Mexican Republic. There was str-
king similarity between the means employ, d
to secure his election and those used by the
! friends of Abraham Iinrt In in lS6t-a sim
| ,':r'ty that shows the exquisite perfection ia
Which ,i,r Republican system has Lccn re-
luccd in Mcx.:n The influence OF the bnyn
net was brought to Jar on ms imany MS posi-
hle of the voters who iavoic;! his "pp"""nt,
! Cen Pnrliro Diaz. and in this ndnllmli,'
inanncr the clrctinn of .Juarcz was st.:"rrd.
The true principles ut Rcpuhlicansm are Ia,
king rapid progress in Mexico
E:D- hlr. Buchanan" says IL Lancaster
!. Qa.) correspondent, {" is a Past Master Ma
III iaorgc'auI,tfa |,4ss las SELDOM sat
cause OF his agc and retired habits, yet his nd
m'raton OF the order is so great, and his pr;,c.
tee OF its precrpis arc undated This rc
minds me that all the Presidents uf the Uni
trd States, i"Xccpt Llncolm) were Masons"
|
&f- In Anderson, the Conservative tickle,
| inr the Convention is Judge J. s. Murrn,
}. NJ. Simpson and John Siiton. The lea. ne
ticket is-Wm. Perry, j. Newell, SAMUEL
JohnSon. culorrd
esG" The Radc:,l candidates fur the Con
venton. in Grccnvilc are McSsrs. James W,
Allen, Wm. B. Johnson, Wilson Conkr, col
orrd j. NJ. Rnnion Three Whites and ,.nc
black
GY' The Democratic gain in Ohio is Of
liclally shown to be 30,.S7. The majority
against negro suffrage in tho same State is
50G20!
EY- There are about 120 persons in the
Ien'tentiary-al ncn--amd mostly negroes.
i'lckens also has an instalmcnt of seventeen
negroes now ready for that institution"
Sss- Judge Buckncr, of Kentucky. nr, d
sixty I'VE. fell in love with n woman uo.,l
nneteen and shot himself because he coula,'t
get her. Rash youth
ES" 1t is said that the negroes in Inui
ana are greatly disappointed at the result
the election in that State. They sav th,v
"can't sec how that lection han'nt did ,c,r
no good yet"
Es- y onc.lcggcd editor in Georgia, named
Nevln, recently challenged gentlemen +,
fight a duel, and proposed that his two lcyoca
adversary should stand with one lcc IN !, hoo
gum, so AS to eqnalizc the chances Thc oh.
ilglng offer was declined.