Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-11-23
Southern White X representation in copere,,

a plan for ousting the negro element from tho
\ Forty.ninth Congress and securinga white
representation from the South in that bmiy.
Its project was characterized by some of the
K'dical papers rs revolutionary. and the
"World rctorts upon them in the following
clear aud convincing manner. saying
We assumed that immediately on the
election OF ii Democratic President and !l;.usc
OF Representatives, the Southern whites would
+, rcorghnize their State governments, oust the
negroes. hold new elections, and send mem
bers to Congress. The point at issue is
whether the recognition Of such governments
by the admission of the new members wonld
hn F" revolutionary" 1t is n point easily de-
cidcd. The Republican party has educated
the people to believe that Congress has the
, most absolute discretion in deciding whut il.
and what is not, n valid State government.
The Thirty.nin C"ngrcss exercised such
discretion in upsetting the governments Of ten
S,Ntrs; and the imrntnti,n to which We are
rrpiy'ng assumes that the l'nrtrtl Congress
will exercise mn equally broad discretion by
recog izing State governments built upon !.
negro basis. Nobody can dispute tlu, tn.
Forty first Congress will possess all the pow.
crs wlicl, belonged to its predecessors aud
among others that Of deciding what Is r., H..
giti'n"te local government in .ny State IL
hence follows thar the naxt Congress will hc
Just rs fr'.e t. rc",ynize new " lite, as this
congress Is I" rec"gnz" new negro govern.
'"e!'ts IN til: Southern States The "rinr,"
'nd Tribune must nd nit tls. or >re tl,ut
their charge OF " revolutionary p,ncrr.liur,
can bc rctorted y
Hy the Constitution 4 ,,ninrty Of cac!,
'louse IL quorum; u majority at the Sen.
atr, therefore, possesses authority To ORG .nizc
and act az that body. Our suggestion w,s,
that when the Northern Conservative Sena.
tors and Southern Senators are II maiority, the
Senate will hive passed ont of the control of
the Republicans. The idea that tho RuI.
licnn min 'rity will set themselves np 'nr The
Senat" is prrpostcr"ns. What would tI.ry
gain by il! Being u,innriiy they could
mrreIy adjourn from day to .l,y, Eui could
transact no business When Tie !IulS,. spll
have admitted the Southern Representative cs
aud the Republicans have hwindivi Ia :, nj
nnrlty IN III" Scn:te. t.arc is M nu"r tat
this helpless minority will sHnd ont nd ut
tcnpt to resist the c''ur,c o. events. II the
Democrats elect the next President and ma
jnrity of the next Iious,. the hastarl negro
governments nmy hr quietly displaced w;tln,,t
resort I" any r,voluti"n ry proceedings "r
to nny measures fnr which the Republican
prrtv has not srt prccrdents.
The late elections having demonstrated th.t
the country will not ~,~t lin universal m"gro
suffrage. the Republicans can't expect t.
carry the Presidential election on th.t .,u :
WAsnlSoroN. Nov l4.--Gcn Ssholirll
visited tn" President to d,y
1t is IL ,derstnod That tn. Pr,sd Mt has rn
mln'end"d Hon Edwin C"p"r os Trnnrx
zee. as Chandler $ su u, a>or
Srhof,ld and Giant had 10 ~ discussion.
bcarina mainly it is said on the expense If
r'cn">ru"tin. Virginia which already cx.
Ger ds S.. .00U 900
m,;,"rs FL; @1tia' is As twill e5SiHfH'Ey til 1900
i o'clock u" r d'ant p"int was well d'lined.
hiring in right ns,nr, ION ~ hours | mute
D'clinati"n 20 degrees md 81 ninu's
W,suiSnTo,. N vemh.r Ii -in.alIiy nc
has hecn receive" acre tart - h,lrc ~ yls....rl
the Southern p'rti"n o prto REQ l'~a
hundred lives w"r' ln-t Fnnr t!,,iiSand fam
lies are Il 'stitnt" Pfnvi.iui,S are tu be !..l.
c'l there free nf duty tnr til" NIX, twn nontAs
T"r"ntn. ON" Of the AN lirr nf t!,r BriiiSl,
We lnIi, la IDS. W ~ sub Y.rryri hy the
fl m' which followed the gale. 1t is e.tiaa
l. d that tan thnus,nd liv were lns hy the
disaster
\ Wv rpool str,mer. Which vas carried
DOM by the gale "n the 10Th nit c,rrid
with her two millions in tr.asurr.
Thu Steum Ship Comp ,nics' losses at St
T!"nrs rninmnt to &I21DU.0)1.
WAsuiSGroN. N,v.;,lh"r 49, IN" "-,.nin..
p'prr here r''pmts tn taru..us If lc di:,u