Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-08-07
Scampering Among the Rats.

1t is quito amusing to witness the evident
trepidation in the Radical camp. The nomi-
nution Of SEYMOUR aud BLAln, the public
enthusiasm created thereby, tho joyous aud
confident uttcrances Of the Press from Maine
to California, the evident vim aud visor that
will characterize the CAMPAIGN arc having a
most dispiriting effect upon the motley rabblo
Of Radicalism. The People Of al parties are
rallying around tho Democratic standard and
arc determined to forge, and ignore al for.
NOR political affiliations until after the great
battle fo- the Constitution has been fought and
won. Men are tired, and Yth reason, ton, Of
a Vulgar Military Dcspotisln Their tearts
"ro hungorins and their spirits thirating for
the old "ways of peasantncss and ponce"
The Dcstructives have well n;.h extin
guishod tho work Of our fathers The rude
hands of soldiery have been laid upon tho
most sacred rights. Bruto force can annihi
lato---;t requires genius aud goodness to Gre
ate and construct the admirable and the no
bic 1t is not too late to rotrace our stems
under tha guidance Of pure, lofty, decided
intrepid, philosophio intellect Such is the
peoples candidate, IloR.lrIo SHYuouu. yho
earth tromblos beneath the tread Of the count.
less host that will follow him to The polls in
November. The Radicals hear it and are
dismaycd Their organs arc whstlins to keen
their courage up, but amid their loud and
blatant professions Of confidence in the result,
is hoard by the attentive car tho quaycr of
fear and doubt No party was ever SO vul-
nerablo. Tho measure of their iniquites is
not ouly full, but "presscd down, shaken TO-
gcthcr and running over" For seven years
they have occupied the high places aud truly
all that time has darkness covered tho
earth and gross darkness the people" For
the last eight months Congress has entirely
neglected public affairs, aud has confined its
excrtions to bittor and unrclcnting porsecu-
ton OF one man, who had the boldness to op.
pose its arrogant claim to be the only power
in tho land. Now that samo body IL address
ing itself to business with an anxiety and n
despatch that arc truly ludorous when con-
trastcd with the late indifference and con.
tomptuous neglect Of everything relating to
tho welfare of tho people. The secret is, qcy
are scarcl and that badly. A hardened Grim
inal, or ono supposed to bo suoh, was once
observed to be wooping bitterly whilo tho
prosecuting attorney was speaking. o. be-
ing questioned in regard to the cause o. his
emotion, ho replied: "I did not know how
wicked [ was bofolo." Just SO with tile
Radicals Until the voice Of the people lad
thundcrcl forth its bill of Indictment for OK.
travagancc, faitlllcssness, gross corruption,
malycrsation in Office, trcachcry to the princi-
plies Of true and genuine lsopublicunism, 30.
they wcro not aware, perhaps, how vilc, how
abjeot, how uttorly and cutiroly untrustwor-
thy they arc. But it is too late Tho house.
burner, pirate, raper, and murderer may groan
and pray on tho soafold, but dio they must,
and thatby tho rope, and fill feloos' graves
If Q tardy repentance could avert Justly
merited punishment this would be hard
world 10 live in. The Ra&oals cannot atono
for years Of high-hapded outrage by suddenly
striving to got up an eootioucoring dodge or
two in tho shape of popular" measures.
They cannot pass for /" cooaonioal" by out
ting of s25f solno poor clork's salary, af.
squandoring rccklossly and prodigaHy un:.
told millions from tho public treasury. This
would be "sayng at the spigot" whom all
had boon allowed and encouraged to run out