Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-07-31
K, X. x.

received recently by Governor Scott. It is
understood, of course, from. its sensational
character, to have originated with scnsa
tional individual
NEwEERRy, S. G., ]uIy 13, 1868.
To r K. Scot, M1yil Govcrnor q 4soaa
(aro''na:
5lE--In tho midst Of scenes pregnant with
tronblc, Of an cpoch in tho history of South
Caro!ius fearful to contemplate, you have 70
paired 70 Coumbia, our ancient and time
hoiiorod capital, surrounded by rrmp aop.
olave Of hybrid niggers and renegade whites
aud havo assembled in a body to represent
THE PEOPLE Of South Carolina as Legislative
body. You also, tho Governor olcct, hayo
been inauSnvased, delivered yourself Of
mass Of llumbog, frcc,nogro talk, rs ~ mos
sage, aud really attempted to put ia oxcca.
.ion tho horrible, despiscl and abor,ivo, free.
n.;;fG5scr-loviug laws enacted by 40 unlawful
body of scallawa5s, representing South Caro-
lina, In & Constitutional Convention" In.
docd, it was Constitutional Nouyen,ion r.
O! shades Of Cailie;ela, Of Nero, Of France
Under Jaoobin ruo! Tho people (only the
whitcs) will tell you, GovERNoR Scott, of
our poor, povcrty-taxcd State would prefer
abaoluic death toa government instituted aud
ruled by rcncsalca cnl negroes. Wo do rot
("avcy,l with Gods blessing, or by any pow.
c.. iuicnl 10 be IN III. LEAST ovclrulul by
M inferior race .: negroes aud imported seal,
!owaga ol doSpiscl Yankee cmiasarics
w;,n! yoa To understand this subject as plainly
as have ;ndtcdit NEVER NEVER
You arc very careful to recommend TO tho
hybrid nsscmblagc rcqusition upon the
United States War Department for the States
quota of arms, with thc view Of organizing
and ormius negro militia before the military
protection is relieved, after civil government
is resumed. We'll, this is decidedly rich ;
fully as much Of The genuine Yankee Of Pom.
; aylvatiia ne we could have expected. Negro
militia !! You say 4" our government must rest
upon obedience To law, &c." Eut how, ii
you have common sense, could you expect
obedience TO law" if there be such thing
in our Stale as negro miltia7 We cannot,
and will net, tolerate . miserable negro ul;li.
Tia. Enforce the order, if you viii, stormy,
| scTcrcly; but wo vii. not have peace, cvon
such peace IS VIC now have, no lonsor than
| thoac brutal, doludcN sava ,cs--~thc negro me-
| .ish-aball have been organized. No, mover
Then you may cHpcct-and you doubtless
hope TO see it-.a collision botwccn our pcoplo
and tho negroes. We will then have no
country, no peace, NO FAMILY TIES to pre-.
vent longer oppression by q relentless Jacobin
: enemy. God wi.nesscth chat our people shall
forever afterwards resolve TO destroy !tlc vile
lcSpotic rulers Of or. country. You know,
Scott, That you have no right 70 govern, or
act us Governor OF our dear State And by
the blessings Of God Almighty, you ard your
party in the whole South shall be discomtit
ted, dcspiscd, and, J trust destroyed.
rhc negroes could be made 10 10 wi.a; is
their plain duty, if thcrc had no, boon out.
| side Yankcc and inside renegade iutc. ccrcncc
will !lem, under Radical instruction. Dc,
moc.any MI rule sou yet, tcsidcs cthor ;clp
. To our coplc. We Hil! NEVER uAvu A :;c-
GRO GOVERNMENT OVER Us. Hero is my
, name: WILLIAM II. MARTIN.
AnorcIoNAI. WAGNINuJ.
e K. .Sco" Deyns Go0crno:, not repycscat-
~ t':e 'eh'tc people c/' the .Statc-aevcy:
SIR You my 2ontiuuc. and Gil the posi-.
;ior Of Governor, under the ;mnrcayicn that
military law has Gono liz work too alfoot,sally
,oy OK people ever TO oa,, IL aside, and unlo
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