Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-03-06
Q R ( G I N "A T. s.
FOR TIE KEowEE COURIER.
Random Thoughtsl
NUMBET, ONE.

Afr. Eaitor: WeSprdpose, by your permit ssitns
to contribute something under this head each
week, which may, let'us hope. be useful To iaks
roadorand beneGoial' to the country, geporallS.--
Those articles Will be brlof and as pointed as yo6t
correspondent can we'll make them. IF anything
should appear In them, bearing harshly on THO
boundaries Of interest, personal action, or political
bias we beg to say "onoe for all." that nothiDg,of
tho kind is intended. we desire to build up lSth.
or than to pull down. Wo shall speak in general
terms--not Observation-Disclosures, should :" T6fA
Dick or Harry" By their own action expose theta-
selves to just criticism, they must boar tho bur-
den" Of their want of experience or wisdom,s fs
tho may be. So much for my g salutatorysp
+ First, thon, Mr.. EDIron, wo Welcome tho fifst
number of your oxcollont journal issued from the
pleasant and fourishing town Of ,Walhalia. We
have n ]" warm side " for good newspapers. =, They
are decidedly comforting in these Days Of t''klM.
trouble and doubling" The CoUnIEn is large
sheet, and the subscription price less per annnm
than any paperof its SHE id tho Stats:a Ak53.
YouNo, tho working man" Of the concern 1sas
his pnrt wol. Tho typo arc large, anu tIe ps sghl
COOL. Tho whole presenting neat, lively AND
pleasant aspect. ~
presume tnhI ere lnhuy WceRS your uuVertt-
sing columns will bo al index of tho business, pro
i fessional and otherwise, Of this section. Why
should not tho professional man :" hang oltshis
sign;" the merchant, his articles Of trade - md
the shopkeepcr his g sundries," through thotnie
dium of his District journal? This world nov,
moro than ever, is 'mnp of busy lifo.'' Why
not bo up and doing7 But to,rcpeat I" "self.eyi.
dent truths" TO business men is like '"casting
| hef thc off 1yns
itself in my mind Docs your enterprise pny Do
ALL the good people of 's old Pickcns " subscribe
for your paper, in addition to advertising th3i,
"warcs and merchandise" and strengthen your
nerve and arms by prompt payment? We pro
sumo they now do, or will speedily hereafter enrol
their names on the real "banncr Of fame" Your
commencement, gentlemen has boon auspiciot,s
| May your SUCCESS be commensurate with Napi
merits
"Where is the now Court IIouso to DO locatedsY
is the burden of the song sung every day in the
| car of the gracious public Of "ncw Pickens" thd
"Oconce "-counties i'll embryo. AS this is a qtSes
tion Of absorbing sectional interest, propose to
answer it for " oursclf" i'll our own way. assuring
&c the world and tho rest of mankind" that we lie
not to have either of these " constitutions "
especially the jail, located near barn! l.
To commence, first going to the root, (not Rad
| ical, Mr.. Editorl: Tho convention which passed
tho ordinance dividing Pickcns into two Dstribts
is the creature Of Congress. Nothing it cnn 10 is
binding has the force of law until the same sAal
be ratified by the "dcar people," and accepto3SJ
Congress- Nothing 1t can do is binding or has
the force of law until tho sane shall be ratiiejby
tho "dear people," and accepted by Congrcss:-
This ordinance, thcn as it now stands is neita 9,
"law nor gospel" The Commissioners en-.
myths until tho breath of life has been breathe,
into them by "thc people," and an +" al-powerfu
Congress" ! infer, therefore, that tho .'grca
cry" upon tho subject Of " locating tho Cour
House" will be productive of "litlc wool fol
the present. Full three months 1t will be- begor,
the @ork of locating can be legally commenced, il
at all. Before that time, We, ms wel as others
can have our "say;' for which not rag Of
grconback" is charged our part. Meantime
much talk Of "litt:e men in giants clothes I" vii
doubtless be heard but the reader can rest as
surcd that Is such contest "nobody will be
| hurt"
! To conclude, We say to the farmer: SOW ont.
literally. Prepare for largo crops of potatoes
Irish as well sweet; pindcrs, &c. Gardens
too, should be we'll prepared, and nicely cultiya
tod These things arc tho Legitimate (" help.
meets Of the all-devourng corn crop. =. III
Faithfully yours, Il
| DT,IJE RIDGE