Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-09-04
A Radical Campaign DOCUMENT,


[ Road this and give it 10 your noighbor]
Every ono knows that there arc two parties
ia this State; one is called tho Republican
party, the other is known as the Democratic
party
Question. Who oomposos the Republican
party?
Answer--Those who believe in equal rights
for oil mon, without regard to color or birth
place.
Q.-Who oomposes the Democratic party ?
A.--Every man who was robel aud savo.
holdor, and who believes that oolorcd man
has no right to have wages for his work, or
tho privilege of voting or educating his ohil.
dren.
Q.-Wbat will be the oortaiu consequences
to tho oolorcd people il they vote the Demo-
cratic .ioket7
A.-Thoy will be deprived Of tho right to
vote ut all future oeotions
They will be reduota to slavery, or some
condition similar to it, by Democratic laws.
Thoy will be required to work without
wages.
They will not be allowed to leave the plan.
tation on which they live without permission
of thcir old owtors.
They will not be allowed to have guus or
weapons in thoir possession.
They will uot DO allowed to teaoh thor ohil.
dren to road and write.
They will not bo allowed 10 hear sermons
preached by men of thor own color.
They will not be allowed to ride Oh rail.
roads or iu vessels uuless accompanied by
thoir masters
They will not be allowed to visit thoir
friends or relatives at distance.
T'eir wives and daughters will aguin bo
liable to be debauohod at tho will Of thoiv mas.
tors, as in the days of slavery.
III short, overy evil uudcr which tho color.
cd people suffered in the days Of slavery will
surely como sgs.iu, If the Democratic party
comes into powor.
Every colorod mum who votes tho Domo
cratic ticket for Seymour mud Bluir is doing
an act which will make him slave.
Evory man knows that tho Republican par
ty, under the lead of God, President Lincoln
and General Grant, freed the whole oolorcd
race from slavery; and every man who knows
anything, believes that tho Democrats will, if
they can, make them slaves again.
Whom the Democrats offer you money or
work for your vote, take all they will give,
except thoir whiskey, which will ruin you ;
but when you come to vote, voto for Gran Il
aud Colfax and don't bc driven or oaiolea out
of it; stan! up for your rights like mcn and
The Republican party will stand up for you.
Reooollect that ooloicd man ia rs good as 4
whiteo one, but be quiatand poccablo, and & rant
and Colfax will protect you sftcv tho election
on the Sd Noyembes next
CONCERNING FLowERs.--It is sad tina:
almost all kinds of Aowors sleep duriag the
night. The marigo!d goes to bed with the
sun, and with him rises weeping. MANY
plants are so sensitive that their leaves oloso
during tho passage of cloud. The dandeiou
opens at five or six in tho morning, and shuts
at nine in tho evening; tho daisy opens its
days eye 10 meet tho early beams of the morn.
Ing sun. The crocus, tulip, and many others,
close their blossoms at difIcrcnt hours towards
oycni"g The ivy ieaved lettuce opens at
oight in the morning, and close forever at four
IL the afternoon. The night blooming ooreus
t"ens night into day. 1t begins to expand
its magnificent sweet scented blossoms in the
twilight; it is in full bloom at midnight, and
closes, never to open again, at the dawn Of
day. In clover day, not loaf opens till
after sunrise. So says celebrated author,
who has devoted much time to the study Of
plants and watched thom often in the sluu,.
bors. Those plants which remain awake all
night n. ss,,,"tes "the bats and owls Of tho yog
etab!c kingdom"
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The BUTLER ZoUAvEs AND SEYMOUR - ~ 10
BLA1R--A negro employed at one Of OUT
city livery stables, is Captain or Lieutenant
Of one of che companies of the Butler Zouayes,
(the negro soldiers battalion, which accom-
panied tho remains Of Hon. Thaddcus Stevens
TO his late residence in Pennsylvania was
overheard yesterday detailing to sabiehued
friend his "experienoo on the trip. After
consuming in unqualified torms tho action of
the radical managers Of tho pageant in driy-
Ing his fellow-soldiers back to Washington
(beoauso it was found their presence was dis.
tasteful to tho white men of Pennsylvania, ) the
negro spoke In words to the following effect