Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-03-27
trranslatel from tho Stats zeituns.l
Our Political and Economical Duties.

With political situation only halfway
regulated, the year 1868 would promise to
become good business year we arc not
induced to mako this remark on account Of
tue llvcliness which the market enjoys since
tew Gays there is at present greater demand
LOT money, aud moro buyers as usual. All
that we ascrbo only to tho undcniable ncccssi,
Ties OF the Spring trade, after the supply of
which the old dullncss will reign again. We
make our Introductory remark, induced by
the aspects, which appear as hopeful signs in
the horizon of our economical life.
Tho pcouliarities Of our especially long and
severe winter, justify tho expectation Of a
good harvest in all tho great grain producing
regions in our continent The high grain
prices OF !atc, end the last good harvest gave
strong lift to our farmers, as they were cna
bled, not only to put greater tracts Of land
under cultivation, but also to purchase the
latest agricultural time and power saving ma
chimes, aud lcast but not last, to work ration.
ally at the cultivation Of the soil, something-
especially with great part Of our Anglo
American farmers hitherto grossly neglected :
The stagnstlon Of industry has revealed the
misproportion between tho crowded popula-
tlon Of tho manufacturing rcgionsand the cx-
oeedingly small population of the agricultural
regions, and we c,n already sec symptoms Of
practical acknowledgment of such a rcvcla-'
ton. Lately the emigration to the West, es-
pccially to Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri, has
: become stronger. The progress of the Pacific
Railroad works as strong magnet on tho en-
igration as we'll from Europe as from the
Northern and Eastern States of the Union
Although. our political situation is not 50 es.
pccially inviting for European immigration,
o. the other hand the threatening danger of a
great European war, the common military
duty and the high prices for food and ramcnt
in Europe, arc important mott, cs to c,nigrato
But alas from all these favorable circum-
stances we can not reap now those profits that
would have offered themselves to US, if they,
into whose hands our political machine is in
trusted, were aware Of their duties, or able to
fulfill them. In. this calamity, the certainty
one to contribute to change in the admins
tration Of the political affairs Of the country,
and until that aim has been reached to lesson
the burdens Of tho time Of transition Thanks
to the Constitution of the country, and the
practical sense of the inhabitants, VIC need not
to despair nor to fear, that Tantalus like, we
shall loose again tho golden fruits growing ont
Of the wealth of the Uuion and tho favorable
business conjuncturcs in prospect, although
we will have to suffer that, at least n part for
tho next timo. Since our Statesmen hayo be-
come unfaithful to their duties, the people will
have to become tho more faithful. The more
the public affairs become neglected., the more
care aud earhcstness VIC havc to devote to our
individual occupations The corruption of
the National economy, III toto; demands moro
careful attention for the individual economies.
Tho future of the Nation and the welfare of
the people does not depend any moro from
those who have the rcins Of government in
their hands, but, that every individual do his
duty.
Twofo is the task before us-a political
and economical Politicaliy,it is the duty Of
every individual to scrutinizc the doings and
dealings Of the dominant party, without par
TALLY, and according to tho demands of the
time, and to take par! with patriotic zeal in
the Presidential election. That is tic way to
bring order into our political affairs. The eco.
nomical part Of the task to be fulfilled by cy-
cry ono Of us, wo confess, is more difficult, for
We have not only to conquer the. difficulties
thrownin our way by our political troubles
and our rotten financial system Of legislation,
but the fulGlmcnt Of this duty demands also
ia no small degree, sclf-kpowcdgc' and self
denial. .a.t. a.
The years Of war have brought about great
change in the peoples way to live. Tho rca.
sons and the origin Of. that change arc gone,
but tho change has remained. Everybody
cries about bad times, but never has money
boon expended sofoolshIy, SO in vain, as now.
During the war the expenses in business and
the support Of tho household became more
than doubled. The income during tho war,
perhaps proportiohate to tho expense, has now
become greatly diminished, whilst the cxpcn-
ses hayc remained shc same; even thoy who
f1,o too,on Sr,no,,,o ~ haze