Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-08-28
suit of the war. Some powers woro unoucs

suit of the war. Some powers woro unques
tionaby added to Congress. Slavery was set
tied, secession was settled But tho right of |
a State to regulate her informal affairs in hor
own way, TO prescribed the qualifications of
electors, &c, wns not in issue. Ncithor was
the question Of negro suffrage. The magic
r,llying cry among tho northern masses was
tho Unioa, the constitution, tho enforce
mcnt Of the laws" And for Union as tho
the symbol, synonym, tho sine qHa non Of all
their National greatness end prosperity, many
fought, suiforcd and contributed Of their
means, who would have, ardently opposed a
war for conquest for stripping a sovereign
State Of any Of it's ancient rights and privi-
lcges, for negro ling ten great States and ma
king them mere Radical dependencies. The
Radicals have subvcrted the theory Of the
war Remembering that they obtaiucd pow.
cr in 1861 by accidental divisions in tho Dem
ocra;ic camp, they were afraid Of losing tho
flesh pots iE the Southern States were allowed
to come back. Hence they must be subjuga-
ted They must be placed under the rule Of
negroes and carpet baggors, who like auto
maton chess players would move the pawns at
tho bidding Of tho Radical intellect at Wash.
iugton.'' Hence the invention Of the theory
that the South was conquered territory, out
Of tho Union necessity must bo:ffaeco',sts,nc-
tcG'-Aa theory that justified the Southern
view Of slc doc5imo o. secession We ere
not grumbing Mt the doctrine, but only at
Radical inconsistency. SO much misery has
attended all wilful departure from the teach
ings of the Constitution that we arc willing to
try it awhile. All things that operate widely
and benciiccntly are simple. God in Nature
accomp!ishcs wonders with different combina.
ton Of lew simple olcmcuto The Gospel
OF sne sou If Go,l has been condensed by its
founder into one sentence, Il not one word,
The governmental wisdom Of shc world has
been cnshrined in our Fundamental Law
Under it VIC distance all the Nations. We
have straycd off, and punishment has followed
ua swift aud mcrciess. Its simplicity is no
objection to him who considers that the wis
dom Of man is at best foolishne%,.
Shall Wo bo Taxod without Representation.
Tho so-o,.llcd Geneaa! Assembly Of :hc
State IS now cagaSed in po.:cc:iag q sc,'c:ac
whic!: will place al! the burdens Of saxatiou
upon the propcrtyow,crs Of tic Site, Q laroo
GLASS OF whom are denied the riga! 10 AID IN
The cg;,laton Of the nation Oh Si.:o, whilst
it cxcupts t:,c very people who enjoy all the
power and arc frccd from tho burt,,cns Of
government. Nor is this all. 1t is Oh tho
eve Of selling the funds OF tho Stuto-wo
moan the bills receivable, for the redemption
Of which j., good fat:l The ere Ii; OF tho State
stands pledged selling them OIL tho .."mc
principle that the highwayman commands
you to stand and dc,ivcr-;snl then BY express
so,o'a,iol, they are be paid 10 tho mo:.'boys
at a depreciation Of thirty per cent. Nearly
100000 Of those funds arc to be stolen from
the Treasury and thrust upon tho ma'AcS,
wllcro it is obvious that, il circulated at all,
tiloy will be only At an cnormoHs discount.
These bill, arc receivable ror taxes, however;
and ;.crc;'l les sho hopc O. t.o o.y.'c b"25cr,
who tal,cs Sl.3O ior cvc.y io.lor claimed 20
be duo him by the State as compensation 'or
his service 2s a mcnbcr; anll thcn i hc hiss
Any :a1cs to p.ty-wl,ic:l IS, ~ b;sit, ,ioubi;a
he retu.ns HON 10 to i.c sury ut tacil
ps: v,ro SO for every t:,ons,nd dollars
;asael, Inc STATE, :,.,loy ii,o nosi l:.voN: DC
circumstances, can receive oliy seven huu1.cd
ii rct;irA.
There is one Wy 10 oby,a;o the otherwise
evil cifccta Of this manifest outrage, end we
oolnmcnd It 10 tho co o,sidcra,ion of oui people
Ros;,o to take these bills, under any circum.
stances, OF At ~ price. Iha. they vii! Be
eventually worthless, no one now, 1t homo aa,l
abroad, That tho sx-payins people Of the
Ssatc--tIloso from whoso purses i, expected
to come The redemption Of these bils-uLtc.!y |
rcp'tliato them, as they will any othcr debt
created by government il which they @yc
not represented, au'i who's acts, Ike those
which gave chem birth, they rcg,,tl ao usr.:
patiors, and unconstitutional, revolutionary
and yoid.-Pi0,ln
WAalIT%orcH, Ausrat 23.--Rollns has
nominotod ninotnon supervisors, three OF /
whom only asc acceptable to MoCul'oci,.--
The nominees arc srid TO be cS'romo radicals,
and it is ss;tcl .haS McCuloch will tic the
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