Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-01-18
Vol iii.
the sense of the Senate directly upon the qN
tion, and said it was high time that. Cons ess

tion, and said it was high time That Ecnpss s.1
defined its position in terms nota,.
pretended on this subject; to his mL
state Of affairs now existing in tilted
communities had never been more as aiss
that Congress had, on the Cd of last Marc,,.
declared the existing Governments in thos,s
States as illegal, and not affording proper Sc s
oqrity for life and property, and at that
Congress had provided military super Il; ois.
until such time as legal G oyernhients Is con lS
be established; today, the military 5authorii,s
which they had set up was obstructing 49,
proper organ Of the law in some Of Sthesn 4
States, and upholding the existing illegal apd
unauthorized Governments Morton here Sem
to the desk of the Secretary the Acts Of NIarc,.
aud July, to be read, and also the orginI,
Order No. of General Hancock, in which
the civil authorities are declared supreme. l6
would be seen by it that General Hancock il,
this order, not only dofed the power Of Con-
gress, but actually nullifed and refused to ex-
ecute its laws AS Gen. Hancock has con.
fronted directly the Congress pc the United
States, it becomes question as to which sidp
will submit; he recognizes the authority ,f
the civil tribunals organized by the very Stat"
Government which Congress has declared II,
be illegal. There was danger that the wo,;s
of reconstruction would fail by the very Mill
tafy power which they had raised up to for
ward it, At this crisis it was incumbent nm,
Congress to be true and constant to itself, and
proceed to abrogate these Governments IL
became Congress to say at once what they in
tended to do, although declaring in thefaActs
referred to, that these State Governments N, .
illegal. Congress had not desired, in the eg-
erclse of its power, to do away with them, al
rubtly; but in the present juncture, thr
shoull not be moment 8 hesitation. If tho9
amendment Of Mr.. Frelinghuysen was adopt
ed, 1t would mean nothing. He (Mr.s NJ.
wanted peremptory order to this commi tees,
to bring in a bill Immediately, and he desiredss
this Senate to see the order. Mr. Freling-S
huysen did not intend to oppose any Of the OK OK
perimenta which had been advanced by tho;
Senator, bat thought it due that some co,G-
dence should be reposed in the judgment Il
committee. The expiration Of the morn,
hour cut off further debate on the resolution,
and the House bill to suspend furthcr GIN.
traction OF the currency was taken up a.rl
discussed to executive session. Adiournc,;
In the House, a, resolution asking tue r.
lease Of Father McMahon and. several otl.r
Fenians, passed Y The bill preventing wi ..
key frauds, rs amended by The Senate, cain.
up and was discussed to adjournment
The ENsraN ANB His BANNER.--Thore
is story of an Austrian standard, bearer, Il.
one of those battles in Bohemia fought ia
1866 between the Austrians and ths Pms,
slams, which deserves to be remembered, not
only in itself but also as an example to th,,s,.
who are standard bearers in the Army Of thusa
| Cross. .s$lss Ts9S8s
In the fierce fight of the Tranteno,I. tlla
advancing Prussians came upon o .d;t.lpg
half filled with dead and wounded Austris
ans Among the latter was young oiii-
Ger evidently badly wounded. He ;yas 4 ~;
ing on his back in the wet ditch. Moved
with compassion, the Prussians wore about IS
remove the wounded man, that his case might
W e''oiAo0" w ~ - surgeon, Wncnf he Cntreat.
ed to lie where he was, MS he was quite cool
aud comfortable, He expired shortly after. I.
When the dead body wns removed, il sws.,
found that even in death it had served 10 pro-
tect "the bitof rag" which, in the morning
OF that oloody day, had been the standard of
tho regiment. He had carefully folded itup.
and then Lain down upon it to die! His no
bio foes foreboro to take away tho, trophy !.
they wrapped it round him and left him tosS
take his rest upon it. The Prussian General
who told this story told il wish lis head nInil;
covered. IVY! 4
GENUINE WIZ, A aistinguished Southern
lady, who is the wife Of q prominents an1 ~
treme Radical, residing ID one Of The Northern
States, while engagod in pluo.ing tho eray
hairs, from her husband,s aoustaohe, Vas
asked by him, /" Wha. are you doing, INV,
dear: Only, carrying out your own poli.
oy, sir; extermrinating sr the whites for the BEN
eft Of the; ;blacks,,' :, was the witty rcply.
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That was beaptiful iaoa lin the mind sf i
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