Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-01-08
The Proposed Division sf Certain s.ats.. a.

ous'y enough, to have left, in dying out, a
much milder, bat yet quite marked "msuia"
for State division. The proposed dividing
up of Texas into two or three States was tho
first symptom of this supervcniug condition.
Ihls was ono of the Mr.. Stevens pet pro.
jccts; and it is just to say that it was prob
ably entertained by him moro as a political
schomc, or as ono involving fundamental
government doctrine, than from any special
regard to geographical necessities, to climatic
and agricultural differences, or in word, TO
the alleged commercial and civic needs for
the proposed separation. His plan was to
effect the severance of Texas into parts by
declaratory Act of Congrcss-indeed, he in.
troduoed ono into the House, and gave notioo
of his purpose to push it, as he probably would
have done had he lived Doubtless one oh.
jcct with him was in this way to fix monu.
mental statute, as it we're, upon the records
of the Government, showing that Congress
had regarded the seccded States rs Terrific
riess, not only for military, but for loyal pur.
poses, and indeed for all purposes, oven tho
most practical. But, with Mr. Stevens death
died this Texan project, so far as ooncerns
the special form in which he entertained it.
It survived, however, in another proposition,
divosted Of his aninas and moral purpose,
but yet driving at exactly the same end per-
haps, VIC might add, just as Buffers Dutch
Gap Canal accomplished nothing for the mil, :,
ltary use 'whereto he desired to put it, and
yet as piece of possible engineering for COM
mcrcial purposes, attracted attention at once,
when tho war, was over. The Texas Recon
struetion Convention, which wilt meet at
Austin, is certain TO take up this important
subject. If the Convention be controlled by
tho political desires. OF Congress, or if it be in
harmony with The majority of Congress, tho
legal and constitutional issue raised by Mr..
Stevens will, Of course, bo avoided, whether
this harmony secure division or not. The
"Gaveston Ncws,;" however, assures us that
"there can be but little doubt That division
of our State has been determined upon"
Turning from Texas, we find other States
contemplating peaceable division. The pco-
pie of the upper peninsula Of Michigan are,
rs their petition to tho tho Legislature Of that
State alleges, 'salmost unanimous in desire"
to separate from tho lower peninsula, and
form ga new Territory OF State" They dis
claim any "disrespcct or disloyalty to our
Stato," and put the proposed change on the
ground Of "the development of our sn,neral
and agricultural resources" They desire, in
fine, "immediate actioh"-whlch would con-
sist, of course, in Michigan's oeding the up
per peninsula to Congress for tn. purpose de.
sired. Next, VIC find Tennessee talking of
"scceding" from tho rest Of the State, the
Nashville Banner" saying, "Wayward sister,
depart in peace" and the "knoxvillo Whig,"
over Brownlow's own signature, adding that,
"East Tennesseeans will all bc unit for sop.
aratio6. We are ready to go empty.handed."
A grave proposition has also been started for
bi.secting Pennsylvania, and less serious ono
for separating tho city of New York from the
State. The West Virginia division has al
ready been consummated; but the "Times''
believes the project to "lcave New England
out in tho cold" has been abandoned since
the last celebration Of "Forefathers' Day"
However, with bi.secting Michigan, and tri.
seoting Toxas, and Brownlowing East Tca.
nessee, thcrc is enough serious business in
this direction to attract attention, without tho
the comic propositions. What will be the
upshot Of this new fever, is, of course, depen.
dent on tho particular needs of oaoh case.
A WESTERN ESTIMATE OF THE FUTURE
OF SoUTn CARoLINA.-The Cincinnati En-.
quirer, in a late issue, remarks:
We observe that limo Of steamers has
been established between Charleston, South
Carolina, and Liverpool. This and the rail-
roads soon to DO completed, placing the city
in direct communication with Charleston, are
facts worthy the attention Of the business men
Of this city, with view to establishing bust
ness relations in tho State Of South Carolina.
Tho completion Of the Rabun Gap Road and
another road now completed in Tennessee, to
the North Carolina line, and thence into South
Carolina, will open to thi> city an outlet to
tho Atlantic shorter than any other by about
two hundred miles.
Thoro is also now fine opportunity for
capitalists to invest in real estate in South
Carolina. Lands oan now be purchased In
that State at very low prices, which will cor
n