Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-12-24

government, composed OF good officers, but in
q Legislative point Of view, wo must suffer
from bad laws, in common with other coun-
tics. It therefore bchoovcs US to act with
other counties, showing q general sentiment
Of justice to the established rights Of tho Nc
gro. Farther than this, we ure not Interested.
We are now to 'olok to our homo government
and let national politics alone. Charity be-
gins at home. They may tell us Of our obi
gations to the democratic party of tho North,
but I ask What benefits has it conferred upon
us. Probably it has cmbittercd the ruling
powers against us, and squeezed out upon our
heads little gall For this we must forget
our homo interests. We must not compro-
mise or yield ono iota. NYe must stick fast
to dead issues, and claim they arc questions
yet to be decided We must stick to the fif-
teen feet high, though tho animal be a Shet-
land pony. | look on the Northern demo
cratic party as set of old granarics, who sit
in tho corner and spin yarns about Imaginary
success, and always get beat "just little"
The late elections prove nothing. The rndi-
cals did not vote in strength, and when
question of Importance, comes before the peo-
pie, we will find it so. The party has all the
patronage of government Offices, all tho sup.
port of tho capital and wealth Of the country,
not to say the prestige of success. Success,
says one, is Just ahead of us, and fear it will
remain there. Our political sages arc like
the prophet Miller, if the world don't end on
tho day appointed, he sets another, and we
fear our prophets know about as much about
democratic success rs Miller did about the
end of the word. Grant us success and what
then? Would tho democratic purity roll
back the tide, and put the Government on
tho basis Of 1865? This would necesstate
revolution Do we desire this? The party
would merely modify tho existing govern.
ment, eliminating tho most Objectionable
features. 1t might restrict or in somo way
qualify suffrage. This can be done underthc
present system by time and perseverance, if
we are wise und >sIodcrate, but every excite.
ment only unitcs and strengthens the other
party. believe a third party should and
will be formed, both North and South, on n
moderate platform, which will rule the coun-
try. We need sone change for tho better
and this is the only way soc of getting it
Everyone is nowsitally interested and should
consider we'll of tho future action Of the pco-
pie. From politics VIC turn to the
We never 90 to Walhalla but the ladies
want to know, what are tho fashions There
! arc no fashions here. Everyone seems to
S9rcss according to their own taste, few ac,
aJJM}ing to their meaus If you meet two la-
cofu- ppcrhaps wears bonnet, tho other n
ales' Oily Nss on hoops, the other is as trim as
nat, one L ~Sdons cloak, tho other shawl,
racer, one y3Ulth the, Grecian bend, while
one is affected NJ Perhaps should in
the other is natural. Nd, sbat the blenders
form ourslady friends s.ob.rtcrfore with a
never wear hoops, us they IN. '.n,eral have
full display of the ".hump." Sctut.,>s yer.
described this disease, and VIC give our,
sion of it. The party appears to nave d
double joint in the small OF the back, which
revolving, seems to place portion of the
spine in horizontal position, leaving the body
above erect to tho joint, then a horizontal
section backwards, aud from that point per
pendicular aguin to the earth. This colnpres
sion gives the lady rotary, constrained loco.
motion which may be very attractive to per-
SOUS who rancyit. Tho "hump" looks moro
like bag Of bran fastened across the back
about the pelvis than anything elsc and as
we arc not familiar with the boudor of les
fashionablos, it may be that very thing. At
any rate it were better to be so, and if our la
dies have any inclination to contract the
"hump,' We hope they will spare the spinal
column at tho expense of tleysnieal tub
Walking dresses are short, reaching littlo be.
low tho ancle, and arc worn without hoops.
Tho mountain girls need no fashions. Tho
ruddy cheek and merry laugh arc their her.
tage and render them moro attractive than all
tho gloss and tinscl Of the oity painting.
THE LEaIsbATuaE a.
~ Has changed the day Of the recess from
"Wednesday to Thursday, the 23d instaDt.--
ISinoe my last, little or nothing has been dono
yinstno way Of Legislation, in fact think less
Will have been accomplished by Christmas
than was ever before done r any deliberative
body In the same time. Tho last three days
have. been consumed by the House, in the
consideration of Bill to oxtend the corporate
limits Of Columbia Tho Bill is a purely po. !
li.ical measure, designed, by includinga cor.
tain area in the city to givo q republican ma
jorityin alfmunicipal elections. Tho third
section, in the face Of all Law, provides for a
new election for city council in February, I
1870. The terms OF the present council will !
not expire then, (aad the Bill passed, thon
willcome upa leg il lduestion, as in Charleston,
whether the prestnt tincamb bents can be ousted
before their teryl is out. !, To-day was passed
in flhbusteying on this section. A, great
siaany Bills haW been introduced. but very
few ofspublio interest have yet been consid,
cfeds "a resolution was introduced, looking
.tc The ppassase aonsse law, regulating con.
tracts for another year, but Tho Bill has not
8yob ,been reported a ireso! utiotss sWas alsul