Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-02-05
Kindness is Power.

Thore never yet was an instance in which
kin laess has boon fairly exercised but that
it his sub iued the enmity opposed to it. Its
first eff ,t my not succeed any moro than
ono shower of rain will reclaim the burning
desert; but lot it repeatedly shed the dew Of
its holy influence upon tho revengcful soul,
and that soul will soon become beautiful with
every aowcr Of tenderness. An individual
can n, moro oppose the kindness which is
continually and steadily mauifesting itself to-
wards him, than he can fan the aamo of VIC.
lent anger in his soul, when the purest and
most charming music is flooding his senses
with its rich harmony. He will as certainly
submit .oits winning power as tho compass
needle yields to the influence Of magnetism.
It is not in hu nan nature to withstand a long
conrSe| Of kindness. Pride and stubbornness
m.yIR r a time stay the tide of better feelings,
ike the waters Of the stream pent up by gath
Sring misses Of ice but these better feelings
will accumulate and increase until they break
down pride and stubbornncss, aud cause tho
rcpentaut to e~xolaim, like one Of old, "Thou
kaowest that L love thee r.
There is no moral principle applicable 70
private or domestic life, as the "Newark
Journal" truthfully says, which is not equal.
~ applicable to public a%ffairs, whether between
ono little society and another, Or between
State and State flad the policy Of the Re.
publiom p.rty been governed BY this princi
plain roy .ri l., the r~e.ad,nission Of the South.
r. 49,. - -, ,~t,o 4 ,,bka - n a., 49, o,k kv,k .,l. -
W, ,hoali htvc avoided all the he " .burnings
and 10 %.loa.ies, and all the wrongs aud out.
ris"s that \ c~oatrary policy HIS e~ngendered :
Bat tho law Of regcnyo and retaliation was
p,rnittol to havo s..y, and tho result has
b,cn, tho "Joarn." thinks, the o%re'tion OF a
fealing nfh.to AMI bitterao,s, that a half Gen.
tury will scarcely %extinguish.
Lo,k, too, at tho enormous expense that
HIS been tho consequences Of 80 mistaken q
policy; a n.oxpsase MT growing oas merely Of
tho expenditure Of dollars and cents, required
by tho rsoonstruotion acts, but ia terrible
evils inflicted upon the monetary affairs Of the
country. by postponing the Advantages We
could have secured by an earlier rehabilitation
Of the South. The day viii oome when tho
scales will fall from tho peoples eyes, and
they will DO onsbled to discern the hideousaoss
and folly Of this unfortunate policy that orig.
mated It with the loathing it deserves.
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AN AREoDoTI ron LEaIsLAroRs.-Judgs
NJ. was a candidate for the Senate, aud had
made a speech, In which he bore very HARD
upon his opponent, Colonel D., who was VEN
fiery, and iu,pulsive. The Colonel in reply
became very angry, and said, among oths
things, that he could whip. the Judge betof
forty men could part them: Judge Mscalm
Nv setorted that .when be twas . boy, his fathe
hadSs very large bull, thst could whip an,
bsssssh he neighborrood far andnear. But
said ia with i sort 81 depreceting tone, I'm,
fathers bnll could not legislate," and che,
quietly took his seat. The audience swer
psrfsetly satisfied that fighting Was nos th,
vat qualification for q Ssnator