Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-03-12

uutr,mmsIlea.S Sl|s aa lS ss;s,,
desire and dSS&6}g
Of my ability is 9!]Ss
On all leading HZSH6&
mind. [ will aF~a3SaSS 2&7S388 1San.
gre.s, and urge thsnig aG6o} 8A6SEEHA. Y#iNdy.
nent, aud when I think it adyissdSB6l sssl&ah ex.
ercise the constitutional Pr~iviisgsaSf interpo.
sing u veto to defeat measures which | oppose;
but all lava will be faithfully exouscd, wheth.
err they meet my approval or not.
J. shall on all subjects have a policy to rec
ommend. but none 4, %c"futce .x,inst the Win
Of the people. Laws are to govern all aiike,
those opposed To-. rs we'll a. those who favor
them. know no method to secure the re.
40 their stringent execution.
The country having just emerged from =
great rehellion, msny questions will come be.
fore it for settlement in the next fnur year.
which preceding administrations have nev,r
had t" deal with In meeting these, il ia de-.
rirahle that they should he approached ca,mly,
without prejudice, hate or sectional pride nj
remembering that the greatest good ofskllaRyy
greatest number is the object to be attia66&>S
Of person, property and for religious aud sN&|
litical opinion in every part of our cmn,nV &
country, without regard to local prcju'iicess
Lnws " secure these ends will r~rc.iys NV
best effnrta fNr their enforcement.
A great debt has been contr ,ctri in sccu
ring to us and our pust"rity the Union. The
payment Of the principal and Interest. ny Hsllt
~ the return to \ specie basis az snnn "a ita2&@Aa3S
be accomplished without material drtrfMSHS2
to the debtor class or To the country at large.
must be provided for t, p~rntcc. the national
honor. Every dollar OF Govern nent inlcht.
ness should be paid in gold. unless otherwise
expressly stipulated in tn" contract.
Let it be understood that no reputation Of
one %farthing Of onr public debt viii be trns-
ted in pnll!c place, and it will vn far t,,w rris
strengthening = credit which ought to b.. the
bert in the wo'll. and will ulti en,b!e
IL 4, replace the d,bt wit, bonds bearing lr..
! interest than we now pay. To this s'mu'd b.
added a faithful collection of the revenue, =
strict accountability to the treasury for every
dollar collected. and the greatest pr,c,ic,ble
rctrenchment in expenditure in every depart
rnent Of the Government. When We com
pare the paying caparity Of the country Low
with ten Suites still in poverty from the effect.
Of war, hui aeon TO emerge, I trust, in great.
or prosperity than ever before, with its paying
capacity twenty FIVE years ago. and calculate
what it probably will be twenty five years
hence, who can doubt the feasibility Of pay
ing every dollar then with more ense than we
now pay for useless, luxurics. Why, it looks
% though Providence had bestowed upon u'
a strong box the precious met lis locked up
in the sterile mountains Of the far West
which we are now forging the key to unlock
to u EFT the very contingency that is now up
on us.
Ultimately it may be necessary to increase
the f~acilitirs tn reach these riches. and it may
be necessary also that tho General Govern
ment should give it's aid to secure this access
But that should only be when II dollar Of Oh
legation to pay secures the dollar. to ~ now
and not before. Whilst the question IF spe
clio .avment isl abcynnce the prudent bust
meas NAN is e.rcfaal about contracting debt
payable ia the distan, future, and the natior
should follow the same rule.
A PROSTATE commerce is to be rebuilt, ant
all industries encouraged The young mer
of tho country. thos" who from their age must
DO lts rulers twenty FIVE years hence. have
greater interest in maintaining the %nati"na
honor. A moments reflection aa to what vii
be our commanding influence among the ma
tions Of the earth in .their, day. If t ey arr
only true to themselves, should inspire then
with national pride. Alldiyisions, geograph
ical. political nnd religious, can join IN thi,
common. sentiment.
How the public debt is to be paid or speci,
payments resumed. " it not 30 Important al
that q policy should be adopted and, acqui
esced 10. The determination to dds worth
more than divided councils upon the method
of doing. Legislation upon this subject NAY
not be necessary nov, nor even advisable ; buI
1 u will be when the civil Law Ia more fully 70.