Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-08-06
"The Old spirit in Abbsyille.a

tiole with the above caption, taken fromsthe
South Carolina Republican. We venture TO
assert that not one of our readers, Radicals
not excepted, ifhe has, glimmering Of hon-
esty, aud is not afraid to tell tho truth, will
hesitate to pronounce the said article d sheer
fabrication from beginning to end. In our
last issue, we stated the facts with regard to
the occurrences Of last Saturday week, and
which are the very reyerse Of the statements
made by the South Carolina Republican. "A
collision was prevented by the kindly inter.
position ofan Episcopal clergyman, and not
by the oo%nstabulary fDoo. So far from bcing
disposed to violence our people are ready to
listen to reason; and so far from there being
any necessity for tho presence Of the %eonsta-
bulary force, there is not a man in the Dis.
triot liable to arrest who would not give him
self up to Sheriff, Cason.
We have yet to hear Of the first Instance,
in which the Sheriff has been resisted, or ins1t
any way hindered in the discharge Of hisJ
duties. We are constrained to believe that
there iss ia some quarters a settled purpose TOT
provoke our peoplcto acts Of violence, tbatd
there may be the shadowiof an excuse for
armiug the militia, e%uspending the writ oil
hahoas corpus, and declaring martial law, in
this District. The only purpose which the
copstabulary force has Esubserved is that OIL
giving proyocation to our people. So far the
interior designs of the enemies of our peace
have failed, and, we must confess, that
we have regarded with surprise, as we'll az
admiration, the patience and forbearance of
our citizens. Despite the diabolical schemes
Of tho malignauts, 70 do hope, that our citi-
zcns will be able to endure to the end, andby
their continued quiet demeano1, inix more
deeply the brand Of falsehood upon their de-.
famers.
THE CSSDHsrIR1r IN %ABpEvILLE.
Theasofd ~spiritof bitterness aud violence
y against ss.celerod people seems to be reviy-
:. ing in Abbeville. The COMMITTEE Ja.nyes-
tigationl and the State Police report a GROWN
spifi. of hostility aud many outragcs upo
uaottsnding Union people. AS an cxampl
) Of tho reckless bullying ofsome oftho citizen
: Of that notorious county, on Fridsy last tw
!. drew their knives on one of the State const,
y bles. We did not learn whether they, wer
: arrestcd-ifn not, the constable certainly failc,
= to do his duty.
We are also informed by private letter tina
ON Saturday last, eight men, earned to I'll,
: teeth marched into town (at Abbeville y
g H. aud attempted to getup a row, but wer,
: prevented by the prompt and decided actor
Of the State Police there. Our informap,
Z \ does not state that any arrests were made, bu
J, adds that there are in the county two bands
, OF bushwhackers, and that the present State
police force is only ableto protectthe citizen.
in the towns without atfording any assistance
! to country people, on plantations, Every da,
oolored people are coming into town complain.
ing of having been Ahipped, and in MANY
ways maltleated, and run off their places 81
tho whites
Alllthiss should DO promptly stopped. The
time has certainly come when forboarance
: toward suck rufisnism has ceasod to be a
virtue. The colored people have labored
|, hard and under most discouraging ciroum.
!. stances; but trusting onco more to the fair
promises of the land owaers have put in their
: orops-watched and titled them with care,
and the whites have forborae to seriously mo.
lest them till they find the drops nieeod little
or no more attention till harvest time. swhenSS
| tlle whites sock eysryoccsyion possible for a
disturbance, beat, outrage and drive these
poor harmless families from their.ho,nes-
and fdr what Z Nrat,to rob them of their
hard earned crops. Second, to distress and
starvs If possible those they SO bitterly hate
and have 80 cruelty wrnnged, These wretch
es doubtless usedGto believe Id slavery and
practices it44but slavery IL only another name
for robbery; they canpot have slavery now in
name, 80 they determine to hold to the sub.
stance aa long as possible, But our govern.
ment Il Sauite btfong enough now to protect
every oil,iisen, however humble OF obsSare,
and whatever ID aaeosssafy TO accomplish Il,
shonid be speedily provided .a
s5s AND til IEoaEyIrhp.
Ia ESgoaeld affairs are ssou more unset
tsadt than in Abbayilc~-th ipifit niSra Mn.
f,ddiatiys and murderous. Wo koaf sof bands
beng oykanisodS and armed "a resist the iaw.