Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-03-05
Removal Of Political disabilities.

provide the manner Of removing political dis.
abilities. This is n step in the right direction
1t is the only road to peace aud u harmoni.
Gus union Of the States comprising the federal
government. There may be a forciblc con.
%ncction of the States but their union can only
be established and preserved in the affection
Of the citizens, whilc Congress maintains to.
wards the South, the position Of a conqucror
towards n subjugatcd people, the old feelings
OF bitterness and resentment cngendcred in
the past will shoulder, and prevent any union
from common interest. Observation upon
position Of England towards tho Irish people
teaches u, this. Being always trcated as a
conquered people, their just rights denied
them, they have never suffered their resent
mcnt to give place to feeling of common
interest and affection towurds tho English
government. The welfare and prosperity Of
the country requires como general action in
this matter by Congress. The Northern press
is gradually assuming ground in favor of such
a course. The present system of pctitioning
a partisan Legislature to request a partisan
Congress to remove the political disabilities
OF Mr.. Is. wears too much the scn,blance Of
partisan favor. Tho "Ncw York Times" in
this connection concludes nm article on tho
subject Of the removal Of political disabilities,
rs follows
eff the time has come, when disabilities
may DO safely removed, the better method of
procedure would seem to bGnthc adoption If Il
Oenrr.l rncuSnrc h,o,l ~, = 80, ,3 :,..l
'igible principle, and obviating all suspicion
IF invidiousness or partinlpy. The prercnt
plan may not be designcdly partial, but it
/ oks SO; and the imptkSMiou uptn the South.
rrn mind is not favorable TO tho fairness or
generosity Of the Government. by e%rocting
! comprehensive measure, th&pnly remaining
source of irritation in the reconstructed States
would he removed. aud the mnsuanimous
rron'isc OF the Chicago Convention would he
3SAlflled 1t would tic better ,e except from
&&kBRef the 'nen who had gone from the Senate
5$$&S9HHh 'her 10 organize rcbelliun-wlosc con.
EsMded exclusion from Office Mr.. Trun.bull
dcmands-than to adhere to "a process by
which the removal Of disabilities is made
T" wear the sellblnnce Of partisan favor"
la view Of this Bill now before Congress
the State Legislature has suspended all action
u" petitions presented for TINT purpose. We
received aud presented several such petitions,
fnr friends IN the counties of O.oncc and Pick.
e's, but they were ordered to lie over to await
the action ct Congress on the Bill before it.
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WASuJNcToS M,rob I r., A. C.
. bitter contest occurred over n motion to
erase the Name Of Gen. Asa Rogers, Auditor
1T Virginia, from the Disability bill. Nice
s'id y ellis had decided to sell Virginia's IN.
ternal improvements ut a sacrifce. Auditor
Rogers was an obstacle to the JOB, hence the
desire to retain his disabilities, which would
~r'innve him. Trun'bull said of the Grant and
C"ifax clubs which demonstrated against Rog.
ers' relief, that if the Senate is to be govern.
ei by Grant and Colfax clubs, the Senate had
better dissolve. The discussion was Interrupt.
ted by the regular order.
The House is considering the right of the
Secretary Of the Interior to restore the Wash.
ington relics to General Lee. The Judiciary
- AN AlOuSc HAS CiOSCQ the cyl.
denco in the Busted case, aud the hearing
OF the argument has commenced. The i'm.
preston is strong that the Committee have
agreed to report a bill removing political dis.
abilities without a%mendmaut. There ara
three hills pending-the one on which, tho
the Reconstruction Committee passed as above
is the ono which contains the nomo Of Judge
Parker, Of Virginia, and General Moorman,
Of Mississinni,
Logan cferod a resolution Of inquiry, 70.
garding tho restoration of George Washing.
TONS property to Gen. Lee, md forbidhg its
restoration. pending congressional inquiry and
action passed--1l9 to So. Tho bill allow.
ing Mrs. Susan Shelby, Of Port Gibson, Miss.
$4,000 for captured cotton, passed. An
amendment paying Finnic Ream 8 $4,000, ON
%acoonnt, for the Lineoln statue, passed. IT,
CESS.
Tho Senate adopted a bill for the reltf Of
certain companies Of guides and scouts III AL,
ALBANIA. After n sharp debate on removing
political disabilities, the Senate resumed the
army appropriation. bill, and disguised. It to
recess.
Brownlow, with an escort Of twenty per.
sons. arrived here to day. They say u nan
attempted to shoot Brownlpy, al Charlottes.