Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-01-22
WALIlALLA, S. c, FRIDAY, JANUARY %, 1869.
From tho Nashville Banner :
BrownloW Retires from Editorial Life but
not Repentant.

From tho Nashville Banner. :
BroWnloW Retires from Editorial Life but
not Repentant,
The Knoxville Whig has been reorganized
under the firm name Of r.. Haws e. Co., and
on the lst of February will be issued again as
daily paper. Mr.. II. Haws is constituted
by the company general superintendent, and
will manage tho business affairs Of the Office
Dr. Thomas II. Pcarnc has been elected by
the company as political, religious, aud gen
cral editor. William Rule has been employed
MS the local editor, and the Brownlow sign is
taken down. We are gratiiiM to be able to
communicate to our readers the agreeable in.
tclligence. The important fact is announced
in the last number of the weekly Knoxville
Wing, which contains the valcdictory 1t
reads enthusiastically thus:
The. Whig Il journal have edited for the
last thirty years, now passes into other and
more able and vigorous hands. As member
OF the now company, owning tho Office, shall
feel deep interest in the success of the en-.
tcrprlse, and will do all in my power to pro.
mote It's success In reviewing my long and
cvontful career as an editor, have this to
say, that had | my life to live over, would
pursue the same course have pursued, only
more SO. II in past life have been violent
on some occasions, my Apology is, that like
tho Apostle Paul. on many ocoaslous have
fought with {" Beasts at Ephcsus" In ia
king my leave Of many Of my readers, + will
remind them that before they were born their
parents were subscribers Of mine. have,
however, the consolation to know that have
| always taught both parents and children to
hold fast to the forms Of sound doctrine; and
in defending them l have invariably uttered
The words of truth and sobcrncss. My friends,
wish every possible success in all the under
takngs Of life Of my enemies, I have no
favors to ask, but am willing to let by.gones
be by.gones w. G.. BRowNLow.
Although the relief is purchased at the
cost Of a seat in the United Stalos Senate, in
the name of Tennessee, and to her Infinite
disgrace, it will at least be considered on all
hands Il kindly iutcrposition Of Providence
that he is to be taken from us, even for short
period 1t is tho sweetest boon the New car
has brought, in its hopc-inspiring train. Three
times week, and weekly, to have had that
garrulous old Pharisce continually whining
his intcrminably grievances and rc-cnacting
with damnablo iteration, the martyrdom of
his loyal soul, it may DO well conceived that
the prospect of his taking of, for ever SO short
4 period will be hailed with universal con
graduation, as silence, like Il poultcc, comes
to heal the blows Of souud' The chance of
getting rid Of the "scnior editor" might
even have reconcilcl us to the secession of
East Tennessee, upon tho desperate conclu
sion that the only method OF removing tho
incurablc cancer was to render up a consider.
able part Of the sound flesh. We could be
happy yet, no doubt, with East Tennessee
but with East Tennessee and the saintly
1" senior editor" good Lord, deliver US.