Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-10-22
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The Action Of Virginia.

told, have adopted the httesHth amend'nent
--adopted it mt booauso they like IT, but be
| cause che faith Of the successful party was
thereto pledged Thls Is we'll, shd no rea.
souable man will fad cst,se to orltioise on this
account tho conduct Of tho "Old Dominion. -
th this respect, Virginia wisely yielded to
che foroo Of ciroa ,h.s .tses, and N ,de an hon
orable surrender to poSer and f'rcs As u
writer in DeBu,D's Reuie,o has we'll said
"Virginis cannot be charged with any
doreliotion Of honor. Hsr hsttIe 6eid. and
her cemeteries attest her fisIity TO principles.
Her courts Of justice the prey Of advcpturers,
her halls Of Legislation dsa'ed by Ignorance
aud rapacity, her social aud Industrial inter.
ests paralyzsd by radical rule. would render
hshameful in any one Who hsd suffered less
70 oeasare the proprioty Of her conduct"
But now that Virginia has fulfilled her
pledge, and ratified the fifteenth amendment,
~hioh radical illiborality made q condition
preoeuent 70 her admission into tne Union,
Let us trust that, after her admission, Virginia
will no longer submit TO tho dctation Of the
Infamous leaders Of an infamous party. The
kiohmond. "Enquirer and Examiner" has
yielded much but that Journal feols that it
can yield no more, consistently with the hon
Or and dignity and interests Of Virgins; O. !!
it we'll says. in its issu. Of the 7th instant:
ss.lhere Is wido distinction between CON.
plying With tho Acts OF Congress ou&hc sub
tcct Of reoonstruotion and vo'u ataril % ,rfor
miug other acts 10 addition II. tho r"quiro
meats Of the e ,der.l G vsrnnsnt 10 th't re
gard. There is difference between sub nit
ting to what wo have 40 power " resist and
Voluntarily searching for fresh displays Of
complaisance. Our view is that we have nc.
ecpted tho Underwood constitution and the
Afteenth a'neu.insnt hacau'e vs. h,i ~ np.
ton in tho matter; We have re'nodcled our
tatsraa' policy 10 oh5dieooe To mand't"
from stronger and conqucrins power. Now,
20 go beyond this, aud n'nit'.>, >up:rfa I"
Alaority 10 sppeasius ani n''l'yi x ~ Vi
torioas party, is not only 'sin't ntnr' ~
is direputable aud un'u, ~ They hr" ~
down their term., AMI it Is. NIT i'ii'l ;
thoy were severe ani harsh in thn ,'xt'~' u.
and we shall have psrfmnsl orf ps"a Yh"
yee shall have complied with than.
"We do not desire 10 onter the U ,;or sit,
any hypocritioai face' tits 'b.''ute 'no !.
siblc for W. at the South u enjoy 1t hf,'; t".
process of reconstruction, or TO rcv,ln.i,a q
our social order 10 any gushin. fran" W.
a.y, We do il; and w. 10 it in snl ri /,
We abandca onr cherries and our pr"jots
and return to the UniDu. We retn', ~,
the idea that it is the gnver.i.iient W. NIX :
ourselves happy by making it-s' f'r ~ ".
oan--a good govern nent We ~i-! t" NIX,
substantial peace and t''cave It - 'l."s T.
obliterate at,d to erase the traces Of !, hl'tn
contest 7t'
"We do not % back into the Uni"n in ~
spirit Of slaves. W., do not pr'p," -, pl
chaso fasors aad beaeata!by ob'"r u.
seryile demonstrations. Thank G,i! .s,r;p,
oreot, ~ those Who have nM hid IN ,,p,
tsuity - learn how to bead The pr.s'..,'
hinges Of the kn.e
eThe preservation ~ This, ',iri' Y Y;y
very vel; isa", railr,.i mr. p'n ~ ii,
il the pressrvatio, " oie r.c. ,,i ~.
without wAioh life is conte'up'''", WI ~
comforts Of iite void Of satisfaction t'r,,rv
the brave, fearless, manly temper " r".
Southern peep's. .nt YOU s'v" 80 u TN. hra j,
of .mr fortunes the 'nost prrcinn. $50 4.
spasklsd ID th; y-,~ ~, in ,ns ~. If L..
itS. For raj r.;ls. aud inrnmkr. ri, Il
bridges, aud aqaaipeta. did D" "ayc " :,
when the immortal sprits had hee" 1T ~"
liks % worm In the hud.' Il And therefore th'
nsy' fer tpsterial deve'opment per f,a az, 10.
Tas-ras any saoriass Of feeling. honor o.
pritcipis, Hike the Days Of ohisalry. ura end
Cd, 10 . dseep.Aigs cry, and = ir,,St a,srai'
H.llaoy. We want all thess thinvs---,u,terin
deyeloppasnt---bat ws DO not w,nt them b,
4 auy dishonest cousses --we do not want an,
.iii.eStsan waaitk'titpTb A
so,A2ksysallas 'Coaciiiate the tloveramentl J
tDo thia,- thss'-..ibsad tho knee hsrsl-
nov thsrsl lsLo ! tie Kiny comes fal
down aud Morship + 90 ~ Teach our peopi,
th,s phtlcsophy, ,and woatc a.fdiasa p'"ps--
thsnin deed aGa 10 truth ruined poop'e.
'"Is sl,ero no danger here : Otiaa war.
ing IA thisairsstip1 merely, . topic fts n,ock
ary-raoa ne sallIer. Z .hst 'Yoa aro soss allow .
.'5erhsss arc pers'oas who are pssypa.l