Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-05-06
The State Press.

who approved the resolutions Of the Press
Conference ? From all appearano oes the solu-
tion Of this question will become in "a short
time as difficult as the5 aaswor to the trito
query, ewho, struck Billy Patterson Ri Tie
purpose ofSthp conference was to SECURE 1 con.
certof action so,ong the anti radioal, orgsnns arsn
ofthe State Wo'predi dioted,thes effort would
beinoffectual, but as, va were then at sea;
we thought no greater dissension would result.
ln fact we do not now know that such is the
ase. There is such aNoomipg round, ) and
leaping over, and IIeroulean efforts at orig,-
nality in who can and who will invent the
most cfimerical plan for restoring tho State to
the hands Of good and true men, that we find
ourselves aoundering in dark ,unccrtainty as to
where this orthat paper stands. The RepuJ.
ltcam has kicked up the "bad" in our ranks.
In charging upon the country press the want
iof Independence, it has reused the lion Of frce,
thought above any control, thoughit be the
power. Of sound judgment and wise discretion.
Certain facts arc admitted. The government
is not administered as honestly aud eoononi.
cally as it should be. Reform is needed -,
The civil sand political status Of the negro
ls settled nnd the future right to hold Office
is subject TO proper qualification only. The
resolutions are but tho public acknowledge.
ment of these facts,fnow established by the
logic of events, embodying a mcre reoommen
datlon of a convention of the people in Juno,
to determine upon proper course in the fu-
ture There can bo nothing Objectionable in
this. Perhaps the convention will daem it
prudent to nominate no State ticket. Each
county ,7il be represented, and upon a free
conference, tho wiscst aud safest course will
be adopted. This is the true presumption,
and as we have taken up the elephant, do not
let us faint on tho way. There is nothing so
difficult to contend with as determined dcs-
pondency. With all tho rubbing and polish
ing and fattering we can give it, tho picture
OF our future is gloomy enough Let the advo.
Gates of u "vital progressive democracy" ride
their hobby to their satisfaction, but steer
clear Of to reform party aud encourage them
on their way The party Of industrial deve.
opmcnt can push ahead to their peculiar edi.
fication without a collision. The bush whack
ing committee, and the line of Indian skir
mishcrs are respectfully solicited to Join in
the convention a sufficient time to learn the
whereabouts of their friends, lest on ill drcc-
ted ball should work injury to them Bush
whacking, to be successful and effective for
good, must have common object in view,
and this object is learned by uniting to confer
and then separating to fight. The croakcrs
bodc i'll to their pretended friends The des.
pondcnt arc beaten before the BATTLE The
patient, the pcrscvcring, the determined, ore
the auxiliarics We need. The projected re-
form is not thework Of day Emancipation
was tho work of thirty years. The culigten-
.-.."e ~-a ..u.ei uleSaLlon or Jno coIorcd man
is now our duty and interest We cannot
say '"prcsto change" and expect to see it nc.
complishcd. We must work for it. Is he a
good farmer who complains of his soil, when
the seed planted fails to yield fruit, before it
has barely had time to gorminato? Virtues
are of still slower growth Patieuce is re
quircd to succeed in their cultivation. Our
people arc hard to beat on quarter heat. A
quick fire soon cXhausts itself, and only de-
termned, constant effort will succeed in re-
lleylng lis of our present difficulties. Let the
press advocate this effort.