Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-02-25
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- 'eo seem 10 point TO these latter
Gays, and appear to have been ordained fbv
rroV'dence as preparatory to this new age Z
to the wonderful developments Of the nine
teenth century. The civilization OF Greece
or home -and that was the highest of auciept
times cannot be compared with ours Of the,
present, day The most intellectual people Of
former times never dreamed Of the SmaenGtio
telegraph, of that steam power whfch nov
c'rcumnavlgates the globe and uhites aIlsthe
nations of the world, ofthe railroad which
spans continents and covers the territory Of
all civilized nations like network. and Of TINT
wonderful printing press which ditfuse intel.
i'senco all over the earth, like the fight Of
the sun and almost as rapidly Z The CONT
nents which now hold instantaneous converse
win each other through submerged threads
OF wire were not known even to the afioienta,
Counties and people remote from each other
are brought 10 communication more easily than
heishboring towns were few years ago.
Look also at the thousands of Inventions h,
machinery, which perform more work than
all the combined labor of mankind could. and
at the manufactures, which have given neu ,v,
phase to life and which have enlarged COM
merce to degree that no one formerly could
believed possible. We mig't refer to tho
almost godlike power of man in modern times
IN exploring tho bowels of the earth and
realms of space, in counting the years of ape
OF the globe, in analziug the rays of the sun,
and telling the composition of that body. and
IN all the astonishing discoveries in chemi..
try and other branches of science, as evidence
OF the Incompatible superiority Of the present
over every preceding age; but it is only
necessary to call attention to facts so we'll
known. The most important feature of our
modern civilization, however, is the social and
5p9lt'"al revolution which has been. Elected
" ! ssa aad ss j. sti'l gGjGs o. teissrr
mproveu Or .u1sdu 2Stl ,s@e,a4aseu.
Most of the ancient republics even were
'ligarchies, whore privileged few governed
md the majority had no voice in the govern.
nent. Now the rights and power ofthe peo-
pie are generally acknowledged; yes, even
under monarchical forms ofgovernment, where
concessions of political rights have to be-
wrung from the rulers Under the potent
influence of the telegraph, press, steam COM
and the other agencies of this age
the masses of mankind arc becoming enlight-
ened, the principles of political equality are
being universally !diffused, and rulers in sll
civilized countries have to yield to the voice
Of the people. STILL VIC see only the dawn of
the future. The mighty revolution has only
commenced. All the nations and races Of
mankind will be brought in close communica-
ton with one another, intelligence will be
universally diA'used, modern civilization will
spread over the whole face Of the globe, polit.
ical power will be used through and for the
benefit of the masses, the financial thcories
and systems Of the past will be revolutonzed
and science will unveil more and more tha
secrets of nature. This is no fancy picture,
These must be the inevitable. results Of mod,
orn progress. We have entered, upon This
new and wonderful age, and both in the.des
velopment and advantages of it our own ooun,
try is destined to be foremost. I'VE mioht
well rejoice, like Simeon ofEold, that we
have lived to see this salvation and the gloriea
of this nineteenth century. ta as4 ss,f
FAIR PLAY.-We have piece Of advice,
says an exchange, which wo wish to fix firmly
and indclibly upon the public mipd, aud that,
is, to- give the printers fair play, DO not
forget that it costs something to s'puff," ,aa
we'll as to advertise, and never sponge upon
priuter IN anyway whatever II is the prin.
tors ink TINT makes nine tenths of your for.
tunes; it takes money to buy ink, typoanls
paper and yet few are the thanks that tho
printer gets Give .herrin.en faiF play, give
up all expectations Of gratpitousipafi6g, ets.q
and como down with rehuneyationN The,
great Anet;oan stateman, Daniel Webstery,
wins right which 'ho remarked, cSn,alI lsths
sum required to patronise a anewspapsr,e atnpa
yrewarded the patron, no matter how hutiT
! BILE, or pnpretcnding the gazette hs takes.a-sa
Is,is aekt ~ impossible to all printed shsess
with, matter without putting into somethibes
that is worth tho subsoription.m 4Hispqszssis
/ raAyi - surTtr-r ,t,s, !
I ,sar, Some editors say that the destiny of
the world often hangs on the Smallest trifles.
4 A little milf between Ghasies Bopapsstsae Sna
\ hissye Letitia might have broken sof mar,