Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-08-05


interest is identical with ours, aud in time,
with kind treatment and proper instruction
they will so perceive. 1t is folly to deny
the rights of the negro now, because ten
years ago they did not exist. The time has
passed and brought its changes aud among
them this, which we must accert, and for
our own existence and salvation as people
mould to proper use. IIe told tho negroes
their rights were secure to them, not through
LINCOLN or SCOTT, or any party, but as the
unforeseen result of circumstances. Once
obtained, they would be protected, not by
this or That specially, but by the Constitution
and laws Of the United States sustained by
thirty six millions of people. AS citizens, it
was now their duty to exercise discretion in
voting, and to favor an honest and econoni
cal Government. lIo asked the colored peo
pie where, and IN what single instance the
Radical Party had kept thoir promises to his
race. The mule and forty acres was hoax
to swind'e them out of their vote, and then
line their own pockets with their hard earn
ings of their toll. He denounced the League
The oath exactcd was unlawful and would
sustain an indictment against the party who
administered it to them. 1t was slavery
of tho soul, the intellect, as their forerun SER
situdo uns uf tho budy. 5T,is Srvery of ,e
League was worse than the ono from whiol,
they had been emanoin.:oI The negroes
were coming out of them in Edscfcld, aud
he wanted them to do SO everywhere, and
show themselves worthy Of their high priyi-
legcs rs citizens.
There is not an honest man ia the present
Government, unless it be CARDozA f3corr
admitted he only made sl30,U0O the first
year Of his time. NEAaLE borrowed money
to get to Columbia, aud he is now buying city
property at high prices, and sports the finest
turn out in Columbia. Could he have made
it from his salary? or honesty? Scorrs
appointccs are generally chip off the old
block. lie is informed that our County
Treasurer is defaulter to the sum of 81 ,991.
55 cents, of the money due the County The
County Commissioners vouch for the truth of
the statement, which can be proved by the
said, "sue on my bond" It is not worth the
paper it is written on. It was rejected by
your Commissioners, and approved over their
rejection by person in Columbia. In Edge
field the Treasurer is $4,000 behind.
lie then made the following charges against
DR.. ScoTT, which he elaborated:
First. | charge that Il. K Scott has viola.
ted that we'll l-cstablishcd and acknowledged
principle of law which prohibits a trustee
from specializing with the funds of his trust
estate for his own personal aggrandzcmcnt
Second charge that he has infested
this State with paid spies from abroad, rcuk.
ing with hatred to our people, and established
a system Of espionage dangerous to public
liberty and free institutions.
| Third / charge that he pays these spies
with y"ur money, u,rdur tiIo .yr-teuru tia,
they arc peace officers, when they are simply
his political partisans, and engaged in stirring
up strife among our people
| Fourth | charge that he has ATTEMPTED to
demoralze the public virtue AMI prostitute
the public morals, by introducing into lis
house, as Governor ofSouth Carolina, persons
of i'll fame he knowing them to be such,
thereby offering reward for prostitution.
Fifth charge thnt he conniycl at, If he
| is not Implicated in, the murder of ci,izcns
of South Carolina for political effect (lMc
the Randolph murder and its lstory)
Sixth. charge thnt he has vuutcd the
| law of his own creation, or Of the law of the
creation OF his own party, by not requiring
tho Land Commissioner to make u report of
| his opcrations, and in not rc1uing report
| from his Financial Agent.
Seventh | charge that he has defraulcd
the State Of large sums Of money as one of
the Advisory Board Of the Land Commissions
by converting to his own use, money appro.
printed to buy homestead for the homeless.
Eighth. | charge that under his admins
!ra.ion the public debt has been trcblcd !;
taxation become burdcnsome beyond suffer
ancc; immigration prevented the resources
of the State dormant, and public education
| neglected.
Ninth. charge that he has encouraged
violence (vide Winchester Rife law spccch)
fomented dscord between the whites and col
orcd people for political effect, and defeated
the ends of justice in his improper exercise
of the pardoniug power.
Tenth. / charge that he has discharged
the duties of his high office, not for the good
of the whole people, but with an eye singly
to his.own preferment political and pecuniary
That he has misreprcscntcd abroad the good
people Of the commonwealth, and attempted
to bring odium upon their fair name.
Eleventh. | charge. that shortly precedent
! to the last Presidential election. Governor