Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-07-01
wALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY /, 1870


estcd III the pcrusal of the same Col. S. is
the loader of the Republicans in this Terrific.
ry; wcs the opponent of Hon. j. NJ Cava
naugh, in the last canvass, and is hopelessly
in the minority. lie was, until lately, the
Grand Master Of the Masonic fraternity of
issnsy yTorritory. - FL o vacated to Hon N p !.
langford, aud we have found in him, the
courteous gentleman.
Not until last week, did we make the ac
quaintance of Maj. Wilkinson, of the Gazette
EIo said he expected to sec US not near SO
young, that he had the idea that we waro
"big fat old gentleman" guess he judged
from them cold time articles" in his paper
aboutus We was glad that he was not able
to prove either of ''his counts" against US,
and we hope never to be fat or get old
TO Maj. Wilkinson, Maj. McGinuis and
Mr.. Peter Roman, of the Gazette, VIC arc un-
der many lasting obligations, for favors shown
us, while among them.
Tomorrow We expect to 20 to Pilgrims
Bar and Pioneer, seventy five miles from
Helena.
Yours, &C., G.
AN IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-Wc find in
the Courier of the Tcchc, Louisiana, very
able aud interesting decision of Judge Gates,
of the Third Judicial District, in suit for
the recovery of the prco of slave. The
Judge concludes in these words:
The right of property in slaves has ceased
to exist, as in the fcuda rights, and as in the
latter no action could be instituted to recover
the rents and arrcaragcs due at the time
of the abolition of these rights so in this
case, there should be no action TO recover the
price due at the time slavery was abolished.
Equality, reason and common justice die
tate that when the buyer has been divcstcd
Of his title by the action of the State without
compensation, and all laws recognizing the
right of property in the thing sold have been
abrogatcd and the vendor relieved from his
obligations, he should at tho same time be
denied his right Of action for the recovery of
the price.
The demand was dismissed with costs.
TIE DEBAsEMENT OF SOUTHERN Poll
TICS With the re election of Whittemorc,
the cadcbtship trader, to Congress before us,
the special correspondent Of the New York
"Tribunc," who in this case will certainly be
acknowledged good authority, writing from
Charleston, gives the following in relation to
the ruling power in South Carolina politics
"Thcrc is an unplcasantly large class of
politicians who live only by politics, who
| know no other profession, and who look upon
the legitimate cmolumcnts Of the trade with
equally favorable eyes. When to these we
add an infusion in the Legislature of mon
chosen MS the most eligible in community of
field hands who never saw a school house and
never owned a five dollar bill, it is easily to
be seen that dangers besct the public affairs
Of South Carolina"
| The above is a fair resume Of the political
situation throughout the entire South and it
! is quite as true of every other State as it is
of South Carolina, - MrMian Guscttc.
| LIE CARNIVAL OF CORRUprION AND EX.
TRAvAoANcE.-T The New York Herald
draws the following truthful picture of the
state of things in Congress
"All are scramblng for public plunder.-
Those representing the iron and coal interests
of Pennsylvania, the manufacturing interests
of New England, and the land grabbing rail.
road interests of the West, arc intent upon
making the most for themselves and their
sections, regardless Of the general welfare Of
the republic In the general disruption and
want of principles of cohesion in political par.
ties, the members Of Congress and sectional
cliques arc bent on making all they can out
of the government and people The future
is uncertain; they see no ing beyond the
present; they will make the most of the pres
cnt carnival of extravaganza.
pay The Union Reform Party of South
| Carolina, embracing "citizcns of all parties
md colors," have entered upon their work
with vigor and resolution. Their platform
| is comprehensive in its scope, decided in its
tone and briof in statement. Tho selection,
Yesterday of Judge r. B. Carpenter, a Re-
publican and OK officer of the Union army,
as their candidate for Governor, and of Gen.
NJ. Q. Butler, prominent cx Confederate for
Lieutenant Govcrnoo, is sufficiently signifi
cant of thoir desire to lose sight Of all party