Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-01-20
The Troubles IN tho Interior.

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dition Of the present House Of Representa-.
tives During the past week, nightly eau.
cuses have been held, at which tho war.like
/ orators appear to have entertained each other
with ihtl,mnatory harangues about the recent
troubles in Unon. So many blood and thun-
! der speeches have bccn made TINT, it is suid,
tho very wills of the Capitol look smoky aud
smell of gunpowder. Every wisc-acre has
his own pet measure, which he ma Dtains
will meet the case and restore quiet and safety.
BYAs asks for resolution to authorize tho
Gov crnor to call upon GRANT for competent
officers to drill the militia. MoBLEY, igno.
rant Of every idea Of dignity and propricty,
asks for an Act TO compel the Governor to
visit nnd remain IN the X X. Counties one
month. WnIprER asks for an Act to declare
martial law in the counties Of Union, Spar.
tanburg and Laurens. Hurley says SCOTT
is to blame for appointing ignorant aud in
competent men to Office, aud traces the whole
trouble to this cause. Some want to call in
United States troops to preserve order while
others declare the militia should bo first tried.
The inpeachalcnt Of sho Governor is oponly
threatened
In multitude Of counsel there il wisdom,
but 10 a multitude of folly there is confusi,n.
Fhesc seems to be little PRUDENCE manifested
in this matter. The trouble is arbitrarily
placed us the doors of the property holders
aud upon this assumption hasty action is at
vocated. The Radicals are spotIess They
cannot sin, nor even contemplate crime
They never look within to tind the evil and
its remedy. But, abroad is the fault, nnd it
is their duty to seek and apply the remedy
Their diagnosis is bad and of a necessity thrir
medicine will aryravate the disease. Igno-
rance is the p,rcut Of vice and crime, while
intelligence is the mother aud supporter of
virtue, morality and peace. The class pos.
sessing the latter characteristics is charged
us the violntors Of the law. The whites uwn
the property Of the state. 1t is plain to them,
that uny act OF violence breeding confu> on
diminsiIcs the value Of their re !, property,
drives of immigration, dislurbes labor, in.
Gre ,Scs State aud county expenses, and iuures
thCh tostSihJ'
These acts are tfeE', iolativc Of educated hu'
n,an nature and self interest Can ~ people
he presumed to violate these controlling prin
cples 1t would require powerful motive
to effect this, and one which cannot exist at
pres, mt. We then say to the hclligerent sa
cans in Columbia, look within, take the beam
out of your own eye, control your own party,
keep within the bounds Of good citizens, aid
peace and order will return of themselves.
We would not clnin that the whites are en-
tirely free from error, but we do nni"tain
that no people have endured such rapid and
radical revolution in the social and political
p.opc ot this State On tho other hand tho
eadden emancipation and inycstture of the
negro with civil rights, his being armed and
elevated to office has produced an ovcrbearng
liccntious spirit, which often leads to diIhcuI
ties. This confusion is natural. Let there
tr 10 party legislation to increase and cmhit.
ter it more Ti'nca and the strong a IN, of the
civil law will effect ,nore gnod than any mil.
itary power, be it national or State The
citizens denouncc such outra.el and are or.
gnnizi"g to prevent their recurrence. Is it
not wise then to torbcar for tho prcscut
Dlvorc S.
we clip tho following from the Columbia
correspondent Of the South Carolina RepuL!i
| can:
Mr.. Reddish, of Orangeburg, is about to
introduce bill to provide for divorce and
alimory. The bil is qnitc a lengthy ducu
mcnt, of 1G scctiona; aud .roriJ,nM for nIi
pnSsble emergencies: The following are the
| principle features of this new till
| The Courts of Common Pleas in mis- State
will be empowered to grant divorces ior the
| following cnnsrS,:
/. Where either Of the parties had for.
mer wife or husband living ut the time Of
solennizing the second mnrringe. q when
either of the parties Sl.nll have been wiirully
absent from the "thcr two years 3 Adultery.
4 lmpoteucy. Extreme cruelty. 4. Frau
dulent contract. :. Gross neglect of duty.
8. ll"btaai drunkenness for three wears
The ninth aud last section refers at length
to the sentencing and imprisonment of either
party in certain eases or under ccrt,;n crcun
stances, specified in that section, and which