Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-12-01
The Effect of Grants Military Proceeding
in the Up.COuntry

| The information which comes to us from
the up country, where President Grant has
carried out his military proceedings, indicates
that the industrial and general interests of
thnt section have been seriously Affected
The picture now presented is gloomy one.
Not only do knavcs aud thieves rejoice in the
protection they gct-not only have tho usual
wholesome restraints on the bad clements of
the community been rcmovcd-but serious
blow has been struck at the farming interests,
which, after all, is tho base upon which all
other interests rest. These farmers have
been hunted like wild animals, whilst the
suspension Of the great writ of hnbcus corpus
has denied to men the ordinary methods of
self protection from false charges and ground.
less suspicious. Tho United States troops,
guided, perhaps. by some malicious negro, or
some low white renegade, has been lor,iing
over people who, after being plunlcrcd by
| thc State authorities, are now hunted by the
troops of our military President. The farm
crs, we repeat, suffer mainly. Many of them
arc in prison. Many have left the Counties
where tho righ!s of frccmcn were denied
tlicm. Many arc crushed and feel hopeless.
Next year, the tendency will be for many to
be idle In view of the present disturbed
condition Of the laboring class Of the as.
sailed communities, few of the farmers will
be disposed to make contracts with the freed.
men for another year. Each one will be dis
posed rather to content himself with tho pro-
ducc Of his individual industry, and con!ne
his expenses to absolute wants. The mcr
chants, factors aud others, cut on from their
usual patronage, aud already lcavy losers ly
tho Incarceration and cxpatriaton Of large
number Of their debtors, will be forced to
take in sails and thus the circle Of parAlyzed
industries vii! grow larger and larger, unti
the whole State will feel the blow struck in
York, Union aud Spar,anburg.
The state of affairs in these Counties we
know is calculated to arouse at once feelings
of resentment and Of dcsponlcncy But wr
hope that the people will bear up bravc,y.- -
| They have already exhibited, as general
rule, moderation that entities them to p,aisc
They are called upon to further illustrate that
spirit Of endurance and pluck AMI huuo an,
faith which will establish their clnims to the
cuiogy Of the future historian Gen Lee ut.
tered the noble sentiment thu: human virtue
ShunlI 1T least be equal 10 human calamity.
| Above all things, sholil The people Of Tie
upcountry hcar this in mind. We believe
that the n'!ltary proceedings adopted in thc
up country and c'niccted hy the conSpirat,y>
State ana Fudcrii,-s part OF y programme
Which has !"T ON" OF its chircis the suhiug
ton OF the white men OF the up cluntry to
The corrupt al degrading rule which now
| prevails III this State.
We send forth IN enrncS; suggestion in
this behalf l.ct the good ani True n,cn OF
the upconntry pre- 'er.c their utr.r;iy auj
keep the Wilderness OF 'N's,ir snui,. 'ri.ry can
not hnt yield to the force oi tic Government
| To the storm they mast bl%, bat creai they
need not n"a viii not, we feel snr'.
" h"t"vrr thrre hiss been OF wrong commit
tea, the wr"ag ''o"'s must answer toi IL
ha'e"rr OF l"j">'ic" has been done wii!
nave 20 'e answered !"r, rs i'r'yidnucG sl"w
y bus SnF''y works oA' is just dncsecs. We
are c",icnt TO "h'i" ny Tue result In the
m"aii''"H, let the So'iS "f the soil in unl2i
n"ro,i"n not despair. ihs S;prm will pass
south Nar"'na viii surely stand. At no dis