Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-06-02
Letter from New York.
Correspondence of the Charleston News.

NEW York, May 20.
The pronuncianento of Mr.. Clement Il.
Vallandigham, published in all the morning
papers Of yesterday, has provoked general
commcnt-not so much because the man him.
self is Of consequence, as that his abandon
lment of the position he has SO long defended
marks the breaking away Of almost tho last
vestige of opposition to the situation as it is
(thc amendments, negro suffrage and alp in
side the Democratic party. Mr.. Yallandig.
ham has been so long regarded in the North
as the iupersonation of what is called "Cop.
perheadism," that his change Of front is real
ly sensation in politics 1t may be regard
ed Us certain now that the National Democrat
10 party will "acccpt the situation" and in
; the National Convention will cut loose from
the "dead issues of the past"
The drift OF Democratic sentiment Is nearly
all in this direction. The Southern papers
which were disposed to take issue with the
Northern Democrats on their proposed policy,
shortly after the publication Of Judge Linton
Stephenss letter, have gradually dropped
their belligerent attitude, and, believe, with
but few exceptions, have now expressed
willingness to let the Northern Democrats
shape the national convention their own way
The action Of the South Carolina Taxpayers
Convention is regarded as another indication
of tho willingness of the Southern Democrats
to take the "new DEPARTURE and it is un-
derstood that the Pennsylvania Democratic
State Convention, Which meets in Harrisburg
next Wednesday, will make bold push and
plant tho party squarely on the issues Of the
present. Vailandigham's speech shows how
rapidly the revolution has progressed in the
West
On this platform it is believed We can win
the next Presidential election. 1t tlanks the
: Radicals. 1t completely chcckmatcs Morton's
tactics; for you will remember that the bur-
don Of that persons compliant against the
Democrats, in his speech opening the cam
paign at indianapolis, was that they intended
to unsctte reconstruction, re.enslayo the ne.
gro, and consent to the rec establishment of
the Southern Confoderacy. 1t is of para.
mount Importance that tho Democrats shall
obtain possession of the General Government,
(Which means possession of the purse strings
and the sword, ) and if success can be accom-
plished by recognizing the validity of the
amendments, a moments hesitation would
seem to be a blundcr. Time will test the
justness Of their application to our system
of government. If they are inharmonious
with it of course they will fall and it is
better for the South that tho Democrats
should be in power, white the trial is being
made, than its enemies. [ give you this as
q sort Of resume of the opinions of all the New
York Democrats with whom have talked
The changed tone Of the New York TilJ
u"c towards the Southern people is also
worthy Of note The letters of its correspond
Georgia have rather opened the eyes of its
'o1i 70 tl,o f,f
States. A remarkable leading article pub.
lished on Wednesday, admits that the South
has just cause of complaint against its Rad
cal rulers. Read this extract if you would
learn how far the Tribune has become con
ycrted
"Our correspondents have now been so
hug III ,nu ussturDcd districts OF tho South
that we can form from their letters distinct
idoa Of the state of society in that unfortunate
part Of tho Union. It is melancholy pic.
ture that they draw for us. The most intel
ligcnt, the influential, the educated, The real.
" useful men of the South, deprived of all
political power have come to look upon them,
selves as tho outraged subjects Of dcspotic
oonqueror. Taxed and swindlcd by u horde
OF rascaly Joretgn advcntuyc,s, and by the
ignorant class mhich only yesterday hocd the
ticlels and served IN the hichcn, they care
nothing for politics, except to throw off tho
oppressive yoke; they have no interest in ma
tional affairs; they would call themselves of
either party, provided their rulers were only
of the other. Tile refuse Of Northern cities,
aoho aoent southmay1 after the ,0ar, out-ut,cl-
boWs, and destitute Of character and cduca-
tom now roll in splendid carriages, drink
rare wines, glitter with diamonds as big as
Fsk's, and steal taxes as fast as New York
street commission 1t is no wonder that the
impoverished planter, growing poorer every
day; the &C Conjcucratc officer, ayho fought so
Gravcly for a cause IN which lie honestly Lc-
9iiucd; the professional men, accustomed all
their lives to hold Office and lead the public
sentiment Of their communities, look on such
things with rancorous hearts. They might
submit to be ruled by soldiers who had beat.
on them in battle Lut here they are plun.
derea Ly suffers and camp tolowcrs. This
is'a miserable state Of things, indeed, for
Republican Govcrnmcnt-a burlcsquc upon
the suffrage, when the only restriction upon
voting is that the votes shall not be cast for
the most intelligent and uirtuous citizens"
The writer goes on to say that this "misc-
rabe state Of things" has come to pass be-
cause the Republican party has refused to
follow tho advice of tho Tribune and concede
general amnesty to tho OK. Confcderatcs
Perhaps, however, tho real reason of this
"new departure" on tho part of the Tribune
is the secret hostility of is chief to u. S. G.
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