Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-07-14
The Testimony of Facts and Figures"


The Testimony of Facts and Figures"
The Kentucky Courier Journal is of the
opinion that by wise and harmonious effort
the Democrats can triumph in tho next Pres
idcntial election 1t gives Now Hampshire,
New York, Indiana, Missouri, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee Ken
tucky, Texas, Nevada, Oregon and California
--l5l votcs--to tho Democracy. Maine,
Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island,
i Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Wiscon.
sin, South Carolina and Missis>ipp;--72 vot, 5
to the R0dicdiS, and considers "RoaIyM'
Arkansas, Now Jersey, Ohio, PENNSYLVANIA,
Connccticut Nebraska, Illinois, Florida and
Louisana-0t votes. The CDuyfcr.Jousndl
upon the basis Of this classification, makes
tho following remarks:
"Np fair mndcd man, who is familiar with
the national field of politics, will attempt to
criticisc this classification. We have placed
no State but Texas in the Democratic column,
which has not been carried by the Democrats
within the past twelve months We put
Texas there bccauS" our iuform,tion is ,ha,
she is overwhelmingly Democratic. at fair
election she eau roll up $4,000 nr 20 000 ma
ior:y. The administration OF Gov Davis is
so odions to the people titat they are painting
for an opportunity to turn him out, neck and
heels, and with him his party. So here are
lJl clrctorl! votes which can be held by the
Democratic party, If the good sense which
once chanctcrizcdit it docs not take to itself
wings and fly away. 1t takes only eight
more votes 10 give our candidate for the prcsi.
dcncy mniority-thc whole number Of clcc,
toral votes being 317. In the column mark
cd doubtful there are three States, Floriln,
Arkansas and Louisiana, that nobody believes
eau be carried by the Radicals except y fraud.
In this place we cannot help rcmarklng, pa.
rcnthctiraly, that il Solomon could new gaze
on the Radical column and sec South Card :
na and Mississippi standing politically by the
side OF Massachusetts and Vermont, he would
no more shy that there is nothing new under
The sun.
"Nlr Benton was in the habit Of SAYING
that he dealt in the effective logc OF flares
and facts These arc certainly good weep
ons, and having them in Abundance before
US, we propose to usc.Sonr of them We
will use round numbers only.
ct IS a inct, then that J.1000 900 votes
were cast !or President in 1868, and General
Grants majority was 800, 900.
"lt is Il fact that l5J 900 of this majority
was in New England.
"lt is a ilct that Virginin Mississippi and
Texas did not vutc--not having been recon
strnctcd according to the mcst approved plan
OF RnGicai, ~.
"it is a fact that West Virginia, North
Carolina Tennessee Missouri and Indiana
gave Grant $4,000 majority in 1858, a,d We
believe it to he a lict that they will give So
900 against him in 1872.
"it is a i,ct that Pennsylvania. Oo and
Illinois gave 10000 majority to Grant; anil
If he carries them aglin, in onr opinion. it.
wil only be by the Sliin Of the lacth-.proyi
dcd, always, that the Democracy arc wisc'
TU' y young wilowor in Windham coun-
ty, greatly iii need of Il houSckecpor, rode
day after day in vain search for a hired girl
at last, almost discouraged, he drew up in
front OF a small dwelling, among the Hills,
and asked the customary question "Can you
tell me where can get woman to do tie
work Of farm house 2" "Whcrc arc We
from = asked the old man, viewing the hand,
some horse and buggy with critical air,
"Ely name is -- and | am from - -
"Oh, yes I've heard OF you; you lost your
wife Il spell ago. Wall, I've GOT six Gals =
GOOD gals, too, anal You may take your pick
among en- for wife; but they wouldn't
none of en- think of going ont ter work.
should full as lief you should take lIannah,
because she's the Oldest, and hcr chance amt
quite SO good sccin' as she's nigh sighted, and
cant hear very well but if you don't want
her, yon crn take your pick Of the others"
lie went in, selected the best looking one,
drove to the Justices and was married. and
carried his bride home that very niGht, hay,
ing scared permanent and efficient house
keeper, who proves thus far in every way sat.
isfactory, with no question of wages, aud no
limit to the work she is expected to do
TIE UNITED STATES AS a LAND OWNER.
-l,ccorls IN the general land cllice show
that the United States is the greatest land
owner in the world, being possessed Of / ;
| O33, ,7i2,5i2 acres Of land, not inc!udira q
iNlaska. Fast Of the Mississippi there arc
about Go,0O0,oo0 acres of public lands not
yet disposed Of, chiefly in Wisconsin; and
west Of the Mississippi there arc 973,742,
5G3 acres, distributed as follows: Iowa. Mis-
souri, and Arkansas, 10000, 900; Dakota and
Wyoming, l45, 5,295,2S4; Montana, SG004,
Cos; Kansas, 43, l5S.07G; Nebraska, 52,.
G23 ,G37; Colorado and Idaho, III, 800, 900
Nevada and Arizona, 100000 600 MINES
ota, 3G,7TG,I ITO California, Oregon and
Washington, POI 100000 Indian Terrific
ry, AZ, l,l5l,00O
rcaa. The Anderson MfcNigcnccr says
"presilcnt Buford, Of the Air line Railroad