Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-05
For tho Reo,oee Courier.
"On us when dunoes are satirio,

advise him to wait nbtil it's wing feathers
have grown II little longer bef1so lc permits
it to ventnro ON suoh f,gh,ss Praise is
pleasant to the stnden,s.of Nawburry College,
but when they receive sueh u fl tteriny no
tiUe from one who has managed to perform
the wonderful feat of graduating with "fust"
holnrs ut Ersklne Cuilcgo. they have indeed
re- 'ohrd the me PITS uitra" of their desires.
The Editor h's given brtl, to quito pun
gent criticism; the mountain h,s prJduoed
inouse We can plninly see thut ,e does not
believe that any good thing Gun come out of
any institution. save thu ono in which ho
gradu ted, mi in thu first nntice which he
h"s deigned TO take Of the, stu lents Vt New
berry C"llege lns aspircd to that clnss Of
would no critics, who n3s@ t&i lasaS
Damn with faint praise. assent with civil leer.
An !. without snecrng teach the rest to sneer /"
Our aspirations do not s,i.r ,s high MS the
Editors; we leave him 10 enliyhten tic world
by means of his cherished Medium We
will not try to rub him Of tho honprs. almost
within his grasp, but will rest satisfied, if our
debates exercised u snlutary effect in more
contracted circle. Tho wise Editor certainly
possesses a wonderful faculty for propounding
'*hnotty prob'cms" Gall him 'our sphinx
We do nut think. however, that he will de-
vuur any victim this time. for he hns given
us question which ndmits If no dcb.te.
The Editors pniss ut self Is AN unnnswerabe o
argu nent on the affirmative The chir ra
of being al chitnr ru'I,In,ing in that vacuum
in his rraninm wItrr, brains IN sht to be. i,,s
doubtless, destroyed it's .fust intent" Cnuhl
we ouly disuver the intent of n br,iniess
hend . new era would certainly dawn in
mental Philosophy.
QUtD PRO QUO
REFUNDISa TIE TAX ON CorroN The
following memorial to Congress has heen sent
t, all the counties III thp State, and tho per.
sous who have the mattct directly in charae
nrc urged to put it in train immediately, or
hand the lGennrial to some ncighbor wh,
will:
IL The Conyrcss ofMc Unit"d Stnics
The Subscribers werr.'in the years 1868
'Gj. II aud 50 when they were REDUCED {,
a',n,'rt ahJect poverty by losses growing "u'
| nt The late unhappy war, short crops md l,W
prices fr til" products IF their sniI. rrpnir,.
{" pay u" unjust and un"I,al tx on r,tt,n
their prl"clp'I pr''inrt. w'rn other States
| "nisilc the cotton brl. W, re mt required to
ply sinllnr tax on the Ur"iuctS -! their soil
In ntdiilnn to this tx ,-nn cntfnn v,nlr prt
TONERS wrre f,Jnir,'l to piy their due share
| nf nll ,ilirr taxes, Y"nr petitioners are nh
s'srri that II Is the npini,'n "f m,ny ut nnr
most eminent iuii>s that tho law Imposing
| d tuS ,pu ,itpu WAS IN violntiuD rf thu con,
>iitnti"n- which is The nu"h,r in'nnnl wLi,i,
al shi'd nssc .bln f',r equal rlgris; rpu,
privileges ami equal ahurr"s Your per-,
,i"usr, have never ,ErSitatra ia their brir
that Congress would do then Justice by r.
.miriny the great wrnng lntl,ctel nn ihn,-
And that end your petitpncrs now mos,
nn"tly pr'y
NEW Y'nK. December 8 = r}ceript> -,
all the ports FIR the week l26 929 Il LIS
ssain>t l3U 0l3 last week md III 0l8 tn
previous week ,nui lbs 800 ,hrrr week
-incr. Total receipts sinre Saptrmhrr. 3II5
| II against | .625 395 Tor thu cnrrr. yrniiup
| terl"d last year IN increase If 240 G24 -
| Eypprts from 'I III" parts TOR the week. 81
| '94; NJ .iu-t rs 5+6 FIR same tine last yn,
Total exports tor the expired prriph nf tn
.nttnn ye,r nrr GDG 252; ngainst 800 050 f
| tho same time last year Stock ut all trt
umrs, +Sl.314; against $50 OBJ san" d.,.
last year Stock NJ interior towns, o. 567
'snipSt lJ7.H57 last yr,r Stnrk in Iivu
nedl. 567 900; nyainsr $40 600 last year
\mrric"n cntinn nhnrt for Great Brit .ip
lS7.DOu; against 355 900 last yrnr A,,n,,n,
II Indian a"Ifon ufl"rt for Europe, 265, ,4J0
'g"in>t lUS 00U Inst year. .,t H.
| .f, raa
| A GENERAL AND FULL AMNESTY In
reference 10 this dYn,ni alike of the publ
veal anil united Land, the New York 7r;
bu"e well says:
Perhaps it was just.as we'll that thu Senn,r
should defeat the half and half pmnrs,y. bill,
towhich it gnve the cold shoulder yesterday ;
but its disposition toward thu general pr.nci
pie involved IL MT encouraging nor credit,
BILE. After dalIyiuy with the nIcusur.
until the Senators Va themselves were
not sure whether thoy were in favor
pfh"nesty, or la"ne Applicant tor a seat VIII.
IN now DISTINGUISHED. they shnfflnd tho bill
pside leaving 1t in u mnribund condition
What VIC. want is u, total removal Of all pnlti
ch' disabilities for offrnc"s committed dunn,
the late. rebellion Compromises arc snpi,
u delusion mud y snare. , ,..{,
- Tho late jacob Barker, whose den,h, in
Philadelphia. has recently hsen announced
Wua Ona nf the ,,,;,st gra,r, IL III, ,,,,, ,r