Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-19

those owning tho property and having tho
Intelligence aud education ut tho South,
saw thoir very sociul system mcnacod with
destruction; saw their worry households
threatened with ruin under an inuuiation
of bnrbarism, directed by tho most unscru. !.
pulous of mcn, aud when thoy naturally
camo together, when they naturally
united as people menacod with dnpgnr ever
will unite, then cry is raised against the
solid South.
"Ah, Nlr. President, it will not do. This
system Of legislation towards tho South,
Tint began ton years ngo, is reaping its fruit
and it is not by additional penal laws that
you can bettor the condition of this country.
What docs tho Senator want moro pcnal
laws for? Let him look into tho statuto
books on this very subject; let him read tho
stututcs in regard to tho enforcement of tho
right of citizens to vote, and L defy him to
fiud IN the statutes Of any civilized country
on this globe body of laws so minute, SO
searching and bristiiug all over with penal.
ties as do these laws"
Mr.. Thurman thought the danger to this
country was whether the longest purse
should carry the elections, and the danger
exists more iD the North than in the South.
Mr.. Lamar also addressed the Senate,
saying hc would huvc something to say
upon the question of tho adoption of the
resolutions when they arc ready for action.
at prescnt, he wished to remark upon
single point submitted by Mr.. Blaine. lie
regretted that u statesman SO distinguished
in looking upon this rccontly dislocatcd
member of this great American empire,
mol <,f - e..
great interests that affect this great country
through the long track of coming years,
should have concentrated his whole gaze
upon its simple attitude of party relation
ship; that nothing should have struck the
gentleman except that partisan feature
which affects the asccndancy of this politi-
cal party or the other organizations that
arc unknown to the constitution and outside
of tho laws Of this land. "But, sir, tho gentle
mans directed his remarks exclusively to
those parties, and with no intent whatever
to utter bitter rctort, | cannot but feel
the regret that one of such rcsoutc purpose,
OF such tenacious and such daring ambition
and of such great abilities, should have SO
narrowed his mind as to give to party what
was meant for mankind" Denying posi-
a disproportionatc power 10 this government
the Senator said that before the discussion
was over, he would show that no negro vote
has been suppressed in the South. 81 will
demonstrate that this political phenomenon,
which is tic subject Of go much discussion
and representation, is phenomenon that
would occur in any free society, aud that
1t has been brought about by the agencies
OF intelligence, virtue and society, and tho
other agencies civilization always brings
upon the classes that are ignorant and de-
based.
at tho conclusion Of Mr.. Lamars brief
remarks, Senator Ejmunds mado few
remarks, and there was some coloquy
between himself and the Senator from Mis-
slsslppi as to the Interpretation Of portion
of the lattcr's remarks, after which the
resolution and the amendment was laid aside
aud the Senate resumed tho consideration of
the patent lava.