Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-03

boievc that because q man can read and
writc, hc is necessarily better man than
his fellow. | know ho is not necessarily q
better soldier, because while mauy of tho
Northern States boast that moro of their
people can read and write than those of
almost any other nation in the world, aud
while they taunted us during tho war With
tho opposite state ofaffairs as obtaining bore,
| would rather have taken our men (whom
they alleged could neither read nor write)
whom | wanted good shooting dono than any
mou over saw. I mean by education,
thcu, not only intellectual education, but
education of the heart and soul-to lift
our people up and teach them that tho only
true knowledge is the knowledge of God!
1t is mistake to suppose that, though
wanting this, man who oan read and write
is educated. Tho history of tho past
teaches us that tho best educated people the
world has ever scon could neither read nor
writo. Look to Athens, the eye Of Greooo,
where Plato aud Aristotle lcoturcd, and
Demosthencs charmed the people with his
cloquenoo, day by day. There wero no
better people than the Athenians who lis.
tened to them; but those Athenians could
not read nor write, and coming down to our
day and generation, tho old men of this
State can look back and sustain mo when
say that thoro were no people on this cont,
ncnt better instructed as to tho truo theory
of our government, and iu all that concern,
governmental policy, than woro tho people
of South Carolina in former years, and their
knowledge oamo from tho same source as
that of tho Athonians of whom have just
spoken; they were instructed by their great
men who oamo frequently through tho coun
try and discussed boforo them the great
questions Of the day
Now, my friends, want not only that
education, but tho diffusion Of general
education TINT the rudi,nents at loast should
be placed in tho roach Of ovcry man, and
tho colored people allowed tho opportunity
Of bettcrny their condition. l want them
to DO mado good oitizcus, and I believe it
can best be douo by giving to their children
education. Whom thoy havo learned the
rights, duties aud responsibilities Of citizen-
ship tGoy will be happier and will make US
happier. That is my general view as to the
treatment Of the oo!ored man. Say TO him
"You must work out your own destiny.
You havo beon placed here in tho providence
of God, and made q citizen. Show that
you arc capable Of being one." In all
great struggles tho weakest arc thrust
aside.
If the colored men arc wise they will try
to link themselves by hooks Of steel to tho
white mon. The bost friends of the ooorcd
mon are tho old slnyc holders. will make
predi6tion to you, now, and though l
may not live to sec it fulfilled, many of you
will. 1t is this: that the timo will como
when Northern Republicans will want to
take away from you tho right of voting,
and those who will riso up to savo you and
dofend your rights will be the white men
Of the South. They will defend yonr right
to vote because it gives to the South thir-
ty-iiye more votes in Congress and thirty
i've more votos 10 oleoting Democratic
President; and do you suppose mon arc
such fools as to give up that right2 No!
of the boon.
have said that the time will como when
the coorcd man will JUN with the whito man
simply because thoir interests arc idontioal,
because they inhabit the same soil, and the
samo sky bonds over them, and tho predio.-
tion is being verified Any man who looked
beyond tho mere question of tho hour
would have aeon that tho time would como
when this violent condition Of things, this
sntting Of MI tho theories under which sc
have lived, would be rectifcd, aud the races
which were living in common country
would have TO work for the good Of that
common country. | wonld givo thcm evcry
opportunity for education, would help them
aud encourage thom to oome into the
Democratic ranks. They cannot remain
Republicans and yot vote in tue Democratic
primary ccctions rs they wished to do
hero few days ago; but if they will oome
in as Democrats and vote az suoh, they will
bo Welcomed, and would treat them not
only with justice, but as Democrat would
troat them with kindness, generosity and
magnanimity, and try to show to them
that wo arc tho best friends they can find:
DANGERS OF TIE PARTY.
[ do not know that there is any other
point CO which should dotain you, and
find tho fatigue of speaking is greater than
l expootcd. | will, however, say one word
upon tho dangers which are threatening
our party. Tho greatest of these, in my
apprehension, is that of an independent
movement. lIo who sets up his own
individual Judgment as rule of action, and
refuses to not 10 full and porfcot accord
with our platform, in spirit as we'll as in
lettor, is an Independent, and on Indcpen.-
dent at this crisis in our affairs is worse than
Radical. He places himself, by his own
action, outside of tho palo of our party and
he should be ruled out of tho party. Ho
who is not with US is against US, and should