Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13

EHE SOLID SOUTH.-Ine OOutn Is 6tlll
a unit in sentiment to remarkable aud
discouraging degree. Find what Virgin
ian or Georgian is thinking on any question
of national politics aud you need not ask
what Louisanian or Texan is thinking.
If the question has the slightest bearing on
tho prospects of the Democracy for obtain.
ing full controll Of tho government tho
mountaineor on tho Blue Ridge aud tho
"tarheel" OF tho Carolina tnrpentine forests
will be of ono mind with tho sugar planter
! on tho Mississippi and tho hcrdsman on the
Texas plains. Not the least progress seems
to have been made ia the direction Of disn-
tegrating tho Intelligent classes Of the old
slave States. They arc as solid to-day us
they were in the midst of the rebellion.
e. s. Smaleyin Neso York Tribune.
WAsmISoroN, March 5-Thc Democratic
programme to secure the repeal Of the test
oath laws relative to the drawing Of jnrics in
in Federal courts, and to repeal tho laws
which permi, Federal Office holders to interfere
with the elections in The States, is understood
to be as follows: Bills will be introduced to
accomplish the desired legislation and be
passed by both houses. If tho President
vetocs them, tho provisions of tho bills will
be cngrnftcd upon tho legislative, executive
and indicicial appropriation bill aud passed.
Should the President attempt to oppose the
will of the people as expressed by their rep~
rescntatives in botn branches Of Congress by
rctoing this appropriation bill, the wheels OF
government will be blocked for lack of sup-
plies until ho yields
THE Arcu<TA AND KNrxvIILE RAILROAD
Engineer a. j. Twiggs tells us that General
Bradley will move to tho river on the l0th,
having completed the Carolina side of the
road to Dorns Mines. IIe will then work
from the river back to the mines, with the
river end as his base of supplies. General
Bradley swenrs by tn, soul Of Hampton and
tho State OF South Carolina that he will finish
his part of tho road by the lst &C next Janu
ary Certain it is he can't beat Engineer
Twiggs, who is doing some Of the best rals
road work ever done in this country, and who
is nearing comr 'c,ion on this sdc
[Augusta Ercaing NeuS.
as horrible MS it may seem, it is given out
from Washington, that not single Republican
Senator can be found who has ever met Scna.
tor Bruce socially, and the families of Repub-
lean Senators bitterly deny that they have
ever called on Brucc's wife or paid her any
attention whatever, Pray. what is the Re-
publican party good for? We invito inielli-
gent colorcl pep., in the South to cut this
out and paste i, in their scrap books.
The right Of CJngrcss to reissue green.
backs is to he fully tested in - case that Mr..
). B. Cr;uan1cn an1 General Butler have
gotten up for that pnrpoSe. It is thought
that the case will be argocd in the Supreme
Court n October next, ard be fully disposed
Of before the Presidential canvass is upon us.
The national banks want IN adverse decision.
bnt such decision wonld not help their case,
for treasury notes would DO IA acceptable and
useful to the people rs legal tenders.
The freight on tho Air Limo Rairoad is
increasing so fast that it reqnircs two or
three "extras' a day to avoid delay.