Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-11-20
Our New Volume.

With the present issue begins tho fifteenth
volume Of the COURIER, reckoning, not from its
establishment, but from tho date whom lis pub
lication was resumed after tho war. The COURIER
was established in May, 1840, and has, to tho
present time, continued its issues regularly, with
only short intormission during tho war. It's
first editors wero Col. Jesse W. Norris, Col. L.
NJ. Keith and Con. W. X. Easley, in tho order
named. They were its pioneers towards popu-
lailty ana usefulness as on educator and advocate
OF true democracy. Its eooial moral, literary
political and commercial features wcro tho samo
then as at present. Whlo since its first issue
II has witnessed many great chauges, has passed
through tho greatest civil war that over afflicted
people and has been tho recorder Of Tho most
fearful, social and political revolution that ever
befel any country, it has stood firm and un-
changed amid tho wreck of tho past, and still
is the advocate and supporter of democracy MS
tho great safeguard OF civil liberty and consti-
tutional government, opposing Capitalization in
all its forms. Under tho same beautiful and
expressive motto, "To thinc ownsclf bo true, and
ii must follow, as tho night tho day, thou canst
not then DO falso to any man." it has abated
mono of its interest in tho cause of education,
morality and temperance and whatever tends to
elevate and dignity man or to promote social
order and good government.
The COURIER passed into tho hands of COL
II. A. Thompson, our associate editor, in tho
year 853, and under his management it enjoyed
Its largest circulation, tho subscription list at
one Time numbering eighteen hundred. Its
suspension for timo was necessitatcd by the
absence of Col. Thompson in tho war, but
after tho close of hostiitics amid tho wreck of
the past, with imperfect mail facilities and a
population reduced TO comparative poverty, Col.
Thompson renewed tho publication of tho
COURIER. Sometime afterwards he sold out to
Robert Young, who, on the division of tho Dis
trict, removed the paper to its present location
Our connection with the COURIER began in
tho fall Of 1868, though wo did not assume its
editorial management, except as q correspond
ent until January, 1869. In our salutatory We
proposed TO advocate morality, temperance,
education and good government under the ban
ner OF tho Democracy, without toadying to any
man, whether of too extreme or 200 mild political
views. In addition to these laudablo ends the
interest of our County has been uppcrmost in our
columns, and we have at oil times strivcn assidu-
sources, to invite labor and capital within lis
borders, to promote manufacturing industries,
and withal to place before Tho farmers. The life
OF the country, whatcverinformation would best
advance their agricultural interests.
Will not our citizens, who receive the benefits
of tho County paper, extend to us a helping hand
in these undertakings, by their influence, their
names and their money? What is any County
without newspaper? An unknown spo, save
that its nnmc appears Oh the map and that other
papers may mention it in connection with some
bloody deed or other unfortunate crime. Cut of
tho newspaper of any County and few can
realizo tho local darkness which would settle
over its borders. Our local and public adycr-
Using would have TO be done in another County
and the pay for it be carried thcre. Our COM
mercial and other transactions would be nm
known. and the farmer must buy and sell in the
dark as to prices or be compelled to subscribe
for foreign papers. Besides, in seeking new
homes, what arc prerequisites TO every cmigrant:
First healthy climate and next good church
and educational facilities and then a thrifty
people, oil Of which prcsupposcs County
paper.
Whether we continue with the COURIER or
transfer it TO other hands, VIC say to The people
never let your County paper go down for want
Of support. we are in no straits in this respcct
but while our circulation is fair ono, VIC desire
10 sec tho COURIER in every household. Our
imperfect mail facilities have heretofore crippled
us, but they arc now comparatively removed
and for our population our circulation should bo
doubled. With view to this end wo reduced
our subscription to one dollar and fifty ccns Der
year, sum for which q like amount of general
reading matter can nowhere be obtained, be-
sides, with the County paper tho reader gets a
history OF passing events in the County and
abroad, which every man should know. Now
If our present subscribers will help us with their
influence, and our circulation shall be sufficiently
enlarged, VIC will try to mako tho CouRIER q
better paper oven than in tho past. Persons oan
take short subscriptions for four months ot fftv
cents and at tho end Of tho timo rencw, and bv
paying cash they will not miss the money. va
propose with this issue to giyo the true number
of our volume, dating it back to tho establish
ment OF The paper Now to all we wish happv
and prosperous future, and to ourselves harder
work and larger list of subscribers
Tho Legislature meets on Tuesday, tho 25th
instant.
Spain has finally dccrccd tho liberation of
tho blnyOs in Cuha md n uroont 10 ~, q o,,,.,.