Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-10-30

get az tho substance of his new doctrine or
system OF religion. Ono point We think we
DID got at and that was that oil children wero
not born in Gin and committed no siu until
they arrived ut the years Of accountability,
and therefore were not responsible to God for
their actions, and children, idiots and tho
heathcn world would all DO saved through
Chrisps atonement. Mr.. Smith certainly
advances somo now idoas and theories that
give food for reflection and more careful
study Of tho Bible.
Wo regret to learn that few thoughtless
persons somc days ago serenaded nj. IL. Bryce,
of our town. in not very complimentary way,
with horns, tin pans, &c., and moro recently
some ono dsGgurcd his place of business with
caricatures Of political hue with improper
comments. 1t may be truo, and in fact wo
think it is, that our people havo just cause of
ccnsuro against Bryce, but wo think tho above
manner of expressing 1t is wrong and meets
with condemnation by the more thoughtful por-
tion of our citizens. These acts cannot be
truthfully attributed to tho fuct that Bryce is o
Republican, for he has been an open and pro
nounced Republican for ten years, during which
time lie has lived among us unmolcsted and has
enjoyed tho patronage Of tho Democrats of our
town and county in his business of butcher and
caterer, accumulnting from profits derived from
Democrats q fair property and u good living.
Had he, after tho murder Of his brother and as
soon as he saw effort. were being made at tho
North TO manufacture from it political capital
and stir up sectional strife, made just and
candid statement of tho facts, denied that the
murder had any connection with politics, which
all know is true, admitted that the Democrats
here bitterly denounced the crime and were
using every effort to arrest and bring TO trial tho
persons guilty Of it, which is likewise true, and
that Republicans hero enjoy tho same protection
and lmmunitics under The Inv that Democrats
DO, he would have retained the custom and
esteem Of our people, have done his duty TO tho
people among whom he lived, and would have
been better thought Of than before. This
would have been true and TO have so stated was
" dnsy he owed to himself and to our people, all
OF whom, citizens and officials, have expressed
ny word and act their adherence of the murder
OF Bryce and their earnest desire 10 see tho
perpetrators Of ii arrested and punished. In
stead of thus acting, he has permitted the
taisc and scandalous articles, which We somo
time back clipped from tho Iowa State Register
ana New York Herald to be scattered broad cast
over the North and distributed largely over our
own county, uncoptradictcd and uncondcmncd,
and again tho telegram published daring court
here part of which he denied in a local card,
and now again the articles published in this
issue Of our paper from the Iowa Pcgis.er and
New York Times purporting TO relate M inter-
view with him, in which such language is used
In reference TO Democratic Judges and jurors,
as would imply that Republicans could get no
justice at their hands, which in plain language
means, they would strain their oalhs TO deny to
Republicans fair trial. Did Bryce utter the
| language attributed to him by the corrcspon-
dent of these papers? Wo hope lie did not, and
that he vii! openly deny it in II letter to these
journals which wo would publish in fairness to
him If he did, have not our people just cause OF
ccnsure and have wo not for years been nul sing
and sustaining viper, who, at the first oppor.
unity has turned his venamous fangs upon his
neighbors and friends. Whatever be tho fact
we condemn such acts as these referred to in
the beginning of this article. Let the ccnsure
Of our people bo that silent, voicclcss condcm.
nation which good and true men should exhibit
towards those who, regardless of dccency and
propriety, have done acts unworthy man and
| citizen.
| Attention is directed, by request, to the
communication Of "Koowco" in reference tc
the resolution of the County Democratic Con
vcntion rs to the pay Of members Of the Leg
islaturc, and the pledge of the candidates tc
abide by it. We deem it unnecessary tc
republish the resolution, as it was thoroughly
discussed in tho convention and is familiar
to all. Whether the members elected com,
| piled with it, we do not know, and refer our
correspondent to the County Commissioners
and County Treasurer for information. The
resolution was passed under tho belief that
tho session wonld be long and expensive, but
by diligcnt and active cxertions the session
was circnmscribed to something over twenty
days. and tho question might we'll arise
whether the spirit Of the resolution has mol
been fulfilled in the shortening Of the session
and reduction of tho general expense. We
10 not propose to decide this question, or an
way indicate our views upon it, as the people
passed tho resolution and must construe it.
We arc satisfied personally with the action of
our members in the work of 1873, for in Gu t..
ting down tho session from two and thrc 20
months to twenty or thirty days, therc has
been n saving to the State Of thousands of
dollars. Tho lctter of tho resolution referred
to, according to our recollection, is about MS
sot out by our correspondent but tho spirit
and meaning of our convention in adopting
it, and whether under tho circumstances our
members should be held to it, is matter for
the people. Besides We do not know whether
our members have in fact complied with tho