Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-06-26
FROM WASHINGTON.


FROM WASHINGTON.
appeared in the Senate this morning looking
subdued. Mr.. Lamar awaits events, hut no
violence is probable. Mr. Hill made noble
| protest to-day against the revolutionary action
of tho non voting obs.ructionists.
Mr.. Stephens made groat speech to-day
on tho exchange of the silver trade dollar
for legal tcndcr silver dollars. Mr.. Tillman
says he wiped tho gold bugs up" Tho bill
passed ovcrwhe lmingly and the Commonor was
enthusiastically congratulated. Mr.. Stephens
currency bills will give rcicf,to the country
There is a bad prospect for immediate ad
| journmcnt now.
WAsmINoroN, June 2l.-Tho President to-
day signed tho legislative appropriation bill
The judicial expenses and appropriation bills
reached the President at $3.50 this afternoon.
1t is expected that he will sign the army bill,
! and The veto of the judicial bill will be sent
| to tho House on Monday.
WAsniNGToN, June o. Representative
Wh,thorne, Of Tenn Hsscc. has forwarded to
Representative Goodc. of Virginia, chairman
Of the House Committee on education and
labor, II communication relating to Tho pro-
pric,y of the proposed investigation into the
causes of tho recent colorcd exodus. Ater q
| general review Of the relations between slave
holders and slaves, Mr.. Whtthornc proceeds
to consider tho changes brought about in the
South by the war, especially that relating to
financial prosperity, and says that tho losses
on the farm property nlnnc, from 1860 to 1870,
aggregated $77l 100000. When to these
mills, manufacturing establishments. &C., the
amount is swcllcd to billions. With this
burden Of eight million whites of the South
came out Of the war, while the black race.
suddenly cmancipatcd, having no means Of
support except tho unskillcd labor of their
hands, wcrc left with scant protection against
starvation, disease and crimes. Mr.. Whit
thornc then considers the alleged i'll treats
ment Of tho colorcd race in the South since
the war, and especially tho alleged failure
of the white employers to give their colorctl
| laborers just and adequate compensation for
their services lie shows that industry has
revived in the South since 1865 aud the yaluo
of labor increased. From 1860 to 1878 there
has bced an increase of more than three
million head of cattle and swine. During the
last eight years six million moro bales of
cotton have been produced than were pro-
duced in the eight years ending with 1861.
In 1871 thcro were only seven and half
million acres Of cotton cultivated, while in
1878 there were more than twelve millions.
Tho gross earnings of the Southern railroads
arc now in round numbers Si3, 100000 per
annum, and thcrc has been n decided increase
in the growth of manufacturing industries.
Mr.. Whi.thorne then gives statistics, show
ing that while farm laborers in Northern and
Western States nre paid at the ratio of uevcn
dollars per capita of tho population, tho
compensation Of tho same class Of lnborers
III the South exceeds ton dollars per capita.
Tho Southern States with population of
100000 pny nearly S08,000,000 for labor,
while tho Northern States with a population
Of 100000 pay less than Sll5,000, 900.
In view of these facts Mr.. Whtthorno SAYS
it cannot be asserted that the Southern laborer
is not adequately paid, or that no has any
good reason to leave his births place. Ilo
says further that it is believed by many that
upon thorough examination of tho facts, this
exodus movement will be shown to havo its
origin in speculation in Kansas railroads
land, to which portion of the Frcedman's
money, through tho Frccdman's Bank, was
first dedicated, and that tho parties who aided
in tho robbery of that institution conceived
that there werc millions in tempting its de-
positors and thor rnco TO become occupants
Of land npon which they held mortgage
bonds. feel sure that when all tho truth is
known it will DO scon that both races havo
suffered from tho madness and craft of poll
ticians, and that tho peoplo Of the South
cnriches manknd, is just and generous to all
within its influence. 1t only asks to DO
Judged in that charity which speaks in love,
and asks only tho Observance OF that docroo
TINT with whatsoever Judgment 20 would DO
judged, judge yc. "Gf for such purpose
and in such spirit investigation is sought,. it
should DO had, but if not am and Will be
tho first to ask you to have mono OF it,"
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Tho approaching municipal election in
Charleston is exciting u good deal of atton-
ton. 1t is given out that tho Radicals will
make no effort to put up candidates. AS a
consequence, tho Democrats are much
divided. Tho mechanics and working men
arc for Mr.. Sale, tho present Mayor, as we
learn. Capt Courtney is hold up as tho
candidate of the Broad Street Clique. Tho
Germans will be an important element in the
contest All sides, it is said, arc counting
tho negro vote.