Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-08
<aCol! Ailgen's Letters.

WAsIIIScToN December 20.
ToST,IE liDIToR oE THE News AND
CouRlsR: :sY on had "a week Of sensationp
you say, sSWdllS Swhy Snot? What would d
newspaper be now a, days that was not son
satonal? My letter to the Nc,cs and Con
rtcr of the 18th of December from this
city must have created sensation, judging
from the editorials Of, tho weekly press of
tho State, and the letters pro and con l
have received from the State. q l promised
to give your readers something to think
about and ], succeeded have no word Of
reply for any Of them but tho Newborry
H4rult and Abbcvllo Press an1 Banner
TO tho former would say, not a syllable
in my letter can be shown to tend towards
tho "disntcgration of the party" in South
tiles, and believed every word Iwrote, and
believe i. yet. Aud repeat what ! said,
or Intended to say, that ~o of tho South,
who arc held responsible by tho American
people fotVall The Legislation of Congress,
because W., are in the majority in tho Dc
mocratio purity, and that party is in tho
majority i'll both Houses of Congress, arc
SO manipulated by our Northern allies
Ohough they arc in the minority that all
our Federal legislation rebounds to tho ben.
eft Of that section, and none, or almost
mono Of it, to our benefit. Northorn Dem.
ocrats will vote with the Northern Rcpubi
cans to, defeat Southern measures. This
lover sceh, dohc repeatedly, and hence my
aversion to Hthe'groat Southern Democratic
party continuing to play mammoth tail to
tho Northcrb' Democratic pigmy kite. :.
The Xe,u0 is consdernto in its editorial,
for which it has my thanks! but it must
pardon mo for saying my position and that
of Col. Keitt's arc us antpodal rs tho poles
The Colonel and may ''takc the same po-
sitiol"ih deprecating sectional politics, but
there would be divergence the moment
wo began to seek a remedy. lie nominatcs
Gen. Grant. Heavons! and, too, in con-
junction witt. Bayard. Where more can
two discordant representative men be
found? / would nos voto for tho former,
and could MOI, with my present. convictions,
advocate the claims of tho latter.
know no. tho promptings that sug,
gcstcd the editorials in tho Press ana
B"nper- when reviewing my letter, but
they impress no that tic writer would be
p!cascd 20 bring mo into dis,eputc with the
people ofSshe State, and have them believe
would disrupt the party in poHor in South
Carolinai and ubct tho following of the seal
sawag', when everybody ought to know l
nate IKE GA Sin. If | misinterprct his
motive, ask pardon. If do not
would simply say to my Scottish
TREND, look to yorr own Skirts. The pco.
OF South Carolina never have, and perhaps,
never WI, iali TO locate me correctly in
any aud every crisis that has or my occur.
hnougl' OF tins Let the people think,
as trust they may, for if there is a fault
WIN our state, 1t IS chat the people do not
tnKe interest enough IN Federal politics
When lhc ppt!!c mind is directed to any
suclcct, the conclusion drawn is generally
correct, unless diversion is created by de-
signing demagogucs. In my judgment,
the Republican party is to day led by such
men; und, unfortunately, the National De-
mocfotlo party is not led at all, but drifts
along always iu the interests OF the North
crn minority. And SO we 60.
Last summer you stated that Garfield
had made speech in Toledo, avcrring that
nc mad no maud OF friendship to extend to
any. "heber unless said rebel would
CONFESS MS guilt, and acknowledge
tha' secession was :. crime, or
words TO that elect. few days ago was
"'''n5 ~ ''o Vese'ou'o OF the llall OF Rep.