Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-05-27
Gen. Gordon and Ex-Gov. Brown.

to serve. lie has been in public life twenty
years and as on honest, upright, fearless and
clear thinking man had no superior in the
Senate. The loss of such man from the
councils Of tho nation at this timo Is public
calamity. Tho people of South Carolina fool
little, If any, less regret ct his resignation
than his immediate constituents. IIe has
been truo and tried friend to our State in
timo Of sore need and has always been found
the fearless advocate Of constitutional govern.
mont. Our redemption from Radical misrulo
was largely duo to his cxertions In 1876, and
our pooplo will mover cease to honor him.
The main reason for his resignation is his
desire to retire from public life and devote
his timo aud energy to his private business.
During his service in the Senate he has won
the respect and esteem Of the Democrats and
Republicans alike by bis honest and fearless
course and his loss is regretted by that body.
Governor Colquitt has appointed ox-Gov.
Brown to fill tho vacancy until the meeting
of tho Legislature, when tho unexpire6 term
Of Gen. Gordon will be filled by election.
This appointment in somo parts of Georgia
gives satisfaction, while in other sections it
meets with general condemnation. The ncws
of this appointment was received in Colums
bus with general iudi i;snation, and it was
proposed to toll tho bells Of tho city rs n
public lamcntation of tho occurrence. In
stead Of this public meeting was called and
resolutions wero adopted. the preamble of
which set out that Brown is VIGOROUSLY
known in the history Of our State Ms man
who betrayed tho State of Georgia into the
hands of her enemies in her darkest hours of
trial, and counseled and instigated measures.
which, had they prevailed, would havo incar.
cerated many Of her best citizens within the
walls ofa dungeon; would havo brought into
power party inimical to tho interests of tue
State and the good and respectable people
thereof, and further, that he is not q repro.
sentative Of the people of this State or Of the
regret at tho resignation of GeGeral Gordon
and declare that the appointment of Joseph
Il. Brown by tho Governor as Senator from
Georgia 'is deserving of ccnsure SO strong
that we fail to find words adequate to express
our indignation thcreat." In other parts Of
tho State tho appointment gives satisfaction,
opinions being many and various, both in
Georgia and othor States. AS Congress is
is expected to adjourn oarly in June, tho
term Of Senator Brown will be very short
unless tho people of Georgia, through their
General Assembly, endorse the appointment
by elec,ing him for tho uncxpircd term of
Senator Gordon. This could be done without
the least surprise to US, for Joseph L. Brown,
though ut times ho may have committed
errors, has always bad strong hold on the
people Of Georgia, and (ew men have gained
and retained greater popularity in their
States than he hns long enjoyed in Georgia.
We are obliged to think the appointment u
good one both for Georgin and the
people Of the whole country. Senator
Brown is cautious, prudent and con-
scrvatiyc. Few mon possess or have
illustrated more natural ability, wider
experience and soundcr Judgment in their
private affairs, or in the management and
direction Of all public matters which have
come under their charge. BY dint of energy
and perseverance, he has risen from mpara-
tive poverty and obscurity to The position Of
men in Georgia, to which State his rcputa.
ton is by no means limited. If he has com
mittcl crrors, no one can deny but no has
done much for Georgia, and we believe his
labors in the councils of the nation will
prove both valuable and acceptable to the
pcoplo ut large: Senator Brown is q native
Of this county, and not Of Anderson, MS stated
by the Columbia Register. lie was born on
Long Creek, in the upper part of Oconco
County, and lived hero until about grown,
whom he removed to Georgia. to the interest
nf which State his life ard labors have been
devoted. lilo married the daughter of Row
joseph Grishnm, at ono time tho largest land
holder in tho county. who finally sold his
possessions here to the German Colonization
Society of Charleston and removed to Gcorgin.
Senator Brown is q self made man, and
deserves great credit for the high position
lie has attained mainly by his personal cx-
ertions. llc was always strong advocate
Of temperance, or rather total abstinence,
and has for many years been strict mem
Der Of the Baptist Church. Recently he
donated fifty thousand dollars to tho
Theological Seminary at Louisville, Ken
tuoky, an act Of bcnevolcpcc which will
live to work out the moral elevation of our
people for long years after he has gone to
rest.
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