Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-08
[From tho Enterprise and Mountainecr.]
LETTER FROM GOV. PERRY.
Tho Next Presidential Election.

1t seems, Mr.. Editor, that VIC have in
decd, fallen on evil times, when Damo
Rumor is trumpcting it abroad, uncoutra-
dictcd, that General Grant is finding favor
with Southern Democracy for third term
ns President of tho American Ropublio!
That he should be the chosen favoritc of
Southern carpet baggcrs aud scalawags will
net surprise any one. But that tho South.
ern men, protesting to be Democrats,
| should wish him success in 1850 ia inoom-.
prahensiblc. Have they forgotten the eight
Giork years that this tyrant had his iron
hccl on the neck Of South Carolina? Do.
they remember that President Graut with.
drew his army from the defence Of the
frontiers of the United States, and scattered
it all over the Southern States to sustain
the rogues and scoundrcls whom he had
placed in Office to plundcr and rob an i'm
poycrishcd and suffering people? Have
they forgotten that he filled our State
House with armed soldiers and fixed blyo..
nets to keep out tho legally elected repre-
scDtativcs Of the State? Like Cromwell,
he dispersed the Legislature of Louisiana,
and drove them out Of their hall at the
point Of the bayonet. He sent his minions
to Florida, South Carolina and Louisiana,
to sustain the Returning Boards, in ralsifv-
ing their returns, and giving tho electoral
vote of those States to Hayes. Knowing
that Tildon and Hendricks had been
elected and might be so declared, Grant
concentrated a large military force in Wash
inS!on to have Hayes and Wheeler inaugu-
rated President and Vice prcodcnt. When
FIRST elected, President Grant received gifts
Of thirty and fifty thousand dollars frcm
wealthy men in New York and other States,
and appointed these men members OF his
cabinet. During tic whole .erm Of his
Presidency, he was su.rourded by such
corrupt s,ounarcls as Balkuap, Babcocl;,
Shepherd ard others, whom he protected
in their rasca!ity and who are still his associ
at2a. 1t is q wei! known fact that Grant
was convicted by every mcmtcr Of John.
sons Cabinet of palpablc lying and trcach.
cry.
Nov, If these quasi Democrats arc in
favor Of clcctinG such man as u. s.
Grant, Il third tine to the Presidential
chair in violation Of tho example of Wash.
inGton and all other American Presidents,
thcy arc either fools, or kGavca, or unprin--
ciplcd Swiss, ready to fight under any
banner that will pay, and dishouor their
State.
WHO shall be The next Democratic candi
date roy the Presidency next fall, ought to
depend on who IS supposed to be the most
available candidate, whether Iildcn, Hen.
bricks, Bayard, Hancock, Or any other true
and honorable Democrat. The Southern
States should not be prominent In his nom
ination, but leave Che selection entirely to
Northern Democrats. No candidate should
be dominated who is not able to caray New
York and Indiana. If Tilden and Hen.
bricks conid carry these States, their nomi
nation would be a proper and handsome
thing, as they were cheated out of their
election four years ago. But 1t would seem,
from tho last election in New York, that
Governor Tildon cannot unite the Demo
cratic vote of that State. Governor Sey-
monr, it iJ thought, could carry the State Of
New York, but he will not consent to be a
candidate. William Lowndos, Of South
Carolina, said that "thc Presidency ought
not to be sought for or refused" This
should be the doctrine Of every patriotic
statesman in tho land.
Tho conduct of Tilden and Hend,icks,
in submitting to the Inauguration Of Hayes
and Wheeler, under the circumstances, was
wise, unscllish and patriotic. Tho Demo
Gratis in Congress agreed to leave the whole
matter to arbitration. Tho arblrators re-
fused to hear tho testimony Of tho gross
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