Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-11-18


Of the subordinate potentates of the Old
World prefer Radical rule because they can
Iurobase y 3. yha. legislation they want whea
when the Democrats are. would not be
understood as saying that all Republicans
are purohasable. but they generally are
of easier political virtue than the Demo-
orats.
Q. The proposition to Investigate the
frauds in tho Now York election appears to
havo created aome anxietyS
A. Yos, and do not see why. If New
York desires to investigate her election, why
should she not do sol why should the ooun,
try get on its head because New York pro.
poses to purify her elections? Ii tho Radicals
have oolonized voters or corrupted tho suf>
frages of that State in any way the poople of
New York ought to know It; and if they
want q Congressional committee 70 mako tho
Investigation they ought to have one. l am
opposed to uny revolutionary measures. or to
would reverse the popular vote; but that
Now York has right to Investigate I base
no doubt
O. What do you thiok of this periodical
anxiety and excitement 10 South Carolina
about her eleutions2 D., you believe that
tho people can stand this perpetual con.
flic,2
a. Oh. yos. the pc 'plo can stand it
Thunder storms purify the atmosphere"
@. What had We best d.?
A. My remedy for very many Of the
evils that beSct us il by u Constitutional
State convention. Wo ought to bnvc Quo ut
rs early day as possible and clear nlf
many Of the barnacles loft by the Radicals
upon our State Government There arc
many features Of tho Constitution uf 1868
that l prefer TO our old Constitution, but
many changes could be made for the better
and we ought to have convention. Of
course cannot Indicate in this form the
chnnges that in my judgment should DO ma 10.
but there are changos in the organic law
which think might he made with great ud-
vantage to our whole pe,plo, white and
bluck, and nt some future day | may sug-
gest them.
After thia full expression If his ricws
the General went to the Fair to contrast the
theoretical depression of the S,uth with her
practical rosperity. N. q. G.
COLUMBIA Friday, November II --Scnnt
Hampton il II known fne tn interviewing, but
I chanced t. catch him f,r ~ moment at the
Fair to day just before the races began nnl
obtained the Inlln*ing expression of opinion.
although given necessarily very hurricdly
and briefly:
snid General, have you tim, To give tho
Ne,os and Courier your views at the muo:ed
question "r Democratic dissolution?
lie replied: wiIl try to do very briefly
and hastily. as ynn desire il, SEQ no reason
why there should be any disin.cgratnn Of
tho Democratic party. but. IN the contrary,
every reason why i,s Organization shonll be
preserved intact"
@ d, you think ihnt The cnuSo OF the
recent defeat lies with the N 'rthern wing pf
our pa,ty2
A has been from no fault on their Imrt that
the Northern Democracy have failed to carry
their States il is only their misfortune, ms
it is ours. that their strength was not greater.
| can, therefore, soc no prnpriety nor Justice
in deserving ,he Northern wing Of our parry
ns long ns our alliance is desired by them. or
while they arc acting in rerfect good faith
towards US.
O. Do you think. General that it is pos.
siblo to create q single party in this country
to dissolve others. as has been advocated in
another State2
a. New parties cannot he made to order
and think that the great antngonistic prin-
ciplcs which have divided the Dcmocratic
ard Republican parties will contend for su-
prcmacy in the future as they have done in
tho pnst Believing that the success of the
Democratic party is the only means by which
nll The irritating questions nf the past can be
settled sa'i .fact"rily to the whole vnnnsrs and
forever. hope to see TINT "arty continue The
fight for the Constitution. fnr go"d government
and for fraternity.
@ What is yonr opinion Of the rumored
# the State by the Democrats in
New York?
A. | an entirely opposed to that unless
the matter is brought befure Congress by the
State it affects. In such case it would be
true Democratic doctrine to investigate the
election, but contest mere technical
grounds consider revolutionary and not to
be defended.
@ What in yon thick should be tho
policy nf The South tHwnrl Glrin?
A. | think wc Sh,uld throw nv obstacles
in tho wav of his administration and for
one shall be gniled by his attitude towards
the South. N G. Ct.