Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-01-27
A Progressive Democrat.


the South with Senator Brown. of Georgia.
Mr. Brown raid that he regarded it to DO the
first duty Of the South to make political agi'
lation subordinate to practical matters. 1t
would br b>,tcr for it 20 hare nu.hiug to do
With politics FOR the next eight or ten years.
The principles Of the Democracy would not
suffer from abcyance for the party is based
on essential principles, aud they will live
without perpetual agitation. Notwithstand-
that lho South lost $1,000 600 600
by the war, including the value Of The slaves,
the people arc almost out of debt. The inns
mcnsc incomes from cotton and other crops
that have been for the past ten or twelve
years devoted to rehabilitation and settling
up OLD scores will, for the next ten years,
seek now Investment ard it Ia tho highest
duty Of craftsmanship TO encourage meas"
ures tint will lead to legitimate invest
ment Of this money. With this dono, tho
South will, in few years. DO wealthy and
Independent, and this is tho shortest road
she can takc to power and rcstcct. The
course Of her representatives Should be to
argue matters quietly and wi,hou. intcmpcr-
ance, to discourage all sectional feeling, to
live on good terms with the representatives
of all sections, and move in solid phalanx
With them IN any movement that promises to
aid our common country in working out its
great destiny.
Senator Brown then added: IL nm 1crv
well satisfied that there is no chance for the
success Of the Democrats. party OF the Union
until we OF The sub hare convinced The
people oi 'he N.1rth and West that we have
ACCEPTED The constitutional amendments
wn,ch are The results Of the war, not only
in plnlfaims and on paper, bu, t!a. wo arc
in practice liyinS Up to them aud carrying
them cut in good faith When wo have
done this sectional hate will die, and the
bloody shirt which will no longer scr:c the
purposes Of Ike party in power, will &c
buried to raised no more Then it will he no
Bonrbons in tho South, who assume to be
leaders to defeat the Democracy and bring
disaster upon ua by their indiscrce. utter
anccs, nor will il longer be necessary For .Ec
Democracy Of the South to crinsa 20 tho
dictnton OF q few incnn,pc,cnt Northern
leaders. As there vii! ba no further cause for
sectional strife, there will be as much reason
why the Democracy shall subscrYe the best
interests of the South, rs there will why the
South shall subscrve the interests Of the
Democracy of the Union. When sectional
strife and hate no longer exiS. and we have
ono united country, tho reason ror II solid
South and u solid North Mil cease Parties
Will then no longer exist on sectional issues
or race lines, but ihcy Will be formed upon
the great living, practical issues of the day
such as tariffs. bank cnrrcncy, g.. While
this may not be better Cor the class Ct poll.
tcians who liyc 10y Keeping sectional issues
alive, / am sure il will he better for the
South, better fUr lhc North, &nA better for
the whole country. The Iabo,ing masses
the South are tired Of sectional strife. They
want peace, they want faithful execution
Of the laws, they want full restoration Of
property they want tho union of our fathers
upon the constitution as it is. With this
restoration, and the vast resources Of the
South properly understood and appreciated
by the men Of means--thc substantial bust
ness men Of the North and West, many Of
whom would then come South-thcre is no
limit TO tho iU.ure prosperity and wealth Of
tho South. 1t is destined to bo the richest
section of the Union. because Providence has
been more lavish Of His gifts there than il
any other section"
lie further said that although he was an
original SoccSsionist, he had abandoned all
those old IDEAS not in harmony with tho new
era. lie had advocated the protection Of the
coored racc in all its rights and in educating
the colored people, 80 that tloy can vote with
intelligence and honesty. Tho South was
now anxious to welcome immigrants, and he
spoke moro particularly of the advantages
which Georgia offers. Tho Sta,o wanted
largo importation of Yankee energy, Yankee,
enterprise, Yankee education and Yankee
business sense.
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