Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-11-02


"The necessary Being, tie Sun of oter-
pity, tho Merchant of nature, tho Eye of
Justice, the .Watch.h1aker of the universe;
the Soul of tho world"
Abideth Forever.
When the great traveller, Baron Hum
boldt, was journeying in South America,
there came one day sudden stiffness in
the cir, which seemed like hush over all
nature. But tha,fwas followed by q fearful
convulsion of the earth, which made all
hearts quake. And Humboldt tells US that
tho earth quake within his soul was as great
us that in tho world without. All his old
views OF the safety Of the earth were dei
stroyed IN moment. Shold ho fly to the
hills for hepS The mouutains were reol.
ing like drunken men. The houses were
no refuge, for they were orumbliug and falls
ing, end the trees we're overthrown. Then
his thoughts turned to tho sen; but To-! it had
He'd. Ships, which just before were Hoat-
ing securely on its surface, were now left
rocking in tho sands. Being thus at hid
Wits end, he tells US he "ooked up aud Oh.
served that tho heavens alone were calm
and unshakcn. "-Ecchangc.
Tho tariff tramps are meeting with con.
siderable success 10 their search for
Southern protectionists. At Savannah the
other day, they met several, nfortunato,rioo
cultivstors who complained bitterly because
the rice which they produce is only pro.
teoted by duty of 24 cents pound.
The American cost of ,raisiug rice, it 40.
pears, is S4.3o, while Asiatio rice can be
laid down here for $780, The rice con.
sumcd in this country in 1881 was l75,.
IVY OOO pounds, on which the duty was
Si,375 900. Ofthis quantity l2l 900 900
pounds grew in this country, while the rest
was imported. Of the tax payed 1880
OOO went into the United States Treasury,
while IS, O25, 5,000,> or a sum nearly equal to
tho value of the total annual domestic rice
crop, went into the pockets of the Southern
rice planters. Tue rice consumed might
have been bought for S5.O75, 900, but in
order to foster rice culture in q few sections
OF the South the people were compelled to
pay S9,45O,0O0 for it. The case is almost
as bad as that of the Louisiana sugar
planters, who cost tho country two dollars
through the tariffs effect on prices for eyerv
dollars worth of sugar they produce. Pro.
lection is bigger robber than the late Mr..
James, or Major Phppa, the almshouse
thief of Philadelphia. How long will il
take the public to 6nd it out?e Micooo
Times.
DEMOCRATIC VirALtrY.-A writer in
the New Orleans Times Democyut eaya:
Wen otter wonder at the tenacity of life in
the Democratic party. You may tako the
history OF parties in every grand division
OF tho world, and show mo one if you can
that ever survived two crushing defeats.
Few havo survived one and mono two. The
Wh'g-peace to its ashes, for it was a
party of patriots fought many drawn
battles until 1852. when it failed to carry
over half dozen States. The FederaIists
did not survive the election of Jefferson.
The Know-Nothipg was killed in Virginia
by Wise and buried by Buchanan. And
II the Democrats ever succeed in oIectinef
a President the Republican party will 90 to
pieces sixty days thereafter. Why is this7
Senator Jones, of Florida, says "evcrv
party, including the Republican, that has
opposed the Democratic was founded unon
the maxims and teachings of Alexander
Hamilton" The reason this pnrty iive,s
and refuses to dio is it is founded unon
principles of human freedom. To organ.
izing it h1r. Jefferson rejected tho systems
OF kings, princes, military heroes and no..
bility and accepted the voice and wishes Of
tho people.
Though often defeated it still lives. r.
once had but seven members Of Congress
ond only two Governors Of States. Gov.
Allen used to tell, with peculiar rolish, that
just after the war the Democratic party Of
Ohio held State Convention at Ohio The
delegation consisted of three men and a
black bottle Of whiskcy. They drank the
whissey and "resolved, we are bound TO
carry Ohio" Thoy did carry it several
times since, and notably so last Tuesday.
The sitlo of the lesson was, The RioIt
Young Man, and the golden text was.
zone thing thou ackest.'', A teacher in the,
prlm'y GLASS asked little tot to repea. tho'
two, and looking earnestly into tho Young
lady's facd the child said: "One ching thon
laokess--a rich young man."
A boy paid his first visit to ono Of ma
public schools the other day as a scholar.
and as ho oamo' homo at night his mother
Inquired: "Wel!, Henry, how do YOU liko,
going to school9" "Bullyw nd replicd. ~
an excited voice, 81 saw four bows liokea..
one girl get her car pulled and big scholar
burned bis elbow on tho stove. I dnn,t
want to miss a day"