Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-09-30

dated October 81, 1866, has fallen
into our hands 1t was then edited
by Col. Robert A. Thompson, and r.
A. Thompson, w. H. Holcombe and
Robert Young were the proprietors.
It was then four-page, sixteen
column paper. In it we find re-
corded some important and interest
ing events which had almost faded
from our memory. The Hon.
b. #. Perry, of Greenville, was, by
appointment of President johnson,
Provisional Governor of the State.
We find the following proclamation
by Governor Perry published in the
columns of the paper:
Executive Department, South Ca.
rolina, September 20, 1866 The
Provisional Governor of South Caro-
lima has appointed the following
named gentleman as Special Aids for
the purpose of assisting him in the
discharge of his official duties in re-
constructing the State and restoring
her to all of her civil and political
rights in the Federal Union:
William T.. Trenholm, of Charles
ton city.
Stephen Elliott, of Beaufort Dis.
trict.
Wade Hampton, Jr., of Columbia.
Robert L. McCaw, of Yorkville.
William III. Evans, of Society Hill.
James w. Harrison, of Anderson
village.
The above named gentleman will
receive and communicate to the Pro-
visional Governor, Benjamin Frank
lin Perry, all information which they
may deem advisable as to the condi-
tion of the State, it's citizens, the
freedmen, the home police and mill
tary garrisons. They will likewise
report to him by letter at his head
quarters at Greenville Court House.
BY order of the Provisional Gov
ernor. VIM. Fl. Perry,
Private Secretary, 60.
We also find table published in
the paper giving the vote at the pre-
cincts in old Pickens District, which,
at that time, embraced both Pickens
and Oconee counties, for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, State Senator
and Representatives to the Lower
House. A caucus, we believe, of the
members of the Legislature, under the
Provisional Government, had nomi-
mated the late Judge JAS. J.. Orr for
Governor, and the Hon. w. D. Por-
ter, of Charleston, for Lieutenant
Governor, and recommended their
election to the voters of the State.
But from the result of the vote in
the old district it seems that no leg
islative caucus nomination, no per-
suasion could prevent large ma
jority of the voters of the old dis
trict from casting their ballots for
the peerless Wade Hampton. Out
of 1,4O7 votes polled in the district
Hampton received 888 to 261 for
Orr. Hampton was not candidate
and published card to the voters of
the State in which he recommended
the election of Orr, and declared he
would not accept the Office if elected.
But this had no effect on majority
of the voters of the district, most of
whom were Confederate soldiers
just returned from the war. They
knew Hampton in the war; they
loved, admired and almost idolized
him. He was their beau ideal and it
was proud day for them when the
first opportunity arrived to let him
know what implicit confidence they
had in his wisdom and patriotism
and how devotedly they loved and
admired him. At Pickensville pre-.
cinct, which is now Easley, Hampton
received 118 votes, Orr Is. VIM. s.
Grisham and A. Bryce, Sr., were the
candidates for Senator. Grisham
received 957 votes to 1858 for Bryce.
For the House Keith received 923
votes, Easley 865, Norton s34, Bowen
1888, Biemann ATT, Bryce alexander,
Jr,) 3o2, Lesley 276, Folger 256,
Lester $50, Howard "a. w. G.
Keith, w. X. Easley, j. j. Norton
and r. E. Bowen were elected.
James Farrow of Spartanburg, j.
L. Reed of Anderson, and John ID.
Ashmore were candidates for Con-
gress from the Fourth District,
which was then composed of the
Districts of Anderson, Pickens, Lau-
rens, Greenville, Spartanburg, York,
Union and Chester. Mr.. Farrow
was elected. The Legislature elected
at that time b. f. Perry of Green
vile, and j. B. Campbell of Charles.
ton, to the United States Senate, but
neither the Senators thus elected no1
any of the Representatives from
this State elected by the people
were permitted to take their seats,
as the Radical Congress was at that
time formulating the reconstruction
policy which gave the negroes the
right to vote, and which proved such
a curse and blight to the South