09 Jun 1866
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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1866
Page
1
Fragmented verses describe music in autumn wind and river, then a strong tribute to a mother. The speaker recalls maternal voice as sweeter than nature, grieving her absence and the lasting memory in blissful afterlife. Poem reflects loss, memory, and reverent love.
A Southern writer argues for controlling black education to prevent Northern influence and insists on white leadership in shaping the mental development of the colored population. He warns of miscegenation ideas, stresses white authority, and urges practical schooling aligned with Southern values to ensure social order and loyalty to the country.
The text argues for economical and careful steps to love the country and labor for its welfare, hoping for increased happiness and prosperity. It warns that hundreds of Northern teachers may flood in within a year, threatening safety if citizens are culled for dereliction in important matters.
Correspondence from Cuanneston on May 25 1866 urges optimism about Charleston as a growing port. It highlights Edisto Ashley Canal progress strengthening harbor access and lumber trade, plans for a North West Atlantic railroad, and the Blue Ridge link, plus local developments like a grand Palais Royale style block and Trinity Church funding.
An observer column urges support for a Confederate dead monument while calling attention to widows and orphans in need and praising Mr Joan Puithies as US District Attorney. Washington dispatches cover Senate and House actions on Reconstruction bills, pensions, and banking while reporting a case of adultery and murder in Cascade, and local health notes on smallpox among African Americans.
The General Conference adopts major reforms for the Episcopal Methodist Church including name change to Episcopal Methodist Church, lay representation, two-house structure possible, longer pastorates, monthly church meetings, division of Missionary Society, real support for quarterage, simplified discipline, and boundary revisions across conferences including West Texas and Little Rock. The report notes further actions on ordination, Biblical chairs, and links with African M. S. Church alongside school efforts for colored members.
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