06 Mar 1868
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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1868
Page
1
Fragmentary verse speaks of patient women awaiting a future moment when music returns. It laments mothers who mourn, candles flicker in houses, and a world longing for light as souls seek solace amid shared pain and longing for peace.
The article urges readers to study weekly farming clippings on tillage, fertilizer use, and practical experiments. It highlights Elbert County hogs and pig growth anecdotes, praises farmer contribution to prosperity, and critiques a proposed state constitutional provision on equality and civil rights with sharp commentary on race and public life.
The piece denounces Congress as betraying the Southern states by denying restoration under the federal Constitution, imposing military rule, disenfranchising whites, empowering Black voters, and threading despotism through Bayonet and Freedmen’s Bureau control, warning of economic collapse and national hurt if radical measures persist. It stresses the argument that military government harms civil governance, labor, production, and broad national welfare while highlighting Republican aims and impeachment debates.
A 19th century summary outlines the South Carolina Penitentiary as of the 20th inst, noting last year’s total building and administrative expenses near 72 180 dollars. It lists inmate counts and describes duties, silence, and strict conduct expected of prisoners under army and navy regulations, including labor and prohibition on communication.
The Assistant Commissioner outlines strict limits on aid due to scarce supplies, requiring applicants to specify plantation name, location, adult and child counts, crops, and nearest rail or steamboat landing. No food for animals, loans only to organized plans with a responsible head, and applications must be routed through a nearby Bureau officer for validation.
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