Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-12-15

~ From the South Cdr6lin;on, Dec. g..
THE MEETING OF last NIGHT


~ From the South Cdy6lin;on Dec 8.
THE MEETING OF LAST NIGHT.
The following resolutions were adopted
atthe meeting of the members of the
two Houses last evening There being
noregular report of the proceedings, we
contine curse YES to the publication Of the
resolutions: @92isa
Resolved, That we regard witfeelings
of lively satisfaction the late movement in
Aississippj in defence g,of the rights and
interests of the South, and haili with
JOY as thefirst step towuds that. firm.
united, and concerted action, among the
Southern Stntes which sense oftheir
common danger impe iously ucmands.' x
Resolved, That the recommendation of
the State Of Mississippi, Of a Southern
Convention to be held at Nashville on the
first Monday in June next, should be cor
dmlly embraced by the Whole South, That
by common councils we nav yiaveftthe
common calamities impending over us,
through, the action Of the General Gov
eminent, driven on by the last OF power,
and'the fell spiri of fanaticism. = q
Resolved, That for the purpose of car.
rying out the recommendations of the
people of.Mississippi, it is expedient that,
in iniegisiatipe caucus we should nominate
four delegates to represent the State ,it
large in the convention proposed to be
held in Nashville. '93@h5 ii s
Resolved That still further To carry
out the recommendations ofthe State Of
Mississippi wcrespectfully recommend
to the people of this State to meet to9eth
or on the first Mondaylin April next. in
the various parishes and districts of this
State, to nominate as mnny delegates as
they have members of tee legislature, to
meet onthe first Monday in May sue
ceedingSs at Some central and convenient
point III their respective congressional dis
tricts. then snd there to nominate two
delegates to represent each congressional
distrietin the State in thc' proposed con.
vention.t tSss gs1 i3 p aff5 iaat 9 334t 3
Resolved. That entertaining a sincere
desire to co-opera ing with our sister
States ofthe South in any movement
which they may deem nccessay forthe
common good, and having entire conf,
dence ID tic ttiite wisdom, integrity, and firm.
ness ofthv Southern people, when AS
sembled in said Convention, we feel and
express an unIoubted confidence that the
peopic ofthe State of South Carolina
will yield afaithful ard unflmchino sun
port to any measure which said conyen-
tion may recommend atse' ~
That ablyfconductcd paper the South,
Carolinian, 10 speaking of the proposed
drainage laws, concludes a sens sible article
with these persipant remarks. ~ =.
1t islgeneraliyploiown 70 our law ma.
kcrs, t'lat every stream, from n brooklet
UP to our SSiyess, requires 81 strict suryeil..
lance relative to its dfainage, in order to
insure good health to the people. The
typhoid form Of fever has ctept i'm into
our mountain coves. and rsyaeed Whole
sections with fatality equal to n,aligndnt
cholera, and what is the cause? 1t oriei.
patcs not in the pure mo,,ntain breezes;
nogin the linlpid streams which come
dashing from the mountain. heights .-it IS
not contagicus--butir some contiguous
bottom, whero decnyipg vegetation ,rots