Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-03-29


out of lFjust rights, and the Wilniot
Proyiso fits worst shape is to be the or
der of hhay. Every move in Congress
confrmsSir. Calhouns views. that the
South is the Mercy of merciless ma
joity.
The Spate by vote of % to 10 have
received Issitions presented by Seward
of New-fofk, against the extension of
slavery and theadmission of any more
slave States. I6u the South submit to
these outrages? Viii she be content TO
remain inan Union where the will of a ty-
rant majority is to L the supreme law of
the land? Will she be satisfied to become
the degraded and powerless minority
with her Constitutional rights utterly dis
regarded? will sle without struggle,
yield to NorthernEanaticism Will she be
lead on to disgrae and ruin by the cry
of "Union--the Curious Union? No, is
answered from all Then let her rally
round the Constiti ton and holding that
sacred instrument in her hands, let this,
as it will, be her MOTTO, "Union with
equal rights and strict adherancc TO the
Constitution, disuniqn without"
PUBLIC MEETING AT ANDERSON G. II.
BY request, bis Honor, Judge Withers
adjourned the Court for two hours to
afford the citizens an oppo rtunity of hold
ing public meeting on the subject of
the Southern Convention. The meeting
was fully attended and but one senti-
ment seemed to prevail.
On motion of Maj. Harrison, Col. Nor
ris was callrd to the chair, and Captain
Wilkes requested to act as secretary
The chairman acknowledged his graft
tude for the honor conferred, alluded
briefly to the object of the meeting, and
requested some gentleman present to ex-
plain more at large its objects.
E. M. Norris, Esq, then offered Sc
ries of resolutions, which he advocated
in a few brief and pointed remarks,-the
resolutions set forth in preamble the
critical situation Of our country, and the
n-approvedsthe, late action of the
people Of Mississippi on the subject of a
Southern Convention at Nashville, and
the course taken by the Legislature of
South Carolina, and recommended the
raising of'a committee CO. posed of two
from each beat company of the District,
TO nominate delegates to meet other del
egates of the Congressional District, to
elect delegates 10 the convention at Nash.
vile in June. g~, II.
The mover begged to be excused from
acting as chairman of the committee
The committee were appointed by the
chair, and retired to make out areport.
During their absence Capt, Reed was
called for, and responded promptly-he
expiatedat large upon the state of the
Union-was pathetic, patriotic, and de-
terninedppon the action to be taken by
South.
The committees returned, and report
ed the following delegates for the Con
gressional convention at Greenville on
day of April next, viz: A. n M'Fall, j.
w, Harrison, DR.. w. Anderson, and b
F. SloieAs Gen. Whitner suggested the
propriety of the meeting expressing an
opinion in reference to the appointment
Of delegates for the State at large by the
Legislature; when the following resolu-
ton was offered by F. Burt, and adop-
ted-that we approve of the selection by
our Legislature, of Cheves, Elmore, Barn
well. and Hammond to represent the
State in the Nashville Convention. A
large number of citizens were present, and
no man seemed to be unconcerned or
the great question which uow agitates
the country.