Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-05-10

which has driven them TO prove false to
tho right of their own section of the I'm
ion and false &c their own earlier and no.
bic instincts"
The Memphis Enquirer, n whig paper,
in commenting upon the subject, says:
"The question now is whether the
Southern States will agree to further con-
cessions to oppose constantly increasing
aggressions or whether they will boldly
proclaim and sustain their constitutional
rights. The object of the proposed Nash
vile Convention is to settle this question
and if the States there represented
shall determine TO submit and become
obedient slaves, they will agree and put
on their "iron necklace" if not they will
devise and recommend tho "mode and
measures" which the people should
adopt This Convention will claim no
legislative or other authority. They will
be TIE representatives of an oppressed
and aggrieved people, and will only sug-
gest tie remedy, and the people will act" 4"
The people of Florida are also mani
Testing lively interest in the Convention
arc rejecting the sickly, submissive
counsels of Gov. Brown, and holding
public meetings in various parts of the
State, in which strong resolutions ap-
proving the Convention have been adopt
ed. Measures have been adopted at Tai
lahassec for securing the attendonce of
six delegates to represent the State in the
Nashville Convention.
TIE "EDeErIELD ADVERTISER. This
paper comes up enlarged, improved. and
having entirely new dress, she fol-
lows suit handsomely in this age of news
paper advancement. Su, cess to the Ad-
,erliscr.
SCARLET FEvER.-The Constitutional.
aSt informs us that the scarlet fever has
been prevalent in Augusta and vicinity
several weeks, and that the disease is
growing more malignant in type Here.
tofore, it has attacked only children o,
more feeble constitution, but last week
several adults had been attacked, and ir
two cases of grown ladies, proved fatal
This is fearful epidemic, and if tho
weather continues cold, we may yet lea,
sad accounts from our friends in Angus
ia. when itappears in family it gen
orally goes through, attacking all, o,
nearly all the children, black and white
on the premises
1t is said that the same fever, tocethe,
with Erysipelas of malignant type, il
prevailing in Savannah.
How IT WORKS. At the last session
of the Georgia Legislature law wa
passed giving jurisdiction to the Superio
Court in cases of capital offences by ne
groes. The law works well, and iudgn.
from the statements we have seen of ,h
first trial under the Lew sy stem, the peo
pie are generally well pleased with it
The case alluded to is the Statevs Buck
aman Slave, for nm assault and batter,
with intent to kill II. 1illc,, white man
by striking him on the head with MALE
and severely fracturing the skull 1t i
thought Mr.. I cannot survive the blow
Buck has been convicted and sentence
to be hung. aau
| PRoFEssoR WEBsrER.-We learn from
tho Boston papers. that the Counsel O
Professor Webster, lately condemned t,
be hung, are making an effort to get
new tliil. The grounds urged for ncy
trial arises from some irregulality in tn
proceedings,
SENATE
WAsHScroS. Nay /, 1850.
The bill to increase the ran]
and file of the army was passed.
| After morning hiisineSs tI,n Joint ,.o,