Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-06-28
For THE COURIER.
TEACHERS CONVENTION.

TEACHERS CONVENTION.
Feeling deep interest in the. promo
stion of every thing calculated to difuse
general intelligence, and believing that
the proposed convention of Teachers at
columbia on the 18th July next must
contribute very materially to that end
gou will excuse me for troubling your
readers with this communication. You
ferry properly placed this matter before
the Teachers of this District in May, and
Solicited some action on the subject, but
have heard no response. Are all that
Fraternity from this section of country
going en- naasse TO meet his Exccllency on
that occasion, or will they allow the pa
triotic call TO pass unnoticed and unheed-
ed? The subject is too big with impor-
tance to go off in this way. Surely our
Teachers have too much public spirit
wholly to disregard this opportunity of
serving the community, and of taking
sscounsel together on matters of such
weighty responsibility. 1t is certainly
mot expected that every teacher will at
tend the convention in person; and, there
fore, to ensure representation there
should be general meeting of the teach
ers of the District to appoint certain dele
y gates to represent them in that conven-
! ton. And ifit is not too late, sir, permit
me to invite ameeting of all the teachers
& Of our District at Pickens @. H., on the
y 1st Saturday in July next, to deliberate
upon the propriety of appointing such
delegates. 1nd in the event such meet
ing should fail, then every teacher who
can possible leave home, should consider
! himself bound to attend the convention.
would also suggest, that the commits
sioners of free schools should nominate
delegation to represent specially that in
I terest in the convention. With the sin
cercst wish that our District may be fully
: resented in that body and that much
good may result thcrcfrom, these remarks
are respectfully submitted.
A CITIZEN.
TROUBLE WITH SPAIN.--The special
correspondent of the Philadelphia North
American, semi official, writes as follows:
In my telegraphic despatch of We'd
nesday, 10Th instant, stated that unless
the information brought by the Isabel
should differ from that already received.
all apprehensions Of difficulty with Spain
might safely be dismissed. That infor-
nation has now reached here, and, am
sorry to say, very materially alters the
condition of things from what it was re-
ported to be at the time of the sailing of
the Saranac.
"Since the intelligence brought by the
Isabel reached here, the Spanish Minis
ter has not been visible. 1t is not known,
therefore, what advices he may have re-
ceived, or how his opinions may have
been modified by them"
A correspondent OF the Philadelphia
Inquirer, writing from Washington, June
14tb, after referring TO the proof that the
Contoy prisoners shipped for Chagres,
and left the expedition Immediately that
they found it was goingto Cuba, says:
"a despatch has just been sent from
the State Departmental Judge Marvin
to forward all this evidence. Capt. Tat
nails conduct is not approved of. Ifthe
prisoners are not Instantly given up, it is
believed the President will lay the whole
matter before Congress, with u strong re-
commentator. In case of war, England,
tits known, will not interfere"
Dispatches TO the New York Tribune
Z and Courier and Enquirer concide with
the above in every particular. The one
to the Tribune says that in case of another
refusal &c daliser up the prisoners, war
will be declared against Spain.
We doubt all these rumors, as our de-
spatch, dated 18th inst, said that the