Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-11-16
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OFFICERS.

a'ieR2 NJ GARVIN, President.
ls S nn Vice Presidents:
"A. RAMSAY, a. NJ. HAMlLvoN,
VIM. HUNTER, JOHN A. EAsLEY
w. ID. STEELE, VIM. NiMNoNs,
Is. HAGooD, JAS. KoBINsoN,
M. M. NoRToN, S. LoviNGGooD.
w. s. GRESHAM, LEWIS MoRiEAD
Ed. ,HUGIIEs, WIN. G. LEE,
ID. MAXWELL, J. maxwell.
J. W. NoRRIs. Jr, Z Recording Sec.
w. Fl. TRlMMIER,5 rctares.
J.eAsDoTEa'1 III Snshh Cor Secretaries.
SILAs KlRKsEY, Treasurer.
.s.I r,CoUNcILs OF SAFETY.
rsSargeants Beat.---H G Miller,
Thos Gasaway, VIM Oliver.
a3Gargia $, Beat j J Hollingsworth,
w S Williams, VIM Smith.
L Hunters Beat, t,7J b Clayton, A
Hunter, John AriaL
3 Eosley Beat.--John Bowen, S A
Eas|ey, John Gossett. ss
..~Ste,cart Beat Robert Stewart,
Z FsAleXander, E. AleN ander. ...-.
anderson $ Beat Isaac Anderson,
Joab Lewis, O, E Barton "ge
leChqstain $ Beat -E, III Griffin, J
EgHagood, James t Ferguson. +
s;Singletons Beat. --Larkin HIN
bricks, Esly Hunt, VIM Edins.
Boyd : Bem.-Teptha Norton, w
LKeith, Joseph Burnett. m
/, Nicholson Beat, Stephen Mich
olson, A B Grant, Jesse Mckinney.
.PhAipsi Beat. - Brazeal, A Ro-
bins, b Fretweii. =,
= Hughes Beat.--Js A Bal'enger,
Henry Hughes, Andrew Dlcls on.
vDsafon $ slBeat.- VIM Griffin, Josh
VA Y Jones, T. M Stribling. o5
Dean $ Bcaf. T. p Verner, l. Tow
.erss sc Reeder. .a me
Huaaieutt $ Beat "A Bryce, Chas
Hunt, James M McEroy. a5tp
Fdirpldv Beat. "A p Reeder, Bay
lis Hix, M, IS, McCay. Ty
~ lAls PREAMBLE - atl} fta
Whereas is apparent, not only
from the acts OF injustice whichhave
been perperated by the dominan(
majority in Congress, but also from
the course lof systematic and organ
ized aggression on the rights of the
South which have been foryears pur-
sued BY che sNofi hern States of this
Unioh,. that there is a fixed anslnm-
alteFable ldetermination on the part
of those States to rob us OF our po-
litical rights and to despojl us of our
domestic institutions; ana, believing,
as'we do, that their peaceable pos
session and even preservation has
become Incompatible with our pres.
ent relationsto the existing Confed-
eIacy, and having been forced to the
painful conviction that South Caro-
lima in common with her sisters ates
Of The South is driven to choose he
tween the preservation of her righ,s
and the preservation of the Union:
Therefore, wo,ihes peop'e of Pickens
District, dosnow ssolemn|y pledge
ourlivess our fortunes, and our sacred
honor, to add defend and support
MISUNDERSTANDING her rights, by any
course of bys any means 10 which
she may hetdriven by the foulinjus-
ties andnaggressions of the usurping
North; and I'M view of am issue so
painful but inevitable tous, iIog
ai36 II thbref0re IseeolUed, That we
dpmowl organize and constitnie our
selves infoansA ssosiation for the de.
fencesofs Southern Rightssand I'm err
ests, the objects andSrules Of which
we,hefeby pledge ourselves rs men
and as citizens 10 sepport and, 90.
serve, until the dangers which threat
en- ilse destruction of sonr rights shall
have been entirely renewed and for
that pnFRqse sgssa lopt the (oilowng
Constitution s. f
C0NaTI ifir1oNs 8@
Arr. | he gsatne uf this Associ-
n ~.