Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-02-08
RrOm tho pendleton Mossenger--Br Renne.l

[AS ftJuot IGJOItS II EGldlIOU 10 INV
course in the present canvass for del
egates TO the Convention, have been.
put in circulation in various parts of
the District and as the only Que that
has reached me in an authentic form,
IS 10 be found in the annexed letter
OF Maj. McCann, ] hope he and INV
friend the Rev. Mr.. Burdine, will ex-
cuse the liberty | have taken in Law
ing 1t before the public. The short
period between this and the time for
the selection of delegates to the Con
yentIon, renders this the only mode
by which can meet the tnsidiouS at.
tacks which have been made upon
me, ano do justice to myself. / lit.
tie thought that envy and crooked
malice would have sought to hunt
down so obscure and important an in
dIvldual as myself, but it seems in
rhls l have been mistaken. Rumor
with her hundred tongues has be en-
busy, and ifshe does not produce her
three black crows, it will not be her
fault, If she does not produce some
thing as black.
Here is the letter I received by
tuesdays mail;
Anderson G. H., Feb. 4, 1851.
Il. Burt, Esq.-Dear Sir: was
very much surprised 10 hear rumor
on yesterday, (and from respecta-
bic source } that you were dissatisfied
with the nomination of candidates to
the State Convention, made by the
committee OF 30 on Monday 9th OF
January last, at this place; and that
you are disposed to run off Judge
Whitner and MIR. r. A. Tiaxwell.S
is ii so,or is it noti
II wish you 10 answer me at Equal
ity by Thursdays mail.
Rev. John Burdine is nresent and
joiiis me iii the above request.
"Yours, very respectfully,
Ihos, III. McCann."
Before proceeding to meet the
charge contained in tl:s letter, | will
briefly notice some other charges
which have been made upon the au-
thorlty Of madame rumor, connected
with this probably, and some which
are not. Several were made during
the last convass for the Legislature,
OF dIctatton, arrangement, and man
agement, but as they have no con-
nectlon with the Convention, l shall
pass them over without further no.
tee. During nay absence in CoIum-
bla this winter nomination was
Inadein the Keowee Courier of del
egates for the Convention for Pick
ems district, which [ never saw, and
ciwiich / had no knowledge, until in
formed by friend in Columbia.
1hls found on nay return home, to
my surprise, was said by this jade 'to
be all Burt's doings.'
Not being at Anderson on the day
on which the Southern Rights meet
ing was held there, and when the
nomination OF candidates for Ande-r
son district was made, of course no
charge could be preferred, but mark
thc sequel, SomS were dissatisfied,
many were taken by surprise. and
when ticket over the signature of
The People appeared in the Mes
senger about which ! was not con-
suited, and which ! never saw until
twas shown TO me By a person to
whom 1t was given by the peoples
rumor immediately commenced again
her work; and the responsibility os ar
anging the ticket, and procuring its
advertisement, was charged upon me;
and as circumstances in support of
this charge, Spectators article, con
demning the caucus at Anderson,
and the fact that no account Of the
meeting appeared in the last Messen-
ger, are adduced. Now, we can
say OF Spectator as we can of The
People, that he is a responsible man,
and ready to answer at all times
charges made against him, and thar
my oily connection with the ticket oi
The People, and the article of'Spec
tator' is having published them in
the Messenger. The proceedings OF
the meeting at Anderson, ] under
stood from a friend who was there,
were ordered TO be published in the
three papers of the District. ex.
pected a copy to be forwarded to me
but inasmuch as did not receive it.
though there was ample time, and I
understood my name Yves among
fhose nominated on the ticket, | did
not think il would be very modest to
herald il 10 the public, without au.
thoritY. have made no secret oi
my views of the ticket nominated at
anderson, and the vote that shall