Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-01-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHIvGToN. Hoo 81

iof 'aNlng up the business where it
was left at tho late session.
The Presidents second drawino
room last night, was very crowded.
Many Southern Senators and mem
/ bers were there, and among them,
Mr.. Butler, Mr. Jefferson Davis,
and Mr. Venable.
Burton is fitting up the National
Hall asa theatre which will afford
strangers some relief from he du'-
ness of the CITY. The assemblies are
also about 10 commence. and of pri.
vate enfer;a nm%nts, balls soirees,
&c. there will be continual round
from Christmas TO March.
Gov. Floyd s messare proposing
a convention, has @fordcd some slim
ulust 10 the con emplated project OF Al
National Union ldeeting at this CITY.
/ The Union meetings every where
have supported the compromise mea
sures is a final settlement ofthe s'a-
very question, and ii is claimed for
them that, after another year they
will carry all the elections in The
Northern States, and que ali ag'ta-
ton a constitutional Union paw
is likely 10 be very generally formed
in lie Northern Stare. and j. vii
doubtless hayesa convention, is luc
time Tor the purpo>e of nominating
a President of the United STA e5.
Those here who were oppo ed 20
the compromise measures Of the !ate
session, condemn Gov. Floyd re-
commentator of a convention the
main object of which is TO confirm
those mea ures bv giving them the
sanction of State Legislatures. Few
ofthe legislatures now or lately in
session would give unqualified assent
TO those measures,
1t is appfehendcd here that Ohio
ahd Massachusetts, il they elect a
Senator of the United STATES at all,
this winter, will each elect a Free
Soi'er. The Legislature of New
York will elect Governor Fish as
United States Senator.
Ii is said here mai ihe government
has ample proof'ii that Gov tltiItman
was concerned very deep in The Gu
ban enterprise, and that it is amply
sufficient to convict him under the
law. At the same time, il is known
that he denies the fact An attempt
10 arrest him while he is in office as
Governor, will be forcibiy resisted.
Cmrier.
Correspondence of the Charleston Comier.
WASHINGTON Dee. D., 1850
The recent appalling steam oat
Disaster, attended as they were with
great loss of life will induce Con,
gress TO turn their aVenl on 10 lie
various pro ects before hem of lug s.
alive enactmcnts for the better se
/ cnrlty oflhe lives of pas engers N
yesse's prope'ledby steam. The bl
reported in he Senate las, wear, on
this subject has been taken ,p and
agali comm ed. The proie for
rall roads, and other national h gh-
ways across The continent 10 he Pa.
clfic, are The subject of much CONVEX
sa'lon among the members, There
have been Two reports IN favor of
Mr: Whitney project which is. to
'iithC a. If'li ipdll iledF tllTee tllOuSallU
miles 10 length The government gran
ting for the purpose, ten miles of
land on her side of the route but
torereIVe ZEN GEMS an acre forit.-
MIR Benton.s project is TO make a
rail, p ank and common road of
LEGO miles in length with two
branches one 300 miles TO Santa Fe,
and another of GOO miles to Oregon,
The government to grant for The OBJ
/ Ject 5C,0O0,OG0 acres, on the route.
The policy Of furnishing he vessels
of our navy vii auxiliary Steam
power, is strongly recommended by
I the Navy Department, in pursuance
OF the tpo'icy adopted by the British
Admiralty. 81
The invention of,screw propellers,
] which can be easily sh oped and un-
shipped. is ofreccni American origin.
Some OF the old Ships such as (he
| .CoDsteltasion, ihe Tnited States
and the 'Constitutiop are moi, On ac-
count oftheir age and The expense of
repairs, 10 be again fitted out, but on
the score other memorab' G achieve
mentsi are 10 be preserved as Receiv
ing Ships, al The yards where ihey
We're launched. NJ e
The cotton statistics contained in
the APPENDIX to the report of Mr..
t'orWin are highly interesting and