Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-08-28
COURT HOUSE. S. c. SATURDAY, AUGUST %, 1855

ed that thcv had in nuncrors coS,s boo,,
stonncd bv British c,,,;so,. -, tI,o L;,,' aa.'a
and .oo,oicd = c.a,i a., NY ''0n S.''
,,';.t :,5:i.;; ~ i,'I" '"o 1'o'o country
WV" i"u S""'o'' "''u "SS"''eoa most threat
chlnS aspect. Nir buchanan, through his
Secretary OF State, took prompt and dccis-
i've action on the premises and required n
disayowal or an onolorv fnr tbo con,I,.t ,f
Lcr officers Lv tLn CHycrn,,o,,t ~ |,.,'t
Dr;tn;m n,,I -, ,',,,,o.,,;,,i VI "i0"C
~ I,''''-N, CIV 'n - n"''i"'to''' no''cc lhaC
','' Wv NAV'''s, VI '"c 'iSh wa" INSISTED on,
that IL WGuto inevitably lead TO collision
between the tyO countries The British
Cabinet promrtlv disayCwcd thcncts of her
officers. and submitted thc oucst;on 70 tbc
crown opcore Ctbo;r Io,,,l ,d,;.orsN ,,.I,oth
cr t,,o ri,.I,.
- ~, ""S '"",''o''V'' ~ lhteri'"''oh-
81 i"m' ihCy nave IurhiSheu response,
ana decide that no power can exercise the
right of Visitation orscarch ON the high seas
in time Of peace The British Ministry ne
copt their intcrrrctotion of irtern,t;onoI
law and bovc r,n.t boror,ll,, ,,,,,,,,,a,,I
III ,,no.a,,;.
~ ~ ~ 'Ne'V''c ''S"O Mnicn
'"cy c'ai'neu' ana winch even war failed
TO cNtort IRON them eiinquishmcnt-
The conduct of the Ministry has received
the approval of both Houses of Parliament
and the war ,.lnud M loncrcr tbrooto,,e az,
Bcforeony cxnlanotion 6owoynr .",rn1 wosn"Jo "S
md when L o,mcnrod thot ~ ,.ns '
of Grcot Rr;tn;, y.on,,nI,. 80 . w. .,,;S -"
trovrrtcd ;,ht tbo ,",,io :" ",U,i o,,,' Io.
made nm their minds IN rn.st i n m,au
at tho pnint orthn Lovnnct Mo inYoi S,,;n;t
which il cyol.nJ wns ;riv rorosI,;n,,. - '.,!o
indubiallr nrcorthot ,hc sn.,;onnI SIC S"
discord which l,s fnr ycors ca ,n,nms, r,,,U
ed uron ms had met Lomishod III ;,tr;,;;,
ism and ,hot mon All not sto,, 60 -
whether the indicrity was bnnr;ost n9 tro
North or the SoutI-.it was nm insrIt tn omr
common ilur and ,vns to ho rnIrossnd h,. o,,o
ry true SON Of Amcrico - wv
The prudcnco and Good sonso of tbo S,,,o
rican and British Cnf;ncts n,nnntl,. tnrr',;
mated the ccptcst and ,,nod folInrr.i,;n $685.,
exists between the Lion mud tho E,%ln
In his last animal mcssoc,c tn ,i'n To,,;s,,
turc of this Slnto Ciny AI3ns brnonLni .t,o
subicct of ro-nncn;n,,, ,lo Acc;,,,, ell, T,,I.,
dccply rcorrttcd to scctbc suI,;cc, ,,,n,od
knowino tho scheme was ,,LnIiy ;n,r'r,",;oo
blc and Lcl;cv;n~ Il to Ic ;,m,I;,; r. ,'n.,.
ticnble lis ,mly ctTcct was ~ nrndnco ,Er;s
ion and discord nmouc the Son,hcrn ncm,,in
If the scheme sbould have sufic;nnt y;to(;t,,
To form even n small norty il cnrIi ecryn ~,
ether purposc than oarruy one norton of tho
South ayainst another whrn ncrfcrt nnn-
10 demonstrate it's imnroc,icoh;ltv (tho
laws prohibiting it are FederoN n few Jovs
after the MESSAGE was pnblishod I mtroJnc.
ed n resolution into the House of Rcnresonto-
tives. DECLARING " that il wns ur,yisc ;ncx,,o.
dicnt and cnntTorv tn thc so,tiod n'I;,.,, ~
the United States to rcrcnl thc Inys prnh;l,;t.
lido the African Slave Trade f" wb;rh wns
adopted with but eight disscntinm votcs--snv.
en- of whom subsequently declared thcm-
selves opposcd to rc.apouiny Tic rndc Is
il not folly, then, to ngitatc Tie question
wien the only power that can omen the trade
expresses SO unnnimous an o,inion o~o;ustit2
The recent Commercial Convention ut
Montgomery. originated 10 advance and nm
mote the Commercial interests of the South
in ute. obliviorsucss oCits mission. dcvotnd
most of its tinc to discussion of the Slave
Trade and the Conference hill and whilst
there was prudence and wisdom sufficient
even in that inHamab!c body to table rcports
and resolutions, it canIrot be disguised that
some persons are determined to aeitate the
question. and if possible divide and distract
the South on abstraction. Whobclicves that
the laws prohibiting that trade will eyer he
repealed, so long as this Government exists?
Who is so cIcduIous as 20 believe thot mn
iority the Representatives of the South will
ever vote for their repeal? Does it mott tnkc
n asanguinc man to pcrsuadc himself that n
single county in any State would elect rem
rescntativc to the State LEGISLATURE on such
an issue? Why agitute. t!on? Is il to fur
nish Black Republicans with material to keen
up n countor-ngitation in their section of the
Union.
But if the trade could be opcnc,l. it would
he ruinous to ali the SouNlcrm States Fast
and North of Mississippi. 1t is assumed
that yun want io hNr ,nI l,r ,,,b,,o . NJ ,,,,I .