Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-02-13

that sovereignty that they may choose their
own way, their own mode and manner. If
the Executive or Congress can dictate the
manner,or compel them to select n particular
mode, other than thae of their own choosing,
then popular sovereignty is II farce. If the
agents abuse the trust to whom are they res
ponsible? 10 the people, if they are soyer-
eign--to Congress, if the people are not SOW
ercign. 1t the Constitution of Kansas is not
acceptable to the people of Kansas, it is easy
for them to change it; popular sovereignty
comedies them that right. But ie Congress
attempts to change it, congressional severn
eiguty superscdcs popular sovereignty, and
the battle of 1856 has been fought in vain
have no regard for the Lecompton Conven-
tlon or it's Constitution, except SO far as tits
the manifestation of the will of sovereign
people, made known through their own a.
gents. 1t is because am bound to regard
this Constitution as the act of the people, and
not of the Convention, that | accept it. l ae-
knowledge the right of the people of Kansas
to abrogate, alter, or amend this Constitution.
deny that right to the Executive or to Con-
gress. With these views, my sympathios
and feelings are with you. Very truly, yours,
j. CLANCY JONES.
To Geo. Pitt, Esq, and others, committee.
KANSAS AFFAIRs.-We find the follow
ing in the Washington Union of Sunday
last:
Gen. Clarkson arrived in this city last
evening, from Kansas Territory, with the
Lccompton Constitution, which, being adj
dressed to the President, was immediately
placed in his possession.
Gen Clarkson informs us that the vote
of the Delaware Crossing precinct had been
returned to the Commissioner for Leavcn-
worth county, and was in his possession at
the time the returns were opened and coun-
ted in presence of the Speaker of the House,
President of the Senate, and Governor and
that it amounts to something over 800 votes.
This gives the Democrats majority in
both houses of the Legislature.
We are also informed that the free State
vote, said to have been rejected by General
Calhoun because it was returned to Gov.
Denver, had not been returned at the time
the aforesaid opening and counting took
place, 1t was cast at the free State polls
hclt, under authority of the Territorial
Legislature, for a vote on the Constitution,
and that alone, end was not returned even
to the Governo, until the next day after the
counting, but before the publication of the
result by the Speaker and President, and
was embraced by them in their aggregate.
Hence it is claimed that all the free State
officers have been reelected.
General Calhoun will be here in few
days, when he will doubtless furnish com
plete returns.
SLAVERY IN CALrFoRNIA-S Gwin,
some years ago, carried several slaves with
him to California, who after working about
u year, sued him for wages. The case has
lately been decided by Judge Norton, ofSan
Francisco who, is his decision, stated that no
contract was proved, and that the circum.
stances of these slaves bore an analogy to
those of adult children who remained With
their parents and worked for them. The law
would not imply a promise to pay wages
and some proof of contract or request mus
be proved to justify q Judgment IN fayot oi
the claimant. N.
Duel BETWEEN GIGaY AND HobE-IN.
THE-DAY.--A correspondent, several days
since, notified us of duel which was tc
take place at the Chippewa Agency, on the
18th inst, between a Mr.. Giggy, a citizen
of Crow-Wing, and Hole-in-thc- Day, the
well-known Chippewa Chief The duel
we understand, took place per agreement
and three shots were fred by each party
At ,le first fire both were wounded, Mr.
Giggy receiving a bail in tue righr side
At the second FIRE Giggy was wounded il
the left side. 1t was with difficulty thai
he could stand up for the third fire, but
the Indian chief would not agree to settle
the difficulty, and the third fire was ex
changed, and Hele-in- -She-Day was shot
through the heart These are the particu-
lars, as communicated to some of our citi
zens in letters from Grow Wing.
E@ Pam Pioneer, jan 10.
The MARRIED MAN.--How is it that
girls can always tell married from single
man Thes factis iudisputablc+ phi
.losophS of It Is beyond our ken. Black.
wood says that the fact of matrimcny o.
bachelorship iswritten so legibly in a mans
appearance, that no ingenuity can eeneeal
it. Everywhere there issome iihexp xplcable
instinct that tells usiwhother'an individual
(whose name, fortune and circumstances
are entirely un';nowh) be or not be q mar
ried man. Whether it is certain sab
dled look, such as that which charactcrizes
the lions in nenaSerie, aud, distinguishes
them from the lords of the desert, we can
not tell; but that the truth is so, ne posi-
lively afarm"l ~
uoMs.7to This is my home ~ cried q littiC
pnes d treasured hoy Of four sulnmers, "a,
fresh and rosy he came in from school, al
the close Of a short winter afternoon. =,
"Indeed, little WilHc@ said his mother.
visitor, 'how is it2s Suppose you 60 out or
the sidewalk andStry the noxt door suppose
yop step into the entry, throw oil yourg littlt
sack as Won have hcfe, and proceed to the