Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-09
The Chair appointed the following com

~. D. Earle, Dr. j. a. EVinS, NlaJ. Il. III.
McCann, DIR. WIN. b. Millwee, Kelly Sui
livan, Esq, Col Elijah Alexander, Sam'l.
Brown, Esq, Elias Earle, Esq, Capt. l,
w. Tribble, E. B. Benson, Esq, L. y,
Harrison, Esq, Col. VIM. S. Shaw, DIR.
Edmund Webb, Leverett A. Osborne, j.
III. Whitncr
On motion Of Elijah Webb, Esq, it was
resolved that the meeting, when it adjourns,
do foNn torch-lght procession, and march
to the cannon, and fire one gun for every
State in the Union. On motion of Col. j
ID. Ashmorc, the meeting adjourned Sihc
d.. a. EViNS, Chairman.
10. BERRY SLOAN, n: X. SULLIVAN,
Secretaries.
FLoURISmNG CoNDImoN OF THE AF.
RIcAN SLAVE TRADE-Notwithstauding
the general break down in the financial and
commcrcial affairs of the civilized world,
we perceive that there is one branch of
business which continues in the most -four.
ishing and prosperous condition. We al
lude to the profitable traffic in niggcrs be-
tween the coast of Africa and the Island of
Cuba. Vessel after vessel arrives at the
ever faithful island" with two, three,
four five, six, or seven hundred nicgors.
"fr 81 from the sod ard they are landed
and run off into the interior without the
slightest difficulty. The yankee captains
au9 traders have pocketed i'll tius way, no
doubt, n sufficient quantity of specie, in
twelve months operations, to enable all the
banks of New England to resume specie
payments, if the said traders would only
invest their money for this object. But
we presume that their slave trade profits
arc appropriated for new clippers and new
ventures for more niggers, and the South
ern fire-eatcrs may make the most of it,
The African trade is a Northern mon
opoIy, excepting little schooner now and
then from Baltimore, and the Southern fire
eaters couldn't compete with the Yankees
if they were to try, for the Purtans are old
hands in the business, and know all the ins
AMI outs Of every barracoon along the AZ
riean coast. Talk of whale oil why one
vessel slipped into Cuba with five hundred
risAcrs, is worth dozen whaling voyages
-Ae,o Yor& Herold.
THE UTAH ARMY.-We learn that the
War Department received, on Saturday,
information by telegraph from Lieutenant
General Scott, announcing his receipt of
favorable intelligence from the Utah cxpe-
dition. On the 7th of November, Coloncls
Johnston and Smith, and the trains, had
ovcrtaken Col Alexander, and all were
marching upon Fort Brdgcr, distant only
sixteen miles. The troops were in fine
spirits, and there was just enough snow up
on the plains to protect the grass from fire.
Fort Bridger, it is understood, is 113 miles
fom Great Salt Lake City.
Coz. Orr The Washington correspon-
dent of the Carolina Times says:
81 am entirely opposed to the system of
"pufing" public men and politicians, but l
cannot help comilcnding to the people of
South Carolina The admirable manner IN
which Col Orr fulfills the duties of his
high and responsible Office In the APP
pointment of his Committees he has shown
more favor to the opposition than they
granted to us; he has allowed then. all the
power and influence possible, without ma
king them dangerous to the dominant par
ty BY his firm yet obliging demeauor he
preserves as good order as can exist in a
Hall filed with the noisiest men of the
country. have observed Phelps, the OPP
ponent of Orr in the Democratic caucus,
while Chairman of the Committee of the
Whole, and think that in experience, pres
ence of mind and knowledge of parlianen-
tary law he falls far below the gallant Co
lionel.
WAsHINeroS, Dec. %, 1s57.-The
House of Representatives has done rash
act 10 day. Influenced by its patriotic ab
horlcnce Of Mormonsm, il has actually at.
lacked substantially HE right nf represen-
taton. by ihNrucling the Committee on
Territories to inquire into the expediencv
Of the Immediate exclusion ofthe Delegate
frm Utah from the iloor.
in the lively debate ON the resolution.
Mr.. Keitt warmly advocatedsthe cause OF
the a>sailed delegate He declared him
entitled TO a seat upon the tlnor,by the law
ofitbe land, and thateeren il all The popu
lalion of bis Territory were in open rebel
lion, he would still be entitled TO retain it..
inasnpch as no charge il urged against
him personally, and therefore hi<'exelusien
would violate the righl Of Representation.
which enters into DE essential polity and
structure Of our Government
M Boyce expressed his opposition 10
Mormonism, as a blotapo Republican
system, but deemedthe proposed expulsion
ofthe Utah Delegate as an nnjnstapd lilo
gal act. Like Lord Chatham, he. said, he
was unwilling to violate rights ofihe hum.
blest citizen, by disfegartling the least law,
TEE most essential point ofaeur inter.
coprse with children is to be truthful our