Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-09-22
politioal Hxcitement-Thrilling, Scene.

largely attended. Among the speakers were
the Hons. Il. OBJ. Branch, Bedford Brown,
w. w. Avery, Governor Bragg and Senator
Clingmnn. During the speech of Senator
Clingman, quite an exciting interruption oc-
Cured. 1t is related by the Goldsboro' Rough
Notes as follows
But, said Mr.. c., if Lincoln be elected,
some men say, he couldn't get men to hold
Office under him, for those that would do so,
| would be driven out of the State.
At this point Duncan K. Mcl}oe interrupt
ed the speaker, to whom he propounded the
following question:
''In the event of Lincoln's election, docs
Mr.. Clingman mean to say that no man should
accept and hold office under him, aud that the
wheels of Government should thcrcupon be
stopped ?"
Great confusion ensued cries of "Doug-
las, Douglas" and "put him out" proceeded
from hundreds of voices.
Mr.. Mcltae, nothing daunted, said some
thing which, in the confusion, we could not
distinctly hear, but it was to this purport:
on can overpower me numerically, and
put me out, but no one man in the house can
do it,"
Again the cry, &" Douglasw Douglas |"
traitor" "put him out r' rung through
the house Mr.. Clingman and other gentle
men on the speakers stand trying to restore
order, and requesting that Mr.. McRac should
be hcard-Mr. Clugman often and loudly
proclaiming that he was willing to answer any
pertinent question that any gentleman might
propose.
When order was restored, Mr.. Clingman
inquired whether the gentleman had any 9th
er question to propose, stating that he did not
wish to enter into an argument with him, and
preferred to answorall the questions he might
have to ask, at once ; SO that he might not
again be Interrupted
MIR, McRao again stated his question, in
substance mt least, as above recorded
Now, said Mr. Clingman, before proceed
to answer the gentleman's questions |
intend to do directly and unequvocally-I
wish him to answer me one question, and adj
dressing Mr.. McRoe, said:
In the event of Mr. Lncolns being elect
cd, will you accept and hold Office under him 2"
Mr. McR.-'' That is a contingency which
| do not think will happen"
Mr. c." That is not an answcr-tho gen
tcman evadcs. l want direct, categorical
answer"
Mr.. McR &c Then would accept and hold
Office under Mr.. Lincoln, in case he were elect
! ed but with the understanding that | was
independent of him"
Mr.. c." Then the gentleman likes to
hold Office better than | do
| While this dialogue was going on, it was
frequently interrupted by shouts of such un-
disguised indignation as were Enthusiastically
significant of the spirit that pervadcd the vast
concoursc by whom they were uttered--a spirit
which will be found to pcrvadc every true
North Carolina heart when the emergency
rises.
BENEFICENT INFLUENCE OF POPULAR
ELECrtoNs.-Th Charleston Eccajng Ne,cs
has been very much impressed with the feel
ing of general kindlincss which biennally
comes over the Charleston community 1t is
reported that there are ut least forty cand-
dates for the Legislature, and as the numbers
are increased, so, also, is the spirit of philan-
thropy The Nc,oS asks
What can be more agreeable to a man
with an afectionate turn of mind, who may
have an ache, or whose child may be threat.
encd with Group, or whose better half may be
troubled with phthisc, than to have the con
dolencc OF "a friend-thc sympathy of fellow
citizen, who, as he approaches you, grasps
your hand with vigor that would put Dor.
rover to the blush, and with an expression of
S''iioNh'nCc ucHOlltlS lnc I'lOSJ Intense agony
of mind, inquiries after the health of your
beautiful child and excellent spouse To sec
his face light up and brighton with satisfac-
ton on being told they are better, is indeed
refreshing, and the fcrvd shake OF the hand
at parting, causes you inwardly tn say, this
world is not as bad as people think" Or
what more pleasant, than to observe the atton-
ton displayed ~ gentlemen IN po3;t;3n, ;yho
never pass without dolfimg their hats, and
when thrown in their company, always insist
upon your opinion upon some subject, as if
you were an oracle, and if you give it, applaud,
and speak of it as one of the finest ever heard,
and wonder it did not strike them before
And this is the feeling now existing in our
community-evc body seems every body s
friend-smiles play upon the countenunces of
all-hands are shaken with an affection that
apparently never can be alienated, and while
we don't exactly understand what it means,
we wish it could be continual, instead of BIZ
ennial"
A MAN HUNG IN GILMER.-O Thurs
day morning last, a man by the name of
James Morrison, who had been confined in
jail on charge of negro theft, and to whom
we alluded last week, was taken from the <jui1
IN Gllmer by the ctizens,nf dJpshur, Wood,
and Titus counties, and hung in Gilmer, near
the square. The citizens held meeting in
the morning, and passed resolutions condemn,
ing him to the sentence Of death. The proof
was ample, and could not be doubted. as 10
his guilt in endeavoring to intice negroes ia
insurrection and the burning of houses and
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