Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-11-10

rate action OF South Carolina alone and uualcd -
Although disunioniSt, we are not Of that number.
We believe, however, with prudent counsels dlat
a Southern confcdcracy will be formed in less than
twelve mouths SO mote it bel
After Secession.
The pc lion of the Southern States after scc,s.
sion is thus noted by the New York No,Gd:
From all the sources of intelligence TO which
we have access and from every symptom and sign
OF the times, it appears highly t,rabablc that II
considerable number Of the Southern States will
withdraw from the Union between the period of
Mr. Lincoln's election and that assigned for his
inauguration. If only two withdraw they will he
followed by others, and ut last by all if any at
| tempt should be made to cocrce them by armed
force. In that contingency tho Capitol with all
the public records, archives and State papers in
the departments, would fan to the lot Of the
Southern confcdcracy for the District of Colu,n
bia would then he within its territory and tho
Northern States would bc shut out from Washing
ton. Thus the preSlig sat the NatierA Capitol,
as well as the national ehlstssssSulaIHc with The
South, and Northern Conaia RESuld be only
Rump Parliament The Et$t6 and French
governments would nj once recognise the indie
pendcncc of tho South and court its n.cnJslin
for the sake of its bb8uon and market for ll,cir
manufactures, i"r i've millions Of British popula.
ton arc depending on Southern cotton for employ
ment.
MtLD--Fhc recognized home organ Of Abra
nam ILncoIn is the Chicago Democ,ut of which
Long John Wentworth is editor Wccommend
to the attention III the people oi' the South the
following from It's editorial columns:
Oar GuticS have been the uurc arlunus lu
rinH tHe campaign IN consequence" OF the tongue
OF or grcnt champion being tied. en- account
OF his being a candidate for the Presidency.
Next 20 Abe Lincoln, the Chicago Democrat
has don" more for tho antslavcv cause than
any nthrr agency in the State or Illinois We
see the daY Of jubilee coming. when millions
OF cntranchscd slaves will rcnd the heavens
with their shouts and all this under the forms
OF the Union kept compacted together.
TuE MosLEM AND Tme CnRISrIAN-rhe fnnnt-
zeal hatred OF the Moslem against the Christian
was never more marked than now. though re-
strained by the presence Of the great pnwers,
and limited by the weakness Of the Turks them
selves. Of 360OO,OOO population in Turkey
about lo,0OO.OOO arc nnmnally Christian. and
the prospect is, that they will take advantage
OF the present citation to come in conflict with
their cmcmics--a contact which must end in the
overthrow Of the Turkish Government. and the
creation of a new, in which Russia and France
would have much to say.
FOREIGNERS IN RussIA--The Emperor of Rus
sia. after nobly preparing the way for the free
a"m OF h's ScriS, has made important changes
IN the laws regulating the rcsidenccsof foreign.
crs. Formerly they not permitted to buy
real estate or build houses, except npon
leases, or to trade us merchants, cxccpt i'm
limited way. All these restrictions are now re-
moved, and foreigners are r'aycl as to resi-
dence, ownership Of property and traffic, upon
a level with Russian subjects The facilities
for travel in the empire are also much increased
by simpl'hc"tion OF the passport system.
| BALTIMORE, November 2--'rhe Republican
meeting at Front'srcct Theatre last night, was
| v Nlnrt nd Il 4 No.. A.
atod outsiders The speakers were peltcd with
f! rotten eggs, hissed at and yelled out of cuunte.
| nance. 1t required 200 Policemen to protec,
tho Nigsercs from violent personal inquiry
! AS 1t was. quite number were seriously hurt
/ by the bnckh"ts thrown at them. The Niger
w0rsh'ppers viii not soon attempt TO hold an.
other meeting. They have paid tie ucnalty of
their au'iacy and been thoroughly routed
| horse foot and Dragons.
ST.. JosErms No, Nov 4-California dates
to the 2lSt have been received
4 bill pending in the Oregon Legislature to
nulliy the late Senatorial election passed, and
u Brcckite was chosen
Another massacre of an emIgrant train by
me Shosh0ne Indians, was reported Many
cmgrants were killed, ncluding women and
children. Others were carried into captivity
! DRAD-Tho Dalton NORTH Gcorgia 1i0,cs of
| the 18th inst, records the following under the
head OF another revolutionary soldier zone"
We learn that MIR Thomas lIames, of Mur-
| ry county, Ga. died on Tuesday morning last
at the advanced age of one hundred and thirty.
lie fought through the revolutionary war. and
could tell many thrilling incidents connected
with that memorable contest lie was one of
the hrst settlers of this country, having been
resident OF the above county for the last twenty
or thirty years, Peace to tho ashes of the old
veteran"
Man SHor-A free negro mau, named John
Wardsworth was shot last Friday night by Mr.
Walton Glymph, we learn from the Coroner
under the following circumstances Wards
worth was called ont of his wifes house, lat
Mr. John Glynfph's) where he was asleep be.
tween one and two O'Clock Friday morning.
the 26th inst, and was shot in grove about
forty yards distant. The inquest, presided
over 10y Coroner DOyley. was lengthy one !;
and the evidence WAS not conclusive, but from
a chain of circumstantial evidence tlie Jury
presented verdict that the deceased came to
his death from wound caused by n pistol
shot in thc hands of Walton Olympia
Mr.. Glymph has been arrested, and has ap
piled for boiI'-~Ne,o6ery COaseuotis. io
Very GooD.--A minister's wife says -
"'The first time took my eldest boy to
| church, when he was two years and half
| old, managed, with caresses and frowns and
| candy, 10 keep him very still till the sermon
was half done. by this time his patience
was exhausted, and he climed to his feet, and