Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-06-09


Tue RfcHMoND CuNvENTloN.-Is the
Richmond Convention To be Il National or
sectional NsScmblagc. In the sccedcrs meet.
ing at Charleston, Mr. Yancry was opposed
10 using the term " National Democrats"
contcn1ing that they did not represent the
Democratic party of the United Stotcs. II.
B. Rhctt, who has been an avowcd secession
ist for the last twclity five years, has written
"a letter, which we find in late number of
the Charleston -Hc,rWry, in which ne says
that the Richmond movement is Intended to
count6ract the policy OF the Democratic par
ty. Will the Richmond CUrycn hon he a
Democratic Convention? Who will pretend
to say that T. B. l,llctt isa Democrat, after
reading the following extract from his letter I?
And docs not Mr. Ynnccy, the leader of
the tt'chmond movement, entertain about
the same views ms Mr. Bhctt
But you say, Have we not heretofore
opposed National Party Conventions, and is
not. the, Richmond Convention National
Party Convention p answer, MOI \ Ma
tionai Party Convention is the Convention of
a party which is based on national principles,
that IS, princiOl"s common 80 all portions of
the United States. The Richmond Convcn-
tion is not such n Convention. It's declared
principles arc not national for not single
Northern State has dared to avow them 1t
rs sectional Convention, called by one see
ton OF the Union, to support rights and in
tcrcSts belonging toonc section of the Union,
and acknowledge but one section of the Tn.
ion. IL arises out of the debris Of the ono
great national party in the Cnion--the Dem
ocl0tlc party and is intended to cOuntcract
its policy. = Cn&scWc (Go.) Stm,ian
ScAEciTr ar CoKN.-Tho Jaeason {.tla. J
Rcp"biicnn states that corn is now selling. in
thnt section Of the country ut from $l25 to
Si30 per bnshel, and very scarce at tbat-tbo
deficiency having to lie supplied by shipments
from the Vest aud Tennessee and Georgia.
AnscoNnrp-Isn V. Fowler, the deranlting
Postmaster, Mt New York, has gone to South
America. having left that city between Sun
and Sun"
On THE WINa--rhrce Of tho fur cx-Prcsi-
dents of the Uni'cl States have been in New
orkcity this wcek--Mcssrs. Van Burcp. Fill.
more and Pierce-nt,d all of them in cxecllcnt
health. MIR. Van Burcn is aged rs; Mr. Fill
more aged GO; Gen. Percc aged Sc.
LrnERAL-Mr. j. II. Brown, who supports
tiltytwo Young Baptist tlleungicnl students Mt
Howard College, in Alabama at an annual cost
OF $4,000, has recently endowed n theological
chair in that college by contribution Of $685.
200.
CANADA DL,CS RsPunMcANs-The Toront,
Globe and the Toronto Lendc, are quarreling
about the Chicago nomination. The fpstfs a
strong partizan of w. III. Seward; the latter.
though Republican in sentiment. has favored
sonic other candidate. 1t sqaits natural that
there should be this display Of sympathy be-
tween the British and Black Republicans. They
both have the same OBJECT in view.
80, A. MeLAssEs DIiEE.--Thc soap and oil
discoveries are thrown completely into the
shade by the following discovery, reported
to have been made by chap at SSgar Creek,
Ohio, who was boring for Gil lie says, !" At
the depth of sixty feet tho drill penetrated
hard substance, which appeared like su.
gar, 1t was thirty feet through this, when,
on eAtrncting the drill, tho moiasses gnshed
forth in large quantities" Great excitement
proyails on Sugar Greek,
Thy OLD MANS SRenKTa--AR aged clep-
gyman, whohad known nut one days illness,
aas asSed bssAoret HDry feet aud ca. W
rising" was his reply ;s these arc my only
two precautions