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


that =" higher law - whose bounds arc limited
alone by the wr0tfcation of an ups,tiabl,
| love of plumber and of power, and those who
have planted themselves upon the Gr,n rack
of constitutional law and constitutional free
dom, | cannot tell, ] am not gifted with the
prophets ken, to look ;Hto Guturity. Per
iaps If that deep veil were raised, visions
nlgnt be disclosed so appalling as to cause
us to shrink from tlcir contemplation Ptr-
haps 1T might disclose bright rnd glorious
future. Blu, nc thing do know, that di,:
visions IN our ranks will insure our .rnin-
! Let me- trcn, urge upon you the necessity
OF mutual iorbearancc, mutual Tenderness.
courtesy and libcrality. An union com.
menccd here may DC, and trust will be,
but the hafIingcr of an union of all the
| states who have a common interest with us,
and this will be the first step we need to
secure our lost rights in this Confedcrocy
Before proceeding to business, ! invoke
the blessings of Almighty God out Heaven
y Father, upon YOU and hunbly pray that
lie may guide and direct you in your dclb-
crations'
A resolution was then introduced, having
for its pupo, the election of delegates to
the ltIchmond Convention. Mr.. Robertson,
from Fairfield, moved that Committee be an
stonal District, for the purpose of nominating
four delegates from the State at large. Mr.. 4.
lthctt, from Beaufort introduced resolutions
cndorshrg'th action of the delegates in with
drawing from the Charlcsson. Convention, and
ALSO that aCoMmittcc consisting of one from
each election district be appointed for the pur-
pose OF nominating delegates from the State
| at large. Also, that each Congressional Dis
trlct bc constituted n committee to nominate
! delegates to represent it. The proposition to
submit matter connected with Federal poll
tics to n committee so constituted us to give
the parishes 50 much influence, was objected
TO. was finally resolved that the C0nvcn-
| ton proceed at once to the election of four
delegates, to bc voted for separately, each
clectiondiStrictvo voting cica rocr ilai Lyes,
of Fairfield, nominated the old delegation at
| the Charleston Convention, consisting of
Messrs. Il. II. Wilycn, of Georgetown, Gen.
NlcGowum, of Abbcvlle, Gen james Simons.
OF Charleston, and r.. j. Boylston, OF Fair
field Mr.. DcSauSsnrc Edwards, of Prince
Williams Parish, nominated the following
ticket: Hon. h. B Rhctt, Gen. a. c (;arlng-
ton, Hon J-I Middleton and Il. b. Bovlston,
| Mr. ), j. Pope, Jr., Of Charleston, WAS au-
thorizcd to announce that Gen. Sim0ns did
not desire reelection, and, therefore, with
drew his name, and nominated Col | w
lslioyne in his place. Mr.. lIaync, upon rece-
wing the nomination., stated distinctly, that
though his nauc was put upon ticket, he did
| not desire to be regarded as the candidate of
| amy patty. 1t being understood that the Con-
vention would ballot for each scparYtcly
Hon, Il. R Rhctt and CO... IIavnc were then
put in nomination. Tho result of the BAL
lot WAS f6S votes cast Mr., Rhett received
81 21-52; ME. IIaync G7 17.52 Mr. Gar
lineton Sd. 7. Middleton. 27-13; II. w.
BWnwell Lib; S. NlcGowan !. 81 being
half tho number of votes, Mr. Rhett was de-
clared elected by fractional majority The
former delegates tu the Charleston Convention
after all the efforts made by the party with
whom N.Y. Rhctt was identified to discredit
them and the Convention party in the State,
determined not to permit their names. any Ion.
ger to romain before the Convention. Col
w Wilson, Gen. MCGOWAN and Dir, BoyIston
lrcspcctlycly so stated, deYolyed it upon the
, Convention to fill out the delegation with men
WHO could harmonize with Mr. Rhcit in his
sentiments. Col j. S, Preston and F. Chill.
lard also stated that they could not permit
their names to 80 before the delegates from
the Sixth Congressional District These gen
ticmcn cOntendod that from the beginning, aI-
| though songs of harmony had been sung hy
every ono, yet had there been no disposition
| eyinced to respect the ceilings of the party
with which they acted. The fact was cited
that for every position In lid been proposed
who 'hadm themselves conspicuous by tl.eir
zeal and ardcncy in attacking and even de-
nouncing tho Convention party In spirit
of harmony tho Corvcnton party had nomi-
mated Gov. Means fl the Presidency of the
Convention. He was known to be am anti,
Convention man but in a spirit of harmony
they n6miuetcd him. The opposite party no.
minated Gen. darlington, wllo had made him
self conspicuous during tho last session of the
Senate by standing shoulder 10 shoulder with
Mr. p. Rhett. in. attacking the Convention !
party. Again, in the election for the most
prominent position in the delegation to Rich
mond, thcy elected Mr.. r. b. Rhctt, who
was identified with that faction of the anti
Convention which had been most dcnunciato-
ry of the Convention party; while Col. Haync,
a mild and conciiatory anti Convention man,
had been proposed to the Convention and was
rejected by it. They had acted without any
apparent design of procuring harmony; on
the contrary, haying the powcrin the Conven-
tion, Though the Parish representative sys
tenn, they manifested an earnest intcntion to
, use i, aud push forward the men who had
lsignalized themselves above aIi others of the
party, for their uncompromising ard bitter
warfare upon tho Convention men. From
the disposition eginoed it was Thought best to