Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-06-02
Public Meeting.
PicXENs G. H., S. C., Ma,

ilCNENS u H., .. C., May %, 1850.
Democratic meeting was held in the Court
House on this inst, to appoint Delegates to tho
Convention to he hold in Columbia. ON 3Oth inst.
7on motion Off. c. PrLLIAM, Hon. A. p. CaL.
noCN was called to the Chair, and w. c. KE1ru
requested to act ns Secretary. Mr.. CALuorN y
declined, on tho grounds that he had some.rc,
marks tn make and some resolutions to offer.
Upon which, ON motion of W. NJ. lIAbDgN, Gen.
+. n GARvIN took the Chair.
The meeting being organized, Hon. A. p.
CAhnouN. after lengthy and able speech, of.
tered the following resolutions.
EcSoiccd, That tho nggrcssions of the North
against the South has arraycd the two sections
against each other upon the question of slavery,
aud that tho present practical issue between
them, is, the " Territorial Question"
Re$o|ccd, That in claiming the right Of pro-
lection tor slave property ~ Congress, against
unfricndly Territorial Legislation, VIC but as.
scrt Constitutional right essential to our pres.
cnt position, and the future welfare of the ins,i.
tuition of Slavery.
RcSoIcei, That to yield tho right or protection
by Congress, would involve discontinue aud
dlShon"r to the cause Of the South.
ReS0trut, That the refusal uf the National
Democratic Convention in Charleston, to ne.
knowlcdge tho right of protection by Congress
OF slave property i'll the Territories, left no n, .
tcrnatvc to the Southern States but to sccolc
and appeal to the pcnplc.
HeSotrcd, That we CO, lially approve of the
course of the dolcgpf2S tvom this Siato in making
common cause v III the seeding States.
hcSotrri' That we approve Of sending dclc-
gates to Columbia to appoint delegates t, the
Convention to be held at Richmond. on the soc
ond Tuesday of June.
Rc$o'Ccd That we consider the cause and
safely "t the South paramount 70 every other
consideration, and that it must Lc maintained
at any sacrifice.
MIR. llApDEN moved they be adopted. but after
lengthy discussion On the part of Mossrs.
CALHOUN. LEWIS and rnoMpspN. tho resolutions
wele laid on the tanle, by IL vote nf two to otc.
Mr.. Thomson then offered the following res
olutions, which were adopted:
l, HcSo',rd, That VIC endorse the course of
our ueicgatcs Ill withdrawing from the Charles
ton convention, and that we favor the sending
OF delegates to the Richmond Convention
=. RcSOtrc't, That the doctrine of non-intcr-
vcnton. pure and simple and heretofore of force
IN the territories of the Uniun. meets our hearty
approval and that every species of property in
tle territories is entitled to protection by the
Federal government.
B. Re&oired That Mcssrs. George r. Cherry.
j. Z. Miller, II. Maxwell Rnb't A. Thomnson,
Al Lewis, Il. q. Pulinm VIM Hunter. j. III.
Amber. ~. j. Anderson and +. =. Werner, he
appointed delegates to the Democratic State
Convention to bc hold in Columbia, on the 3Oth
Of May, instant.
On motion of j. o. LEWIS, Mcssrs. Whitner
Fitzpatrick and VIM. Livingston were added 10
the list of delegates. Hon. a. p. Calhoun was
nominated. hut declined.
After various other remarks, on motion uf u
Z. PuLLlAM, the meeting adjourned sine die
+. n. GARNlN, Chrmn.
W. c. KEITH Secty