Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-04-07

They were arrested. The same night a trav-
cllcr at the Charleston Hotel lost his watch aud
Il sum of money.
AN ARMY OF SMoK KKns-It is estimated that
there are two hundred thousand smokers in the
city of New York, who consume two cigars Il
day, making the total CONSUMPTION four hun.
dred thousand per day. Those ut nu average
of four cents, amount TO $3.50.
-A- ~----
Abolition Proposed in Congress.
If anything were wanting to convict the
Republican party of Abolition purposes, it
would be the following action, in the House,
on the Goth instant
Mr.. Blake offered the following preamble
and resolutions
Whereas, the chattelizing of humanity and
the holding of persons as property is contrary
to natural justice and the fundamental princi-
pies of our political systcnl and is notorious
y a reproach to our country throughout the
civilized world, and serious hindrance to
the progress of republican liberty among the
nations of the earth; therefore,
ReS0ircd, That the Committee on the Ju-
dietary be, and the same are hereby, instruc-
ted to inquire into the cXpedieucy of rcror-
ting bill giving freedom to every human be-
ing, and the introduction of slavery wherever
Congress has the constitutional power to leg
slate on the subject.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the
adoption of the resolution.
Mr.. Killinger objected to the introduction
of the proposition, hut the objection was de-
clared to be too late us one gentleman had an
SwerCd to his name on the roll call.
Mr.. Blake wished to Withdraw the PROPOSE
ton, but this was objected to on the Democa-
tic side
There was much confusion throughout the
proceedings
The proposition WAS again read, when the
vote was taken on the resolution, whick was
rejectcdr-ycas 90, nays 109---as follows: >.
YEAS. .-Messrs Adams of Mass, Aldrich,
Alley, Bingham, Blair, Blake, Brayton, Buf-
fngton, Burlingame, Burroughs Buttcrfiold,
Carey, Carter, Colfax, Conkling Curtis, De
Iona, Duell, Edgcnon, Edwards, Eliot, Fly,
Farsworth, Foster, Frank, Gooch, Grow,
Gurlcy, Hale, IIclmick, Hoard, Humphrey,
IIutchins, Kellogg, of Michigan, Leach, of
Michigan, Lee, Lovejoy, Mexican, Mowil,
Olin, Palmer. Potter, Pottlc, Rice, Sodwick,
sherman, Somes, SpauldinG, Spinner, Stewart,
of Pennsylvania, Tappan, Tom\iins, Train,
Nandeycr, Waldron, Walton, Washburn, of
Wis, Washburne, of H., Wells and Win
donl--G0
NAYS.-MesSrs. Allen, Anderson, of Mis-.
souri,, Ashmorc, Avery, Barksdnle, Barr, Bar.
rctt, Bocock, Botcler, Boyce, Branch, Briggs
| Barstow Burch, Burnett, Campbell, Clark, OF
bMissouri CloptOn, Cobb, John Cochrnnc
Cooper, Cox, Crage, Of Missouri, Cruigc, Of
North Carolina, Crawford, Curry, Davis, oI
Maryland, Davis, of Indiana Davis, Of Mis-
| sissippi, Dejarnettc, Dunn, Edmundson, Ether
Ridge, Florence, 1'oukc, French, Garnett, Gar
trell, Gilmer Hamilton, Ilardeman, Harris
of Maryland Harris, of Virginia, uatton
| Hickman, Hail. Hindman, Holman, Houston
| Hughes jackson, jenkins, Jones, Kcitt, Ken
you, Kunkcl, Lamar, Landrum, Leach, o
North Carolina, Leake, Logan, Love, Mallory
Martin, of Ohio, Martin, of Virginia, Nc
Knight, Mcpherson, Mcqueen McRoe, Miles
| Millson, Millward, Montgomery, Moore, o
| Kentucky, Moore, of Alubama, Morris, o
! Pennsylvania, Morris, of Illinois Niblack
Nixon, NOEL, Phelps, Porter, Pryor, Pugh
Quarles, Reagan, Riggs, Robinson, of Illinois
Ruffin,. Schwartz, Scott, Scranton, Simms
Singleton, Smith, Of Virginia, Stallwortl
! Stephenson, Stewart, of Maryland, Stokes
Taylor, Thaycr, Thomas, Trimble, Underwood
Vallundighain, Winslow, Woodson, auc
Wrigbt-109.
The Speaker said, the resolution. liayin,
been rejected, the preamble fell, as a matte
| of course. s.
Mr.. Bocock rose to a question OF privilege
and offered resolution that Mr.. Kilgore, o
Indiana, and Mr.. Washburp, of Maipe, beiu,
in the House when the vote was taken on th
resolution, but not voting, MS is required b
the rules, have entitled themselves to- re
ceive, and do hereby receive, the censure Q
this House
Mr. KilSore said, while no was in favor {
part of the resolution, he was NOT inclinc
i to- institute an inquiry as to freeing every
/ body, for that would reach the conyicts, an
he was the last man who would add&o til
! Democratic strength. hyletting tltcm out G
4 the penitcntiarics, especially at this time
when their votes would beof so much servie
iia tho campaign. In reply ta,s question i
I Nv Barksdalc, as to whether no was in fave
\ at interdicting the ipnpr.State siave7trade an
Eta abolish slavery in the arsenals and. docl
i yardso of the United States, he said that qnei
tion was not before tho, House. ssSufi6ieT
unto the day was the evil thercof,o Z. y
/ Mr.. Bpcoek Withdrew his resolution. 4
< WAsHfHafos, March 28, ,-@-In tho Senat,
to-day, a joint resolution was presented All
passed, to make Macon, Georgia, port Of d;
livery. The biilsto siocress5 the pay of iii
oiIieersef tho basg was nassea. ~ /.
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