Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-05-26
Congressional.


cogo Convention. / think Seward will be
nominated. 1t is greatly to be hoped that
the entire South and the conservative mca
North may bo able to act in concert to prevent
the misfortune of Stewards election to the
Presidential chair. The Southern Dcmocra.
cy should come together; it is f. be- earnest.
ly desired that the Southern States should re-,
main unity. No mere theoretical question
ought to prevent the Union of the South.
! lf-tho Southern States are divided By the
support OF two Democratic tickets, and the
! Constitutional Union ticket, the beginning OF
great misfoltuncs will take place The cotton
State, should not disregard the tone and
wishes OF the border slave Statcs. The poll.
ticians arc watching with intense interest the
Developments Of public opiuon in 5hc cotton
States, The announcement that Aicxandcr
Stevens, of Georgia, takes ground for non-in-
tcrvention, and condemns the secession OF the
Southern delegates, produced a great imprcs.
sion here. He is said to have such rrcat
weight in Georgia, that the division of the
Democracy of that State seems forcshadowed.
tits thought that Toombs will 90 with Stevens;
that together they arc potential lin Georgia
| WASHINGTON, May 15.-Ip0 the House
of Representatives, the Postal Committee
have unanimously reported in favor of the
contract with Carlos Butterfeld for the per.
formancc of the weekly mail service by way
of New Orleans or Mobile, to the Mexican
Gulf ports. This result was apxiousH de-.
sired and will give great satisfaction to
tho entire commercial interests of the United
States
Judge Douglas is addressing the Senate,
and Is making an able and powerful argu-
mcnt against the Territorial resolutions in
troduccd by Senator IaviS, of Mis4issppi.
In the House OF Representatives the
! Michigan contested election ease came up,
and Hon. George b. Cooper, Democrat, has
been oustcd from his seat by Howard the
Black Republican contestant. The House
also considered the Post Office appropriation
bills.
WA.HtSGr1N My lG Congressional. &c.
Chairman of tic Committee on Territories, re-.
ported the House bill for the. admission Of
+, ,>~hsas'a3 a 10, al said he Y.u.i ,::e
an amendment securing protection to South
crn property thercn Judge Duurlns con.
clude'l his speech ON the Davis Territorial
resolutions. Nj. Davis, of Mississippi, replied
ia the House Of Representatives. the post
oihee deficiency Bill was taken up, and an
amendment adopha restoring the Isabel mail
! service.
I WAsmNGToN, May 1.-THE promised
addrcss.to the National Democracy urging So
cedcrs from the Charleston Convention to 90
into that to be held at Baltimore on the 18th
ot June, appeared in the Constitution news.
paper OF thls,morring, accompanied by cdto.
rial comments strongly recommending the pol
! Icy. and the position taken in that address
1t is signed by eighteen Southern Congress.
men.
Az noon, to-day, the japanese Embassy
paid the President visit. in state All the
military staff, including Licuteuant General
Scott, Naval Officers, Senators and Congress
men were present. Their reception by Mr..
buchanan was a. brilliant and magnificent af-
fair! On both sides addresses were made OF
the most friendly character, and the arrange
mems attending the reception, both inside and
| outside of the White House, were admirably
executed, and gave general satisfaction. Not
! less than 10000 spectators assembled around
the Presldents' mansion, all eager to get a
sight of the foreign yisitants
The House passed the Postal Deficiency
bill, with amendments restoring the suspcnd-
ed mail service, and appropriatinc $50, 900
4 for the Isabel mail service.
/ NEW ORLEANS, May 15.-'fhe steam shin
/ Tennessee, Capt. Forbes hasarriycd at this port
| from Tampico, with dates to tho 9th instant.
She brings intelligence that desperate en-
/ gagcmcnt took place nearSan Luis .Potosi, be.
tween the Liberals and Reaetionists, (Church
party,) in which tho latter werc completely
routed with tho loss of eighteen of their cad
non and all their baggage trains and ammunition.
-Four thousand mon were engaged inthe bat
| tic, and one Thousand of the Reaetionists yero
taken. prisoners. After their triumph, tho
siberals entered San Luis Potosi, and we've
Ejoyful)y received blythe inhabitas is amidst the
! greatest enthusiasm, j.,
FIRE AT NEBRASKA CiTY.--A destruc-
tive fire occurred at Nebraska city, on Sat.
urday afternoon, consuming nearly all the
business portion of the city, consisting OF
forty-two prominent business houses, inclu.
ding the post Office with considerable mail
matter, and the Government land Office, with
nearly ali its papers. bIuckell's hotel WAS
I also destroyed. loss sl25OQo, which was
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