Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-06-09
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1T is Nor STuANGE-We copy tic following
from the Wilmington Joeunul. If the Joa,5,al
will only remember the scramble for position in
which politicians arc ever ready to engage, it
can easily supply the reason for this act which
otherwise to it seems "stranGc.' The Fed
cral Senate. the State Senate the lower House
at both Governments, ami minor Offices of
State, hold out cnticcments which always have
their Influences upon oifcc-Scckcrs:
Caro1i.iua
SrnAxoH.-Thc public meetings held in
the State of South Carolina all seem To an
prove the course Of the delegates of that State
in the Charle,ton Convention, all of whom
withdrew, with two exceptions. We'll. last
Wednesday, new State Convention was call
cd and met at Columbia and appointed dele
Gacts To the Richmond Convention, and strange.
lY enough not single member Of the old
delegation was rc-appointcd--not one; but
nara~cli Rhc.t md ,.!,cr gnrilnnen of tho ox-
trcmc school of politicians were appointed i'll
their sead.'
CoRECcTioN-Wc regret that, in our report
Of tile proceedings of the Convention, we have
not stated with sufficient accuracy the nhiec-
ms of Col .lluyne to tho proposition of Mr.. Ed.
Rhclt for the organization of committee of
nomination. MIR. Rhett proposed that the com
mittcc should consist of one from cach election
district of the State, except the parishes of ST.
Philips and St. MchaepS, which should have
two, Mr. Haynes objection was not that
CHARLESTON should have two, willie the other
districts .'hould have but one. lie did not
advert to this ET"viSiop, except in stating what
was the measure proposed In his opinion the
plan proposed was Objectionable because it
carried the Parish SvsteD, into tue election of
persons to oiHce.-a thing never contcmpla.
ted under the Constitution. lie sa4l thai 1T
wns unfair that in the selection Of those tn
fill positions analogous to that of Senators from
the State, the Parishes of St. Thomas and ST.
Denis, St. Stephens ana St. Andrews. with
their thirty or forty votes each. should have
on equal voice with spartnnbnrs. Edgefeld and
Abbeville.
The objection 10 the scheme, was that it al
lowed in the nomination. district like Beau
fort six votes, which it would require Spar
tanburg, EdgeHed. Abbevllc, Anderson, Pick
ems, GreenSille and Laurens to equal.
C0lUmLt0 Gudrdian.
SUICIDE ~ JAIL.-Ebonczer J. Cockfeld. of
whom we spoke some time since of having
drowned his child, has ended his own existence
lie WIS found dead in Jail Oh Monday morning
last With his saspenders tied around his neck
and fastended to the bars Of the window He
evidently choked himself to death 1t is rath-
er remarkable that he should have killed him
self in the manner in which he did. Ills lead
was not two feet from the floor and he had The
full use of his hands and feet and could have
relieved himself had he been so disposed We
say it is remarkable, because it is natural for
ore to relieve himself when he can, from so
unpleasant n sensation as choking.
A Jury of Inquest was held and verdict
rendered in accordance with the above facts
Kingstee ,Say.
STADBING APFAIR-The Anderson Gazette
says fight took place in the ncighborhood of
lonea Path, in that district on Thursday last
between Frederick Lccch and Hampton Cobb,
in which Cobb received stab under the left
arm. Wo understand to-day, that no hopes are
entertained of Cobb's recovery. The fight took
place at ,Leech's house. We learn that both
parties were drinking. Lccch has been lodged
in Jail az this place.