Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-01-21

t.. I21st ult., Gem Sam Houston was inauru.
rated Governor of Texas, with moro than ordi.
nary. spomp and excitement. The Galveston
Oi0itian, in commentingon on this event, saws:
Whatoyor feelings may now divide the
people of Texas, and whatever may be ,ho
effort to send the name of Houston down To
posterity, like that of the Corsair, "linked
with one virtue and q thousand crimes" the
day will come When peace will foreverbe es
tablished between him aud his enemies; and
Foxas will only remember his public services
| md cherish bis memory as that of leader in
the establishment of q great and prosperous
State"
"In keeping her army together, without
military chest, without pay or proper sub.
sistance, and achieving the victory which es,
tablishcd the Independence of the country
from Mexican dcspotsm; in the organizations
OF the government, and procuring It's recogni-
tion by the great powers of the earth in nus
banding our feblc resources rcpulsipg mob
law aud personal violence and Installing re-
spect tor law and constituted authority in
counsclling patience, economy and industry,
as the best remedies for the eviIs suffered by
the young republic, and in his uniform adyo-
cacy of the peaceful solution of al political
questions in the State and the Union, he has
"SiiSNSu iduOiS HHu ICSSOllS Iilut nave
not fallen useless to the ground"
TIE CHARLESTON CoNvENTIoN-We
commend the following to the State Rights
Democrats of South Carolina who arc in fa-
vor OF taking part in the first great battle"
For southern rights. IL is from tho Charles
on Mercury, in some advice given by it to the
Democrats of Alabama. While outsiders ad-
wise, the Convention party in South Carolina
will so IT. aud act their part in the Z" battle -
Let her see that the Southern cause pre-
vail iii the first great battle at Charleston, to
be fought by the State Rights mcu Of Alaba-
ma and Mississippi and the South will be un-
conquerablc in any other conflict Let Ala
bama if she will, go into the Charleston Con-
vertion, instruct her delegates to demand an
explicit recognition of the rights of tho South
on all the great matters ut issue with the
North, particularly that which involves our
expansion and if this recognition is refused,
that they shall withdraw from tho Convcn-
ton"
CONTESTS For SPEAKER within
the past ten years, have there been prolonged
contests for the Office of Speaker of the House
of Representatives. The first occurred in the
thirty-frst Congress, and after Intellectual bal
iutlhgs, extended through several weeks, the
plurality rule WINS adopted, which resulted in
the election of Howell Cobb, by two votes,
over Mr.. Winthrop. -Four yeurs ago. tho
contest for Speaker lasted from the first Mon
day in December to Saturday. the fourth of
February. After one hundred and thrty.two
ballots the plurality rule was adopted, by
vote of 13 to 100, and Mr.. Banks was elect
ed by ll3 votos MIR. Aiken, of South Caro-
lima, had los votes The President message
was sent to Congress December 2lst--nore
than mouth before the organization of tho
House.
ALABAMA DEMocRATIC CONVENTION.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, January l2-The Con-
vention makes slow progress. The report of
the committee on contested seats was favora
bile to the fancy delegation from Montgomery
County. This report was sustained BIZ tho
Convention, the vote being 211 yeas to ITO
nays.
Mr.. Scott, of Monroe introduced n series
of resolutions asserting the rights of slavery
in the Territories, and its protection there by
Legislative and Congressional ennctmcnts.
The delegates to the Charleston Convention
were instructed 20 insist upon this right; and,
if it WAS repudiated by that body, the Alaba-
ma delegates are to withdraw from it, and
again call together this Convention.
The report and resolutions were referred
to the Committee on Platform.
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WASHINGTON, January 10-Mr, Faulk-
ncr of Virginia has been nominated by the
President Minister to Fraucc. There has
been no confirmation as yet. s.-.
MI previous nominations this session have
been confirmed except that of Mr.. Grund,
as Consul to Ilavrc. 1t is not likely that this
will be confirmed
The annual meeting of the United States
Agricultural SUciety will be held here to-mor-
row.
FREE NEGROES IN WAsHISoroN. The City
Council of Washington. apprehcnding that tho
legislation in some Of The Slave States again 3
free negroea, would have the effect Of incrnos.
ing the number of that class in Washington.
took the military measures to prevent such ini,
grafton. but recent authoritative exposition
of the City Charter shows that il gives no now
er OF prohibition, and that the legislation on
that subject must be confined to prescribing i'm
advance, such reasonable terms and condition
| OF residence ns may tend to repel the idle and
JisOrlerly. GROrdinn
9lYiM!E NEAL.