Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-12-08
PcKENs COURT HOUSE, s. c. SATURDAY DECEMBER 8, 1860

cendiary documents, avows himself an aboli-
ZIONIST, or in any way attempts to create in
subordination or insurrcction among the slaves |
If some act of this kind is not passed the pco !
pie, goaded to madness by the frequent at
tempts to disturb their quiet and destroy Their
property and lives, will not, under excitement.
be very careful in measuring the punishment
they inhict, and it is to be feared that the in
noceut may suffer with the guilty, and scenes
of violence and blood shed too frequently oc
cur. With the knowledge that there is IA law
to reach the cases, the legal tribunals of the
State will be first appealed TO- and in most
cases their decision will be satisfactory to the
people, made, as it will be, under oath and
with time for reflection and examinations
There are many other amendments to the
laws that suggest themselves to my mind
such as requiring white man to reside at all
times on any plantation, without regard to the
number of hands-a change in the road laws.
imposing Il tax in the place OF days work
the repeal of the Csury Laws, &c, &c but
these arc comparatively unimportant, in view
of the now certain action of the Convention
soon to meet, which will devolvc on YOU the
construction of government suitable to the
new order of things, with all It's ramilications
REsoLUTIoNs.-Ihc resolution of the Gen
cral Assembly, directing the Governor to com
municatc to all the slavcholdng States certain
resolutions adopted unanimously, expressing
the opulon they should Immediately meet to-
gcthcr to concert measures for united action,
was soon after the adjournment acted upon,
and copies of the resolutions sent to every
Southern State. Mississippi and .Alabnma
were the only States that agreed TO meet South
Carolina IN Convention, and as no delegates
''"o "Pl,o''i'cu py '''e legislature ud
nv. :S ''' |"''o,'"to 10 MAKE ah appointment
"!'"o"' "r ~ 'ne,o ''"u pee" general agreement
~ Wv ''ou'"c1" "'"'rS 10 meet il"d such
nce'' '"c c"se' "ouiu c''hcr nave convened
.''I 'S'"'"'c = 10 "lPo'"t oo'eSH'cs' or nave
."No'i '''c -, reSpohS'o'I''y on appointing them
"Sscn. nc consequence M WAS no convention
"o,' ""u G'cn H'o'o was 'ct M TO act Tor herself,
NV "P'" ~, "" u 'VH Hi'""s.o"'Y'
c..a in. .I's y ""V',o'i"'l,l V''l '''c "oNerhor
.c c,l,n 49, ~ ~ D'i 'I """ Po"uo"cS
y. Wv 80 ny :, '''.''''o ''c@'"'rhI ana
a,;,,II'iI' '"''' 'n'o'" "Vu III "
~ ''0 I'''0N" "'''o"7 '"' "ic"iNV I"
S"o t'"'"'' mas occn car
: ~. ''" o'o" 30 no" III 'nc HNccu-
,,,,,tc oe'' "tNJ'I' - t"c inspection CT 'he
L saa d. ! N|"u''
! ",o"' %"' c''P"!I" 10 20 ''G WORK,
aH""o Gun I:''TIVH W S'y' ~ has occh dohc IN
very creu.e:~"G "''" n'''sn'c'oiy "hhnner'-
Much more labor was NECESSARY than tnc mere
recording the correspondence ltrcquircd
thc reading and rcrcading of all the papers.
and the exercise Of a correct udpmcnt in the
arrangement, not only chronologically, but
with reference to the necessary connection of
the whole volume. The boo; has been neatly
and durably bound, and will for years to come
be book of reference, not only for the de-
sccndants of those that dispclled the dclusiop
OF the North, that the chivary Of South Car
DINA would not fight, but for the whole of our
people, who claim share of the glory they
achieved Tor their country, and wish to I'M.
tate their example. | rccomu end that a lib
eral appropriation be made to compensate the
compilcrtor his work
Another resolution which passed the Gencr-
| al Assembly unanimously, requesting the Gov
. ernor TO procure Il suitable sword and present
1t to Capt. n c. Evans, of the United States
Army, on behalf OF this State, us Il testimonial
Oh his gallant conduct at the battle of Wachita.
and of the estimation in which he is held by
the state has been attended to, and the sword
designed for Capt, Evans is now in the Exec
utlve Office, ready for presentation. and woull
have been forwarded to him, but for the sug.
gcstion OF his friends, that uo soou as South
Carolina severed her connection with the
Federal Government he would resign his
commission and repair to her standard to re-
celve the sword in person. aud WELD it in de-
fence of his native State.
Gen Williams Of Nouhorr,, ,,,os on, al ,,.ol