Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-12-08
w ashington Dispatches.


action but he was not willing to delay day lon
ger than the 3rd Of March,
Washington Dispatches
We find the following dispatches in the
Mcrcury and (0u,Tcr:
WASHINGTON, Dec 2.-Thc Presidents
Message is quite long, filling eleven columns
OF the Constellation newspaper. 1t is posi-
lively certain the President recommends u
Invention OF the States to reconstruct the
.Jnitituti3r. 1t is also certain that he
announces his purpose to enforce the FEEDER
III laws, while dcprccatng secession
Mr.. Wagner, Chicf5EClcrk of the Census
Bureau, resigned yesterday. He will mmc-
diately return to South Corolina, to share the
fortunes OF the State.
The Abolitionists held caucus touirht
and had division on proposition which
Briggs, of New York, will introduce into the
House of Representatives, and Which is, in
effect a resolution of the Missouri Compro
mise and modification of the Fugitive Slave
law The minority present favored it, but
the party, as II whole, is against it. The
Americans arc also favorable to this compro-
mise, but the Southern delegations indignant
ny spurn it. The proposition is understood
to cnianatc from the Seward wing of the Ab-
,olitiouiSts
The Aholitionsts intend to thrust forward
VIM. Ill. Seward as their Great Paciticator.-
lie Is preparing to make Il set speech very
soon after the session opens. Hon. Horace
.Ainynaid, of Tennessee, intends introducing
u proposition to appoint Il committee of the
House, consisting ct one member from each
State-thirty-thr in ALTO which all uucs
tons relating to slavery shall he referred -
MIR. Nelson, also from Tennessee. will nrnnoso
compromise similar to that Of Brig.,. Int
not Immediately. CO., ~
Gov Brown, of AIississippi is hero and
says We need have no fears IN relation tn thn
course of that St.tc-that her secession 10
certain. Hon. Wm. phllips commissioned
by the Government to try the slaves ut Kcv
West, returned to day. The trial had been
postponed. lie reports Florida unonimoug
Tor secession.
4 caucus for the DOUGLAS party has dec;.
died to take the Union side against the States
Rights men. Dourlas made n Union sncech
HAST night
Mr.. Breckenridge is not for immediate
secession He favors the cooperation of the
Southern States, and general conference
upon the question of dssoying the Union,
to be followed bv demand of Sumthnrn rinhts
with the alternative of imnraaiate dissolution
presented.
The U. S.rcvenuc last month, was S7oo,-
900 less than during November last yc,r.-
SVIo o>r,,o,ot; ~ NIr ,: ne.
1 ,,o oo' Po'a[,on vi aSh'hgtoh Clty suspend
'' P'S"Ie"' 1atutaay'
Mr BrccklnrldSc, with Senator Green,
ot Missouri, and several members of the
Kentucky delegation, has arrived and is
stopping Mt the National He will ho scr.
cnadcd tomorrow nioht when hn is ovnootoa
4o - ",aao,' = 1Hc':' "''oi "o % oNPcctGo
ar;iI .ni.o apo'on uo,",n5 m MS P"Si''on' lie
WI, I'No '"c ground mat the North must
make concessions to the South, and give sat,
lstnctory guarantees that the Constitution will
be carried out in good faith
Col Keitt and Mcssrs. Asbmorc. Bonhom
NIIcs and MoOuoo, of H. C,u' U'I:'
,1olooot;o, 49, om';.I r., 1''' =, O'i''''''1
HI;as;aSy; r"'o i'ltiNea' e'oy, Drown, OF
"'ss'Ss'PPi, mas aiso arrived fie Is for Sc
ccsson, and declares that Mississippi will
certainly scccdc.
a caucus of the Southern Congressman
3las been arranged for to.n;oht In,nort,nt
mntters will he discussed Tba ,onot;ns. o;O -
no Lo str;o,l,, y,.;,.ato 1 ny i"eo''iS -
amen will be permitted to participate.
"a ~. letter frGm Gov Letcher to u gentleman