Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-12-22

twrcn the people of Mississippi and SoeYi'
C.rnn, lie said that he had heard that /, -
dny the inaugural address of the Governor
elect, aud that there was not one 'sehtmene
contained therein that would not nave r'cot
ed the same plaudits III Mississippi '"0' 10
received here -,
IIr then arrucd at some length the right
of secession that the States in the begin
pine had signed the Constitution and enter
oil the Confcdcracy as States and that inc
Convention which had framed that lnStru-
mont never intended to obliteMte state laws
lie stated that Mt II recent county Con
ycntion, when it WAS announced 'h'. Houn
' Carolina had elected secession delegates wit'
entire uunmimity, the large assembly rose 40
. one man and ANNOUNCED lhM tneS "o"N
y stand by South Carolina, come veal or "oc's
II He s.id that at one time Inc had thought
!, It would be better to have concerted action
y AMONG the s ,ut!l.m States, but lo was no"
" convicted that the separate anu inuePchuop0
81 ,c,;on If each State was the proper course----
II If the Federal Government should forget, he
- said, the principles upon which the govern
al ment was founded, and attempt coercion,
- the first federal GUN then was hfcu w"u''
- bring thousands of willing hearts ana s.soaS
"' arms from Mississippi, to the aid OF Sout'i
Z Caro,ino. Mr.. Hooker is an eloquent ana
're elective speaker, aud, like Mr.. Gilmore, was
III, frequently npplauded. 6,
y" The President drew attention to the ioi,
:" lowing resolutions, which had been oherfeui
:. by Mr. lngs previous to the RECESS
~ =" and ON which the yeas and nays had Decn
ro. called ~ &c n,;s
~ Convention that the State ot S"uth N',T
'oSs olina should forthwith scccdo from the fea-
r of eal Union known as the unitca 0''''S u
risis America. ,,hor.
I,01 hat n
uto' he onnointcd to draft All ord; nance ,prSper
~ to be adopted by this convention, anu IN
Iu'n order to accomplish the object, all indlvldna'
u ol members desiring 10 sub + t,' DRAFT Nof
q, ,0 "'so ocheme for such ordinance be requested 10
osa' s hand in the same, without delay to sal com"
not mittee. 90, o, a.
no. Resolced, That the act Of the General AS
sembly of this State providing lot 'no
to ;ngof this Convention be referred to the same
onSS,n,;,toc 80 with instructons to consider pno
AMER comm'.sec, n & WV" '"''
acK. Tbe resolutions were adopted unanlm2uus
abuse =, u,o hank bcinc filed will, Z. Ih
ma ior amendment an was received with applause
ing OF pos,rIoN or PnIlApELrHIA RErGBLicASH;;
may, rho Penublican Central ClubIof Philadelpn
of be- bcld a, a,meeting on Saturday evening. a ker
,f her of resolutions offered by commitIee appHn. y
Mex at previous meeting was brought tfwgS
South nfter lengthy debate they we.. ha, shey
weeks 70 'he n,rn,er IN renubcun segtiments
cane ro resotons merely reiteraled afeyoslnn
gallant the Chicago platform but ,si.l'oas
all Of very decided dotor@n.i',o,n; 70 r,s asb
irds Of suits Of the rernp'ca' u,h"r df tho speak
at the took wide rsng lin favor Of yeaceabo SEQ
to the were ,eara as srenuousy opposed G
len who slom ii % be understood that y
ay, are s wssnot disunbris he wss ~ ,aSor m - -
ina del loving Carolina ofNny otner oNe ~ tx o
cSerced? ne Uniop whcnCyet she ~ coneress
is pre- fyo II he were 10 3, an,entio the Conp
we viii wOuid ln'roasSo NV Stats could 20 out oi
justice non, p mbsSss se deen,she Federal G
le, that, Oans onnsessiye. soba .Nt Kennedy sppt
i, al esst smiraion os Senator lIolea late yieenlfpt
ed TO do NnS nearly all opposed sny S0ascss'0p 8