Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-11-24
COMMUNICATIONS. 3.
Political Meeting.
WALuALLA, S. c., Nov.

A political meeting was held at this place on
the above instant and the meeting being called
to order. j. o. LOWS was appointed Chairman,
and Thomas j. Keith requested to act as Secro-
tary &
The Chairman then made few brief and
pertinent roa;s:ss. pointing ont te object of the
meeting, &c. After which the meeting was nd.
dressed by Nev VIM. McWhortor, Col. Wm.
Sloan, Gen. +. n. Qnrvin, Mr. Livingston and
others Mr.. Marshall then offered the following
Preamble and Resolutions:
WHEREAS, Abraham Lincoln. the Black Re.
publican, has boen elected to the Presidency of
the United States, notwithstanding the entreat.
les and threats of the slavoholdng States. against
which he and his party have avnwed an inten-
ton Of absolute conflict and annihilation: Be
it, therefore
Resolce3, lst. That it is the abdirg opinion
of this meeting, that tho whole S0uM should re-
sist the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln by
prompt Withdrawal from the Contcderacy over
which lie is to preside.
Rcsotccd, 81 That we most cordially approve
the action of the Legislature in calling Con.
vcntion of the people of this State
RcSotrc(, 3D. That we arc in du v bound, and
feel great willingness in it, t. declare our
readiness to give our undivided and unitel mid
in defence of our soil and our rights, bc that dc
fence in treasure or blood
RcSolccd, An That the thanks of this meet
ing be extended to the Speakers of to-day for
tho zeal and ability with which they have de-
fcndcl Southern rights.
RcSolrea. 5M. That the newspapers of the
District be requested to publish the proceeding.
of to-day.
1t was then ordered thnt the Chair appoint ~
COMMITTEE of Eve tn nominate candidates for the
Convention, and the following gentlemen were
apponted Leonard Towers Whitner Kipnt.
rick, a. d. GaiIlard h. T.. Craig aud l.. B.
johnson. And they made the following noni.
nation: Capt. John MAXWELL. WIN. Hunter
"A. f. Lewis, s. L>vingood and II. a. Thompson.
On motion, tho meeting then ndionrncd
j. O. LEWIS, Chairman.
I. j. KEITH, Secretary.
REsouRcEs OF the Spurm To RESIST CoERcroN.
We clip the follnwng from the New York
HcrdM 1t states the matter prnperly. The sta.
Piles of the South arc as current as gold A
bale Of cotton will pass in any civilized country
OF the face of the glolc. Mnrc than that it is
so much necessity that foreign nations will
como 10 us for it. and bring their gold to obtain
it. The general panic and decline in stocks and
credit cannot rob the Suuth of the means for ar.
manent hcunuSc cotton cannot be re- led of its
intrinsic value. and the HrrUId, in t.. annexed
article, very pertincntly questions the Black Re.
publican blustercrs concerning their means Of
getting mon"y to coercc the South:
Tho Southern States IAN get money in ahun.
dance on the pledge Of their cotton and other
products question more to the point for
/
seeding States would be, whr,c is the North
| to get money to cOcrcc them? 1t would cost ono
| hundred times as much to successfully assail thC
| Southern States would be necessary for then,
t" defend themselves. 10 conquer nine millions
Of men in their own country with all their re-
sources around thcm--mcn. too. who are all
skilled in the use of arms aud not afraid to use
! thcm-wuuld bn n task from which tho mos,
wnrlikc nation in the world might shrink Eng
| land did her utmost for seven years I" conquer
! the same people when the whole population oi
/ the colonies only numbered little over three
million, and that first class pnwer failed in the
attcmNt. And SO would any attempt ON tho
part ut the Norihcrn States fail to subtluc te
South. For be it remembered that the moment
n blow was struck by the North at nne seeding
State, all the Southern States wultld rally round
! her. and it would he necessary to conuner all
| etnle one could he brought under the yoke -
However the Southern States may differ among
! themselves about the wisdom of secession there
would he no difference among them when il
! came to war. 1t is ridiculous to quote tho case
! nf Andrew Jackson coercing South Carolina
when she nnliticl law al Congress. That
case IL entirely different from tho prcscu'. The
| people were not thcn unnnimnuS in the State
! y large number were opposed To nullifcntion
| They are now perfectly unnnimaus for secession
and there are three or four other States whose
population arc all nearly of the same mind.
CArITAL OF TnE SouTmEaN CnXrEDERAcY-
Several locations have been sp ken of for the
capital Of the new Southern Confetleracv-
Atlanta, Ga has been brought forward as 81
suitable place, by n correspondent of the
Guardian, but in Difference to tho opinions o
others. we think that Columbia has superior
Claims to any place yet mentioned Let the
new and magnificent capital become the seat o
Government for the Southern Republic 1t /,
accessible from all points, and its location foi
health nnd scenery is unsurpassed by any il
the South GreenUHe Enterprise.
WAsuINGToN, Noy. 12.-As far as car
be osccrtained, there is no disposition cithe,
ou the part of the Administration or of gen
tlemcn Of political prominence here to inter
ferc with the present Southern movements
except perhaps in friendly spilit. 1t i.