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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-06-09
The Convention.

t"s The Convention
Yesterday, af0 O'clock A. m, the ,Conven.
/. tioh met Gov, Means, the President elect,
was escorted to the chair by the Committee
appointed for that purpose and was intro
duced to tic Convention by the temporary
Chairman, Mr. Sullivan. Tie President
:;aa;i!grc&&==ea .!.c Ganymstipn ns fplln,gs
:" The honor you have conforrcd Al, o nc,
by calling me to preside over yo,ii dolbcr-
> ntions, is SO entirely unexpected that have
observation-disclosures to thank you for it. THIS
position, so honorable, was alike unsought.
'n,desired and undescrvcd by me. 1t was
bestowed aloncsby that too gcncrons knds
ness which has always characterized the
conduct of my fellow. citizens towards mo
AID OIL shat i hase to offer you in return is
the spontaneous ovcraowing of a grateful.
heart.
. Gentlemen, the meeting of this Convcn-
. tion may be fraught with on Importance, the
magnitude of which can be scarcely estinla-
ted. 1t IS for good or for evil, as wo choose
to shape its course. 1t is true that VIC have
not met.to determine principles upon which
wo arc to act, but only to choose men who
'ssc to carry out those principles already set
tied. A platform has been agreed upon. by
those who so nobly seeded from the Charles
Ton LQnSenton, whlcl, 1 believe, meets
with the entire and cordial appreciation of
all parties N the State We now, / trust,
present the glorious spectacle of united
people, who have no former wranglings to
remember, no partizan friends to reward, no
enemies to punish; but who only rccollect
that we have rights in common to assert, a
country IN common to defend. i There is "A
great battle bcfxe us to be fought, powerful,
acutIning a well-drilled enemy to encounter
las powerful as is this foe, we need lly
: to meet II with firm and undecided front, and
victory is ours. But If pnfortunate divisions
scatter our fesees. and these Of the Democrat
10 party with which wo are acting, the
6ayeyBnlsut falls into the Lands Of the Black
Kopdhli9apa, and the funeral kneil. of this
po1fedsfsoy is solmdees. How Important,
then, that We Whe have so. saleh at stake
should srise aboysall petty. fetaipgs ef par
tisau warfare, nll ael6ah considerations Of
personnel or party aggrandisemept, aud bring
to tho altar Of our county tiGe aoceptabie
offerings Of pgFa heaFts'ghioh beat aloh6 for
It's honor and welfare. A mplqal trust, d
mutual forbeaganee; should ciaractorize the
copdust Of ll,4-renembefiHg that we'are the
pssmbefs Of one family each having At heaEl
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POLL 11r1CAl,
u Columbia corolinian, May 81.
-ocratic State Conyention.


ruc Convention met at o'clock, and was
called to order by Mr.. 7. c. Barker, Chair
mam OF the Central Democratic Committee,
who stated the object of the Conventions
On motion of Maj. w. S. Lylcs, of Fair
field, the Hon. G. p Sullivan, of I,anrcns,
was called to the Chair. Col John T. Sloan.
OF Pendteton, was requested to act as tempo.
rary Secretary Mr.. Sullivan, on taking the
Char, made some remarks, in which he urged
that tire South should remain true TO her po-
sitlolt with 6rmness. Resolutions, for the
purpose pt organizing, were introduced by
81 Gen. Gadbcrry, of Union, After some dis
cussion, they were Withdraw. 1t was then
determined that permanent President should
be elected by ballot. Gen. McC;owan non-
, mated EX.Gor. j. III Means; Mr.. j. |. Mid
dicton nominated Gen. y. G. darlington -
MAJ. Lyles atatcd chat Gov Means had been
put in nomination with view to harmony
but as his nomination met with opposition, he
took the liberty of withdrawing it. Gen. Gar
lington liamc was also withdrawn and on
motion of Col. Preston, Coy. Means was elect
cd by occlamation. ~
The following gentlemen were put in NOM
inption aud elected rioa roce
=, First Congressional District-J 4. Darcan.
Vice-Prcsdcnt; W. G. Inglis, Secretary,
Second District--Wm McBurncv, Nice.
; President; NJ p. O'Connor, Secretary. y
Third Dissrict--zEdmund Martin Vice
President; Il. s. Hammond, Secretary.
Fourth Di$trct@r G.. Perrin, Vice. Pres
dent; B. w Ball, Secretary.
Fifth District Gabriel Cannon, Eico-Prcs-
idcut.; Rnbt, A.. Thompson, Secretary.
Sixtl, Bistrict--Samucl McAlilcy, Vice
President; Thos. j. Warren, Secretary, 4.
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The DEcfsfoN.-Wc copy once more the
decision of the SGprcme Court of tho Fnitct
states:
The Government, in express tctms, iS
pledged to protect it in all future time if the
slave escapes from his owner Ths is done
Ill plain words too plain to be misundar-
stood, Aud no word can be found in the
Constitution which gives Congress greater
power over slave property, or Which entities
property of that kind to less protection than
property of any other description The on'y
power conferred is the power coupled with
the duty OF guarding and protecting the
owner in his rights.
pom these considerations it is the opin-
ion of the Court that the Act of Congress
which prohibited citixon from hodinv and
owning property of this kind in the territory
OF the United States north of the line therein
mentioned, is not w"rranted by the Consti-
tuition, and is therefore void"
Tho Government of the Union consists of
three vital organs the Executive, the I.egis-
lative, and the Judicial dcpartmcnts-and it
could no more survive the destruction of
either, than man could live bcreft of his
BRAIN, his heart, or his lungs The Judicial
department is to the Union what a wheel il
to carringe--without it the car of State
must come to thc ground. ii "JudiciaI
blindness" has seized a majority of the peo-
ple--it may DO regarded as the will and tho
work of Providence Ict us utter no shreaes
but await events. We are in no lauger.-
We know what we can 10, and what must be
done.
How many man. by throwing himself to
the gapund IN despair cTushes and DESTROYS
forever q thousand flowers Of hope that were
ready to spring UP and gladdcnall his patls.
way,
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Census of 1890

On the first of June, the work of taking
the census commences. 1t is desirable that
1t bc taken with great accuracy, and to en-
able the Assistant Marshals who will be
engaged III the performance of this duty, to
have their work well done, it,has been sug.
gcstcd that the publication of the questions
necessary for all heads of families to answer,
would be of great benefit. With this WOW.
we publish the following list:
In the first place, it is necessary to write
down the name Of every person whose usual
plNccof abode, on the first day of Junc, 1860,
WAS in the family. The age of each, sex
and, whether white, Black or mulatto. Pro.
tession, occupation or trade of each male
person over, fifteen years of age Value Of
real estate owned. Place of birth, naming
the State, Territory, or country. NInrricd
within the year. attending school within
the year Persons over twenty years of age
that cannot read or write Whether deaf
and dumb, blind, insane or idiot, paupcr or
convict. Name of owner, agent or manager
of the farm Number of improved acrcs-
Numbcr of unmproved acres. Cash value
of farms. Value Of farming implements and
machinery. Live stock on hand June LIST,
1850, viz. number of horses, mules and
asses, working oxen, milk COWS and other
cattle, swine and sheep. Vulue of live stock
Value of animals slaughtered during the
Year. Produce during the year ending June
LIST. 1860, viz. number bushels wheat, rye,
Indian corn, oats, beans and peas, buckwhcat,
barley, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes pounds
OF wool and tobacco. Value Of ore land pro.
ducts in dollars. Gallons of wine, value of
produce Of market garden, pounds of butter,
pounds of cheese; tons of hay, bushels OF clio,
yer seed and bushels of grass seeds, pounds
Of hops, pounds fsugar, gallons of moIasses,
pounds of honey and bccswax, value of home
made manufactures. Name of corporation,
company or individual, producing articles to
the annually value of $500, Name of business,
manufacture of product Capitol invested
in roal estate and personal estate in the bus
incss. Raw materiel used, including fuel,
viz; quantities, values, kinls of motive pow
u, machinery structure Of resource. Aver
age nmmbcr of hands employed, viz male,
female, average monthly cost Of male !"hor
average monty cost of female labor An.
nual product, viz. quantities, kinds, values.
Name of every person who died during the
year ending juno l. 1850, whose usual place
of abode was in the family, the age, sex and
color, whether white, black or mplatto, mar
ricdJplpcc of birth, naming the State, Terri
tory or country, tho month in which the per.
son died, profession occupation or trade, dis
case or the cause of death
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-06-09

I LoUrs XIV, who, was.a slayo to his physi.
Eoiapa, asked his friend Molieee what he did
for his doctor. ooh, Sire" said he, e when
| am i'll send for hin !; he comes we have
. chat aud enjoy ourselves ). he prescribes; j
donlt take it---and1 ana curods'
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-06-09

A LIVE AFnrckN.-.Thc greatest curiosity
ever brought to Barnwcl was live African,
who made his appearance here on Saturday
last. He was, aptured few miles from this
place by Mr. E. D. Owens, and sent here for
safe keeping until his owner comes for him.
he had wandered off from others, it is sup
posed, belonging to Mr. Lamar of Georgia
He can speak but little English, and is about
ms green a specimen as is to be found. Moth
ing Of late has oxcitcd greater curiosity. 7.'
* BaTnteeH Sentinel.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-06-09

A PENITBNT man should be forgiven but,
unless YOU can insure the removal of the men
tai taint, u does.not follow that he Is ft for
safe intimacy, - ~ 80 -
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-06-09

e BLowrNa OUT A GANpLE,-~-There is one
small fact IN domestic economy which is not
generally known, but which is useful as saving
time, trouble, and temper If the candle be
blown out holding it above you, the wick will
not sNeulder down, and may therefore be e9s-
lily lighted again, but IL. blown upon down
ward, thccontraryi is the caso ~
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-06-09

,BBAUTIFUL THoUGHT. The setting of
great. hope is Ike the setting of the suncr-
The brightness of our life is gone Shadows
Of evening fall around us, and the world seems
but dull reaection--itsclf a broader shade
WcAook forward into Che coming lonely light
The soul withdfaws into ITSELF The atars
arise, aud the nights holy, g
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JouN BELroS O'NEAL.
Geographical peouliapities of Morocco.

Geographical Peculiarities of Morocco.
We aDridge the following from recent
spanish newspaper:
The Moorish territory is divided, like tho
Algcrinc, into Tell that is, country sus-
ccptiblc of cultivation, and Zuhara,' or
desert: The dividing line between these
runs between 40 and so kilometres south
OF l'2dah or Cndxhab, on the frontier of
A!aDrna, to Suuga; and thence to the foun-
tans of Siz and Laragn, on the southern
slope of the Atlas; then skirting those
mountains and including towards the South,
to the Lake Ed-dcbia, terminates at Capo
Nun The Tell covers strip of country
whose eastern border is nearly parallel to the
coast of the Atlantic, $50 kiogrums in length,
and 800 or 400 in breadth, being about two.
ttths of all Morocco, and nearly half the c&--
tent of Spain.
Morocco is very productive, notwithstand-
ing the neglect of the people In January
the fields are covered with grass flowers, and
young grain i'll March is the barley haryeS4.,,
and In juno that of wheat, maize, and sorgho
and these, under the culture of miserable
wooden plows and rough harrows, never
yield less than thirty fold and sometimes
seventy and even eighty On the plains
aud hills grow olives, figs, pom egranatcs,
almonds, oranges, hnks, some of which are
cvcrgrecns, and mulberry trees and their
southern slopes bear date palms, whose fruit
is one of the favoritc kinds of food of the
Moors
"Thcrc are also numerous date palms in
the north and west; but their fruit is in
tcror. 1t IS sufficient to say of the oranges
and lemons, that they are esteemed above
all others III Spain, and, like the grapes, ri
pen much earlier. The melons ripcn in
simultaneously, and therefore cannot be ex-
ported In short, all fruits and vegetables
abound in Morocco ana are of the finest
quality
/" But the locusts sometimes produce terri
bic famincs; and by injecting the air when
dead, bring on the plague and contagious
tevers. Liens, panthers, bears, hycnas, jack
ais, and foxes, abound in thc woods while
there is much trade in fine eaniels, oxen buff
taos, horses, mules asses and sheep. Poul-
try is extremely abundant. Camcis arc far
cheaper tlaT. mules, though carrying heavier
Burdens, and more able to travel in deserts
and on rough roads. They can transport
troops with. great rapdlty The horses in
the north are of the Darbary breed, and iii
the south of the arabian, ara, although the
tyramcal government seize up5n all the
beasts when they can, SOME of the ihdcpcn
dent tribes in The interior rear those of the
best biood, with the greatest possible care
and attention, equal to what is practscd I'M
their original country, and by thc Arabs of
the desert"
The DEcfsfoN.-Wc copy once more the
decision of the SGprcMc Court of the Unitcd
States:
"Thc Government, in expross FERNS, ia
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AN AFFECT1oNATE MONKEY.

\ sentimental scene was witnessed few days
ago in ore of the payilions of the Jardin des
Plantes the very one, by the way where SEN
timent would hardly be looked for, viz, that of
the monkeys. While the inmates of that abode
were indulging in their accustomed gambols,
the entrance bell announced historian old
woman entered with monkey under her arm
and handed it over to the keeper. No sooner
did the new conner perceive the rotunda, where
its friends were enjoying themselves, than it
set up scream of delight, ran to the door, and
by sundry unequvocal pantomimes, expressed
its impatience at finding it closed. When the
keeper at length opened it, pug rushed in, and
was instantly locked in the embrace of another
monkey, which had recognized his voice, and
had fastened to receive him. 1t appears
that the new conner belongs to Nj. GODDARD, the
eronat, and always accompanies him in his eri-
al excursions. When the balloon has reached
certain height, pug, seated in a little arm
chair, to which he is securely fastened, performs
his decent in parachute Though the little e-
ronat soon gets accustomed the waving motion
and seems to enjoy it; for though accustomed
during the summer to the periodical arrival of
the old woman to fetch him from the Jardin
des Plantes, he never evinces any reluctance to
follow her. During his absence his friend in
the pavilion is melancholy and dowcast refuses
food, and declines to play; and whenever the
door of the pavilion is opened, runs to see
whenever the absentee has returned.-Letter
From Paris.
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OPERATIONS OF THE CoNscIENCE.-When
the nervous energy is depressed by any bodily
cause, or exhausted by overworking, there fol-
low effects which have often been misinterpreted
by moralists, and especially by theologians-
The conscience itself becomes neuralgic, some
times actually intiamed, so that the least touch
is agony. OF all liars and false accusers, a sick
conscience is the most inventive and indefati-
gable. The devoted daughter, wife, mother
whose life has been given to unselfsh labors
who has filed place which it seems to others
only an angel would make good, reproaches
herself with incompetence and neglect of duty
The humble Christian, who has been model
to others, calls himself worm of the dust on
one page of his diary, and arraigns himself on
the next for coming short of the perfection Of
an archangel,
Conscience itself requires conscience, or
nothing can be more INSCRIPTIONS. 1t told
Saul that he did well in persecuting the Chris
tians. 1t has goaded countless multitudes Of
various creeds to endless forms of self-torture
The cities of India are full of cripples it has
made. The hil-sdes of Syria are riddled with
holes, where miserable hermits, whose lives it
had palsied, lived and died like the vermin they
harbored. Our libraries are crammed with
books written by spiritual hypochondriacs, who
inspected all their moral seoretions a dozen
times day. They are full of interest, but they
should be transferred from the shelf of the
theologian to that of the medical man who
makes study of insanity.-4Ho Professors
Story.
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EVENING PRAYER,

] come to thee Tonight,
III my lone closet where eye can sec,
Aud dare to claim an interview with thee,
Father Of love and light.
Softly the moonbenms shine
On the still branches of the shadowy trees,
While all sweet sounds Of evening ON the breeze
Steal through the slumberng vine
Thou gnv'st the calm reposc
That rests on all-the air, the birds, the flower,
The human spirit in its weary hour,
Now at the bright days close
lis Natures time for PRAYER.
The silent praise of the glorious slv
ana tue carth's prisons, profound and high,
10 heaven their brcathngs bear.
With them my soul would bend
In humble reverence ut the holy throne,
Trusting the merits of thy Son alone
Thy sceptre to extend.
If this day have striven
With thy blessed Spirit or have bowed the knee
To aught of carth in weak dolatry,
pray to be forgiven.
If in my heart has been
An unlorgiving thought, or word, or look
though deep the malice which ] scarce could brook
Wash me from the dark sin.
II have turned away
From grief or suffering which might relieve,
Careless the cup Of water e'cn 10 give,
Forgive me- Lord, pray.
And teach me how to feel
Ny sinful wandcrings with a deeper smart,
And more mercy and grace mpart,
My sinfuness to heal.
Fathcrl my soul would be
Pure as the drops of ewes unsullicd dew
And as the stars whose nightly course is true,
SO would | be to thee.
Not for myself alone,
Would these blessings Of thy love implore,
But for each pentent the wide eartll DER,
Whom thou hast called thine own.
And for my hearts best friends
Whose steadiast kindness DER my painful wears.
Has watched to soothe afllictions grefs and tears,
My war1nest prayers ascend.
Should DER their path decline
The light of gladness, or of hope or health,
he thou their solacc, and their JOY and wealth,
As they have long been mine
And now, o Father, take
The heart cast with humble faith on thee
And cleanse its depths from each iippuriiy,
For my Rcdeemcr's sake.
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The New York "Evening Post" says man
"cannot be active and quiescent at the same
time" There may be some doubt of that
Some fellows hustle about terribly and vet He
still
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-09-28

A FOOLISH FARMsR.-A Huntington
farmer, who visited Springfield, Mass, last
week, made a very foolish aud nearly fatal
leap from the express train, while returning
home. The train did not stop at Hunting
ton, and he was told of II: but rather than
90 to Chester and come back on the re-
turning accommodation train, be risked his
life and broke his head by jumping off as
tho cars rushed wildly by the station. One
side Of his body was completely undressed
and skinned, aud his features were so dis
toaed by collision with the ground that it
was some time before his wife recognized
him as her own. As soon as his senses re-
turned, he explained the matter by saying
be "had cows to milk, and could lose no
time in going to Chester" He thinks, how
ever. he will let the cows 60 next time
Springfield ( Mass. Republican.
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Tnr QursrIoN OF UnnEnsAL RIenrs. =

Tue QUEsTIoE OF UEfvERsAL RIeHTs =
AS understand the spirit ofour insti,utions,
it is designed TO promote the eleVotioa Of
men. | am therefore opposed TO anything
Which tends 10 their deJasemsRt. --AJraham
Lfaeola
Senator Hammond, burning and a shi-
ming light in the Democratic party. is the
author Of tho following beautiful Sentiment.
Read it, workingman: "The man who lives
by daily labor, and who has 10 put out his
labor in the market and take the best he
can get for il, in short, yORr vkole class Of
manual ka5orers andoperativss al the North
are SLA YES"