Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-12-15
Spirit Of the Times,

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OF secession, but advocates the use Of force e
necessary, to maintain the laws
New YoRk. Dec 6--There are Heavy and
continued continued shipments of specie to the South
About one million of dollars have been sb;nn,d
since Saturday. There is general decline Of
per cent. in the New York stock market to. .day.
;, FRoM ALABANA.-M Montgomery Dec. e-Tho
| disunion movements is speedily Int ou;etlv ,ro.
crossing. One-half of the counties will send
seceSS'oh da!eSates without opposition In the
others the fight will be confined to those who
advocate secession with the Cotton States and
those who are in favor of separate State aotion
ne 'at'er w'l' be largely in the majority
-FOUR dispatches from Washington in reuord
to the position of Mr.. Curry. of this State, excl
tco Indignation among his friends here His
! speech, delivered before leaving home for Wash
ington was strong disunion haranne.
Ihe Grand Jury of the Federal Cnurt of this
o'ty, before adJourning, presented the Union as
II nuisance 40
BosToN Dec. o-The receipts ut the Custom
IN IN TINS city, for the pust week. wsra aH.y $40 :.
U"C'nsuihcicnt to pay the monthly salaries of
the Government officials.
SENATOR HUNTER.-Thc Richmond Eraniucr
published long Hnd forcible letter from, Seno.
TOR hunter. on the present crisis of our govern
ment' lie is anxious to preserve the Union if
IL can be done with the Constitution in full yig
or. For this purpose he counsels united South
IN the Union, and calls for IL Southern Conyon
ton rs the means of concentrating Southern
opinion. and of agreeing upon n common do
mand for security either in clear rcoorni.
ton OF her covenated rights, or the granting of
new guarantees. IL the North should refuse
as he fears she would. or if from any cause rho
measures should fail, rs he thinks most nrobn
bic. then he regards the immediate secession of
several States as inevitable lie argues tho
perfect right of State to secede. and cnn,enJS
Mt much length and with an irresistible array
OF iacts and arguments. that in the event of tho
probable secession OF the cotton States. the bor
der slave States will he compelled by interest
aud safety to follow.
r, lhE MOVEMENTS OF THE SouTuERN STATES
south Carolina election for members of Convon.
ton, December 9th.
Louisiana" Legislature, Especial session,)
meets December 10th "
South Carolina State Convention meets Do.
cember lTth ~
n Alabama election for members of Convention.
December Oath.
A!ahama State Convention January 7tb
January 9Th "''''N
,,icorrgia State Convention, meets January Sth
Florida Convention. elected on 22d Decem
oer' 1860, meets Sd January 1861.
DECREASE OF REvENuEs.-Thc falling off Of
es rosehues from customs ut lca,ling points, ir No
Vembcr OF thiSSTy Year. Ms compared with the .,ro
ITWs<Y: ''"'' 10 "oou' "S to'
Boston, $l30,000; New York. $500 Ooo
pi,h''aIelphia, 100000 Baltimore $4,000
New Orleans, 20,000-total, 1858 900. The
receipts fnr , two days of this month are esti
mates The customs receipts are lust now
quite limited, OF @hch perhaps fifth is noiJ
IN treasury notes. Not over 5000 900 in cash
mas been paid in on loan account durino tho
past week. Come $4,000 Of Treasury notes
nave been sent in by takers of the loan before
'ney nnd fully matured. These nay not be re.
corded. The Treasury Depnrtmcnt has m.
swercd reqnisition for The salary of members
but not one for mileage. --,.-....
sSSS"ss 'fsfefSEE: IIarney, the old
afSr-horso of the Louisville Democrat, an out.
and,out Doug lns paper, thus secedos:
we 60, with the South. This bite of cold
weather has finished us. No reasonable man
! would consent to go with the colder divison.-
We go with the more moderate climate. and
look forward to mild Weather as soon ms the line
is drawn. In fact this spell of weather shows
the evil of union with the "principnl Gle.
mcnts of the North" We shall rejoice when
the line is drawn. rs did the good old dame when
the Georgia line was run and she found she
| was In that State, instead of South Carolina -
1t was blessed thing tn know it, because she'd
always hearn tell South Calliny was unhealthy
GEORGIA REPRESENTATIVE FOR SEcEs
sIoN.-The following resolutions were sent to
us on Saturday evening, from an authentic
source, but, no name being given, we did not
publish them in full. They passed in the
Georgia House of Representatives, by q vote
OF lOl yeas. to 27 nays. and were forthwith
sent to the Senate They were offered by
Mr. uartrdgo as substitute for others, Of
fered by Mr.. Cullens. Motions for indefinite
postponement and for substitutes, were voted
down, until their final passage by the tri
umphant majority indicated above This is
cheering from Georgia We hope soon tc
hear of their adoption by the Senate:
Cd,olinian.
The grievances now affecting the South
crn States must be effectively resisted.
"The interests and destines of the slave
holding States of this Union are, and must
remain common.
' The secession of one from the Union
muse more or less, involve and affect ALL
Therefore,
ReSolved, That, in the Judgment of this
General Assembly, any State in this Union
has the sovereign right to secede from the
Union, whenever she deems it necessary and
proper for safety, honor, or happiness; and
that when State exercises this right of Sc
cession, the Federal Government has no RIGHT
to coerce or make war upon her because of the
exercise of such right to secede; and should
any Southern State secede from the Ameri-
can Union, and the Federal Government
makes war upon her therefor, Georgia will
give to the Gcceding Southern State the aid
assistance, encouragement, and sympathy Of