Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-05-26
Pcndlcton, May s, 1860.

rs we rcmarkcdlast week, the Board recon-
mcnded that the correspondence be not pub
INhcd. Mr.. MARSHALL. has seen it, how
ever, to publish his statement of the affair
We, therefore, submit the following ns being
/, II" entirely correct report of the whole pro.
crcdings in relation thereto.
Ihc article first below was omitted by Mr.
M Ah$uAhL. It, was this piece that originated
the difficulty. 1t reads thus:
OVERWHELMING MEETI NG.--Thc pro-
c'cdings of the Democratic Mcctin,, for this
District, are to be found in this issue. We
are crcdltably informed, that there were but
th'rtJ -hvc persons present. 1t wasIour ntcn-
ton to have attended the meeting, and hear
ing the call made from the portico of the
Court House, we looked around to sec others
lead the way but seeing none or very few
moving in the direction, we thought VIC should
wait, believing that meeting would not be
held without the people. But we were dis
appointed in this, Thirty.cvc gentlemen met,
determined to have the District represented.
and appointed delegates The sentiments Of
the meeting, our friend says, were in favor of
DougasG) However, the delegation cocs
without any restrictions or instructions aS to
their vote in Stntc Convention.
No matter what others may think, it is our
opinion that lIc meeting on Salctlay did not
express the sentiments Of Pickcns District -
1t was great mass meeting of thirty-iivc men,
and well might the citizens of Pckcns Dis.
Sstrict present approve of the Convention
We could not object to their expressing their
own views, but We do claim that they could
not assert such to be taa views of the District,
without the mass Of the people had so cx-
pressed themselves U"h"iio Boaacr
1nE CONVENTION MovEMENr..-.ln cf-
fort is being made to destroy the influence
OF the meeting held to appoint delegates to
the Democratic State Conycntion. proposed
to be held in Columbia. The opponents of
the. movement prudcutly stay away, but gen
orally have .pe'..oa h,nd to count the umbcr
present, and give irimprcsson of the pro
cccGings. The meeting at l'ichcns on sale.
day met with this fate. 1t is described as a
"inass meeting" when the call for the same
was of the usual chracter The number
present was small. The day was inclcmcut,
and the sales of the district officers were
going on. The meeting expressed no pre-
ference for tDoUGLAs or any one else, and
any other version of the proceedings is false
Although there were not many present ON
the occasion referred to- we hrre no doubt
but that the proceedings of that day will be
= confirmed by the democracy of the District
the opinion of semi. occasional editors, know
nohiDgS and outsiders TO the contrary not
withsandng. Keorcc Comicr.
The above paragraph, though wanting in
manly frankncss Of expression, must be in
tonded for ourselves. We shall not initiate
our cotemporory in using uncomcly cpthcts
or slang phrases; nor shall we viviitc the
liberty of the Press" in any attempt at dc.
f@ding onr moral or intellectual qualities
rs an editor or individual Principles,
not men p" is our policy, and VIC will not be
drawn to violate it, though the Courier
should continue to set us the example.
Tho we care very little for the harsh
! naines, which the Courier assigns us :; vet
we will not permit our tntcgrity to be bro't
in question; nor will we submit to nsinu-
atoms on our authority. The following sen
'""" needs explanation : "Thc meeting
""fnrcncc for DOUGLAS Or any
,~nvcseed no p,v.. ~"rsion of the pro.
one else, and any other ". =" of tho
cccdinas IS false !" Docs the edi,v.
fCaurjer accuse the editor Of tho. Banner, |
or his informant, of falsehoodg Tho ayes.
tion must and shall be answered uneq9IYo'
eally - Ralhallt Banner.
WALnAEA, 8. G.