Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-01-19
VARIETY.
The Legislature.

On the 9TH, the Senate. adopted a resolution
to adjourn on the 18th instant
The coast police or navy bill has passed both
houses.
message from his Exccllcncy the Governor.
was announced and read as follows:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, January T. lSGl
To tile ,MmderS Of khc iScnute
and LoWSe ct Representatives.
Inc Convention has passed resolutions, au-
thorHlnS the Governor to raise two REGIMENTS
of enlisted men, one Regiment for n service of
twelve months and the other for six months-
Under these resolutions, have commissioned
officers from First Lieutenant down 10 Third
Lieutenant, and in one instance | have com
nissioned Capoin to raise Immediately an
Artillery Company. To make it ms little OK
pensive as possible to the State, | have for the
present confined myself to the appointment Of
these "ihcers. Perhaps it may not he necessary
to enlist for the second Regiment.
The Convention also, hy resolution, authori-
zcS the Governor to call Immediately into ser.
vice companies, with their officers, somewhat ON
the pr'nciplc of volunteering. and to form them
INTO Regiment hy appointing the field officers
have made n call of this kind for one Rcgi-
mcnt at present, and appointed Colonel Mnycv
Gregg, brave and able officer, to command il
a portion of this Regiment is now in actual po-
Sition ON Suliran's Island, and other compa.
mes Tor 1t are rapidly arriving. This Regiment
is for six months. If Regiment of men en-
listed Tor twelve months he raised, it will re.
quirc about two hundred thousand dollars to
equip and support it.
The Regiment, for six months, under Col.
Gregg, Will be at an expense of about 800. 600
III the other Regiment Of enlisted men for six
months be found necessary, it will DC an adli.
tiunai expense uf $1,000
L. therefore, most respectfully recommend
that some provision be made for the pay and
support of these Regiments, in such manner as
the wisdom OF the Legislature may adopt |
II. Al. Al. II
the Legislature, entitled "A Bill for the cstab.
lishmcnt of n Coast Police for South Carolina. F."
be passed. This, it is supposed, will involve an
expense of Sl5OO00. The Act passed to nro.
vid" an armed military force may invoke an
expenditure of S500,000 and provision has
been made for raising 100000 for the purchase
OF arms and munitions Of war. These several
sums am"nnt to 81 .450, 900. Il is hoped tia,
circumstances may arise which will give pa.
cihc settlement to our difficulties, and if So ev.
cry reasonable cndcavor shall be made to pre
/ vent the expenditure Of the whole amount; but
! the most certain way TO produce n pacific turn
to events, is to be thoroughly prepared to meet
any emergency. L. W. PIcKENs.
! A bill to suspend in part the usury laws was
laid on the table.
In the House, the Senate sent to the House
n Bill to repeal the seventh section of an act
entitled "an Act, for the more eifccual relic
OF insovent debtors. and for other purposes ,
paSseu tue hh day OF April, 1859. The Bill
received Its third reading, passed, its titlo
changed to an Act, and returned to the Senate
a Bill to prcscrihc the forms Of permits O
slaves to be absent from the owners premises
The Bill prescribes that the permit shall dcsig
nate the place the slave is permitted to at
and the time allowed to bc absent The Bill
was passed, its title changed to an Act, anC
sent to the Senate.
On the 9th, the following correspondence be
tween Maj. Anderson and His Excellency Gov
Pickens Message No of his Excellency tn,
| Governor was announced. and read as follows
by his Private Secretary. b. y. Watts:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
January 0. 1861.
To tie Members Of tie Senate and House o
| Representatives.:
have received from Major Anderson, com
manding the United States forces at Fort Sum
ter, an extraordinary communication. n copy o
which is herewith enclosed, and also nv reply
With the means now Immediately at my com