Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-02

less, and the true interests of the South have
lost nothing by the economy"
Great Excitement in Little Rock.
On Tuesday morning, our city was thrown
into the highest state of excitement by the
unexpected arrival, on the steamer Frederic
Notrebe, of a body of troops from Helena,
with the avowod purpose of taking the United
States Arsenal at this place; and the arrival
of additional troops a few hours later from
Jefferson county on the Key West, increased
the excitemen' ten-fold On Wednesday,
more troops from Phillips, Monroe and Prairie
counties continued to arrive, and, by dusk,
there WAS force of over four hundred men
well armed with Minnie rifles quartcrcd in
the town.
As our citizens were not apprised of any
determination to take the Arsenal, and were
Ignorant that troops had been requested from
distance to take it, their unexpected arrival
produced quite "A sensation. The City Coun-
Gil was called, and, on application to the Gov
ernor, WAS informed that the troops were not
here by his orders. The troops themselves
were of different opinion, and came here, as
they thought, at his command, but whether
so, or not, they were here to take the Arsenal,
and they determined to accomplish that OBJ
Ject before leaving. The excitement, conse-
quontly y, continued to increase with every fresh
arrival of troops, until the citizens of the town
met and made formal request of the Govern
or to assume the responsibility of the move
mont, in the name of the State to demand the
Arsenal of the officer iii command of it. It
was believed that Capt. Tottcn would surrcn-
der to the authorities of the State, rather than
have collision, but would not to body of
men disavowed by the Governor and acting in
violation of law, and that as the troops were
determined on taking the Arsenal at all haz,
ards, there would of course be q collision and
probably much sacrifice of life consequently,
the Governor consented to act and immediate.
ly made formal demand upon Capt. Totem
In the meantime, he ordered the three rcgi-
ments Of this and Saline counties to hold
themselves N readiness for an emergency and
assembled and armed as many of them at ONCE
as could be got together on 80 short notice.
Yesterday evening, our streets presented quite
military appearance, about l 900 men being
on parade under arms.
10 the Governors demand for the surren-
der of the Arsenal, Capt. Tottcn asked until
yesterday evening, at three o'clock to consid-
or, which was agreed to. At the time ap-
pointed, Capt. Tottcn made known his rcad-
ness to cvacuate the Arsenal, and after tho
details were agreed upon, it was finally ar
ranged that at ~ clock to-day, the Arsenal
should be delivered to the authorities of the
State. Thus the difficulty has been happily
settled, and, as fur as we can learn, to the Gu
tire satisfaction of the troops The Arsenal
will be delivered up at IL O'clock to-day, and
we understand it is the intention of the Gov
ernor to station there permanently one of the
companies Of fifty men from Phillips county.
BY the close of the day, we suppose most of
the troops will hayo dispersed to their homes,
and our city will have relapsed into its usual
quiet.
Capt. Totten, we presume, will soon take
his departure, and, as he has been regarded
almost in the light of a citizen, his father and
mother having resided here for more than
twenty years, he will carry with him our re-.
grets for the necessity that compels him to
leave, and our warmest wishes for his welfare.
There is no truer Southern man than Captain
Totten, and during his stay here, he won the
respect, esteem and confidence of every one
The prompt and gallant manner In which
our citizens in every direction responded to
the call upon them, will be source of pride
to every Arkansian. Their spirited conduct
shows the stuff they are made of, and proves
that, in the hour of peril, there are many
brave hearts and stout arms ready to stand
forth in the cause of the State Arkansas is
far from being defenceless so long as she has
such sons.--Liulc Roch (Ayh.) True Demo-
crat, TIL.
WHAT A LONDON JOURNAL THINKs.--
The Money Market Review, an influential
London journal, has a long editorial article
under the head of "The Prospects Of Amer
ican Trade" 1t is devoted entirely to the
consideration of the political crisis which is
now pending in the United States and after
stating its opinion that the inauguration Of
lincoln on the 4Gh of March will be followed
by favorable reaction in trade between
England and America, Il proceeds to give its
reasons for thus thinking which are mainly