Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-30
CuAnLEsroN IrEMs-The Mercury gives

CHARLESTON lTEMs.--The Mercury gives
us the following:
SoUrH CARoLIN1ANs RErURN1NG.-The
United States steam sloop Powhatan arrived
at New York, on Wednesday evening, from
Vera Cruz, Uiu Havana. Among her officers
were Lieutenant John Rutlcdgc aud phi!ir
Porcher.
EXECUTIVES CLEMENcY.- G.. Burck.
mycr, who was under sentence of death for
murder was pardoncd, last week, by his En-
ccllcncy Gov. Pckens.
The C0uricr gives the following:
FRENCH REcoGNIToN.-We learn from a
tclegraphic despatch, received yesterday by a
mercantile house of our city, that the propcr
officer at the Custom House at IIavre France.
has notified the merchants of that place that
ships from the seeded States will be admitted
into that port Oh the same footing as those
carrying the Federal flag.
a FRIENDLY NlSIT.-Our old and esteem
ed friend, Col. B. II. Watts, Secretary to Gov.
Plckens, on Sunday, visited Fort Sumter. on
friendly call to Major Anderson. The Ma
Jor and COL Watts are old acquaintanccs,
having known each other for over thirty.f five
years.
! Capt. llartstcin, in pursuance of orders
from Montgomery, left Charleston, on Mon
day, in company with Commodore Ingraham.
for the above place
/ CoUNTERFEIrs.-In package presented,
on Monday, 18th inst, to the Bank of South
Carolina, the Teller detected some counter
teits, which are here described "Two bills
of $50 each on the Mechanics Bank of Au
gusta, Ga, dated January ], 1854. The
plate seems to be genuine, and the filing up
well done; the Presidents signature is also
/ well done, but the Cashiers very badly done" T"
These bills were received from EuGuln, Ala,
and it is probable that others like them are to
be found in that ncghborhood
Two bills, of $40 each, on the Commercial
Bank of South Carolina, dated February 10.
1919. The paper is very bad in comparison
with any genuine bill, and the plate does not
represent any genuine issue of this bank
GENERAL TwIGGs.-Wc perceive in the
Northern Journals a statement that Mr. Buch.
anan became satisfied that the action towards
Gen. Twiggs was hasty, and founded on crro
noous information, and that he had ord rcd
! the case to be rcconsidcrcd. When informed
OF this fact yesterday, the veteran General
declared, with characteristic emphasis, that
! they should not reconsider the case; but that
he would, as soon as his health permitted,
! proceed to consider their case, and to hand
buchanan and Holt down to poStcrty as the
most black hearted calumniators who ever dis
! graccd humanity.
/ 1t turns out that, so far from having antic-
| patcd the assumption of command of the
/ Department by Col. Waite, by surrcndcrng
the public property to Texas, the General, as
soon as appriScd that Waite had been sent, at
/ hls own urgent and repeated solicitation, to
SuNrrscdc him, Con. Twiggs insisted chat
Waite should enter Immediately on the duties
OF the command. The neglect of Waite to
do so, continued the General in command
until the Texans had assembled an oI or.
whclmlng force. TO have resisted this force
IN the open and exposed garrison in which
TIC United States troops were stationed
would have been the shccrcst folly and mad
ness Instead of insult and dismSsion, Gen
wigs deserved the gratitude and high com
mcndatlon OF the Government at Washing
ton, and of the Northern people. lie was
entitled at least to the honorable and prompt
acceptance OF his resignation, which had
been some time in the hands of the Wash
ington authorities. The pages of history
may be searched in vain for similar exam
PIE OF pcriidy to that which has marked the
course OF the Government at Washington to-
wards a veteran officer who had scrvc,! the
! Republic for fifty years with ncxanplcd f.
deity and efficiency. O.icuns DcHa
MAJoR-G GENERALW WALKEE.-SAvANNAu
March 16, 1SGl.- III Ills Ercclicucy Gor.
d. H. Browm = Dear Sir II have had n
full, fair and frank conversation with my old
friend, Colonel Henry II. Jackson. and he
has positively, nnequvocally and pcrcmptorly
insisted that he Will not accept the position Of
/ Aaior-Gcncral, and that | must You arc
aware that accepted the position of Major
General of the Second Division. and signiicd
my Willingness to serve under Gen. Jackson
have not language to express to YOU tic
| high admiration | have of Col Jackson's $ no
bic d'SlntcrcstcdncSs. With modcsty only
cquaIlcd by genius and talent that would
make Kim slime in any position he might as
sumo, he has declined high honor and ins;s
ted that his friend from his experience as II
soldier should accept it. Feeling as | do the
wclshty responsibility that assume in ac
copting the post, and conscious of my inca
pacity to discharge fully the duties incident
to it, the fac: that my heart is in the cause
and that | will lead men, my own brother
Gcorgans, who will be fighting for their al
tars and their God, may lcnd an inspiration TO
my acts, Which may hide many of my def
cicncics. | have, therefore, the honor to ac-
ccpt the high command with which YOU have
distinguished me, and now await your orders.
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your most obedicnt servant,
w. III. #. WALKER,
Najor-Gcncral lst Division c. 4.