Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-05-04
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CIVIL WAR INAUGURATED!

additional particulars Of The Gyht az Bal
timorc.-1he passage Of Massachusetts
and Other Bloch Republican Hrclings re-
sisted - RaHroad trach burrtcnlc1! CT
fscas If Bahimore shot dozen By Lincolu's
Ilonlcs Tile mcrccnarics hilie0 and
scounelcd IY the score!
We have fuller and in tcrcsting particulars Of
tho terrible scenes enacted in Baltimore on
Friday. We feel assured that the public look
anxiously for the details of that collision be-
tween Northern troops and Southern citizens,
which is destined to have powerful effect
upon the feelings and actions OF the people of
the border States. The events Of tho next
week may develop this fact fully to the people
of the country. We need, therefore, scarce
ly apologize to our readers for occupying so
much space with the particulars of so inter
csting subject The following account is
from tho Petersburg Duly Express, of the
23d inst:
ARRIVAL or NORTHERN TROOPS.
At about 1885 A. NJ, the Massachusetts
and other volunteers, some from philadelphia
but none from New York, reached the Prcsi-
dcnt-street depot. Here an immense crowd
had collected, and it was palpably manifest
that it was very far from their object to ten
der. the troops an ovation. The arrangement
of the railroad officials were to pass thirty one
cars occupied by the volunteers, from the
point above mentioned to the Camden station
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, over the
track laid down between the two dcpots on
Pratt street.
In accordance with these arrangements, the
cars were despatched one after another, drawn
by horses, and apon the arrival of the first
car at tic intersection Of Gay and Pratt
streets, an enormous crowd having collected
T.. 1
made that an effort would be put forlhto stop
the cars at that point Here, too, repairs Of
the rood were progressing and n goodly num-
were speedily tnkon possession of by the cx-
cited crowd, and subsequently used for pur-
poses of assault.
;,ARnIcADING THE TRACK.
SIX OF the cars had succeeded in passing
on their. way before the crowd were able to
accomplish their purposes of barricading the
track, which they now began to effect by pln-
cling large heavy anchors lying in the vicinity
directly across tho rails. Some seven or
eight were borno by, the crowd and laid on
the track, and thus the passage Of the cars
wcss cffoctually interrupted
TROOPS RESOLVE TO BRAVE THE STORM
The object of barricading the track having
beer accomplished, the crowd commenced
cheering Justify for the Confcdcrata States,
President Jefferson Davis, South Carolina
aud Secession. occasionally intermingling
groans for certain obfoxious individuals. In
the meanwhile The Yankee hircling, thus de-
lpycd at the depot remained quietly in the
cars until tired of their inaction, and apprc-
hcndng. q moro formidable demonstration,
they came to tho conclusion to brave the
storm and march, through tho city.
TIE CARS EVACUATED.
They accordingly evacuated the cars, and
rapidly gathering on tho street North of the
depot, formcd. in line,an prepared to make
the attempt. The word was given to ''march,"
ard the head of. the line had advanced some
fifteen PAGES, when it was driven back upon
the, main body by. the immense crowd, still
further increased by a body, Of mon who
marched. down to THO depot bearing at thoir
head a Confederate, flag. ~
PASSAGE or THE CARS RENDERED IaIpossI-
BILE. M ~.
Eight Of tho cars started from Tho presi
dent,street depot, Ind six passed. safely to tho
Uan,don station. Tho other two soon return
cd, tho track II the meantime having been
obstfuoted at tho. .oorpor. Of Pratt and Cav
strcots 6y anehors, paving stones, sand, l&o.,,
beipgppt on itby the crowd, J, Attempts had
previously been made to teer up the. track,
but tho, police BY, strenuous efforts, pre-