Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-08

PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S.
rather to ask them to excuse him from speak.
ing. lIo had travelled three days and nights,
made speeches at almost every station Oh tho
way, and had spoken three times to-day
Cries of go on, go on, at this point, compell.
ed tho orator to proceed. He said when he
was last in Richmond, there was some necess-
ty for speaking to them, but since that time
they had all been converted, and, as FAR as he
could SEQ, there was not the least sign of back
sliding. (Crics of no, no! none none y 1t
wos not necessary, therefore, to make any ar
gumcnt, for they woro all right He was
proud of Virginia, the land of Washington,
Henry. Madison, Monroe, Jefferson, the Lees.
Pcndlcton, and a host Of others, who fought
for the principle of sclf.governmcnt Their
descendants, now, after threc-quartcrs of
century, are contcnding for the same great
principle, and they will succeed. lie would
not 60 into any detail of his views of the
war, but would say that if tho enemy proceed
cd to cross tho border, very many would never
return. (Hcro there was yocifcrous cheering,
showing tho speaker had touched the popular
heart) After apologizing again for tho
absence of the President, and cxcusing him
pie, having had speech, appeared satisfied
and dispersed
We learn thtt the President and the Hon.
L. L. Wigfal made brief speeches at the
Camp of Instruction Yesterday evening.
Richmrond E;cauincr.
The Richmond Enquirer, in noticing the
visit of tho President to the Fair Grounds,
gives us tho following report:
| l. A..
surrounded by an eagcr crowd of soldiers and
civilians, whom he indulged to hand.sha-
king performance until the pressure became
so great that ho was compelled to retire to
the balcony of tho Executive Department,
where, in response to the demands Of the as
scmblagc, he d ed the following brief and
pertinent speech
My friends and fellow citizens: am
deeply impressed with the kindness of your
manifestation. look upon you as the last
best hope of liberty; and in our liberty alone
is our constitutional government to be pre-
served. Upon your strong right arms de-
pends the success of your country, and, in as
scrtipg the birth-risht to which you were
born, you are to remember that life aud blood
are nothing as compared with the immense
Interests you have at stake IChccrs
| ~ p"J ho eil:C you iiuFc nOC lOUp GCCH
trained, and that you have much to learn of
the art of war, but know that there beats
in the breasts of Southern sons determine
never to 60 home but to tell tale of honor
[Crics of " never p and applause Though
great may be the disparity of numbers, give
us a fair field and free fight, and the South
ern banner will float in triumph everywhere.
| [Chcers.] The country relics upon YOU
| Upon you rest tho hopes of our people; and
| have only to say, my friends, that to the
last breath of my life, / am wholly your own
Tremendous cheers ~
| WHAT WE HAVE PAID THEM-In speech
made in Congress, by Mr. Hunter, of Virgin
ia, about year ago, we find tho following
estimates
The annual exports of slave
| States ~ $500, 100000
Ercights paid to Northern yos-
vessels on these exports : 100000
Frcights do do. on return car
goes 100000
Frcights paid same in the coast
ing trade 100000
Manufactures by the Ncr!!, con.
/ sumed by the South annually, 100000, 900
lie then shows that, at moderate estimate,
between three and four millions of the people
of the Northeastern States owe their subsist-
cnce entirely to the commerce of tho South,
/ but for which they would be compelled to
starve or cmigrate. He shows also that sev.
eral millions Of tho Inhabitants of the North
western States arc also supported by the mar
ket for their products afforded by tho South,
and that tho money paid by tho Northern
States, is obtained mainly from the South;
and he thus shows that large portion Of the
population of the Northeastern and North
western States is sustained by slave labor
Mr.. Huntcr, then proceeds to show that the
operation of protective tariffs, and even tariffs
for revenue, have thrown the burthcn of tho
government unequally upon the agricultural
States of tho South, who, being tho chief con.
sumors of tho protected articles, havc paid the
increased price into the pockets of tho North
ern producers. But the South have not CON-
.plainedo this, but they lave beon driven to
desperation by tho persistent efforts Of the
North, for forty years, to overthrow the insti.
tuition Of slavery. 7,
lie KEPT HIS Wonp. The Petersburg
Enpress, speaking of tho lamentod jackson,
Of Alexandria, says:
ga gentleman now in Petersburg dined
with Mr.. jackson, at tho Marshall House, last
Tuesday, this day one week ago, and among
other topics of discussion introduced at the
q