Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-02
VOL. XII.--N0. 80.
Interesting from Washington.


Republicans there that the concentrate of
troops in Washington city is with the view
of cooperating with those at Forts Monroe
and Washington, soon after I.incoln's inaugu-
ration, to seize upon the city of Richmond as
the basis limo OF operations against the scca-
ding States
\ bill was introduced iuto The House ycs-
tcr,joy by Nh. Stanton, and dobatod today,
which tends 10 confirm the belief in the re.
port. Any such attempt should be met at
the threshold by the whole power of Virginia.
There is more in this thing than appears on
The surface
The late secret session of the Massachusetts,
Legislature, and the recent tender Of troops
to the Federal Government, may be considered
as having an important bearing on this point
The greatest obstacle in the way of iuitiatng
this magnificent campaign against the South
is a bankrupt treasury, which | REGARD as a
providcutial dispcnSatjon Just now. But the
fanaticism which engondercd the John Brown
raid is relied upon for supplying the snows
Of war by these GothS and Vandals.
Heavy bets it is reported, have been made
here that in less than so days the Hon. jeff
Davis will be in the White House, at Wash
ingtOn, as President of these United States
There are about one thousand aud five hun
drcd volunteers now armed and nightly drilled
here. Many other companies are rapidly
forming for home defence. All the Federal
troops and volunteers, besides the VISITING
military, will celebrate the 22d instant, hv a
parade. 1t viii be the grandcst military dis
play ever seen here in moderate times.
The New York Uroi1, to day, in double
loaded sensation article, advises Mr. Lincoln
to initiate Washington in his frmncss, and
come out in favor of Mr.. Crittcndens Compro-
mise in his inaugural.
y military friend from the South informs
me that there is not percussion cap machine
South Of Mason and Dix,n's Line, and that
,hc entire stock OF caps in private hands is
nearly or quite exhausted. He SUGGESTS, us
an important prccaution, that Virginia, as well
as the South, Immediately purchase amachno
or procure foreign supply of caps.
The members of the Virginia delegation to
the Peace Convention hope to be able to re-
turn home by Thursday night The session
to-day was longer than usual The pulport
has not yet transpircd
WAsuiNGroN, February 10-Tho Force
Bill of Mr.. Stanton, of Ohio, was taken up in
The House to-day, cuuSing an earnest debate
ana intense excitement
Another Bill was introduced the distinctly
avowed object of which is to place within the
power and reach of the President all the miii-
tary forces that can be obtained from the reg
uar army in sixty days ltis declared by its
friends that the purpose of this Bill is TO de-
tend the public property, resist the march of
Southern armies, and subjugate the rcvolu-
tionists, and at the same time blockade the
ports of the seeding States.
In reply to a question, NJ. Stanton said he
did not deem it unconstitutional to close the
ports in the manner prescribed by the Sill.
MIR. Bocock, of Virginia, styled this i5ill
an open declaration of war, and said if it was
passed, he wanted the people of the South to
prepare for this issue.
MIR. Burnct, Of Kentucky, proposed that
the Democrats should come to a dead lock
on House business, and sit continuously until
the 4th day of March, rcsorting to Parlia-
mcntary tactics to defeat the Bill
Mr. Sicklcs, of n. Y, said that was unncc-
cssary as hlr. Lincoln has expressly declared
" there was no cause for alarm " and nobody
was hurt"
Amid great excitement, confusion and deep
feeling the Bill was carried over to be consid-
cred tomorrow. 1t Is doubtful whether il
viii pass the Senate
The President has given assurance that he
viii sign 10 such Bill.
mittcc report was discussed Also, the
proposition to establish slavery South of 3G
30, not including future acquisitions. No
definite conclusion has been arrived at.
MIR. Rives, Of Virginia, implorcd them to
come to vote on the subject to-day. lie
said he believed it would be adopted to-mor-
row.
The Special Committee Of Five had agreed
to report a resolution to the House, consuming
the Secretary of the Navy fer accepting the
designations OF Officers OF the Navy from the
seeding States, when they were in open hos
Iiity against this Government.
WAsmNGToN, February 13.--The action
of the Congress of the Confederate States of
America, at Montgomery, relative to fortifica-
ions in scccding States, does not seem to have
'etardcd the movements Of the South Carolina
authorities to Fort Sumter
Letters from that fort received to-ninlt
rom Captain Doubleday, one of the officers in
Command, report that the South Carolinians
iavc erected an imprcgnablc battery or Cum
nings Point, of railroad IRON and that ter
ibIc fight can be made from that point The
strength of that position os it has now been
nade and standing, as it does Gyceghths Of
mile from Fort SUMTER will enable tho
south Caronians to do great mischief
The work on Fort Moultrie has also been
pushed forward rapidly, and its strength is
low such as win withstand the guns on Fort
sumter successfully,
Great preparations wore going on among
he CaroliBians and cycry day rave then, n,oro