Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-22


which Congress itself could not suspend have
been disregarded aud suspended, like the writ
OF habeds corpus; by military order, sup
ported by force of arms. Such is tho case
4 now before me, and l. can only. say that, if the
authority which the Constitution has confded
to tho Judiciary department. and judiciary
officers, may thus, upon any pretcxt, or under
any circumstances, be usurped by the militia
~ power Mt its discretion, the people of the
United States are no longer rliving under a
government Of laws, but every oitizcu holds
life, liberty aud property at tho will and plea
sure OF the army officers in whose military
district he may happen to be found.
In such case my duty was too plain to be
mistaken. L have, exercised all the power
which the Constitution and laws confer on me,
but that power hus been resisted by force
too strong for me to overcome. 1t is possible
that the officer who has incurred this grave
responsibility, may have misunderstood his
Instructions and exceeded tho authority in
tended to be given him. I SHALL therefore,
order, all the proceedings in this case, with
my opinion, to be filed and recorded in the
Circuit Court Of the United States for the
District of Maryland, and direct the Clerk to
transmit a copy, under seal, to tho President
of the United States. 1t will then remain
for that high officer in fullillmcnt of his con.
stitutional obligation, to take care that the
laws be faithfully executed" to determine
what measures he will take to cause the civil
process of the United States to be respected
and enforced.
| Il. B. TANEY, Chief Justice
OF the Supreme Court Of the United States.
The South Carolinians in Virginia
We clip the following extracts from the
Richmond correspondence Of the Petersburg
Express:
The Eighth Regiment South Carolina Vol
un,ccrs, Col. Cash, 1000 strong, arrived at
! o'clock this forenoon. They were greeted
at tho Petersburg depot by an immense
| crowd, and vociferously checrcd as they
marched off to the quarters assigned thom-
This is magnificent body of men, and will
make their mark.
In company from Darlington, s. c.,
noticed among the privatcs Mr.. Charles An
drcws, accompanied by his WIFE She march
cd in the ranks by her husbands side, occa-
sionally relieving Lin by approprntng his
trusty rifle, or his wcll-fllcd knapsack, which,
ever he might proffcr.
This devoted wife and heroine heard that
her husband had received orders to march
instantly to Virginia. She was visiting him
at camp when the order came, and resolved
that she would not be separated from him
Secroting herself 50 as to avoid the eye of the
Colonel, she marched off with her husband,
and was not discovered by the noble comman-
der until the regiment reached Wilmington.
n. q. She was told that she could not ac-
company her husband, but with tears in her
eyes she entrcntcd that she should not he
torn from him whom she would checrfully
follow to the lannon's mouth She pledged
to make herself useful in various ways, and
finally her eloquent voice and still more clo-
qucnt black eyes ovcrcame the Colonel, and
he decided that she ght accompany her
husband. Oh woman's devotion Who
can estimate who can properly value it?-
The pretty young woman is to be the uiron
dicre Of the gallant Eighth, and she already
handles gun like one used to the service
Gen. Beaurcgard has assumed command
at Manassas Gap. Rely upon it that this ac-
compiShcd officer will lead the Southern ar
my victoriously through Alexandria, Wash
ngton and Baltimore. From all [ can hear,
the war is to be carried into the very heart
of the cnemy's country. The >ila;nous
scoundrcs and ruthless invaders arc to bc
made to feel our powcr-thoy are to be
taught a csson-thcy are to be learned that
there arc blows to receive us we'll MS blows to
give.
AS an illustration of the opinion enter.
tanned by South Curolnians Of Gen. Bcaurc
CARDS Abilities let me rcctc little incident.
To-day, upon the arrival of the Eighth Rcgi
ment, gentleman asked Carolina soldier
what he thought of Gen. Beaurrgad. The
prompt reply was, +" If Gen B were to tell
me that fortress Monroe could be taken, it
would be ours before Saturday night; if he
were to say it could not be taken, VIC would
not 90 within fifty miles of it,
The atrocities at Hampton Roads have cx-
cited our people almost to frenzy, and the
universal cry now is that the injuries of those
people must be evcngcd
INDIAN PATRIoTIsM.-Th Montgomery
papers announce the arrival. in that city, Of
two Chiefs from the Greek Nation, who came
to consult with the President and Congress,
with reference to the admission of their ter
rtory into the Confcdcrncy, and also to offer
several companies of Indians to the Confcd-
crate service. These Chiefs, Chilly McTn-
tosh and Stcdham, passed through Kings
vile, on "Wednesday morning, on their way to
Richmond.
We have learned that Albert Pike, of Ark
ansas, the " Poet soldier Of the Southwest"
is raising a regiment among the Greeks and
Cherokecs. COL Pike lived for many years
among the Indians; they all know him, and
will follow him anywhere. A picked rcei-