Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-30
VOL, XlI,--No. 81,

ICE PRESIDENT BKECKINRIDGE.-The sub. 8
joined dispatch from Washington shows the POI
siton of Mr.. Breckenridge in relation to, the
new Administration ut Washington
WAsuINGToN. March lS.-Mr Brcckinrijqe
in speech today, said the President, in hisE
inaugural, used general terms of cancellations B
butit becomes us to inquire what kind of peace
We are to have and on what terms it can Ia s
maintained. He feared the policy which tboE
President deems proper to pursue must result T
in bloodShcd. He read from the inaugural To
show that Mr. Lincoln will hold the forts and
other property in the Confederate States, ,Go.
to extend his power A modification of this F
policy would occur only from inability to exc
cute it. The administration should address
themselves to the issue. Tho only mode on
earth to avoid collision is for them. with OF
without the advice and consent of tic Senate,
to remove the troops from within the borders of
the Confederate States. 1t will be a bold act,
but one of patriot and.Statesman. which all
good men will applaud and iustify, and will he
hcraIded from one end Of the country to the
other as the rucat peace policy If the Presi-
dent docs this, opinions will hc various somo
may brand him as false and fal,cring, but the 4
majority will declare him patriot who, refused
to bring on his country tho calamitcs of civil
war. Mr. b. said the border States would have,
their rights, or Kentucky would turn her face
towards her Southern sisters
JUDGE MAcRATn.-Thc Charleston Courier.
in noticing the appointment of Hon. A. G.. Ma.
grath TO scat on the Supreme Bcnch of The
Southern COnfcderacy, saws:
" Tho appointment of Judge Mngrath to
place on the Supreme Bench will he received
with cordial and cmphatiI approval We are
aware that he possesses traits and talents that
would make him honorably and conspicuously
useful III othcr fields of service and his name
las been mentioned bymony friends in vonnec-
tion with tho Cabinet of Diplomatic service. 1t
is believed indeed that most important APP
p"intment in Diplomatic approximation near n
leading Court of Europe was at his command.
and was even urged on his acceptance. In the
judiciary however. he has borne his noblcst
honors. and VIC could not well afford to lose the
service of ono so well qualified to aid in colt
stTuctmg and developing the judiciary system
OF the Confederate States"
New loRE, March IA vessel is now load
ing with big guns and anmuwition for Fort
Casweli, North Carolina, and within one week
strong force of regular tro"ns will be sent to f.
such posts in the South as arc not vet in the
hands of the people The orders Of these troops
VIII he to resist at all hazards any attempt at q
seizure OF tho remaining forts hv the State nu
thorities. 1t is further designedb by the Govern
mcnt' acting under tho advice Of Gen Scott and
Zen: rotten, to garrison and provision the forts
in Virginia and North Carolina for o,,c yCuris
siege.
Norfolk has been determined on rs Tic North
cln Poni d0p1a,', or scucoaSt base of operations
against the Confederate States Kew Iycst viii
be the rendezvous from which the naval Gorccs
will menace the gulf const. The basis for land
operations has not yet been determined ON. hnt
it is confidently supposed that Washington will
be tie Northern point and st. Louis the Sonth-
western. Fort Pckcns is new engaging the
attention of Gen. Scott a strong reinforce
mcnt will be sent there forthwith.
TIE RUSH FOR OFFIcE.-Tho followino
will give our readers an idea of the character
OF the Black Republican party, and will no
doubt remind them of the scenes enacted az
Albany, New York, when the same party cot
possession of the government of that State:
"A PICTURE BY a REPUBLICAN HAND
The following is the picture of oficc.sockne
presented by the Washington correspondent.
Of the Philadelphia Norh 1mcyican
The multitude that at this moment
throngs the avenues of the Capitol and of the
lobbies of Wizards Hotel can be compared
to nothing else but clo,cd of' hnpgrI ic,.
9arS, coh one Jawl'ng otMctoj, ofhfs I,uGS.
and scramb(i"g for tie crumJy Mat /aU fran
tue tnLlc"
we find him Oincoln) surrounded bv
noisy and inpatient declaimcrs and trodin1
politicians, who cares not one iot or little for
the country, 50 they may get Office F! lie has
no peace, morning, neon, or night"
e" We say that this is sorry sight. Apart
from the serious damage to our best !,a,.
even to our commoncst intereyts-at this cri.
is, Mcrc Is smoothing incrprcss,Jly sad IN
cont .Y(afio" Cf 'chot 'cc lace come to-"
But now NEVER has he sccAinq o/Icy
Ptaccs dip(dyc7 a mare odiouS ciHyrchr
M"" II nor does, for 1t ston$ to uAut point
tie tcrocHy Gt' scyti$itncsS has oYaincd."
The applicants who cucumber the ap
proachcs to the Senate the House, the presi.
dents apartments, 10y thousands, seem to care
little or nothing for the agouics of the coun-
try, or the dangers of civil war What must
the world think of us? Have we not been
sufficiently humiliated, without tho addition
OF this disgusting spectacle"
Our mortal foe has been lust for ..,Tcc
Men, nova days, devote themselves to the
tNsk of saving the country, not because the
country calls upon them to do so, bnt because
they hope to pick up suug commissioning,
collcctorship, or the like 1t is this lust OF
Office that lies at the root Of our present troub
lcs}'
IHE PENNSYLVANIA ELECrIoNs.-Thc
spring election for borough and township Off
GERS throughout the greater part of the State
took place on Friday, and as far as we have
been enabled to learn, the Democracy havo
swept every vcStigC of Black RcnubGcon;sn,