Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-23
From Washington.

sion of the United States, ald the number of
men in each garrison; whether reinforcement
are necessary to retain them; if theGoycrn-
mcnt has the power aud mcans under the OK
isting laws to supply such reinforcement with.
IN the necessary timeJ and whether it is nee
cssary and wise to reinforce them, with the
exception of Tortugas and Key West, and to
recapture those seized by the seeded States
except with a view to the subjugation and
occupation of those States and if such be
f! the motive for recapture, what force of regu-
lars and volunteers WI. 30 necessary to rcG,.cc
chem to subjugation and protect the Federal
Capital. The resolution lies over
Mr. Fossendcn moved n resolution to strike
from the roll of Senators the names of Messrs
benjamin, Brown, Clay, Davis, Mallory and
Toombs. The resolution lies over for Exccu-
tive session.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-Thc Senate re-
fused to take up Senator Douglas resolution
relative to the policy in reference to the South.
ern forts, arsenals, &c. Tho following rcso-
luton was adopted
ReS0(oe"f, That, whereas the seats of Scna
tors Benjamin, Brown, Davis, Clay, Toon,bs
and Mallory, have become vacant, therefore
the Secretary be directed to omit their names
from the roll
Mr.. Corwin declines the mission to Mexico.
cision in tho crlcbr,tcd c,soof Wna 90
Grimes IL was in bcr f,v,,r ~ ,..'.l'i'',
The scccss;o, of In,;v;a,, ,,'I, y" o'o,y po,n'.
drc;s;nr NO n,,,,;;>,, ,,,as -eo' VIC
nance fr such cnses ''''-
1t is denied in Administrative o;.,lo. d..
any unusual navy disnl,v ia to H., 49, ~
Southern waters The vcssels of ,v.r mon, =;
Northern norris Il is said oro ,a; Nv" 'l
sea. merely for tr,nsnort so.,;oo ~ pu, ,'t
upwards of 2. 500 tronns now i, r. -
ing means to return Nortbwords ~
W,sulyuroN March II T. :. ,
stood that the Southern com,,;ss;o,,os. .'S.
tcrdov. sent on off;ci.,, noto.tn ,l,a oo'"' 1oo-
of State oskino rccoon;t;nn ond s.a.;,My 'y
an answer would he eallnd t' "it 'I..'s S a sr,"'
Secretary of tbo Co,,,,';s; ao' 'o.u"y me
called ~ tho St,te D,r.rt,,o,'. 'Soo'u'"Siy
rcplv was , rcoun,t fnr ,;,,,o 90 .o,u"y r.e
pronosition wh;cb ronuna. ~ so"s'uel t1c''
The opinion nrcva;Is t1nt a." paa.;9....,, ;9'u.u
refer the whole mater - .,' 'eS'ue.s VIII
advice. >'''''' '0i
WAsurycroN N,rcb II oI
the Nortbcrn St'tc ND ,,;o;,;,l - i"G0 az
MS wclps tho fut;ln aito,n,,t ~ ,i, I''o.,O"s t
ious State laws only ,JS, ano.I ~ aup'a, oo"?N-
cinp proof tint on, cMon,;os ~. ",'G '"l'u-
and nj conccssioh LOAF tn,ya,d' .pru,q N tJ Any
shire Portland B,nrnr Svncnso and "H,pp.
placcs where clnct;ony 49, "'uso ".iu g'ncr
held for confirmation of th;s '0o"
Runors from crnd;hl, ,n,,ro :. 1
that the Cabinet or ~ in..f ;o'IS ny
to preserve the ncacc cvcn in v;ey 'o"!"4
possibility Of car.v;,.,, nm s,,,aoo.c ~ ',
and insist uron rrinfnrr;n, lort -; aIo',,,
Brown. believe, hnwrwcr that T,II EJ's sol unu
has been dcleratcd to CO.. So, !. H. in p"me' "
iscs bv the President and i / i.n,,,n" .II"
friends that he is opnosed from nocess;,r "'s
humanity, to such a eourse IT. II 1891 ~
to war policy. and morrovcr Giros so,in pr~"
dcnce to intimations from thc Sontb of ~
tempt to invade and dcsno;l t1o ~;
other important cities
1t appears that Che Southern Commission.
ers have an ubidino fo;tl in tlo ;nt'''.;~n e
the Administration to rocoonize the inJomcn'
dcnce of the seeded States bv oskin,, fnrfi
ther time to consider thcir nronosJ r. b. ,'m ~
cognizcd. Delay will not impair tl,cir cnsa
The Attorney General is now enoooed in
ascertainine if there is opv l,w +, cnI,rct ,hn
revenue outside of a port. and his L,hns tLms
far have been abortvc. lFe, however is said
to have satisfactorily asccrtained that No lcooi
means exists by which to en- rorce the cnlles.
ton of the revenue The ultimate resni, ~
his researches cannot be otherwise than @,ati.
flying to the Administrator.
Judge Taney delivered his onin;on IN tb.
ninndann,s case of the Governor of Kennedy
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