Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-02

Mr. Stanton is endcavoring to get up his
Force Bill.
MoNTqoMERy, February 24.-The Com
mittee on the Permanent Constitution has
finished its labors, and the Constitution is
reported, probably, on Wednesday next.
An effort will be made to have the discus
sion public.
Captain Whiting lett here for Charleston
this luorning, on official business. Col. Luz
cas- left yesterday also, for Charleston.
The news of the probable reinforcement of
Fort Sumter created great indignation here.
The Deputies are discussing the propriety
of taking recess from Saturday next
How TIE SoUrH SHALL TuRIvE.-A
writer in the Charleston Mercury, reviewing
the prospects before the South for q prosper
Gus nationality, urges that the Southern Con
fcdcracy should grant but limited power of
laying duties on imports, say at 20 per cent.
dd odtorcnt, if that be not too high.
That this would produce, abundant reve-
nue. for all honest purposes, can be easily
proved The Southern States now produce
annually for expectation 100000 bales of
cotton, worth $200,000,G00. They produce,
moreover, in tobacco, hemp and naval stores,
lumber, rice, DC, at least S240 100000.
This produce when delivered in foreign
countries, with the expenses of transportas
ton, insurance, commissions, &C., is worth
more than $500 900 900; and being paid for
by foreign commodities of equal value, these,
on arriving at our ports, will yield, under
duty of lO per cent d1 OUiorcp,, $26, ,000,-
900 for the support of the government of the
Southern Confcderacy.
That n il will bn annie rnvcnun if admin
istcred with honesty and economy, may be
inferred from the fact that half that amount
sufliccd for the support of the Government
of the United States under the administra-
ton of John Quincy Adams, when the whole
population of the United States was cqu,' to
the present population of the SlavehOluing
States. Should we need more on an emer-
gency, let it be raised by direct taxation,
which will induce the people to bring the gov
ernmert back to careful husbanding of it's
revenue. Let it be remembered, too, that
our exports increase faster than our popula-
ton, and that few years may swell the
amount raised by luty of 10 per cent. on
imports far beyond our expectations.
MORE REPRISALs.-Goverhor Brown, of
Georgia, is the man for the times. A second
consignment of arms as our readers are aware,
dOOuO bSihH SulppCu W CdNauuHIl, IHC N6W
York police have seized upon We learn
from the Savannah Republican that, there
being no prospect of their recovery, according
to present appearances, the Governor has de-
termined to resort to other means for REIN
bursng our citizens for their loss. Under
his order Col. Lawton seized on Friday the
following vessels now in port, belonging to
citizens of New York, and placed them under
military guard
<" Ship Martha j. Ward, 75S TONS Capt
IIincklcy, consigned to Brigham, Baldwin &
Co., and loading for Liverpool,
" Bark Adjusta, 405 tons, Capt. Eucll
consigned to Muller and Miches, and load
ing for Queenstown and a market. ,.. ,..,u.
" Brig Herald, consigned to w. b. Giles
6 Co., and loading with lumber for Sunder-
land"
These vessels are of sufficient value, says
the Rcpublican, tosnake up good portion
of the loss, and we presume the Governor
will forthwith advertise them for sale at the
expiration of thirty days, unless, the arms
shall be laid down in Savannah in the moan
time Guantlio", 25h
AFFAIRS AT PENsAcoLA.-We copy the
following interesting paragraph from a letter
to the Columbus Times, bearing date Fort
Burrancas, February 49,:
"Sunday,' another, bearer of despatchos
for Fort Pickens arrived, and was passed over
to the fort. His mission must have been u
peaceful one, for since, matters have some
what changed. The work of mounting guns
on Pickens is stopped, and also the work GO
ing on at the Navy Yard. Lieut. Slenner
sent note to Col. Forncy, whohas succeeded
Col. Lomax in command, demanding that no
more guns should be mounted upon the bat
terry which bears upon his fort. AS the de-
mand was made in conformity to the armis-
tice, which is understood on both sides, it was
regarded as right, and the work upon the bat
terry was suspended. The rumor here is,
that the fort Is to be held untiithe 4th of
March, and then pcaceubly delivered over to
the officers who demand it in the name of the
Confederate States of America"
LINCOLN PRoNnSGs TO LEARN.-In bin
colns Pittsburg speech he snys " must
confess do not understand the tariff subject
in all its muitiform bearings, but / promise
you will give it my closest attention and
cndcayor to comprehend it fully" Imagine
Daniel Webster Henry Clay, John G. Cal
houn, or even an ordinary member of Con
gress, confessing TO their constituents on their
way to Washington that they did not under
stand the tariff subject, but would ondeavor
to comprehend it after they got to Washing
ton 1t would be we'll if Abraham had no.
thing else olcarn besides the tariff. When