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

i"r any length of time. lie will be driven TO
the necessity OF throwing off his mask '-
In our columns this week. may he found the
latest news on this aud other important matters
N"RTHERNERs IN FAVOR OF SECESSION. A nc.
ttion is being circulated in B ston. asking Con.
gross to consent to the secession of hc COTTON
States. allowing them
3" ro form any other Government which ,hov
deem hcst for their interest provided that inv
declare freedom of navigation in the Mississinn,
river and surrender all right to II district of
territory, of six miles square bordering ON the
Mississippi, and opposite to the city of New Or,
leans as port of entry of the United States:
and further. that they resign all right and claim
to participation of the territories n wv belonging
to the United States and in consideration of
which all forts, cnstom houses and other rr3b.
erty ut the United States lying within the blum.
daries of the above named States. shall hc made
over and surrendered to them" ,,l
The proclamation of Gov. Ellis. contained in
the State journal, shows that the official vote
| "t North Carolina, (except that of Davic county
winch was not returned bv the sheriff) in the
recent election on the question of Convention ar
no Convention was follows: For Convention
! 4o.foo No Convention, l6,G03; majority
against Convention. 1914.
Watch and wait" then try again
ENTRA Session OF CONGRESS- New York
! Commercial Advertiser has assurances. from
Washington that an extra session of Cnnglcss
VIII bc summoned hy prucamaton to meet
| early in May. The Lncoln almini ,trati,n is
III this unparalleled .dicmmn: If thcy tn n,t
summon Congress tn obtain power in exccutnr
the revenue laws the Treasury will be baf,k.
rupt in three months. If they do summon Con.
gress to obtain this power. they will be precini.
! tated on course of warlike pnlcy involving,
large expenditures with insufficient means, aud
inangnrating civil war. .. ~ =. -.
TIE DEPARTMENTs.--Thc Montgomery Con.
federation says: The several Departments of
the GoN ernment are organized. or arc lrcpn,-
ing to complete their organizations The Presi.
dent is tnrtunntc in having surrounded himself
with body of statesmen, distinguished not only
Tor their ability, but for their purity OF charac.
ter; and they seem to be rking men, Tie
activity which we observe in the departments,
promises well for the advancement of public
business.
VERY EXPLICIT AND SATIsFAcToRY.-T L. n
don Telegraph expresses tho opinion that the
English people have heretofore given too little
attention to the politics and pnicy of the oreat
American nation. and in view uf the universal
I ignorance ot It's readers, it commences an-ex-
planatory essay. with the remark that the trou-
bile now pending in America is occasioncd by
the desire "f Virginia to extend slavery into the
States ot Ohio, Indiana. Illinois and Michigan.
FLAG PHESE>TArioN.--The Anderson Intclli.
genccr gives an interesting account of a preEen-
ntl"n of " splendid flag to the '.Picrcetown
Gnard"," by the Indies of that place. The flag
Is "t blue silk. On one side the palmetto and
creSccnt--reverse the grand old mountains"
over which are the words, in plain letters. WE
Strike FOR OUR lIoMEs-- underneath, pierce.
town Guards" Altogether, the design and ex.
ecution is unique, pretty and tasteful.
P"LTicAL CoNDITIoN OF ruE FEDERAL SEN.
A1E-%he nepubI;,ans have lux Il naiurity in
the United States Senate. They hnvo now
twehtynihe votes against twenty four on the
Democratic side. The vacancies of Mr.. Green,
of Missouri and Mr.. Gwin. of California, have
yet t" he filled, but they will he followed prolm-
! bly by Democratic successors. 1t is expected
that the present officers of the Senate will be
changed, except, perhaps, tho venerable Socre-
tary. Mr.. Dickens.
InE New CONFEDERATE LoAN.-We have in.
teihgence from reliable source, that II large
! portion of the new loan offered by the Govern:
ment nf the Confederate States will be taken1;y
the citizens of New Orleans at par This con.
tidence of our people in the securities of this
Government contrasts quite f;lvurably with that
| ni the trnSmcntary parts of the late United
States in the loans recently authorized bt;the
Congress at Washington. = Montgomery 1oper.
| hiSer.
New ORLEANS, March T.-The Convention in
secret session to-day passed an ordinance 'rans-
terring-t" the Government of the Confederate
States $535.OOO being the amoUnt of bullion
found and customs seized by the State There
was highly exciting and patriotic debate.
New ORLEANS, March 5.-Tbc receipts Of
Cotton continne to fall off. and further and
important decrease ia looked Ggr in tho next few.
| weeks. ln consequence of this belief there arc
few estimates of crop above four million bales
INDUCED in. while the majority are now estimat.
ing below that figure. A number of boats ON.
gagged in the carrying trade are preparing to
haul Off
National FLAa.--Governor Pickens has
ordered a national hngto be made for the State.
we learn that the wo.k has been entrusted TO
Ii. n. Vincent of Charleston. Ii will he IS5
feet long by l2a feet wide. This is lust about,
the right time as the flag may be wanted 10
raise on the evacuation of, Fort Sur,fer. From
the well known skill aud energy Of the parties
tifnl flag.
AT Wheeling. Va, on the 18th alt, James
| McLape shot Richard Hadden, whilst under
the influence of liquor, inlicting wound which
| Will probably prove fatal. McLane escaped to
Bellaire, where he committed suicide. Both
parties belong TO respectable families
handsome young schoolmistrcss c4s c4s gf,hblle1.,.
| ished reputation, named MiesA Mary Butler,
| committed suicide in WiIiiam9son, Miss, by
drinking corrosive soblnpate, and died protest.
ing that she was very happy. e. 81 'aa. 50