Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-02-09
VARIETY.
From Washington.


remains no doubt that the Virginia Conycn-
tion, to be chosen on the 4th of February,
will pass an Ordinance of Secession by or be-
fore the 22d of February You will see that
by a unanimous vote the Legislature have
adopted resolution to 90 with the South,
unless Southern rights should be guaranteed
by constitutional amendments, which condi-
tion will not be complied with The resou-
tion is equivalent itself to an actof secession
Much has been said aboutthe Virginia propo-
sition for a consultation here on the 4th Of
February upon the condition of the country,
with view to the adoption of the Crittcnden
r'N' of adjustment. 1t amounts to nothing
at all. The Virginia Commissioners will
find no one to meet them from the North and
West The Crttendeu pan including as it
does the Powell amendment, embracing fu-
ture territory as slave territory, if acquired
South of $50 30, will not be accepted by
the North-nor by single State of the
North. The Legislature of Virginia also
reserves to itself and to the Virginia Couven-
tion the power to control or annul the Acts
of her Commissioners. 1t is believed, in
fine, that the result of the subject of Com
promise Convention for the 4th of February
will be to remove all obstacles that may exir'
inthe way of secession, or any doubts as .
its expcdicncy. Maryland and Kentucky
will follow in the wake Of Virginia. Then,
by March, a Southern Convention, for the
organization of Southern Confederacy will
be held
WASHINGTON, January 24-One Trod-
we'll of New York, intends to file affidavits,
charging treason against Messrs. Toombs,
Iverson, Wigall, Slidell and others. He has
been before the Judge of the District Court
to see if he could not get a process issued
Judge fancy, of the Supreme Court, refused
his application after three day s adyisemcnt.
Mr.. Abort Rust, of Arkansas, demanded
an apology of Mr.. Dunn, of Indiana, in the
House to-day, for words spoken in debate =
Dunn refused at the time to make a satsfac-
tory explanation. No serious result is antici
patcd us measures have been taken to prevent
duel.
In Congress, to-day, nothing of Importance
was done.
WASHINGTON, January 27.-Reliable in
formation has been received here from Har-
risburg chat the Crttenden- Bigler proposition
will pass the Legislature of Pennsylvania
p If this should turn out to be correct, the res
olutions will be boadopted by Congress.
1t is regarded here by more moderate
Southern lnen as most unfortunate thai the
tariff question is to be brought into the Sen
ate before there is any possibility of the ar
rangement of the momentous quarrel between
the North and the South The tariff bill as
it passed the House last session, should it
now become law, will add unnecessarily to
the secession fires now raging at the South,
and be regarded by the enemies of the Un-
ion Of the determined disposition to egislate
for the benefit of Northern class interests, to
the prejudice of the South, and thus tend to
prevent restoration of harmony. But that
Is not just now the most important view un-
der which this important subject is to be re.
garded. MorrilPs bill as it stands, would
seriously interfere with and impair our COM
nrerce with England France, Belgium,
fail to excite very general hostility towards
governments of the respective countries
named The inquiry very naturally arises
whether this is a favorable moment to wound
the interests or the sentiments of the govern
Z ments. or the peoples Of Europe Would
not such measure have an unavoidable ten
deHcy to strengthen the cause of the seeding
States with the European powers? Already
ii is known here that the diplomatic represen-
tatiyes of several Of che most important Eu-
ropcan, Governments are calculating upon the
probability of, opening direct trade with the
South upon the basis of free trade; which
would. enable the manufacturing cou0lrIos of
Europe to rephy themselves by an enlarged
outlet as the South for diminished importation
fqk the North, in tie event of permanent
separation of She two sections of our still
great country. IN the present condition of
ofr cnuptty, 1t becomes Immensely important
that the policy of this government, as now
being carried out, and hkely.to bo continued
by the incoming administration, should be
communicated to the different Governments OF
Europe, SO that they may not be drawn off
into premature and embarrassing recognition
of any seeding State or States, as it is held
to bo the paramount duty of the present. as
twill be of the Incoming administration, to
,nlaintain the constitutional integrity of the
confederated States of the Union. There is
too much treason to believe that the sympa-
thies !of,many Of our representatives abroad
will predispose them to cooperate IN carrying
out the foreign policy of the seeding States.
This is a. point of special Importance, which
seems TO demand the. immediate attention of
. the Executive. It is highly probable that
measures will DO adopteato to meet this emer-
Gency.+- Ger. Neia York Hsrald. . .'.. ~.
WAsnINGToN, January 81---Phe Seereto-
Yyof State declipes To admit that the author
tiles of the scccdipg States III poesession'of
eSsss.s,.6scial posss have. any power to grant