Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-16
FROM MONTGOMERY.

ing the dispatches received up to this moment
from Washington indicate IpaciGc policy ou
the part Of Lincoln. He viii receive the
regiments and their officers rs appointed BY
the Governors of the Confederate ,Statos, If
the exigency require it, but will make his own
appointments for the permanent army of The
South. This consists of four Brigadier Con
erals and eleven Regiments. There are thir-
ty-thrcc officers to every Regiment, which
will make three hundred and thirty-three Off
GERS to be appointed, from Colonel to IA SEC.
ond Lieutenant. The President will give
precedence in his appointments to the officers
who have resigned in the U. s. Army from
the Confederate States. Gen Twiggs, Col.
Beauregard and Col Johnston have been
made Brigadier Generals, The army will
consist, at present, of eleven Thousand troops.
The Navy bill provides for four Command
ers and four Captains, and six hundred ma
rincs. Commodores RoSseau, of La, and
Tatnall, Of Gas aud Captains Randolph of
Ala, and Ingramm, of s. c., are now here.
Mr.. Mallory, of Fla, has received the APP
pointmcnt of Secretary of the Navy
The President intends keeping in position
the present Postmasters throughout tho Con-
fedcratc States who have discharged all their
duties. = Correspondence Of he CotumLus
Times.
MoNreoMERY, March 10.-The Perma-
nent Constitution was adopted in secret ses-
sion last night, but was not made public. =
" 1t is somewhat more satisfactory a dele.
gate remarked, than the Provisional Consti-
tuition, except in the matter of slave rcprescn-
tati0n.
The Constitution, as adopted is now in the
hands of the printer, and will be made public
on Monday OF Tuesday
Congress viii probably take a recess for
month next week.
Messrs. L. NJ. Keitt Thos r. r. Cobb,
Il. S. Barlow aud others have left for home.
tbs understood that Mr. Slidell has rcfu-
sed mission to Europe Mr. Renet, (?) of
Louisiana. has accepted the place rendered
Mr. Slidell.
MONTGOMERY, March 11-Thc iniunc
tion of secrcsy was removed from the Pcrma-
nent Constitution, to day. The main new
features arc us follows
No person of foreign birth, not citizen Of
the Confederate States, shall be allowed to
vote for any officer, civil or political State or
Federal
Undcr the first census, South Carolina will
be entitled to representation of five in the
Congress; Georgia ten Alabuma nine Flor
ida two; Mississippi seven; Louisiana six
Texas six. Each State to have two Senators.
A State Legislature. may impcach judicial
or Federal officer resident and acting in said
State, by two-thirds vote
Both branches of Congress may grant seats
on the floor of either House to the principal
officer of each Executive Department, with
the privilege of discussing measures relating
to his department.
The representation of thrcc-ffths slaves is
continued
Congress not allowed, through duties to
foster any branch of industry
The foreign slave trade is prohibited
Congress is prohibited from making appro-
priatons unless by vote of two thirds Of
both Houses, except the appropriation be ask
ed by some Department or the President.
No extra compensation allowed any con-
tractor or agent after the contract is made and
service rendered.
Every law or resolution having force of law
shall rotate to but one subject, and be express
cd by the title.
The tenure of the Office of President and
Vicc,Presidcnt shall be for six years.
The principal officers of the Department
and Diplomatic service removable at the plcas-
ure of the President. The other civil officers
removable when their services are unnecessa-
ry, or for other good causes, but the causes of
removal must be reported to the Senate, prac-
ticaly, and no captious removals will be toll
Grated.
Other States may be admitted into the Con.
federacy by vote of two-thirds of both IIou.
scs.
The Confederacy may acquire territory,
and slavery shall be acknowledged and protec-
ted by Congress and the Territorial Govern.
ment.
When five States ratify it, this Constitution
Yill be established for said States; until rati-
fed the Provisional ConstitutioR will be con
tinued in force, not extending beyond one
year.
Nothing of special interest was transacted
in the Congress to-day.
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN JoURNALs
UPON THE QUESTIONS OF THE DAY.-Thc
Journals of the South show themselves much
superior to the press of the North in the man
nor in which they perceive the economical
consequences of disunion. They bring to the
discussion of this question, as delicate as tits
essential. n spirit of moderation, a certainty
of calculation, knowledge of facts much
superior to the disdanfully absolute conclu-
sions which we see every day promulgated
around us
M Y. Courier 9es Etas U,is.
SEVEN Persons BURNT TO DgAru.--A
twostory tenement house in West 10th street,
New York, was burnt Thursday morning,
and man named Henry Ward, with his