Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-01-05
Editorial Correspondence.


sued that bnftlcs description From 500 to | OOO
persons were fleeing from the small pox in n
panic Wise Legislators, grave members of the
| Convention, with a crowd of hangers.on has-
tened to the depot of the South Carolina Rail.
road The first scramble was for the ticket
Office, and it was no small affair. Next was
+ the contest for baggage and checks. This was
n scene not often seen in the dignifcd capitol of
the State. Everybody was desirous of being first
served; and, rs consequence, disappointment
sometimes vented in bitter curses, ensued.-
Soon the checks gave out, and with it the mov-
ing OF the cars, the platform being piled up with
DnggaSc and each owner thereof holding on
thereto with the tenacity of poverty to a last
change of linen" The prospect of being loft
with the small pox was imminent. hence rush
was made, baggage in hand or ON the shoulder,
as convenience suggested, to the cars, We fol-
lowed with our trunk in the illustrious foot
steps OF the late U. S. Secretary of the Treas
ury, who seemed to be without guide or servant
Entering the as thoy moved off, we piled
our ggago' and the g iron horse" sped on his
way to the "Qucon City Of the South"
We arrived in this city safely and took quar-
tcrs at tile Charleston Hotel where we arc com
fortably cared for.
The Convention met at 4 o'clock, in the In
stitutc or Secession Hall. The proceedings arc
opened with prayer each dnv
Hon. Il. b. RuETT offered resolution au
thorIznS the President to appoint committee
OF seven " to prepare address to the peo-
pie of the Southern States" The following
gentlemen were appointed: Mcssrs. John A.
Calhoun, w. p. Finley, j. ID. Wilson, w. j.
DoSaussurc, Langdon Chcves, Nj. f. Carn
The following gentlemen compose the com
mittec on printing: Mcssrs. Paul Quattlebum,
L. Y. Simons, .r, j. III. Kinsler
Hon. a. q. Magrath offered the following res
oution: RcSolced That so much of the Mes
sage of the President of the United States as
relates to what he dcsignatcs the property of
the United States in South Carolina" be refer
red to committee of thirteen to report of what
such property consists, how acquired, and whcth
or the purpose for which it was so ACQUIRED can
be enjoyed by the United States after the State
of South Carolina shall have seeded. consistent
ly with the dignity and safety of the State; and
that the said committee further report the value
of the property of the United States not in South
Carolina; and the value Of the share thereof TO
which South Carolina would be entitled upon
an equitable division thereof among the United
States.
A communication from many of The members
OF the Georgia Legislature, of an unofficial char
after, relating to secession, was received. and
land on the table for the present
The President announced the following gen
tlemen az the committee appointed under n res
oluton offered by the member from Chesterfield
(llon. John A. Inglis,) to draft an Ordinance
proper to be adopted by the convention, viz
lion. John A Ingis, Hon. r. B Phctt Hon
James Chestnut, ir Hon James L Orr Maxcy
Gregg, Hon b. Dunkn, w. IIutson.
The Charleston delegation was charged with
procuring more suitable hail. as it is impnssi.
bile to hear in the present hall, on account of
the unoccupicd space and noise in the street.
'horl lnun ..1.
our visit last winter Politics Tor scccssion) is
all that you can hear. The excitement here be-
fore the election was Crcat--ncvcr cquallcd be.
tore. The signs are abundant. Across
the streets. at prominent points, on public and
private buildings, there arc flags. Transparent
cies. palmetto trees, the leaf notices etc, char
acterstic of the people and the contest. On n
n restaurant, we SAW II li(e.sizcd painting of Mr.
RHETT, which is illuminated each night On
the front OF the theatre is painting, represent
ing Charleston aftcr secession, thirty by twenty
feet handsomely executed.
Business is dull, and few sales arc being made.
F! The people, however, have staked everything on
this movement, and neither fear the loss pccu.
nlarlly or in any other way.
We strollcd through the beautiful grounds IT
the ba terry, took a view of the forts" that are
likely to prove so troublesome, and then re-
| turned tn the "inn."
The delegates from your District arc all at
|
bic trust committed to their keeping
We stated in our last. from Columbia that
Nlal. ROBERT MAXWELL had small pox or yario-
| loid. lie had been confined to his room for sew
eral days, but there was difference of opinion
as to whether he had the disease in any form or
not lie thinks that he did not
CHARLESTON, Dec. 10, 1860.
The proceedings of the Convention, which
met in st. Andrews Hall, were unimportant
to-day. n despatch was received from Gov
MOORE, OF Alabama. admonishing the Con-
vention to listen to no propositions of compro-
mise or delay"
! Several propositions, indicating the views of
members, as to our future policy were intro.
duccd; but as nothing more was done, we do
not think it worth while to consume our space
by mentioning them in detail.
CHARLESTON, Dee 20, 1860.
| This is a memorable day in the annals of the
| good old Palmetto State.
AS soon as the Convention met the President
announced the following Standing Committees,
! by the authority of the Convention
| Committee to draft a summary of tho causes
which justify the secession of South Carolina :
Mcssrs q Memmngcr. III Wardlaw, II w
Barnwell. j p Richardson, III Rutlcdge, j f.
jenkins, Perry Il Duncan.
Committee on much Of the Message of the
President of the United States. as relates to the
claim OF property of the United States within
the limits of South Carolina Messrs A.
W lIarlce, j III Wilson. r. G NJ Dunovant,
w IL Campbell, j p Reed, William Hopkins,
! William S Lyes, G. w Scabrook, Sr. j j In
graham, l. NJ Clarke.
Committee Relations with the slavehold-
ing States: Mcssrs j Withcrs, j III
Means, John l. Manning, John Townsend.
Henry Young, Alexander Mazyck, l. NJ