Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-29
dofcnse of our country.


impcrtinonce to mention mat'imony to any ono
of said committee of young ladies, or any Of
their lady acqunintnnces. 1t is conscicntiousy
thought to bc wiso and right to treat tho aforc.
said young men thus, scvcral!y and ridgidly
for o two-fpld purposes
lst. Torid our lnnd and country of nm oncum
brance amounting to nothing less than nui-
sance to all goodand loyal citizens.
I'd. BY such course the aforesaid Young
mons descendants will c1cctually be prevented
from joining Tin coming day. in the cccbra-
tions and huzzas Of our postcrity, for the rights
liberties ana equalities bcaucathcd them by
their chivnlrous fathers of the Southern ConfcI
cracy. a CITIZEN.
Walhalla. june 25. 1861.
FOR TmE KEowEE COURIER
The Flat Shoal Vigilance Committee met and
adopted tho following Constitution:
PREAMDLE: We, whose names arc annexed be.
ing dcsirous of forming Society to protect from
the evils of dangerous and unprinciplcd persons,
do pledge ourselves to be governed by the follow
ing constitution:
Article LIST. This Association shall be known MS
the " Flint Shoal Vigilance Committee" which shall
meet nt Salem Church once month.
Article 2d. We, the sgncrs to this constitution
feeling deep interest in the welfare and safety of
our common country families and property do
pledge ourselves to rid our country of a traitor
Gus vngabonds, persons using infammntory Ian
guagc. or those threatening to iniurc our persons
propcrty and, il will be the duty Of each mem
Der of this committee to keep n wnchful eye on
suspicious persons.
Article 3d. This committee will arrest md bring
to trial all characters named in article I'd whom
we have sufficient proof of the same to warrant the
arrest
Article 4h This committee shall be organized
ny appointing the following officers: One Prcs-
dent. six Vice Presidents Secretary and Treasurer.
Article 9th. Every member of this committee,
except the volunteers Shall be equally bound to
meet the current expenses of this committee and
support The needy families of the volunccr in
their vicinity, while they gone to serve their
country.
Article G. The chairman shall have the power
in all eases to demand secrecy of all the members
and if any member shnll make known The secret he
shall be tried by The committee and receive any
punishment the majority may put on him.
Article 7th. All criminals SINH have the right
of witness, and choose one member Of the com
mice to act as counsel and be tried by ten or
more members to be chosen by the chairman, and
sworn.
Article Sth. No person can le received into this
committee unless minority of the members pres
cnt sanction it by n vote.
Article oh. quorum shall consist of twelve
members and chairman. one Vice President.
Article 10th. The chairman Shall have power 10
cnll cNtr meetings.
Article lih. Special committees shall report
their proceedings i'll meeting. Members neglect
ing 10 report before tho committee any person or
persons that they know to be n suspicious cnrac.
ter, sla, be fined one dollar. and receive any pun:
shmcnt the committee may decide upon
Article l2,h. The motion for the expulsion Of n
member shall he annOunccdtnt n regular meeting
lcfnrc action is taken, and the accused be sum
IuOnSe,l TO attend.
Article 18th The chairman shall have the pow
CT tc order MI disordcrly members or persons 10
leave the meeting.
Article ith. If any member shall absent linn
sell three tines in succession from regular meet
ings wihontln reasonable excuse, which shall hL
decided by minority of the meeting, shall, be
lined 25 cents.
Article l5 If my member refuse to he sworn,
or neglect his duty when appointed on II commit
tee. he shall he fined five dorrs. The case Shall
he subject to the decision Of the committee.
Article 10th Any member shall not while ul,-
der the influence Of spiriuous liquors. have any
voice in this committee. nor shall lie be allowed to
Mt, nd to my business in special committees.
Chnirnan Morris Miller.
Vice Presidents james Robertson, W. w
Read, Wm. Nimn.ons, l.. n. Robins, Samuel
I.ovingord Willis Wells.
Secretary Alfred Clark. Treasurer: Jos.
Finley.
Committee chosen to confer with the Pick
cnsvilc Committee: VIM Nimmons, james
Robertson, j.. n. Robins, Morris Miller
Names of members: David Duncan a.
j. Kelly, B. L. Cox, Hcni. Duncan, james
Todd, ID. Rogers, John Rogers, James Bell,
Joel Moody. Jcptha Head, Miles Moss, John
Ross, ir, r. II. Alorcton, |. Y. Coffee. Joseph
Rankin, 1hos. w. Calhoun, Thos Sloan,
Major y. Christian, a. Rogers, H. J.. Ran
SOM, G. Il. Ross. Jol j.. Fleming, y. p.
Corbcn, j w Nicholson, w. i. Cmhcn D
Nicholson Miles Knox, Ecnnctt Moody T..
NJ Perry. w M%Morcton, w. Wilson. WAR.
rcn Moss, j. f. O'Kclly. j. L. Jones. Jacob
Alexander. W r. Hester, B. b. I.usk, j. r..
IncRhicstcr. Dyer Talcy, David Rankin, j.
W. Finley, Joshua Rankin, j. G. Alhcrtson,
Andy Bell, Carwcl Hester, ir JAS George.
Warren IIunnicutt, Elisha Holden, ID. s..
Craig Leonard Rogers, ESQ, S. G. Sncad.
NlilS&Hilson, John S. LiltIcton, John Ross,
scn,# James Kelly, John Whitnrc, Isaac
Holden. james Fisher, Franklin Finley, Jno
Alexander, j. r. Morcton, Asa Liulcton.
EXTRACT of Letter from Columbia
Volunteer near Fairfax G. II Va
CAMP BEAUnEaARp, June 10.
wrote you yesterday, and at that time
was under the impression should not be able
to write for some time, as we received orders
to have five days raions in our havcrsacks,
but have not up to this, received the order to
march. 1t may be several days before we
advance, but there is no telling. Col. Gregg
advanced within two miles of the enemy, and