Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-16
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We clip the two following paragraphs from
the Riebn,nnd J);e,1fcb of The 9Th

ibohinS 10 DHutcldt III tHe pOSS-
BILE event of a war. Itwasl hid on the table
Nlr. Clark, Of Nelson, offered an anti coercion
resolution, which was referred to the Com
inittee on Federal Relations Mr. Carlilc
n,ado long speech on the pending resolu
ti6ns to Instruct the committee, In which he
declared against the constitutionality of Sc
ccssion, held that the Government had right
TO collect the revenue in the seeded States,
aud endorsed Lineoln's inaugural address, in
the pacific tone of which he was "aerceahly
disappointed. Mr.. Cox, of Chesterfield.
made q brief reply, after which, on motion of
Mr. Brent, of Alexandria, the Convention
adjourned, without having made the slightest
progress in the disposal Of the questions be-
fore it. H,
POPULAR DEMoNsTRATIoN.--Th popu-
lar feeling was considerably stirred up by Mr.
Cafli|e's speech in the Convention yesterday;
and rs he emerged from the hall, in company
wlth,a lady, there was something of demon.
stration in the crowd around the doors, which
we pronounce reprehcnsiblc under such cir
curnstanccs. After he passed on, the outside
discussion ran pretty high, and the Union
was split up and reconstructed several times
III the course of u half hour N.f
SECESSION IN RICHMOND Tho Peters
burg Ecpress, of the Sth, has the following:
+ s. RloHMoND, March Tile excitement
here is still on the increase, and the rage for
secession beyond all expectations the Iuau-
gural OF Lincoln has crushed completely the
Union sentiment Every uiuii ydi meet now
is for immediate secession. | understand,
too, from reliable authority, that the cause of
the South is rapidly gaining ground in, the
Convention. Many entertain strong hopes
that Secession Ordinance will pass early
next week. We are fully prepared for any
emergency, and it is believed that Richmond
city alone could now muster mir, thousand
abtc.bodied men to meet the coho ts of Scott,
Ltnchn, Chase and Seward, who believe in
coercion.
Tue inouguration of the great runner is
causing perfect stampede of Virginians from
Washington Mr.. Robert Grpmc and Mr.
James Robinson, natives oe this CITY, but for
several years clerks in the Treasury Depart,
ntent mt Washington, have resigned and re-
RIoHMoND, March 10.LA majority of
the Committee on Federal Relations report In
part, recommending a Border state Confer.
cnce to determine upon future action. Itop-
poses coercion.
Gov. Wise submitted minority report,
giving list of demands and requesting the
St,trs to give answers by October next
Meantime neither the Government nor the Sc
cedod States are to commence hostilitics in
relation to the forces in the forts, &c.
Mr. Harvic also presented d minority re-
port. with three signatures, for the passage of
an Ordinance of Secession.
Messrs Barbour and Culpeppcr presented
minority report, that the Government must
Immediately adopt measures to afford the peo
pie OF the sluveholding States full Constitu-
tionalsassurances of safety in continuing fur
ther association with them in the same Gov
crnment; also, recommending the appoint
mcnt of Commissioners to proceed to Munt-
gomery, to confer with the Confederate au-
thoritcs. 7lf.tl ~ E5itYs
lGcnMoND, March 11.-Thcrc was no ac
tlon IN the Virginia Convention. A vote of
thanks to Crittcndcn, for his cndeavors to ad
inst national difficulties, passed by a vote of
l07 to l6. Several minority reports were in
troduced, all fnvoring a Border State Convcn-
tlon--some opposing coercion
IYNcnBURG, March Ga petition, M.
mcrously signed by the immediate supporters
If Messrs. Speed and Slaughter is in crcu-
latIon, instructing them to vote for an ordi-
nance OF secession. 1t is contemplated to
send 1T down Tomorrow.
GoonsoN, March Ga large meeting was
held here, to day, and resolutions passed urg
ing the Convention 10 vote for Immediate Sc
ccssion.
RESIGNATION OF Mr.. MEADE.-We arc
pleased to learn that our townsman, the Hon
IL; Hidder Meade, who for four years past
has represented this Government at the Court
of Don Pedro III, Brazil has forwarded
communication to the State Department Mt
Washington, requesting that successor be
appointed, as he will not longer remain We
felt assured that Mr.. Meade could not be in
duced to hold an appointment under Abra-
ham MISUNDERSTANDING (Ka) Express.
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sSEcEssIoN IN NEW YoRk.-The New
York IvorH says: 1t Is thought that there
Is a t'rge body of men in this city who arc
making preparations to act in concert with
the esecessiolrists, and that they are under the
control of. a gentleman of high official posi-
ton Already the Superintendent of Police
has Instituted enquiries to fnd out where
their armories are located in order, no doubt,
to act promptly should it prove true that
small army isquietly drilling in our midst, in |
order to seize the Federal property in this
locality.
,l>s Dedication,