Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1865-12-09

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jPERRY first delivered au address, bid ding fare
Ewell to the Legislature, and saying that he
would benceforth com municate through our
constitutional Governor. His address sSas,
both; in style and delivery, sensible and ,nan-
ly, aid gave great satisfaction to- bis friends
and admirers Gov Orr then took the stand
and delivered his setting
forth his political faith in his usual olearas,d
forcible style, which was well received by the
l,intclligent audience. Alarge number Of la,
dies, Considering the appropriateness Of the
day) graced the htlls with their presence. sSs.
On the next Gay, Lieut.. Gov, PoRTER made
his appearance and was inaug gurated; He de-
livered an Exceedingly neat and appropriate
address on the occasion. Chief Justice Dun
KIN administered stheS oath of office mt both
inaugurals. !s3t y s' 81, &. sssaE
Judge WARDLAw and Chancellor III aLIs,
were elected Associate Justicesiof the Appeal.
Court the former unanimously, andthe latter:
losing only twoVotes out of l39 cast. It must;
be gratifying in the highest degree to thegen..
tleme,, nowon ,hes ppeal Bench, 70 feel that they
haze the entire confidence of tho barand people of
South Carolina; al I'VE look to the future 'charas..
ter of our Appclat0fb bnnal, feeling assured thot
are two Chanccors and three Law Judges to be
elected at the present session also. S
Mai. w. w. HUMPHREYS was elected Commission
or in Equity for Anderson district having received,
E84 votes. a,d A. 0. NoERIs, Esq, incumbent, 62>
votes. The other Commissioners in Equity elected
ere: JAMES PATTERSON, Barnwell; GILES j PATS
rERsoN, Chester; JAMES G. CnAla, ChesterRcld;;
NJ. a. HucGlSs, Clarendon; BENZ SroKEs, Collie
ton; A. F. EDWARDS, Darlington; Il. g. SESSIONS,
Henry; A. L. ESINs, Marion; Y. .. z. JAMESON
Orangeburg; D. B. DESlfssyRE, Richand 7. S.
FAaRow' spartanbarrg; WM. MuS1o, Uhio2s Jas
Master in Equity for Charleston district and HEN
RY TREscoTr Register of Mesne Conveyance, for
Charlelton. ]. C. MCINER, Esq, was sSe. elected
Solicitor of the Eastern Circuit.
q Our legislation "drags its slow length along"
impeded by tho numerous elections, and tho cease
less importuuityof candidates. Ry-thc-way, bill
has been introduced toSgive the election of Com-
missioner in Equity to the people. - Ai#
The bill to repeal the Usury law has received its
second reading in the House, and been sent to the
Senate We have in neither House progressed be-
yond the sixth section Of the bill to establish Dis
trict Courts; and have only reached No. s of the
General Orders in the House, there being thirty
nnc matters on the Calendar. s
A motion to adjourn tsne die" OH the 9th in
slant hos been introduced>in the House, but we
will not even got through tho Code by that time,
unless members take more interest in legislation
and talk less.s, Tie factiis, the discouragements
we have met with in PresiaehtJ olINBoN stelegrans
and reports from the Northern&leot and tho
political aspect of afFairs at Washington generally
have made many deem our lcgslatio2f as almost
useless. ~
Ihave seen and read the proceedings of the enc
gro Convention" in Charleston, and am more fully
Satisfied thereby that the white and black races can
not live together. That body issued an addressto%
the people of The State declaration of rights and
wrongs, and memorials respectively to our Legis-
lature aud the U. s. Congress. They demand the
right to vote, sit upon jurics, carry arps, testify
in courts, and lin fact that the laws which govern
whites sAal direct blacks; but, tobe apprecatcds,
these pH#&eedings should be read 11 Isl
Gov.DHp went to Charleston this morning to con-
fer with Gen. CHANT who is there on q visit, and
Gen. SicKLEs. who has taken command of this;
State, in the stead of Gen. GILLMoRE, reliovea 4 4
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