Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1865-12-16
r1oK1sSs .. Ii, d, llSs 1866

straspasser; ii, which 6il no stay of e2 eou-
zion Oh Judgment should be allowed Sthe de-
Sffendaut. This agent should be cop pensated
exclusively by commissions on all y amounts
may aysbe paid into the g'reaslry u: { 4
on avelbsen diligently emp since,
syo,,r meeting, In maturing laws for lYe organ
izasion Of tho militia and for the regulation Of
the rights and duties of freedmen, and donbt
stllat you will,perfect your Legislation on,
TIL sshse subjects before your adjou ournnlent. Our
policy toward the freedman should be- kisd
and humane. 1f his rights Of person andg
property are hot full ana etfectually secured
bV V6lrSlocal syislation, We cannot hope. to- be
relieved from the presence o.. Che Military md
Provost Courts The authorities pf The Uni
ted States will mot remove their protecting
hind from Tie negro :siwhom}th they have manu-,
mItbed, and ID whose freedom we have acquiis
/ esssd. until we provide by our laws to give
hin9 9fulr protection in all his soiyil rights, His
labor is necessary for the successful lprosecu-
tion3of theSagricdltufe Of the State, and twill
bsbests commanded BY making, e, him cheerful
aud scontentcd. rs
sSSoinmend TO your favorable consideration
appropriations for the support of the Lunatic
}Af 'um. 1T isSa noble charity, and the ener-
|sgy ind selfsacrl6ce of the Superintendent for
theYiast nine mouths in maintaining & without
nytpublic contributions to its supporbs. the
innihtes, entitles hin TO the proud distinction
offsaSSbenefa factor of his race. tits nighttime
that Stle burtHen3 should be taken from his
,shaSlaers and placednpo the Nyaf,. sE 9
slhe destitute condition of District paupery,
ltbe gailapidation Of public buildings, and the
nds destrnctio pf roads and bridges,
id et Boards be
promptly and efficiently re-organized, and the
laws governing them rigidly enforced,
JAMES j.. ORR.
WE have been permitted to publish tho
following telegram fromaP President j ohnson to
Provisional Governor Perry:
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 2f, 1865.
To B. F,sPerry, Provisional Governor: ..
| / do not think it necessary for the members
elect, for South q Carolina, to be present at the
organization of Gnsress, On the contrary,
twill be bettcr,policy to present their certii-
Gates of election after the two houses are or
ganized, which will then be 4 simple question,
under the Constitution, of the members taking
their seatsA Each house must judge, for IT.
self, the election returns and qualification Of
its own members, AS to what the two houses
will do, in reference to the oath, now required
to be taken, before the members ,can take their
seats, is unknown to me; and [ do not like
to predict. But, upon the whole, i am Of
opinion that it would be better. for, the ques-
tion to come up and be disposed Of after tho
two houses have been organized | hope that
your Legislature will adopt.a code iii refer
ence to- free persons scolor that viii be acEl
ceptable to the country, at the sahle time DO.
ing giustce to the white and colored population.
ANDREW JonEsoN, President
WAsHINaToN, December 1.-The Presi-
dent, tonight, received, the following de-
spatch:E
Il. i8, .RALElanN G., December L..
To the President of the United States
Sic. The Legislature has ratified, with but
six dissenting votes, the Congressional amend
ment abolisllipg slavery Five judges, have
been elected ---all gSbd selections. Thqee Of
my provisional appointments have been CON-
firmeh 3.@l'E
[Signed1 SS.W. W. HOLDEN,
81 Provisional Governor.
WAsHINaroN, November 30.-The Presi-
dent has issued a proclamation restoring the
writ of q, ,habeas CORPUS" I'M the States and
Territories Of the United States, excepting
Virginia, kentucky, North Caroliha, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missis-a
sippi, Louisiana. Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas,