Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-24
Important, if True.

W'sain ,toa correspondent oc the " Now
York Times" un,lcr date nf the 10Th instant,
telcgraphs from that city as follows:
"Chcf Justice Cansa c,lnd at the White
House this evening, and WIS c! psatcd with the
President for about All hour. Before his de-
parturr, Mr. Seward. Gov. Randall, Mr.. Nc.
Cnlloah and Mr. Browning arrived. and re.
mrincd IN consultation witt. the President
until ~ O'Clock lt,is believed this meeting
was for consultation upon Il most important
subject, based upon m effort now making by
leading mon Of all parties to induce the Prcs-
dent, in consideration OF a general amnesty.
to recommend the people Of the South. to ac
ccpt universal suffrage, with a qualification
Gthrr "f nr,rnrtJ'..," i,.t.iI:.-..~- I,.v..i"."u
Southern men arc CO operating with the Re-
pnb'lcnns and Democrats in this effort.
WASHINGTON, November 1S.-It has al
ready been stated, during the past week, that
the President has had an audience with prom
lment gentlemen from all sections, in relation
to the present condition OF political affairs.
Chief Justice Chase, Gen. Grant and Major
Generals Slckles and Dix, among others, have
freely given their vicws--all of them being
actuatcd by sincere desire for such action as
may bo best calculated to fully restore the re
latlons OF the Southern States to the General
Government. The idea seems to be, that so
long as the executive and Legislative depart
'hchts are divided in opinion, the South must
remain unreprcscntcd in Congress- hence the
c'tott IS 10 affect some arrangement to accono-
hatc thc difference between them. According
To currcnt representations, the President lends
II willing car to all suggestions in that dircc
ton, but, so far, nothing definite has been
consumulatcd.
I@5" We learn that the Mcssrs. KEYS. By
REM and SrowEEs, arc on their way home
from prison.
Eg- \ negro was recently executed in At
l'nta, Ca, who, on tho gallows, confessed to
t. having committed six or seven murders.
TnE PRESIDENT FIRM.-Dr. John w
A"'t"ioh of Tennessee, who represents the
Memphis District in Congress, and who is
now at Washington, has addressed letter to
ms constituents, in which he says that in
spite of tho recent radical successes at the
North, and the dark complexion Of the next
congress. the President is still as firm in the
bcllct OF the final success of his policy of res
toratlon as he is that it is the only Constitu
tiona and available method by which the
States can be restored to their former unity
and prosperity.
Ey- The barquc Evcrhnrd, from Bremen,
with 10 German immigrants, arrived in
Charleston on Wednesday. These immigrants
intend to settle in South Carolina, being most.
ly connected with German families already
resident hero.
A CoTNclDENcE. 1t is a curious conci-
dcncc that the battle Of Bull Run and the sur
render of General Ice took place on land
owned by Major William Mclean a let.
tnr-wrter who recently visited Appomatox
Court House says: Major Mclean is now
Offering his house for sale, as he is dcsrous of
returning to his farm near Manassas, where.
the first battle Of the late war was fought and
MS he only purchased this place during the
var, being refugee from his homo after the
Bull Run fight.