Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-10-27
From tho Columbia Phoenix. I

SUBSCRIBER oy puDIlshlDg the SubJoiDcd letter
of the Hon. b. L. Moore, on the subject of re-
pudiation, stay laws, &c. The author of the
letter, Familiarity called BAIT. Moore" ranks
as one of the first lawyers in the Uuted States,
weight W.
RALEIGH, Sept II, 1866.
Mr. RICHARD SHoEr-Dcar Sir: have
received yours, asking my "opinion, in n few
words, whether private debts can be repudia-
ted Or not p
am greatly surprised that it is deemed
| necessary to ask this question. aftera national
existence of eighty years under the ConStitu-
tlon OF the United States. one clause of which
declares that ono State shall pass any law i'm
pairing tho obligation of contracts.
Now, every man is bound to supnort That
Constitution, and every sentence of it. And
every person who may become an officer of the
State or member of the Legislature is com
PEELED, as necessary qualification before ta-
king his seat, to swear that he will support
said Constitution which he cannot do and
will not do. if lie shall pass, or try to pass,
any law impairing the obligation of contracts
Every law which annuls contract or rcpudi.
ates it, imrairs tho obligation of n contract,
and is, therefore, unconstitutional and void
Every man who votes for it commits perjury
and lifts his hand against the majesty and
honor Of his country.
Surely, sir, no man in our country would,
if he could, SO dishonor himself or his State,
AZ to invite all men to break their faith each
with the other, and aiiix Stigma OH the name
of North Carolina, which no time may cfrncc.
God forbid that my eyes should ever behold
this disgrace upon the "Old North State" f"
Such condition would place her lower than
any people of whom we have any account.
have answered your question, and gone
somewhat beyond, but my surprise has been
the cause. am, respectfully, yours,
i. Il. MOORE
y. S.-Thc courts of the United States,
and of every State, have declared such lcgis-
lation void.
New YoRK, October 16.-Thc steamship
Scotia, wlh Queenstown dates to the 7,h, has
arrived The following are the principal con-
dltons OF the treaty of peace between Austria
and Italy: A mutual exchange of all prison
crs Of war; Austria consents to union of
Vcnctia with Italy; the frontiers to be added
to Italy arc those which constituted the ad.
ministr,ti"n of Vcnetia while under the Aus,
trian duminion the amount of debt to be as.
sumcd by Italy is 10000, 900 forms, payable
in eleven nstalmcnts in twcnty.thrce months.
An Athens despatch, dated September 20,
says the French Minister Monthicr has warned
tho Greek Government that France would
break off diplomatic relations with Greece if
the latter did not observe the strictcst neutral.
ity during the insurrection in Gambia. The
Crctans National Assembly had called on the
Greek nation to take part in the inaurrection
The English and French Consuls III Gambia
are opposcd to the movement
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 11.-INDIAN OurnAGEs.
Capt. Barlow, of Gen. Shcrmans staff, ar
rived yesterday from Fort Dodge, where he
saw two white girls named Doye,. one seven
teen and the other thirteen years DID, who had
been ransomcd from the Kiowa Tndnus. The
girls say, that on the 9th Of August last, the
kiowas attacked their home in North western
Texas, and killed, scalpcd and burned their
futher Themselves, mother and sister eight
years old were carried off into captivity, and
treated n the most cruel and revolving man.
ner. On arrival at the Indian camp, the cap:
tives were knocked senscless with clubs, re.
peacdy ravishcd by the fcnds, and were
treated in this manner four or five times eve
ry day. On hearing of their condition, the
commanding officer at Fort Dodge, not having
sufficient force to rescue them, effected their
ransom, and will send them to their friends in
Texas as soon as they recover from their terri
bic snfferngs. While in tho Indian camp,
the officers sent to arrange their ransom saw
the captivcs Knocked down three times and
violated. Gen. Sherman will be here on tho
10th.
The Democrats" special despatch from
st. Joseph says tho latest adviccs from Mon
tam report forty miners out of party of SOW
cnty live in the Green River diggings were
en- away. The miners on Wind River we're
also driven off by the Sioux and compelled to
fly to tho nearest fort for protection. largo
uumoers Of idaho aud Montana miners had ar.
rived at Salt Lake to sncnd the winter.