Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-11-30
U. S. GRANT,
Secretary Of War, oR Interim.
Tho Alabama Convention.
Approved f:


Secretary Of War, o1 Interim
Tho Alabama Convention.
MONTGOMERY, November 22-rhc Re
construction Convention article Of tho Con
stitution on the judiciary, as reported pro.
vdos that the Governor shall appoint all iuds-
cs of the several courts, solicitors and chan
ccllors, to be conlirmcd by the Senate; mag
istratcs shall be appointed by tho Governor,
but the Legislature may change tho manner
of appointing them cha, ccllors shall appoint
registrars, and judges appoint clerks of the
several courts; the term Of all these officers
to be six years. The appointment of judicial
officers is provided for, in order to prevent
elections being controlled by colorcd voters
The black delegates strongly oppose this poll.
icy an ordinance was introduced to aSacas
tax Of twenty cents gallon Oh liquors, to pay
the expenses Of the Convention which rc-
tcrrotl. An ordinance was iotroduccd and re-
fnrrc,l, providing that the loan of S225,0Hc
to the Alabama and Tennessee Railroad,
which was repaid to the State in Confederate
currency during the war and still undischarg
cd, said road is bounl to pay the sum now il
good money.
The amendment to the article on the Leg
islatiiyc Department., offered to empower the
IN distinguishing persons who participated in
the rebellion, and have not aided in the work
frcconstrpction, was tabled on test vote. bv
| 43 to 81.
! MONTGOMERY, November 25--Iho Con.
| Ycn'"n passed an ordinance imposing an ad-
! dltlonal teE Of 10 per cent. on The taxes 9TH
erw'sc assessed on taxable property in this
State, fer Lhc purpose of paying the cxpcnscs
OF tho Convention. The bin OF rights Of the
! constitution provides, among v!,,cr thinas
'hat all mon arc created equal and that the,
arc endowed with certain inaional!c r;shts,
and th&t al persons or classes Of this $tatc
who arc, o. may be declared citizens oc The
United States BY TIC Constitution thereof, arc
declared citizens Of Alabama With equal civ
II and political rights, regardless OF r~nyious
condition The section in the bill Of rights.
acunmS TREASON, as passed, says no one Shall
DC convicted ot treason except on tho tcsti-
hony OF two witnesses to the same overt act
or upon his own confession in open court.
Tic franchise articles provide that those who
shall bc convicted CT treason shall be denied
the right Of suffrage.
In the evening session, an amendment to
the bill of rights was offered, that common
carriers shall not make any discrimination. on
account OF color, between persons travelling in
public conyeyanccs. After several speeches.
from black and white delegates, tho subject
was postponed till Monday.
MONTGOMERY, Nov. 26.-Tho rcconstruc.
ton convention adopted the following article
OF the constitution Taxation--au taxes nm
property IN this State shall be assessed in OK
"ct proportion to tho value Of such propcfly
provided, however, that the General Assem-.
Diy may levy poll tax. not to exceed s, so
on each poll, which shall be applied exclusive.
~ in aid of the public school fund. The davis
session was consumed in discussing the prop
oSi'ion to vest power in tho Governor to an.
pom. all Judicial officers. Tho convention
lna'ly provided for tho election of Supreme
court Judges and Chancolors by tho Leois- |
latur,e, aud all other judicial officers by thc
people. '"'
CIIARLEsToN, Nov. 26.-Thc impression
Is almost unanimous here, that owina 70 tho
.ack .ack OF requisite majority of registered yo.
ters' the convention will be defeated in South
CaroIlna--G2, 900 votes being required to in. |
sure the convention, and only $4,000 known
to have voted in twenty districts, ont of ,hn
thirty in the State.
LONDON, Nov. 25.--Russia, Austria and
:, ~" '''.''l powers, adhcre to tho cOnfcrencc
) russia counted on objections; England CON
Sluercu u a mere matter of form. The Pope
demands statn quo. Of0
Another typhoon visited Hong Kong, caus-
ing much damage. o.
!, squadron has left for China, to punish
the Formosa pirates. f''""
- hoy,ces Va nca from Marnla say the deluge drown
CD lo,O00 persons
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;, ~ BECOMING GENEROUS. Forney says -
:. mere 's very general disposition in Con
siess iS 20 rc!icyc all the Confcdcratos who cor
dlaily assist in the reconstruction of tho
South Such men as ox.Goy Brown of
Georgia; ex-senator A. G. Brown and Jndgo
a Mlcorn, OF Mississippi; Gen Barringcr, Of
North =, Carolina; and Gems. Iongstrcct, jeff.
thompson and Barksdalc, will probably be
'mo,ngsh list MIR. Stevens openly express.
rs thos hope that all may be restored to citi.