Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-04-13
Apprehended Disturbances in Lancaster

and Common Pleas for this District was in
session part of last week. His Honor Judge
Munro convened the Court on Tuesday morn
ing.
We regret to say that there were some de-
monstrations among the citizens, looking to a
repetition of tho attempt made in York Dis
trct to obstruct the courts of justice, the re-
port Of which electrified the whole country.
a few reckless and ill.advised persons were
ripe for any act of violcncc-even to the ex-
tent of preventing the court from sitting by
brute force but happily the mass of our pco-
pie have too much respect for themselves and
regard for law and order to be lod by such
characters, and the only result of the move.
mcnt was a petition respectfully couchcd and
numcrously signed, asking the Judge to for
bear holding Court, in consideration Of the de-
pressed condition of the country, &c.
The Judge not having any discretion in the
premises, of course declined to acccdc to the
petition and court was held. We believe that
tho gentlemen who were active in the pet-
tion were pure and conscientious in their mo-
tivcs, opposed to lawlcssncss, and had no sym
patly with the few who favored harsher pro.
cccdings. The Judge, thought bound to dis
charge his duty, nevertheless manifested de-
sire to avoid, as far as possible the evils antc
ipatcd by the petitioners, and, with the unan-
imous consent Of the Bar, no cases upon the
issue docket were taken up. The Jurors
were dismissed on Wednesday, and the court
adjourned on Thursday evening, having been
engaged three days OH the summary process
docket.
No cases were tried on the sessions side Of
the court and there was but little State husi-
hess before the Grand Jury. This subject
of congratulation, and offsets, to some extent,
the unfortunate symptom of resistance to law
already advertcd to-
We have heard but one expression of opin-
ion in reference to the practical operation Of
the late law allowing parties in interest to tcs-
tify in their own behalf, and that is, that il
was all unwsc change of tho law of evidence.
It is demoralizing and corrupting in it's ten
dcncy, and unless repealed, or modified, will
servo far more to defeat than to promote the
ends of justice ledger.
TIE " Boston Post" one of the MOS SEN
s5lc Of all the Democratic Journals OF the
land, and one that loves not Radicalisn in it's
issue of tho Goth, has long and very we'll
considered editorial article on the Southern
Situation" The Post closes its leader with
'hc io'lo"lhS PathSldPh'
The salvation of the South, as we'll as of
tho Union, is to be secured by its early return
to it's representative rights and privileges
and the end Of Radical rule just as certainly
dawns on the country with the approach OF
the same event. The recent popular meetings
held and called in the chief Southern cities
at which both blacks and whites attend, and
speeches are freely made by each class, demon.
stratc the spirit in which these conditions laid
down by Congress are to be met, and guide
us to tho solution of this pcrlous problem by
the surcst way The white men at the South,
who have an influence to exert, are clearly 90,
ing to use it for tho safety and advantage of
that section, instead Of falling back on dc.
Gant Indifference which at best could only
make their situation much worse than it is
They rightly realize like sagacious people,
that it is better to retain the control and di-
rcction of local affairs, and the shaping of To-
cal sentiment, in their own hands, than to
leave way open for the closer invasion of pas
sion and fanaticism. Wc rejoice to witness
tho progress of this spirit among them, for il
is the surest promise we can have that through
its activity and perseverance the wounds from,
which the Union has been so .,ng bleeding
are soon to be healed.
AN italian in Mobile was put in his coffin
while in trance, as he was supposed to be
dead. Upon arriving at the graveyard the
friends of tho deceased found that tho coffin
had been partially broken open, apparently by
force exercised within. They at once held q
consultation, which resulted in the opening Of
the coffin, when the apparently dead man was
found to present the most uumistakabIe signs
Of life. Although there was evidently life,
thero was no consciousness. The W h 0 i o
strongth Of tho almost buried man had been
thoroughly exhausted by his efforts to make
his condition known to his friends, and his
consciousness deserted him simultaneously
with tho bursting Of tho lid by his frantic ex.
ertions to save himself, for he was certainly
dead when the physician who was sent for ar.
rived on the ground
NEW YoRK, March 29.Twcnty barrels H.
quor fraudulently marked with revenue stamps
and one hundred and eighty empty ones, with
with unoancellcd stamps, have been seized il