Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-11-16
Division IF the District

Tho following petition, we are requested TO
say, will be circulated and signed, for prescn
tation To the State Convention, which, it is
expected, will soon assemble
IL the H,nor,b'c he Mn,bcr. Of tha State
Conre"tinn y .SouM CuroiiMa:
The hu"h" Petition Of the undcSEis,ed, ),
s Dstott # tt IF iSE4thss s5ii b4iess R1
known to your lonnrabr body. an arra ok.
tending from the Saula to the 'rugnlou River.
dIstince ct SIXTY MILES. aud from the An
derson line to the North Caroline line, a dis
tancc OF FORTY MILES; and contains popu
latnn, according to the last State census, OK
creding 10000. less than 5000 of WHOM, are
blacks That the hody of this pnpnIation
resides on the Tugalnn and SaIuda and the
strea'.s flowing respectively into those Rivers ::
aud that, to icach the Court House, the u,oss
OF the citizens must travel frolr fifteen TO
'h!rty niles. crossing. Tor the greater length
or thcir way. continual snccessinn of hills ::
mat the village OF l'ickcnS contains ouly thir
.ceh FAMILIES, with no prospect of permanent,
Improvement That the country surrounding
Tie Court liousc for many miles being cx-
Cfe'nely broken and barron and inchpat.le of
supporting village population Of few hun
areu, tue town can never prosper or afford tu
the people OF the District the advantages of !,
central place Of trade: That in the opinion
OF your Petitioners. we're the District divided
oy the line separating the two Militia R.ni
mcnts, into two Judicial Districts. n flourish
ing town III the midst Of fertile and ponu
'""s region would spring up in each, which
would give new impetus to the enterprise. and
greatly promote the convenience, prosperity
and happiness of tho people.
therefore, your Petitioners respectfully
pray, that your Honorable body will consider
their interest and divide the said District ;nto
two judicial and Election Districts.
Ana your Petitioners. as in duty bound
Will ever pray, and 40 forth.
Iy- The Legislature of Tennessee has rc
considered the vote prohibiting distinction Of
color IN cars &C., and n motion is aow pend.
ing to require railroads to run special negro
cars. The negro is good enough to vote hut
not to hold office and ride il, tic cnss with ,hn
Brow"l"witco. oh consistency. thon nr,
jewel" CIV
GV- Thnrow Weeds wing of the Rcnub.
lican Party have proclaimed in favor Of G r,nt
This mornings N. Y. "Tribunc." in an ,r.;
Gle attributed to Gecclcy, is strongly for Cb.sc
and depreciatye of Grant 1t s,ys. Con
oral Grant we esteem by no means orcot
man, nor even very great General. Tbe
war oeing over we cannot carry elections hv
reading bulletins of Union victories md ~. ~
horting tho people to orally round the auon
ana NJ those who arc pushing General flrant for
Pras'iant will land just where the who's ,;;,,
with Scott in 1852, if they are allowed to to
., nave their own way. They utterly mistoko
tho tImo Of day" '"0
nay a watch said to have BEEN tho nron.
orty of General Washington, "oaptured" nv
Federal offloor or soldier during the war y,,r
has recently passed into tho hands of somo
honest people in Tennessee, who aro taking
s.eps 70 restore to It's right owners. Il is
OF the pattern SO popular with otiryfore. fatLor,
and styled by their irrovercns aoscendo onts
"bulps-eyes." On the back L neatly on
| graved the initials &C. w" sThe ou,li,v
g remarkably fine, and the case; Is worn tbin
~ long usage. 49,