Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-02-16

had done, against the dcspotism Of King
George the Third He, for one, hoped that
the President of the United States would use
the power conferred upon him By lhS Consti,
tuition to compel traitors to obey The laws of
the land. If Andrew johnson, added Mr..
Rogers, would submit t. see tl.r country dc.
stroyed, his name would go down to postcrity
as Il coward and traitor. 81
Mr.. Bingham spoke very bri, fssal reply.
placing himself squa,cly in opposite .on 10 tn"
measure
WAsulsGr6s, February 7.-Louisan,
has unanimously rejected the Constitutional
amendment. and unanimously concurrcc in
the Senate bill calling fora State Constitution.
al Convention.
Governor Brown, of Georgia, id here
The Pennsylvania House PASSED. the Con
s,i.utoual amendment BY pnrtHvote.
The President has approved tile bill tam
pering with securities and the Currency; il
Furnishes printing thereon any advertisement
Also, the habcos corpus BILL from the bcntt.
of which persons now held for the rebellion
are excluded.
WAsnISaroN, February S.4+The House
refused to second the previous question in
Stevens hill. Which kills it did
In the House, the bill prohibiting the trans
portsti"n to the United States'of Foreigners
che rgcd with crime, was REFERRED TO the Ju-
dietary Committee. III
The Secretary Of War was objected to in.
form the House what Southern railroad COM
pAni"s purchascd Fcdersl reliint stock, the
snount purchased and amount w+a.
The Agricultural Committee was ordered
to i"snir" "to the expedicNcy essppuintinga
romhl"rIon to examine The calsea of the
fexDa cat''e f.,cr sad the best grevcntive
The Reconciliation Committee hill came
up a"d WAN di-cr1sed with grctt bitterness.
Raymond made . strong opposing speech
Banks begged Steven, for lelsy, hoping
tn" dIcus-ion would lesd to .oIS plan which
would harmoniZe Congress, tho Executive and
country.
Stevens persi,ted in its dsSae, There
were fifty appeals for delay from all parts Of
the house. The previoua question failed of
being srcondrd-6l to 92. A half doKcu
anenduents, suh.titu,e., &C., were immedi-
atcly presented and ordered to be printed,
and the House udjourr~d till tomorrow.
In the Senate the petition Of the l.rgisla-
:3rc of NV Mexico was presented for in
demnity for lossc. from Texan raids daring
the war. !.
4 joint resolution to pny the Tennessee
!1ene Gusrd, raised by burnside, was re-
fc,rra
The Nebraska bill VA. taken up md ,a.scl
-th" Pr+-,dcnt objections to the contrary
outstanding.
WAstISaroS, Fchu,ry, 8-Gcorge Pea.
body ls,a addressed letter to r. C. Winthrop,
of Massachusetts, Hon. H. Fitch, New Iori
hight Rev Charles p, McllyAin, Ohio. Gen.
q. :. Gr.ot, Hon W. G. Riyes, Virginia,
Hon Jahn n, Clifford, Massachusetts,, Hon.
Wm. Aiken. South Csrolina, Wm Ingraham,
North Csrnlins, Charles McAlistsr, Pennsyl-
vanls, G. W, Riggs, Washington, SAmael
Wetmorc, New York, f.. A. Bradford, Louis.
lana, George n. Eaton, Maryland. and j. p.
lsuescil, a,sschs,ctts, ia uhish he says with
my advancing years, my attachment to my ma
tive land has but become more devoted He
gives TO the yenslemea addressed 81. COO
600. in trust income, to be used for the pro-
motion and encouragement Of the intellectual,
moral orindus,rial education Of 9he young of
the South and South uestcrn States Besides
this income. he authorizes them to use forty
per cent. Of the principal within two years
Ia addition, he places in their hands Planters
Bank bonds. of Mississippi amounting. with
interest, to 81 100000, the proceeds to be adj
ded to and used for the purposes Of this trust
He leaves the details with tho trustees, re-
questing that Mr. Winthrop may be Chair
man, and Gov. Hunt aud Bishop Mcllvaine
Vice -Chairmcn. The trust has been accent.
cd and an organization already effected, of
which Mr.. Winthrop is Chairman Commit,
tees Of Finance and Inquiry have been ap-
pointed, and it is the intention Of the trustees
to commence operations as soon as possible
gentleman who visited Mr.. Davis ycster-
day, reported his health better thaa for six.
months He has the freedom of the fortress
grounds, and visitors admitted freely. He
declines discussing politics and his personal
affairs. He bears his confinement with cheor-
full fortitudc.
James Martin has been confirmed Tax Com
missioner Of South Carolina.
JUDGE PERKINS, of Columbus, Mississip-