Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-06-29

ing Court in Charleston, rs to tho legal con-
sttution of the juries WHO were drawn prior
to the order of Gen. E,icklcs regarding the
lists to be framed irrespective of color-wth
regard to which the " Mercury" remarks:
The recent order Of Gen. Sicklcs recurring
that jurics shall be drawn from lists framed
without distinction of color, has raised the
question whether verdict rendered by Jury
not so drawn would bc binding in law either
so to affect the title to property, or to iusti.
fly the punishment Of Il criminal The prac.
ticc in the courts of this State is to issue the
uenirc for a jury at any particular term ut the
close of the term previous, and thus the ju-
rics for the present term Of the Court of Com
mon Pleas and General Sessions, appear in
Court in response to ncniic issued ut the
close Of the last term of the Court ut the end
of May, before Gen. Sickcs' order was issued
and of course according to old jury lists which
contained the names of white men only
There has in consequences been considerable
consultation bctwccn Judge Moses and the
military authorities IN the subject. the latter
advising that the Court be adjourned until
new Jury lists can be prepared. Judge Moses
has, however, declined to adjourn the Court
and will proceed with the business of the
Court as usual, unless of course prevented by
such positive military orders as have not y"t
been issued
\ similar question was raised recently in
tie trial Of a case ut Tarhorp, N. c., where
in pending criminal case there was n
challenge to the array for n like reason The
Judge nvcrrulell the chnllc,lyc, but continued
the case without d:schargin5 the prisoners.
TllE SoUTn AND TIE REpuBLlcAN PAR.
rl.--Thc Richmond Why, in speaking of
registration and the duty of the people Of Vir-
gina in regard to it, has Che following very
sensible remarks:
Congress rules the Governments and Tic
Republican party rules Congress. That par
ty we, therefore, have to convince satisfy and
concl!i"tc. No other party has. or is likely
to have, power over us. IF We seek to satisfy
any other party, or to carry out our prcfnrcn.
ccs merely, without consulting the views or
meeting the cNactiOns Of the dominant party
VIC will inevitably fail in what we desire to nc
complish, viz: the rehabilitation of the State.
We therefore admonish the people Of Virgin.
la to be clrcumspcct, cautious and wise, aud
to approach the great subject before then,
with clear heads and cool tcmprrs, and deal
with it us the great business affair upon which
all other business affairs are dependent, max
ing up their minds so to act in reference tn it
as to secure and promote the present and fu-
turc welfare of this afflicted Commonwealth.
Are we prepared, for the present, to waive
the high seats, and to be content to co operate
in the work OF rcconstruction so ns to secure
State Government that will protect us, md
to be admitted into the Federal Govern.
mcnt. or will VIC determine to engage in a
hopeless, exnspcrating and suicidal contest
with Congress and the dominant party? II
we should organize against them, and out.votc
them at the approaching elections would not
our victory be our ruin? These arc questions
cide cid and ji~t, tat spcey' PC. i, ""A""' "' "",
EN GOVERNOR JosEpH Il. BROwN, in n
recent speech to Il mixed uudienccin in NIillcdcc.
VILE, Ga. said when We arc admitted
into the Union as State [ expect to advo.
cate an atliliation with whatever progressive
national party shows the greatest inclination
to stand by principles and deal Justly by us,
with the most power to aid in restoring pros.
pcrty to the South aud to the whole country.
The war has forever settled the old issues upon
w!:ic!, the country was divided into parties.
In making a future selection Shall be gov.
crncd by none of the predictions nor proju
diccs of the past. Should tic people reject
a convention, he prognosicrtcs that when,
Congress again meets it will do one of two
things, saying nothing for the present about
confiscation. 1t will either dsfranchise all
who vote against convention or all who vol
UNFAIRLY engaged in the rebellion Whut would
then follow The commanding general would
be directed to make another enrolment of
the freedmen and the few white men not dis.
tranchised. and the question of reconstruction
would bc referred back to them. They would
accept promptly. and form a constitution for
the State and elect State officers and mem
bcrs Of Congress, and upon that organization
the State would be admitted into Congress by
her representatives The present proposition
leaves probably eight to ninc,tcnths of the
white men still voters. The next will not
probably leave the ballot in the hands of more
| than one or two tcnths of the white men of
the State. The basis of exclusion should he
all who voluntarily aided tho rebellion"
New ORLEANS. June 24.-Tt is reported
that, ns soon MS ATarquise learned Of tile su,c
and delivery of Qucrctaro by Lopez, lie opcnt d
the documents left with him by NIaximiian !.
amongst them, he found one in which he ab.
licated in favor of young Tturbidc. Marouisc
Immediately proclaimed Itnrbide Emperor,
under the regency of the Empress Carlott,.
| flC also arrested tbirtv of tho ,nost ,otolIo