Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-05-07
From Washing ton.

dent, In answer to the TRADE of the Senator
from Nevada, aud the Senator from North
Carolina, | am reminded of a little illustration.
In my travels from the centre here, into tho
rural %dlstricts,s through the woods and farms
OF the Surrounding neighborhood, chance, at
one time, brought me to a farm house. dis.
covered on looking up a large mastiff and q
mongrol puppy dog. The little dog moved
on me with rapidity from behind, bit at my
heels, and frightened at his temcrity ran
frightened and bowling away, followed by his
larger companion. Tho Senate will observe
that the mongrel whining puppy, encouraged
by the mastif, aud cmboldcncd to make the
attack from tho shadow Of his hacker, ran rap.
idly away alarmed at his tcmcrity, whilst the
ovcrgrown cur followed after with ears Tapped
and tail between his legs, to a place of safety
beside his mcnaced companion.
During yesterday evening Abbott treatcncd
to horsowhip Spraguc unless he rctracted.
In the Senate last night, Abbott said
"Whcn l arose in executive session to ask
that the doors be opened some time ago, I said
that | did not intend to utter anything unbc-
coming this floor. What I did intend to d !,
was to ask the Senator from Rhode Island if
he Intended to apply tho term puppy to me,
as implied in the connection of that language.
If he did intend to apply it to me, my purpose
was to ask him for a retraction as full as the
Implication of the language, aud if he refused
that retraction, my intention was to ask for
satisfaction out of this chamber. I now, sir,
give notice inasmuch as that Senator has
skulkcd out of the Chamber, that I intend to
have satisfaction outside Of the Chamber.
Sumner called Abbott to order, who, after
much confusion, was allowed to say in expla.
nation: III will sly I am not a duclist
was not educated as q duelist, and did
not mean that sort Of thing; but I meant
to say that the Senator from Rhode Island
must mako q ,rotraction as brold as tho asser-
ton, Corder') and that I shall have that sat
%isfaction outside Of this Chamber"
The Senate rejected two of tho twelve Qua
kcrs whom the President nominated us Indian
Agents.
At 1.30 this morning the Senate adjourn
ed sine die.
In contradiction to the report that Sprague
left TOW carly tlsis morning, and that Abbott
was absent from his usual haunts, it is known
that Spraguc has been Mt home all the morn
and has not heard from Abbott.
Sprague rode out as usual to-day, and has
a dinner party tonight.
There is no definite report of Ahbutt's
movements or intentions. It is supposed that
tho magnificent distances characterizing tho
city will prevent the dangerous proximity Of
Of the parties.
The expected interview between the Pros.
idcnt and the Wells wing of the Virginia
Republicans failed to-day.
COLUMBIA, April 22.-In the Supreme
Court, to-day, Mr.. Whaloy delivered an able
and elaborate argument, Of fyo hours in
length,>on the Negro Bond case. He review
cd tho reconstruction Acts of Congress and
tho proceedings Of the Convention of '6S, an
nulling all contracts whore the consideration
money was for the purchase of slaves, and ar
gued that the legislative enactment forbidding
suoh cases to be entered on tho Dockets of
the Courts of the State, was in conformity
with the Acts of Congress on the subject and
the State Constitution of '6S.
lilo argued that the present Constitution of
South Carolina, when adopted by Congress,
became an Act Of Congress to ali ;ntents and
purposes, and that there is no law Of the land
which forbids Congress to pass a law violating
the obligation of contracts, though such DOW.
or is denioa the several States. The iuris,
diction Of this Court was, therefore limited
to a general jurisdiction as q Supreme Court
of the land, to SOC that organic law of the land
is carried out and enforced. The question,
what was tho Constitution Of q State, was q
political question, and not ono Of judicial de-
termination, and rcstod with Congress, which
was bound to SEQ whether 1t was a Repucli-
can form'of Government.
Mcssrs. Thompson and Noble will argue
tho opposite side Of the question to- morrow,
followed by General MCGOWAN in reply.
Tho arguments, arc boing geographically
reported by Mr.. Josephus Woodruff, and will
DO published in pamphlet form,
sPAlNWNa HousEs.-Repoatod experiments
prove that paint applied betwcon November
and March will last twice as long as that an.