Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-10-29

-1-l-7. 80 H"SoSi'"e, NAhShiSeu huu COutn
Caroline Active canvsssing 30 far fails to
bring olight any partioul.r projects to he
discussed beyond the Norfork sad Louisville
and Louisville and El Paso Railroads. Both
will be opposed BY New York an Northern
aud Eastern delegations, and arc not strong
y ''Voteo W heorgi. sed other Southeastern
d''eeatlons, who of course favor stes, n com.
mun'catlon with their own ports.
John G. Breckenridge and Geoer.l Eorro..
were both on the floor Of the convention to day
as delegates aud attracted attention, .bouch
not taking an active part Louisville appears
t" he full OF people, and Kentucky hospitality
overh'vs. The St. Louis delegation we're
cAtert''ned to day by the Kentucky Club,
and the same club have placed special par
or Mt tho disposal of the members of the press
OF other elite, - great favor, as every hotel
has six heds or more in every room.
HOW SOUTH CAROLINA WAS REPRESENTED
QUEER PROCEEDING.
The managers of the convention. in their
desire to make the body National" Con
vrntion, inaugurated very queer system of
represent ton for some of the States. For
inst ,ucc:
Snnth Carolina, from some reason un.
known, refused or neglected to appoint dele
gates torcpresent that State 10 the convention
|" order to remedy this state of affairs it has
been determined that South Carolina shall not
he vi.ln Tad 81.
"P"'m"'to State has full delegation and is
represented On every committee. This desi
rah'r end has been brought out by means of
co'oniaing from other States. In this res
peet Georsi~ ha" been very liberal to her Sis
ter State, snd the Csrolisisn. will 6nd thea,-
selves represented by some of our best men.
S"me nther Sites have hut one delegate nd
he dn"sduty for the Whole State It must not
TIE thought, however. from this that the Con.
vrnt'"nt ts humhuy or failure, or that
n'uy States are represented ip it BY these
ec@'u"> of straw On the contrary, it is
o'"""lrd by every one to be grand snd
coa.ps'c >aceeSs. But few States are unre.
presented, and, with spmo exceptions, their
do"r'tes are nll men Of great business ability
""" eSner'""ce, who have earnestly at heart
u" ,'isanceu,cnt ct .he mntcral interest und
ti.r dcv"!rpncut of the il dustrinl resources
oi every SECTION of the country. Delegates
fro" 'lI parts Of the country Northern and
Western Republicans aud Southern Demo
orats--mingle freely, harmonously together,
'"' though they nxy differ in poitioy. unite
|" efforts 10 adopt measures for the benefit aud
Improvement OF their common country.
BATCH CT RESOLUTIONS.
Wore introduced, which we're read and re-
'"rred without oomment to appropriate com.
"'ters to be reported upon. The resolutions
were introduced by delegates from every sec
ito" "fthe Union, and on nearly every CON.
cevab'e subject.
Ono rrssAal,:iiis9F ri ~, seu the scheme rs-
oen:lS in"ugufatsd oy running iine OF oooau
steamers directly between tho port of New
York and the hsrbors Of the Orient This,
OF course, e,nanated tsonp the New York dele
g"s'on. Another resolution denounced the
bondbuyiag, gold selling policy of Grants
Secretary Of the Treasury, as one calculated
to ruin the Guauces Of the country. This
cane also from New York Per confra, in q
few minutes atterward a delegate from the
West took up the cudgel in defence of tho
administration, and offered a resolution cndpr.
sing Boutwells operations ss much as the
first had condemned them. Colonel E. W.
Cole formerly of Augusta, but now Of Nash
VILE, introduced resolution that tho new
trunk kot the Southern Racif, Railroad bo 10.
Gated f'on San Diego, in California, to some
phnt IN Texas not situated lower than tho
thrtyss cond parallel Of latitude. This was
done 10 accord nee with the plan. the forna-
ti"" (which | advised you in my letter Of
the 18th instant. This plan, it will be re.
"enfered, w's to prevent any bad feeling in
tie different States delegations on the subject,
by not running the lioe dersotly to any port
on the Southern seaboard, but letting its
e"steru terminus be in Tcxas, from whence
lines might radate to all the rival harbors.
1t il still thought, however, that hard fight
will be made on this Southern Pacific Rail-.
road question by Virginia and her Southern
esand the other States on the South At.
l"ntio coast The Virginia and kentucky
DELEGATIONS arc working vigorously and per-
al at nnflv md aaor,