Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-05-19

| the SuOnrdlnHtlDn of the States lien unon tbo
line of the Blue Ridge Railroad and tho on
tire properties of the other comnonic, 70 tho
iunior claimso Of nrivutc ;n,,;v;In,l.
Cen Garyso1ered rcsolutor u h;cb ,v,s
adopted, that u eo,rm;,tce re sovon ho -.
puintcd to l,,sslayialixo tho Gnvsrnor md I'd ~ p
Leg 'slntur ,&Dite as to the txpediency
OF rePeailhg 2f modifying the election laws
OF inns otn'esand that said committee do re,
P"', upon 'h' expectancy OF adopting the Gu
'"u'''''e ~, SyS''" or voting, or such system rs
| VII, pr"trct the rights OF minorities
nc cnhtp"pp"lnt'd as the committee to
r,'l''' ",'h,H"e. Governor, hrssrs NJ c..
n"'rr' ~ y, ,, 'nh's' U Cannon. Is. W. Ball.
w. w. u h'ac'' h'c'ard Lati"rs, L L.
", "',''S' :" y ir'nh"'"', y. >. Scott, Y. w.
'i',''y ~" Y. "rathcrly
h', D'', a'h'r"nnced II resolution. which
was "'"p''",t"'t me committee appointed TO
,'''''' WI" '"c u"'cr""r hr further instruct
w. ~ =, wv" wv" "',n ana ascertain t. what
'A'''' ''e N""uh'y "i'ic"s have been lncrcas
:" n""'I'SSa'"y' with view TO retrcnch.
"I"' ""' 'c'''''
""S'ooso VI No'' Cash, 1t was resolved
- 49, ''e "oVeIhof De invited to seat on the
~, q =
''"''' " 1'h""' 'ntr"duced resolution,
"'''" was p""hea' th"t the committee ap-
io'''':" ~ o','e' VII" the Governor bf tur-
'"'' '''S',u'e" 20 ascertain from HIM the
''''.. W "''''as ne mas signed, aud what
'',','"''' ,'S "'e" mace OF them
,,,,;, ! y ~ '"e Convention TOOK recess
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The President read II communication from
> l. Ncnglc, t'nnptrnIlcr General, st,tinu
that he had sent copies of his annual rrport
a"d 'l>o circulars. *huwn- the condition IF
tn" fund d iss't "f the St,ie
MIR G. W. Dudley. ntc, few preG,torv
rr"'rks, d,quonstrnti, the unwi>c st.ps
whicl, tile peGuc of the Stat. have taken in
reference to Hrr relation to the General Gov
rrhncni. tht,rrtusal to adopt the fourteenth
am'"d""ut,Ttc. and shaving The utter mad
'Huacy ct this Convention or the tax PAYERS
OF the State ti effect any relief ON the evils
thaat q. cn.pprcsaalls without lie CO unc,ation Of
~ tIi"ir willingness tn assist aud act Justly
introduced the fo"wi"" rcSnlutinns, which
were referred to the Executive Committee
HcSoip"i Tint III" peo le of the State
""di'ate no resistance wh,,cvcr t" the G"v
rr"mcnt of til" United States, aud intend in
respect thereto to cnnauct themselves MS
peaceful. law abiding r,iz"ns.
Rcm/0n0 That n"wrver distnsteful the
reconstruction measures have been to the
) 'ut''ern mind, we nov view them as fnal
ties. and recognize the duty of otcying thcm
III lr'ernnd III spirit; and as far ns in our
l"'wrr lies. t" make thrt duty pleasant.
Rr@/rni. That we lnok 10 time and to
p'ncvtnI agencies. only, for the solutinn nf
any difficulties that now exist. nr in the I'D
mi"str'Ii"n OF the public Offices of this
State; aud we entertain the belief that all
the changes and notifications that may be
desired in that c"nn'cti"n can and will be-
effected hy the quiet Influence of an cnlight.
cnr'. putiic opinion.
E"S"aec"' mat tue ex,g'n"I's OF the times
"r''',d rom ihe people other efforts than
thoS' sntrndc! To pr"""te the success ot any
P,'tS' '"e'r rue interests consisting IN
u"''!hS win .""o c't'z'ns OF any ana all par
"eS 10 pfo'"'nS the welfare OF every section
ana OF every M c.ass OF the people.
he"M0e"' lh't we deprecate any ana all
.oc'' =! disturbances arising out OF the irrta
'" c"hs'4"'nt upon the snppnSed NAL ad
"'h'Str"''"" or pnoi ic affairs ~ the State
"'u W. appear 10 t'e PeeP'e TO respect 'he
Avs '.'u - ''oh 10 ''c'' oh'y ior Ihe reoreSs
" '"e', sI,eY"hcrS.
~, y. H. "'rey "Herea rcS"lnti"ns' mat
'"c '"'Sc".'"" eHn"rC the pcop!e"' inc state
~ "o>'''" 'o',' "'' ac'S OF ''"'ehce' ana TO
Ivy "P''' .''' ia" ""' "'he' pr"PaF agencies
~ W. ~: 'uu''>' ~ ''."'e S''e'n,ices. :" w"'ch
'"'y J"S''! e""'P.""' t!"' aus In, el.ehcy
'"' w, "''' "'''"H rxPreSS"o "cShe l"