Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-14

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force, or intimidation, orthreat, to prevent
any person from accepting, or holding any
Federal Office or to prevent him from dis,
charging the duties Of the Office, to leave tho
State or district, whcro his duties may te
lawfully performed or niure him in his per-
son or property, on account Of the lawful dis
charge of his duties; or threaten or iniure
witness, or jury in the United States Court
or consp'ro together to deprive any class Of
persons of the equal protection of tho laws,
or OF equal privileges and immunitcs under
tue laws; or to prevent or hinder the author I
lties OF the State from securing all persons in I
the equal protection Of the laws; and confers|
upon the party injured the right Of action for |
damages or suits, to be brought in the United
States Courts. The substitute for the third
section provides that in case of insprrect;on,
domestic violence, unlawful combinations, or
conspiracics that shall obstruct or hinder tho
execution of the laws of the State or United
States so rs to deprive any class of pcrsona
Of the rights, privileges and mmunties nam
cd in the acts, and the authorities Of tho
States shall be unable to, or fail from ony
cause to afford protection, or shall fail or NEG.
ect to apply to the President for aid such
fact Shall be deemed denial of the equal
protection of the laws, and it shall be lawful
for the President to employ the National
forces to suppress such disorders, and to ar.
rest offenders and deliver them to the mar
sIal. -
The substitute for tho fourth section au-
thorizes the President, after proclamation, to
suspend the privileges Ct the writ of haJeus
co'p"s until the 1st juno, 1872, Whenever
in any State, the unlawful combination shalt
DC so numerous and powerful, so as to be able
by violence to overthrow, or set at defiance
the authorities of tho State, or when the
State authorities arc in complicity with sucl,
combinations All persons arrested under a
suspension of ha5cas coypus must be tahen,
before Judge of the Federal Court, and if, /.
no Indictment found at pending, or first sub
scqucnt session the prisoners to be discharged
The law requiring the Iron Clad Oath.
from Petit, Grand and Federal Juries, is re-
peaed, but the Judge may demand the oath
from Jurors that he don't belong to tho ku
Eux.
DEATH OF Rev, r G. GR1rR, D. D.
We regret to learn, from tho Abbcvillc Press
of the death Of President Gricr, of Erksbins
College, at bis residence in Duo West. at II
o'clock, on Thursday. Dir. Grier was oiti.
zen OF high character and moro than ordin; ry
cndowments, and his Joss will be felt Ia The
church, and in the college over which he has
so ably and satisfactorily presided. lie haa
passed away in the full prime of his usefulness.
but aead he yet spcakcth" in tho living
voice OF the many youths that he llas done go
much to rear up for usefulness in church and
State. ~ ~
ANOTHER AFRICAN IN CoManEss.---Dia
t'nctlons on account of color are being rapid.
y obterated in Congress. Tho House of
Representatives contains five colored mem.
bers, and yesterday that body dcposed whitel
boy acting as a psgo or messenger and appoin.
ted negro you'll, in his place This ID the
first instance in which onloredi boy bas bean.
appointed a page in Congress. g7s
Ray An ounce Of refined steel DIVIDED
into. 1000 delicate spring balancesfor wateSsss
es, IS worth ai.0oo or s5,Q Q00. Tbis ysl,oSSs
tho power Of skilled labor to Increase yal1es, 4