Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-05
FsSml' Wash,inas ! N, 8
WASHINGTON. Dec 21 181

the pronounced revenue 8gitasDfS and editors
/ Wells, White. Grosyen0r aud cDl,pnny, who
!, were hero last week, have entered into an ALL
Panoe offousiyeund defensive against the nd !,
rlnistration IL Is asserted by shrewd nle,i
that the time has c0r.e TO defeat tho plans
for tho Presidents reconciliation and "a viz,
taaly secure coptr,,l Of the party organ za,ion
fo. the wing they direct aud represent. Il
il stated that u considerable fund has been
raised. aud that headquarters will be opened
here immediately after the recess. Their
plans include extended operations tbro,uh
the press 1t is declared that all efforts nre
tuhv concentrated on obtaining cnutrol of the
pnrty mnchinery, committees, jnurpuls. 30
Mr. Trumhnll = ileas are those That co,,troI
as IN the case of his rcjoinher to Senator Nor
ton during tho Retr0nchment Committees do,
butte. The managers Of this ,n,vement, will.
in all their public aud pprsonal uttcrnno"s. re-.
fuse tn allow my one toquestion their fiduli-
~ to rePuhicnnism. Suu'e sproulaion goes so
FIR as itrSdeclBrs that, to lnnke their nnti
Grant campaign success the rcfrners will
wilsi''s ly con|psce U the Vice PrrsidetIt. Mr..
('olfax, ,as their candidate, hoping theraby tn
secure the steady suportSof Mr., Greeley ,fiis
spite OF the venue l'ArAsies they entertaia
Attacks ON the administration uf the Treasury
nmdS Fsst Othue depnrtnleDts caretn, he a,,,u,,v
the ssrlpr imdio,tiuIis of this warfnro, which
it IL affirmed will be tnrned more, g.inst the
management of tho administration than, M ia
! ':',w the case. against the personal conduct or
capacity of tho President himself at'6eg
AS soon ns Congress recoDvcnes n viporN
ous nfsanght, conveying charges Of grave
chnrHoter, will ha nndu ng.in>t Mr. tyressel
through the press and by prnphlet The
ndnIinistratinn's financial lndin nnd tiyil ser
vice fentllrrs nre {" he plucked IN deta md
pulled to pieces This work is 10 be system,
ntich,ly performed. ~ plli
Persons interested in tho famous Perkins
c'nim against Russia are quite jutiant over
information they hleve tn he reliable, that
the n'nnunt awarded their client BY the Amer
can umpire, r Peshino Smith. will be p.id
by the Imperial government carly III the
'oonth of Jnnunry. t''
Sr"ntor Sentt is still here hard at work on
The Kn klux investigation report. IIe will
remain through the holidays, aud homes To
complete the draft fnr the considerati N uf tie
committee when it meets 1t il exp rtrd tho
rcn'rt will he made soon after Con ,rcss re.
assemblies.
The governm. has at last resol id to re-.
lleve the little republic of Hayti fro the per
seruiions Of SPAN ty sending tn Unitei
States war steamer Congress, nov at thc
l'm"klyn Navy Ynrd, to Port au Prince 10
hing the !lornet to New York. til ,rs to be
'tmsd for viol tinn nf our registry Ia vs. The
captain O. the Hornet is now in N W York,
nnh ns her crew is Insufficient in number. a
draft of men from the Congress wi be nut
on hoard to navigate the vessel to It, B
| Mr.. G, O. Bowen. of Smith Car, inn, whn
is the cnntrstnnt for tile seat Of D.. .arye, in
tho House of Representatives, and al "a ,nem
ber Ut tho Assembly of his State, 8 ia TIE
city h,Ok,'g after his interests in t'Ongsasa-
ltIs account ahdl i,o gives of his ATTEMPTED
inpcachn"nt hf GnvGrnnr Suutt and St,te
r'nsurer Parker has snn,s very amusing
f'ntnr Sr"tt is now wnrth huff ~ miIii,a,,
aud p'rEer nof less than three hui,rcd Thru
sind dulln's. all Of which l,as been ac tuired
u the LIST five years. Mr. Bowen says
neither OF them hns pretended to deny the
tra'h of the charges on whicl,5his innpench
m"nt articles were founded but that they
have s"ught by means ny bad ,s those rsn
pl"yed ny them IN the opera ions Of which
they are accused to escape punish "er'. S.,
fnr are they svrrred tn he tiom dri y !. tn.
uhargeS that the Governor, it is s,d n mi
vate, places the Whole responsibility mia,n
P"kcr making hin'seIf appear the victim.
while the State Treasurer is said occa innall,
I" retnrt hy saying TINT Scolt slured in NJ,
pf"its. and if hS goes down Scott muSt 20
down with linn. m 81,
Bowen's explanation of the IN n ,rr in
which his impeachment scheme wn nr,lt,.i,
is to say the least 0f It., cGrnus If he nitn
sue was to be- carried nt all it was pni,I IL
could not be carried tin nftur tho holiday
recess, uni ln,ny OF the friends oi / ,,ea"h
ment went hume wirh tho I'D r.t,nd
my that no vote was tote reacl. d tiltaf
tc, the re assembling of tho Legislature il,
J"nuary. M so''n.r were they out of the
wny than the Speaker If the Assembly, alleged
{" have been corrcrd by thrents of tn. Gov
erIor tuok the reins into his owl, hans, and
IN drf'nce Of Parliamentary usnge. fn;c. a /,
vote '.n thn. measure Speaker Moses is un
ae'stood TO be completely in the power iol
Governor Scitt, nnd on he be:or. III.
adjournment of the Legislature, Mr. Boweu
s,ys, the latter Informed Moses that unless
he forced a vote OH the impeach,nrnt prnpo
siiiur, when IL WIS certain to be defeated, ,'h.
should BIZ sent to the Penitentnry. B,w.,
partially expIainstho defeat,of his p ooosittor
on the ground tf,nt as lisny Of the u,clnter.
were needy and could not 20 home Tor Oh.
holidays unless the State Treasurer furnished
Them with the funds, they were essily iudu
ced to go against impeachment; but. hestic
Tins potent influence, he says money WAS qait,
freely usud, votes being purchased mt pri,.e
ranging from 5000 to $4,000. Nnthin.
. I'm, md no hio ,}ufo,t No ;nt.nl, T.. :.. !.