Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-30
From. the Charleston cousi.,.


In Mrs. Maury's Statesmen of Amer.
CO in 1885," she introduces into her bi.
ography of Mr.. Calhoun, the following re.
marks: ~ yel &E tp#f lyS
by the universal acknowledgements of
the abolitionists the. selves, the slaves of
the United States are the happiest of all
the laboring classes upon the face the
earth; the best fed, best clothed, and least
oppressed with work. They acknowl-
edge what We all must see, that the sole
advantage possessed by the white slaves
OF Europe, over the black slaves of Am.
eticais, that che former have permission
(thcy can obtain the power) to drag their
SORROW aud their safering from one spot
to another; to change each naked, hung
~ and intolerable bondege for worse;
and this the white man must cell liberty!
The latter must enjoy their comfort In
the house Of their birthright; they are
compelled to serve one master, and un-
Aess the bitter necessity OF that master, or
their own vice. should compel him TO ban
ish his slaves, the latter must eat of his
bread and drink OF his cup, and depend
sipon his prudence, and share his abuni
ance while they both shall live; and this
the black man must call slavery!
That which ~e cali rose,
by any other name would smell az sweet.
90 slavery would, were il not slavery called,
HetAn the gentle chantres it owes
without that title.
1T is acknowledged then, that poverty
and ptivation are the Inheritance Of all
the serving classes in the world--the
American slave alone excepted. Then
why, / would soiemnly ask of you, vain
glorious. hollow, and pretended advocates
ofhbeftys who, in the name of that rem
nant OF contented boadsmen, why do YOU
Perplex yourselves and thezs For Heay-
en's fair sake leave these negroes, the
few remaining happy laborers who yet
exist, 70 eat the bread of peace, and to
dance and eng in the groves which they
A perlsal Of Mrs. Maury's Statesmen"
and her "English Woman in America,"
wall amply repay the reader for his time,
and we hope her "life and her health"
may be spared" to give to the world her
travels over this broad cont;neat- which
she has promised. esn d.
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The ChoStyG on Me Eonti,snf. The
latest accounts from So. Petersburg give
the returns ofcholera for the presel. year
.up to the 9th of May. These returns arc
looked to with some anxiety. as appear
ing to indicate . coincidence between the
present and foEmer visitation of the epi.
denisc, as showing iss tendency 10 recon-
Taence With severity after the fifst attack
Sss thought to have eeBsed According
~ these official announceraense the recent
i9sality of the diseSse Is as great as ii was
hef5ss she period Of It's decline. From
she beginning Of Che present year up to
the 9th Of Nay, . period of is weeks.
there have been 1884 cases. and 1907
deaths but during the lasE mOnsll there
p1s been p very marked incgease. The
numbers fog the five wN4lsS ending the
9th Of aieY = afc 1850 caSss. and $50
desfhs, oF ehpsst sqnal 70 the numbers for
she preceding s weeks. Many psssona
Of respectable sidoA, ss,sE al biol. Fsss,l
IN s0Slety, have hsen esf lssl olss l,s ahis
Lass attack. Chs total numbers Ii Igt.
PegeFsbsrg. from The oofnnsgsc,sssus of
the epidsnIc. ar6 reported 10 be 1910
cases, and i2.1ss doaths but these e
MASON fo kelieye that tie acfual amount
Of the attacks has been much greater. In
FRANCE tic visitation appearsto hayc been