Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-12-15
HUNGARY.

From Hungary we learn that fresh
oondemnations are taking place, and no
fewer than Is additional executions, at
Arad. are threatened daily.
The yaledctory address OF Kossuth to
his countrymen, written at Orsova, has
been published. 1t is written in his most
enthusiastic poetical style. He alludes to
Georgey as follows: "rhe migrate whom
thou hast fastened with thy abundance,
rose against the--traitor to his mother
and destroyed thee utterly. Thou hast
been betrayed! Thou hast been sold, r,y
country! Thy death sentence hath been
written, beloved of my heart, by him
whose virtue, whose love, never dared
to doubt Yes, in the fervor of my bold
est thoughts, should almost as soon
have doubted the existence of the Omni
potent, as to have believed that Georgey
should ever be traitor to his country.
Thou hast been betrayed by him in
VIII ,se hands had, but a little space be-
fore, deposited the power of our great
country, which he swore to defend, even
to the last drop of his hearts blood; he
has done treason to his mother; and the
glitter of gold hath been for him more Sc
duCive than that of the blood shed to save
his country. Base gain hath more value
In his eyes than his country, and God has
abandoned him, as he has abandoned his
God for his allies in He'll Magyarsl Be-
loved companions! blame me not for hav-
ing cast mine eyes on this man, and for
having given him my place. 1t was ne
cessary, for the people had bestowed on
him their confidence. The army loved
him, and he obtained power of which l
myself, would have been proud, and new
erthcless, this man believed the confidence
of the nation, and has repaid the love of
the army with hatred Curse him, Mag
vars! Curse the breast that did not dry up
before it gave him nurturc!'
General laynau is carrying on his un-
relenting cruclties, unchecked by higher
authority. The Jews at Pesth are once
more threatened with violence, unless
they pay up the contributions demanded
which seems to be beyond their power
There appears no present probability o
the state of seige at Vienna being raised
The presence of the English naval for
ces at the Dardanelles, ana the hourly ex
pected arrival of the French fleet, occa
aion some excitement at Constantinople
and the Emperor of Russia continues tt
show not little irritation at the. decisiv,
attitude taken by france and England
~ Y, Journal Of Commerce.
THE PENAL CoDE. 1.-The Resolutions
Mr.. Cunningham, in relation to the ap
pointment of Commission to codify The
Criminal Laws of the State, and examin,
into the expcdiency of establishing a Pen
itentiary, are as follows:
Resolved, That 1t be referred to tn,
Special Committee on the Penitentiary t.
inquire and report upon the appointment
Of a Commission to revise and codify th,
Criminal Laws of this State, and whicl
may consider, in connection with that du
ty, the policy of establishing Penitent
Gry system.
Resolved, That said Comittee report
plan or scheme for the appointment, or
ganization and remuneration of such Com
mission: having in view its action being
laid before the next, or some succeeding
LeSlSia ure.
The necessity and propriety Of this stel
as the only satisfactory and thorough
method of obtaining the requisite informa
tion. and suggesting the needful reforms
have been too often dwclt upon to neec
repetition.
Those who advocate, and those who
oppose the establishment of Peniteniary
must both concur in the propriety Of
Cooking before they leap"--and the &C
ifcation of the whole mass of Statutes hi
to simple, ineligible and effective sys
tom, may possibly render the resort tc
such an establishment unnecessary. We
advocate the Penitentiary now not as
matter of choice, but (undcr the existing
state Of things) as matter of necessity
Ifby the mode suggested our Criminal
Code could be so revised and amended as
to obviate that necessity, our people would
rejoice--for the sight of Pcnitentiary
within their limits would not be easant