Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-16


wrought INTO finer workmanship by tho
hngers OF woman, than it ever couid bo
by those of men. The iron and steel If
the character are hidden, like the harness
and armor of a giant and studs in knots
Oh gold and precious stones when thew
are not wanted in actual warfare"
NOT MUCH MORE ABSURD THAN SOME
OF THE TEMPERANCE MEASURES SERIOUS
LY PRoPosED.-During the waggery ses-
sion IN the House on Tuesday afternoon,
the following resolves were sent to the
char, and, having been grayely read by
the clerk, Were ordered to be printed
Boston Statesman.
"hesotoes for the Puqffcatio1a of the
Commonwealth. - ReSolued, That the Gov
cmor be, and he hereby is authorized, and
required to appoint Thirty thousand otie.
bodied commissioners in the city of Boston.
and proportional number in every city
and town in the commonwealth, whose
duty 1T shall be, to present the total alb
stmence pledge, so called, with reverence
be 1t spoken, to each and every other in
habitant OF the commonwealth, who shall
sign the same on presentation, on pain of
being forthwith expelled naked from the
commonwealth. (
ReSoIoed, That the Governor shall ap-
point no person as commissioner, as
aforesaid, who shall not previously have
signed and sworn to the said reycred in 4
strumcnt. u,
Resol0ea, That the estates of all per- +,
sons refusing TO sign the said instrument.
shall, upon such refusal, be confiscated TO
the use OF the commonwea tl and shall
thereafterwards be distributed amono
sad commissioners in proportion to their
zeal in the execution Of the duty hereby
assigned to them.
Resotved, That the Constitution of the
United States, so far as the same applies
to this commonwealth, and the constitu-
ton OF this commonwealth, are hereby
annulled, and that the said revered pledoe
shall take their place in the hearts of the
people.
RESOLVED, That when the Governor
shall be satisfied that the commonwealth
Is eifectually purged from all the recu-
SAINTS above referred to, he shall declare
that the millennium has arrived
ReSot0ed, That when the millennium
shall have arrived, as aforesaid. the CIV
ernor is to declare himself our supreme
law-giver and Judge, and shall take the
name of Moses. ui
ResoI0ed, That our sainted puritan ia
theirs now behold us with enormous salts.
factiDn.
Resofved, That our coordinate but not
cooperating branch, is hereby extinguish-
ed. ee5 Q
Resot0ed, That if the clerk send these
resolves up for concurrence, he shall be
included among the recusants aboye-men.
toned, and that the resolve for his nav
is hereby repealed.
Re$otoed; That we won't go homie till
morning.
1HEY DON'T LIKE THEIR FREEDOM. "A
negro family from Cincinnati, Ohio. saws
victoria (Texas) Advocate of the 1th uit
passed up this morning in small wagon.
on their way to the neighborhood of Sc
gum. We learn that they had been freed
some time since by their master and have
oeen living at Cincinnati. But preferring
slavery to the miserable life of a free ne.
gro at the North, they return to request
Their old master to take them back again
and let them live with him. What n
commentary on abolitionisrn!
How TO DO IT.--Pmch says: To resus-
citate a drowned Yankee, commence scar
ching his ockets To rcsuscitate n
drowned LIglishman, broil a beefsteak
under his nose. A Frenchman may be
brought'to life at any time by q skilful
imitation of bnllfrog in his ear. A
Spanlard, by applying garlic to his olfac-
tories. =
LeftcFs
Remaining in the Post ohiceas PickSSr c.