Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-01-12

80 miles, cut through wood, with vista
OF 80 feet in width, and measured with
steel chain on the ground where Unequal
tiles, were reduced by calculation to uni
form level. Mason and Dixon, therefore,
allowed what is still regarded as the most
hazardous part of a gcodetic operation to
peryade their whole work, and success
in such an undertaking, in spite of the in
genious suggestions ofCavcndish, and the
cncomiums Of Marhelyne, would have
been more remarkable than its admitted
failure.
PUNCHs CHARGE TO THE JURY.
Gentlemen Of the Jury-You are
sworn, iii all cases, to decide according to
the evidence; at the same time, if YOU
have any donbt, you are bound to give
the prisoner the benefit of it. Suppose
you have to pronounce on the guilt or in
nocence of gentleman accused of fcl
ony; you will naturally doubt whether
any gentleman would commit such of
fence; accordingly, however strong may
be the testimony against him, you will,
perhaps, acquit him. The evidence of
your own senses is, at least, as credible
as that of the witness; if, therefore, your
eye-sight convinces you that the prisoner
is well dressed person, you have right
to presume his rcspectabilty; and it is
fol you to say whether respectable
person would be likely to be guilty of the
crime imputed to him. In like manner,
when you see a shabby looking fellow in
the dock, charged, for example, with
sheep-stealing, the decision rests with
you, first, whether that individual is a
ragamuflin; secondly, how far it is to be
supposed that a man of that description
would steal sheep. OF course, as has
been before said you will always be
guided by the evidence; but, then, wheth-
er the matter is trustworthy or not, is a
matter for your private consideration.
You mry belieyeitif you choose, or you
may disbelieve it; and whether, gentle
men of the Jury, you will believe or dis
believeit, will depend on the constitution
ofyour minds. If your minds are SO con
stituted that youwish to find the priso-
ner guilty, why then very likely you will
disbelieye it, You are to free your
minds from all passion and prejudice, if
you can; and in that case, your Judge
ment will be unbiased; but if you cannot,
you will return avereict according. Itis
not, strictly speaking, for youto consider
what viii be the effect of your verdict;
but if sucha consideration should occur
to you, and you cannot help attending to
1t, that verdict will be influenced by it to
certain extent. You are probably
aware that when you retire you will be
locked up until you contriye to agree
You may arrive at unanimity by fair
discussion, orby some of you starving
out the others, or by toss ing up; and
your conclusion, by whichever of these
processes arrived at, will be more or less
| In accordance with your oaths. Your
yerdictmay be right--it is to be hoped it
will; it may bewfong-it is to be hoped
it willnot. At all events, gentlemen of
the jury, you will come to some eonclu-
sions or other unless it SO happen that
separate without coming to any.
"CUBA WILL YET BE FREE"
y" Wepublished, a few days ago, by par
ticular request Of the parties, the e''pro-
claniation Of the patriotic Junta for the
| promotion Of the political interests of
Cuba, WecompliSd with the request
of the gallant and patriotic gentlemen
who comprise this body with IL s Of
pride and gratifestion. We .laa Been
lcognizant oftheir design from tEie 9Apin-
ming, and have enjoyed the confidence Of
members of this noble association to rcyo-
iutionizc andredeem the beautiful, but
oppressed Island of Cuba. we can free
ly declare thatwc have never known
more truly patrictieand devoted gentle
men. Their motives seemed to us to be
as free from selfshness, as devoted, sin
cerc, ,heroicas those by which any. men
ever were prompted, Who labored to rid
their country from aforeign and and de-
grading rule. Nor was there any want
Of wisdom, discretion or judgement in
their arrangements. On the contrary
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