Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-07-05

] mo noi9o heau was constrained to cling
to the name In his fear, expecting mo-
mentarlly to feel the blow of his antaoo-
nst's sword upon his head, he tried to
draw it with iustinctive fear under the
cape of his coat, when blow from Man
ly's sword scattered the brains of his foe,
and relieved him from the danger. He
had ever since believed that men were
very incapable of proper reasoning under
the influence of fear.
Mr. Webster, for the alleged purpose
OF preventing disunion, had put forth the
raw head and bloody bones dictum, that
session could be peaceable. Mr.. Web
sster-for their purposes were different,
haa ought to make itappear that in case
of dissolution, wars would ensuc. What
ana these words Of Mr. Wcbster's mean?
They could have no other meaning, but
That If any portion of the South tried to
relieve itself by secession, it would be fol-
lowed by coercion on the part of the
North! What was this but menace, u
mere trutane .fuimen. You mustlay
down on your face and suffer your pock-
ct to be picked ,or we will cut your throat
which, beng interpreted, means the Com
promise! lie understood he did not
read speeches now a-days, they made
him sicb--that Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Cass,
that Northern man with southern prin.
! ciples, said the same thing. A formida
BILE triumvirate! All triumvirates were
formidable! 1t was the position of men
like Cesar, Pompey, and Crassus Ces-
ar and Pompey had Crassus to hold the
straws whilst the game was played. Gen
eral Cass was made cats paw and did
not know what he was there for. anv
more than Lentulus did, acting for An
thony and Augustus. Defend him from
the triumvilates-from the plans of men
coming from different quarters, all for
themselves, and the devil take the hind
most. There was mischief brewing;
and one ofthcm will be thrust aside, and
never more be heard Of Augustus had
his provine. Anthony his. and they left
something in the hands of the stakehol-
der TO be played for. "When ropues
fall out, honest men come by their own
What had these men in common? Had
they not been vituperating each other for
years? He did not know what Mr.. Clay
and Webster had between them, but he
thought Mr.. Clay knew why Mr.. CLAW
had not been the candidate of his party
repeatedly. While the grass grows the
stecd ataives." What said the propbe-
oy some four thousand years ago? Dan
snail be serpent by the way-he shall
bite the horses heels SO that the rider
shall fall backwards There was not on
Garth man whose heart bowed down
more reverentially in the presence of true
greatness than his own: whilst he alb.
horred man worship. 1t was natural for
man to look up, to seek for something
between him and diyinity---to make an
idol of almost anythingl Under the heal
thy influence of this passion, we raised
our eyes to Washington. Others looked
up to some bull, Apisi Some in the DO
lltlcal church found it in Clay, some in
Cass, and some in Webster! In Mr..
Clay, he did see something to admire,
in Gen. Cass something, about Mr.. Web
ster--nothing. He could not understand
why they should reverence Clay, but in
the god likc'-as they call him at the
North, he could not see anything. Even
in Jupiter Tonans, when his character
was debased by debauchery and profit
gacy he could not see anything to COM
mand admiration. There was Cassl
When Achilles was going to the Trojan
war, he received from the oracle what
meant one thing, or another. The Nj
cholson letter was such thing! It
meant something for one side-a different
thing for another. He was glad that his
friend had stricken from the Address
Mr. Clay's name, for he would have
nothing personalin that document
lie was sorry to wear out his poor voice
in talking of these matters. He had
said that Mr.. Webster's menace was a
mere bratans .falmen! He could put a
case. Suppose Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, and Lou
lsiana should form a Southern Confeder-
acy? Suppose they, driven to it, should
be compelled to secede. Where was the
power on earth to lift hand against it?
Would New England? Every one knew
that herneoessities for cotton would COM
pei her to be quiet ..o,,
Every body knew that she had taken