Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-09-13

cause, and 60 TO any extreme for her
protection, is as faithless to the ma
ture of freeman as he is TO the du.
ties of patriot, and the social virtues
of a free government, In mere poll
teal acts, dividing the people of the
same country, support of the cen
tral governmental power may be
consistent with the obligations due
the State; but in the case of wanton
outrages OH the principles of liberty;
of manifest abuses of power; of vio-
lent efforts to change the nature of
the politics Of the country from free
dom to despotism, there is, with the
honest man (there may be with the
slave) no question of opposing allegi
ance. There is but one tie-but one
fidelity-that is to our State, and to
our State alone To this fidelity, to
this allegiance we pledge ourselves;
and never, while we can raise our
voice to assert the rights Of the South,
or an arm TO protect it, will we cease
to condemn and to resist this delib-
crate, unprincipled, and base viola
ton other constitutional liberty"
PROGRESS OF IMpRovEMENT.-We
take the following interesting items
from the Newberry Sentinc! Of The
Sd inst:
"A friend, Just returned from an
excursion for health, has brought us
two specimens Of bricks. manufac-
tured at Chester, by the Hon. Mr..
Eaves. They were made in a ma
chine, which congresses them from
the dry earth, just as it is dug out of
the yard, and throws off ID bricks
per minute. They are then burned
N kiln. The specimens are in our
office for inspection; and, we are CON
fident, will be pronounced, by those
who may call and see them, heavier,
closer, harder, more beautiful and
more durable than bricks made in
the ordinary way.
"Onr friend also informs us that he
saw, at Chester, some beautiful spe-
cimens of cotton, hybridized by that
eminent naturalist and horticulturist,
DIR. Wylie, in which the Doctor had
succeeded in putting the long, fine
lint of Sea Island upon the seed of
the common cotton. We hope to
Obtain from DIR, W., through our
friend, specimens for exhibition, to-
gether with a description of the meth
od by which the new varieties are
produced.
"It strikes us that this attempt to
improve our most valuable staple is
one Of the most important enterpr-
ses of the day; and we rejooice that
there are such men of science among
us as DR. Wylie, capable and willing
TO contribute SO essentially y and efiec-
tuaIly to the interest of ovr planters.
The MURRELL GANG-BEwARE!
The Montgomery Advertiser and
Gazette saws, abundant reasons exists
for supposing this noted and much TO
be dreaded gang of thieves to be in
full blast, with their headquarters for
stealing negroes Immediately in our
midst. On Sunday night, the 18th
ultimo, the Central Plank Road Com
pany lost nine, who were doubtless
selected by a connoisscm from the
entire gang, numbering about seven
ty, and at work upon the road about
twelve miles above Wetumpka.
Those missing are all large. young,
active, healthy, and fine looking
blacks, save Cato, the supposed lea
der of the gang, whose front teeth
are rather scattering for him to be
classed with the strictly prime.
Circular. Tothc citizens of
District, South Carolino.--At meet
ing ofthe citizens ofRichland District,
held this day, the following resolu-
ton, among others, was adopted:
Resolved, That the meeting re-
commend to our sister Districts. the
formation ofSouthern Rights Associ-
ations within their respective limits,
and that the Secretaries of this meet
ing be requested to convey such re-
commendation to such persons as
they may think appropriate, in the
several Districts ofthe State.
The undersigned Secretaries of the
meeting, beg leave to present the
above resolution to your notice, and
ask for it such considerations as in
your judgment it deserves.
Respectfully,
]. G.. Bowman,
w. b. Johnston,
Alex. Carroll,