Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-06-21

merous diseases thus brought on the
white laborers, it seems to me field is
opened for slave labor exec edino the
most chimerical fancies of the imaoino-
ton. Indeed the slave owners of tbe
South would actually realize fortunes by
sending, as the Northerners have done.
every person within their limits who are
unable to get here for the want of means
until n sufficient number be in the coun-
try to remodel its institutions. ';Sed salts
suGcH.'"
POLITICAL AFFAIRS AT WAsH,Norox
Our informal ion from the scat of gov
ernment is by no means of a satisfactory
character. From the most authentic
intelligence in respect to the prospects
and probabilities in relation to the great
question at issue between the North and
South, we must confess that the pol;t;caI
horizon seems to us covered with dark
and threatnlng clouds. Ina word, we do
not venture to believe, at present, that
any satisfactory adjustment of the matter
VIII take place in either house during the
present session. Since the powerful
speech OF Judge Mason, of Virginia. on
Monday, it becomes more and more evil
dent that the South will reject all amend
ments or compromises which do not as.
sumo as basis the extension of the Mis-
sour compromise line through to the Pa
cific. AS that gentleman remarked. and
as our associate in Washington some days
since expressed himself, there can be NO
reason for offering the South, or expec.
ting her to accept, a plan of compromise
In 1850 which was not thought of pre-
senting to her III 1920. Thirty wears
have made no difference in rights and
principles; and what was instice then is
justice now
Besides, the South complains, and with
great propriety, that the legislation pro-
posed by Northern Senator is unfair. as r.
settles nothing, leaves nothing permanent
Oh. throws the whole question open for
continual discussion, broil, and discontent
When the Missouri compromise was pro-
posed IN 1920 it was urged upon the
South on the ground that it would be a
permanent and final settlement Of the
question. Now, however, this settlement
Is az broken up, and the whole pround
Is to De gone over again. and again we are
told that if the South will accept This ne,o
compromise, i; will be "permanent" and
"hnal" settlement of the question. How
long and how often, asks the South IS
THIS chlld's play to be repeated? Let us
take the proposers and advocates of the
hissoun compromise at their word-let
us fall back upon its provisions, let us
plant ourselves firmly there, and while
we refrain from advancing n single inch
beyond them, let us steadily refuse to fall
behind them.
lhis being the feeling which grows,
and strengthens every day in Congress.
as we'll as all over the South, we do not
see the ground for sympathizing with the
sangulne hopes of the friends of the pres
ent compromise that it will receive the.
countenance of both.
VI course If such amendments were TO.
be proposed as would extend the Missouri
line to the Pacift or protect Shareholders.
emlgrattng to the new territories. much
of the difficulty would BE-, removed: but
even then it is doubtful whether Oalifor-
MIA, with her present boundaries, could
be forced through. We see that Con-
gress adjourned over on Thursday morn
ing I'LL Tuesday; and wa think it quite as
well Affairs would 90 on Just al rapidly
and Just as properly, in the present state
OF feeling, if they did not set but one day
in the week.-~Mechant's Day Book.
Five British soldiers deserted from
Kingston, on Friday night. in boat, and
landed on the American shore of the riv.
er st Lawrence, at French Greek, Jeffer.
son county, New York. They were pur.
sued and arrested by Canadian officers on
complaint of larceny in taking the boat.
The officers claimed that they could be
Immediately taken back to Kingston, un.
der the Ashburton treaty, to stand trial
for larceny. The Watertown Union says
they were not given up, but are to be ex-
amined there. The Union thinks no.
jury will convict them of larceny in ta-
king boat to escape from one country
to another without attempting to dispose
of the same.