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

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REMARKS OF JUDGE BEVERLY FUCKER.
Judge Tucker said it gave him much
pleasure to have the opportunity now of
addressing the Convention, and to re-
member when he did SO before. it was
for the purpose of allaying excitement.
It was not for one in whose veins time
had chilled the fire of youth and weaken
the force of imagination, to call down
the applause of the galleries, but he wish
ed to speak the words of truth and sober
ness, those becoming his years. He
rose to answer his colleague from Virgin
= ia, (Mr. Gholson) who had askedSin
casethe compromise bill was passed,
would he be willing to dissolve the
{, Union? aas
He was prepared to answer that oues
ton; and when he had answered It. his
colleague would be about as he was he
fore. His colleague was an able LAWYER,
and would hardly put such a question
into bill. He should be willing to have
the compromise bill passed with amend
ments, if they would let him amend. If
he was asked what he would do if it pass
ed without amendments, the gentleman
himself could not answer the question,
and he was not prepared TO answer 1t
was because they saw there was danper
and did not know the extent of it. that
they were there. lie had not come
here with foregone conclusions. He had
the declaration of Virginia--that she was
prepared at all hazards, and to the last
extremity to resist the adoption of the
Wilmot Proyiso. The California bill
differed from the Wilmot Proviso. as the
man who burns down house differs
from the burglar. IT would be for the
Legislature of his State to say what ac
ton should be taken in the last resort
On that point he was not prepared TO an
swer M
He had said he was prepared to speak
moderately. If the Address reported
had been such as was proposed by others,
he should have voted for it, although he
should try to persuade others to think as
he did, lie was not sorry the debate
had been gotten up, for each gentleman
presen. owed his best thoughts to the
Convention. The debate had, however,
taken very discuesive charcter 1t had
brought up almost every thing relating to
these questions. He repeated he was
prepared to speak soberly.
Some had spoken as if there was DANCER
and apprehension of strife. He saw
nothing of the sort from the manifesto
tons here. He spoke not only without
fear, but with hope full of joyful expec-
tation. in his temper of mind, he was
prepared toloput away all manner of
wrath any doubling" but unfortunate
~ this temper was pecularto to himself.
a sense of danger not visible, seemed to
peryade the minds of many, and he knew
too much ofthe laws which govern
mind to know that such could act proper.
~: lie wished to show the people of
the South that they had nothing to fear.
II hesaw aboy running into the water
at the sight of his own shadow, he would
say, stop! that is not the devil. He would
teii 2 revolutionary anecdote interesting
to him, The late Judge johnson said
that during the Revolutionary war, he
wasattracted to company attached to
Washington's corps-a corps that always
had plenty of fighting to do. Captain
Manly took charge ofhim, kept him on
his right, and charged him to stay by
him, They met ON one occasion party
OF the enemy's dragoons about equal in
numbers. and both sides chock full Of
fight. lie found himself opposed TO q
poor looking fellow mounted on pony.
and in the fight, he charged furiously
upon him at rattling pace, expecting to
ride over him and cleave him to the sad
die. But striking with great force, his
adversary parried the blow, and he, find