Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-05

hNOOCtN II uttOh tuuuCtSu AhuuSOh
was an actual Had, sounding from its
thunder-thnat the glory of the Heroes
of Industry who had gone before Fulton,
and the triemph of him who who at last
had added another majestic motor to the
universe of science.
What great noble thing has America
done?' A little handful Of her colonies,
for the sake of principle, grappled
with and humbled the Grst Power in the
world!
What great noble thing has America
done? She proclaimed religious liberty!
She said no man in this land shall be
forced to support another mans creed.
No man shall be compelled to pay anoth-
er mans preacher!
"What great and noble thing has
America done?" She has fed starving
people in the old world. In return for
the cannon balls Of Great Britaio wan
tonly and cruelty hurled against her cap
itol she discharged on the shores of Ire
land an artillery of bread!
"What great noble thing has Imeri-
ca done?" She has SO conducted her
political life, that the down trodden, and
long suffering masses of the old world
have commenced shaking the blood stain
ed pillars of Despotism, and will not
cease shaking them until they tumble
down and leave broad spaces for Democ-
racy! Aye, Thomas Carlyle, 'Democra-
cyl! 'Democracyp 'Democracyr--.not-
withstanding all your loud rawlings about
the Universe being monarchy.
Thomas Carlyle! shame to you-not-
withstanding your tricks and shifts of
style, &c, TO attract attention; notwith-
standing your chronic cgotism; notwith-
standing your frequent blina rawlings
shame to you, with your genius and lear
ming and written hatred of meanness,
thus to nurse John Bullism, and permit
any national jealousy to obscure your
vision when discoursing on American
affairs!--N. Y. Two Worlds.
Doubling the Cape.--A jolly, good
natured fellow, who went round Cape
Horn to California, gives the following
account of his experience in doubling the
said Cape. Those who are contempla-
ting avoyage to the gold d!ggings would
do well to give it perusai;
cit is impossible to describe the scene
ry in tie vicinity of Cape Horn. 1t is
all it is cracked up to be- The elements
were in such an incessant turmoil, that
we had to lash every thing on deck and
below, but sometimes we would be struck
by 'sockdolager,' which would knock
our calculations into fits. Chairs, chests,
trunks and boxes would fetch away
pell-mell to the Toward, and when the
vessel righted, they would tumble back
again in the most admirable confusion.
We used to lie in our hunks and call for
cotillions for them to dance: first four
forward, balance, turn partners, ali hands
round, great grand right and left prom
enade to your seats. No one could walk
OF deck without clinging to something,
and sometimes we would be struck una
wares by heavy sea, and suddenly find
ourselves crawling out Of the lee scuppers,
rubbing ourshins! Thus we were dandled
about by the perpetual turmoil of the ell
ements, until we arrived at Talcahuana.
vi the untirint;, unaccountable and un-
speakably 'savagerous' rumpuses ever
kicked up in hnman nature. Cape Horn
takes the banner I have sailed boats ON
the Delaware and Merrimac, q raft on the
raging canawl,' have been fishing and
wrecked on Long Pond, among the fero-
cious horn pouts, and did think was
Some punkins, but Cape Horn can take
my hat!'
THE Secret Found Out.-The follow
ing is an extract from an address deliver
ed on the occasion of banner presenta-
ton by Miss Rees, to Division of the
Sons of temperance in Georgia:
Gas lady, I might perhaps complain,
that by your organization you exclude
us from the secrets of your Order. You
group yourselves together--you talt---
you plan--you act No listening ear Of
woman is here to catch the words which
fall from your lips--no prying eye to
mark your deeds, all is secret0as YOU
think. But in spite of you the secret
will get out and zoe ladies kao,o IL.
"You talk and plan-but we see the
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