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

The rain began 10 fall gently On Tues
,day evening, and continued to increase
,during the night. We have seldom ever
;knG.-:. 50 much water 10 fall in this Sec
3tion Of country in so short = time The
wat courses generally, nre very much
Iswollen. and esnecinllv Keowee. which
was higher than i, has hee Tor years he
fore. On "Wednesday about 10 o'clock
"a. M. large quan;i'ies of timber hid aoa'-
ed down against the bridge. which. to-
.rether with the weight of water accumu-
lated. burst it from is place and carried
'reariv the whole Of down the stream.
Tho last account we had i was four or
five miles below. still pursuing It's ''wind-
ing way" to the sea board we supTose e..
Here there Is ano'her Job fnr the COM
;mi!sioners of Roads: and theindiSIensahle
necessity If bridge here fnrhiis delay
lin the rebuilding. As new one must
he erected, il would re well the hoard of
Commi>, iorers should see tn j. al the ear
liest possible convenience. and this being
the So ord h'ilge that has been carried
'awnv by the stream, from he same place.
wi hin a short time, 1t fehooves them to
have special care to The selection of n
bitter pl,n uDnn which to consiru it.,
anil wi'h due d.fe.erce 20 ;heir judgment.
we suggest tie pro7ie'y Of examining
. the plnn l't"lv patented and now in the
no, session of Harrison & Wynne for sale.
We are disposed to think 'har neither of
the pIans heretofore adopted can ever
succeed at the same place.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-05
PUBLIC MEETING.

According to pre- vious tice number
'of the citizens OF this District assembled
in the Court House on Tuesday 10 delib-
crate upon the interests of The South.
On the great question before the country,
There was no difference of opinion--al!
Ideplo,e the uncertain faie Of the Union
iall are ready tG defend their constitution
Iai rights and domestic interest from en-
,croachment, no matter who NAV be the
.agg,eSsor. And so fixed and determin-
ed are the yeomanry OF this country in
that posit on. that it amounts to an ap.
fparert indifference; no unnecessary ex-
.ci;ement rules the reason, M tnrhile,.t
sfanaticism governs the actions. When
they speak of the state OF cur government
.it is with sorrow, expressive of a hope
that compromise may he effected--they
sare willing TO await tho action of Congress
and when hope Of justice fails there, they
sa'e ready for any measure that exigency
Z of The times demand Of freemen.
The address of Mr.. Easily was i,vora-
sbly received and gives an additional as
ssurance Of the efficiency of young Caro-
4 slinn. A committee consisting of one
from each Beat company was raised to
nominate four suitable delegates for the
Congressional convention The fellow
ling gentlemen were recommended and
zappninted. viz: Jno. Maxwell. VIM. Sloan,
II. A. DOYLE, and Benz. HPgood.
j For further particulars our readers are
Preferred to tl,e proceedings more a, large
{pu' lished in an other column.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-05

some fiE,e-=::4 we rejoice that its sdyo-
Gales are Increasing every day and very
soon VIC may realize that ''nowl ere shall
be found land like ours" We have
too long depended upon the North for
our clothes, our literature ond our ag,i.
cultural e& e'imrnts, ard as tho piobabii
ties ri the Southern States becoming u
separate nation grow s:rorse-. in a -four.
fouid ratio ought we endeavor TO he, en-.
tirely independent of her and live within
ourselves.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-05
rHEFARMER AND PLANTEN.

in agitctEnnl ? per pull he'd by
So sbvon d Gilman. bearing the above
fitle.Iis befo ns. I,sgeneral appearance
i, very neat and respectable-.he manu-
nj execution md the cuts are rs hand
sornely dime up Is any VIC Eavcc,e seen
from The North or cl,ewhere. II CON
,ni... seve-ai articles selected ard 81 isdnai.
from which etie,e farmer may drriv"
som. ~; - iifo.mcin,. No'wi:h-
standing lie commend lie nprr1n nee
Of the Famer and Plln'er. the Eli'o~s
ask their subscribers and the rutGc mot
ia rcgard this as a specimen uabcr"-
that ttev mean to do ectter next time.
The $, ,lutato,y nddrcss is chas'e and sen-
sibIe. and We agre with ourhiends. as 20
the reccssi'y Of eleva'ing the standard Of
cduca,i ion nmcng the farming eonrn=ai,y;
this IS a doctrine We have been teaching
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-05

DEATH oT JonS c. CALHoUS.-MR. CAL
GOUN Is No M0RE-he died in Washing
ton the Slst March at lfPast 4 o'clock. a. m
AS our mail was very late in coming in last
evening. we have barely time to make few
,extIacts on the subject ofMr. Calhoun's death.
lie failed gradually. and died calmly, COM
posed anil free from rain--S hours before he
remarked tlat he was fast going--he retained
tile fl pcsessicn ofhis faculties a,no t to the
last moment, and when speech failed him. he
showed his consciousness by taking each Of his
friends by tlie hand for the long last farewell
HI fee, .ince death. is perfectly hfe'iie
"Erc lie ecl,ocs Of his last rallyinp cry
for Ire CoNsTuuTIoN-of his last appeal
,for lis cornry--have died away among
.'or hills ard valleys, his voice is forever
hustled in tie quiet of death. and the wall
snt nHion's sorrow follows swiftly after
;tlc wn,nirg torres of Tie paiiiot and
Is'a'c,mar. Jay the diving admoni-ions
,of tic great mrn Of the nation lie now
'c lmlv ron ilercd End regarded
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-05
KEow EE COURfERl
Friday, pTii s, 1850.

With view of accommodating our Sub
scribers who live at distance, the following
ged.lernen are authorized and requested to
act as agents in receiving and forwarding Sub
crip;ions to the KEowEE CorRiER, viz:
Ml W. s. GRIsHAN, at West Unon.
EpEARD HuoHEs. Esq Horse Slli.r
e p. YEaNIs, Esq, Bachelor's Retreat
M F. MrTcHxiL. Esq, PickensviIIe
r. HACosn. Twelve Mile
JT WFDs. for Andersc=i District.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-05
South carohnMp.

wnA7 A srony'-- a child has bseN
born in 81. Timothy canada. with 1oh :
hum n ahou, i, hu' tie heSd and arms.
the rest feing so toise viii, issrd ,'I,s!l,
and anpbibious fec niovcing out and in.
The parents wished to kill f'ie monster.
bat the p.iest forblde thern, and babtise .
il, and il Is likely toiive.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-05
saxs!oa sA1 rs ArplEScs.

Il il stated that but half dozen
Scniio were present. in the Senate
Chamber. ON Sain day. when Truman
'Smiih spoke iiye lours in defence Of the
Administration, and that the g lie lies
were empty. Hr WIS talking for Blu kum.
and o fiji the columns of the Washinton
,Rpub!ic. =, -,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-05

SLAVERY IN ArnIcA-The oldest B,i-
.'i~h naval offic 'r who has been on service
on the hf.icar coast. ird has captured
scores of 1--we ships. testifies that the har
racoons of the SLAYER werc filed nv fnth-
rrs who deposited their own children.
He saws that it sometimes happens that
he chiefs DESTROY those whom the sla-
rejects, and that five hundred were
knocked in the head ia one day in :he
river Nun. some wears since
hrc not tho same race i-appier. better,
mo-c comfortable, and in I'll respects
drsirr' " situated rs slaves in the United
Stttes?
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-05
CoFrsspoa icase offke Csrsliuisn. -
CONGRESSIONAL,
WAsHixoroy, March 2z, 1850.
SENATE


The Seu1te pissed bill TO give Ms.
Worth. widow Of Gen Worth. a pension
of $50 per month; aGl it will, no doubt.
piss tli- House.
The House have not pissed the Def
cieacY Appropriation Bill.
Much debate hts enSuei upon the ap-
propri16on nf Ninety Thoa<AHd Dollars
TO eoaiiaee the budding of the wings of
the Pa,ent Once which win require 1t is
supposed. one million dollars to complete.
The House did not sit Yesterday.
Bat the Senate did. for the purpose of
hearing Trum1n Smith conclude his
speech in defence of the removals from
osfi,e BY the Presiden',
Mr. Foote's compromise measure is
No ,de the special order for Wednesday
neX. tHs e - ~h
Mr.. NcClernand will. it is said. Offer
resolutions in the House. on Monday. in
relation to the Slavery and Territorial
Qrestions, which will embrace the view'
Of the Northwest, and the only grounds
upon hich they will agree to its settle
rsent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-05

An na''ack On Cnhn s7vs the Bil,;mo-e
.Sur of Tho os'h inst pnpear 10 he aaain
tHrticinat~d The Raritan. Cant. Paoe,
hca'inc the broad rcrnort ne Com. Par
krr. commanding tho IT. S. Home Snuad-
ron. wns 20 emil 'or ffavnno iTrom la -ti-
GOV IN The 22d. and the British steamer
! Vixen has icon Temporarily rlaced under
'ho orders of the American Conm6 da-e
, This 1ffo-ds decisive evidence Tint 10Th
1 tho hmc'iran f. British navrl Command
s"nicipated trouble. As commodore Par
knr would not Interfere with INV insurec-
tionarv nttemnt in Cuba itself. il NAV be
inferred from his movements thnt on irva-
sinn of that Island was to re attemrtc1.
md 'hnt American ci,iz'n were 10 he
IlH"reiv concerned init. So savsthe New
York .Tou,ral of commcrcc. which has IN
formation that tic Cuhan government
h"d Hsrrrtained That new revolutionary
'oxpediion WIS on foot: that il was 10 rem
,d"zvons somewhere in the Islnnd Of YTav-
ri. under Gen. Lopez and ATTEMPT n land.
ing nj Somc rnrt on the South Of Cuba
pwhahlv Tiinidad the focus nf demo-
cratic principles. There are said To re-
10000 trooos ut present on III e. Island,
.thourf good dcal scattered tits furth-
'cr saii that capital from the United States
hos been invested in property in Cuba.
with view to prOfit Nv mn easlv change.
The last London advices state al->. on
the nutho'itv os private letters from Mod
rid, that The Spa,.:-n government has die
" ''hed Cen Mlraso'. on an extraordinary
mission 10 Cuba, IN connection with the
.mattcr.
IxDrAv NEw7--The OcalN Fioriia'Ar.
rus. nf The 14th inst snys--M.ior Mans
field and Capt. Petty. through Capt. e
ID. Howee have favored us with fhe fol-
lowing Indian movements. There leftm
the 2s,h &c Feb. for Arkansas, 10 War
'riovs. % Women Il Bow, 10 Girls.
ChonEo Hadia Fixico Is the sub-chi,S
One Of Sam Jrnes sons went also. Each
'warrin- 'rceived $500, and each woman
and child sl00s Bowlegs was 10 move
with the balance next moon. Sinreiw'i.
ting the above we learn. in confidence.
that the t,rin which was sent in the nation
for more Indians md their pl9nder. was
,forrib'v drivenbaek. This aeeonnts pro-
baby for General T~iggs Strengthening
,t',e Atlantic coast,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-20

if they are compelled to retire before the march of
civilization, II is precisely what they ought 10 do,
ana that no man, be be red or white, brown or sa-
Bile, hos any, original or acquired, right TO land he
cannot cultivate that the dog ia the manger is an
offensive and an unjusiitiable animal, and yet that
MI Conway claims for the Indian the privilege Of
sitting IN his prairie. neither tling il himself, nor
permitting others to cultivate it that his claim
TO preserve his hunting grounds over an ex-
tent larger than Europe, becomes ridiculous
10 those who have long abominated the
game laws that his alleged sufierings from the
encioachnlent OF the white man re ali imaginary;
that he has gained rather than lost by the approach
OF the plough; that when " in the woods The noble
savage rau," ignorant Of gin and guGp0wdeT, he
had biz grievances, his periis, his hunger, and his
wars; that the extinction of wh0ls tribe was Thea
a common occurrence; that those near the while
man now compare most favorably with those more
primitive and remote; that at this moment The
Indian, IN contest with civilization, leads a life
rather snyabie than otherwise; thar, according to
Captain Lyons, The Indians are numerous as ever
they were; and ihat those who believe the one
tenth Of what is related of the Pe1uvians and the
MeAicans, believe nine times more than they ought
10 do; that the tales OF their herOism and their
eloquence are all fancy sketches; that they were
neither so brutal nor so brave represented; that
when Tribes snbsidised the first settlers to make
Wal on their rival tribes they exulted in the white
mar's courage, but could not help remarking that
he billed too many,
The further talk was, that the Rev Mr. Cop
ways scheme of concentrating all the Indians Of
North America in one district, on the Missouri, is
utterly visionary; that the United States govern
nent is not likely to collect so ynmana geaole a
body on one spot; and that, if II were, the Indians
would never agree 10 live together in aIuity; that
IL is their destiny 10 roam the desert; and that,
ultimately, absorption will look like extinction;
that al This moment, the total extnctol of certain
races Of men is in papable progress; that, in the
Sandwich Islands, New Zealand, and Australia,
the aborigines do not renew themselves, and that,
al no distant day, these people will disappear, not
because OF The proximity oil civilization, but in
obedience 10 an inevitable law
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-20

because, simply because, we possess the largest
and most costly navy in the world. The truth is,
We attempt TOO much more than any one nation
can do, without distress It's people, loss TO
iis credit and injury the general interests of hui
mainly. Ii has often been said that man never
knows what be can do ill he tTies. II is equally
true that he does not know what he cannot do III
he tries England has tTied, oad she aotg ka0tcs
that she co.rOt gtrfrgl Me HOIld.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-20

IRON Galgnani's Messenger
The account Of MN. Rixio and Banal Of the
aerial ascent, on Thursday week last, has been
read to the Academy of Sciences. The following
is a summary ;-"Departure, IN. 3m. The balloon
rose slowly, and took an ess,erly direction. Some
ballast was then thrown out. AT IN. en-. thu
height attained was $50 metres. At th. SIN, gyt
metres; at IN. ON, 1,2tt metres; NJ IA lin
49, metres. Al this moment fresh breeze
selves towards Paris. AT Al. Iim., the heirh,
was 2,0l3 metres, and the thermometer marked o
degrees. At Al. Ism, the height was 2 so metres;
at All. 9m., 1852; temperature, 0.5; at IN. 25m
height ), w metres; temperature. 2 deg cenarad.
below o. Al this moment the ascensional move
ment OF the balloon was stopped; there was small
tear in u, near the opening. The voyagcrs no.
found themselves IN the midst OF thick mass OF
The depth q the clouds was estimated By them Al
about 5000 metres; they at the same time an m.
sun over them pale and without rays, and AT thu
same distance below them similar appearance re-
ilected. This singular phenomenoa continued for
about ten minutes. Some more ballast HAVING
been thrown out, the ascensonal movement begap
again. but the temperature fell very rapdly and in
sfew minutes the glass sunk TO 2, degrees below
frerzIrg point. Az IN. DIN, the clouds dispersed,
and blue shy was seen. by means Of fhe POLAR
scope OF Nj. Arago, the polsrised light might b.
seen, whilst on the clouds IL was no; So A fresh
ascenslonsl movement now increased the height to
.,Wf metres; hut there II was necessary to stop
the balloon leaked. Some Of the air was collected
IN the glass globes which were carried no. but IN.
tube Of one was broken. At IN. Som, the thcr-
Inometef marked more than ~ degrees below zero.
ne descent Then commenced, but IL was quite in
voluntary. About jh. 2m. they had descended To.
about 1903 metres, with temperature Of deere~s
below zero. The Thermometer stood at zero az
x,oso meues. About Oh. Dom. arrived at EgcuS.
near Coulcinmier., 90 kilometres from Paris.
Some pigeons were loo-td, but they have net been
tiDce seen. A. onr part If the ascent the Their
r1neter marked 10 degrees Of cold. which n only
e~'desre hse thhn The roint az which pcrcnfy
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-20
The Indian Delegate 90 the Esropean Peace
Congress.

FROM the Liverpool Jourrsl Aug.
The Liverpool Exchange has no pretenslon, like
that Of Trieste and Venice, 10 grow PICTURESQUE
with peculiar costumes, for here sober uniformly
in vests and unmentionables bespeaks an absence
Of representatives from nations whose people are
innocent ~ twalowtails and four and nnepspni,s
hut this week witnessed the presence Of a rsd
ran, the Rev. Mr.ba.ge-Ra gah- Bow h, n chief IL
the "Cjibtcwsy nation" who has crossed the
great lake for the good IT the Indian and the mo-
ney Of the Epslish. ka-ee-ga-gah Bowh, when
properly translated, is represented Ia the surname
at Conway; and although the Rev. Mr.. CONWAY
may have a fipee Of the Saxon in his veins he
hears in his features undeniable ~ oof. Of his Onb
b,wsy psrentsqe. AZ becomes civilized divine.
he has discarded the blanket. the Ratchet, and The
piye. and has assumed a somewhat strange garb.
more military than clerical.
The folk on the lsgs gave him an audience in
the Cotton Saies-roon, and the talk wss that he
spesks the English lssgusge with huebcv and
onsctness which indicates Q long proximity 10
the white man that in his discourse he is more
Toeiics than logical and that, In his plan Tor civil
iyiuR the red man, he hetnys more benevolence
ilan judgment; that the sympathy he seek. 10
excite for his brthien is spurious; that the pify
be Graves foT lhcir fortunes " not justly due tina,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-20

A curious point Of law has arisen at Berlin. One
or more persons belonging TO the nobility have
been condemned, IN consequence Of certain misic-
resnors, 10 degradation and loss Of rank. Against
fhis they have appealed, the plea that the con-
euiution does not recognize any distinction ~ here
ditsry rank; and say they cannot be deprived ~
that which they do not possess The court he's
new uigle,
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1850-03-02
A SOUTHERN PLANTER

We cannot publish the suboined communication
position in regard to the new phase which the slave.
ry question has assumed since the application Of
California to enter the Union as sovereign state
may be understood. That the people of the terrific
ries, when they frame state constitution have the
right to admit or prohibit slavery within their limits
that it is a power which belongs exclusively to them
when they meet in convention for the purpose OF
framing their constitution, and that the general uov-
eminent has no constitutional authority to interfere
with the natter is doctrine, we believe universally
admitted by the southern state rights party. 1t is a
doctrine which we have always maintained,an upon
this pointit is useless to waste words as we agree
exactly and entirely with our correspondent in regard
TO it, But there is a point in his communication in
which we differ widely with our correspondent, and
upon which we must make a few remarks
We deny that the 50 called convention which
framed the constitution Of California was the bona
fa convention othe citizens people of the terri
tory or that it had any authority based upon law or
precedent to act in the premises 1t was an unusu-
al, unauthorized, anomlous assembage Of persons
chosen without form, without census, and without
any due regard to the qualifications Of the voters -
Nine,tenths of them, no doubt, who voted for the
delegates to the convention were adyen,urers-most
of them respectable it may be-but still mere adven.
turers, having no permanent interest in the territory
and who soon as they have obtained the great and
l.. IL. L.. i II. IL.
of goodwill leave the country to take care of itself
and return to the states It's peryersion Of terms
to call such floating populaton-such body of
adventurers the peope Of the territory They are
not so, no more than are the land spectators, or
negro tradersor Yankee peders who come among US
the people or the citizens Of Mississippi. To allow
such a heterogeneous mass OF individuals, collected
from all quarters of the globe, to form the organic
law of an important tertoy-to establish its bounda
res, prescribe its metes and limits and say in effect
to one half of the Union, you shall not enjoy equal
participation and equal privileges with the other
half, in this territory. would be mon1trous--would
be proceeding without precedent in our annals,
against all law, all justice and fair dealing,
We are then most decidedly opposed to the admis-
sion Of California as State into the union, with her
present constitution adopted in the manner that it has
BEEN We would remand her to the territorial con-
dtion at all risks and inconvenience but without any
proyiso or Congressional interference with her local
institutions But we must close these hasty remarks.
There are other points in the communication OF our
correspondent, which we shall notice in another arti'
Gle of to-day's paper.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1850-03-02
CARLYLE ON NEGRO SLAVERY.

No. 299 of "Lhell's Living Age" contains
the whole of the famous article supposed to be
written by Carlyle for Fraser's Magazine. 1t is
worth reading. II says that if the freed negro
in the West Indies, will not work, be must be
made 10 work, and II recommends the sending
fleets to Brazil and Cuba as the best and only
way Of suppressing the slave trade. II declares
that il is contrary to all common sense and wis.
dom to allow the West Indies to return to their
original lunges, swamps and rattlesnakes, be-
cause "Quashee, like pig, cares for nothing but
his pumpkins" and it laughs at the idea of
blockading Africa, and thus watching, as il were,
all the hen.roosts of village when the fox can
be caught in his own den-when the forces OF
civilization can compel the governments OF Cuba
and Brazil to stop the infamous doings of their
subjects. Mr.. Carlyle will not find, perhaps,
many omen admirers OF the first point OF his ar
gument, but we think better of him than we ever
did before. for this bold expression Of his thoughts
We do not 60 the compulsion principle as such,
but we believe the time will come when some~
body or Other for right or for wrong, will make
'Quashee" work, and we apprehend with Mr..
CARLYLE that the chance is that this somebody"
will be Brother Jonathan. Ii the negroes in
the West Indies will not develope the wealth a.
round them under the present order Of things,
some other race will finally enter their territory
and dspossess them, and like the Indians they
will wither away, or like the southern negroes
they will be slaves for ages. Those beautiful
islands will not be suffered TO run to waste thro'
many generations, whether, "Quashee" have OF
have not the moral or legal right to Toll in the
sun and cat pumpkins at pleasure.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1850-03-02
From the knickerbocker.
TIE SONG OF NIGHT.

] come, come from the lands Of dreams
And shadows throw on the days las, beams
! come at the gcutle twilight hour,
And softly close the brigh; eafd flower.
steal from the lake and winding stream
The siyery glow Of the suns last CLEAN;
breathe on the crest Of the gorgeous cloud
And its gilded head is in dmuess bowed.
The heecy foam OF the ocean wave,
As the sandy shore its waters lave,
But sparkIes dim as sea and land,
Are crrtain'd by my sable hand.
On the violet breast, on the bccchon tree,
fold the wing Of the murnuriug bee;
! check the bound Of the graceful iawn
And his bright eyes close till the opening dawn
The liquid notes of the woodland bird
Atmy approach are family heard
As sinking meath the dark green leaves,
Her parting song she sweety breaches.
My finger stl on the infant lay,
And close his lids in the midst of play;
And ! gently steal on the maiden fair,
As She sooly murmurs her evening prayer.
Atmy coming the peasant seeks his cot,
And N peaceful dreams are his cares forgot;