Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-06-14

ihC ldst lIl dtiiot COii-
tains the following sad account of the end
of brave and noble spirit, who, a few
short months ago, landed at this port hav-
ing fled from Europe to escape the brutali-
ty and butchery of the Austrian govern
ment:
"On Wednesday, the 18th inst, at
a bout 5 ! pm, Capt sSebaldus X Schmel-
ing, of late resident of this town, put an
end to his existence by shooting himself in
the headwith pistol. He came to Lynch
burgh six or seven months ago with the
view of obtaining employment as an Engi-
neer upon the Virginia and Tennessee
Railroad, but was disappointed by the
non existence of any vacancy in the corps
He was Polish Nobleman by birth and
education, and was the last who bore the
name of one of the oldest, wealthiest and
most honorable families of that ill-fated
land He was man of much learning, of
varied accomplishments, superior mind
and lofty nature. His education commen-
ced at one of the first German Universe
ties, and completed at military school in
Prussia, had been improved by extensive
travel in Europe, Asia and africa, and by
the diversified experience of most event
tnl life. AT an early age he entered the
Prusslan army as an officer, and served
the term of years required by the law.
Afterwards he volunteered in the French
service and received an appointment in
the staff of Gen. Lamorriccre, then en-
gagged in the African war. His body bore
numerous proofs of the manner in which
he performed the duties of this post. In
the spring of 1913, during the existence
OF hosulliticS between the United States
and Mexico, he came to this country with
the purpose of engaging u our service,
but in few days after his arrival he heard
OF the disturbances in France, Italy and
Germany, and anticipating a general Eu-
ropean war; he returned Immediately to
his own country. The revolution break
ing out in Hungary, he raised company
of one hundred and fifty Polish Dragons
and volunteered in the cause of freedom.
Belonging to the division of Gen. Benz,
he was constantly employed in the most
severe and dangerous service; and parti-
clpatcd in nearly all of the most impor-
tant engagements of the campaign.
During this war he lost an elder and
only brother, an officer of the artillery.
Upon the surrender of Georgcy, and the
consequent disbanding of the Hungarian
forces he made his escape, with many in
cidents of the most perilous personal ad-
venture, through portion of the Austri
an army over into Poland where he found
that his father, an old officer of Napoleon,
having come under suspicion of the gov
ernmcnt as friend of Rcpublicanism, had
been murdered by a detac hment of Rus
sian soldiery after resistance by himself
and his retainers of three days, his castle
demolished, and estates confiscatcd THAT
his sister, a beautiful girl of seventeen, to
shield herself from their brutality, had ia
ken her own life. Dcspairin of a cause to
which he was ardently & instinctiyely at
tachcd; the cause of human rights and civ
il liberty; beset by danger and o 'erwhelm-
cd with the desolation of his house and his
hopes, he again sought ours shore, and lam
ded at Baltimore last fall, and came thence
to this place. For some time after his ar
rival among us he was sustained by the
novelty of his situation, the encourage
ment of friends and the plans which he
formed for the future; but becoming ac-
customed to these, and distrustinr from
want of experience and means, his capa
city and fitness for the business pursuits
OF life, he heindulged in the gloomicst mem
ory of his misfortune and shrank from the
prospect of becoming dependent upon
his friends. To the world he BETRAYED
but little of the anguish that was PRAYING
upon his heart, and the terrible conflict
between life and death, that was passing
in his mind-but this more intimate ac.
quaintanccs were aware of his intense un-
happines, and did much to cheer and
strengthen him. We have reason to be-
llcve that his days were prolonged several
months by these means; but, alasl they
could not preserve from destruction a
life, which, under happier auspices, would
have proved blessing to himself and hon
or to his land. We have never known
an event so suggestive of pity and regret
as the melancholy one which terminated
his existence.
In no moment of madness--in no parox.
ysm of the passion--in no delirium of the
brain-but upon calm and well consid-
cred calculation of the good and evil of