Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-06-07

Cu6d-WAat may get be the Result
Ihe Washington correspondent ("lnde
pendent") of the North American, re-
ferring to the fact that the President has
promptly fulfilled every obligation under
the laws, in suppressing the late expedi-
ton to Cuba, intimates that there are
other and even higher duties in regard to
the treatment of our citizens residing
there, which he may have yet to perform,
and which he will not shrink from be the
consequences what they may. He says:
"fhe spirit evinced in thercply to the
application OF the commpnder of the
steamer Ohio for better anchorage,
when recently at Havana, exhibits Meth.
er a friendly nor discreet inclination,
and the system Of military imprsop.
which was threatened against all forcs.
ers, is not precisely the mode of volun-
teerlng which would be most agreeable to
American residents. If tire CAPTAIN
General of Cuba, misled by mistaken
zeal, should attempt, under the mere in
fluence of suspicion or false report, to
,ist his wrath on any citizen of The Uni
ted States who was following lawful
pursuit, and who was not engaged in the
revolutionary movement, there is no pow
in this government which can preventt the
los, of Cuba 10 Spain, even if there was
every disposition on the part of the pub
lie authorities TO exert its military force
for such n purpose"
OUR RELATIONS WITH PoRTuoAL.-T
following letter is from the correspond
ence of the New York Herald.
LISBON, April 20, 1850
You may look for very stringent com
lnunications from your President to Con-
gress, in relation 10 claims made by the
United States on Portugal, embracing the
case of the General Armstrong" 1t has
leaked out here that your minister will be
instantly withdrawn, unless all these
claims be forthwith satisfied and paid. It
is also well known here that our govern
ment (thc Portuguese government) has
offered to leave the question of these
claims to be decided by any friendly pow
or; or, SO far rs regards those of a mcr-
camille character, to competent high min
ded men. Your government, however
in this age of peaccmaking, is imperative
and positively refuses s, TO arbitrntc!
How far its greatness is shown in hecto
ring small, honorable nation, which has
been, torso many years, fiendly pow
er,is for your large mass offrcc- thinking
fearless citizens to say. You may rely
on what say; things are, at this moment
made most serious and warlike by Ame,i
CT. and Il first arrival viii, most probably
withdraw your young minister. We
here, feel it satisfaction that, in your
country the head ofyour government and
his cabinet Chnnot declare war, for we
feel sure that if Congress be appealed to,
she will act with more magnanimi.y than
appears to be the wish of some fthe cab
met
New Legal Autiorities..- in case
tried yesterdavn one of our justices
courts some rather novel authorities were
brought forward by one of the learned
COUNSEL
'The court twill observe said he, that
in the case Of Shylock as Antonio, though
Judgment was rendered in favor of tho
plaintiff, yet circumstances prevented the
execution which had been issued from
being carried into effect
What did the court underst md the
gentleman TO refer 'o?' asked the maeis
trate. slightly puzzled.
'Shylock rs. Antonio, I'd ShaEs., p.
$50, Johnston's edition. The rourt will
there find the case reported in full The
nextauthority is of rather more ancient
date. It's the case Of the King VS.. Shad-
rachetal. lst Daniels Reports, p. I55.
The learned counsel went on to apply the
cases to thato of his client, but whether
the court considered the authority sufi-
clentwe have not yetlearned Pic.
EacuSdbie 4En,bracs. "A little before o
O'clock Yesterday morning, as the train
was going out for Newark when round
ing Bergen Cut, was closely upon a gen
tleman and lady. who were walking up
on the track The locomotive squealel
and they jumped across on another track
--but horror! Just ahead was another
train from Ramapo, on this track, and the