Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-01-12

our government. : This island is situated
in latitude 15 deg. north, exactly oppo-
site, and commanding the harbor, where
the proposed ship canal acress Nicaragua
will enter the Pacific. Taking the pirat-
ical seizure of this important point in con-
nexion with the previous seizure of the
port of San Juan at the Atlantic termi-
nus of the canal, it looks very much like
a preconcerted and deliberate plan on the
part of the British to obtain possession of
his pass by foul and violent means, in
high handed and and insolent defiance of
the undoubted rights of the United States
have peaceably acquired there. 1t seems
that Tgre island had been ceded to us
by its rightful owner, the government of
Honduras; but Consul Chatfield, the inso-
lent British official, with full knowledge
of our title, seized upon it by force, with
as much GOODNESS as if it had been some
East India possession, which the rightful
owners would not have sufficient strength
or spirit to defend against British rapacit
ty. This fellow has been playing this
sort of game, on both the Atlantic and
Pacific sides of this region, in very no
vel and astounding style. In addition to
Tigre island, he has seized upon all the
islands of the Gulf belonging to Hondu-
ras, and also upon the ports of Truxillo
and Moro. His conduct has been rather
that ola Spanish bucaneer, rowing the
main without law or license, and liable at
any moment to be hung at the yard arm,
than that of the rational representative of
civilized and law respecting nation.
Yet there is very little doubt that he is
backed up in his fantastic tricks by his
master at home, Lord Palmerston, who
has probably given him instructions, and
is watching his lawless proceedings, pre-
pared to avow or disavow them hereafter
just as may happen to be most convenient
We should think the time had fully ar
rived for this administration, if it retains
any respect either for itself or the coun-
try, to interpose, and to puGe stop to
these very extraordinary British antics
It is one Of the old pastimes of that ra
pacious power to seize on islands and ports
under some flimsy pretext; and to hold
them until unresisted occupation grows
into conquest. But they are not to be a.
lowed to play this piratical game inthe
american seas, without determined, and
If need be, an armed resistance. Hart
ford Times.
GoLD.-From the gold mine recently
discovered in Montgomery, Nary land
large quantities of ore have been raised,
which will yield at the rate of $1,000 in
pure gold to every ton of the orc.
CONGRESSIONAL.
In the proceedings of the Senate on
the 3lst ult., we find the following
THE CITY OF TIE SALT LAKE.
Mr.. Underwood also presented the pc
tition of William Smith and others, mem
bers of the church of Latter day Saints,
asking that the application of the Salt
Lake Mormons to be admitted as State
into the Union, under the name of the
State of Deseret, may not be granted by
Congress; which was referred to ne
Committee on Territories.
MIR. U. said that the memorialists rep-
resented in this memorial that they be-
onged to the church or sect more com
monty known by the denomination of
Mormons; that they represent that. prior
to the emigration Of those people from
Nauyoo, in the State of Illinois, 1900
of them took the following oath.
You solemnly swear, in the presence
OF God, His holy angels, and these wit
nesscs, that you will avenge the blood of
Joseph Smith upon this nation, and SO
teach your children; that you will from
this time hencefolth and forward, begin
and carry out iiostilities against this ma
ton, and keep the same intent profound.
secret, now and forever, so help you God 8
The memorialists further represented
that these people, since their settlement,
had, by their principles and by their in
stitutions, tolerated polygamy, and they
charged upon them various offences and
crimes, and called upon the authorities
of the nation to establish system of
government by which these crimes. per-
petrated there, as they alleged, should be
arrested. Since receiving the memorial.
Mr.. U. had seen in newspaper what
he would read to the Senate.
The extract read was from the Wes-