Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-08-09

Curious DEcIsioxs.-T English
law papers report one or two strange
decisions that have lately been made
by the Vice Chancellor. lin ore of
the cases, it appeared by the evi-
dencc rendered on the trial, that a
Mr.. Hartley, deceased, in IS43 left
directions III his will that G30O should
be set apart as & prize for the best
oMgma!! essay ION Natural Theology
treating il as a substantive science,
and demonstrating the truth, harmo-
ny, ana mlallib'l;ty of the evidence
ON winch its foundations are laid, and
the perfect accordance Of such evi-
dence, with reason; also demonstra-
ting the adequacy of natural theo!o-
ny when treated and taught in this
Sc,t mt nc form to constitute true,
perfect and philosophical system OF
religion, (anaIogoys TO other un;yer-
sal systems Of sc,emce, such as astro-
nomy, &C. founded on immu,able
facts and The works ofcrcat;on, beau
tiuiiy adapted to mans reason and
nature, and tending as other sciences
do, bat in a higher degree, to im-
prove and elevate his nature, and to
zen ier him wise, happy, and oxa!.
ted teing.' 1t was ruled by The
Vice Chancellor that this bcquest
was void, on account Of the evident
tendency which the essay SO de-
scrbcd would have TO dcnoraiizc SO
c.ety and subyert the church. The
case OF The Bndgcwater Trea:iscs
was cited in support of the legality
oi such Ecl0e3t; but the example
was oYerrue |. The same law must
clearly apply TO every attempt to
support religion by evidences taken
from the side Of nature, and lbe
i5rldgewa!er Treatise was clearly a
case IN point. Another decision ari-
sing OF, ofthe same trial, is vet more
curious. MIR. Hartley had left e2N0
for the best essay on Emigration,
and appointed the American Minis
Ter trustee of the fund. This beauest
was also declared void, on The ground
that such an essay would encourage
p9rscnS to en'gra,e to the United
States, and so throw off their ale.
giance to the Queen.-N. Y. Post.
A lieutenant OF a man OF wa !, who
was very fond Of fine terms, having
received orders from the captain on
shore, to send the cutter for him in-
s'ead c tho barge.t the boatswain
10 pGStpoNe The barre and e9Dg1i;fe
the cmter. TIE rough, unletterel
son Of Neptune, rum:na'cd some
time upon The lingo, without making
It out; al length he luckily thought
1T re'ated to some of his crew, and
replied to the officer that POSTPONE
wasil in his hammock, and Eppadito
was gone on shore.
Mrs. Baldwin, the last sufyiyine
child of the Hon, Roger ShermnS,
the signer OF fthe Declaration ofInle
pen,,enaa, diedat New Haven, on The
931, aged 85.
At Augusta, Ne, the powder ugelin
hHng the funeral salute in honor Of
the late President. VIZ Mexican now
de-, done I'm the o,agnal Mox!can
bag, beng part OF a large quantity
taken by our troops al The city OF
Mexico, andsnnt TO Augusta for de-
roslte III tie b. S. Arsenal there.
FRod SouTH Observation-Disclosures
have beenreceiyel from South Amer
ica to June l. They contain little
news.
The Gillian Congress was 10 mcet
on the LIST ofJune. 81
The papers were advocatinq fhe
encouragement Of emigration, hy
preparing the pubic lands foro occ1.
pancyand removing al restrictions
upon liberty Of conscience.
ihc Congress Of Bolivia VIII meet
IN Aigast. The republic is stlllua-
qqlet, anil runlors Of conspuacics are
RE, as usual.
in Eqnadors also, there were pop-
mar disturbances, but they were con,
hiaed principally tie town ana DIS
trict OF Guayqnil.
Every body condemns scandal vet
noihng crcu,aies more readily
even gold itse!fis less current
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