Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-05-03
HONOR 70 THE MEMORY OF MIR
CALHOUN.

ot twenty five, dated Petersburg, April
%, 5. y m.
We If Washington Yesterday mo-.
ing 1T eight o'cl ck. with the remains of
our lllu uious Senator The funeral
corf"Se, composed oftle relatives ofLhc
deceased. the Committee of The Senate,
~. Vrnatrlc of N,r,h Gamlna, and the
South Carolina Delegation in Gong ess,
were escorted to The lrHuit,l sc n cr
Baltimore. Tlc urrer saloon was ap-
rroprin'cd 20 tie todv, and the Commit
'ecS' md every part Of the vessel was
dIarrd 'nblnck.
IPe ndcd at Ac1nil G eek. and
we received Lv the +. e,lricksbur,, and
K'clmond Committees, andsa military
r"mpnnv. Tie band PLAYING idi"ge. At
Erode ickst ug we wee met T., IL llrme
concourr of ciiz' ms, and the l., IL, of tie
churches oiled nnil the departure Of the
cars. Th"i military comp nv proceed
cd along with us to Richmond. Ample
rel 81 nen's "" G r'ovidcd to us ut one
ot the stations hv tie Richmond Com
MI tee. and the g'ra'e>t intc c.t and re-
sr"ct wee manifested along the enti e
line of o"d.
NJ Richmond we wee received with
Il e highest hono.s by the Governor of
tie State, and Ire ciizens. A civic and
mllliar' procession WAS ormed md we,
proceeded to Ne State House. whe @ the
todv. with much solrmni.v, w $ dcliv
e'ed 20 the cnc # the Cove nmcn,. and
nf"r'cligious se"N ices, was placed under
military guard. Great numte $ of
10th ) xcs vi~i'cd the Hill tlu, ing he f.
fe'nnon ard evening. TIE Committees
W" e conducted TO tie Exchange Hotel,
where they received thcattcnt ons of tLe
most distinguished men of tie State.
wlo Ird been invited vile Governor
from all quailelsto Go honor To Tie uc-
custom.
Atdinner the IYor. John \ Mason.
70 m"rlv S""rr,a'y Of the NAVY. presided.
In some b.icfa Il 'oucing remal KS he al
luded 20 tie mnurnful duty which had
cal'"! lis to@e'her AMI p opposed 'he
memory of John G. Calhoun Mr.. Raw
on responded in short hut highly ell
"quenf speech. Ii was worthy of the
occasion, and n model of its Kind. He
pr'pose che tirth-nln'e of Washing on. ;
The company adjourned at an euily
hour.
On Tuesday morning we were corduc
ted to the State House, where a fee,in,r
and tnS'etui address was made nv his
Exrrllencv Gov. Flovd. on recommit,inr
the body To our ch rgc. He WINS re-.
piled to nv Senator Ma, on and M. R,y.
enel ON the part Of the Committees. AT
t"rthe performance of religion, scr, ices
we wnr" escorted to the cars by militia
rv ami civic procession. Tie streets and
windows were ihrongpd with spectators.
while minute guns were Il ed du.inr our
passage through The civ.
We We're conveyed in n speci,J train
to Petersburg, where we were received
W the Mayor 'nd a large body oe citi-
zeps and military A p,nccssion was
formed. the Committee in caaiggeS. and
passed though The principal Stfee,s, the
stores being cloed, and ume ,ftbem
having bndges of mourning. while the
sidewalks and windows were crowded.
with spectators. lIa,ing reached &,
PdufS church, the body wns committed
. ''''' WI .bHf' Hu M u lp$, md de-
posted therein. The Commi,.ce flo,
pr cecdtd to )mw't's Hotel. whe,c VIZ
VIII EN- in un'iI0 8 o'clock this ereniro
om our fl st entrance into vi Dinia
until he present mom"nt we have rc.
e'ived me mot, extraordinary murires.
ttinns OF respect nnd sympathy. and the
ost un-c nittc1 kinlness and ut,nn. ION
fom her hospi;able sor.s
Georg'a .Sagor. have on our t,.
hlr a specimen of the above. named .r.
tirle. presented to uS by MichscI M. M,
son, Eo. &C 'rattuall county. the pro.
dure of his own farm, for which we e 20.
tuu our thanks. So faras we are ,
Judge eof, the ar'icleour opiuion is thu, #
isas gooi rs brown sugar ever gets to Le
awhilrotbers who are judges. and have
Scent; sny thai it compares tavorally
win the very best ever brought to cur
market. "'
III matter Of gpat graiific,ion ,nd
pride To every true Gc, yim, that every
succeS i've wear devcloIcs some new fac;
gplngto demonstrate ,he propo.i,ion
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