Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-06-14
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cy will join them in the formation of this
new constitutional party, presenting, as
we think, democratic constitutional par
ty, the elements ofwhich will be str ength
union and success. We shall then hear
of no more discussion on slavery in Con-
gress.
Late and Important from Buenos Ay-
res.---A letter from Buenos Ayres, dated
April 18th, confirms the account that the
English forces have abandoned the block
adc of the ports, accompanying the act
with an acknowledgement that they were
wrong. They have also given up all the
vessels captured by them during tho
blockade, and to pay for all the property
they took.
A French Admiral has Just arrived at
Buenos Ayres, who was said to be fully
empowered to settle all the difficulties so
far as the French were concerned. The
markets were dull.
Singular Scene--Royal Actors.-A
singular scene is represented to have oc-
cured at the Royal Palace at Madrid,
which show how hen-pecked husband
is usually treated, whether of royal or
simple blood. The King had been for
several days pressing his royal consort in
the most earnest manner to free herself
from, as he termed it, the "slavish sub
lection" in which she was kept by der
ministers The Queen resisted, and sent
for General Narvaez. A scene of some
violence is said to have taken place be-
tween the three, in which the King de-
clared that on the day of Her Maiesty's
accouchement he should quit the Span
lsh territory, and publish to the nation a
manifesto, explaining his reasons for not
choosing to be present at the birth of the
royal infant. Divesting the business of
all courtly form, and speaking plainly, the
King denied the Legitimacy of the forth
coming scion of Spanish royalty. In
this emergency council of ministers was
held, and it was decided, in order to save
the Queens honor, that the King should
be prevented from quitting the palace.
His Majesty was, therefore, placed under
arrest. Sentries were placed at the door
OF his apartment, and he remained a
prisoner for four hours, when he capitu-
lated, and consented to ride out with the
Queen In an open carriage in the evening.
The conduct of this imbecile man is a.
trlbuted to the intrigues of the Carlists,
who not only wish to overthrow the
present ministry, but to cast doubts and
lmpediments in the way of the succession
to the crown of the issue of Queen Isa-
bella. The crisis is considered To be
over for the present.
Tile Census Law for 1s5o.-This
law has been published, and it is very
comprehensive. The information which
it proposes to embrace includes popula-
ton, profession, color, occupation, place
OF birth, number of marriages, deaths,
the persons who can read and write,
deaf, dumb, blind, insane, fugitives and
manumitted, the acres of land improved
and unimproved, the cash value of each
farm, the value of farming implements
and machinery, the live stock, the pro-
duce during the year, ending June !,
1850, and the quantity of each particu-
lar article; the products of industry and
the values; names of towns, counties and
cities; the aggregate valuation of real
and personal estate, the amount of taxes
assessed, the number and character of
the public schools, the extent of public
libraries; the number class, and, circula-
ton of the periodicals and newspapers;
he'number of criminals; the cost of la
Dor, the average price of board to la
boring man per week, the average wages
OF female domestic per week, the average
payment of a carpenter per day, tho
average wages of day laborer, the
average wages Of farm hand, the num-
Der and value of the churches. and in
deed every species Of social statistics
which can make those tables valuable
as sources of public information and re,
ference,
A TRUE LAWYER. Alexander Hamil-
ton was once applied to as counsel by
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