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

of twenty five, dated Petersburg, April
%, 5. y m.
We f Washington Yesterday mo-
ling At eight o'cl 'ck, with the renainS of
our illu uious Senator. The funeral
cortcSe, composed oftEe relatives ofthc
deceased. the Committee of the Senate.
NJ. Vrnatlr of North Gmolian, and the
South Carolina Delegation in Cong ess,
wrn' escorted to lhc lauiifil Sc rr
Baltimore. TIE uprer saloon was ap-
Proprln'cd 20 II l'odv, and the Commit
tees Nrd every part Of the vessel WAS
dared n'bhck.
We | ndcd mt Acqui, G eek. and
we received ly iit /, cd,pi icksburg and
R'cl mond Committees, andsa military
c"mpnnv, tie band PLAYING u 'di"ge. At
Frdc .ickst u'g we wee met T., urge
concourcnf ci'iz' ms, md the |, II : of tie
churches '"ll' I'd un'il the departure nf the
cars. Th'i military comp ny proceed
cd along with us to Richmond. Ample
ref a.. npnts "" @ r'uvidtd tor Us 1T one
oi the stations hv tie Richmond Com
MI tee, and the @'ra'e>t intr r.t and re-
sr"c' wee manifested along the onti e
line of o.tl.
Al Richmond we wee received with
tie highest honos bv the Gpvr.nor of
tie State. and tie citizens. A civic and
miliar' procession WAS ormed nd we
proceeded to tie State House, whe the
todr. with much solrmni'v, w dcliv.
eed 20 the ca.c # the Cove nmcnt, and
hf'"rrligiouS Sc, ices, was placed under
military guard Great numte of
9th sexes vi>i'cd the Hill ,lu, ing he f.
tc'noon ard evening. Tie Committees
we conducted TO tic Exchange Hotel,
wh."c they received thrattcnt ons of the
most distinguished men of tie State.
wlo lrd been invited lvtle Governor
from all qua,leisto Go honor to Tie nc-
casion.
Atdinner the lfor. John \ Mason,
70 mrrly S"crr.a,v Of the Navy .presiled
In some bicfa' d 'oucling rema, ks he al
i"ttd:o tie murnfui duty which had
callc! us to@e'her AMI opposed be
memory of John G. Calhoun Mr.. Raw
en- responded in short hut highly cl-
"quent speech. 1t was worthy of the
orcnsion, and n model of its kind. lie
propose che tirth-pln,c of Washing on.
The company adjourned at an eaily
Hour
On Tuesday morning we were corduc
ted tn the State House, where a fcrlinu
and tasteful address WIS made by lis
Exrclencv Gov. Flnvd. on recommit,in,
the body Ia our ch rye. He WINS re-.
Piled to nv Senator Mason and NJ. Ryy-
enel on the part Of the Committees. Al
trrthe performance of religion, seAices
we wer" escorted to the cars by militia,
nv and civic procession Tie streets and
window were lhronged with spectators
while minute guns were II ed du,iny o,ll
passage through the ci,v.
We were conveyed in spcciJ t,a;r
ia Petersburg. where we were scceivrt
nv the Mayo and II lafge body oe citi.
gers and military. A procession was
formed. the Committee in car,ienes. and
passed ih' ough ihe principal streets. the
stores heinG closed, and somr ofthcm
having bndges of mourning. while Oh,
sidewalks and windows were crowded
WIN spectators. Having reached ST.
Pdui's church. the body was committed
{" the charge of the au ho iie.. and de.
posted therein. RI" Commil,ee tbcr
pr ceeded To Jmup's Hotel. whcyc VIZ
VIII EN- in un.lI o'clock this ppeniro o.
"m our fl st entrance into vi vini,
until he present mnm"n, we have rr.
crl 'd lhe most extraordinary mar;rps.
tati'ns OF re-, pect nnd sympathy. and the
oFt un"c ni',el kin lress and attention
f.om her lIospi;able sons.
Georgio SUGAR. We have on our t,.
'.lr aspecimen of the aboc. named nv.
! tile, presented to uY by M,chscl M. M,
son, go. of Tattuall county. the pro.
duce of his own firm, for which we re.
tuu our thanks. So faras we are ;,
Judge Of the article Our opinion IS TIM, /,
ism. gool rs brown sugar ever gets 70 10
whlrolhers who are Judges, and have
seen u, say thpt it compares 'voraLly
wish the very best ever brought TO an,
market.
III matter ofgrat qualification md
PRIDE to every true de, gim. that every
succeN i've wear dcvcloles some new fac;
gpingto demonstrate ihe propo .i,ion