Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-05-17

the two Houses, tic firm determination of
The Senate will prevail.
Should the House succeed in scnoro.
ting the three measures, nothing will be
settled Mt this session, for nothing but the
bill, admitting California will, in that case
pass thc House.
There is much feeling still on the sub
Jcct of the several Committees of Invcs-
tiga'ion Of the House. Its believed
that they will report fully and explicitly
on all the points Of the Investigation of
which they were charged, and thus put
the charges against the Secretaries at
rest.
From all that, we are disposed to be-
Ilcve that the evidence OF Mr. II. j. Wal
krr, and Of the late ComptrolIer, Mr.
McCuIloch, went to substnntntc the Jus
tlcc of the Galphia claim for interest; and
that the evidence Of Mr.. Meredith, and
of Mr. Rrvcrdy Johnson, completely vim
dicatcd Mr.. Crawford from the suppo>i
tion that he had used his official or per.
SonlI influence in procuring the allowance
Of the claim.
The Department, in consequence Of
tn" c'amor lately raised on the subject of
allowance, have become more timid than
ever as t" the payment of any claims,
| however Just and unqucstionabc. Con
| %reSS, in the meantime, docs not pretend
| TO look at the private calendar Public
creditors are deprived of all means of ob
aiming justice. One more investigating
committee should be raised, who e duty
1t should be to inquire and report upon
;hc number and amount of Just claims,
which the Departments have refused or
( neglected to settle, thus compelling the
parties to so to Congress for relief.
1t is stated, in Mr.. Rockwcll's rcpolt
ona 'ard Of Claims, that the leading
nations of Europe suffer claims against
| the Government TO be examined and lc-
cidcd by the Common Courts of Justice,
and In the way of common law suit
Our Government has furnished no AIDE,
quatc tribunal for the purpose.
Mr. Hunter will, at the earliest dav
practicable, press upon the Senate his
bill for the establishment of Board Of
Accounts.
MIR. Pcarcc's Committee on the affair be-
tween Mr.. Benton and Mr.. Footc, held a
long meeting yesterday, and examined
number of witnesses.
A startling discovery, confrmatorv OF
the truth of the book of Jonah, has been
made by Mr.. l.ayard In cxcavatno the
city of Nmcveh, he discovered the name
of Jonah inscribed upon the ruins That
prophet, as our readers know, was sent
TO announce TO the people of Nmcvch the
destruction of the city. His elouucncc
converted many of them, and God lc-
pcntcd him" of the doom He had pro,
nounccd, and spared the city for that
time. Jonah then became the prophet
of Nincvch, and was rcvcrcnccd hY the
| inhabitants, a was the Oicntal custom.
they doubtless inscribed his name in con
ls2cuous places on the walls of the pub
lc cdiiiccS, and the inscriptions engraved
by 1Ssyran hnnds, ii thousand wears be-
fore the Christian era, have been found
by M. Layard. This is one of the most
extraordinary demonstrations Of the accu
racy of biblical history we have ever
heard Of,
rs yet we have only seen the begin
Ming Of the end The city of Nncveh
has scarcely yet been entered; and when
the excavations shall have been compile
ted, il Mahomc:an jealousy sho, ever
permit that consummption, we NAV cx-
pcct illustrations of the prophecies that
will strike the world with awe and won.
der
Great credit is due to the British gov
emment for the munifccnt spirit thcy
have exhibited in aiding the labors of Mr..
Layard-pln.ing at his command vessels
for the navigation of the Euphrates, con-
vcying to England the magnificent sculp-
lures which he has ,'iscnlumcd, and af-
fording him every facility which money or
British authority could secure We
should be glad to see II similar spirit cxhi b
tied by the government Of his country in
reference to American antiquities.
tNoah's Sunday Times.
Numerous thrilling incidents are re-
lated which occurred at the burning of
the steamer Belle of the u est, on the
Ohio Iivcr. The Louisville journal gives
the following:
az fine bra We boy, twelve years old
leaped into tho river, and whilst swim
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