Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-02-01
NO37


noble combat lasted an instant; when
seeing his superior determined to
refuse this anchor of safety, the sail.
or pushed the plank with all his force
towards him, and sank in the waves.
The officer was preserved.
Some interesting facts in the early
history Of Georgia have been elected
by the allusion IN Mr.. NVebster's
speech, at the New England Festive
in New York, to the fact that 81 COPY
Of the Bible, brought out In the May
flower, had been preserved for some
years in that State.
In the year 1895, colony of Pill
grim descendants sailed from Dor
chester by Boston, and settled near
Charleston, S. O., on the Ashley riv-
er. They remained there until 1852,
when the whole colony, the pastor
and his church, removed, to what
was called St. Johns parish in Geor-
gia, but whose name has since been
changed 10 Liberty countys This
name of Liberty is connected witha
historical fact, emileuty honorable
to the Puritan character a.
At an early period ofour revolu-
tienary novement, a meeting was
heldin Sa9aenah, to decide whether
deputies should be sent to the Provin-
cial General Congress 10 DC held at
| Philadelphia. 1t was decided in the
negative; but the deputies from 81. 81
Johns Parisli dissented, and resolved
TO send delegates, and faithfully 10
abide by any resolutions adopted by
the General Congress. The artl-
cies of continental association adop-
ted by that body, were adopted by
the people Of st. Johns. DIR. Lyman
Hall, who subsequently signed the
Declaration of Independence, was
their delegate. This prompt patriot
ism induced the Legislature Of Geor-
gla, at later period, to commem-
crate the act by changing st. Johns
parish into Liberty county. In the
chronicles of the time, this Puritan
settlement was called 'Pharos of
Liberty, in England's most loyal
province ofGeorgia, renouncing ev-
cry fellowship that savored not offree
dom, and renouncing every luxury
which contributed to ministerial coff-
ers."
Among the names Tof the settlers
IN Liberty ,onnty, are found the
New England names Of Osgood, Ba
con, Baker, Quarterman and Sum
mer. Some of the descendants of
these patriots were found in the late
convention of the State at Milledre-
vllle.-lhobite Register.
CuNiUotion ofCottoa on the Hes
tern Coast Of 4frtea. The soil itself
is admirably adopted to the fructifica
ton of the plant, and this is proved
by the numerous specimens which
are to be seen in almost every piece
of ground, spontaneously and natu-
rally growing amongst the sother
shrubs and trees, and supplying large
and Well-lilled pods of the soft, downy
substance. The rearing and cultva-
tlon ofthe cotton plant would, i'm my
opinion, be an acceptable kind of em-
ployment to the African Iaborela and
as the price of wages isnot high, and
the time occupied in bringing it to
perfection by.no means slow, the re-
turn would plentifulIy reward the
plahter as well as The purchaser
The quality Of the article pro5gced
from the cotton plant of Sierra ,eonn
4 has already been pronounced To bc
very good, and capable Off durable
yet fine texture The extensive nor
tons of land in the neighborhood of
Freetown, and indeed throughoIit
The colony, which lie unculfvatedl
might be employed with ADVANTAGE,
In the growth of this article, for which
they. are IN every respect fitted The
continent OF Africa, IN fact, throurb-
out is, ior the reasons already offer.
ed, well suited to the cultivation Of
the cotton plant The natives them.
selves, particularly, as YOU advance
moremto the interior and up the tyann
bla, grow a good deal Of il, and make
very capital clothes for thnir own
use from the material, which thev
work after their own fashion T6e
opportunities afforded for tho eI3lfi.
yatlon of cotton III the vast tracts of
land bounding that river, and the rea
dness, imagine; withwbieii itwould
be undertaken and carried on Nv
their possessors, ifa fair inducegnsl;t
was held out 70 them, ought nol 10
be passed oyer lay our manufacturers
al tlle present cllSls, -. 290le ss5f,.f,S