Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-03-01

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And then for the first time did.
Judge Yell belray perceptible emo
ton. He stamped his foot till the
platform shook beneath shouted in
trumpet tones-"Mr. Clerk you will
blot this ruftian's name as a foul dis
grace from the roll of attorneys. Mr..
Sheriff, take the criminal to jail"
The latter officer sprang to obey
the mandate and Immediately a scene
of confusion ensued that no pen could
describe. The bravoes and myrmi-
don friends of Gen. Smoot, gathered
round to obstruct the sheriff, while
many Of the citizens lent their aid to
sustain the authority of the court
Mcnaces, screams and horrid curses,
the ring of impinging and crossing
steel, alternate cries of rage and pain,
all commingled with the awful ex-
plosion of firearms, blended together
a vivid idea of Pandemonium. But
throughout all the tempestuous strife,
two individuals might be observed as
leaders in the whirlwind and riders
of the storm. The new Judge used
his little iron cane with terrible eff
cheney, crippling limbs yet sparing
life. Bill Buffum, initiating the Gle
mency of his honorable friends dis
daining the employment of either
knife or pistol, actually trampled and
crushed down all opposition, roaring
at every furious blow--"tms is the
way to preserve order in court, "a
sentiment which he accompanied
with wild peals of laughter. In less
than two minutes the party of the
Judge triumphed, the clique of Gen.
Smoot suffered disastrous defeat, and
the bully himself was borne away to
the prison.
Such was the debut of Archibald
Yell in Arkansas; and from that day
his popularity as man, as a Judge,
as hero, and as a politician, went on
rapidly and brilliantly increasing, till
1t eclipsed all the oldest and most
powerful names. Within the first
year of his emigration, he became
candidate for the Governors chair,
and Notwithstanding the bitterest op-
position, he was elected by nine
tenths of the number of votes polled.
At the end of his term, he canvassed
Tor Congress, and again swept The
State like a hurricane. He contin-
ued to serve with success in the SUI
preme councils of the nation until
inc period of the war with Mexico.
He then resigned, hurried home to
Arkansas, and raised a regiment of
volunteer cavalry, with which he
made all possible dispatch to the
scene Of action.
The writer of the present sketch
saw him on his line of march to
coalesce with the rand army of oc
cupation, and never will he forget the
evening passed by the light Of his
hospltable camp fire, on Red River
within the limits of Texas. The
prophecy of his farewell words rings
still on my ears with mournful dis
tinctness.
II co. said he, with a look of fire,
and in tones of thrilling emphasis, "to
make fame that shall be co-extensive
with the length and breadth of the
Union, or to extinguish life itself in
blaze of glory"
He kept his word-he did both.
He arrived on thegory arena in time
to witness the magnificent storm of
Buena Vista; and where is the true
child Of American birth that cannot
name the three transcendent stars of
chivalry, who fell quenched in blood
that day? Aye, who fell, but as they
tell such a parting sun-burst of ever
lasting sunlight over the field of glory
and OF graves! Hardin! Clayl Yell
EXTRAORDINARY FERTILITY.-
WHEAT.-Bishop Holiday, residing
IN Utah Territory, on South Conton-
wood Creek, about ten miles south
of the Great Salt Lake City, raised
from one bushel sowing, one hun
dred and eighty bnshels Of the choi-
cest and cleanest whaet, measured
up, and it weighed plump sixty
pounds to the bushel. This bushcl
was sowed in drills upon three or
TOUR acres of ground, and seasonably
irrigated. The same gentleman in
formed us that his wheat was better
his last season than it was the wear
previous, and felt confident that a
portion of his last crop would pro-
luce two hundred bushels from one
bushels sowing, though not then
.hreshed out. Th t is truly great
country for wheat, but requires much
abor and attention during the season
If irrigation; and connected with
his operation there are many little
hings to be observed, or you will
nln your crop. Every new settler