Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-01-11
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DEArH OF EDtToRs.--T'he WIZ
nington Commercial of Tuesday am
nounces the death of Henry /. Toole,
Esq, editor of the Aurora of that
place. Mr.. Toole has been for some
years connected with the press Of
North Carolina, and was a man Of
more than common ability. The
commercial says of him: Ellis social
qualities acquired large circle of
tached friends, and his talents COM
manded respect in every situation he
was called TO fill."
From the Alabama papers we are
panied to learn the death of Johu
Mccormick, esq, late Of the Mont
gomery Advertiser, who has for MAJ
ny years been a distinguished nem-
Der of the editorial corps of Alabama.
He was accidentally drowned while
crossing the Alabama river, ON the
24th ult, The West Alabamian re-
fers to him in the following terms;
so me deceased was man Of strong
mind, which had been highly improv.
ed by reading and reflecting, Of great
sociabilty of disposition, Of warnt
and generous feelings, a high-toned
gentleman, an upright, public spirit
ed and useful citizen. AS ain editor,
he had but few equals in the State.
He leaves a widow and three chill
dren to mourn his untioaoIu death S
We learn from the Vicksburg Sens
tinel that Gen. @. nj. Price, for ten
years the able and efficient editor Of
the Mississippian, died nj Jackson on
Friday n orning, the Goth uIt., at 8
O'Clock.
Mr.. Lemuel Gill. publisher of the
Eutaw (Ala.) Democrat, died in Mo-
bile on the Goth ult. He arrived
there few days previous, suffering
from diarThoea, which became aggra.
yated and caused his death.
South Carolina atlantic and Stedns
Navigation Compdny.- Charles.
ton Courier says: tThe entire amount
OF private subscription TO this com
pany, one hundred and twenty thous-
and dollars, was taken up yesterday
forenoon, in very short time after
the books were opened. BY the Act
OF incorporation, a ike amount OF
I2h 600 wiP he loaned to The compay
NY by The State, and they have a,i,
thority 10 extend their capital 10 one
million of dollars. 1t is estimated
that the subscription, made yester-
day, will build the first ship, and that
she may be put afoat by the first Of
July next. One subscription only
went to the highest amount limited
by the law ($l2,000,) the rest was
for smaller sums, many being for a
single share, $1,000.
GENTLEMEN, oUT WEsr.-4FThey
seem to have good standards, ofrto-
ward the Prairies. We have receiy-
eda copy of a Discourse, delivered
by Rev. J. I'll. Linebaugh, at Baton
Rouge, La, which is full of the chiv-
alric sentiments and judicious teach.
lngs. which new country most
needs. The following passage will
show the tone ofit:-Home JousnaI.1
manners alone make not the zen.
tleman. They may be, and are one
OF the evidences of gentleman, be.
cause of their connection with good
principles and good feelings. AS
dlssociated from sterling principles
and benevolent feelings, they sre
nothing worth. BY gentlemen, we
mean him who in character is honest
and honorable, who, through the lof-
tlness Of principle scorns to do what
IS unjust, or dishonest, or disEonora-
BILE, who never deceiges the unwary,
nor imposes upon the linsuspecting,
nor deiauds the ignorant, nor be-
trays the innocent, who has continu-
ally abidingly, in the language Of Mr
Burke, that sensibiIity OF principle,
that chastity of honor which feeisa
stain like wound. We mean hirn
who, to the loftiness of virtue, adds
the gentleness and forbearance Of 3
generous and nlagnanimoss chivalry:
who shields and protects The persot,
and character of the humblest and
most friendless female, because she
wears the form, and has the weak.
ness of woman; who so his enemies
IS iorbeariflg,, though Isss has the pow
er to iniure; whofo the poor is con-
d scending and kind, though theV
have no power to repay; who tothe
-nch, and great, and distinguished, is
respectful without being obseauious,
civil without being serviIe; who rs the
humility, gentleness and charity of
the christian aSlde fko4 Rs,.,4..s.,n dsz.