Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-06-20


hope in his mercy, May that, mercy be
mine, But o God Of. the widow and. the
fatherless regard the more than widow aud
fatheress children. I leave themra ,heri-
.tnge of disgrace but mercifpl Heavencare
for them, Clothe them, preserve them from
their Fathers vices, and the vices Of the
world. Enable them to ,shuu the rock on
which their parent has split Throw around
them. the, arms Of thy providence and, save
them ieseriastingly. d. NJ. HARRELsoS.
McDufie's last Speech in Congress.
In looking over AIN old newspaper not
long ago, we came across the following bril-.
liant account Of Mr.. McDnfffe's last speech
in Congress. II was from the pen Of a cor.
respondent Of the Mobile Herald: '@
I" The last time l remember seeing this
distinguished statesman, was on the floor
Of the United States Senate, during a de-
bate on the tariff question, 10 1916. He
walked to his seat With great difficulty on
account Of his paralysis; vet declined the
'proffered assistance ofSevier, Of Askansas,
and John G. Calhoun, both Of whom offer
ed him every. attention. When seated lie
wrote a short note to Dixon II. Lewis, who
Immediately had his enormous chair wheel,
ed to the desk Of Mr.. ,McDuhie, and aided
him in preparing his documents and 10. ris-
ing to his feet. The whole chamber was
silent in moment. 1t might have been
Difference to the bodily infrmity Of the
man, who could only stand having each
elbow supported aud both, hands clasped
upon the head of his cane-or itmight have
been compliment to his towering intel.
lect and burning eloauence;i but so It was,
and the proud flashing eye Of the states
man seemed edtoIacknowledge this homage as
his rights. His first few sentences were ut
tered in gasps, as though he we're suffering
excrutiating pain: ,butafterhe beganto warm
with his subject he became eloquent In
deed. His attack was pointed principally
against Daniel Websterand he appeared to
pride himself on entering the lists with him,
whom he alone deemed worthy of his steel
To describe the graceful nanuer in which
he glided from profound argument into
caustic irony, and then to solemn invoea-
ton, surrasses. my humble abilities; but
that he elnin,na every lreart, cor, and eye
present for more than an hour can be tes
tilted to by hundreds. Before closing his
SIJSSSu WIN uIN IdSJ ONIhI vi SIOlueUCe,
remember his becoming so excited that
forgetting all his numerous naladies. he
removed his arms from their supports,
dropped his cane on the floor, and stood,
to the establishment of every body, alone
and unnded; while the grace and dignity
Of his action could be surpassed by no one
AS he uttered his Inst remark, Lewis fear
ful ofan accident, eaught him in his arms,
and fairly carried him to his seat Aweek
after this'incident Congress adjourned and
Mr.. 8McDuffie never afterwards visited
Washington City" a. lss s,.t. So. ,,s.r
A ScoRE or }PRINrERs.A-fn this Office
are twenty printers engaged. ~ Only;lo1k at
them In ages, ranging from twenty, to-
forty in size and complexion, from the or
dinary stout I've never. knew fat printer
to some that might crawl through creased
hute, ms. white as Circassiang aod others
brown or rosy-as. your "Georgia crack:
6" or Pennsylvania publican. ''F $780,
Some bearded like; the SPard. Others
smootb,faced,as the Greeksage, 4 One has
travelled al over Arkansas, and rbe wild
horse ia. the ,Pampas of South America 4
another has been out on the. broad ocean.
and has seen life before the mast !, another
graduated al West Point, served ii the ar
my, and accompanied Col D6niphanih His
lXenepilopic grand campnigu all over New
Mexico, Wbat book he canwrite. An
other has kept tavern, sold goods at auction,
travelled over The 4Uoited States, several
times, been wellQff and broken-voften.. Two
have been on the stage" a profession
printers are much addicted to, for about
half the actors on the American board are
printers One we believe has preached
sermons, another has lectuted to crowded
houses ,AnntherT bas served in dMexico;
Gen. Scotta A;siXth has been q stump ora,
tor, member 6f i,e Legislaiireo "ort West5'T
and foughta duel. we believe. Three have
practiceu niedieinAs kept storesand dealt in
horses, cotton and negroes, Two have. held
municipal Offices. 4 Fonr Or five have been
officers or prlyates in various military com.
panies. One served with Gen Houston In
the Texan revolution. and one III the Cana.
dian rebellion Six or eight hare edited
and publish I'd tinewspaperssipeyariqps pats
of the United States. One has been officer
ora paekst onthe "ragipg canawl" One
was wopndsd--ieg off-at The storming of
Monterey. Another has clerked Il on al
MissIssippi steamer; was blown up md
slightly Eilled. Som6 are or shave been
married 9some arepld bachelors. All have
seen more or less Of life and its changeable
scenes They are all live men, good practi-
cal ptlnters,speaking various languages. and
form q newspaper corps bard to SUI pass or
equal. - Ciaeinnda Ua;onist. ..y
TRurt ts IMMoRr1E.- beautiful the!
lfoaeht, that a heavenly truth isneveS los C.;
beauty goeasthrough sweeping