Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-10-17
Hon. p. w piokens.

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Hon. f. w. Pickens.
The Hon. f. w. Pickens made a short
stay III our village .ast week, having been
on visit to the Old Stone Church, in Pick
ems District, where rcpose the remains of
bis patriotic and venerated grandfather,
General Andrew Pickens. lie has remoy.
| ed the body of his father, who died in Ala
bama some eighteen years ago, to the same
! place, and has commenced the highly com.
mendabe work of erecting suitable mon.
uncut over their graves, to tellthe passing
stranger tbat he treads upon hallowed
! ground. And while writing uponthis sub
I ject, it strikes us that. life Of General
Pickens is very desirable, to supply some
luks in the chain oil our State history, and
to perpetuate deeds of valor and patriotism
which grateful people are ever wiling to
honor. We believe it is well established
fact, the General Andrew Pickeus presided
over the first Court ever held in this State
after the Declaration Of Independence, and
that his son some eight years old, the lath.
er of Hon. F. w. Pickens, drew tho jury
empauneled for the Court. Although Cen
eraI Pickens administered justice for along
period o"er large section of our State, and
at time, too, when he had TO be guided
by his own notions of right--yetit is not
his character as civilar, so much as his
patriotio devotion to tho cause of liberty,
and gallant defence Of ournfant colony,
that justly place his name in the same rank
with those of, ,Sumpter and Marion. Twas
through him that the treatyof Iopewell
was made, which gave to the State that
large and ferlileregion ofterritory occupied
10y the Indians After the treaty was made
by which the Indian braves gave UP the
graves or their fathers, their wigwaas ana
their hunting grounds, to the possessions Of
The pale faces, they concluded the ceremo.
ny ofratilication on their part, by blinking
sentiments of fidelity and friendship TO the
white man. We understand that The cup
used on the occasion, has been presented
to the widow of President Polk Wewouid
be glad TO know how she come to be the
recipient of the relic, as itmight elicit some
facts concerning this Interesting period of
ptV history. After The struggle rer orr in.
dependence had terminated, our State Leg
is!atnre thought il proper to pass a bill slo
exempt from galinvestigation the conduct
of theSmIliia while the war lastedp But
so soon aassthe bilIs@as proposed, General
I Pickens said like the noble Marion, eIf, Ia.
| a.single instance, ,inthe course Of my com!
mand, have done that which / cannot f6t!
ly jostify, justice requifes that should spf.
fer for IL" Z.
We might state many noresfacts, in con
hection with this subject, whiehshaye not
apPearedinspridt, butTouf objectiis merely
tc saggest that II would be a pleasant task
for some writer Of our own State 10 rescue
from the uncertainty Of traditice, by faith
fnlbistoric record the meritorious services
repdered by General Pickens during the
struggle for our independence. anderso,
| Gazet,e. 80 50 sHE #8
EDnoRfAL DIFfrcgLTY.T-W We learn from
! afrieDd in KnoxSille that John Mitchell
has had a difficulty with tile editor of the
Knoxeille Register During the recent aEs.
sepce Of Mf. Mitchell at New York. al, ar.
| appeared inthat journal regisibe the
stale charge agaiast him, that hohad VIOLA
ted3his parole in leaving Van, Blemaois
land, Mf.sMitchellhal lrcpeStedDyfepeIed
the charge, aud t@iee had been e6ea9ed Ia
hostile correspondence upon The subject
| With persons who had promulgated it I: but
revived again, he again met il, or the csii.
tor rather who, made Il, and used his walk
ing cane upon biln: Pistols we're drawn,
u appears, bat we're nott,used The .Ia,Ss
of Tennessee do not adJpityog d9elling, aud
hence The necessity Of such q mode of .ses-
I,tlemenlat s. sgssI j : q 3,.
iv5A b4SgYEa, ln lnaddressipg a jury, made
| q staterUenk that greatly ,exasperated Al s
;;s;;ss.ast sslfc sEranes 10 b;o h,aGa Ill ss
lSelained :sg Sir, do youSay that as 4 s,s
yer orssas a iiap7 If yoh say ID rs rlaSy.
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