Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-09

citement which knew would naturally fol-
low in quitting the use of whiSkcy, and for
this purpose and-no other got il.
And now, sirs, as you behold this wreck
OF an illspent life, suspended between the
/ Heavens and the Earth remember that
/ brandy, that curse to mankind, has caused
all his voc, and brought about, my untime-
~ end. 10 YOU who are in the habit
of using. the accurstd stuff, thissc ought
TO speak louder than the thunders Of Ileav-
zen, in warning you to dcsist from so bancful
a practice, one, which, iC pursued in, their
is no telling where it will lead you. Srs.
II Is whisky that fills yourJals, orowdsvour
Penilenliaries and alas furnishes victims
for your scaflolds 1t changes man into a
traiss The m most Sndsi IL and ddaB6 hi GPes
Young men, to.you in particular, ad :
dress myself. When at The age of twenty
one, there were but few young men. If any,
who stood higher on the platform of honor
than myself. My character, so far as
knew, stood out to the world unimpeached
in every particular; but in the short space
OF FIVE wears and half, where do you 6nd
me? Iou find me a convicted felon, stand
ing on the very confines Of earth, with but
few moments between me and eternity,
and to leave behind me name which cold
and un(rendly world has chose to encircle
with the deepest nlamy
7 And now, sirs, with this picture before
you. and possessed Of the knowledge that
you are not infallible and liable at all times
TO fall, will you do as have done, in spite
of the entreatics and admonitions of kind
friends, work your way down to the lowest
drgredation;sto be unhonored, unlameuted
and despised by all good men.
= Oh ! sirs, you who have imbibed the hab-
it of tiDpling, l pray you to take warning
from my sad end, before it is too late, and if
you are even tempted to drink the fiery
liquid, think before you do it, that he who
ddnksthis glass may fill a murderer's grave.
"Touch not taste not the uuhallowed thing"
| will now speak Of some charges which
are circulated about me-. am sorry that
lfcel called upon on this solemn occasion,
atleast so to me, to do so, but in Justice 10
myself and family, it certainly is my duty
to lay these matters truthfully before the
people, so that each man, woman and child
in this county may know for themselves,
and not from others, what is the truth.
It's reported that acknowledged myself
to he the man who burned the gin house Of
Mr.. Addison Burrus, of this county, about
the middle Of December, 1854; have no
recollection of making any such acknowl-
edGement. i will now say that L did not
burn it, nor am accessory to lin any man
ner, shape or form,
There is another Of like cast Ii is further
reported that endeavored 10 get negro
man, belonging TO my fathers estate, to burn
the gin house Of Mr.. Alonze Brown, of this
county. but like the other, it is false.
And in conclusion let me say to YOU that
time may prove TO you; but if time in her
mcanderng course should fail the judgment
bar of a Just God who knows the secrets of
all hearts willnot fail toprove to you Young
O. Bovard at heart, is not that wilful' sane
murderer; that low degraded and debased
villain which you have heard so faithfully
dnpicieh and for nnght | know. believed
[ | have now alluded to all the reports which
have come to my knowledge, there may be
others whichl do not know Of, as my chance
has been very bad to learn anything, | have
been allowed TO see my friends but very sell.
dom, and then but lew minutes.
Sirs, will say for your qualification, that
if | was guilty of wiful and knowing mur.
der, | deserve this; yes, if possible more
Than this!. If I.was guilty as charged and
found, deserve the fiery stake instead Of
the gallows. You certainly dishonored
your halls of justice bygiging me trial and
chance for life: but am not guilty ofknown
murder, although | committed the deed, it
was the act ofG maniac, not of "a sane man,
and according toyour. laws, how can you
reconcile,it with your conscience TO take my
life. Sins, you are doing me great wrong!
One which yod can never repair, even il
time should prove it to your mind clearer
than the mid day sun that my statements
are true. louare not only deptiving me
ofmy life, my all but you are wrobgfuNly
dcpriving two unfortunate chiIdren Of their
only protection. You are casting shem up
on the charities of "a cold and uOfriendly
world, withoutlthe arm of father to care for
their tender wears; think of this, OIL how
III would grieve your hearts TO be cut off
from life, and that 100 for a crime of which
you are not legally guilty, andto leave your
helpless offspring to heriducute and sneers
ofa scoting world Are you as willing to
do as you would be done by under like cir.
eumstahces I? Iappeal 20 hsayen for the
proof Of my statemenfsA- to that Judge who
knows the secrets Of all hearts.
humbly hope and trust that although
my daysare numbered and my hour has
GENE. that you will not forget That you are
BY nature resting updeFa like sentence and
perhaps for aught you know ere another
Sun has run its eoufse yoti ton may be. So