Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-02-20
PIcEENs COURT HOUSE, s. G. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 90 1858
Hon. A. H. stepnens, of Georgia.

Among those who addressed the House
were MIR. Humphrey Marshall of Kentucky,
and Mr. Stephens, of Georgia. The first
named gentleman advocated the cause of
Mr. Campbell, and Mr.. Stephens replied
to him. Both these gentlemen rank among
the first men in Congress, and they were
listened to with marked attention.
1t would be difficult to conceive of two
mon presenting greater contrast in per-
soma appearance, than Mr.. Marshall and
Mr. Stephens. The Hon. Kentuckian is
the very picture of what good living good
humor and an easy conscience, can make a
man. His face is ruddy with health, and
would almost answer to the Persian descrip.
tion of Mohammed, being very "like the
full moon" whilo his corporosity would be
credtable to an Alderman, or confirmed
(" lager beer" drinker. Mr.. Stephens, on
the contrary, is nothing but skeleton, COW
cred with a parchmcnt-like skin. Indeed
to look at him, one would think he had not
sufficient vigor to perform the most ordina-
,ry duO,es of life, but when nc rises to ad-
dress the House, aud the Randolph like
tones of hi| voice pierce your ears as he ex-
claims Mr.. Speaker, you are at once
startled into attention, and you cannot fail
to be fascinated by the force and brilliancy
of his argument.
He never speaks merely for effect
When he addresses the House it is for the
purpose of elucidating the subject before it.
and he invariably does it. His reasoning
is close and cogcnt-his language is chaste
and forciblc, and his tntonation is particu-
larly clear and distinct. Besides all this,
mis- manner of speaking is entirely his own
When he rises from his seat, he generally
thrusts his hands deep in his pockets, and
with his head turned to one side 70 that he
looks at the chair out of the corners of his
eyes, he brings his words out with a jerk
Yesterday, during his argument, he asked
the clerk to read certain documents, and
while the reading was going on he stood
like statue. When the clerk reached a
period, quick and sharp as lightning, Ste
phons exclaimed, "Stop! want to call at
tention to what has been read" After ma
king n few remarks, commenting and illus
tratiug the text just read, he turned to the
clerk, and in the same shrill tone, exclaim-
ed-"Go on p This was repeated fre-
quently during his argument and in such
a peculiar and forciblo manner, that the
SoEcof every present was rivcted on him.
A BuoKEYE OPINION OF DANCING IN
WAsuINGToA.-A Washington corrcspon-
dent of the Cleveland Plain Dealer thus
writes in relation to the late festival at the
house of Senator Douglas, at Washington.
He says:
The entertainment consisted of dancing,
eating, talking and laughing one do
Ing we'll their part. The dancing in Wash
ington is peculiar; as in New York, the
Ilancier Quadrilles are all the go. 1t is an
English dance and invented by the ANA
tours at the siege of Sebastopol, and dedica-
ted to the French. There is considerable
bowing in it, requiring peculiar kind of
music otherwise it resembles the well
known Caledonian Quadrille But the
fancy dances here are horrible; there is
neither grace nor gentilty in them the
poetry of motion is lost in the .ferocity of
action; couple grapple with each other,
as if wrestling, and turn and trip, and trip
and turn, like amateur giadiators. This.is all
done in small ring, formed circular like a
dog fight; the lady, held in close contact
by the gentleman, drops her chin on the
gentlcman's bosom and looks up, because
she has nowhere else to look J; the gentle
man bends over her in the shape of half
moon, and, of course, looks down, for he
has nowhere else to look the right arm of
the gent and the left of the lady are used
as grapnels, while the other two arms locked
at the fingers, extend at length either at
right angles or parallel with their bodies,
often changing positions, and worked up
and down, on the principle of pump-han,
die. Thus aecoutered, they slide into the
ring, whirl and twirl few times, and. then
slide out, when another couple takes
their place, The spectators are staid old
gentlemen and their wives; rortly middle
aged ladies, minated gentlemen, and un-
learned fancy dancers of all classes, form a
ring around these exhibitors from five to
fifty. deep. They stand aud stare until the
music stops, when the crowd disperscs-4
We saw the French ladies'. composing in
part the suite .of Count Sartiges, Watching
with mach intescst these gyrators, and
chattering French incessantly, but did not
dance
New York, Feb. 6.--zIIorace S. Ell
drldgea leading saint, is here, chatged with
a general supervision over the Mormon
Charch inthe Fast, lie admits that If
the troopsattcmpt TO enter Salt Lake City
in hostile array, there will, ineyibably be
blood shed. -
ayyYiIaT does Satan psy yolrfor sweart
ing" s9id'a gentleman, to one whom he
heard using profane language aHe don't
Pay no sn,sthingg% vas the reply g We'll,