Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-02-27
From Washington.

are preparing a bill for the admission of
Kansas into the Union under the Lccomp-
ton Constitution. They are acting without
reference as to the question whether the
Free State or the Pro-Slavery party has the
Legislature and State officers In defer
ence to Mr.. Douglas, the Chairman of the
Committee, who has serious illness in his
family, the report will probably not be made
before Thursday, in order to give him time
to prepare his dissenting views.
Messrs. Wade and Collamer will unite
in a third report.
1t is clearly understood that in the event
of persistent attempts to first pass the Min
nesota bill, proposition will be made to
unite it with the Kansas measure, thatthe
success of one may depend upon the pas
sage of the other. Such is the present pro
gramme.
| The Democratic caucus was held in the
hall of the House of Representatives last
night, John Cochran, of New York, Chair
man, and Mr.. Reagan, Secretary. Owing
/ to the snow storms there was small atten-
dance, but all sections of the country were
represented, and good feelings generally
prevailed. twas gathering preliminary
to a more perfect organization, with the
view of shaping the business of legislation,
and acting undcrstaudingly in future.
! a committee of five was directed to be
appointed by the chairman, to consult aud
advise as to the propriety of calling meet
ings whenever occasion may require a def
uite plan of action on inlportapt public
measures The debate incidentally involv-
ed the Kansas question, but the general
sentiment expressed was that the peace and
harmony of the Union and the States de-
pend on the preservation of the nationality
of the Democratic party.
! The Senate caucus also agreed on plan
! of action relative to business.
The House Select Committee. on Kan
sas affairs will hold its first meeting on
| Monday night.
The "Union" argues to show that there
is no alternative for either the conservative
National men of the North, or the Repre-
sentatives of the South, but in cordial
cooperation with each other under thor
oughly organized National Democracy, bas-
cd on the broad principles of the Cincinnati
resolves, which renders it impossible that
the peace of the country can belonger ieop-
arded by scctionalists who have so long
been in conspiracy against it.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-In the Senate
to-day, Mr.. Seward, of New York, gave
notice of a bill to re-organise the Supreme
and Circuit Courts. The Indiana contest
cd election debate was continued.
In the House, MIR. Walcott, the contu-
macious witness, was brought before the
bar. He was rcmandcd to Jail on a resolu-
ton offered by MIR. Stanton
L THE WORD SELAH.---The translators of
the Bible have left the Hebrew word Selah,
which occurs so often in the Psalms, as they
found it, and of course the English reader
! often asks his minister, or learned friend,
/ what it means. Aud the minister or learn
cd friend has most often been obliged to
confess ignorance, because it is matter in
which the most learned have by no means
been of one mind The Targums, and
most of the Jewish commentators, give to
the word the meaning of ete,noiiy foreOer.
Rabbi Kimchi regards it as sign to ele-
vate thevoice. The authors of the Septu-
\ agint translation appear to have regarded it
as musical or rythmical note. Hender
regarded it as indicating change of note /;
Matheson as a musical note, equivalent,
perhaps, to the word repeat. According
to Luther and others, it means silence
I! Gesenius explains it to mean, "Let the in
/ struments play add the singers stop
Wocher regards it as, equivalent to s'osun,
corda-up, my soul! Sommer, after ex-
aminipg all the seyenty-four passages in
| which the word occurs, recognizes in every
case can actual appeal OF summons to Je-
| hoyah." Tley are calls for aid and pray
4 ers to be heard, expressed either with en-
! tire directness, or if not in che imperative,
"fIear, Jehovah - or, "Awake, Jehovah p
and the like still earnest address to God
that he would remember aud hear, etc.
i The word itself he regards as indicating q
| blast of the trumpets by theprest Selah,
! itself, he thinks an abridged expression,
/ used for Haggaions Selah- litigation indi-
/ catingthe sound of the stringed instruments
and Selah ayigorous blast Of trumpcts.
/ Bibligthfca jSacra.
The Thur MoTHER, BY. the quiet fire.
4 side of home, the true Mother inthe midst
of her children is sowing, as in vases of
\ cath, the seeds of plants that shall some
time give Heaven the Fragrance of sheiS
! blossoms, and whose fruit be a rosary of
! angelic deeds-y the noblest offering that she
1 can make through the CORRESPONDING and
/ ever-eSpanding souls of her children to her
Maker Every word that she ptters goes
4 from heart to heart with power Of which
she little dreams Solemn Is the Wrought
IA the Christian mother, that every word
thai falls from her lips every expression Of
l herconntenance, even in Che sheltered whlk