Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-03-06

somebody else threw somo {" ancieY" eggs
upon the platform. Fortunately be dark
tsss frustrated the aim of the egyprojector,
ssd another was hit instead of M. Kolloch.
7 DEATH OF AN EplroR.--Mr. Tootc, editor
of the Buffalo Commercial Ad,ertiser, of that
city died there on Saturday evening. lie
was minister to Bogota under President IIar-
rison, and Minister to Yenna under Pres:-
dent Fillmore.
PnLIP S. WmrrE-Ths we'll known cham
pion of the Temperance cause, who has late
ly been the object of Irritating attacks from
various quarters, Yfitcs to the Hon. John
Belton. o Ncall, of South Carolina, that he
has again Joined TIE order of Sons of Tenn
pcrancc He cuYhatcolly dcnics the impu-
tation of havipgevor fallcn into the abyss of
! drunkenness.
TIE PREsEyT AND TIE FUTvRE.--To enjoy
to-day, stop Worrying about tomorrow. Next
week will 70 just as capable of taking care
ofitsclf asthis one is.
SMALL BrLLs-Tho Virginia State Senate
passed. aybill on the 18th instant, prohibiting
the emission of notes of less denomination
than TN dollars after tho lst of August,
1858, ,land of a less denomination than twenty
dolltrs after tho lst of August 1859.
TUE CUBAN MGssENGRR.-Gcneral Concha
| his granted permission for the publication of
Jnowspapcr in the English language in ua-
Jana. 1t will be styled "Thc Cuban Mos
Scngor." This is the first time such pcruis-
Sion has been granted, though repeatedly ap-
piled for.
/ SNow.-Snow fell, in Columbia, on the
25th ult. to the dopth of four foct. Other por-
tions of tho State were similarly visited
ArTEMprED EscAPR.-Five prisoners at
tempted to escape from the Sing Sing prison,
New York, on Thursday evening. All wore
paptGrcd; but not until throo were shot-two
bfwhom will probably die.
DEAD.-Kcntucky papers announce the
death of Rev. DIR. Clcland, of Providence, in
that State, distinguished Presbyterian cler-
Eyman. Tho services at his funeral were
performed by Rcv. pr. Humphrey, of Dam
| Vile.
HiGM PRIcED.-Tho editor of the Charles
ton Nctcs has been presented, by James Ban
croft with q sogar "worth one dollar" 1t
cost in Havana, at the rate of $500 per thou
sand, Well--what next?
FoR UTAH.-The Kentucky Legislature has
passed bill authorizing the Governor to raise
o regiment of volunteers Immediately, aud
10 offer it to tho Federal government for SER
Eirt. in Utah. Col Crittenden, Major Uaw-
kins and others of mntary nlInv, ato A..
its officers.
CoMPLETED.-Twcnty miles of tho South
ern Pacific Railroad, in Texas, has been COM
pleted, and the charter of the company thus
saved.
History OF SouTm CARoL1NA.-W. j. DUFF
fie, ESQ, has engaged Walker, Evans & Co.,
OF Charleston, to print "Ramsay's History of
South Carolina" 1t will be published soon
THE NEW Misunderstanding to re-
cent statute of Massachusetts, says the Spring
field Rep~bticOm, the birth day of Washing
EEtpn becomes legal holiday, and is to be OBJ
served as such in future by tho courts, banks
TnE PosIToN OF SouTm CARoL1yA.-Thc
Charleston News in its issue Of Thursday con-
tains an article on the unity of sentiment in
South Carolina and the idea of somo. that
there IL any serious division, it repudiates
Ii says, past issues on either expcaency or
between men are buried in the question OF tho
day, and will be unNvaiing. The cxiGcncfcs
OF the future can and alone should define po-
sitons" There is libcrality in the above SEN
tencc. Tho News has differed with us on is
sues of cxpcdiency. But we have always
believed that upon the principles of State
Rights in Federal politics, tho people and
press OF this State have been as nearly uni
ted as possible. The vote of our members in
Congress illustrates it, There has been no
issue of late in Congress, involving any car. n.y.
dinal principle in tho State Rights creed
npon which our delegation has not voted
unanimously. We do not believe member
could represent any Congressional District
IN South Carolina one session after voting
against any principle of State Rights, il in
deed popular indignation did not force him to
resign before his term expired. The same
Irunlty OF sentiment prevails throughout tho
Southland South Carolina is fully prepared,
and willing, in all confidence, to identify
herself with the South in common cause.
The ability of tho Southern leaders in Con-
gress is unquestioned. There is scarcely
q Southern State that does not number in
its delegation one or more intellects of a
most commanding order. The triumph of
the Democratic party throughout the South
has brought about an intensely united
Southern sentiment and a harmony of ac-
tion among Southern representatives, and