Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-05-01
The Spirit of the Times.

eidV pldce 10 GlDertOH. va. Soulc money,
with iewclry purloincd from tho mail, were
found in his possession. He confosses his
guilt, and duplicates his brother, who has al
go boon arrested.
Tnos. p SLIDER, Esq, editor of the Rising
San, declines the canvass for the Legislature
in a characteristic article "to the citizens of
Ncwberry." He is of the opinion that atitwould
suit him much better to attend 10 his own
business than to frittcr away his time in cleo
ti9nccring. He thinks it would be "gratfy-
ing to man to be elected to the Legislature,
but no great honor after all Who is it that
has not gone, and what great things have
many of them done?" Merely for the namo
of going, he does not want the honor; besides,
like all other editors, his circumstances
will not justify" neglect of his business =
lie says many other good things, with an APP
propriNtoncss peculiar to every section, which
we arc obliged to omit. He is amazingly
sensible and modest, for an editor, through
out his entire article!
In Illinois. the democratic State convention
convened for tho nomination of State officers,
and divided into two wings -Lecompton and
anti-Lccompton-and made no nominations.
The impression is becoming general that
Congress will adjourn carly in juno, though
but little business of Importance has yet been
transacted.
The Mexican government has revoked the
eXcquaturs ofthc conSuls of the United States,
Spain and Hamburg, at Vera Cruz, because
hey sided with the rovolutionists. A long
address from SANTA ANNA, dated at st. Thorn
as, declaring his allegiance to the best inter
csts of Mexico, is published in the papers of
that country. Several American vessels,
loaded principally with fruit, have been fired
into and detained, until their cargoes have
become entirely worthless.
The last arrival from Europe advises us of
advance of n Lid in the price of cotton in
Liverpool with sales of the week amounting
to 1900 bales. Corn and flour was on the
decline, with unfavora'e advices from the
manufacturing interest Mt Manchester The
rebels were fleeing from Lucknow, and noar-
~ all the city was in possession of the Brit
ish The fighting had not been severe, and
the losses were light The British cavalry
and artillery were pursuing the rebels cap
turing and killing many. The China and
other European news by this steamer is
unimportant.
The Lccompton-Kansas matter is still be-
fore Congress undisposed of
The effort made by the LADIES of the coun-
try, for the purchase Of Mount Yernon-thc
homestead and tomb of WAsm1NGToN-has
been successful. 1t only remains to secure
the balance of the purchase money. The let
ter of the "Southern Matron," (Iiss Gun
NINGHAM) in another column, appeals to the
patriotism of all classes, and we trust it will
have the desired effect. Read itand then give |!
Senator Clay's Speech.
The spcccl of Homo. c. CLAY, jr. of Ala
ALBANIA, on the Kansas question, which he has
forwarded to us, is one of the ablest that has
been delivered in the Senate, and nothing
but its great length prevents its appearance
in our columns. Mr.. Cray takes the true
Southern ground in fact, the spirit which
pervades the entire speech is so much in ac-
cordancc with our own feelings that we are
disposed to claim him as Carolinian. 1t
breathcs the spirit and independence that
characterised the efforts of CALHOUN and
McDUrFIE in their palmicst days, and is be-
sides an effort of no ordinary ability, clothed
in chastencss of style and elegance of dicton.
With such faithful sentinels as Senator CLAY
on the watch-tower the South may reposc in
perfect security. When the "bugle blast of
the Northern rohhnr hand 10 hoard - mono
will be found more prompt and true than he
The SoRGno MoLAssEs.- Daniel Wal
lace writes to the Unionville Journal:
at is known to the public, believe, that
during the last summer made several hun
dred gallons of molasses from the juice ofthe
Chinese Sugar Cane.
understand a report is abroad that my
crop of molasscs has become sour, and is
therefore worthless. So far as / myself am
concerned, | care nothing for the said report
Knowing from experience, however, that the
| Chinese Sugar Cane plant is a very valuable
one to every class of our people, deem it
due to tho public interest to say that the said
report is untrue in every particular.
My molasses were of the most superior
| quality when first mode, and so far from hav-
ing deteriorated in quality from any cause.
they appear to have improved from the eff
fccts of time until | feel warranted in say
ing, they are now equal, if not superior, to
any syrup manufactured in America.
ID. WALLACE"
Texas BoUNTY.-All persons who served
in the Texas Revolution, and the heirs of
such as have died, says the Montgomery Con-
Federation, are entitled to bounty lands but