Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-04-03

to his constituents, just published, is much
TO be regretted, not only as a social but as q
great political loss to Congress Such men
as Col. Orr give grace and dignity to the
Legislative body, and to the circles in which
they move.
Col Orr's influence has been, and still
is, very great in the House of Representa-
tiYcs, and it has been always exerted in
behalf Of wise, temperate and conservative
counscis. {" / have not believed" he says
in his letter. "that the highest test of pa
triotism is in vohemencc of sentiment and
violence of counsel, and have consequently
co-operatcd with national men from all sec
tions in carrying such policy as would
best promote your interests and the inter
ests OF this great country.
All public men take occasion of late, in
almost every public address, to say some
thing forcboding ill to the Union. But
Col Orr, though following the usage,
qualities his passages. eff" hesays, "thc
future looks gloomily to the patriot, it will
not, | trust, be the last occasion when an
impending storm shall be wardcd of. Up,
on all previous occasions, threatened evils
have been avcrted, and such might be the
case were there any impending evil now
But the fact is, that the sky was never so
c)oudless as now There is no question be-
fore the country of any moment The South
does not regard the Kansas question as at
all momentous. But even that is about to
be so settled as to give o complete triumph
to this Democratic Administration. 1t is
only in view of the effect of the passage of
the Kansas admission billupon the integri-
ty and strength of the Democratic party,
that it is of any consequence at all. The
Administration will triumph on the ques-
-tion, and the party will be preserved and
strengthened, and the plan for getting the
government of the Union in the hands of
the Northern anti-slavcry party is defeated.
4 As to the rest, there is no question in
prospect which threatens any mischief what
ever to the Union, or any part of it. The
South enjoys as great a degree of prosperity
and security at this day as it ever did-aud,
in fact, greater, She isobout to realize the
advantages of direct tradc-not through
political, but natural mcans--by the com
>pletion Of her system of internal communi-
cation, which will make dcpots of her chief
cities, and draw shipping to her ports. Her
staples are of permanent value, and the late
financial reyulsion has been less felt by the
slavoholding than the non-slaveholding
States. The blow which the manufactures,
commerce and navigation of the North has
received, is notsoon or easily to be recover
ed from, but the South will experience no
check III her career or prosperity.
1T is very true that the equilibrium be-
tween the North and the South in the SEN
ate is to be destroyed, and that the non
slaveholding States will have majority
1t does not follow, however, that all those
free arc to be led by the nose by dcmagogues
into war against the South On the con-
trarJ, however it may be for the moment,
the interests of the States on the Pacific
and upon the Upper Mississippi will neces-
sarily be identified with those of the South
upon the great and vital question Of free
trade, and there will always cxista majority
of States, as represented in the Senate, that
will take care that no war, financial or po-
litical, shall be waged against apy section
of the Union.
The South will hereafter be much strong
er than over, for the reason that the short
sighted policy of the anti-slayery party has
served to unite tho South and distract the
North, thus giving to the former the prac.
tical and permanent, and, as i believe, ben
eficial direction Of public affoiIss .
The next nomination. for the Presidency
blythe National Democratic Conyentioyto
be held at Charleston, is NO; ;osy fsf Off
only twoSears from next Mayed whoever
may be nominated willbc eiscted. Should
the choice Of this body,ea1l on Mr.. Hunter
OF. ON Col On3 or>@dy Southern statesman
Of equal mort ,<6nd popularity, and the
Democrats saall be reasonably certain of
the duryefon of the Union for spotller Tern.
Of years, if1lot lougcr.
n a NgGcEr WoRTII II Il1IxG.- 4 cofrespon. !.
don't Of the N, o. PicaSGn in d rccont d tor
from Australia, writos @ g KS
Z Fhe,Gyoat find hat has tako9, place lIstoiy
wasIat AlnIgswfl', gherc aparig Of, four nteii,
after being very lecky for Som . time, oonclu-
ded to pptdown ono more hole before making
tracks fol. the old Country The did 80. and
lltcky for fben they aid; for.S fourteen fce4,
from the surface. they HE uto!f {. lnngaef
one hnndred. and forty-t,so pounds
of pure gold, They bropgi,t It iloSsM 10 Mel
bournc lost week, and were lyfefed G7,O00a
lors IT, W hlcL they refused, i5fendinls t0 90l
home and exhibit iSns &shilli0g n head. at
which tloy ought 10 sloewoll oSidod they
get tho peoples at llsnsp 70 bolieyc it Ia real
which I have nv doubts, 40 the GOOD folk At
home will scaycei believe that such n piece
ofgolt eaii exlst the M rms,
by the agency OF tho ipnryellous lamp of tkatI
fyiepd dpf nus childhood, Aladdin. This as
the largest Noes of pure sid, believe chat
has eyer been f5untl in'sny part Of the world