Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-05-29
MARlE EuW.
From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce
Character of Senator Evans.

Character of Senator Evans.
We learn that among our national lcgisla-
tors the death of Senator Evans is universal
lYdeplorcd lie was man of quiet, retired
habits and ofa reflective mind A stranger
entering thc Senate chamber and scokinr TO
locate men by their physiognomy and gcncr-
al bearing would not have solicited Mr. Evans
as representative of the South. least Of ell,
South Carolina lie would be looking for n
man OF the impetuosity of lGaync, the eager
rcsoluicncsS OF Hamilton or the fiery forth
puttngs' of McDufie Quite different was
the late Senator from all these OF broad and
short bodily structure, he sat very calmly ia
his senatorial chair, with dignity and pa-
ticnco derived probably from the Bench.
which he adorned many years He prescn-
ted strong contrast to his colleague, Butler
who was impulsivc and restless. but thcrc
was much congcniality between them. Few
would have taken Judge Il. to bc over sixty
years OF age; while he was over 10. His lon
gevity may be attributed to the e0uanimity of
his temper, and the regularity Of his habits.
Remembers grow old on the parliamentary
soil Mr.Giddngs has the most years amongthc
House members but he would not be rcmar-
ded as very old man amid the hills of Bcrk-
shire, or the valleys Of HAMPSHIRE. And even
he seems ready to faint and 90 into syncopc
mt every sudden political excitement i'm the
House We hope he will not fall a martyr
to so poor cause as political abolition.
1t was to tho mild and charitable Evans,
that an abolition leader made the confession
that his party did not care particularly for
the negroes, but they were resolved on OBJ
tanning political power. Ilc thus felt assur-
cd that it was ambition not bcncvolence,
which prompted their prctcrnatulal efforts
on the political arena. Judge Evans seldom
mingled III debate, never for the purpose of
displaying himself His speeches were on
matters OF business, and these short as is the
South Carolina custom. Senators had great
confidence in his Judgment, for they knew
that to thcjudcal faculty, headed thorough
investigation of the case before him. IIcncc
the strong votes he carried for his revolution
AIRY halt-pay bill in the face of the prejudice
against pensions. He succeeded in disintcr-
ing contract from burial of almost four
score years and proving to the Senate it had
HE. 1t was the governmental act of 1880
which promised halEpay for life to the Off
GERS who should serve to the end of the war.
1t was afterwards commutcd to full pay for
five years, but the military creditors were
PAID of, or rather put off, with nearly worth
less certificates. Mr.. Evans was resolved
that this injustice should no longer be nurscd
by the Government ifhc could prevent it
lie accordingly prepared n BILL and carried
1T handsomely through the Senate. BY the
press oil business, it was smothcrcd in tho
House, but he expected to see this act of JUS
ticc pass both Houses this session. and his
long labors thus crowned with success. But
death suddenly came, and cut off all these
expectations. His patriotic abors are ,lono.
and the best tribute his co-lcgislators can ron
der t. the memory of the departed statesman,
is to give tnIl and final passage to that bill
of Justice and gratitude OH tho consummn-
nG W, isl l,n \,
event as this sudden death, statesmen a.c re-
minded not only that they arc mortal but
they must do quickly for the country's good
what they intcnd to do, for in an unexpected
moment they may be called to give an ac-
count of their stewardship.
The South Carolina procession has passed
of'the stage before the eyes of q generation
not yet old. Lowndcs Pickncy, iIugcr, Lc-
Sare, Grimke, Gadslcn, lIaYne Calhoun,
McDufiic, Miller, Butler, and now Evans,
constitute a line of intellectual men, which
any State may be as proud to hold in her bo-
som rs shc must be sad to lose from her Grasp.
Perhaps this discipline of sore alIliction which
that gallant State has borne has been bless
ed to the purlicati0n of her heart, and the
promotion of her sense of dependence on n
superior Power Possibly in "thc day of
adycrsity," shc has resolved to consider"
Some other States might with propricty do
the same. and so might tho nation for it is.
in fact, national death that has occurred,
and may occur again before the close of scs.
SION. All appear to reverence the memory
OF the recently departed. May all conduct
each his share of the public business with
equal dignity and propricty Then will the
people respect the National Council, and pros
perity be the portion ofall.
SoUTHEY's OPINION OF WOMEN AND
MARRIAGE.-Robert Southcy, in chapter
on Marriage" delivers himself as follows:
y man may be cheerful and contcntcd
in celibacy, but ] do not think he can ever
be happy; 1T is an unnatural state, and the
best feelings of his nature are never called
into action. The risks of marriage arc far
greater on the woman's side; women have
so little the power of choice, that it is not
perhaps fair to say that they arc less likely
to choose well than we are; but am per-
suadcd that they are more frequently de-
ccvcd in the attachments which they form,
and their opinions concerning are much
less accurate than mems opinion of their
sex. Now, if a lady were to reproach me
for having said this, [ should reply that it
was only another mode of saying that there
are more good wives in the world than there
are good husbands, which | verify believe.
know nothing which good and sensible
man is so certain to find, if he looks for it,
as good wife"
PLcEoNs.-Thc Pigeon Roost in Decatur
County extends over distance Of twenty
eight miles; it is about fourteen miles vide.
AS before stated, the birds have not nosted at
this roost for thirty years until this Spring.