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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05
O0MMUN0o ATl0NS,
FOR rnR. ..KnoMnR dounlnn


Dear nompSoa: As the Teaclcrs in Pickeils
District failed to organize an Association at the
last meeting of the Board, permit INC, through
the columns of your paper to again call their at
tention to the subject and propose q meeting at
Pickens Court House on the third Saturday in
the present month Con the purpose of taking the
necessary steps for the complete organization of
Teachers Association OH the 18th Monday i'll
July.
In making this call upon the Teachers of this
District, be assured that am actuatcd by
desire of self aggrandizemcnt bat by an car
nest desire to see the system of school-tcaehing
raised to the highest state Of perfection ofwhich
it is susceptible in the country schools
Teachers, by moments reelection know that
very little can be done towards porfccting any
system by individual nffort, but by united ef-
fort, much may be JNneto reform aud improve
the present system of teaching. 1t Is therefore
hoped that the Teachers of the District will take
the matter under their favorable consideration
aud have as full a meeting on the 3rd Saturday
in tho present month as possible. q
The Teachers who may have visited the Normal
School in Charleston are particularly invited TO
uttcnd the meeting and give the result of their
visit. ,A FRIENp TO EDrCATIoN.
June ,, 1853.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05
ron rriE COURIER.

JLr 'Eiitor: ThatnInes arc onnous, no man
doubts That Adam.was intuitivcly gifted by
God is indicated even by the names that hc gave
to certain animals. 1t gives me grcnt deal of
pleasure, yet unnecessarily calls nc out in your
journal, when tlioughtI had closed my comn,,-
nications.
Tho Scripture commands us to render unto
Caesar the things that ere Cmsar's, and unto
God the things that are God's. 'I.ongnose" in
the walhnlla Banner of the Goth ult., complains
that pnffel "Compromsc" and "pickensyillc"
with high sounding names. l with pleasure ac-
cord 10 him one of the features of greatness
I hope this will satisfy him. for irl. had have
been out at the time, should-h rlacrd him
with my most favoritc names lie accuses me
also OF wanting to bring out candidates. should
like the voters of Pickens District 10 draw the
distinction between him md myself. lie says
his candidates out tirst--tlInt there arc
enough of them, and good men at that. Did /
dispute that point?
Mr.. "Longnosc" has settled the question by
himself for every voter in the District. Is this
presumption or not! Imost seriously beg him
to ponder well your editorial of the 10Th ult.,
respecting tho Senatorial nomination and the
card of Many Voters"
Now, sir, beg you to poke "Longnosc" ut
them. know an old proyerb that is applicable
to myself, and perhaps you may wear it with
out disgrace
Little boats should keep near shore
But big boats may 60 to see
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05
Wine.

This is "good thing in O." and
we doubt not our lady readers will be pleas
cd to give the paragraph below practical
test:
"BLAcKBLRRY WINE.--Gathcr when ripe,
on dry day. Put into vessel, with the
head out, and tap fitted near the bottom ;
pour OH them boiling water to cover thcm.--
Mash the berries with your hands, and let
them stand covered till the pulp rises to the
top and forms crust, in three or four days.
Then draw off the fluid into another vessel,
and to every gallon add one pound of sugar !;
mix well, and put into cask, to work for a
week or ten days, and throw oft any remain
ing lees, keeping the cask we'll filled, partic-
ularly at the commencement. When the
working has ceased, bung it down. after six
to twelve months it may be bottled.
" "Blackborrics are very beneficial is cases
of dysontcry. The berries are hcathful cat
ing. Tea made of the roots and leaves is
good, and syrup made from the berries ex-
ccllent"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05
II EalE BzEW WEE @WW R 1l5 r.
General Intelligence. Q.

The steamer from Californ'.. brings impor-
tant news, and $1,500,000 in spccic. Gold
mines of immcnse extent have b.on, discovc-
red in tho British possessions, reaching TO
the American territory. This disco Sery has
caused great excitement. Col. KINNEY s par
ty attempted tho capture of -Greytolsn, but
Capt. Kennedy, of the Jamestown took them
prisoners, and sent them to Aspinwall. The
cholera is raging in Guatemala.
Intelligence from Europe advises IS of an
advance OF an eighth in cotton, with sales for
three days of 10000 bales. Tho laying of
the Atlantic telegraph cable will commence
on the 25th. There is nothing of Importance
from India or China.
Within the last two months, the list shows
twenty-eight outrages that have boen com
mitted in the Gulf of Mexico upon our NOR
chant vessels by British cruisors. Tho Ca,-
otaian says of those, seven consist in firing
iuto, seven in ovcrhauling and boarding at
sea, one in setting and detaining at Luagua,
and thirteen in oycrhauling at Sagua la
Grandc. The New Era, which rccently ar
rived at New York, reports the chasing and
firing at an American clipper by a steamer.
No coors were shown. If she was under
American cOlors, thoinsults number twenty
ninc--onc, almost, for each star in the fcdcr-
al galaxy. Our government is taking meas
ures for redress and indemnification falling
in this, resort to arms will be the result
From statement in the papers, VIC learn
that the American feet in the Gulf carries
l40 guns, while the British feet carries 357.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05
Death Of Capt. Calhoun.

We arc panied to learn that Capt. PArl OK
CALHOUN, gallant officer of the l.. S. Army,
died at Pendleton on Tuesday last lie had
been in tho service for number of years,
Consumption, with its lingering fatalncss,
ended his career, which promised much at
mans estate. lie was son of the lamentcd
JOHN c. CALHOUN. The Pendleton Dragons
escorted his rcmnins to the crave.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05
The Slave Trade.

We arc indebted to the author, (Dr. JouN
B. ADcER) for a copy of " A review of Re-
ports to the Legislature of South Carolina on
(Which is characterised by the usual ability
of the writcr) appeared originally in the
Southern Presbyterian Review" 1t now
appears in neat pamphlet form from the press
ofDr GlBBEs, Columbia
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05
Exchanges.

The " Farmer and Planter" for June, has
been received. 1t is we'll filed and interest
ing as usual.
The first number of the :" PendIeton Mes
senger," edited and published by Mr.. EDWARD
SYHMEs, at Pendleton, has made its appear
ance. The first number is interesting. and
displays taste as we'll MS ability and tact, in
Its management. The price Of the subscrip-
tion is $3.50 in advance, or $3.50 at the end
of the year. Success to the enterprise. 4
Mcssrs. s. D. GooDLETr and r. @. DoN-
ALDsoN have become associate editors of the
"Patriot and Mountaineerp Their saiuta-
tories are we'll written, and indicate the course
to be pursued by them. We welcome them
to the honors and emolumcnts Of editorial life,
PARDoys.--The Unionville Journal says:
"By heavens, it halls mercy, and rains par
dons."
Almost every paper we examine, of late,
contains an item stating that the Governor
of the State has absolyed a culprit from pun
ishment, after being fairly tried and found
guilty by jury who are well assured that
the accused has violated the law. While we
admit that tho Executive, before determining
to pardon or, commute punishment, is always
furnished with petition numerously signed,
in favor Of the criminal who applies for Glenn
ency, we believe that this wholesale pardon
ing is calculated to do great llarais It is the
fear of l$Nishment which defkfs many from,
tho Cd ission Of Srime; but when it is
~ offenders ese not likely to suffer,
be Increased, and finally. num-
ins sill be tried and found guilty,
atnshed, ewing to the fact that
- pardonod persons conden-
- hpces,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05
10 ihr Editor of The 1eo~ee Courier.

10 The Editor Of tie Keowec Courier ~
Ircgrct to see have been announced again in
yOurla paper as candidate for hesitate Senate
from this District, coupled with the assertion
that my friends arc determined to run me.
declined several months since the nomination,
when no one had been brought ont for the Of
fcc Since then, gentlemen have become can
atdutos, uttu Heu U'1nWasairg rnro oto,rio%. ~,
thrust mo forward now, must excite cnbiLtcrcd
feelings and hcated contest--to avoid which
wish it distinctly understood cannot permit
my name to be used as a candidate.
ANDw. p. CALHOUN
Fort Hill. NAV 81 1853
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05


Cor. BENroN's OPINIoN OF THE AU-
coming volume VII.;of Bentou' "Abridgc-
ment," there is the following note to
a speech of Mr.. Randolph, in which Mr.
r. spoke of repetition by "Junius" of n
remark of Lord Chatham. If the puzzle
is not yet resolved of tho authorship oS
"Junius," this terse and vigorous summing
up of one of the theories is unnistakably
characteristic of the Thirty Years Sena-
tor, and not unworthy of either The real or
here supposed author of these celebrated
letters:
"Whon tho author of this AbHdgement
(says Colonel Beutou) was ten years old,
which was in the last decade (borrowing
LNy's division of time in the expression)
of the last century, and before enlightened
writer's had thrown darkness on the author
ship of Junius, it was well conceded that
there was but one man in England, or the
world, who united in himself all the quail
ties of head, heart, and temper, all the in
cidents of political and personal life, which
the writing of those letters required; but
ope man who had such power to drive the
English language, ,auch knowledge of men
and things, such amplitude of information,
such lofty and daring spirit, such induce
ment to publish his thoughts and conceal
his name, an oratorical fame already so great
as to set him above the assumption of thot
of Julius, great as it was. That one man
was Lord Chatham, then old, and out of
favor with the King and the dominant pari
ties; relegated (by his pcerage) to that
"Hospital of Ihcurables," the House of
Lords, whence no patriot voice could reach
the Commons of England; retired to his
country seat at Hayes, and all visitors shut
out; discontonted, despairing, restless aud
seeing no way to reach the people but
through the press, and by means OF appeals;
bold to audaoity, patriotic to tcmerity, and
tho more impressive because shroudcd in
the mystery of an uhknown organ. SO
stood Lord Chatham and Jnnius in the lat
ter part of the century in which they lived,
convertible characters, identical in person. .
.@tH --------s- s-Sp--------
MOBILE, Maya. The United States
steam frigate Fulton, from Tampico OH the
18th Inst, has arrived here She reports
tbewar IN that State ended. The Gov
eynplept troops, reinforced by 81 thousand
mea der General Mejia, had attacked the
bee IS under Cara, and dispefscd chem,
tllsih the forts in possession The river
was open.
4uathe hattie, Gen. Mejia took iiFty pris.
onefs, and killed $50 ofthc besicgers.
sNEw ORLEANS, May 24.-The ahfn
John and Albert, which arrived hors on
Sunday from Genoa reports having been
fgg6 into FIVE times by an English inan.og-
.SaS'
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05
Tribute to Senator Evans.

Tho SouM Cdrolinian of the 9th ult con-
tains a lengthy and we'll written tribute to
the memory of Judge EVANS, by Maj. b. f..
PERRY, of Grcenvillc. They were intimate
friends, and, what was not until now gcncr-
ally known, held almost the same political
opinions
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05
The Crops, go.

A friend, writing to us from Blue Greek,
Ga, undcr date of the 2Gth ult. says: "Timcs
arc hard in this Statc--moncy scarce and
produce of all kinds low. We arc very dry
here. The wheat generally is sorry, and ta-
king the rust very bad. Oats are low, and
the corn crop backward. Fruit killed, with
considerable sickness prevailing, and several
deaths have occurred"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05
Tall Rye.

Mr.. ANDERSON IvEsrER sends us a few
stalks of Rye, measuring seven feet and sew
en- inches in length The rye was grown with
out the aid of manure, on our Pickens lands
Mr.. l. has good lands. and we'll understands
how to make them produce.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05
SDeolination.

The last Anderson Gazette contains card
from Gen. j. w. HARRIsoN, declining to be-
come candidate for the State Senate.
DIR. A. EyINs is regularly announced for
nosition
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05
PICKENS C. H., S. c.:
Saturday Morning, June 5, 1853.
To Correspondents.

Wo have received an article on the Semi
total election from correspondent ut Fair
Play. The note of Col, CALHOUN, which ap-
pears in this issue, renders its publication
altogether unnecessary
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05
Our Mining Interests,

The following is extracted from the Char
lesion Courier of u recent date:
"SoUTm CAROLINA MINING-We had an
opportunity, yesterday, of examining speci-
mems of the metallic oros-gold, silver and
lead-which are worked from the mines in
Pickens district, the3"Cheohee Mino," on the
head waters of Little River, and the Mount
Ina Mine, at some distance to the South
Tbooo cpooin,ons naay be seen Mt fhe count
ingsofice of II. Murc, Boycc's North wharf;
and arc worthy of examination and inspcc-
ton.
We are informed that the veins opened in
the works at Choohcc carry gold and an ar
gentiferous galcna. The lator contains &c
per cent lead, per cent. silver, and is worth
$3.50 per ton. One of the veins has been full
ly opened by means of level and shafts
There arc several veins running through. the
lands which have been tested, and show the
same minerals With the present limited
force, somo four to FIVE tons of vein matter,
yielding from one to two tons metallic ore,
can be taken out daily; but the intention is to
erect furnaces, so as to obtain the pure silver
and lead.
On the lands are also two extensive gold
deposits, arising from the debris of the diff
feront veins, one of which is worked now sue
ccssfully.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05

DANIEL WEBSTER was once asked by a
yoaus law studont, If there was any room in
tho legal profession foe 30png mag "Fheeo
is always room ia the upper story tif any pro>
fcssion for those who can reach Il y wae the
reply.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05

DEATH OF A VENERABLE MATRoN.-
The Edgefeld Advertiser announces the
death of Mrs. Sophia Bonham, at the resi-
dence of her son, the Hon Nj. l.. Bonham,
on the 18th of May. The Advertiser says
"NIrs. Sophia Bonham was born on the
18th of December, 1880, in the midst of
our Revolutionary War She was the
daughter Of Jacob Smith and Sarah Smith
tho former the brother of Smallwood
Smith, the latter the sister of james But
Ter, who fell at Clouds Greek in defence of
American liberty, Her husband was Capt.
James Bonham. Becoming widow at the
age of thirty-Gve, she employed the re-
mainder of long life. in the service of her
God, and in devotion to The well being of
her children and grandchildren. In 1881,
she attached herself to the Baptist Church.
al old Red Bank in this District, of which
communion she was a member up to the
time of her death Truly may we say, that
mother has fallen in Israel, and many are
the hearts, both here and in distant land,
that will receive the intelligence with deep
emotion"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05


SIZE OF DEKALB-DeKalb was of very
large size, and OF hcrculean powers of en-
durance. we had the pleasure, recently,
of estimating these powers, by the exami-
nation of the cuiru$s-hdu6erh- breast
armor, with the back pIatc--which he wore.
These pieces are of solid iron, and weigh
from fourteen to twenty pounds They
erewornb by the Baron onthe bloody field in
which he was slain. Fancy this burden,
which really belonged to the days of fcuda-
lism and chivalry to have been borne in
hot conflict, through tho long fight, for
hours, in the middle Of August, in the deep
thickcts of middle Carolinat These inter
esting relics are the property of the Mid
dleton family, and in the immediate pcs
session Of our fellow citizen Mr.. William
Middleton, of Middleton Place, on the
Ashley - Charleston Merepry.
------~-s -ss--.----N tap
COMPLIMENTS IN HiGH LIRE R--4William Bow
Loggs, Esq, lately distingpishedas rs an "ngi-
tator" in Florida, and known as Billy Bow
leggs, sent telcgraphic greeting from Now
Orleans to the President. We have no doubt
says the Charleston Courier, the President
wishes Mr.. Bow Leggs o safe voyage to his
western home,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05

sNEw ORLEANS, May 24.-The ahfn
John and Albert, which arrived hors on
Sunday from Genoa, reports having hoeu
fggS into FIVE times by an English nano
.Eag-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05

"A NEW AND RAKE yAniETy or FRufT.--
We have roceivcd, as aprcseht, from Mrs.
AFant, for which che win please receive our
thanks, q specimen Of wild fruit, which to as
is quito o novelty Ii Is a berry aboat tho
size and shape tile common dewberry, and
Of similar flavor, though instead Of being
black, II is Of light cream color. We arc
rather alta loss TO know what to cal! IT, and
will therefore, have to oaIl it thc white dew
berry until wc learn It's right name, If he's
ono. Who can enlighten us upon the subs
ieot =. Olnnnebprl. N1trih,,al.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05

81. LouIs, May 24.---A despatch dated
Lcayenworth, 22d, says that Doniphan
County gives about 450 minority for tho
Constitution In several precincts the polls
were not opened, and not half the vote Of
the county was PEELED
The Democrat of this city publishes
letter from Dir. Walden, oftho Quipdaro
Chindowan, estimating the vote of ths s'er-
ritorya 5000 for, aud ] 500 against the
Constitutions Vhc vote both on State Off
cers and Constitution is quite small
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-06-05

Fort Hill, May 81, 1853.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-09-29
REPUBLICAN MEETING.
UNION TOWNSHIP CLUB MEETING.
Sent. 22nd a. d. lR5

Sept. 22nd A. d. 1858
The Republicans of Union township
convened at McCourts School House, the
object Of which meeting was TO form Re.
publican club.
The meeting was called to order by the
appointment of Jonathan McEldery as
Chairman aud James NJ. johnson as Sec'y..
On motion the following resolutions were
read and unanimously adopted.
Resolved. That the increase of Slave
Territory is the thing in our county deep.
ly to be deplored and calls upon every pat
not to use all legal means to confine it
within the States where it exists.
Resolved, That the constitution clearly
confers the power on Congress to make all
needful regulations for the territories while
they remain in that state; but when they
have obtained a sufficient population 10
entitle them to admission as a State, and
have formed State constitution fairly re-.
fectiug the will Of its citizens. then we
recognize the doctrine of the early fathers
of the Republic, that it isthe duty of Con.
gress to admit it as State, provided, said
constitution is in compliance with the con-
stitution of the United States.
ResOlved, That the people Of new
State thus framed have the inherent right
to regulate their own domestic concerns in
their own way.
ResolVed, That a tariff for revenue
with incidental protection to American skill
and industry is demanded by every consid.
Grafton to both government and people.
Resolved, That a currency adequate to
thu business wants Of the country is de-
manded BY the business wants from the
government.
ResOlved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Carroll Free
Press.
On motion the e,:ing adjourned TO
meet at the same place on Friday evening,
Oct. lst.
Resolved, further that the Secretary be
instructed to solicit the attendance of Wey'
and and knight to address the meeting tC
convene on the lst inst.
BY order Of the meeting.
JONATHAN McELDARY,
Chairman.
JAMES N. JOHNSON,
q. Secre tarI
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-09-29
The Congo Greed.

We concede to the Free Press that the
President in his Kansas Message made use
Of the language attributed to him in the
last issue Of that paper. lie repeated the
decision of the Supreme Court Of the U.
s. and inferred that, by the Instruction
given to the constitution by that tribunal,
Kansss wds as much slave stute, at that
time.as Georgia or South Carolina. This
iction appears like heres y to the editor Of
the Free Press, but it is nevertheless, the
oplnion Of every honest and intelligent
man in the United States.'-Demoerat.
Very well. We know that the United
States Supreme Court -hus decided, and
we know that Mr. Buchanan has endorsed
the decision, that the Constitution Of the
country carries slavery iHto the Territories;
but We have yet to learn that "every hon.
est and Intelligent man in the United
States has decided in tie same way or be-
lieves the same thing. On the contrary
ws know that they do not. Three.6fths
of the people Of the United States be.
lieve in SCATTER Sovereignty; Tha. is, they
believe that the inhabitants Of "Territo.
ry should bO left perfectly free to form their
own domestic institutions" and no politi-
cal decisions of the Supreme Cocrt, and
no dragooning on the part of the Buchan
an Democracy will ever make them believe
anything else. The leaders of the Buchan.
an party 10 1856, promised the people that
this should be the settled policy of the
country; when now they declare that the
Constitution forces al institution upon
Them. which pcrchance they may abhor,
it only shows that they are the arrant Lyp-
ocrites which the Republicans have charged
them with being.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-09-29

Union-loving men Of this District, We
present you a candidate Judge Means
who is neither an AboltiOnist nor a sec.
tional mana candidate who will not wage
war upon the South. Choose between
these candidates. .-Stea. Union.
Just so, Mr.. Union. An 'AbOltionisl,'
according to the Buchanan Dictionary,
means one who is opposed to the extension
Of Slavery. Mr.. Means is not an abOI.
tioList-that is, be is not opposed to, but
in favor Of, the extension of the curse of
Slavery. He is an advocate Of that doe.
trine, taught and prachced BY the Admin
istration, that "by virtue Of the Constitu.
ton, Slavery exists everywkere in the ju.
risdictional limits Of the United States
except where prohibited by State law"
Or, in other words, he is in favor of fast.
ening slavery upon all the Territories of
the United States INDEPENDENT of the
sOW Of The people in those Territories;
thus, with Buchanan. renouncing the priu-
ciple Of Squatter Sovereignty and decla.
ring it ''mOst damnable heresy." "Ob,
consistency! &c."
On the other hand we present TO the
people Of this District a candidate WHO s
opposed to the frauds and tyrrany of the
present Administration. One who takes
issue with the Dred Scott decision, and
claims that "Slavory exists aowhsrc, except
where permitted by State law. A candi.
date who is opposed to the further extsn-
sion of Slavery, and who will bitterly op.
pose every base and corrupt fraud which
the Administration may practice in order
to carry out the wicked designs of the
slave-drivers Of the South.
"Choose between these candidates"
They'll choose, Mr.. Union. The peO-
pie will choose to sustain the defender Of
the principles taught and practiced by our
forefathers; aud they will choose to con-
demd the advocate OF the infamous meas-
ures Of the Administration party. Mark
that.