Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-05-29
From Washington.

w ASHlNGToN, May .li.-Ihc Senate
to-day passed the gcncralappropriatiou bill.
A resolution was adopted to inquire if any
legislation is necessary to enable the Pres
ldent to protect our commerce against Brit.
ish aggression.
Inthc House, to-day, Robert b Hackney,
the door-kcoper, was dismissed for malfea
sance, by a large majority. A resolution
was adopted requesting the President tocom
muncate any information in his possession
concerning the boarding and searching of
American vessels hy British cruisers The
other business transacted was unimportant
Thc President has demanded cxplana-
tions from England and Spain in reference
to visiting and searching American vessels
in the vicinity of Cuba.
r The frigatc Colorado takes out orders to
the Home Squadron to stop those interfer-
ences, and, the Government plainly init
mates that if Spain cannot protect our ship
ping i'll her harbors, this country will do
it for her.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-A-latent feel
ing prevails here against the outrage, of the
British cruisers in the Gulf of Mexico. A
resolution was adopted in the Senate in
quring if further legislation was necessary
to enable the President to protect our com
mcrcc.
The Bill for tho admission of Oregon in
to the Union as state, was passed and a
resolution to promote the settlement of our
difficulties with New Grenada, Mexico and
Central America
In the House, the Civil Appropriation
Bill was taken up; the Committee of Ways
and Means had reduced the bill about one
million four hundred thousand dollars. Mr..
Wright, of New Jersey, has been elected
Door Keeper of the House
The weather is quite stormy:
THE SOUTHERN MATRoN.- distin-
guished editor roftheLouisvilleJo j Journal while
on visit to Richmond in February, made
the acquaintance of Miss Cunningham, "thc
Southern Matrou," who so nobly heads the
movement for the purchase of Mount Yer
non. In speaking of her, he says:
"NIiss Cunningham's voice is as sweet
as birds, her heart as fresh as spring
flower her spirit cheerful and enthusiastic,
and her conversation, not only upon her
favorite theme, but upon, all others, glowing
ard at times eloquent. We have loved to
-, ,I"''i TO nor words OF lofty patriotism
Born and reared in South Guroiinu ana
related to some of the most distinguished
dlsunlonists of the South, sho oarly oontrac-
ted the Southern contagion and longed for
nothing more ardently than for the oeccs,
sion OF her native State even if it should Sc
cede alone. But, when she became deeply
interested in the character of Washington,
and began to dedicate herself to the sacred
work of securing his tomb and the home of
his living years as national shrine, where
all the pilgrims of liberty might be free to
llnger and worship, new and loftior spirit
took possession of her soul, and she gives
to the whole country the love and devotion
that she gave to section. She earnestly
believes that the Union, if saved at ali.
must owe its salvation to that deep love and
reverence which the general movement
throughout the United States for making
Mount Vernon national Mecca, must tend
to inspire in the hearts of our people for the
character of Washington and his patriotic
counsels."