Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-11-12
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templatcd by John Brown, or any one else,
in Virginia or elsewhere, nor had ] the re-
motest suspicion of the fact; and when
the knowledge of the late occurrences in
Virginia were first made public through
the newspapers of the land, / am sure that
to no human being were they more unex-
pected and surprising than they were to
myself, or heard by any one with more re-
pret. | do not know how to make this
denial more broadly than j have; but when
the jaundiced eye of some political oppo-
ncut in the free States, who is now exul-
ting and rejoicing over this sad history,
in the hope that it may be made of some
account politically by which the Demo
cratic party may reap some benefit, and
the Republican party bcinjured, shall have
pointed out some possible omission, behind
which may be supposed to have sheltered
myself, | am ready to meet that But |
will go further, and say, that if there be
any such evidence against me as is charged,
let it be laid before the Grand Jury of Eir-
ginia or Maryland, and let them find
true bill against me for any violation of
the laws of either of those States, and /
pledge myself to so at any day into any
State of the Union and meet the charge, in
person, before any judicial tribunal"
Gov. WILLARD AND CooK-A cores
pondcnt of the Baltimore Sun, writing
from Charlcstown, on Saturday, says:
Gov. Willard Of Indiana, visited his
brotherin-law, Cook, yesterday, in Jail, in
company with Senator Mason. Mr.. Mason
proposed to the Governor TO retire when the
latter entered Suggesting chat he would prob
ably prefer that his interview should be
private, and also orthc reason thatanything
Cook might say lie should feel bound to
testify toif called upon as witness Gov.
Willard very promptly replied that he
| himself would be witness in court to any
facts Cook might communicate, and insist
ed that Mr. Mason should be present.
Gov. Willard urged Cook to make full
confession of all he knew connected with
the affair at IIarpcr's Ferry, in order to
eXonorate those who were innocent, and
to punish those who were implicated, as
the only otoncmcnt he could now make
Cook, signified his willingness to do SO,
and he will probably make written con
fession, He told Cook that he had nothing
to hope for but death Gov. Willard
states that his family had lost sight of
Cook for several years, and supposed he
was dead, until upon reading his name
in the papers, he determined toyisit Charles
town to ascertain if he was his relative.
Mrs. Willard, he states, is in great distress
at the Conduct of her brother.
PHILADELrHIl -WoMEN.-Ac-
cording to the Enquirer, Lowell female op-
cratives would be swallowed up and unno.
ticcd here, so great is the number of fe-
males engaged in this manufacturing inc.
tropolis. The following probable estimate
is given of the numbers employed in va
rious branches "tcxtile fabrics" 10000;
shoe binding or sewing "uppers," 1900 /;
sewing for clothing establishments, 1880 !;
ook-binding, 1000; feeding power press
es in printing Offices, $50; mp coloripg,
173; making shirts and shirt collars, 2 800;
hat trimmers, 900; cnp-makers, 1000; ci-
gar-makers, 1000; parer-box makers,
300; making false teeth |, G2; sewing at
umbrellas and parasols, 1900; artificial
flower makers, 200; in large straw goods
and millinery establishments, 400 and
individual millincrs and dress makers, and
saleswomon, beyond all computation. The
Enquirer truthfully adds;
ming its bread and batter Ah ! if we
could only be assured that all these gen
tic tailors succeed in getting fair relnu
neraton for their labor. But thcre are
weary frames, sunken checks and rac,ing
coughs in many households, as We write,
that tell us of the midnight lamp, the dcs