Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-03-26


nully M this City. in favor of Mr.. Guthrie
Gtn. Picrco's Secretary of the Trrnsurv |
whose reputation for integrity, it is thnnyht
may be of especial service under existing
circumstances.
1t is not at all unlikely thpt the Charleston
Convention may he in tue hands oft North.
ern Democracy, aud that they will fcpl il to
be not only right, but absolutely necessary,
to take the rcins into their own nhands-reih.
>totc The party upon the Popular soycrcir',y
!lmf"rm of 1856, and nominate Senator D, II.
SIas for the Presidency. If 50, they would 7
probably nominate Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia,
lor Ncc-PrcSdcnt and would consider them
selves rs thus quite prepared for any rebel.
lious movement which the ultraists of a few
Southern States might initiate If the choice
shall clcmly he between Northern and
Southern rebellion, it is very oasy to see
that the hitter will bc much the least lisas-
trons to the party. If, on due consideration,
the South should acquicscc in such ticket,
lis prospects of success would be very formi.
dnlrlc.
The Republicans, have held the vantage
ground throughout the session They have
been responsible for nothing and have vet
been able to control almost everything. They
have been saved from the consequences Of
their own ultraiSms by the Independence of
some ofthcir own number. who have saved
them tho odium of fsacrifcing the country to
pat onShlp, as they hN>c once or vice been
III danger of doing, and the general tone of
their leaders has bccn manly statesman ike
and wise. Mr.. Stewards chances of the nom.
ination lave greatly improved. lie stands
so prc.eminchily at the head of the party.
nnl is so conSpicu"usly designated as It's lea
der by Ills talents, services and experience,
that lie cannot DC set aside or passed by with.
out an exhibition Of cowaldicc and Injustice
which would greatly impair the morale Of
the party. and damage its prospects. lIchas
enlisted the active and invcterntc hostility of
large classes of people. mainly in his own
State, and has been distruStcd as too radical
ON many Of the fundamental questions of the
day.
But these misgvings lave been soncncd
very much within the past few years, and
might yield entirely to the pressure of such n
necessity of choosing as the coming canvass
may present. 1t is to bc borne in mind. also.
that the conflicting claims which will follow
his being passed 10y would involve difficulties
quite as serious as could be created by his
nomination. The question of availability
VIII, to very great extent control the uc-
ton OF the Republican Convention but the
feeling is growing with the party that Mr., S.
may be after all as available as any other can
didatc. Tho main difficulty will he to find Il
candidate from II Southern State for Vice
President on the same tickct-and the Party
VIII scarcely consent to go through another
canvass. with both nominees from ono section
OF the Union. 1t is perhaps not impossible
that Mr.. Criticndon would accept the nomi.
nation for Nicc-PrcSidcnt, under Mr.. Sc
ward; such combination would have tile
clements of great popular strength.
II the Democrats are unwise enough to
nominate a Southern man, or any man stand.
IN m fhn A. -
platform. Mr.. Scward's nomination may hc
considered certain, and his election highly
.propablc. If they take Duuglas, or any man
holding frankly and openly his position on
the Slavery question, they may compel the
Republicans to make some other selection or
to take large risks in the canvass. 1t is moi
at all unlikely, however, that they may con
slider bohlncss the best policy. Nalnr' is of.
tcnt'c better part Of discretionary Y Times.
"SMoErmIN' PER-MA-NExr."- The
kinckerbocker Magazine is responsible for
the following:
One pleasant Sunday, in Glasgow,
stalwart Highland, Imam entered drugstore,
or npYthccary S shop, and said:
ltaye yc amy spirits OF alcohol? All
the shops are closed, and Gamma get quaigh
o,Glcnlvta or Islpy; I'm sair thirsty Gamma
ye sic me u wee drap 'somethin' warm
1t really seemed hard ease; and the
good hearted apothccay helped him to
what he supposed to be a common stiff horn
of pure spirit of alchohol. The man drank
it OF, give him one wild look; spread his
two hands over the abdominal portion of
his pcrson, and immediately vacated the
premises. Phc apothecaiy was startled;
y'wlut was the mattcr?" lie took the vcs
sci from which he had poured the dcvour-
ing fluid, and found that he had given tile
man, in mistake, bumper of aquafortis.
lie WAS half frightened to death. The
man had left Ills hut behind him, and the
apothccary, barc-hcddcd, rushed out with
it iii his hand, his hair flying in the wind
and made hot pursuit after the fugitive
But he was hopelessly gone. What a life
of anxiety the poor fellow lived for some
three months lie was afrpid to open the
daily newspapers, lest he should see re.
corded theihysterious aud melancholy dcath
of his victim ia the public streets. At
length, his, fear, however, died away
Nothing was heard from the missing suffer
or, until six months from the event, when
one Sunday morning, who should walk in
to the shop, but tho identical individual
himself? M
lave you got" said he to the aston
ishcd opotbecpry, shave you got any more
OF that llquer, you sold me the last tinlc
was here! fyou have, give me horn.
! never tasted anything like it.. II went
right to the spot. Why, il lasted me