Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-11-05

The Late senasor Brodcrick.

met an untincly death This result is
probably not unexpected to his numerous
trends IN this city, as, we think, it could
not have been to himself, For tho past
ihttc years hc las been in dcsponding
mood, apparently conscious of impending
evil. Indeed, it has been common re-
mark among his friends that he had be-
come misanthropic Ill health and some
bodily and pecuniary accidents, however,
were supposed to DC the cause, and nothing
was thought of it.
Mr. Brodeuck was a remarkable man.
HIS chief characteristics were great moral
and physical courage, sufficient quantum
OF common sense, sclf-rcliancc, Temperance
and industry. With these qualities, in a
land like California, lie was of course, a
successful man. The day he left New
York for California, in 1919, VIC met him
on the steps of the old banking house of
the Bank of the State of New York. lie
had Just drawn his last dollar from that in
stitution He said to us, "Good byc: 7
am off for the land of glory" "NVhcrc
are you "oing to, Dave? 2" we asked. "To
Callfornia-neycr to return until | come
back Senator of the United States. -
We laughed at his remark, CONSIDERING it
the grandiloquent boast of a reckless,
desperate youth, who had as much idea
or chance of actually carrying it into ex-
ecution as. he had of becoming. King of
England, - W.
In less than two years afterwdfd, Dave
had distinguished himself. His first prom
incnt act at San Francisco was in openly
opposing She first Vigilance Committee.
Hls lite was endangered in this enterprise.
lie made by it many enemies, but also some
warm friends. He was subsequently eloc-
ted and reelected to the Legislature, and
assumed the lead of the Democratic party
in the State After many defeats in vari-
Gus political man@vers, he finally succeed
cd III reaching his long desired position of
a Senator of the United States. lie was
elected to this Office in 1856, and took his
scat in March, 1857.
cssary information. In the Senate he could
not maintain himself fora day beside the
able and brilliant men of that body Dis
appointment in the Cal appointments pro-
duced quarrel between himself and the
Administration thc first month he took his
seat. Senator Gwyn got the inside track
and, as Brodcrick always cpntcndcd, in an
unfair manner supplantcd him with the
President. lie became morose, and un-
measured and imprudent in his castigations
of the President, and soon found himself a
neglected and somewhat unpopular man at
Washington.
He said to us last Winter, GLOW strange
it is, that after lighting all my life to be-
come Senator, / do not care button for
it, 1t has no chams for me What is it.,
after all ? l am not happy"
W bat commentary are these remarks
upon human greatness, as productive of
human happiness.
Poor Dave, he had noble, generous,
heart. Let us drop a tear to his memory.
There is no wife, nor children to mourn
his loss, but in this city the friends of his
boyheod, the companions of his youth, and
the associates of his manhood will rcmem-
Der him with sentiments of admiration and
cstcem.-New l0rh Ncms.
TIE MEnsY AND THE SEn1oUs.-NIan.
Kind may be divided into the merry and
the serious, who, both of them, make very
good figure in the species, so long as they
keep their respective humors from degcn-
Grating into the ncighboring extreme
there being natural tendency in the one
to melancholy moroseness, and in the
other TO fantastic leyfy. The merry part
of the world are very amiable, whilst they
dliiusc chccrfulaeSs through conversation
at proper seasons and on proper occasions
but, on the contrary, great grievance to
society, when they infect every discourse
with insiPia mirth, and turn into ridicule
such subjects as arc not suited to it; for
though laughter & locked ppon by the
philosophers as the property of reason, the
excess Of it has always been considered as
the mark Of folly.
FEMALE PIETY Why is it that woman
is more pious in her behavior and actions
than the sex who arrogatc to themselves
the title of lord and master? OF tho facts
that she is so, there are ample proofs. In
the churches of every city we find that the
greater proportion of the deyout worship
crs consist of tho female SEX The Gu
terprise of woman has erected houses of
worship when the hand of man was palsicd
toward the decd. Her persuasive voice
| aud interesting demeanor have prevailed
upon worldly minded husbands to the pur-
poses of salvation. The truth of it is, that
true religion consists more of love and af-
fection, than of proud demonstration or
naughty argument The construction of
the female heart is turned toward the gen
tlcst affection and when that object is
presented her, she principally consnlts that
faithful monitor togood, generous and pious
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