Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-04-30
From the Colleton Sun,
, Sentence of Abraham Strickland,

vi preparing you 10 meet the stern realities
OF the iaw, ~ now to be pcrfuimed: and np.
proaeh IT with a creator desire to reach yo0r
heart, than in most other cases For IL feel
that 90" mast die! that there is no hone of
mercy on Garth, for such poor guilty crea.
ture as You arc.
Young man. review your pastlife! IIasit
been one of indulgence in. strong drink in
gaming. in swearing, in dcsecnting the
Lords Day. in wearing concealed deadly
weapons, and in. fghting? II it has been so
spent young as, you arc, there is, a fearful
amount of crime to be considered!
The bloody tragedy which you enacted on
the night of the 18th of March, at Sinoke'sL
ls"ads. must be uext presented to your,mnd.
On that night, without a moments warming,
you slew your uncle With all his sins on
his hcat-with the awful olths wfth>vylich
he had Just polluted his lips, in taking the
name of the living God in yain-n his dr,m-
ken m'mcnts-you rushed him out Of time
into The presence ofthc awful Judge of uuick
and death Into what immeas,lreable hor-
| rors-into what tuueDding torments, have YOU
consigned hint Think, Oh! think. that
yon can hear hislos spirit. as 1t sinks from
the presence of God towards the lake which
burns with fire and birthstone, crying out,
Lost. lost, forever lost ~ and then ask your
soul what forfeit you ought to pay? A few
short years here can be no equivalent,
lu your cell in darkness aud light, will not
the bloody image of your slain uncle stand
| by your side and point to his gaping wounds,
and say you did il? Remember. i pray yori.
the bloody scene, when you struck blow af-
ter blow upon the head, shoulder arm and
| side, of your drunken uncle: remember that
his blood was poured ont like the rain on the
leaves upon which you stood; that your
i clothes, Your hands, and knife were covered
with it! lcc0lect, that without a word from
him; with Ills hand locked in Your collar, and,
perhaps, one hand on your hair, YOU gave
him Sege@ coand$' | desire to say to YOU,
md ask you to remember it, that have been
tor tortr-hSe years next month, asa lawyer
and a judge, connected with the aaminisfrn
| ton of y ustice, and in chat time, more than
luo cases OF homicide have passed under nv
review and have met with fcw caSos where
such fiendsh cruelty was exhibited as in your
| case. -,
You were drunk, and a demon; that fen,
dish disposition which had induced you again
and again TO threatcn the life of your uncle.
was developed by the poisoned liquid which
you swallowed ut the grog-shop. on that fatal
night. Do not suppose Tint drunkenness is
any excuse before Sodorman, foryour bloody
deed. 1t is rather an aggrayatiun
1 tuFnHow from you to your youLd and
newly welded wife. Will you turn with Inc
and bend over her toars! Oh. let, ut least,
her agony, let her lamcntation for the lusA
band "f her youth awaken some pity some
tccling. some remorsein your blSodstainod
and guilty heart.
I But Above all, young man.. prepare to die
to die q christians death. ana with chris
tian's hope. You haSe soon to passtlmough
the dark valley of the shadow of death; If IL
be not lighted by the Son of Righteousness.
| 1t will be dark aud full Of uninaSiuable hor-
,rors. f.-s stsN tFN,
Let me urge t,upon you--pYay to God,
wrcstle with him apd say, as old Jacob did,
II VIII not let thoe go except thou bless me. ~
| Such prayer may open the gates of heaven :
Ii may be, that you may have your Sayior's
prayer. Father, forgive him, for he knew
not what he did" have been told YOU wish
ed to be baptized; you must first be recon
ciled to'God! You must feel and know that
you have passed from death unto life" If
you can say, as the Eunpch did to Philip,
| ''I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of
God, - you may be, as he was, baptized |; and
II, indeed, he y6uchsafcs, to give you theIiI-
! lingfaith, I hope, before you 60 hence, you
ness of life,
7 Poor guilty yonng man, my heart bleols
for you. 2, know that you are the child of
ignorancG and vice; your life of % years, has
not been illuminated by singleray of good
ness All. All inthe pasti darkandgoomy.
The thunder of Gods vengeance isrollinp
over yoursbcad. lie is about to say, "Cut
him down; why eumbereth he the grouhds'
Haste to'the outstfetched arms ofthe Sator!
lie says" comeW oh, ,come to him andlive
forever =
The sentence Of the law is-That YOU be
taken hence to the place whence you last
came, and there; that you be closely md safe
ly confined. until Friday, the Hth day of
juno next, on which day, between the hours 4
of ton in. the forenoon and two in the after
NOON, you willbe taken by tho Sheriff Of Col
Hleton District, 70 TIC p!aco Of ra5tiS exeen-
ton, and there bo hanged by Sourlneck till
Your body le edead--AND MAY G0DlIAVEl
} MERCY ON YOUR SOUL!
! ACCOUNTS FROM TIE Plies PEAK
GOLD REGJoN,--The, Rock Island Argus
has a letter from the gold nnnes, insMhich
it says:
aTLere is gold here, for I have seen, 1t,
though not in such piles asit weS in Cali ]
forlIia but tits more cycnly spread thro' !
the GROUND. have not washed a single
pah as yet. - ! have seen those that have.
| look for developments in the mountains,
in the middle and south Parks, and OF, tho
South f'latte.g just at the foot 81. the 18fae
Hill are four or Eve sluices ut work They
are badly, managed. -Four hands make
from s5ttolsl2 a days tits seldom they
get Sl2; of;en not more shai IS or 81
American -four is brought from Taos, 900l
=. Slcs, and ID worth s20 per sack 3 bacon Is
.y,softh SO cents per pound, beef s. cents; |
ssinar SO cents; coffee 80 cents dried an